Dreams Come True in Neigh Orleans
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

Dreams Come True in Neigh Orleans

*Rarity's POV*

Blizzardstar and I were in Manehattan a few days after the Gathering when I had received word that a filly had come down sick.

Blizzardstar spoke "*Smile* Generous as always, Rarity."

Snowfire mewls.

Sweetie Belle spoke "At least we have Nightshade with us on this long journey."

I titter "How cute, you have a friend with you. One that you have a crush on."

Sweetie Belle whines "*Blushing in embarrassment* RARITY!!!"

Nightshade was blushing as well.

Rook chuckles "Real smooth Princess Rarity."

I couldn’t help but giggle. “Cadence is quite a card when it truly comes to love.”

Rook chuckles "Not to mention, Princess Cadence is rather jealous of Twilight due to the number of foals the purple alicorn has."

I found that funny before I realized something. “Oh dear! If that’s true, then Cadence might try to catch up to Twilight on the amount of children!”

Rook chuckles "Nyx was an accident, then came Akari and Strawberry, two didn't survive. Now? I heard rumors that Princess Twilight has another on the way."

“Really?” I gasped.

Rook spoke "It's been one alicorn after another lately. But there yet to be an alicorn ponykat."

Nightshade spoke "We’re arriving at Manehattan!"

As if fate would have it, I was yanked off my zeppelin by my own magic.

“Wha-What’s going on?!” I gasped.

Despite not knowing how to fly, Sweetie Bell jumps off after me.

Sweetie spoke "I felt it too! There's an alicorn in hiding!"

“Sweetie Belle! What are you doing?!” I gasped in horror!

Sweetie spoke "Feather Fall spell, I used it on both of us to reduce our fall speed!"

I couldn’t help but sigh in utter relief.

Sweetie and I soon glide over the Neigh Orleans Bayou before crash landing on a roof.

“Oh, I hope the others can find us.” I said.

A voice asks "You two lost or somethin'?"

Since the colt had a makeshift shirt on, neither Sweetie or I could see the wings.

I notice that the colt had yellow eyes and a grayish green coat along with an indigo and fuchsia mane.

“I suppose you could say that.” I answered.

The colt spoke "Well, Ah’m glad neither y’all didn’t went into that bayou over their, strange things have been happenin’, not ta mention Prince Rhythmic Charisma’s actin’ strange."

Sweetie spoke "My older sister and I kinda got yanked off our zeppelin by our horns and we were wondering if you have a place we could wash up. We kinda got dragged through mud."

The colt spoke "Oh, sure thing. Ah can tell y’all both went through a lot."

I was thankful that my own wings were caked in mud which kept the colt from figuring out I was an alicorn.

I spoke "We never got your name though."

The colt asks "Oh! Sorry, forgot mah manners. Name’s Racing Thunder. And you two are?"

I spoke "My name is Rarity Bell, lifemate to Shir Blizzardstar."

Sweetie spoke "And I'm Sweetie Bell, Rarity's younger sister."

Despite the mud on Sweetie's body, Thunder could tell that the filly was a blank flank.

Racing asks "No cutie mark neither, do ya?"

Sweetie spoke "Yeah."

A quintuple splash was heard as five more alicorns crash into a nearby pond.

The only stallion of the five spoke "Izzy, get your hoof out of my face."

Izzy spoke "I would if Sunny got her butt out of my face."

Sunny spoke "Well I would if Zipp got her wings out of my way."

Zipp groans "Don't drag me into this!"

“What the?” I gasped in complete confusion.

Sunny groans "Pipp, you're on my back..."

Sweetie asks "Huh?"

I spoke "I better patch through to Twilight before she freaks out."

Sunny asks "Wait… Twilight? As in Princess Twilight Sparkle?!"

Pipp spoke "fanfilly alert..."

Zipp asks "Oi, who's tail had brushed up against my rear?"

How-How does she know Twilight? But before I could ask, Sunny was acting like a HUGE fanfilly.

Izzy had whacked Sunny with a wing.

Izzy giggles "Heehee! Calm down, silly Sunny."

Sunny spoke "Hornball."

A wooden carving of me had fallen out of Sunny's saddle bag.

“Huh? Is that me?” I asked in surprise.

Picking the doll up with a hoof, Sunny spoke "Yeah, my dad made them for me when I was little but he's gone..."

I… I couldn’t believe what I heard… The poor mare… She must’ve gone through so much. But then Hitch hugged Sunny with his legs and wings.

Izzy spoke "If it makes you feel better Sunny, I don't know who my parents are either."

The five soon untangle themselves, although Hitch had gotten a kick to the face from Zipp.

Hitch yelps "Gah! What was that for?!"

Zipp spoke "Your tail was against my rear."

Hitch spoke "Oh! Uh, sorry about that."

Sunny had stuck a tennis ball on Izzy's horn.

Izzy asks "Huh? Again?"

Izzy yelps since Sunny had wingslapped her on the rear.

I couldn’t help but giggle. Those two are acting like sisters.

Izzy pounces on Sunny, causing the orange alicorn to end up on her back.

Oh, I should probably give them a moment as I covered Sweetie Belle’s eyes.

Thunder looked away.

Hitch spoke "Sunny, Izzy, can you please save your strange cuddles for later? We need to get out of the swamp."

“Wait, swamp?” I asked in confusion.

Racing asks "Well, ya'll did come here from town after seeing those five crash. Wait, why are you an’ yer sister’s horns glowin’ green?"

But then a unicorn Ponykat showed up, wearing a jacket on the lower half.

Racing spoke "Hey Hawksong."

Hawksong spoke "Hey Thunder."

My horn and Sweetie Belle’s were glowing green? That’s odd.

Sweetie spoke via telepathy with me. "{Well Rook was right, we have an alicorn ponykat.}"

"{Indeed.}" I telepathically agreed before green magic erupted from our horns on their own and surrounded all of us!

Sunny coughs "What the hay is this?"

The next thing we knew, we were engulfed in a blinding light!

When it faded, somehow, I was seeing closer to the water, which was strange. I mean, why would I look lower when I know this is a-*Gasp!* M-My hoof! I-It has fingers! Reflection! I need to look at a reflection!

Sweetie and Izzy both scream.

I looked at my reflection and I saw myself as… as… as… A FROG!!! The worst! Possible! Thing!

Sweetie asks "What was that Racing?"

I looked at the others, and they were turned into frogs too!!!

Racing spoke "Ah have no idea."

Hawksong was unaffected since shi was a taur.

Hawksong scoops the eight frogs up and sets them on hir back.

Hawksong spoke "Ah'll git ya'll out of here."

A female voice spoke "*Muffled from a distance* This is all your fault."

A male voice retorts *Muffled from a distance* My fault? My fault… Let me tell you something. I was having a wonderful time until…"

We heard two muffled voices arguing.

Hawksong asks "Y’all heard that too?"

Racing spoke "Good frickin' grief. Sounds like Rhythmic Charisma and one other are arguin' 'bout somethin'."

Hawksong carried the eight alicorns turned frogs over to where Rhythmic Charisma was.

Hawksong asks "Lemme guess, that no good unicorn rapscallion did this to ya?"

Racing asks "Were y’all messin’ with the Shadowcolt?"

Rhythmic spoke "*Muffled* He was very charismatic."

A voice spoke "Coo! Well, looky here!"

A firefly showed up.

The firefly asks "Girl, I guess you and your coltfriend got a little carried away. Am I right?"

the female frog spoke "*Muffled* Oh, no, no! He’s not my coltfriend!"

Rhythmic spoke "Don’t be ridiculous! I am the Prince of Maredonia!"

The firefly spoke "Uh-huh. Let me shine a little light on the situation."

The firefly tried to turn on his bulb, before farting instead.

Hawksong's horn glows faintly since hir magic was weak.

Hawksong "Seems like ya got yer tongues tangled up."

Though my magic was lowered, I used it to untangle the duo's tongues thus freeing them.

The firefly spoke "‘Scuse me. One more time now."

The firefly shook his bulb as it started to light up, but went out again. The firefly them twisted and turned his bulb like a lightbulb as it the lit up brightly. “Ooh! That more better. Yeah. It’s okay, babies. I don’t explode me. I ain’t no firecracker! I just got my big butt glowin’! That’s right! Oh! The mares like a stallion with a big back porch! Hoohoo! It’s about time I introduce myself. My name Raymond, but everybody call me Ray.”

Rhythmic asks "Pardon me, but your accent, it’s funny, no?"

Ray asks "Coo! I’m a Cajun, brah. Born and bred in the bayou. Y’all must be new around here, huh?"

Rhythmic spoke "Actually, we are from a place far, far away from this world."

Ray asks "Go to bed! Y’all from Shrevepone?"

Rhythmic spoke "No. no, no, no. We are ponies."

The female frog spoke "Prince Charming here got himself turned into a frog by a voodoo witch doctor."

That left seven of us, excluding Racing Thunder and Hawksong, surprised. “Now hold on a second. Twilight said that Voodoo was only a bunch of hooey.”

Sweetie asks "Remember the poison joke though sis?"

“I do remember, but I don’t that has anything to do with this at all.” I responded.

Ray spoke "Well, there ya go."

Female Frog spoke "And we were on our way to Mama Odie’s. We think maybe she can-"

Ray asks "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Mama Odie? *Female frog nods* Y’all headed the wrong directional, chere. Now what kind o’ chucklehead told y’all to go this a-way?"

A male voice spoke "I found a stick!"

An alligator jumped out of the bushes with a sharp stick, scaring all of us except Rythmic and the female frog, who were unfazed.

Female frog spoke "Louis. Ray here says you’ve been taking us in the wrong direction."

Louis dropped the stick as he chuckled nervously while we were surprised by what just happened.

Racing spoke "Hawksong and Ah know where she is, ya'll can follow us."

Louis groans "I was… Well, listen. I was confused by the topography and the-the-the-the geography and the choreography and-"

Ray spoke "First rule of the bayou, never take direction from a gator."

Hawksong lead the group straight to Mama Odie's place.

On the way, we all had quite an adventure as the female frog told us that her name was Green Gourmet. Hunters, fireflies, learning about Ray’s marefriend, Evangeline, and a meal of gumbo that Green herself made, which was delicious with Rhythmic having helped her with the mincing. We saw Rhythmic and Green dance with each other as I sensed a romance in the air.

But then we were suddenly attacked by monstrous shadows as they grabbed Rhythmic when the shadows were suddenly evaporated by fire that hit them as Rhythmic surfaced after being freed. We soon saw a menacing shadow in the fog up ahead, before we heard giggled as we saw an elderly blind zebra mare with a burning wooden walking club.

The old zebra asks "Not bad for a 197-year old blind zebra. *Chuckles before blowing out the fire on her club* Now which one of you naughty dearies been messin’ with the Shadow Colt?"

None of us could say anything as Louis pointed at Rhythmic, who nervously smiled.

Hawksong spoke "Hey Mama Odie."

Mama Odie spoke "Heeheehee! If it ain’t mah adopted grandchild Ah’m hearin’. Come on."

We followed Mama Odie to her home, which was an abandoned giant wooden boat in a tree.

Green spoke "We’re so glad we found you, Mama Odie."

“Indeed. Ray, Louis, Racing and Hawksong have been telling us all about you.” I agreed.

Sweetie Belle spoke "*As Mama Odie put away her club* Not to mention we traveled a long way, so I’m not sure if you can imagine what we went through."

Pipp spoke "And we-"

We then saw pickled eyes and dentures, which looked and smiled at us, which was pretty unnerving.

Pipp spoke "A-And we heard you-"

Mama Odie spoke "Juju!"

A snake suddenly appeared.

Sunny spoke "We kinda had a little accident..."

Hawksong spoke "The alicorns gone and done goofed up, now the eight of 'em along with Green and Rhythmic are frogs. Ah wasn't affected though."

Mama Odie spoke "Hmm… *Laugh!* Come on over here, you bad boy."

Juju suddenly wrapped around Mama Odie and Hawksong.

Hawksong chuckles "Heehee! Good to see ya too, Juju."

We were confused.

Mama Odie spoke "Give a little sugar, now."

Mama Odie started kissing Juju, which was gross as Louis gagged.

Mama Odie asks "Y’all just loves your mama, don’t you?"

Mama Odie stretched Juju into a walking stick as the pet snake wrapped around her right front leg. “Good to see you again, Ray. *Accidentally hits Juju against a bell* How your grandmama?”

Ray chuckles "Oh, she fin. Got in a little trouble for flashin’ the neighbors again."

Mama Odie spoke "*Hawksong helping her take a seat as Juju brought out the leg rest* Oooh, I like that gal’s spunk! *Laugh*"

Green spoke "Mama Odie. *As the ten of us frogs leapt onto the chair* We don’t wanna take up to much of your time-"

Mama Odie asks "Y’all want some candy?"

The sweets looks aged as we kindly refused.

Mama Odie spoke "*Taking a candy* Well now, that’s too bad. It’s a special candy. Woulda turned y’all pony."

Mama Odie ate the candy as we panicked at that before she laughed.

Hawksong spoke "Mama Odie… Sorry about that. Mama Odie can be mischievous at times."

Mama Odie spoke "I’m just messin’ with y’all."

“How in Equestria did you know that we wanted to turn back-“ I started to ask before we realized that Mama Odie was asleep and snoring.

Hawksong chuckles "Ya'll jus' need ta dig a little deeper ta find yer true selves."

Rhythmic asks "Um… Mama Odie?"

Mama Odie gasps " Juju! *Juju wakes up* Why didn’t you tell me my gumbo was burnin’?"

Louis asks "You sure this is the right blind voodoo mare who live in a boat in a tree in the bayou?"

Ray spoke "Pretty sure."

Hawksong spoke "Definitely."

Mama Odie spoke "*As we hopped over to her while she was stirring her gumbo* Can’t believe this. Got to do everything around here."

Green spoke "Mama Odie, if you-"

“Taste this!” Mama Odie said as she gave Green Gourmet some gumbo. “Well?”

Green spoke "Hit it hard with a couple of shots of Tabasco and it’s the bee’s knees. Now, can we-"

Mama Odie spoke "Juju!"

Juju appeared and put some Tabasco in it before Mama Odie tasted it.

Mama Odie asks "Yeeheehee! That’s got some zang to it! Hehe! That’s just what it needed. Now, y’all figure out what you need?"

“Like you said before, Mama Odie, we need to be pony.” I said before she scoffed, spooking us a bit.

Mama Odie spoke "Y’all ain’t got the sense you was born with! Y’all want to be pony but you’re blind to what you need!"

Rhythmic spoke "What we want? What we need? Is all the same thing, yes? *Whacked by Mama Odie’s club* Ow!"

Mama Odie spoke "Is the same thing? No! Hehe. You listen to your mama now."

Mama Odie asks "Well, Miss Froggy, do you understand what you need now, child?"

Green spoke "Yes. I do, Mama Odie. I need to dig a little deeper and work even harder to get mah restaurant."

Hawksong and Mama Odie sighed at that.

Ray sighs "Alright, y’all, one more time! ~It don’t matter what you look like! It don’t…~ Nobody gonna sing with Ray? Okay."

Mama Odie spoke "Well, if y’all are set on being pony, there’s only one way."

Later, Mama Odie was stirring her gumbo again. “Gumbo, gumbo in the pot. We need a Princess, whatcha got?”

The gumbo showed us a sleeping, snoring blonde mare with a light pink coat.

Green spoke "Lottie? But she’s not a princess."

Mama Odie spoke "Hush up and look at the gumbo."

We heard the door being knocked, then opened by a mustached orange-maned stallion in a costume, holding a tiara as he said, “Ta-da!” as the mare woke up.

Green spoke "That’s right. Big Daddy’s King of the Mare-di Gras parade. So that makes Lottie a Princess."

Rhythmic asks "Does that count?"

Mama Odie spoke "Yes, it does, but only till midnight when Mare-di Gras is over. *As Rhythmic exclaimed at that* Hop-along, you only got till then to get that Princess to kiss ya. Once she does, boom! Hehe! Y’all turn pony!"

Sweetie Belle gasps "Wait, midnight?!"

Zipp spoke "That’s not good!"

Pipp spoke "That’s not much time at all!"

Louis spoke "*As we started heading out* What about me, Mama? I wanna be pony, too, so I can play jazz with the big boys. I want hooves and fur and a cutie mark. Not the kind from ironing but the kind that’s from talent."

Mama Odie spoke "Jabber Jaws, you dig a little deeper, you’ll find everything you need. Come on, come on, come on. There’s a lot of river between here and Neigh Orleans. Y’all best get to swimmin’."

Louis spoke "Wait! I got a better idea."

I spoke "I hate to break it to you all but I'm an actual princess."

Finding some paper, I draw a picture of my pony self.

Sweetie spoke "Sis, you’re already married, so I think it’s too late for that."

Soon, we were on a ferry heading straight to Neigh Orleans, as Louis managed to blend in with the costumed musicians.

Ray spoke "We can’t miss this! Little Louis is finally gonna play with the big boys!"

We started to follow Ray, but noticed Rhythmic staying behind.

Green asks "Rhythmic, you coming?"

Rhythmic spoke "Oh! I’ll-I’ll catch up with you all later."

We accepted that and followed Ray.

Green asks "Still, Rare… you’re a Princess?"

I spoke "By sheer magical accident but yes, I am indeed a Princess. Oh! There's my spouse now! Hey Blizzy! Over here!"

A white chakat with green eyes heard my voice but only saw a white frog.

“Where’s Fluttershy when you need her?” I groaned.

Hawksong spoke "Don’t y’all worry, Ah’ll help."

Blizzardstar scoops me up.

Blizzardstar spoke "I know those sapphire blue eyes anywhere."

Phew! Shi recognizes me!

Looking at Hawksong, Blizzardstar asks "What happened?"

Hawksong spoke "Ah’ll help translate and explain."

After the ride, we told Blizzardstar what happened, and the least to say is that shi was surprised.

Nightshade was growling since he saw a strange shadow move.

We looked, but saw nothing.

Later, at night, we were getting off the ferry.

Green asks "Ray! Have you seen Rhythmic?"

Ray asks "Look at you. Where the ring at?"

“I don’t understand.” I admitted.

Ray spoke "Well, if Cap didn’t say nothing, so ain’t going to say nothing because old Ray’s sealed up tight as a drum. You ain’t gettin’ nuttin’ outta me, no!"

“Ray.” Green and I said with an intrigued smile.

Ray asks "*To Green* Okay, Cap not gonna marry Charlotte, he gonna marry you! Soon as he gets himself kissed and y’all turn pony, he gonna find a job, get ya that restaurant-Oop! I said too much, didn’t I?"

Green spoke "*Hugging Ray gently* You said just an enough, Ray! Thank you, Evangeline."

We couldn’t help our excitement as we headed towards the parade.

Hawksong's ears were on full alert since Onyx Shadow could attack at anytime.

Green spoke "He was trying to propose! That’s what all that fumbling was about! And here I thought all he wanted was to marry a rich girl!"

Ray asks "Whoa-whoa-whoa, chere! What are we lookin’ for again?"

Green spoke "You just keep your eyes out for the biggest gaudiest float with a Mare-di Gras Princess about to kiss herself a-*Gasp!* A frog."

What we saw was wrong! A pony Rhythmic with Charlotta Joy on a giant wedding cake.

Ray spoke "Oh, no. This can’t be right, darling. And how you can still be frogs? Mama Odie, she-"

We looked at Green, only to find her gone. Ray had a really good point.

We looked for Green, before finding her at a cemetery, all alone.

Ray spoke "I-I know what we seen with our eyes, but… if we just go back that way, we’re going to find out if your fairy tale came true."

Green spoke "Just because you wish for something doesn’t make it true."

Ray spoke "It’s like my Evangeline always said to me-"

Green spoke "Evangeline’s nothing but a star, Ray! A big ball of hot air a million miles from here! Open your eyes now, before you get hurt."

Green Gourmet hopped away.

Sweetie spoke "…I think most of us should stay with Green while Racing and Hawksong go with Ray."

Blizzardstar used her front claws to write out "That wasn't the real Rhythmic, it's a fake!" in the soil.

But Green was too heartbroken to even look.

Ray spoke "She just speaking out a broken heart. That’s all that is. Come on, Evangeline. We’re gonna show chere the truth!"

Ray flew off back to the parade with Racing and Hawksong following him.

Tucking hir legs under hir lower half, Blizzardstar comforts Green.

Blizzardstar wrote "It's going to be okay Green, we will fix this mess. Chakat's honor." in the soil.

Sweetie was on Nightshade's head.

I spoke "Green, hanging out with you these past few hours has opened my eyes to what really matters. And I know for a fact that Mama Odie would agree with me when I tell you this. You have to be true to your heart."

Green was still silent.

*Pinkie’s POV at the Mare-di Gras*

WOWEE!!! This is a great parade! But I have a strange feeling about something.

A dark ginger alicorn ponykat with a small sea green-blue frog in hir mane was galloping full speed.

Hawksong yowls "Princess Pie!"

“Whoa!” I yelped before I saw Prince Rhythmic fall off the cake.

Charlotta asks "Oh goodness gracious! Are you alright?"

Rhythmic grabbed something before getting up and running inside a building. “I just need a moment to compose myself.”

Charlotta spoke "Cheese and crackers!"

Hawksong took me and the frog inside the building from a window as we secretly spied on Rhythmic as we saw him talking to a frog?

The frog asks "Gofer, why are you doing this?"

The fake Rhythmic spoke "As payback for all those years of humiliation."

A shady pony suddenly appeared.

Onyx Shadow snaps "Get your royal rump back on that wedding cake *As a firefly appeared* and finish this deal!"

The frog then freed himself before grabbing a necklace on the Prince as he turned into an aged, fat, short stallion.

Onyx Shadow spoke "What’s he doing? Stop him!"

We came down and went to the door as the frog threw the necklace to the firefly.

Ray spoke "I got it! It got me, too."

“Let me help!” I said as I grabbed the necklace before the firefly, Hawksong, the sea green-blue frog and I started getting away.

Gofer spoke "Let go of that!"

Onyx snaps "Stay out of sight!"

We burst through the door as I followed Hawksong and the firefly before the shady pony gave out a whistle as I saw weird shadows chasing me.

We passed by an alligator playing the trumpet as he stopped playing. “Ray?”

Soon, we got to Blizzardstar and a bunch of frogs.

Ray shouts "Chere! Chere!"

Green asks "Ray?"

Rarity asks "Pinkie?"

Ray spoke "This proves we saw ain’t what we thought we saw!"

Izzy asks "What’s this?"

Ray spoke "It’s a voodoo hayacall. The Shadow Colt, he been usin’ it for the…"

We turned around and saw shadow monsters heading right for us!

Ray gasps "Y’all can’t let the Shadow Colt get this, no matter what! Now run, y’all! Run!"

We then started running!

Blizzardstar rears onto hir hind paws before striking Onyx with hir front claws thus buying time for Green and the others to escape.

We kept running, only for a shadow to block our way!

Green spoke "Back off, or I’m gonna break this thing into a million pieces!"

But then pink dust flowed around Green, turning her pony before we suddenly vanished from her sight thanks to an illusion.

I don’t know what’s going on, but it didn’t look good.

Onyx asks "Now ain’t this a whole lot better than hoppin’ around the bayou for the rest of your life?"

Green growls "Shadow Colt."

Onyx chuckles "Gotta hand it to you, Gourmet. When you dream, you dream big. Just look at this place. Going to be the crown jewel of the Crescent City! And all you gotta do to make this a reality is hoof over that little ol’ talisman o’ mine."

Green spoke "No. This... This is not right."

Onyx spoke "Come on now, darling. Think if everything you’ve sacrificed."

We heard voices saying things like “Mare, all you ever do is work.” and “I told y’all she wouldn’t come.”

Onyx spoke "Think of all those neighsayers who doubted you."

We heard voices again saying stuff like, “You ain’t never gonna get enough for that down payment.” and “-little mare of your background, you’re better off where you’re at.”

Onyx spoke "And don’t forget your poor daddy. Now that was one hard-working pony. Double, sometimes triple shifts. Never letting on how bone tired and beat down he really was."

A filly’s voice was heard "Daddy!"

A father stallion’s voice was heard "Hey, babycakes!"

Onyx spoke "Shame all that hard work didn’t amount to much more than a busted-up old gumbo pot and a dream that never got off the back porch. But you? You can give your poor daddy everything he ever wanted. Come on, Green Gourmet. You’re almost there."

Green started to let the talisman slip. “My daddy never did get what he wanted. But he had what he needed. *Tightens grip on talisman, away from the Shadow Colt’s hooves* He had life. He never lost sight of what was really important.”

Onyx spoke "Easy with that. Careful."

Green spoke "And neither will I!"

Green threw the talisman down, only for it to get caught by Onyx’s shadow as it laughed before giving it to the Shadow Colt as he laughed too while he turned Green back into a frog and the illusion wore off before the rest of us were captured by shadows.

Onyx spoke "Y’all shoulda taken my deal. *Pins Green down with his cane* Now you’re goin’ spend the rest of your life being a slimy, little frog."

Green spoke "I’ve got news for you, Shadow Colt. It’s not slime. It’s mucus!"

Green lashed her tongue out as it swiped the talisman from Onyx’s hooves before she grabbed it and shattered it on the ground, freeing me and the others too while magic flew everywhere!

Onyx spoke "No! No!"

Green and all of us then hid behind tombstones as Onyx panicked, trying to repair the talisman.

Onyx asks "How am I ever gonna pay back my debt?"

But then we heard vocalizing as the faces on tombstones broke free and turned into voodoo masks.

Onyx spoke "Friends."

The voodoo masks ask ~Are you ready?~"

Onyx spoke "No! I’m not ready at all! In fact, I got lots more plans."

Voodoo Shrunken Heads appeared as they sang, “~Are you ready?~” before vanishing.

Onyx spoke "This is just a minor setback in a major operation. *Scream as voodoo dolls rose from the ground like zombies with needle pins* As soon as I whip up another spell, we’ll be back in business! *As shadows surrounded him* I still got that Froggy Prince locked away! *Backing up towards a giant tombstone with his shadow scared* I just need a little more time."

Thunder crashed as the tombstone was suddenly a giant voodoo mask with Onyx backing away from it. “No no, please! No! *As a shadow monster grabbed his shadow, dragging Onyx as he was being pulled into the giant voodoo mask’s opening mouth* Just a little more time!” Onyx begged as voodoo dolls were beating drums and masks were still vocalizing. “I promise I’ll pay y’all back! I promise!” Onyx said before he screamed in utter terror with the masks delivering the final vocal note as he, the drums, shadows, voodoo masks and magic were engulfed by the giant mask before it clamped down its jaws, causing a bright explosion of light, making us look away before it faded, revealing a giant tombstone with Onyx’s horrified face and his name under it as we heard a final “Hush” with thunder rumbling. We breathed heavily, hardly believing what happened.

Blizzardstar spoke "To be fair, he had it coming."

Hitch spoke "Yeah but Zipp and I are still frogs."

Rarity spoke "Most of us are."

A voice spoke "The devil always gets his due."

We saw a brown stallion with a black tail and no mane, while wearing sunglasses and a black float on him.

Blizzardstar asks "Who are you?"

Seeing the clock, Green spoke "We’re running out of time!"

Rarity spoke "That’s right! We need to move!"

So we started heading out as I looked back to see the stallion again, but he was gone!

We soon arrived at the parade, seeing Charlotta and Rhythmic, who were about to kiss.

Green spoke "Wait!"

Rhythmic asks "Green?"

Charlotta asks "Green?"

Green spoke "Don’t do this."

Rhythmic spoke "I have to do this, and we are running out of time."

Green spoke "I won’t let you!"

Rhythmic spoke "It’s the only way to get to your dream."

Green spoke "My dream? My dream wouldn’t be complete without you in it."

Those words stopped Rhythmic as he turned around.

Green spoke "I love you, Rhythmic."

Rhythmic asks "*Walking towards Green* Warts and all?"

Green spoke "Warts and all."

Charlotta sniffled with happy tears. “All my life, I read about true love in fairy tales and, Green, you found it! I’ll kiss him. For you, honey. No marriage required.”

We could only smile at that as Charlotta was about to break the spell before the clock rang midnight.

Charlotta spoke "Oh my word! M-Maybe that old clock’s a little fast!"

Charlotta kissed Rhythmic, nothing happened. She tried a few more times, still nothing. “I’m… I’m so sorry.” Charlotta apologized as she set Rhythmic down next to Green.

Blizzardstar's ears perked up since shi heard a distressed growl from Louis.

“Green! Rhythmic! Rarity! Everyone!” A familiar voice called out as Louis showed up, carrying something small as we went to him.

Rhythmic asks "Louis, what is it?"

Louis spoke "Shadow Colt done laid poor Ray low."

Green spoke "Ray..."

Louis spoke "He’s hurtin’ awful bad."

Louis opened his hands, revealing a weak Ray, whose light was flickering and dimming.

Ray weakly spoke "Hey, chere, how come y’all still-"

Green spoke "We’re staying frogs, Ray."

Rhythmic spoke "*Holding hands with Green* And we’re staying together."

Ray weakly spoke "Oh! I like that very much. Evangeline like that, too."

Ray smiled as he looked at a shining star in the night sky before he slowly closed his eyes with a smile as the light in his bulb completely went out. I… I couldn’t believe what happened. Even the others couldn’t.

Blizzardstar was wiping tears from hir eyes as shi cried before letting out a mournful yowl.

I was also crying.

Later, we were back at the bayou, on the river, just silent as three fireflies were carrying a leaf boat that had Ray's body resting in it, before they gently placed it on the water, sending out two ripples. The frogs placed flowers in the boat with Ray as Louis played a gentle solemn tune from his trumpet with all of us on land before a firefly gently pushed the leaf boat, helping it float across the river into the mist.

Blizzardstar spoke "He was a brave firefly, may he rest in peace. And as Yellowfang would say, may StarClan light his path."

Even I couldn’t help but close my eyes in sadness at that. But the light suddenly shined down as all of us looked at the sky, only to be surprised and our sadness disappear. What we saw was incredible! When the clouds cleared, there was a second bright, shining star right next to the first one, as we instantly knew that was Ray with Evangeline! Rarity and Green couldn’t help but gain open smiles as all of us had those too! The fireflies were cheering as every single one of us here were happy for Ray as we saw him being with Evangeline, shining as bright as ever, even in the black night sky!

Blizzardstar spoke "They'll be together forever."

Blizzardstar picks Rarity up before giving the white frog a gentle kiss, causing the curse to shatter and revert her back to an alicorn.

Sweetie Belle spoke "Hmm… I think there’s one more thing to be done tomorrow morning."

Rarity spoke "I agree, dear sister."

The next morning, we were at a wedding in the bayou, with Louis, and all of the wildlife witnessing it with us.

Mama Odie spoke "And so by the power vested in me, heehee, I now pronounce y’all frog and wife. Get to it, Hop-along! Give your lovely bride some sugar!"

White necktie butterfly spoke "*Flying off Rhythmic's neck* Congratulations."

Green and Rhythmic then kissed before waves in the swamp water rose and splashed with the the two and the other frogs glowing while floating into the air with water flowing around them as Mama Odie chuckled in delight.

Mama Odie spoke "This gonna be good!"

The glowing then burst into a bright light as the rest of the frogs turned back into ponies, but what became a surprise was that Green and Rhythmic were alicorns in green dress and suit as they landed back on the ground. The two disconnected, only to see their new forms in surprise and looked at themselves with smiles.

Mama Odie spoke "Like I told y’all, kissing a princess breaks the spell."

Rhythmic spoke "Once you became my wife, that made you-"

Green spoke "A Princess. You just kissed yourself a princess."

Rhythmic spoke "And I’m about to do it again."

The two newly ascended alicorns kissed again as all of us cheered.

Later, all of us were at the actual wedding as Green waved to her mother, Charlotta, and Big Daddy, who smiled for her while Rhythmic’s parents smiled, happy for their son. At the bouquet toss, Charlotta caught it, much to her excitement as they rode in their chariot, waving to the ponies of Neigh Orleans.

The next day, Green came to us, asking for our help to renovate something, which we totally agreed to.

Blizzardstar and Louis both growl at the two salesponies, making them hoof over a key while they shook in fear.

Later, we arrived at the sold building, ready to get to work.

With many working hooves and horns, the restaurant was up and running by nightfall.

Heehee! Not to mention we have a surprise in store built in the building.

Rarity spoke "And to think Pinkie, I originally sensed two alicorns but nope! I found nine of them."

I spoke "Wow! Talk about the greatest surprise ever!"

Rarity's zeppelin and my zeppelin were parked above the restaurant since the Radiant Guard and the Bouncer Brigade were also hungry and boy howdy, the restaurant was packed!

The music is great too!

Hawksong facepalms since Charlotta was dancing with a six and a half year old colt.

Talk about a baby brother.

Sweetie spoke "That is so wrong on many levels..."

*The following day*

Rarity yawns "What a fiesta it was last night. I don't think I can eat another beignet..."

Blizzardstar spoke "*Yawns with a giggle* You might have put on more than a few pounds with that."

Rarity spoke "Don't make me wingslap your ass Blizzy."

Blizzardstar asks "*Teasing* Such dirty language from a pretty mouth, Rarity. Are you sure you’re alright?"

Rarity spoke "*burp* yeah, I ate too much."

Blizzardstar spoke "*Belch* Then again, me too."

Rarity spoke "Hmm… *Smirk* Maybe we could visit the Chuddle Hotel for a while."

Blizzardstar spoke "*Smirk* Heehee! Indeed."

A chiming sound was heard from Rarity's compact, indicating that Applejack was contacting her.

Rarity asks "Oh! Wanna take this together?"

Blizzardstar spoke "I need to talk with Hawksong."

Applejack spoke "*voice only* Rarity, we got a MAJOR problem. Malfunzonia has broken free!"

End

Author's Note

Crossover with Princess and the Frog

The Beginning of a Mystery
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

The Beginning of a Mystery

*Rainbow’s POV*

Whew! I’m glad Danyelle made it down there safely-Huh? I suddenly get an instinct as my horn glowed before I called out to the rest of my group, “I’m gonna fly on ahead to Ineighba! I’ll try to wait for you guys there.” Then I flew off, following the instinct I have before arriving in Ineighba. Wow, it’s quite a town, I mean I know that some creatures would call places like these the boonies, but I just can’t help but feel like I’ll do great here.

Spottedleaf flew after me since she was as fast as me now.

Spottedleaf spoke "Wait up Skittles!"

Soon, the two of us landed in Ineighba.

Spottedleaf's claws were glowing brightly due to the alicorn detection spell.

Spottedleaf spoke "We should be careful, Rarity did warn us about that rumor."

“Right.” I agreed as the two of us started walking, before a teen male hippogriff with dyed brown mane and tail, gray beak, hooves and claws, and orange feathers while wearing some kind black school uniform and a pair of orange headphones around his neck flew by a bit out of control. “Whoaaaa…!” Then BAM! He crashed flat into a utility pole before he got back up, holding his crotch in pain. “Urgh… Critical hit to the nads…! *Groan of pain*”

Spottedleaf casts a healing spell on the male, easing off the pain.

The teen spoke "Whew. Thanks-Whoa…"

I can tell he was attracted to us.

Tidefur had suddenly teleported with Bold, causing them to appear on Spottedleaf's head and my head.

The teen asks "Huh? Who’re they?"

Spottedleaf spoke "This little scamp is my son, Tidefur."

Bold spoke "I Bold Lightning."

I spoke "My son."

The teen spoke "Oh. Oh… Welp, better get-*Trips* Whoa!"

The hippogriff then fell into a trash can, tipping it over as he started rolling around in it.

The teen spoke "*Muffled* Help me please!"

Ripple flew down from the Glittering Light before pulling the klutzy hippogriff out by the tail.

The teen spoke "*Sigh of relief* You’re a lifesaver."

Ripple giggles "It was no problem."

The teen spoke "Anyway, who are you girls? You don’t look like you’re from Neighpon."

I spoke "I'm from Cloudsdale, Spots is from Canterlot and Ripple is from..."

Ripple spoke "Mount Aris."

Kaze spoke "Really? I’m Kaze Mizu. Anyway, I better get going to Yasoponi High. Later!"

The hippogriff flew off, not crashing into anything this time.

Danyelle flew over to where I was.

Danyelle spoke "Hey Rainbow-chan, welcome to Ineighba!"

“Gotta say, feels homey alright.” I admitted with a smile as Danyelle giggled at that.

A howl rings clear before a seven tailed kitsune female leaps off a building and disappearing.

"What the..." I gasped in confusion.

Danyelle asks "Well, that was new. But hey, wanna come with me to my favorite place to eat later?"

I spoke "We have a mission though Danyelle."

*Unknown location*

The female kitsune took on a dog form before speaking to someone.

Ashley spoke "Mystery-kun, we got guests. Alicorn with rainbow mane, half cat half alicorn with yellow fur and hippogriff with slate gray-blue fur."

Mystery spoke "Hmm... I see. But..."

Mystery looked at a different direction.

Ashley spoke "I'm sure they'll be back, Mystery-kun."

The white furred kitsune took on a dog form to blend in.

Mystery spoke "You're right. I still believe in them."

Ashley spoke "Plus there's something else I need to tell you... I'm expecting pups."

Mystery gasps "R-Really?"

Tail wagging, Ashley spoke "Yes, and they're yours."

Mystery couldn't help but go into his kitsune mode again with happy tears.

Ashley spoke "Your kyubi form is showing again Mystery-kun."

Mystery went back into his dog form. "Oh! Uh... Sorry about that."

Ashley boops Mystery on the nose with a forepaw while giggling.

Ashley spoke "We should find Icy-chan and Static-san before Ghost-san does."

Mystery spoke "He's still angry? But I thought they... When they fought that... After I..."

Ashley spoke "I know, but that demon's gone for good now."

I was flying above the two dogs when I got a hit.

Using my compact, I spoke "Dany! I got a hit! Two nascents just appeared!"

Ashley asks "Nascent?"

Mystery spoke "Hmm... Must be dormant power."

I suddenly got hungry and decided to meet up with Danyelle and Spottedleaf at a place called "Junes" for lunch.

Ashley's stomach growls.

Ashley spoke "The pups and I are hungry."

Danyelle asks "So Rainbow-chan, did you find anything?"

"I found two signals, but my hungry stomach has other places." I answered.

Spottedleaf spoke "It's okay. Besides, we need to keep our energy up."

Danyelle spoke "Well, this is Junes, the only supermarket in this town. And it is my favorite place to eat."

So we got food to eat, before we heard a conversation at a nearby table, seeing a lot of teen creatures that look like they're in high school, maybe a hybrid or two.

A female dracony-Abyssinian spoke "I'm kinda bummed... Not just because exams are over, but... The whole thing with the police finding a suspect. I mean, we believed that only we could solve this case. And now..."

I sensed something from the earth pony stallion with gray coat of fur, silver man and tail, before I noticed Kaze Mizu was with them.

Kaze spoke "Well, we still don't know yet. They haven't made an arrest."

The male bleached-blonde diamond dog spoke "So... we gotta sit on our thumbs."

We didn't know what they were talking about, but we kept quiet as we kept eating and listening in as we kinda spoke telepathically to each other.

Danyelle asks "{Should we help them?}"

“{We don’t know what they’re really talking about yet.}” I pointed out before all of us saw a young adult unicorn stallion with short, unkept black mane and tail, wearing a black suit with a crooked red necktie.

A voice spoke "For crying out loud… It’s nice to have a suspect, but where the hell is he? We’re at the end of our rope here… *Notices group of teenagers* Y-You guys!? D-Did you hear what I said? Ah… Ahahaha! This case is as good as solved! Don’t worry, kids. It’s only a matter of time before we bring in the suspect. I’m mean, the guy’s kidnapping creatures at random and slaughtering them! We won’t rest until we bring him to Justice!"

Man… That was really cliche.

The stallion spoke "*Embarrassed bead of sweat* I-I gotta get going!

The stallion walked off as we were just surprised on how much of a rookie that pony was.

Kaze spoke "Now I’m REALLY worried…"

A female hippogriff with long and wavy light-brown mane and tail spoke "Me too…"

Kaze spoke "On the other hand… If the police have a search warrant out for the guy, we should stay out of it."

A male bleached-blonde diamond dog spoke "Yeah…"

A male blonde diamond dog spoke "Easy, little bro."

A Pegasus mare with long copper-colored mane tied into two pigtails asks "Oh, uh, I just remembered. There was a question on the exam I didn’t get. I think it was, “The chemical formula HCHO, used for silver mirror reactions. Its 40% solution is known as formalin.” And the question was, “What is HCHO?”"

An earth pony stallion with silver mane and tail spoke "It’s not that hard, Karei. It’s Formaldehyde."

Okay, that was a mouthful.

Karei asks "Oh, I see. I chose acetic acid… Duh, of course it couldn’t have be vinegar. Hey, you had that question too, didn’t you Kanji?"

A bleached-blonde male diamond dog known as Kanji spoke "Shut up. And don’t call me by my first name."

A male blonde diamond dog spoke "Really? You let me call you that."

Kanji spoke "It’s because you’re my big brother, Goryuu."

Karei spoke "Wow, kinda harsh, aren’t you? I heard you got a nosebleed when you were around our senpai."

Kanji stammers "H-Hey! Who the hell blabbed about that!?"

The female dracony-Abyssinian asks "A-Anyways! Karei-chan, why don’t you ask Shima to help you study?"

Karei asks "Huh? I guess, but wouldn’t you rather ask a senpai of the opposite sex?"

The female dracony-Abyssinian blushed at that before looking away from Goryuu with said blush.

Karei asks "Senpai… I’m not a nuisance to you, am I?"

That mare is good. And I can tell everyone else here think so too.

The female dracony-Abyssinian asks "Damn… This mare’s dangerous…! L-Let’s change the subject. Hey, any idea how Teddie’s doing?"

"{Teddie? That name doesn’t sound Neighponese at all.}” I telepathically spoke to Danyelle and Spottedleaf.

Ears pin back, Danyelle spoke "{My name isn't Neighponese either but I'm used to it.}"

“{Good point.}” I admitted.

Kaze spoke "Oh yeah, I forgot to mention it to you. Check this out."

The group looked in a direction as Dany, Spotty and I looked that way too, only to see a blue, white and red bear suit giving out balloons to kids.

Kaze spoke "I let him stay at my place. In return, he’s now our official store mascot."

Kanji spoke "Aaah! So he’s hiding in plain sight. Reverse psychology, huh? Man… He looks like one happy bear…"

Kaze spoke "He kept saying that he didn’t wanna go back, so I made him a deal. Now, since I’ve got nothing better to do… I’m gonna go bug him. But Kiko, if you wanna come along…"

Kiko spoke "Heehee. Okay, you are my boyfriend after all."

The female dracony-Abyssinian spoke "Oooh, I wanna go too!"

Kanji asks "C-Can I… feel his soft fur…?"

A lot happened after that, so after the girls and I finished eating, we headed out to continue our search through Ineighba.

Danyelle spoke "Something just doesn't add up..."

“I know. It sounded like they were investigating something.” I agreed.

Spottedleaf asks "And where did that kitsune go?"

“Beats me.” I shrugged. “Besides, we should find someplace to stay until the rest of our groups get here.”

Roll spoke via telepathy "{We're at Rising Sun's palace already.}"

“{That was fast. But since Dany, Spotty and I are in Ineighba already, we’ll try to find somewhere to stay for the night.}” I responded.

Roll spoke "{Okay, just watch out for the Midnight Reflection rumor.}"

Danyelle was on her back all of a sudden before she was staring at black eyes since a blue earth stallion had crashed into her.

Danyelle asks "What in Rising's name?"

The pony spoke "Meega-o-itume!"

Switching to Tantalog language, Danyelle asks the stallion what happened.

Speaking Tantalog, Danyelle asks "What happened Stitch-san?"

Stitch really looked like he was outta breath.

Danyelle asks "Gaba ika tasoopa (What's the big deal?)?"

Stitch spoke "Gantu!"

Danyelle's left ear twitches before she started hissing.

Danyelle threw the "Meega, nala kweesta!" insult at a dark blue gryphon male.

But what we saw was beyond surprising, that gryphon male was a giant! “I had a feeling you’d be here, pathetic kit.”

Danyelle snarls "YOU TROG!!"

The gryphon sneered before he brought out… a space gun?! “You’ll pay for that insult.”

Spottedleaf shot the gun out of the space-gryphon's claws with a bolt of lightning.

Spottedleaf snarls "Mess with one Princess, you mess with ALL OF THEM!!"

The gryphon just scoffed before he flicked Spottedleaf away.

Danyelle spoke "Crabba snabba... You shouldn't have done that big butt!"

The wind kicks up as Spottedleaf's eyes narrow before she let loose a powerful roar, sending Gantu flying far away.

Gantu screeches "This isn’t the last you’ll see of meeeeeeeee…! *Star KO*"

Looking at Stitch, Danyelle asks "Achi-baba?"

Stitch spoke "Cousin here."

A purple pod with the number 625 on it was hanging off a chain on Danyelle's neck.

Stitch happily gasps "Aka tiki baba! Cousin!"

Danyelle spoke "That toobaga will think twice before angering us again."

“Uh… Stitch is pointing at your necklace.” I pointed out.

Danyelle spoke "Right but it's not safe for me to reactivate Reuben until we meet up with Roll and the others. Especially with Gantu-baka on the loose."

Stitch spoke "Okay."

“Well, I’ll go around and look for us a place to stay for the time being.” I said before getting ready to fly off.

Danyelle spoke "I know you're hiding with magic Jumba-san, it's safe to come out of hiding now. Gantu-baka was sent flying with a powerful roar."

Jumba spoke "Been quite time since I last saw you, little cat."

Danyelle giggles "Yeah but Gantu's still a baka."

A strange unicorn stallion revealed himself. “More stupid to be working with Hämsterviel.”

Danyelle ran her tongue over her fangs before saying "That stupid gerbil doesn't scare me."

I couldn’t help but facehoof. “Don’t tell me you’re hungry again.”

Danyelle spoke "No offense Rainbow-chan but plants aren't exactly filling for a meat eater like me."

A female dracony-Abyssinian asks "Did you say meat?!"

Someone ran over to us, and it was that female dracony-Abyssinian we saw at Junes. “I know a great place where we can get some! Wanna come along?”

Danyelle spoke "If you can keep up with the very half Abyssinian that can pull off a Sonic Lightningboom!"

Danyelle picks Stitch up before flying off fast.

The female dracony-Abyssinian spoke "Hey! Wait up!"

The dracony-Abyssinian flew after Danyelle as I took off to find someplace where me and the other girls could stay before I arrived at a house that could work. “Better make sure if anyone lives here.”

Roll spoke "{Rainbow-chan, I got reservations!}"

“{Huh? For what?}” I asked in confusion.

Roll spoke "{I just spoke with Rising Sun-hime and she said we could stay a few days in her palace.}"

“{That’s great and all, but where?}” I pointed out.

Rising spoke "{There's a few spare rooms near my room which is marked with a flaming disc, look for that and you'll find the empty rooms.}"

*Meanwhile,*

Ashley asks "Mystery-kun, have you told Icy-chan about me yet?"

Mystery spoke "After what happened to me when that possessed hoof took control of my heart, no."

Ashley spoke "True and here she comes now."

Mystery was surprised by how fast that took to return.

Ashley spoke "Oh hi Icy-chan."

Icy River spoke "Oh. Hi."

From Icy's perspective, it was clear that the female dog had pups on the way.

Icy asks "What’s going on?"

Mystery spoke "This girl is my mate, Ashley."

Icy spoke "Wait, mate? You mean you’re…"

Ashley spoke "Yeah, he saved me from a monster."

A cream and orange kitsune tod with robotic back legs howls before running off, his back legs clink against the concrete.

Icy asks "Who was that?"

Ashley spoke "A friend of mine, he had his back legs damaged during a job he had so he had to get robotic ones. But unfortunately, he can't take on a disguised form."

Icy spoke "Oh…"

Mystery spoke "Yeah. But I have a feeling he would’ve been good friends with Static."

Ashley teases "I heard rumors that you and Ghost Pepper are dating."

Icy started blushing madly at that.

Ashley spoke "I saw this rainbow maned alicorn earlier."

Icy asks "Really?"

Mystery spoke "Yeah Icy, she said something about a nascent alicorn or two in hiding."

Icy asks "Huh?"

Ashley spoke "We could go talk to them!"

Mystery spoke "Are you sure? You’re still-"

Ashley spoke "Something doesn't feel right..."

*Back with me*

I spoke "Something feels off... Oh, hey Scootaloo."

Scootaloo spoke "*Yawn!* Hey Rainbow Dash. It’s raining and it’s almost midnight. That rumor kept bugging me, so after I take a look in the mirrors in our room, I’m gonna get some shut-eye."

Spottedleaf spoke "It's bugging me as well but we still haven't found those nascents."

Danyelle spoke "Yeah, but we can’t forget about that Midnight Mirror rumor. I’m still surprised that Neighpon managed to make magic mirrors connected to each other to make view windows for live news and events happening now. Besides, I’ve seen the news about a murder case, having claimed a second victim, I think he was called Oritsu Manuke."

Spottedleaf's fur fluffs up.

Spottedleaf spoke "You're one to talk furbrain, you killed a cat."

Danyelle spoke "That’s because it was the only option there was left. There’s a difference of killing whoever and whenever you want between killing someone only when it’s a last resort."

I spoke "Exactly, Danyelle only kills when the threat is far too dangerous to leave alive."

Scootaloo spoke "*Seeing the clock* Girls, it’s midnight."

We looked at the clock and saw that Scootaloo was right before we looked at the mirror in the room. The reflection suddenly glowed and showed a black, but really blurry silhouette of a pony. It looked like an earth pony stallion, but that was it as the glow just vanished with the silhouette, with the mirror only showing our reflections now.

Spottedleaf's piece of the Moonstone was glowing brightly all of a sudden.

“What the?” I asked in confusion.

Spottedleaf spoke "HIs soul is trapped, unable to pass on properly."

Danyelle spoke "I don’t know, with how the students were complaining about him, his spirit might go down."

Spottedleaf spoke "Crackpot or no, he didn't deserve this fate."

Danyelle spoke "Agreed. Hmm… We should find that earth pony stallion with the silver mane tomorrow."

A loud explosion was heard before a dark cerulean unicorn mare with a white mane and cherry blossom pink eyes was heard laughing.

Ashley was hiding behind Mystery since she was terrified for the safety of her unborn pups.

The mare laughs "Hehehehehe… HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I’m back… again!"

Spottedleaf and Danyelle both pop up between Icy River and the unicorn.

Danyelle growls "Blueberry, get the two dogs out of here! We can deal with this one!"

The mare asks "You! How are you still alive after all these centuries, Danyelle?!"

Danyelle snarls "You got the wrong cat!"

The plant pony growled before she roared as she thrusted her hooves into the ground, causing giant wild vines to erupt and attack.

Pulling out an old katana from her hammerspace, Danyelle slices up the vines with lightning fast accuracy.

Spottedleaf fires a roar at the demonic unicorn mare, sending her flying far away.

Danyelle asks "You know she’ll be back, right?"

Spottedleaf spoke "I know but somehow, she reminds me of that dumbass hyena over in the OC-verse."

Danyelle spoke "But worse."

Spottedleaf spoke "But she still has a weakness to fire. It's a plant thing you know."

Icy spoke "Maybe, but she can regrow those burnt limbs instantly, even her own head."

Spottedleaf spoke "I sent a larger than normal male gryphon flying with just my roar alone."

Danyelle yawned. “Okay, it’s past midnight, and I need to go to bed.”

Due to the rain, the pod that was on Danyelle's necklace had gotten wet thus activating before revealing a mustard yellow unicorn stallion with blue eyes and a dark mustard yellow mane.

Danyelle spoke "Reuben."

Reuben groans "Ugh… Right on the back. And I was having such a nice nap too."

Danyelle spoke "Gantu was after Stitch earlier."

Reuben asks "Huh?"

Danyelle explained everything she knew, from when Stitch crashed into her to insulting Gantu and then when Spottedleaf sent him flying with a Roar.

Reuben spoke "Whoa, really? And it’s past midnight? No wonder I’m exhausted."

Danyelle spoke "And the fact that it's raining... The water had gotten your pod form wet."

Reuben spoke "Well, it’s still good to be back."

Danyelle's right ear twitches.

Danyelle spoke "You might as well come out Gantu before I throw my katana through your neck."

Gantu spoke "Heh. No matter since it’s only a hologram."

Gantu suddenly vanished, with the real one nowhere in sight or hearing range.

Danyelle spoke "Stupid gryphon!"

Spottedleaf spoke "*Yawn!* Come on, Danyelle. Let’s just go back to the castle and get some sleep."

Danyelle spoke "Right..."

*The next morning*

Danyelle was shaking the sleep off her body when I had galloped past in a panic.

It was all so weird!

*Flashback*

Last night, while I was asleep, Luna contacted me.

Spottedleaf was in her old form while on my back.

Spottedleaf meows.

Luna spoke "I wasn’t expecting to see Spottedleaf as well, but I’ll have to make do with what I have. This information I’m going to give is only for you two. I know what this rumor and serial murder case could mean."

Thunder appears in a midform.

Thunder meows "This concerns her too since she's got a fragment of a rare stone that Moon Flower had led her mother to."

Luna spoke "Not only that, an event like this happened two years ago while I was still sealed in the moon. It was called the Dark Hour, a hidden hour that occurs at midnight, temporarily freeing me until that hour is over. *Brings out a firearm with the left side reading S.E.E.S.* I stayed conscious of death and helped a group fight against the Dark Hour as Nightmare Moon was temporarily under my control as my Persona. Nightmare Moon’s still a part of me, and I’m not going to deny that. We fought strong shadows every full moon, until we fought a filly’s former incarnation, the avatar of Nyx, as the being was going to bring the Fall, the end of the world to bring it anew. But two cousins, who led the group, had a special power to wield multiple personas, the power of the Wild Card, the power of the Fool. They managed to defeat death and Nyx, allowing them to ascend to alicornhood, by using the Great Seal. But in doing so, they sacrificed their lives to become that great seal."

A bright light shined before Spottedleaf and I saw a huge double-door, locked with barbed wires as the wires themselves wrapped around two alicorns, a male and a female.

Luna spoke "That is the great seal, but it’s not there to seal away the true Nyx. It’s there so it cannot be touched, because there is a monster calling out to Nyx, yearning for death, made of all mortality and the masses."

Thunder meows "The half nekomata half gryphon is said to wield the powers of the sun wolf, Amaterasu. If she is made aware of the threat, she won't hesitate to help you out."

Luna spoke "Nyx isn’t returning. There’s a new threat from another realm. One that the silver-maned stallion knows of, along with he and his group knowing about the existence of Shadows."

I ask "But isn't Twilight's firstborn named Nyx?"

Luna spoke "Yes, but thankfully, she’s an ally."

I spoke "But she's too young to be in battle yet but I think that other Danyelle has an adopted daughter named Nyx."

Luna spoke "I know. But that is why I think that Nyx should be protected from the Shadows. Even though she isn’t in Neighpon."

A warm glow appears before disappearing, revealing Mint Chip.

Chip spoke "Not only that, my darker counterpart is close to awakening."

Luna spoke "I know you think that those two statues might mean those ponies are dead, but they may return when the yearning for death fades."

But then we heard a monstrous roar before we saw what I couldn’t describe.

Luna spoke "That is Erebus, the will of the masses yearning for death and Nyx."

Spottedleaf was hissing as her fur fluffed up.

I spoke "Maybe my husband's counterpart can figure something out, he's got connections to all sorts of fighters. Ranging from a fire-breathing turtle-dragon to a biped fox and whatnot."

A voice spoke "Do not worry, I’ll handle it."

A bright light flashed before the monster was gone.

A mare spoke "It’s been a while, Princess Luna."

Luna asks "Indeed, Elizabeth. You too, Theo. And I suppose this is your elder sister?"

A second mare spoke "Indeed. My name is Margaret."

We soon saw three ponies in blue suits.

A loud rumbling roar was heard from a giant snake-like monster.

Theodore spoke "Oh dear. It seems he’s more close to awakening than we thought."

Chip spoke "Yeah but he'll be really weak upon awakening but only the Blue Blur can stop him."

*Gasp!* My husband, Azure Wind!

Chip spoke "We should get in contact with the OC-verse and the Heartsverse, let them know what the cuss is going on."

end

Author's Note

Mix-up with Persona, Lilo & Stitch and Mystery Skulls Animated

Searching and Knowing
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

Searching and Knowing

*Rainbow Dash’s POV (still)*

“Danyelle… *Pant!* We got… *Pant!* Trouble… *Pant!* On the way…” I wheezed.

Spottedleaf spoke "Calm down Dash."

Danyelle asks "What happened?"

I explained to the two royals about what I had seen in my dream.

A Shiba Inu Diamond dog male with samurai armor asks "Is something wrong?"

Rising Sun spoke "We have an ancient enemy approaching."

The diamond dog warlord spoke "We should alert Celestia-hime and the other royals immediately."

“I remember Luna talking about a group, I think they call themselves Shadow Operatives?” I remembered.

Spottedleaf spoke "Not just that Dash... Dark Gaia is close to reawakening."

The Diamond Dog warlord growls in response.

“I think Luna wanted us to find them to get their help.” I said.

Rising goes over to a reflection pool before tapping the surface of the water, causing it to ripple before Celestia's image appears.

Rising spoke "It's good to see you again Celestia-hime."

Celestia asks "Hmm? Rising, what seems to be the problem?"

I explained what I had seen in my dream to Celestia.

Celestia spoke "I see. Luna did say she had to call some friends in Neighpon."

Danyelle spoke "It's got me on edge though Celestia-hime."

Celestia asks "Did you find out anything in Ineighba?"

I spoke "Danyelle sensed three nascents but she had gotten into a fight with this weird unicorn... White mane, pink eyes, dark cerulean fur...."

Rising Sun growls "Shiromori…"

Reuben asks "Who?"

Rising Sun spoke "An enemy from a long time ago. This is the third time she’s returned."

Scorching spoke "I heard rumors that her main target is a kitsune though... But aside from myself, Snowfall and Quick... I don't know any other kitsuneponies."

Danyelle growls "And she mistook me for a different Danyelle."

Rising spoke "I wonder if he’s still around. Mystery…"

Danyelle spoke "I just remembered something! Ever since I got my magic, I've been storing things within my hammerspace for easier transport."

Danyelle pulls out a whistle that made a sound that only Mystery could hear before blowing on it.

Three howls ring clear before a pair of dogs and a kitsune with robotic back legs skid to a stop.

Needless to say... Scorching, Snowfall and Quick Fix were really shocked with their jaws dropped.

Snowfall had fainted with a major blush on her face.

Scorching sighs "Icefox down and out."

Mystery chuckles "Heh. Looks like you have a huge fan, Gareth."

Gareth spoke "Shut up Mystery."

Ashley giggles "Now-now. You know it’s true, Gareth."

Gareth spoke "Don't you start too cousin."

“Anywho, I’m gonna go check on Ineighba.” I said as I was about to take off.

An orange stone with a flame pattern inside it had clonked Scorching on the head, causing her appearance to change yet the cutie mark remained the same.

Scorching spoke "Woah... I look different..."

A light-blue stone with a snow-flake inside it clonked Snowfall before she changed appearance like her sister, but her cutie mark remained the same too.

Scorching was flapping her newly obtained wings.

Scorching spoke "Sweet! I got wings!"

Snowfall groans "*Waking up from her faint* Ugh… What happened?"

A white wing was seen from the corner of Snowfall's eyes.

Snowfall asks "H-Huh?!?"

Scorching happily spoke "We're alicorns sis!"

Snowfall asks "R-Really? How?"

Scorching asks "Maybe we needed something to trigger our ascension?"

Rising spoke "Indeed. That was a fire stone and an ice stone, both really rare."

A voice spoke "Not where I’m from."

We looked up, seeing someone standing on the ceiling, obscured by shadows.

The voice spoke "Hopefully I can get back home."

Danyelle asks "Who are you?"

The lizardlike creature spoke "Not surprised since this is our first time meeting, especially since I’m from another universe."

The figure jumped off the ceiling and landed on the floor, revealing himself.

The creature spoke "Name’s Chameleo."

Danyelle uses telepathy to contact her OC-verse counterpart.

Danyelle spoke "Another version of me will be picking you up shortly."

Chameleo spoke "Cool. You’re welcome for the stones."

A warp ring opens up.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "There you are you silly Inteleon!"

Chameleo spoke "Hey, it isn’t like I got here on purpose."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Your universe's Viper was worried sick when you vanished."

Chameleo spoke "I know…"

OC-verse Danyelle uses Spatial Chaos Control to teleport Chameleo back to his universe, dropping him on top of his world's Viper.

She even had us watch a bit.

Chameleo spoke "Oh! Uh… Sorry about that."

Viper spoke "You do know I’m small, right? So try not to do that again."

OC-verse Twilight was wide eyed when she saw me.

OC-verse Twilight spoke "You look like my world's Rainbow but with a horn as well as wings..."

OC-verse Danyelle was on her back while laughing.

OC-verse Danyelle laughs "Holy cuss!"

“Huh? What?” I asked OC-Verse Danyelle.

OC-verse Twilight spoke "*sigh* She's becoming more and more of a prankster by the day. Last week, she pulled a prank on Aphmau but the Ultima had let it slide.... Zane on the other hoof..."

“Hmm…” I wondered as I thought if I could convince my Danyelle to join in on some pranks sometime while the window to the Heartsverse closed. “Well, see ya guys later.” I said as I flew off to Ineighba.

Danyelle spoke "NO CUCUMBER PRANKS RAINBOW-CHAN!"

I couldn’t help but giggle at that since she still remembers. “NO PROMISES!” I replied as I left the palace before arriving at Ineighba, and as if by my own instinct, at the same house I saw before Roll called yesterday.

Danyelle growls "I hate cucumbers..."

Spottedleaf spoke "Same since Twilight pranked me with one right after I teased her with a quesadilla. You can blame Shining Armor for that one."

Meanwhile in the Crystal Empire, Shining had sneezed.

Shining sighs "Seriously Spotted? That was 10 years ago...."

*Back with me…*

Here again? Something must be drawing me here. But what?

Danyelle pops up behind me, jumpscaring me.

“GAH!!! Don’t do that!” I gasped.

Danyelle giggles "Consider that payback from when you pranked me with a laser pointer."

I couldn’t help but pout at that before I remembered the house. “Oh, better knock to see if anyone’s in there.”

Danyelle's ears were on full alert in case Gantu attacked.

Danyelle spoke "We should be careful Rainbow-chan, Hämsterviel might be lurking nearby somewhere."

“I know.” I said as I knocked the door.

A female voice spoke "I’m coming."

The door opened, revealing a Pegasus mare with cerulean blue fur and red mane and having a cutie mark of wind in front of an ice crystal. But for some reason, she was shocked or surprised to see me.

Danyelle spoke "Hello auntie Gusty Snow."

Wait, auntie?

Gusty spoke "Come on, Dany. You know I’m only your auntie thanks to your uncle since he’s half-dragon and half-Abyssinian."

Danyelle spoke "All of the folks on my mom's side were ponies though one was a siren. I'm half Abyssinian half alicorn."

Gusty spoke "Really? That’s surprising. But you, Rainbow Dash, becoming an alicorn is surprising too. If you don’t recognize me, I don’t blame you, since this is our second meeting after all. Last time I met you, you were only a Pegasus foal in diapers."

I was confused.

Gusty spoke "Oh, right. Forgot to introduce myself. I am Gusty Snow. I also happen to be your mother’s little sister. I know my husband is from Danyelle’s father’s side."

Danyelle and I were shocked.

Vincent and Lan soon pop up near their sister as Roll and Malyu show up.

Lan spoke "But our dad was full Abyssinian though."

Vince and Danyelle both nod.

Gusty spoke "Oh? You never knew? Your father had a cousin who was half-Abyssinian, half-dragon, and that’s my husband."

To say we were speechless would’ve been a HUGE understatement.

The Sakurai sisters were both speechless.

Danyelle asks "Auntie, do you know what happened to Roll's parents?"

Gusty spoke "…I haven’t heard from them in years. So I’m not sure."

A female dracony-Abyssinian spoke "Alright, mom! I’m heading out to school!"

Gusty spoke "Okay Emerald Aura, but be careful."

Emerald spoke "Yes, mom."

A creature showed up, revealed as that female dracony-Abyssinian from yesterday.

Emerald asks "Huh? Who’re they?"

Gusty spoke "Why four of them are your cousins."

Emerald asks "W-Wha?!"

Roll spoke "I'm Vince's fiancée though."

Emerald asks "Okay, now I’m lost. What’s going on?"

Vince spoke "Well cuz, I guess you hadn't heard about the Wedding of Harmony then."

Emerald spoke "I seriously don’t get it. This is hurting my head."

Danyelle spoke "It's a long story and..."

The ground shook a bit.

Roll asks "As Spottedleaf would say... What in StarClan's name was that?"

Emerald spoke "Don’t ask me."

Danyelle spoke "Wait… Maybe we should check on Jumba."

Emerald asks "Who now?"

Danyelle spoke "A friend of mine."

Then Tidefur teleported here with Bold.

Spottedleaf shows up with the two dogs, a kitsune with robotic back legs, two kitsuneponies and a Pegasus mare.

Emerald asks "Can someone please tell me what’s going on here?!"

Spottedleaf asks "Could you explain it Icy?"

Snowfall asks "Me?"

Scorching wingslaps her sister.

Scorching spoke "She meant Icy River you furbrain."

Snowfall growls "Grr! Why you!"

The two sisters started fighting each other in a fight cloud.

Scorching sets her sister on fire.

Snowfall froze her sister in ice.

Danyelle spoke "Great StarClan, they're a lot like Natsu and Ice Chill..."

“Maybe they’re the genderbent versions of them.” I wondered.

Danyelle spoke "Don't get me started on the one called Rainbow Blitz, I heard rumors that he's the genderbent version of you Rainbow-chan."

I was about to argue, but… “Good point.”

Emerald spoke "A-Anyway! I better get going! Don’t wanna be late!"

Emerald ran off, heading to Yasoponi High.

An ink black alicorn stallion with glowing green eyes and a pure white mane but no cutie mark had gone invisible before sneaking up on me from behind.

The stallion spoke "BOO!!!"

I soon had my head stuck in the ceiling.

Danyelle was laughing.

Danyelle laughs "Good one Phantom! You got her good!"

Phantom chuckles "Thanks."

The stallion suddenly transformed.

A purple Pegasus mare with an ink black mane and lavender eyes crashes headfirst into Phantom, locking lips with him.

I got my head out of the ceiling, only to crash onto the ground on my back, good thing my wings weren’t hit.

Danyelle was face down on the ground.

Danyelle spoke "Get off me Skittles..."

“Gah! Sorry about that!” I apologized quickly as I got off Danyelle really fast.

The yellow furred hybrid shook the dust off her fur, causing it to go all poofy.

I… *Snicker!* tried to hold in my laughter, but… *Snicker!* I couldn’t help but snicker!

Danyelle zaps me with lightning, causing my mane to go all poofy.

Danyelle snickered before falling onto her back in laughter.

A portal opened up before a trio of siren females fell out.

The purple siren spoke "Sonata! Get off me!"

Sonata spoke "I would if Adagio's tail wasn't in my face!"

Adagio snaps "Oh shut up Tacobrain!"

Sonata spoke "Aria.... Adagio called me a tacobrain!"

Aria spoke "Well, you are."

As Danyelle and I got ourselves back to normal, the two of us were lost before Phantom’s breath turned blue.

All three sirens were growling since they had sensed that something was off.

Danyelle growls "Something's not right.... If Phantom and all three of the Dazzlings sense it then we might have an actual ghost problem."

Gusty spoke "Oh! I forgot to mention, ghost stuff like that give Emerald major heebie-jeebies."

Danyelle spoke "My counterpart knows a cat and a wolf that are terrified of ghosts."

Gusty spoke "Really? That’s nice. Anywho, Emerald is such a fierce kicker and Kung-Fu fan."

“Wait! She likes those movies too?!” I asked in excitement as Gusty simply nodded.

Danyelle spoke "I'm more of a singer."

A little later, we were having lunch at Junes, before we met up with Emerald and some of her friends.

Shock collars had been put onto the necks of the three sirens to stop them from attacking others.

Emerald spoke "Oh! Hey guys!"

Kaze asks "Oh? You met up with them, Emerald?"

Emerald asks "Well, yeah. But wanna know something surprising?"

Ornithian known as Shima spoke "Sure, Emerald."

Emerald spoke "Some of them are actually my cousins."

Kaze did a spit take on the drink he was having. “Whoa-wait-what?!”

Sonata had choked on a taco.

Kanji asks "Wait, for real?"

The Hikari siblings soon pop up via magic.

Danyelle spoke "She speaks the truth."

Teddie spoke "Ooh! A hot babe! Hello, my name is Teddie."

Danyelle electrocutes Teddie, making him back off.

Danyelle growls "Piss off baka bear! I have a boyfriend already."

Teddie spoke "Gah! Shot down right away!"

Danyelle spoke "And you better leave the Sakurai sisters alone as well, their boyfriends are MY brothers."

Teddie spoke "Gugh…!"

Kaze spoke "Wow, you shot him down pretty hard."

Teddie growls "Grr! Like you’re any better!"

Kaze spoke "Oh, come on, you dumb bear! I’m not the one who tries to flirt with every female! Besides, I already got Kiko."

Kiko giggles "Yeah. I really have to thank her for that."

Kaze spoke "Same here. But I wonder where that kirin went off to, she called herself a Grim Reaper now. Kinda odd."

Danyelle spoke "I've been traveling the world lately, finding other alicorns regardless if they're nascent or already ascended."

A silver-maned earth pony stallion spoke "Huh. Strange."

I took a closer look at the stallion, and saw that he seemed to be the leader of the group.

A stallion spoke "Hey! Seiko!"

Another earth pony stallion showed up, having a golden-blonde undercut mane, amber fur and eyes.

Seiko asks "Oh hey, little brother. How’s it going, Miran?"

Miran spoke "Going great. Sorry I’m a bit late."

Seiko spoke "Not a problem."

Something pinged in Danyelle's mind as her fur fluffed up.

Danyelle asks via telepathy "{Did you sense that Phantom?}"

Phantom spoke "{Yeah, but for some reason, it was from inside the supermarket building.}"

Danyelle spoke "{That's where Rainbow-chan and I are right now. But she's completely unaware.}"

Phantom asks "{Should we investigate?}"

Danyelle spoke "{Yeah.}"

Danyelle had turned invisible after darting off.

Danyelle asks "{You also invisible?}"

Phantom spoke "{Yep.}"

The two invisible beings went into the supermarket.

*Danyelle’s POV*

We went into the Junes Supermarket as what Phantom and I were sensing was coming from the Tele-Mirror Section.

I spoke "{Something else is here... I can sense it.}"

I put my hand onto the mirror, only to my and Phantom’s shock and surprise, it went into it while causing ripples before I pulled my hand out, causing the ripples to stop.

I spoke "{It reminds me of that crystal mirror that Cadence-hime is protecting.}"

Phantom spoke "{Okay, others aren’t watching this mirror. Let’s investigate further.}"

So Phantom and I kept searching.

A bit later, the two of us decided to enter the mirror, before finding ourselves in a strange world, filled with so much fog, we couldn’t see our hands or hooves in front of our faces.

*Teddie’s POV*

Huh? Did someone enter my world just now?

Rainbow Dash asks "Wait, where are Dany and Phantom?"

*Gasp!* Oh no! They must’ve went there! “Sensei!”

Seiko asks "Something wrong, Teddie?"

“Please, come with me! Kaze, Kiki-chan, Marty-chan, Goryuu and Kary-chan, you too!” I urged as Sensei, Kaze, Kiki, Marty, Goryuu and Kary followed me into the store!

*Danyelle’s POV*

Man, I knew we were somewhere, but I can’t help but feel like we were totally lost.

Phantom spoke "Aw man… even my eyes aren’t helping."

I call out "Phantom! Can you hear me?!?"

Phantom calls out "Loud and clear! But still, how can I not see through this fog with my ghost eyes?"

A voice laughs "Hahahaha! That’s because you’re still half-pony, Phantom."

I yowl "LEAVE HIM ALONE! LIGHTNING NEKO YOWL!!!"

A blast of lightning magic was shot out of my mouth and hits the stranger.

But the stranger was unaffected as if he became intangible as he revealed himself to be… Phantom?! But he had golden eyes!

The faker scoffs "While are you still clinging to your pony half?"

Phantom gasps "What? Dark Phantom? But did I send you…?"

The fake Phantom scoffs "Really? You think I’m that punk from a different timeline? Yeah, right. You act like a hero, but you actually wanna have fun like the rest of the ghosts, do you?"

Phantom spoke "No! That’s not true!"

The fake Phantom spoke "Oh really? You might not be any different from Dark Phantom."

Phantom growls "Stop it! Who are you?!"

The fake Phantom taunts "You’re me, and I’m you. Do you not realize that?"

Phantom spoke "No… You’re lying… You’re not me!"

The fake Phantom spoke "*Dark and maniacal laughter as he gained a black dark aura* Not anymore, I’m not! I’m finally myself! Now I’ll show you what a real ghost can do!"

The fake Phantom suddenly transformed into a ghostly monster.

The fake Phantom spoke "I am a shadow, the true self. You don’t think I’m a ghost? Then can a ghost do this!?"

The monster suddenly sent all kinds of elemental attacks at the two of us before…

A voice spoke "Izanagi!"

A creature appeared and slashed at the attacks, neutralizing them.

A solar blast hits the fake Phantom as OC-verse Danyelle appears with a wolf beside her.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Sic 'im Amaterasu!"

The godly wolf howls loud, dispersing the fog thus making it easier for me to protect my fellow alicorn.

A voice asks "Are you alright?"

Seiko showed up with Kaze, Kiko, Martial, Goryuu, Karei and Teddie, but he and the others except Teddie were wearing strange glasses.

Kaze spoke "Don’t worry! We got your back! Come on out, Jiraiya!"

Kaze shattered some kind of card before a creature appeared behind him.

Since there were devout beads floating around my neck, I spoke "We got this!"

I fired a devout bead at the fake Phantom, inflicting pain on the monster.

Karei spoke "Himiko!"

A creature appeared behind Karei as it held something around her head in front of her eyes.

Karei spoke "This is bad! It’s resistant to almost any kind of attacks, but it’s weak to wind, so blow him away!"

Kaze spoke "Look like it’s our time! Go Jiraiya! Garula!"

Jiraiya thrusted his palms forward as bursts of wind erupted and attacked the monster, knocking it off balance.

The fake Phantom spoke "GAH!!!

Kaze asks "Alright! This our chance! Ready, partner?"

Seiko spoke "Now! All-Out Attack!"

Kaze spoke "Good answer!"

Karei spoke "Places, everyone!"

Us fighters suddenly felt stronger before we barraged the monstrous ghost with physical attacks as a pink dust cloud erupted with a skull on top, having Karei’s mane style and color after our All-Out Attack, causing a lot of damage to it before the monster got back up.

The fake Phantom spoke "Why you little…! Fear me!"

The monster smiled evilly at us, which we don’t know why, but something weird happened.

Emerald spoke "*Scared* M-My legs…!"

Teddie spoke "*Scared* B-B-Beary scary!"

Kiko spoke "*Scared* I-I can’t…"

Karei spoke "Oh no! The shadow really scared Emerald-Senpai, Teddie and Kiko-Senpai! They might not be able to move!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "KAZEGAMI! BLOW HIM AWAY!"

A neigh rings clear before a gust of wind hits the evil ghost.

A sudden sirenlike scream hits the evil ghost, knocking him onto his back.

A very pale gray-blue earth mare with a ghostly glow and a guitar strapped to her back spoke "You've gone too far jerkface."

Phantom sighs "Uh… Ember, I’m right here."

Blue spoke "I was talking to your darker self, not you."

Kiko spoke "Seioubo!"

Kiko stabbed a card, shattering it as a creature appeared behind her before she slashed the monster with her claws.

Teddie spoke "Phanny, that’s your darkness, the part of you that you try to hide away."

Phantom stammers "W-What?"

A yowl rang clear, encouraging Phantom.

I spoke "We all have our inner darkness, we just have to acknowledge it and overcome it!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Exactly!"

The voices of many of Phantom's allies call out.

Even my allies and friends call out my name.

Phantom asks "Ya know, you’re right. I did mostly use my ghost powers when I do my hero work, but my judgement to do the right thing is from my pony half, right?"

The monstrous ghost started glitching. “Grr! Who do you think you are, acting like that?!”

Karei spoke "The shadow’s weakened! Now’s your chance!"

I fired a Lightning Neko Yowl as Phantom let loose a ghostly wail, hitting the evil ghost thus severely weakening it to point that it couldn't attack anyone.

The monster then transformed back into the golden-eyed Phantom as Phantom approached it. “I guess you really are my ghost-half, because I know who you’re me, and that I’m you.”

The doppelgänger smiled and nodded before being engulfed in a ball of light and going into Phantom's body.

I spoke "Glad that's over."

Seiko spoke "Agreed, but let’s leave before more shadows show up."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Right, CHAOS CONTROL!"

OC-verse Danyelle teleports with the group back to the restaurant.

Kaze asks "Whoa! How did you…?"

Kanji asks "Huh?! The hell’d you get here so fast?!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I don't have full control of my magic yet so I opted for Chaos Control instead."

Kanji asks "Chaos what?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Think of it like a teleportation spell."

A glint of blue was seen in OC-verse Danyelle's left tail.

Pulling the emerald out of her left tail, OC-verse Danyelle spoke "This is called a Chaos Emerald, it's what lets folks like me and my older adopted brother teleport around. There's seven total."

Rainbow Dash spoke "Wait, I think Azure said he might’ve seen that before."

I wingslap Rainbow.

I spoke "We don't have such things in this world plus I don't think Discord created any."

Rainbow Dash spoke "Sorry, my head’s a bit foggy is all."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Regardless, you should be more careful."

*After OC-verse Danyelle went back to her world*

I spoke "Anyways, we should be heading to our next destination though Rainbow-chan."

Rainbow spoke "I don’t know, Dany. We’re still missing something."

I whistle loud, calling Icy River and a pair of stallions over.

Icy spoke "H-hi."

“Hmm? Is something wrong?” I asked in concern.

To Rainbow's surprise, a bonafide horn was on Icy's forehead while wings were seen on the two stallions.

Rainbow asks "Wait, what’s going on?"

I spoke "Remember when you were talking to me via magic compact? You had sensed three nascent alicorns."

Rainbow spoke "I’m not sensing any others, but now I have a feeling that there’s one more."

Phantom asks "But who though?"

Rainbow spoke "I know you’ll think I might be crazy, but I’m gonna stay in Ineighba for a while, at least until I find out what’s bothering me."

I ask "But what about the search?"

Phantom spoke "I don't think Celestia-hime would want you to drop out of it though."

At that moment, Rainbow's compact was going off.

Rainbow spoke "I better take this."

To Rainbow's shock, a very disappointed look was seen on Celestia's face.

Celestia spoke "I'm disappointed with you Princess Rainbow Dash, I told you and the others to look for alicorns, not to goof off. Rarity already found nine alicorns yet you didn't find any yet!"

Rainbow Dash stammers "W-Wait! Celestia, I can explain! I-"

But the Celestia started laughing, much to our confusion.

Celestia giggles "I was only joking, Rainbow Dash. Besides, Luna told me about two years ago at Iwaponai in Neighpon. She thinks something similar may be happening in Ineighba. So I’m allowing you to stay to find out. And your group is allowed to stay with you as well."

Rainbow stammers "Wha-Bu-Ho-Hu…"

Yep. Celestia just broke Rainbow Dash.

Celestia giggles "So please be careful, as protecting the world is as important as important as finding the alicorns."

Celestia ended the call, before Rainbow Dash fainted.

I laugh "Once a prankster, always a prankster."

Emerald asks "Maybe this’ll help?"

Emerald brought out a blue cupcake, much to the worries of the others.

Kaze spoke "Whoa! W-W-W-Wait!"

Seiko spoke "Emerald, don’t!"

Emerald put a piece of the cupcake in Rainbow Dash’s mouth and closed it, only for her to jolt up awake.

Rainbow spoke "WHAT IN THE- *Cough! Cough!* That cupcake definitely wasn’t Pinkie’s!"

A loud explosion followed by a unicorn stallion's scream was heard.

I ask "What was that?"

A voice spoke "Beats me."

I turned around, and to my surprise and some of the others, we saw Tyson, Lighting Edge, Flaring Blade, Gizem, Gertrude and Therron, but they looked different.

A red earth stallion with a black mane had sent a blue unicorn stallion with a black mane flying with a powerful kick.

Emerald spoke "Whoa! That was awesome!"

Goryuu spoke "Hehe. Definitely."

“Anyway, are you sure you want to stay here for a while, Dash?” I asked Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow spoke "Definitely. I just feel like there’s something I need to do here."

I ask "But what about the mission?"

Rainbow spoke "I just feel like it is part of the mission, but it’ll take more time. And I’m willing to have patience for that."

Spottedleaf spoke "Excuse me? I'm the element of patience for StarClan's sake."

Rainbow spoke "I know that, Spottedleaf. I’m just saying that ponies like me need to have patience."

I ask "Need I remind you of the various hoops Spottedleaf had to jump through just to get Daring Do to show up at your birthday party last month?"

A purple alicorn was soon stuck head first in a tree.

Rainbow spoke "Oh. Sorry."

The mare spoke "Ow!"

Looking at the mare, Phantom asks "Did Golden Ingot do this to you?"

The mare snaps "Is it THAT obvious?"

Phantom pulls the mare out with his magic.

I spoke "Calm down Aphmau-chan, I'll have a little chat with Ingot later on."

Aphmau spoke "Thanks."

Scootaloo asks "Um… Rainbow Dash?"

Rainbow asks "Yeah Scoot?"

Scootaloo spoke "Me and the rest your group wanna stay too!"

Azure spoke "That’s right."

I snicker "So Aph, have you confessed to Aaron-san yet?"

Aphmau started brushing madly at that.

I laugh "I knew it."

end

Author's Note

Phantom Screech is based on Danny from Danny Phantom

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*Twilight’s POV*

Okay, I’m a little nervous about our destination.

Sunset spoke "Same here and for some odd reason, my back itches..."

I instantly looked at Sunset’s sides after hearing that before I screamed in surprise and shock.

Sunset asks "What's your problem?"

“Actually… It’s best you see for yourself.” I said as I brought in a mirror.

Sunset gasps "I'm an alicorn!"

Flash spoke "I heard rumors that the Dazzlings are back in Equestria..."

“Really? I’ve only heard of them in legends.” I noted.

Sunset spoke "Well, they're real but I heard that Danyelle's got shock collars on the three of them to break their bad attitudes."

“Really?” I asked in surprise.

Sunset spoke "Yeah and I heard rumors that a magic stealing centaur had gotten loose but not even Celestia knows how it happened."

My magic compact had gone off.

I ask "Princess Twilight Sparkle speaking, who is this?"

Serene had kicked Rocket down a hallway.

Serene spoke "Touch me or Thunder Spark again and I'll throw you OFF the zeppelin!"

“Uh… Did I interrupt something?” I asked in confusion.

Serene spoke "Rocket had the nerve to call Sparky a twerp."

“Don’t they always?” I deadpanned.

Serene spoke "It's sort of a berserk button for him."

Nyx, Strawberry and Akari were hanging off Thunder's wings since they were playing.

I giggle "Oh girls."

I couldn’t help but be reminded of Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo when I see those three daughters of mine having fun. It’s like those three troublemakers are like sisters.

A shrill cry splits the air as a blue Pegasus mare with a beautiful tail flew past the Guiding Star zeppelin.

“What the?” I gasped.

Thunder spoke "That was Arctic Freeze, she's from the Crystal Empire."

“You know her?” I asked.

Thunder spoke "I heard of her from Snowfall."

“Oh.” I said.

Thunder chuckles "She's a rather chill mare since she's not one for fighting."

I somehow heard a ding before I looked behind me, seeing Discord holding some kind of counter that said “Pun Counter: 1”.

Flash asks "What are you doing here Discord?"

Arctic banks back before landing on the deck of the zeppelin.

Folding her broad wings, Arctic spoke "Ice to meet you."

Another ding as the number on the counter Discord was holding now said 2.

Wendy spoke "Uh guys, I think something is trying to make us stay away..."

“What makes you say that?” I asked.

Spike spoke "There's a large barrier over the entire town!"

Arctic spoke "Even I can't get past it with my ice attacks."

A voice asks "So a barrier, huh?"

We looked behind us to see Berkan, but his left arm looked a bit darker and the shackle on his left wrist was cracked in half, ready to fall apart at any moment.

I spoke "Sorry Berkan but only an alicorn can break another alicorn's barrier spell."

I can tell that Berkan was annoyed at that as his left arm glowed, but kept his cool and his powers under control.

Arctic spoke "Cool it will you? You're a strange dog."

Berkan spoke "I’m a Berserker Slayer, so I have a bit of a short temper. And I became stronger from Hell Bringer to Blood Evil not too long ago, and I’m not saying I’m a bad guy, they’re only ranks for Berserker Slayers."

I spoke "And I thought I told you to stay in Ponyville."

Berkan spoke "Me and some of the others are Adventurers. We were bound to travel again, sooner or later. I wouldn’t really be surprised if those six reached Ineighba already."

Moth spoke "I got a call from Micah, he said that he and Princess Dash have arrived in Ineighba already. And I heard from Yellowfang that Princess Rarity found NINE more alicorns, two stallions and seven mares. But the funny thing is, one mare seems to know you Twilight."

“…Wait-what?” I asked in confusion.

Moth snickers "Gotcha!"

“Huh?” I said, completely lost.

Yellowfang spoke "*voice only* She's not lyin' Twilight, Rarity did meet up wit a mare named Sunny Starscout."

“What happened?” I asked, completely lost.

Yellowfang spoke "*voice only* Well, Ah suspect they came from a different world that had collapsed recently."

Sunset spoke "I don’t know. They may also be from somewhen."

Yellowfang called Sunny over, surprising me.

*Celestia’s POV*

I was certainly having fun with my hot husband, when suddenly…

Twilight screams "*voice only* WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTT?!?!?!"

Noble had his head stuck in a random spot on the ceiling when Twilight screamed.

Luna spoke "seems like Princess Rarity found five more alicorns than we originally expected."

I couldn’t help but giggle. “Um… Luna? Your wolf of a husband.”

Luna giggles "Heehee, you okay Noble?"

Noble pushed against the ceiling before falling out of it, when he crashed onto Luna, causing them to kiss as both of them blushed madly.

Luna giggles "Hehehe, you pinned me."

Noble chuckles "Hehehe, you fell for me."

Luna giggles.

Luna and Noble’s tails intertwined with each other exactly when Pyre and I intertwined our tails with each other too.

Luna and I looked at each other as I asked, “Celestial Suite?”

Luna spoke "Celestial Suite."

Then my sister and I smiled at our husbands with half-lidded eyes as Vera showed up.

“Perfect timing, Vera.” I smirked.

Luna spoke "The four of us would like to stay in the Celestial Suite for tonight."

Vera gasps "Really?"

“Really.” Luna and I answered, much to our husbands’ surprise.

Chrysalis asks "But what about that mission you sent Sparkle Butt and her friends on?"

“Don’t worry, we’re bringing our compact mirrors to keep in touch with them.” I responded.

Chrysalis spoke "Smart thinking Cake Flank."

“The Challenge, you and Mandible against me and Pyre, high noon at the Chuddle Hotel, Bug Butt.” I challenged Chrysalis as Vera gasped at that.

Chrysalis spoke "Oh it is on Sunbutt!"

*Vera’s POV*

Wow! This is gonna be the first one of the story! The third/final challenge of the Challenge will take place offscreen, mind you.

*Twilight’s POV*

Suddenly, I had a cold chill shoot down my spine as my fur stood on end.

Nyx asks "Momma?"

“I don’t know why, but for some reason, I’m really scared about Celestia.” I admitted.

Sunset spoke "Same..."

“A-Anyway, about the barrier?” I asked.

Flash spoke "We're obviously dealing with a paranoid stallion."

Sunset spoke "I’m not sure. He might not be trying to keep us out, he might be trying to keep something IN."

Moth spoke "Maybe he's just trying to warn us."

Berkan spoke "Well, if there is a monster in there… *Brings out Zanbato* I can handle it."

Moth spoke "I'm no fighter though."

Berkan spoke "Huh. And I thought healers could be fighters too, no offense."

Moth spoke "None taken, it would take a lot to provoke me though since I'm one of the very first medicine cats. My mother was the first WindClan leader."

“Really?” I asked in surprise as Sunset approached the barrier.

Moth spoke "Yeah."

Berkan asks "Huh? Sunset?"

Moth giggles "Something tells me that she's in love."

Sunset stammers "W-Wait! I haven’t even met the stallion! What makes you think that?!"

Moth snickers "You have the look of a lovesick mare."

“Wait, were you… jealous of me with Flash?” I asked as Sunset started sweating nervously.

Lucy giggles "She is!"

A mare spoke "Indeed."

I looked behind me to see… Twilight Velvet?! My mom?!

I gasp "H-how did you find me so easily mom?"

Twilight Velvet spoke "Mother's instincts, Twily. And don't tell me you forgot."

*Gasp!* That's right! Today's Mother's day!

Sunset spoke "I'd rather not see my mom."

Flash spoke "My mom died 11 years ago..."

Nyx coos "Grandma!"

Twilight Velvet asks "Hmm?"

I spoke "Mom, these four are my daughters. Nyx was the result of a spell meant to bring back Nightmare Moon, Akari and Strawberry are twins since Moon Flower and Raven Song didn't survive and Cherry Blossom's the youngest. Oh and I have a niece named Flurry Heart."

Twilight Velvet gasped at that before she started leaking happy tears.

Night Light spoke "Well, this is quite a surprise."

Twilight Velvet spoke "Yes… This is the best Mother’s Day ever."

Twilight Velvet hugged me before I hugged her back.

Strawberry happily meows.

Twilight Velvet then hugged her granddaughters and kissed them on their heads.

The four alicorn foals giggle.

Twilight Velvet spoke "And I can’t wait to meet Flurry Heart soon."

I pull out a photo of Flurry and Akari.

I spoke "Here."

My mom couldn’t help but go “Aww!” at Flurry Heart’s adorable appearance.

Though faint, Moon Flower and Raven Song were in a photo of Akari and Strawberry.

Twilight Velvet asks "*Gasp!* Twilight… Are those two…?"

I spoke "Yeah... They're the two that didn't survive..."

My mom gently hugged me at that, as I hugged her back.

A fragment of the Moonstone was attached to the peytral I now wore since it was what connected me to Moon and Raven whenever I dreamed.

Nyx asks "Momma?"

“It’s okay, Nyx.” I assured my daughter.

Nyx spoke "Hungry."

Akari and Strawberry spoke "Hungry."

“You too, Cherry Blossom?” I asked my youngest daughter.

The smaller alicorn nods.

“Everyone, if you don’t mind?” I requested.

Flash left, as did the others but Moth stayed behind.

Moth spoke "Back when I was a regular cat, I also had kits but I couldn't balance raising them and aiding my clan at the same time so I had to give them up... It was one or the other, not both."

“Oh.” I said.

Moth spoke "My clan came first though."

Getting three bottles of foal formula from the fridge, Moth bottle fed Nyx, Akari and Strawberry since they had been weaned off breastmilk.

“Guess that only leaves you, Cherry.” I smiled.

Cherry's tail wags.

Moth giggles "Kids, am I right?"

A hole in the barrier opens up, letting my zeppelin pass through.

Sunset spoke "It’s done."

A creamy white alicorn stallion with sun-yellow eyes and mane winks at Sunset, causing her to faint.

“Well that made her fall head over hooves.” I smirked.

Moth giggles "She had it coming."

“And how exactly?” I asked with a mischievous smile.

Moth giggles "Call it a she-cat's instincts."

“Heehee! Okay.” I accepted.

After the stallion had landed on the zeppelin deck, Moth walked to behind Sunset before kicking the mare towards the stallion thus causing the two to kiss.

And Sunset, who didn’t realize what she was doing in her mind was actually what she was doing in reality while her eyes were still closed, wrapped her front hooves around the stallion’s neck and pressed deeper into her kiss as the stallion was surprised, but soon kissed Sunset back with the same amount of force she’s using as he wrapped his hooves around her waist.

Moth and I were laughing.

Flurry was suddenly on my back since she had teleported all the way from the Crystal Empire.

“Talk about timing.” I noted as mom and dad came back.

Moth giggles "Guess the Sparkle blood runs strong in your niece."

Twilight Velvet asks "What?"

“Yep. This is my niece and your granddaughter from Shining’s side, Flurry Heart.” I confirmed with a smile.

Twilight Velvet was looking at her husband with lust in her eyes.

I spoke "Mom! Not in front of my niece and daughters..."

Twilight Velvet spoke "Oh, don’t worry, Twily. You father and I will just be on… a HUGE vacation at the Chuddle Hotel."

A door suddenly appeared, as if it was on my mom’s cue.

I spoke "Skedaddle then."

Twilight Velvet giggles "Okay. *As she and Night Light trotted towards the door* So, Nighty Lighty, what’s the plan?"

Night Light chuckles "Oh, have fun with each other, indulge ourselves, travel, and do what we want, Velvy Welvy."

Twilight Velvet giggles "Oh you are a clever stallion, glowcutie."

Night Light chuckles "Hehe, and you’re a smart mare, smoothbunny."

A bone-rattling roar was heard.

I pull my four daughters close to me before contacting Bramblestar via magic compact.

All of a sudden, the sounds of a Night Fury and a Light Fury were heard before the two dragons blasted the skeletal monster with plasma blasts.

But the monster wasn’t damaged much as I looked towards its end, which was connected to a giant blue portal.

Berkan growls "Son of a… And I thought that monster was only a myth amongst Adventurers."

To Berkan's surprise, Lionblaze of all Abyssinians was on the back of the Night Fury!

Lionblaze spoke "My uncle told me that you needed help so I came to help you out! Hit it with another fireball Nightclaw!"

“You know what that is?” I asked.

Berkan spoke "Yeah, it’s the skeletal dragon known as Big Boss Gruff. You need to be both strong and quick to fight him. The stallion might not have known that, but the barrier was extra insurance since the dragon rarely, if not never, goes beyond its upper half out of the portal. *Jumps towards the ground and lands without a single wound before drawing zanbato* Still, it’s better smart to attack from high and low!"

Lionblaze spoke "I'll attack from above, you attack from below!"

Berkan spoke "Okay, but watch out for his long-range attacks!"

Berkan built up power in his left hand before he clenched it.

Berkan spoke "Blood Boom!"

Berkan tightened his left fist, causing a crimson explosion that damaged Gruff before the dragon lowered its body and started shooting a massive laser as he dodged it.

Lionblaze spoke "THUNDERING FLAMES!"

Fiery bolts of lightning come crashing down on Gruff.

Gruff roared as small skeletal monsters rose from underground and lightning bolts started chasing Berkan and the others.

Berkan spoke "It’s starting to get serious!"

A double barreled dose of Chaos Spear hits Gruff, knocking the skeletal monster over.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I came at the right time!"

Shadow was aiding Berkan from below while OC-verse Danyelle aided Lionblaze from above.

Berkan spoke "Fatal Blood!"

Berkan’s left arm suddenly turned into a crimson blade as he slashed three times, the first two with one separate arm each, and the third one with both arms, doing a cross slash on the enemies as his slashes were crimson as well.

Clarity howls "BLADES OF BLOOD!!!!"

Clarity also fired crimson red blades at the monster as OC-verse Twilight shot a Fire Kyubi Roar at the monster.

The skeletal dragon then fell, becoming helpless and lost most of its defenses.

Berkan spoke "It’s trying to regenerate! We need to finish it off! Cover your kids’ eyes, ‘cause it’s about to get messy!"

OC-verse Twilight shouts "FIRE KYUBI ROAR!!!"

OC-verse Danyelle shouts at the same time as Shadow spoke "CHAOS SPEAR!"

Clarity spoke "BLADES OF BLOOD!!!"

Lionblaze yowls "THUNDERING FLAMES!!!"

A plasma blast follows the five attacks, killing Gruff.

Berkan roared as he transformed into a big beast.

Berkan howls "BLOOD RIVEN!!!"

Berkan crouched on all fours before he charged at Gruff as a giant wolf head with a crimson typhoon behind him as he crashed onto him, causing a huge bloody explosion as the dead skeletal dragon was launched back into the portal before it closed.

OC-verse Twilight roars loud in victory.

Shadow spoke "That's the end of that monster."

When the explosion faded, Berkan was there, but the ground around him was pretty much of a mess.

OC-verse Twilight spoke "As one of those little brats from South Park would say.... Holy shit dude..."

Berkan suddenly laughed for a few seconds before looking at his left arm with a smile. “I’m gonna sleep well tonight!”

OC-verse Twilight spoke "You're crazier than Shadow on a bad day!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Twilight!"

Berkan spoke "Well, using my left arm’s power can make me crazy and bloodthirsty for battle."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "At least things are peaceful now."

“Not to mention.” I smiled as I looked at Sunset.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I know an alicorn Mobian named Sunset."

“Well, this Sunset’s from our universe.” I pointed out.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I know two Sunsets actually since I had gone with my world's Twilight to the human world when one Sunset stole her crown."

“Wait-what?” I asked in confusion.

Shadow spoke "I'll answer that one. Long story short, the Sunset that was originally human got turned into a Mobian unicorn against her will."

I was still lost, and my Sunset was just as confused as me.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Like Shadow said, it's a long story."

end

The Challenge
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

The Challenge

*Luna’s POV*

*Sigh* My sister can be more reckless than me sometimes. It’s been a day since Noble and I went to the Celestial Suite with Celestia and Pyre, with Chrysalis and Mandible taking the Hive Suite next door, and my big sister and her husband are already up and out of the room, getting ready for their challenge against Chrysalis and Mandible as Noble and I were having a big breakfast.

To my surprise, Lune and Yuki had shown up.

Yuki spoke "Princess Luna."

“What brings you two lovecats here?” I asked.

Lune chuckles "My sister in law let slip about that challenge so Yuki and I want to watch."

“Wait, you two are watching?” I noted in surprise.

Both royal cats spoke "Yes we are."

Noble asks "And you two just arrived here or booked a room yesterday?"

Lune spoke 'We just arrived via magic mirror from Ineighba."

Yuki spoke "And we brought souvenirs for you and Celestia."

Vera showed up. “A special mirror connecting to an entrance at the Chuddle Hotel I whipped up.”

Noble and I finished our breakfast before we both let out a hearty belch in unison while Yuki and Lune were both surprised.

“So what are the souvenirs?” I asked.

Lune spoke "Neighponese foods and a few towels."

At the simple mention of foods, my and Noble’s stomachs growled in unison at that, surprising the married cats more.

Lune chuckles "You're such a silly pony Moonbutt."

“Oh, haha. You can thank the food here for that.” I responded.

Yuki asks "Should we thank the food for how you two are now as well?"

As Yuki said, our meals yesterday and this morning left the four of us quite large.

Noble spoke "Well, Luna and I will eat half of the food souvenirs."

Yuki soon hears the crying of two alicorn foals before darting off towards them.

Yuki soon comes back with the two foals asleep in her arms.

Yuki asks "What should we do with these two?"

“Oh dear… Do they have any family left?” I asked in concern.

Yuki's ears droop down which gave me my answer.

Yuki spoke "The two are orphans... Just like Zakuro was before she was adopted by Rarity."

…I looked at Noble, who nodded at me, as if he already knew my question.

“Noble and I will adopt them.” I said.

Yuki asks "You sure?"

Noble spoke "Of course we are."

I nodded in agreement with my husband.

Yuki spoke "I should warn you, the elder of the two is a biter."

“Oh, we can handle that.” I said as I took the two babies into my arms. Well, they were really tiny due to how gigantic Noble and I became from our meals. The two foals then woke up and started reach out their hooves towards me, and I knew that they were hungry. “You two cats don’t mind if I…?”

Yuki spoke "We'll talk later then, I have plans for Lune though."

Yuki drags her husband off to a different room.

Vera spoke "Well, see you two later."

Vera left as Noble hugged me.

The colt with light green fur, gold eyes and dark emerald green mane had bitten me on the foreleg.

But it didn’t hurt me at all, due to how big I was from all that food. “Okay, you two. I’ll make sure you’re well fed.” I said as I gently grabbed the emerald green-maned colt and lifted him up. I then breastfed both colts at once, and when they were full, those two became as big as my current chest, just as I thought from all the food I ate. I helped burp them before the two colts became very sleepy.

Noble chuckles "We should give them names since I don't think their parents had the chance to."

“I wholeheartedly agree.” I smiled as I carried the two big, fat babies over to a large cradle big enough for the both of them.

Noble spoke "Still, I’m surprised those two got big that quickly."

“Me too, but just as I thought, all the food that I ate here also made my milk very fattening.” I noted as I placed the two sleeping foals into the cradle.

Soon enough, my magic compact goes off since Spottedleaf had contacted me.

I looked at the two colts and sighed in relief when I saw them in a deep sleep.

Spottedleaf spoke "*voice only* Princess Luna, I found a lead on who had killed Spoiled Rich!"

“Hmm? Who?” I asked.

Spottedleaf spoke "*voice only* I think it has something to do with that Midnight Mirror, because I sensed emptiness from that silhouette in the mirror."

Danyelle spoke "*voice in background* Whoever it was had something to do with the murders of my parents as well as Mr and Mrs Sakurai."

“Hmm… I see. Be sure to pay attention to when the blur is cleared.” I advised.

Spottedleaf spoke "*voice only* I'll let Rainbow know as well."

Danyelle spoke "*voice in background* And I'll let Rising Sun-hime know too."

“Good. Inform me if anything happens.” I said.

Both Abyssinians spoke "*voice only* You got it Luna-hime."

The call then ended as I turned towards Noble. “Well then, ready for our souvenir meal?”

Noble spoke "You bet."

The two of us then had our snack, eating our half of the food souvenirs. After we had our fill, we took Celestia and Pyre’s half and put them into a machine that will keep them preserved for when they come back to this room. That half will be just like our half that we ate.

Noble chuckles "That was delicious."

“Indeed.” I agreed before we heard a knock.

Noble spoke "That wasn't Lune or Yuki...."

I opened the door, seeing Hana.

Hana spoke "Hello."

Garth was with Hana.

Hana spoke "Hi there, Luna. Hope you both don’t mind us babysitting those two while you’re off watching the Challenge."

I spoke "Okay but I should warn you, Alien Wind is a biter."

Hana spoke "Oh, Garth and I handled worse."

I spoke "I'll have to ask the doctors to run a DNA scan on the two brothers later."

Hana spoke "Okay."

Noble and I went towards the audience stands at where the Challenge was taking place before I noticed Twilight Velvet and Night Light sitting next to us, and they were as big as me and Noble.

Even Lune and Yuki were among the audience.

“I thought you two wanted to participate.” I noted to Yuki and Lune.

Lune spoke "*tapping the gold band around his neck* And risk choking myself on this? Not a chance."

Noble asks "What happened?"

Yuki spoke "That collar represents the fact he's a royal."

“Oh. I see. Is it THAT tight?” I asked in concern.

Lune spoke "Oh heavens no but if I eat too much, it will dig into my neck from the weight gain."

Vera spoke "*Appearing* Why didn’t you say so earlier? I could’ve helped with that no problem."

Lune spoke "Put a mouse in it Vera, I have a berserk button you know."

Vera spoke "Please? I like helping my friends."

Yuki spoke "OC-verse Danyelle has the same trigger. Plus gold can break easily."

Vera spoke "That’s kind of confusing. But here."

Vera snapped her fingers as Lune’s collar flashed, but nothing about it changed.

Vera spoke "Try pulling it."

Lune did that as his collar somehow stretched with effortless ease before he let go with the collar going back to its normal appearance.

Vera spoke "That way it’ll never be tight or be tightened, so you won’t choke from the collar no matter what."

Lune spoke "I have a prank in mind to pull on my dad."

Vera spoke "Really? Tell me about it when the challenge is over, because the duo teams are going to arrive any minute now."

Lune whispers his plan into Vera's ear.

Vera spoke "*Gasp!* Ooh! This’ll be good!"

Lune spoke "And don’t worry, we’ll do it after the Challenge."

Vera spoke "Sweet!"

Vera flew over to the commentator’s box, taking her place next to Ignis.

“Tell me, are you two excited to see this?” I asked the two royal cats.

Lune spoke "Yeah."

Yuki spoke "Yeah."

Noble asks "What about you, Night Light and Twilight Velvet?"

Velvet spoke "Pass."

Night Light spoke "Especially with how fat the two of us have gotten, not to mention as big as you two."

“No no no. My husband meant if either of you are excited for watching this event.” I clarified.

Twilight Velvet spoke "Yes. And I do suppose Night Light and I are excited to watch the event."

Night Light spoke "Indeed. Also I couldn’t help but notice the crowd being adults that are 18 or older."

Yuki spoke "I'm 17 though...."

“Maybe that comes with the exception of married couples.” I noted.

Yuki spoke "Good thing Lune's 18."

Noble spoke "Hmm… There aren’t any elders in the audience either."

Yuki giggles "Age wise, you and Luna are a lot older than Lune and I."

“I know.” I said as I couldn’t help but giggle.

Vera asks "Alright, everyone! Are you ready?"

The audience cheered.

Vera asks "I said... ARE YOU READY?!”

The audience cheered louder with more enthusiasm.

Vera spoke "In the red side, the married alicorn duo who shines brightly individually, but shine even brighter than the sun itself when they are together! It’s Princess Celestia and Prince Pyre of the Sun!"

Celestia and Pyre arrived, looking quite slim and fit in their midforms while wearing clothes that looked perfect for them. I have a feeling that Vera made those clothes for them just for this occasion.

Lune chuckles "And here comes the buggy couple now."

Vera spoke "And in the green side, the reunited changeling team who survived hardships, and came back together with more love for each other than ever before! It’s Queen Chrysalis and King Mandible!"

Chrysalis and Mandible showed up, looking slim and fit as they were wearing clothes that looks perfectly suited for them while in their midforms. I have a feeling that Vera made those clothes for the two just for the event as well.

Light Breeze was being looked after by Hana.

Lune chuckles "My money's on the solar duo."

Twilight Velvet spoke "This isn’t gambling, Lune."

Yuki pulls her husband's ear.

Yuki spoke "*lusty purr* That just gave me plans in mind for tonight at our room, Lune. So I do hope you are ready."

Lune spoke "You bet Snowy."

Ignis spoke "Up first is Challenge #1; Eating Contest!"

Vera spoke "That’s right, Iggy! The teams will be eating waves of delicious meals nonstop! First 40 minutes will be sweets and pies, next 40 minutes will be ramen and spaghetti, and the final 40 minutes will be frappé and milkshakes!"

Ignis spoke "And the teams are certainly looking absolutely ravenous!"

Celestia spoke "You're going down Bug Butt."

Chrysalis retorted, “Bring it on, Cake Flank!”

Ignis spoke "Wow! The ladies are getting fired up!"

Vera spoke "Yep! And the first course just about here!"

Two tables appeared with millions of sweets and pies.

Vera spoke "Now let the first round… BEGIN!!!"

The gong rang as the two teams dug right in, gorging themselves on the sweets and pies, much to Twilight Velvet and Night Light’s surprise.

Yuki spoke "Kick her buggy butt Celestia!"

*Giggle!* Oh, I’m sure both teams will do great.

Vera exclaims "Wow! It hasn’t even been a minute and both teams already look like they’re putting on some pounds!"

Indeed, the bellies of both teams look more rounded, but none of them cared as their hunger and appetite were insatiable, much to Twilight Velvet and Night Light’s surprise.

To Vera's surprise, Gawain and Gilda along with Stormcloud and Jackie had entered the challenge.

The four gryphons were chowing down on the food, not caring about the weight.

Half of the red side turned orange while half of the green side turned brown.

Vera spoke "Whoa! Two gryphon teams joined in the fray and have already caught up with Team Sun and Team Changeling!"

The two gryphon teams were wearing clothes that were perfect for them in their midforms like the other two teams.

Gilda spoke "*Chomping sweets* I won’t lose!"

Jackie spoke "Ah'm not losing ta a gryphon version of mah world's Gilda!"

The teams were eating through food waves of sweets and pies, but Celestia and Pyre were devouring the cakes really fast while Stormcloud and Jackie were stuffing in the apple pies so quickly. After 40 minutes, the gong rang, as the sweets and pies vanished.

Ignis spoke "Part 1 of Round 1 is over!"

Vera spoke "Wow! Those teams really packed it in! And their clothes are starting to look mighty snug!"

The teams didn’t care about that one bit as they’re clothes did start looking extremely skintight, it kinda of makes sense since the four teams became extremely obese from eating all those sweets and pies.

“Oh? Trying to get ahead of me, Apple-fatty?” Celestia taunted Gryphon-Jack.

Jackie growls "Yer one ta talk Sunbutt."

Vera spoke "Up next is Part 2, ramen and spaghetti!"

Millions of bowls with ramen and plates with spaghetti appeared on the tables, which became four when the other two teams jumped in.

Vera spoke "GO!!!"

The teams dug in immediately as they were slurping in and swallowing the noodles with their soup and sauce real quickly, gaining more weight while getting bigger and fatter, but none of the teams cared one single bit.

Yuki spoke "Good thing neither Danyelle is here right now.... BOTH of them have a weakness for ramen..."

Danyelle pops up via magic as OC-verse Danyelle showed up via warp ring before chowing down on the ramen.

Lune groans "Jeez Yuki, you just had to say it."

Vera spoke "Whoa! Looks like have surprise guests for this round! It’s Danyelle from our universe and Danyelle from the OC-Verse!"

Ignis spoke "And it seems like those two are only participating in this round of their own choice!"

Vera spoke "That and since their significant others aren’t here."

Yuki spoke "With a love for ramen no less."

The two Danyelles feasted incredibly fast and caught up with the four teams as Vera snapped her fingers, taking some precautions as the ten got bigger and fatter. They were engulfing waves of noodles, soup/broth and sauce as none of them cared about what was happening to them, but Gawain and Gilda were sucking in the food like tornadoes spinning at extremely high speed while those of us in the audience heard a few rips and tears as we saw their clothes starting to give out, gaining rips, holes and tears. After another 40 minutes, making one hour and 20 minutes, the gong rang as the meals vanished.

Ignis spoke "Part 2 is done!"

Vera spoke "Yessiree, and boy, did that gulp down A LOT! Their bodies are starting to become too much for their clothes!"

The ten contestants were probably as big as castles now, no wonder their clothes are starting to be ripped to shreds.

“Heh, two cats trying to eat more than an Eagle-Lion combo? Ha!” Gilda taunted both Danyelles.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I'm half gryphon you featherbrain."

Surprisingly enough, OC-verse Danyelle's clothes weren't torn.

Danyelle spoke "And don’t think you’ll win!"

And our Danyelle’s clothes weren’t torn either.

“Hmm… didn’t expect it to work THAT well. Oh well.” Vera mentally to herself as she went back commentating. “Last up is Part 3, frappé and milkshakes!”

Two machines looking like large water tanks then appeared on each of the tables, which turned from 4 to 5 with both Danyelles competing.

Vera spoke "One of these machine will serve frappe, and the other will serve milkshakes."

And then long tube flexible straws appeared in each of the contestant's hands.

Vera spoke "Insert one end of those straws into the tanks and the other end into your mouths, and the final part will begin!"

The contestants did that, while the males in the four duo teams put both straws into the frappe machine, and the females of the four duo teams put both straws into the milkshake machine. Pyre, Mandible, Stormcloud and Gawain put one of the connected frappe straws into their wives’ mouths as Celestia, Chrysalis, Jackie and Gilda put one of the connected milkshake straws into their husbands’ mouths. Danyelle put both connected straws into her mouth, and so did OC-Verse Danyelle.

Vera spoke "3… 2… 1… START!!!"

The teams then started chugging on the frappe and milkshakes immensely at an intense speed, already getting bigger and fatter in a matter of mere seconds.

OC-verse Danyelle thoughtspoke via telepathy "{I'm not going to lose!}"

Celestia, Chrysalis, Gilda, Jackie and Danyelle: {Me neither!}

The teams kept chugging and drinking, getting even bigger and fatter, with both Danyelles’ clothes starting to rip. Chrysalis and Mandible were guzzling down the frappe and milkshakes a bit faster. The contestants started moaning as they all of them swilling down the frappe and milkshakes faster and faster, making them swell up rapidly and incredibly fast as their moaning and drinking speed continued to increase more and more as there were five minutes left, their clothes gaining more tears and rips. Soon, there were ten seconds left, all ten contestants were both moaning and sucking up their frappe and milkshakes all at 186,000 miles per second, with their clothes having millions of tears and rips, ready to burst to shreds at any moment.

Vera and Ignis spoke "TEN! NINE! EIGHT! SEVEN! SIX!"

Vera, Ignis and the audience spoke "FIVE! FOUR! THREE! TWO!! ONE!!!"

The final gong rang as all of the contestants stopped drinking, the straws and machines vanished with the tables, and all of their clothes burst to shreds, leaving the males in their boxers while the female were in their undergarments and straps, which didn’t have a single tear or rip at all on them.

Vera and Ignis spoke "ROUND ONE IS OVER!!!"

Danyelle had covered her body with her wings since she didn't wear anything under her dress except a pair of undies.

Danyelle yelps "WTF?"

“I seriously should’ve seen that coming.” Vera facepalmed before she snapped her as Danyelle found herself wearing a bandeau that perfectly fitted her, despite her size, shape and weight, with the Abyssinian giving out a sigh of relief.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Good freaking grief..."

Since her clothes were shredded, it was clear to all that there was a purple star near OC-verse Danyelle's cutie mark.

Vera spoke "Hmm? That’s new."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Don't tell Josuke this but I'm the reincarnation of Jonathan Joestar."

Vera asks "Sure. Lips are sealed. Wait, did you mean him in Japan at Morioh in your universe?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I know a guy named Bruno."

Vera asks "Wait, from this universe or yours?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "My universe's Wave is married to him."

Vera spoke "Meaning? I’m just trying to make sure here."

OC-verse Danyelle's wings shot up as her dimensional scream activated.

OC-verse Danyelle mumbles "Buccriarati.... Annabelle... Crying swallow...."

Vera spoke "Oh. Okay."

Danyelle spoke "Anywho… *Looking dramatically serious with shadows over parts of her and a dramatic pose while pointing at Vera, as if part of a bizarre adventure anime* my counterpart and I shall participate in the Second Challenge as well!"

Vera gasps "*Looking like Danyelle’s sudden bizarre adventure anime appearance* N-N-Nani?! Are you serious?!"

Danyelle spoke "Deadly."

OC-verse Danyelle had the same look on her face as well.

To Vera's surprise and amusement, Amaterasu was also fat since she was tethered to OC-verse Danyelle's soul.

Vera spoke "Well this just got more interesting! But first, it’s time to…"

Audience spoke "Spin… the… Wheel… of… Combat!"

Vera spoke "That’s right!"

A sudden giant wheel appeared with an arrow pointing directly downward at the top while the wheel had a lot of panels having pictures.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "If it ends up being a Stand fight, I'd obviously have the clear advantage since I'm the only one here who has one."

Vera spoke "Now now, Danyelle. No special powers. But wings are allowed as long as you use them within the arena. So no, there aren’t stand battles. I like fights to be fair for all competitors in the Challenge."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "My other powers are locked up too."

Amaterasu growls suddenly.

OC-verse Danyelle asks "What’s wrong, Amaterasu?"

The godly wolf looks straight at her user, getting the message across.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Oh Faust no...."

Vera asks "Something happening in your universe?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I just had a vision of my universe's Tirek.... He's planning to attack this universe since there are more alicorns in this universe than in my universe!"

Vera spoke "Wait… *Reads some kind of book* That doesn’t make sense, your Tirek attacked your universe anyway. So that might be this universe’s Tirek you saw."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Including myself, there's only 12 alicorns in my universe. Here, there's about 30 plus many more that haven't ascended yet."

Vera asks "But HERE is the million dollar question, that’s an expression by the way, how would your Tirek even get here in the first place?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Metaphorically speaking, it would be impossible for him to get into this universe unless he... had a warp ring on hand!"

Vera asks "*Facepalm!* Did he seriously get a glimpse of the future and is trying to change the timeline?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Nothing is set in stone though but I fear for the safety of my fellow alicorns.. Both of my universe and those of this one."

Vera spoke "One’s bad enough but two once? No thank you."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "For sure plus I've seen glimpses of various futures of what could happen if the Sonic Rainboom didn't happen in this universe. I'm glad Spotty took matters into her own hands and grabbed Starlight before the mare stripped ponies of their cutie marks."

Vera spoke "Yeah. But let’s not forget there could be other dangers."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I can get in touch with the Zone Cop chief before my universe's Tirek finds out about this universe."

Vera spoke "Cool. Now that we got that outta the way, let’s spin the Wheel of Combat!"

The audience cheered as the contestants wonder what physical battle it could be before Vera spun the wheel.

Lune spoke "I wonder what it could be."

“Could be anything, really.” I noted as the wheel started slowing down.

Ignis asks "What kind of combat will it land on?"

Vera asks "How will the physical battle be fought?

Yuki spoke "We don't know!"

Twilight Velvet sighs "Seriously, Yuki?"

Night Light asks "Don’t you know that was a rhetorical question?"

Yuki glares at Twilight Velvet.

Twilight Velvet asks "What?"

Yuki spoke "Nothing."

Twilight Velvet giggled before the wheel stopped with the arrow pointing down at a male lion abyssinian’s head, which had deep red fur, a turquoise mane worn in circular curls aligned rather symmetrically on his head and large turquoise mustache.

Ignis spoke "Whoa-ho-ho! Look at that!"

Vera spoke "Looks like the combat of this Second Challenge shall be Turkish Wrestling, as it’s also called…"

Audience spoke "OIL WRESTLING!!!"

The six of us and the ten contestants were confused before massive barrels with a golden lion's head having its maw open emblazoned upon one end of each barrel appeared, with the heads facing down directly above the contestants as some kind of liquid fell and drenched all ten contestants. The liquid smelled like… olive oil?

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Hold it! Olive oil is flammable and I'd rather not smell like Kentucky Fried Nekomata if I had set myself on fire!"

Vera spoke "Yeah, that’s why I said no magic. Besides, stand use or firebending isn’t really allowed either, and I made sure to remove any flammable substance and anything that could start a fire."

Danyelle spoke "Still, my counterpart can't fully control her powers yet."

Vera spoke "Thought that might be the case, so I made sure any powers or magic is sealed for the 2nd Challenge so things don’t get outta control. You can still fly with your wings, but that’s about it."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I can't lock my Chaos powers though."

Due to an allergic reaction, OC-verse Danyelle's tail fur had fully fallen off.

Vera asks "…What just happened?"

OC-verse Sumarda spoke "I forgot to mention.... My universe's Danyelle is severely allergic to olive oil..."

OC-verse Danyelle's wings had lost their feathers.

Vera spoke "*Facepalm* I really should’ve seen that coming."

Vera snapped her fingers as OC-Verse Danyelle’s tail fur and wing feathers were back, not to mention she didn’t have a single drop of olive oil on her.

OC-verse Sumarda spoke "Next time, ask her before you dump olive oil on her."

Vera asks "Sure thing. But what does she wanna do now?"

OC-verse Sumarda snaps her fingers, removing the oil off the other nine participants.

OC-verse Sumarda spoke "Just this once, a regular brawl is good."

Vera asks "Ya sure re-spin wouldn’t be a good idea?"

Oc-verse Danyelle spoke "Yeah."

OC-Verse Sumarda giggles "But maybe you and I could have some fun with our husbands together sometime, eh?"

Vera asks "Oh-ho-ho-ho yeah! Alright! Guess this 2nd challenge will be mainly combat! Time limit is two hours! Last team standing wins! So get ready to wrestle! All teams ready?"

Both Danyelles spoke "The Winged Nekos are raring to go!"

Celestia spoke "Team Sun’s all good to grapple!"

Chrysalis spoke "Heh! Team Changelings ready for combat!?

Gilda spoke "We need a sixth team!"

Vera asks "Can Ignis and I…?"

Sumarda spoke "Sure. I’ll handle the commentary for this 2nd Challenge."

Vera spoke "Yeah!"

Ignis spoke "Alright! I get to be in some action!"

OC-verse Danyelle laughs "Now we're talking!"

Sumarda asks "Okay, but before we begin, are all teams ready?"

A portal opens up before a duller colored version of Celestia steps out.

Zelestia spoke "Vera, I'm afraid this contest has to be cancelled. I'm here to send the nekomata and Sumarda back to their universe before I can seal off all interdimensional travel. It's just as Alpha-Queen Danyelle predicted, Tirek is already stealing magic from the OC-verse. And if he catches wind of this universe, all of the alicorns will be in danger regardless if they're nascent or already ascended."

Vera spoke "Oh, well it’s not exactly cancelled if two teams drop out."

OC-Verse Danyelle groans "Ugh… Fine. I’ll drop out."

Stormcloud spoke "About that... Jackie would have to go back to her world until Tirek is stopped."

Danyelle spoke "Vera, you shouldn't argue with a Zone Cop."

Vera spoke "I’m not arguing, I’m just seeing things in other perspectives and ways."

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "But Zelestia is right, I'm putting this universe and Jackie's world in danger if I visit you all."

Jackie spoke "Guess Ah’ll be droppin’ out. And Ah was real pumped too…"

Stormcloud spoke "I'll drop out too, no point of me taking part if my wife's not taking part."

Danyelle spoke "Okay. I’ll drop out as well."

Pandora then showed up. “Don’t worry, I’ll handle the commentary from here. Besides, I thought Dissy could use to time to catch up with Yui.”

Celestia's compact goes off suddenly.

Rarity spoke with a weakened voice "C-Celestia.... W-we got trouble..."

End

Finding An Enemy
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

Finding An Enemy

*Rainbow Dash’s POV*

Well, it’s raining and it’s real close to midnight. Most of us kept an eye on our tele-mirror, before it glowed and turned on, revealing a clear view of an ominous-looking young earth pony stallion with disheveled black mane that’s parted slightly in the middle, ashen fur that’s got a peachy tint, a beauty mark under his left eye, and wears an orange-yellow shirt with alien-invader patterns on it. The stallion laughed with a smile. “So NOW you wanna pay attention to me? Do you know who I am? Then catch me if you can!”

The tele-mirror then turned off. From what Seiko and Emerald told us, if anyone appeared on the Midnight Mirror, and the vision was clear, then the person on it is in the TM World, leaving us a deadline until the fog rolls in.

Danyelle asks "Wasn't that the insane teacher?"

“No, I don’t think so at all. We should meet up with Seiko and the others at Junes tomorrow morning, since their summer vacation does start then.” I answered.

Danyelle spoke "I'm not in school either."

“…Oh. Sorry.” I apologized.

Danyelle spoke "Lan wasn't fully potty trained when Vince and I dropped out at the age of 7 and a half."

“…Okay, I don’t think any of us needed to hear that.” I admitted.

Lan whacks his older sister.

Roll spoke "Vince, Dany and I just couldn't go back to school. The three of us just couldn't handle the bullying and name calling..."

“Say no more, I get the picture.” I responded, understanding them.

Danyelle spoke "Yeah... It was, I got called a lot of names... The most frequent insult was orphan...."

Lan spoke "Maylu and I were homeschooled since Danyelle and Roll didn't want us to be harassed like they and Vince had."

Maylu asks "Look, can we please just stop talking about this?"

Roll spoke "Sorry sis but Danyelle was in a rather foul mood back then... She literally bit a pony that had tried to separate her from her brothers."

Danyelle spoke "Let's just say I didn't like anyone trying to separate me from my brothers..."

I spoke "Holy hayseeds... You're one savage cat when you want to be Dany."

Danyelle spoke "Yeah… Let’s just go to sleep and meet up with Seiko and the others tomorrow morning."

Aphmau spoke "Agreed..."

*The next morning*

Following a howl from Rising Sun, the others and I wake up.

“Man… That was really weird…” I noted, thinking back to a strange dream last night while I was asleep.

Danyelle groans "Remind me to never eat curry before bed..."

“You had that dream too?” I asked.

Danyelle spoke "Yeah and judging by how fluffed up Maylu is, she had that dream too."

“Who’d have thought all three of us would’ve been in a blue long carriage with Elizabeth, Theo, a teen Pegasus mare about Miran’s age, and a bizarre male Draconequus with a long muzzle?” I noted.

Roll spoke "Whatever it is, it's got the clairvoyant spooked badly."

“Maybe it was because of the fortune-telling that Draconequus did with arcana cards?” I guessed.

Roll spoke "Let's never mention this to Fluttershy though. She frightens easy."

“Okay.” I responded.

Danyelle was shaking in fear since she sensed that something bad had happened to Rarity's group.

Soon, we met up with Seiko and his group at Junes.

Kaze asks "Okay, Karei and Teddie are checking out the other side, so we’ll go ahead and start the meeting. Now about what happened last night… You guys all saw it, right?"

All of us nodded at that.

Kanji spoke "Yeah. Shit he said made my blood boil."

Goryuu spoke "Honestly, that pissed me off too."

Kanji growls "That mumbling of his and those fish-like eyes pissed us off even more. Who the hell is he?"

Seiko sighs "Miran and I don’t know."

Miran spoke "He didn’t look familiar at all."

Roll spoke "Whoever it was, it's got my sister on edge. Plus Danyelle is freaked out."

Icy spoke "We have to figure this out!"

Aphmau spoke "Well, it's sure as heck ain't Golden Ingot-baka."

Vincent spoke "Someone should patch through to Celestia-hime."

Kaze spoke "Hmm… Truth to tell, I get the feeling I’ve seen him before…"

Shima spoke "I was surprised when I saw how clearly his face showed on TM. So I called Emerald, and while we were talking, it hit me… Maybe that colt is the culprit."

Emerald spoke "It’s just a hunch, but it makes sense."

Kaze spoke "We’ve been told the suspect is a high schooler… The police are after him for the murder of King Moron. So to see that on TM last night, at a time like this…"

Kiko spoke "Yeah, not to mention he taunted viewers as he said “Catch me if you can”…"

Kanji asks "Uhhhh… So?"

We kept discussing and decided to investigate for information about this colt. Soon enough, we got enough info for Karei to find his location as we went into the TM world. The colt’s name was Gēmā Tsukamu, as Seiko, Miran, Danyelle, Roll and I showed the others of a picture of him in his high-school uniform.

Kaze spoke "That’s him all right… It’s definitely the pony on the Midnight Mirror! It’s settled, then. He is the killer… and he’s in here now!"

Karei spoke "This stallion came to our tofu shop before… Was he… spying on me…? Oh my Faust… I really was being targeted…"

Kanji spoke "Dammit! Freakin’ punk!"

Emerald spoke "Hey, I’ve seen him before too… Hmm…"

Goryuu asks "You okay, Emerald?"

Emerald spoke "Oh, now I remember! Shima, it’s that one pony!"

Shima asks "*Confused* That one pony…?"

Emerald spoke "Back in April, remember!? He suddenly came and started hitting on you!"

Kaze exclaims "Oh, him! The dude who got served by Shima in front of the school! Man, Emerald, how’s you remember something like that!?"

Emerald spoke "Well, that was the first time he talked to her, but I remember he was always following her around."

Shima asks "*Confused* Um… Sorry, who are we talking about?"

Kaze spoke "The dude who came right up to you at the school gates and called you Shimi!"

Shima asks "Ohhhh… Uhh… Really?"

Emerald gasps "Wait, did he kidnap Shima to get back at her for rejecting him!?"

Shima spoke "*Confused* Um… I didn’t really reject him…"

Karei asks "He came up to me while I was busy working and asked, “Don’t the biker gangs bother you?” Just going on and on about how biker gangs can’t do anything unless they’re in a pack and stuff… He seemed to be the type who just keeps talking, whether you like it or not… if that makes sense. I usually treat those people politely so they don’t get offended, but I was so tired that I kinda ignored him. Was that why I was kidnapped…?"

Kanji spoke "Huh…? Wait, I’m not a biker! Ugh… That damn special report… So that’s why I got dragged into this."

Goryuu spoke "Hey, you were only trying to protect our mom, Kanji."

Emerald spoke "You know, I heard he’s been saying stuff about that announcer’s affair, too. Lots of muttering about how females who cheat on their husbands should be executed."

Kaze spoke "Sounds like it’s all coming together… Well, it’s time for a showdown!"

I spoke "I got my guards out looking for him as we speak."

Teddie spoke "Don’t worry, I gave them my special glasses to help them see through the fog in this world. So here’s some for all of you too."

Teddie gave me, Spottedleaf, Danyelle and our groups glasses. I put them on, and it was like the fog didn’t even exist!

Kaze asks "Well, it’s not bad to keep some extra eyes out, but they’re up against shadows. So we’ll need to bring them back. So Karei, can you tell where this Gema pony’s at?"

Karei spoke "I’ll give it a try. Just a sec…"

Karei summoned Himiko and started searching.

Karei spoke "…Yeah, I found him! He’s that way."

“Then I’ll call back my guards.” I responded as Himiko vanished.

Micah spoke "About that... All of them have suddenly vanished! Same with Lightning Dust!"

Teddie spoke "*Nose twitching* Hmm?! They’re still alive! The shadows must’ve captured them! And their scents are coming from where Karei-Chan found that Gema pony!"

Emerald spoke "Alright! Let’s go! We’re so close to the killer… We can’t lose him now!"

All of us agreed as we went towards the location Karei found, but the entrance looked 8-bit, having GAME START and CONTINUE in the air while the sky and other side of the door were black and red 8-bit ripples.

Emerald asks "What is this…? Some kinda game?"

Kaze spoke "Well, he did taunt us, saying “Catch me if you can”… I guess he thinks of all this as a game."

Emerald growls "Ohhh, this pisses me off! I hereby sentence him a hundred kicks to the face! Let’s go!"

Seiko spoke "We gotta reach the ending!"

Kaze spoke "Gotta admit… All guys love games."

Teddie spoke "And all girls love Teddie!"

I kick Teddie in the breadbasket.

Danyelle spoke "The fate of Neighpon rests in our hooves and hands."

We then went into the place, but it was like a labyrinth. We fought shadows, and when we were halfway through, we found Lightning Dust and the others.

Danyelle's ears were on full alert the entire time.

“Lightning Dust! You and the others okay?” I asked as Lightning Dust and the others came to and got up.

Celaeno groans "Lix is still missing...."

Karei spoke "She must be further in the labyrinth. Wait… Himiko!"

Karei summoned her persona before she gasped.

Karei gasps "Incoming ambush from shadows!"

Shadows then appeared, each having a strange different-colored mask on each of them, surrounding us.

Danyelle let out a loud yowl, forcing the shadows to back off.

Danyelle spoke "That was my Divine Lightning Neko Yowl, I mixed it with the powers from the devout beads to drive off the shadows."

Karei spoke "Whew! That’s a relief, because the last thing we need is to get caught off guard."

The sound of two fox tails whirring like a helicopter was heard since Quick was hovering in the air.

Scootaloo asks "Dude, did your butt just turn into a helicopter?"

Quick chuckles "Hehehe, a butt-copter."

I snicker "Really? A flank-copter, Scoot?"

Azure chuckles "Hehe, I would’ve come up with that name, squirt."

Shima snickers "A… butt-copter…? Pfft… Haha…"

Emerald spoke "Uh oh, this isn’t good…"

We were confused before Shima burst out in roaring joyous laughter.

Shima laughs "Pfft… Bawahaahahahaa! A… Butt-Copter…! AHAHAHAHAHA!"

Emerald spoke "Oh no, she’s having a total laughing fit."

Seiko spoke "Guess that really hit her funny bone."

I laugh "Pinkie'll get a kick outta this one!"

Shima couldn’t stop laughing with a smile open and her eyes closed.

Teddie spoke "Hmm… Shimi-chan really does have a beary strange sense of humor."

Celaeno snickers "hehe, butt-copter."

I spoke "Ignoring the womanizer, we have to stop Gema!"

Soon, after Shima calmed down from her laughing fit, we kept going, keeping an eye out for Lix while we were at it. Later, I feel like we were on the last floor.

Spitfire spoke "Guys, I found the door!"

Karei asks "Hmm… I sense him and Lix past this door… Are you guys ready?"

Danyelle had a divine sword in her right hand, ready for battle.

Danyelle spoke "Ready!"

But then I felt the door sealed with a mysterious power, before pitch-black darkness flowed from the Orb of Darkness we found in the labyrinth earlier, unlocked and unsealing the door before the orb and darkness disappeared, leaving us surprised by what happened.

Danyelle had the Divine Retribution hovering on her back since she had borrowed the items from Rising Sun.

We then opened the door, finding ourselves in an arena, spotting Lix, tied up and unconscious.

Emerald spoke "Look! There they are!"

Kanji spoke "You Gema!? You better be ready to pay, you bastard!"

Kaze spoke "Wait, Kanji… Something’s not right!"

Kiko spoke "Listen to Kaze! Look!"

Gema spoke "Everycreature gets on my nerves… That’s why I did it! What do you think of that!? Say something, dammit!"

We looked to who Gema was talking to, and it was… a golden-eyed Gema?!

Golden-Eyed Gema was silent.

Gema spoke "Nobody even thought of me after the first pony, or that spoiled rich mare at Canterlot prison from last month when that Stardust gave a teleport gadget and deathberries to me a year ago. That’s why I went after the third one! I killed them!"

Golden-Eyed Gema was silent.

Gema asks "Wh-What’re you all quiet for…?"

Golden-Eyed Gema sighs "Because… I feel nothing…"

Gema snaps "What’re you talking about!? Make sense, dammit!"

Emerald gasps "What the…? Which one’s the shadow?"

Golden-Eyed Gema spoke "I… have nothing… I am nothing… And you… are me…"

Gema spoke "What…? What’s that supposed to mean!? I’m… I’m not nothing…"

Shima spoke "No! If this keeps up…!"

Spitfire spoke "This is bad!"

Gema heard us before turning around. “Wh-Who are you guys!? How’d you get in here…? Dammit, who the hell are you!? What’re you doing here!?”

Goryuu spoke "Shut your mouth. We’re after you."

Spottedleaf hisses "Tell us, are you the killer?"

Gema laughs Haha… Ahahahahaha! Of course I am! I’m the one behind everything! *Turns toward Golden-Eyed Gema* I don’t give a damn what this imposter’s saying! Hahaha, you hear that!? You have nothing to do with me! Get outta my sight! *Turns back towards us* That goes for the rest of you and your tied-up friend, too… Why’d you chase me all the way here!? I’ll kill you! I’ll kill all of you! I can do it, you know… I can do anything!"

Something’s telling me that this pony’s seriously delusional.

Golden-Eyed Gema growls "*Gaining a red and black aura* So you don’t accept me…"

Gema groans "Ngh… *Falls to his knees* What the…? Aaaaargh!"

Gema suddenly went unconscious as the Golden-Eyed Gema was engulfed in shadows, as we realized that golden-eyed Gema was his shadow before it transformed.

Kaze spoke "Dammit, here we go again!"

Karei spoke "Get ready, everyone! Once we beat him, this case is as good as closed!"

Celaeno spoke "Protect the medicine cats!"

Spitfire and the other Wonderbolts surround Spottedleaf and Micah.

Danyelle spoke "I doubt you can even touch me because of the weapons I wield!"

Shadow Gema spoke "I am… a shadow… Come… I’ll end your emptiness."

The shadow soon become engulfed in some kind of pixelated armor.

Kaze gasps "Is that supposed to be a game character…? Geez, how insulting can he be!?"

Shadow Gema spoke "Come…"

But then the shadow emitted a blinding light, covering the area. And when it faded, I opened my eyes to see myself… back at my cloud house in Ponyville?! I noticed a mirror as I tried going in slowly, but nothing happened. “What’s going on?”

A voice spoke "Nothing."

“Huh?!” I gasped as I looked into the darkness, before the shadow started emerging from it.

Shadow Gema spoke "Everything is nothing. Friendship is an illusion, you’re on your own."

“We’ll see about that!” I dared as I tried to lunge at him, but when I jumped, I fell. I looked at the mirror, as I still had my horn and wings. “W-What the hell happened to my speed, strength, magic and flight?!”

Shadow Gema spoke "*As I kept trying to fight him* You have no bonds, you have nothing at all, just like me."

“No! You’re wrong!” I said before the shadow let out a cry as it grew larger, making scream in shock before it grabbed me by the neck, starting to choke me. As I started to think I was losing, I saw a light when I looked up before I heard Lightning Dust’s voice. “Dash! Dash!”

That’s right… I’m not alone…

Lightning Dust’s voice calls out "*As I reached towards the light* Dash! Dash!"

Her leg then grabbed mine before pulling me outta there.

Lightning Dust spoke "Glad you’re okay, Dash."

“Dust… Hehe, thanks.” I said in gratitude as it looked like Seiko and Spottedleaf went through that too as Kaze and Danyelle pulled them out too before the three of us were taken to the others, and they were glad to see us.

Spottedleaf spoke "Well, we all know what to do."

“Definitely, to beat the bad guy.” I agreed.

Seiko spoke "Yeah. Let’s take him down! Persona!"

Seiko summoned Izanagi as he charged towards the armor, dodging the explosion it set off before he slashed the armor, making the pieces scatter. But then they started coming back together again.

Emerald spoke "No! Not again!"

Karei spoke "You can’t take out the shadow until you destroy its outer shell."

Emerald spoke "Goryuu! Kanji! Danyelle! With me!"

Danyelle spoke "DIVINE LIGHTNING NEKO ROAR!!!!"

The pieces scatter yet again but this time, they didn't reassemble.

Emerald spoke "Now!"

Emerald, Kanji and Goryuu summoned their personas as they attacked the pieces making the left arm of the armor, destroying the pieces.

Shadow Gema spoke "……There’s no need to be scared. It’ll be quick."

Shadow Gema widened his eyes as red lightning started to strike the battlefield, before we dodged it. Shima and Kiko summoned their personas as the two set off multiple explosions and ghastly blows on the shadow.

Kaze spoke "Sweet! Nice hit!"

Kiko spoke "Thanks."

But then the remaining pieces started reassembling.

Shima spoke "He’s rebuilding his defenses!"

“Oh come on!” I groaned.

Spottedleaf growls "Not good."

Seiko spoke "Dammit."

Kanji spoke "Not on my watch!"

Kanji’s persona grabbed a piece, stopping it as the other personas did the same, stopping the reassembling.

Karei spoke "Go on! Now’s your chance, guys!"

Kanji spoke "Yeah! Take ‘im out!"

Goryuu spoke "You got this!"

Shima spoke "Please, get that guy."

Emerald spoke "Yeah! Hit ‘em good and hard!"

Teddie spoke "You can do it, Sensei!"

Azure spoke "I believe in ya, Dashie!"

Scootaloo spoke "Go, Rainbow Dash!"

Spottedleaf spoke "We’ll let you three take care of this."

Lightning Dust spoke "Go kick that guy’s ass, Dash!"

Kaze spoke "I’ll let you, Danyelle and Rainbow Dash take the final blow!"

“We are far… from empty!” Seiko, Danyelle and I shouted as the two of us took into the air and charged in with Izanagi before the shadow widened its eyes again, making a twister emerge from beneath us as Spotty and I dodged it.

Seiko spoke "Makami!"

Izanagi changed into a different persona as it wrapped itself around the twister and breathed out a big fireball at the shadow, who blocked it.

Seiko spoke "King Frost!"

Makami changed into a different persona as he fired a blizzard at the shadow, which blocked it again.

Seiko spoke "High Pixie!"

King Frost changed into another persona as she made lightning strike the shadow, which blocked it again, before it started fired back the flame attack.

Seiko spoke "Pyro Jack!"

Another persona change as he absorbed the fire attack before the shadow launched an ice and lightning attack.

Seiko spoke "Yamata-no-Orochi!"

Another change as the dragon shielded Danyelle and I from the attacks, unaffected at all.

Kaze asks "Whoa! How many personas has that guy been piling up?"

OC-verse Twilight flew out of a portal before firing a Fire Kyubi Roar at the hostile Personas, destroying them.

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Kurama! Matatabi!"

The two beasts roar loud after they appeared.

Karei spoke "No! Don’t! You’re hurting Seiko-senpai and the others!"

Shadow Gema growls "Why…? Don’t you want to be at ease?"

Seiko spoke "*Wince with more than a few bruises* Leanan Sidhe!"

Seiko changed his persona again as she appeared right next to the shadow’s left as ear she breathed out soothingly, as if whispering something, before the shadow’s eyes widened as it let out a cry of rage as the pieces floated around it, but as weapons this time.

Shadow Gema spoke "I… I need proof that I exist… That’s why… I have to kill you!"

Seiko spoke "Rakshasa!"

Seiko changed his persona again as he, Danyelle, Kurama, Matatabi and I charged while destroying some of the pieces floating in the air before the shadow sent them flying at us.

Seiko spoke "Ara Mitama!"

Seiko changed his persona again as he shielded all of us from the pieces as the shield destroyed all the blocks while the shadow cried out in fury.

Seiko spoke "Izanagi!"

Seiko changed his persona one more time as the five of us charged at the shadow before we landed a simultaneous attack on it, winning the battle. As Gema started getting up, Danyelle wingslapped the back of OC-Verse’s Twilight’s head.

Danyelle snaps "You idiot! Don’t you know that hurting the personas hurt the persona users?!"

Phantom had gone intangible before appearing in front of Gema, punching the stallion in the face.

Gema spoke "Ugh…"

Kaze spoke "Finally awake, huh? You’ve been a major pain in our ass."

Gema gasps "What the…? You guys… Wh-Who the hell are you guys!?"

Seiko spoke "We came here to talk to you."

Gema asks "Talk… to me…?"

Kiko spoke "You’re being chased by the police. They think you’re the one who killed King Moron and the other two."

Seiko asks "So tell us, are you the killer?"

Gema sighs "All the cases… All on me…"

Okay, I definitely have a feeling that stallion’s heading to crazytown.

Gema laughs "Aha… hahaha! That’s right, I did it!"

Kanji snaps "You piece of crap!"

Gema spoke "And not just that bastard Manuke… That stupid announcer and the spoiled wench, too! I killed all of them! It was all me!"

But then Shadow Gema glowed and disintegrated, which was new for us.

Karei asks "Wh-Where did it go!?"

Emerald asks "What’s going on…?"

Gema spoke "Ha… Hahaha… It’s gone… That frickin’ monster disappeared. That... that, son of a mare…"

Gema started laughing as I knew that stallion was just an empty puppet just starving for attention.

Later, when we got back in Ineighba, Gema was taken away by the police as he was still chuckling.

Blue spoke "That stallion is a jerk... Plus he had been my ex-coltfriend but when I caught onto his murderous ways, I dumped him."

A stallion with fiery purple eyes asks "Wait, what?"

Blue spoke "I... don't want to talk about it...."

Phantom spoke "Unlike me, Blue is full ghost since she had died in a terrible fire... But the police couldn't figure out what caused it."

Stallion with fiery purple eyes spoke "Oh."

Phantom’s breath turned blue. “And I know you’re a ghost too.”

The stallion sighed as he transformed. “The name’s Ghost Pepper.”

Blue spoke "I miss my old life..."

Ghost spoke "Believe me, you ain’t the only one."

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Let the Cook-off Begin!

*Rainbow's POV (still)*

After OC-Verse Twilight went back to her universe, we went back to Seiko and his group, and they were talking about something fun for tonight. And for some reason, Teddie was a teen earth pony stallion with bright blue eyes, tan fur, blonde mane and tail while wearing a white blouse-like shirt with a red rose and a flamboyantly designed collar.

Karei spoke "Hey, why don’t we have a celebration? We always have a wrap party after we’re done shooting. It’s fun, and it’ll help give us some closure."

Emerald spoke "Ooo, a party! That sounds great! Let’s go all out!"

Goryuu spoke "Heh! Same here!"

Teddie spoke "Ooh, ooh! I wanna go to Shimi-Chan’s house! Gorgeous dinner, hot springs, table tennis, yukata! Geisha! Furiyama, full wootness!"

The rest of us had a bead of sweat at that.

Kanji stammers "You’re right, Shima-senpai’s family runs a hot springs in… A-A hot springs that… Shima-senpai bathed in too…?"

Kaze spoke "Hey, keep it to yourself… You’re sounding like a creep."

Shima spoke "W-Well, it sounds like fun, but I don’t think it’s possible today…"

Emerald spoke "Yeah, it’s summer vacation. All the rooms must be occupied."

Teddie asks "We can’t do a sleepover…?"

Shima spoke "Maybe next time. I promise."

Kaze asks "Hey Seiko, why we hit your place instead?"

Seiko asks "Huh?"

Miran asks "Wait-what?!"

Kaze asks "Oh, but will your uncle get suspicious? Like, “Why are you all celebrating?” that sort of thing?"

Seiko asks "You mind if Tenshi is there?"

Kaze spoke "Why would we leave her out? The more, the merrier."

Emerald spoke "Oh yeah, if your uncle’s a detective, he might not come home tonight… Tenshi-chan might be getting hungry."

Shima asks "Hey, then why don’t we make dinner together?"

Karei asks "Wow… Are you good at cooking, Senpai?"

Emerald asks "W-Well… sort of?"

Kaze asks "What are you saying…? Did you already forget the tragedy of the school campout!?"

Emerald spoke "W-We already told you that was an accident!"

Shima spoke "She’s right! We just got a couple of the ingredients wrong!"

Kaze spoke "Guys, please don’t do this, I’m begging you… I don’t need another trauma to deal with…"

Danyelle spoke "My place is in Ponyville though so that isn't going to work. And the LAST thing we need is a Mystery Food X!"

Kaze gasps "W-Wait! How do YOU know about it?!"

Danyelle spoke "My dad wasn't a very good cook though..."

Kaze sighs "Is there no hope…?"

Karei spoke "Hey, I’m a good cook! *To Seiko* I’ll make something for you, Senpai."

Teddie spoke "Tadaaaah! Teddie has a great idea! Let’s have a cooking battle! The winner will be crowned Iron Cook Ineighba!"

Kaze spoke "A cooking battle? Now I’m even more worried…"

Emerald spoke "S-Sure, that sounds like fun."

Karei asks "Aww, but I’ll win hands-down. You sure you want to make it that easy?"

Kaze spoke "*To Seiko* Dude, listen to me. For the sake of our stomachs, you have to cook something too. Help us, Seiko! You’re our only hope…”

Emerald spoke "Then you can represent the guys’ team. Tenshi-chan will be our judge!"

Kanji spoke "I can be a taster too!"

Goryuu spoke "Same here."

Teddie asks "Teddie can be a tester too! At the end, you’re supposed to say, “That was delicious!” right?"

Emerald spoke "Woo! I’m getting all fired up!"

Lightning Edge and Flaring Blade showed up.

Lightning Edge spoke "We can be tasters as well."

Flaring nodded at that.

A female spoke "As can I."

A female kirin with umber fur, white-blonde mane/tail, red eyes, a gray horn, red scales and hooves, wearing a black cloak with a hoodie function showed up.

Flaring spoke "Big sister."

Kanji asks "Huh?"

Lightning Edge spoke "So you already know my little sister, Umbra Chain, and became friends with her? That’s wonderful."

Snowfall spoke "I can whip up the meanest banana split sundae supreme! Frozen foods are my specialty."

Scorching spoke "Where as hot foods are my specialty."

“Heh! Count me in on that cooking action!” I declared.

Emerald spoke "Alright! Let us advance forth into the grocery section downstairs! Chaaarge!"

And so later, Seiko called his little cousin, Tenshi Kodomo, and she said that the food choice was fried rice omelet, much to Kaze and Danyelle’s relief.

Later, we went to Seiko and Miran’s place, which was pretty neat. And Tenshi… she was cute! I mean, sure she was 6 years old, but her personality just made her cute! Tenshi was a little earth pony filly with brown mane tied into short pigtails by pink ribbons, a brown tail and eyes. Soon enough, our fried rice omelets were ready and on the table, ready for testing.

Karei spoke "Bon appetit!"

Kaze spoke "W-Well, wait a sec. Asking Tenshi-chan to jump in and try these for us is kinda… unethical."

Emerald angrily spoke "D-Don’t look at us like that!"

Kanji spoke "Ohhh… So it’s our job to taste it first, to make sure we can keep it down."

Goryuu spoke "You can put it in like that."

Scorching chows down on the omelet since she had high heat resistance.

Scorching spoke "Easy as apple pie."

Danyelle groans "…Seriously?"

Spottedleaf spoke "Eating all of that in one go was pretty rude."

Snowfall spoke "My sister's an idiot...."

Blue started to snicker since Scorching was called an idiot.

Karei spoke "Well, good thing we all made seconds."

Second servings of the fried rice omelets made by me, Karei and the rest of the contestants were brought out.

Snowfall spoke "And since you already had your fill, no more fried rice omelet for you."

Scorching whines "Aw man…!"

Karei spoke "Try mine first, Kaze-senpai. It’s guaranteed delicious!"

Kaze spoke "You don’t mind me going first? Actually, I’ve been looking forward to yours. I mean, Karette cooked it herself. Can you imagine how many guys would kill me if they found out? Well then, chow time!"

Kaze used a spoon and scooped into the bright pink omelet with lot of red sauce on it and took a bite.

Kaze spoke "Urgh… I-I… can’t give this to Tenshi-chan…"

Karei asks "Ooh! It’s so delicious that you won’t let anyone else have a bite!?"

Seiko and Miran tasted it too.

Seiko spoke "M-Me too…"

Miran spoke "Same here…"

I decided to taste it myself. …It’s spicy! It’s so hot, the spiciness and heat are like lava in my mouth…! I can’t taste or feel the foie gras at all either. It’s starting to taste like iron, and for some reason, there’s a dull pain in my mouth too… I can’t give this to Tenshi…

Azure asks "You okay, Dashie?"

“I’m good.” I said, trying to put on a brave face.

Lucy spoke "We could have Natsu try then, he has fire resistance."

Danyelle gasps "Whoa! When did you get here, Lucy?!"

Lucy spoke "*pointing her tail at Nightclaw* I followed him and Snowflake. Then Natsu and Nashi followed me."

Danyelle spoke "Oh."

Shima spoke "Here, try mine next."

Kanji spoke "My bro and I will take this one."

Goryuu spoke "Let’s go."

The two diamond dog brothers dug their spoons into the bright omelet with white sauce and took a big bite.

Kaze spoke "G-Guys… That’s a lot…"

Kanji and Goryuu looked confused before taking some more bites.

Shima spoke "H-Hey, say something."

Kanji spoke "Well… Uh… How do we put this…? It tastes really, um… boneless…"

Shima spoke "What!? That’s not a word you use to describe taste! Does it taste good or not!? Tell me!"

I took a bit of Shima’s omelet, it didn’t seem to be risky. But I don’t taste any flavors… Wait, I don’t taste anything at all, not even the ingredients! How is that possible…?

Kanji spoke "Not good, that’s for sure. It tastes like… Like I’m eating plain oatmeal…"

Goryuu spoke "Yeah, it’s weird. It tasted like a mouthful of sawdust."

Seiko tasted the omelet. “It tastes like raw wheat gluten and cardboard.”

Kanji spoke "It’s pretty impressive that you put so many ingredients into a dish and it came out tasting like nothing."

Shima spoke "Y-Your palate just isn’t refined enough!"

Natsu spoke "No offense Shima-chan but even I wouldn't feed this to Nashi."

Tenshi tasted the omelet. “…I think it tastes good.”

Shima spoke "*Surprised and happy* Tenshi-chan…!"

Nashi, curious as she was, took a small amount and put it in her mouth.

Nashi spoke "Ick!!!"

Emerald spoke "O-Okay… Try mine next. Urgh… I dunno about this… But I think it’ll taste good! This time for sure!"

Teddie spoke "I’ll give it a whirl."

Teddie dipped his spoon into the brown-yellow omelet with a little red sauce on top of it and tasted it.

Emerald asks "H-How is it…?"

Teddie spoke "*Happily* Wow, this tastes awful! You have to try this, Kaze."

Kaze spoke "Dude, not after you say that… *Tasting Emerald’s fried rice omelet* Ahhh… I see…"

I decided to taste it too, and there are no words. It does taste awful, just awful and nothing else.

Kaze spoke "Well, um… It’s a huge improvement over the curry…"

Emerald spoke "*Sarcastically* Yeah, thanks for the consolation… I feel soooo much better…"

Danyelle spoke "Here's my Harmonic Surprise rice omelet, I can't guarantee the flavor since it's different every time."

Using her magic, Danyelle sets bowls of rice omelet down in front of the others.

I tasted it first, and wow! This tastes like apples mixed with ramen!

Umbra spoke "It tastes great."

Danyelle asks "What do the others think?"

Everyone else said it was great too. Tenshi then tasted Emerald’s omelette.

Tenshi spoke "I think this tastes good too."

Emerald gasps "*Surprised and happy* Tenshi-chan…!"

Shima tasted Emerald’s omelet too. “Oh yeah, they’re right… They’re totally right! It’s like the definition of awful! Ahahahaha!"

Emerald spoke "Then try Karei-chan’s! I bet you anything mine tastes better than hers!"

Shima tasted Karei’s omelet before… “U-Urhg…” Shima fainted from tasting that.

Emerald spoke "Shima!"

Karei gasps "S-Senpai!?"

Seiko spoke "Death in a bite!"

Kanji spoke "Sure enough… One strike."

Scorching spoke "Huh. So that explains the heartburn I’m feeling."

Blue spoke "Too bad things like that don't affect me."

Emerald asks "Huh? How?"

Blue spoke "I'm a ghost..."

Silence filled the room, as I expected. Then Emerald screamed in horror.

Karei spoke "Oh come on, are you a star pretending to be a ghost? Because you do look convincing enough for your fans."

Blue spoke "Try whacking me then."

Karei spoke "Okay, but remember, you literally asked for it."

Karei tried to wingslap the back of Blue’s head, but her wing just passed through.

Karei stammers "H-Huh?"

Blue spoke "Told you."

Karei really looked scared now.

Kaze spoke "W-Well, Shima and Emerald’s didn’t taste good either… But at least theirs didn’t cause any casualties… Haha…"

Karei spoke "I-It’s a taste too subtle for kids! It’s a mature flavor! You guys are just kids… I, I… *Sniff* Waaaaaaah…"

Man, Karei wasn’t taking it well. But then Tenshi tasted it.

Tenshi spoke "Ngh…! It’s spicy, but it’s still good."

Karei stopped crying at that. “Tenshi-chan…! *Happily* Hmph! I knew it! Tenshi-chan’s the most mature creature in this room!”

Emerald gasps "C-Crocodile tears!?"

Danyelle spoke "*taking a small amount of the omelet that Karei made before eating it* Hmm... Spicy but with an underlying sweetness."

Karei asks "Wow! How did you noticed that?"

Danyelle spoke "I eat curry on a weekly basis, my brothers and I have a higher heat resistance than most Abyssinians."

Kanji asks "*To Seiko* Oh yeah, didn’t you, Rainbow Dash, Scorching and Snowfall make some too, Senpai?"

Tenshi spoke "*Excited* You did!? Ooh…"

Danyelle spoke "I am rather curious."

Tenshi tasted Seiko's omelette. "This is really good! I've never had an omelet with fried rice this good! It's amazing!"

I decided to taste it too, and it really was amazing! It was Neighsian Amareican and soy flavored!

Danyelle tried some. "Great StarClan! It's really sweet."

Spottedleaf tried some too. “Tasty!”

Micah also tried some too.

Micah spoke "Sweet with a hint of spice."

“Okay, mine’s next. Sorry if I got a little carried away though.” I apologized in advance as my omelet’s sauce looked a bit tan from what ingredients I used.

Danyelle took the first bite.

Danyelle spoke "It tastes like my Harmonic Surprise."

Gertrude tasted it. “Huh, feels like I can train for hours after eating this.”

“Yeah, this omelet’s combo’d with pasta, potatoes and a bit of sourdough. I just love to carbo-load.” I admitted.

Micah chuckles "It's all about the energy with you Skittles."

Emerald spoke "Hey! You can’t blame her for wanting to train! *Tries my omelet* Wow! This is good!"

Micah spoke "I meant that in a good way."

Spottedleaf was shaking since she had gotten another omen from StarClan.

We had our dinner and went back to Rising Sun’s castle and went to sleep.

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Disaster Strikes!

*Azure’s POV*

We’ve spent a few more days in Ineighba and then Rainbow Dash got a call from Emerald, and she said that we were invited to come with her, Seiko and the others to go over to the beach. And most of us were pretty excited.

Micah spoke "Count me and Spotted out, we can't swim."

Sonata asks "Where we going?"

Rainbow Dash spoke "Emerald said it was Shicolti Beach, quite a ways from Ineighba."

Well, normally I’d say no, but for Skittles… I’ll come along.

Adagio spoke "Uh guys, something's wrong with the tortie hairball."

Aria spoke "Okay, then you stay here if you’re so worried."

Adagio whacks her sister.

Spottedleaf stammers "S-something bad w-will happen..."

Rainbow Dash spoke "Okay, then let us and Rising Sun know if something comes up."

Spottedleaf nodded as she stayed with Micah as the rest of us headed out for Shicolti Beach.

Sonata spoke "A lot has changed since the last time my sisters and I roamed Equis."

Tyson spoke "You did miss a lot."

We saw Tyson and Lightning Edge, and they were riding on some kind of motorbike. Soon we caught up with Seiko, Emerald and the others, most of them riding motorbikes too.

Karei spoke "Senpai, is the beach really this way? We’ve been on the road for a while."

Emerald asks "I’m positive! Can’t you smell the ocean?"

Karei asks "What smell?"

Kaze asks "You can definitely trust her on this, Karei. She’s got the senses of a beast, remember?"

Emerald growls "What? Hey! What are you saying?!"

Kaze spoke "Hey, I was complimenting you!"

Kiko asks "As a friend, right?"

Kaze spoke "Y-Yeah!"

Kiko spoke "Good."

Emerald snaps "You call that a compliment, you idiot?! What kind of girl would wanna be compared to a beast?"

Danyelle wingslaps Kaze.

Danyelle spoke "Watch what you say around my cousin."

A young sea green siren female with blue eyes no older than Mint Leaf was hiding behind a rock.

Goryuu was helping Kanji and Teddie catch up since the two were behind before Goryuu noticed the siren. “Huh? You okay?”

Danyelle spoke "You're scaring her dude."

Danyelle gently picks the young siren up.

Danyelle spoke "I don't see any sign of her parents though."

Goryuu spoke "I didn’t mean to look scary."

Goryuu was riding a motorbike while Kanji was riding a bicycle and Teddie was in his Bear suit while on roller skates with the latter two sweating and out of breath.

Kanji spoke "Hey dude, give me a break, will ya? Did you see the map? This is crazy!"

Teddie pants "Wait… for me… I’m… done for!"

Teddie fell as we soon saw the beach in sight.

Emerald exclaims "*Joyous laughter* Look! The ocean!"

Had to admit, it did look beautiful in the sunlight.

Kaze spoke "Alright!"

Karei spoke "It’s pretty!"

Seiko spoke "Yeah."

Miran was riding a motorbike while a Pegasus mare with chin-length brownish black mane, a brownish black tail and gray eyes while wearing a sleeveless white shirt, a short black necktie with various safety pins and a checkered skirt along with a black belt and a fancy, golden buckle which resembles a heart with wings. Additionally, she has black-striped red stockings for her front legs, black-striped white stockings for her hind legs, carrying a deep blue bag, adorned with golden designs and matching her officer's cap with a golden button, a V gravure and a red choker necklace called Marie held onto him.

Soon, Danyelle, carrying the young siren, and Goryuu caught up with us.

Danyelle was staring at the three older sirens.

Adagio asks "What?"

Before Danyelle could answer, Teddie and Kanji raced past us to the beach.

Emerald laughs "Oho, no one’s gonna beat me to the water!"

Kaze spoke "Yeah, let’s go!"

Shima spoke "O-Okay!"

Rainbow Dash spoke "Aw yeah!"

Karei spoke "Wait for me!"

Soon, we were racing towards the beach.

Aria zooms past the group, diving into the water first.

Aria laughs "I beat you all!"

Later, for some reason, almost all of us guys were in swim trunks while Kanji was still getting dressed privately.

Kaze spoke "You know… I’m starting to get nervous."

Seiko asks "Hmm? Why’s that?"

Kaze spoke "We’re at the ocean. Which means swimsuits. Which means, Karette live and in person!"

Therron asks "*Deadpan* Seriously?"

Kaze asks "What are the ramifications here…? Am I using up my lifetime supply of luck for this?"

Miran spoke "I don’t know."

“Whoa!” Kaze awed, amazed as he looked at a direction where we followed looking at, which amazed us too.

Teddie spoke "Oooooooh!"

To our surprise, all the girls were in swimsuits of their own. And Rainbow Dash winked at me while wearing her swimsuit, which was rainbow-colored.

Danyelle was in a beach chair while holding the sea green siren in her arms.

My wings had shot up on end before I roundhouse kicked Teddie into the water.

Adagio didn't have a swimsuit on since there weren't any siren sized ones.

Emerald spoke "*Blush* H-How come you guys are here? You should be in the water!"

Karei asks "Oh, were you waiting for us?"

Kaze spoke "Dude, that’s just insane…!"

Seiko spoke "Yeah, she’s something else."

Kaze spoke "Summer… is… awesome!"

Karei asks "*Smiling mischievously at Seiko* Hey… were you checking me out, Senpai?"

Shima asks "*Blush* Um, can we get going into the water…?"

Teddie sighs "*Coming out of the water* All of the girls win the Ladies of Summer competition. I’m surrounded by such beautiful mercreatures. I feel like this could be my chance for a summer romance…"

Emerald spoke "Like that’d ever happen."

Miran spoke "Marie definitely looks cute."

Karei asks "Where’s Kanji?"

Kaze spoke "I bet he’s still worn out. Riding all that way on a bike really did a number on him."

Goryuu spoke "Nah, he’s just getting changed."

Shima spoke "Oh, here he comes."

Kanji showed up… wearing a black speedo with a white skull on the back as Miran covered Marie’s eyes as Danyelle covered the green siren’s eyes.

Kaze asks "Dude… What is that!?"

Kanji asks "What’s what?"

Kaze asks "Your swimsuit! What else would I mean!?"

Kanji spoke "It’s your basic black."

Kaze spoke "I’m not talking about the color! I mean… I mean… the whole thing! I’m seeing things I never needed to see!"

Kanji spoke "You’re the only one sayin’ stuff like that!"

Kaze spoke "Don’t act like you’re not egging me on!"

Karei asks "Wait, Kanji. How come you’re not getting a nosebleed over me?"

Kanji asks "Huh? Why would that happen?"

Karei snaps "*Angrily* What!?"

The three started arguing as we stayed out of it.

Emerald spoke "I’m surprised they can get this worked up over just some swimsuits…"

Adagio had covered Sonata's eyes.

Danyelle snaps her fingers as her magic turned the speedo into swim trunks.

Danyelle hisses "Dude, there are kids AND infants here!"

Kanji didn’t even notice as he was still arguing with Kaze and Karei.

Teddie spoke "Geez, they’re hopeless. I’m gonna go ahead and jump back in the water! Emmy-Chan, Shimi-Chan! Let’s be mercreatures! *Jumping back into the water* Wheeeeee!"

Emerald spoke "Hey, he went in first! C’mon you guys. Let’s go!"

We agreed with that and went into the water. We had tons of fun, swimming, exploring and racing in the water. Later, all the guys and I went out of the water while Kanji and Teddie were in there with the others.

Kaze asks "Found a vending machine. I’ll go buy some drinks. You guys want soda?"

Seiko spoke "Sure thing."

Miran spoke "Sounds good."

Danyelle spoke "Cream soda for me, water for the siren on my lap."

Kaze spoke "Not a prob. Just leave it to-"

Shima yelps "Eek!"

Karei yelps "My string’s getting undone!"

We turned toward the ocean, not know what was happening.

Emerald spoke "Hey! Teddie! Watch the hands, pal!"

Rainbow Dash asks "What’s the big idea!?"

Teddie spoke "Aww, don’t be so stingy! I think we’re due for a wardrobe malfunction...”

We had beads of sweat at that.

Kaze asks "What in the world are they doing…?"

We were about to go back to our business when…

Kanji yelps "Whoaaaaaaaa!?"

Kaze asks "What now?"

Danyelle sighed as she plugged the siren’s ears, knowing Kanji was about to get angry as the diamond dog got out of the water with his left side facing us and his left hand lowly carrying Teddie around his barrel.

Kanji snaps "Got you, you bastard!"

Teddie spoke "Busted…"

Danyelle, suddenly having chills down her spines, she spun the beach chair a full 180 via magic, having herself and the siren looking away from us while she was still plugging the siren’s ears.

Kanji spoke "Hey, Senpai! This stupid bear here…"

As Kanji turned to walked towards us, we looked away as we couldn’t unsee it!

Kaze spoke "H-Hey, hey, HEY! Not cool!"

Kanji asks "You listenin’, Senpai?"

Goryuu spoke "Yes, but we got bigger problems right now!"

Kaze spoke "Wait. Hold it, time out! Uh… L-Look down."

Kanji asks "Down?"

Kanji looked down and became just as alarmed as us and Teddie saw too before he started squirming.

Teddie screams "Gyaaaaaaaaaaah!"

Kanji spoke "Holy crap; the wardrobe malfunction was mine!"

Kaze spoke "*As Kanji covered his chest with his right arm* What are you doing!? You need to cover up down there, dammit!"

Teddie spoke "I give up, I give up!"

Kanji spoke "Hey, quit squirmin’! You run off and I’m toast!"

Teddie whines "But if I don’t run off, my dignity will be in ruins!"

We then heard Shima’s voice. “Why don’t we take a break?”

Karei’s voice "I need to put on more sunscreen."

Emerald spoke "Gotta take a break to slake with steak!"

Rainbow Dash spoke "I could use a drink."

Kaze spoke "They’re getting outta the water!"

“This is bad!” I dreaded before Teddie suddenly stopped squirming.

Kanji asks "Teddie!? What gives!?"

Teddie groans "I’m… done for…"

Kaze spoke "Seiko and I will go look for something! Sit tight!"

“Okay, but be quick!” I urged as Kaze and Seiko take off to look for something.

Miran spoke "Hmm… Maybe a seashell…"

Kanji spoke "You’re right! Maybe if I use this white seashell… Argh, no, that’s too sexy!"

Teddie spoke "I can hear the harps…"

Kanji spoke "Stay with us, Ted!"

Gizem spoke "Don’t go dying on us."

Kaze spoke "Alright! We found something!"

Seiko spoke "Kanji, here!"

Seiko and Kaze came back, holding seaweed.

Kanji spoke "Wait, that’s seaweed!"

Karei spoke "Oh, there they are. Senpai!"

Kaze spoke "They’re coming! Just hide it!"

Kanji dropped Teddie before wrapping the seaweed and using his hands to keep them on his chest and pelvis.

The rest of the girls showed up, silent.

Emerald asks "…What and I suppose to say to this?"

Kaze chuckles "Uh… We’re… uh… Reenacting the Birth of Veneighs? Eh… hehehe…"

Kanji spoke "Y-Yeah! I-I’m ready to be born, dammit!"

The girls then screamed while running away as Marie ran being silent while she dropped something.

Karei spoke "You sicko!"

Then there was only the sounds of ocean waves splashing.

Kaze asks "Was this… the best idea…?"

Kanji spoke "Whatever else, it’s givin’ me an itch…"

Kaze spoke "Uh… huh…"

I looked at what Marie dropped and it was Kanji’s trunks.

Miran spoke "Marie must’ve found them in the water."

That made sense as we got the seaweed off Kanji and he put his swimsuit back on.

“Let’s never speak of this.” I said as the rest of the guys agreed.

Aria spoke "Good thing my sisters and I don't have that issue."

Natsu spoke "Fire and water don't mix."

But then we saw ripples in the water, but it looked like they were coming from below.

Adagio roars "KRAKEN!!!!"

Aria spoke "Hold on, I’ll check underwater."

Aria dove into the water.

Sonata and Adagio follow their sister as the others back away from the water for safety as Danyelle put a barrier up.

Soon, the three sisters surfaced, carrying somecreature.

Aria spoke "We found him right above a ground fissure underwater, but it was odd because there was glowing bright blue energy coming out of that fissure. But the energy suddenly faded away."

Sonata spoke "It's almost as though my sisters and I know him from long ago..."

Adagio pointed out, “Or he’s from another world. Not to mention he suddenly got cat fur while we were carrying him up.”

When we took a better look at the creature, he looked like an Abyssinian with dark violet fur, dark magenta ears, nose, fur on his hands, feet, glowing magenta fur on the tip of his tail, plum-colored claws at the tip of his fingers, toes and the back of his heels, and two plum-colored spikes a bit below his elbows. But what was strange was that the top of his nose and bottom of his chin were a bit curved and pointy, his ears looked more bat-like, and some of the fur on his head was formed like a head frill. Then we realized this guy could be half Abyssinian and half batpony.

Vincent spoke "He could be a Changeling though."

Micah spoke "Move aside folks! there's water in his lungs!"

After the others back off, Micah started pushing on the other tom's chest thus forcing the water out.

The tom asks "*Coughing out the water* What in the Shattered Isles?! Where am I?"

Micah spoke "You're in Ineighba, Neighpon. The trio of sirens got you up to the water's surface and I got the water out of your lungs."

The tom asks "Huh?"

A flash of light appears on Micah's hips before fading, revealing the image of a life ring in front of a lifeboard on his hips.

Adagio asks "What happened sir?"

Micah spoke "Wait a minute…"

Spottedleaf spoke "Lucky furball, I haven't found what I'm good at yet."

Spottedleaf soon contacts Twilight, telling the alicorn to go get Moth Flight.

the tom spoke "Hmm… *Gets up and stumbles a bit* Whoa! *Steadies himself* Okay… I wonder if…"

The creature held out his hands before two black and purple rifts suddenly appeared, catching us completely by surprise.

Micah jumps back while hissing as his wings flare out.

The tom spoke "One more thing to check."

The creature stuck his hand through one rift, and it popped out the other. He smiled before pulling his hand back and closed the two rifts.

The tom spoke "I still have my powers."

Micah hisses "Who are you?"

The tom spoke "Oh, right. The name’s Ozul, I’m a Behemoth of the Umbral Element known as a Riftstalker. Riftstalkers are part cat, part bat and part living darkness. I’m able to make portals into the Umbral Void."

The others were confused.

Adagio growls "What were you doing near the bottom of the ocean?"

Ozul spoke "Beats me. Last thing I remember was that I was about to be beaten by slayers. Wait… All of my parts are back! Even my tail! Yes!"

We noticed some plum-colored spikes on his back in the center and a vertical line, with the ends pointing downward.

Danyelle asks "Slayers? Did they look like Diamond Dogs?"

Ozul spoke "Not at all. I don’t even know what these Diamond Dogs are. They were more like hairless apes."

Danyelle spoke "My counterpart was born human though. Maybe that's what it was."

Ozul spoke "Yeah, sounds about right. But the one who got the best of me was wearing armor made from the pieces of other Riftstalkers and was wielding some kind of gauntlets made from the pieces of a Radiant Behemoth."

Danyelle asks "Radiant? Like light?"

Ozul spoke "Yep."

Spottedleaf spoke "Thunder warned me about it not long ago since he and the other ancestors watch over the Clans. Oh, I'm Princess Spottedleaf Sparkle, adopted sister of Princess Twilight Sparkle."

Ozul was confused.

Spottedleaf spoke "It's a long story though but I was a dying spirit back in my old world. Now, I'm an Abyssinian-alicorn hybrid as well as a mother to two adorable children, a boy named Tidefur and a girl named Mistheart."

Ozul spoke "I see."

Rainbow Dash asks "Wait, where’s Blue Flame?"

Blue Flame was suddenly gone.

Phantom spoke "Don’t worry. I’ll find her."

Danyelle spoke "Only a ghost can find another ghost, no offense Emmy."

Emerald stammers "H-Hey, you know I can’t handle that, so none taken."

Spottedleaf asks "But why are you scared of ghosts?"

Emerald spoke "I don’t wanna talk about it!"

Danyelle threw Goryuu at Emerald with magic, causing the two the kiss.

Danyelle spoke "I don't care what Cadence-hime would say, only I can harass my brothers or tease my cousin."

*Phantom’s POV*

Man… Blue Flame’s hiding really good.

Blue was hiding in a place I didn't know about it.

*Rainbow's POV*

Needless to say, Shima, Seiko and the others were surprised by what Danyelle did.

Kaze asks "Whoa! Dudette, dudette, did you seriously just do that?"

Danyelle spoke "Like I just said, only I can pick on my relatives."

I spoke "*Ahem!*"

Danyelle spoke "You shut up Skittles."

That is gonna take a while.

Passing the infant siren to Spottedleaf, Danyelle pounces on Rainbow before tickling the speedy mare's hooves thus making her squeal.

Celeano had found a garbage can before throwing up in it.

Kaze asks "Was it something I said?"

Spottedleaf spoke "Nah, this is something all pregnant females deal with. Speaking of... CAPPER DAPPERPAWS! FRONT AND CENTER, NOW!!"

A Tomcat showed up.

Capper asks "What happened?"

Spottedleaf asks "Did you do anything to Celaeno?"

Capper spoke "*Nervously* Um…"

Celaeno groans "No. *Urp!* I’ll explain."

Spottedleaf used a scan spell on Celaeno's stomach to check for any oddities before her eyes widen.

Spottedleaf spoke "Great StarClan! Celaeno's got an egg on the way! And by the looks of things, we might get an Abyssinian-Ornithian hybrid!"

Azure asks "Whoa! Really?"

Spottedleaf spoke "We've got a clan full of Abyssinian-Pegasus hybrids, six Abyssinian-alicorn hybrids and one dracony-Abyssinian tribrid... An Abyssinian-Ornithian hybrid is near unheard of!"

“You’re telling me.” Phantom agreed as he came back. “I couldn’t find Blue Flame.”

But then Spottedleaf suddenly giggled.

Phantom asks "What?"

Spottedleaf giggles "Oh, well… Heehee! I think Blue Flame’s got it bad for someone."

Blue Flame showed up, with a huge blush too. “W-What on Equis makes you say that?!”

Phantom spoke "One problem though, she's dead hence the glow around her. She's a ghost of her former self."

Danyelle spoke "You told me about when you visited an alternate time line, there was a ghost called Box Lunch, who was the daughter of the Box Ghost and the Lunch Mare."

Phantom spoke "THAT NEVER HAPPENED!!!"

Danyelle and I were sent flying into the water due to Phantom's shout.

Kaze spoke "Okay, remind me not to get on your bad side."

Spottedleaf spoke "I swear... That was louder than my Roar or the Royal Canterlot Voice..."

end

X Marks the Spot!
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

X Marks the Spot!

Author's Note

Crossover with Treasure X season 1

X Marks the Spot!

*Applejack’s POV*

Well, we’re searching for any alicorns in our zeppelin path.

Pebble spoke "I heard from Yellowfang that Princess Rarity found five more alicorns than we originally thought."

“Really?” I asked in surprise.

Pebble spoke "Yeah, four mares and a stallion. And I also heard that an alicorn ponykat was also found."

“That’s new.” I admitted.

Pebble spoke "Yeah plus two more had ascended. To be honest, Rarity hit it lucky."

“Anythin’ from Rainbow Dash an’ her group?” I asked.

Pebble spoke "Dash hasn't found any alicorns yet but Danyelle found four already. One mare and three stallions. Funny thing is, one of the three stallions has ghost powers. Twilight found one alicorn shortly after Sunset ascended. Nothing from Pinkie's group or Fluttershy's group yet."

“Oh.” I replied before I was suddenly dragged off the zeppelin by my own horn!

Pebble yowls at a random guard. "ALICORN OVERBOARD!!!"

Pebble jumps off after me, landing on my back before getting my wings open so the two of us could glide safely.

“Thanks.” I said in gratitude.

Pebble spoke "I may not have wings like Micah or the other SkyClan cats but I've seen enough birds in my past life to figure out how to get you gliding down safely."

“Ah just hope the others can follow me.” I responded as I followed to where my horn was leadin’ me to. And it was… Daring Do’s house?

Pebble chuckles "Rainbow will spit her bridle once she finds out about this!"

The two of us got to the door before Daring Do opened it. “Oh, I wasn’t expecting you two to be here. I was just about to head out.”

Then Applebloom and Heatwave showed up.

Pebble was wide eyed since there was a genuine horn on Daring's forehead.

Daring asks "Oh, I had that for a while now ever since my last adventure. In fact, why don’t I show you four something secret?"

Heatwave spoke "My nephew's a reverse gryphon though but that's just the way he was born."

Daring Do asks "Okay?"

Daring soon lead us to a secret room that had a lot of books and other artifacts.

Daring spoke "This is where I keep the most rarest finds, so they don’t fall into the wrong hands, and let’s say one of them took me on quite an adventure."

I spoke "Dash, Twi and Spots don't know yer an alicorn though."

Daring spoke "I know they’ll flip."

Heatwave found a red book with some golden features on it, with a gold skull.

Heatwave spoke "Guys, I found something."

Despite her shaky magic, Daring took the book from Heatwave.

Daring spoke "Don't ever open this book."

Daring put the book back where Heatwave found it.

Daring spoke "Anyway, I have things to do, which is why I was heading out when you four showed up. So I’ll see you later."

Daring Do left, as we were kinda confused.

Pebble asks "Should we follow her?"

Before I even realized what I was doin’, my magic grabbed the book Heatwave found before and put it on a table.

Pebble spoke "She told us not to open that!"

As if my body had a mind of its own, I opened the book anyway, with the four of us seeing some kind of…

“A treasure map?” The four of us asked, not sure what was going on before Heatwave grabbed the strange coin that was on it. Heatwave then hovered the coin across the map before he had it over the picture of a golden skull with golden headphones as the picture suddenly glowed green.

Pebble's fur had bristled up.

Green magic suddenly grabbed the four of us and dragged us into the book. Soon, we fell out of a green portal and landed on a mountain, finding Heatwave holding a map and that strange coin.

Applebloom wingslaps Heatwave on the back of the head.

A grey skeleton with purple irises jumped at us with a spear before it was slashed, it’s bones disconnecting as an earth pony stallion skeleton in a red samurai outfit with a golden crest on his helmet and a golden chain necklace while wielding a golden katana.

Skeleton samurai spoke "Go! Now!"

A voice spoke "The four of you! With us!"

We looked behind us, seeing a navy blue unicorn stallion skeleton in a medieval outfit, wearing a golden crown, a ocean green male hippogriff skeleton in a diving tank top, with golden goggles on his head, his hooves wearing golden flippers while the webbing was normal, and a Pegasus stallion skeleton in an Egyptian outfit, wearing a Pharaoh’s headdress, a ankh collar/necklace and wielding a golden crook-shaped sickle. We started running with them away from the grey skeletons.

Pebble threw blades made from shadows at the skeletons.

“What’s goin’ on here?! Where are we?! Who are you?!” I asked.

Applebloom asks "A-Are we dead?"

Hippogriff skeleton spoke "*Whacking grey skeletons away with a golden trident* Ugh… *Jumps over grey skeleton* You will be if you don’t clamp your traps."

Pegasus skeleton asks "*Beating some grey skeletons* Hey Goldcrown, why are we saving the squishy skinbags?"

Goldcrown spoke "*Knocking away grey skeletons with a sword which had a handle shaped like a goblet* They’re the chosen ones."

The Pegasus stallion and hippogriff skeletons rolled their eyes at that.

Heatwave spoke "Chosen one? I’m just a normal gryphon! I don’t even know how to do the Floss!"

Samurai skeleton spoke "*Facing off grey skeletons* It’s simple. You just… thread the needle."

We were confused at that.

Pebble spoke "I'm just a normal cat turned Abyssinian with a darkness affinity."

Goldcrown spoke "You four have the coin. You four have the map. You’re the chosen ones. Just go with me on this, legends are kind of my thing."

We jumped before shelter.

Pegasus skeleton asks "Well? What’re ya waiting for, chosen ones?"

Heatwave opened the map while still holding the coin. “Okay. *Hovering coin across map* If I’m reading it right, the treasure’s… right there!”

We looked ahead, seeing a black tornado with red eyes grow tornado arms and grabbing a large stone.

Goldcrown spoke "It’s Exis! He’s found the treasure! Charge!"

The four skeletons charged at the tornado, only to get knocked away before its left arm, falling to pieces as it extracted the golden skull we saw from the map from the stone.

A Pegasus groans "Bones… Exis has the Golden Skull. *As the tornado and grey skeletons vanished* Totally ripped."

We helped the skeletons put themselves back together as I asked, “Why? What does that golden skull do?”

Samurai skeleton spoke "*Reconnecting his head* It’s a candy dish."

That got Applebloom and Heatwave excited.

I spoke "Actually, it was a fellow alicorn of mine that found the book that had the map."

Pebble spoke "A candy dish doesn’t sound bad."

Samurai skeleton spoke "And it gives you telekinesis."

“Wait-what?!” Applebloom, Heatwave, Pebble and I gasped in shock at that.

Goldcrown asks "I know. Where would we store our candy? But the trove’s treasures all have powers, which is why we can’t let Exis get anymore of them. Join us. What do you all say?"

I spoke "Ah'm sorry but we have bigger matters to attend to."

Applebloom and Heatwave spoke "Are you kidding? Hay yeah!"

“What?!” Pebble gasped as I sighed at that.

Goldcrown asks "Are you sure?"

Heatwave spoke "No bones about it!"

Pegasus skeleton spoke "Take it easy, kid. It’s only the first part of the chapter."

“Well, if ya two are dead-set on helpin’ ‘em, Ah’m helpin’ out too.” I admitted.

Pebble pulls me by the ear.

Pebble spoke "But Applejack, our mission comes first."

“Even so, there may be other dangers we can’t ignore.” I pointed out Pebble sighed, reluctantly agreeing with that.

Pebble spoke "This isn't our problem though."

Goldcrown spoke "Look, I know you have a mission of your own, but if we don’t stop Exis, your world could be next."

“See what Ah mean?” I said.

Noticing a set of words on a nearby wall, Pebble asks "What are these?"

Goldcrown spoke "Must be some kind of prophecy from the looks of it. Oh, and these three are my friends, the samurai is Goldblade."

Blade spoke "Greetings."

Goldcrown spoke "The scuba diver is Gold-Fin."

Fin spoke "‘Sup."

Goldcrown spoke "And the one looking Egyptian is Pharaoh Loot Loot."

Loot Loot spoke "Yo."

Pebble was reading the words on the wall.

I spoke "Ah'm Princess Applejack."

Applebloom spoke "Ah'm Applebloom."

Heatwave spoke "I'm Heatwave."

I spoke "And the dark gray tabby with a white chest is Pebble Heart. Celestia assigned him as the healer fer mah group."

Pebble's left ear twitches in response.

Goldcrown spoke "I see."

Pebble spoke "I got it figured out! This was left here by someone and if I'm correct, this prophecy depicts three Abyssinians holding a sacred treasure... But we're two Abyssinians short. The words read "To whoever finds this prophecy shall be blessed with great knowledge of things yet to come". Wait, there's more! This part reads "Good luck to the Hikari Trio". Well, that was a bust..."

“Well Ah hope Lan, Vince and Dany do good.” Ah said before the eight of us started headin’ off. Later, we arrived at a medieval village, lookin’ for somethin’ called the Golden Goblet.

Goldcrown spoke "And if Exis acquires all the trove’s treasures, nothing will stop him from enslaving the entire universe!"

Loot Loot spoke "Ugh. You’re such a drama king."

I wingslap Goldcrown on the back of the head.

I spoke "That there was a headslap. Like Danyelle always says, "Slap in the face is humiliating, back o' the head's a wake-up call". Ah had to git him ta snap outta it."

Heatwave spoke "It should be over there!"

We looked ahead, seeing another huge block of stone, this time a gold sword was stuck in it.

Heatwave spoke "According to the map, the Golden Goblet should be under that block."

Goldcrown spoke "Not under it, Heatwave, inside it. *Moving towards the stone* Step aside, I’m an expert at pulling swords out of things."

Fin spoke "You mean you’re an expert at pulling out of our fantasy skullball league."

That made me, my sister, Heatwave and Pebble snicker at that.

Blade spoke "It is not about the sword, Goldcrown. To find the treasure, we must dig into the block."

Goldcrown spoke "Psh. If a sword’s stuck in something, you got to pull it out. Everybody knows that! *About to start pulling out the sword before stopping to adjust his crown* Oop! Whoops! Hehehe. Gotta make sure you look good first. *Tries to pull out the sword, but utterly failed* Come on, man. You’re embarrassing me. I haven’t felt like this since…"

Applebloom asks "Memory spell?"

The blank flank alicorn pulls out the sword with ease.

Applebloom spoke "Holy hay!"

A flash of light was seen on Applebloom's flanks before fading, revealing a shield in front of two crossed swords. On the shield itself was an apple and a rose. The left half of the rose was white and the right half was red.

Applebloom exclaims "Ah got a cutie mark! Ah can’t wait ta tell-Wait… Ah should tell Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle when they get their cutie marks too."

I spoke "About that... Somethin' tells me they got their marks at the same time."

Applebloom asks "Huh?"

Goldcrown scoffs "Show-offs."

Goldcrown pulled the sword out as the others dug through the stone, finding gold accessories and centaur bones before discovering a skeleton centaur head wearing a Romane helmet and sunglasses.

A voice asks "Oh, thank goodness. That’s the last time I let Brutus take me out for salad. A little help?"

Fin chuckles "*Putting the centaur’s head back on his reassembled skeleton body* Alright. Alright. Don’t lose your head, bro."

I facehoof.

Heatwave opened the chest before bringing the Golden Goblet out of it.

Heatwave spoke "Wow!"

Goldcrown spoke "Success! The Golden Goblet is ours! Nothing can ruin this day-Gah!"

Goldcrown was hit by an axe, falling apart from the hit as tornado Exis showed up with his goons.

Loot Loot spoke "Ah bones! Exis’ soldiers have found us! It’s all over! We’re-"

Goldcrown then fought and beaten all of Exis’ minions with every disembodied bone as of after the battle, he reassembled himself, but his front left hoof was goin’ towards him.

Goldcrown spoke "You’re welcome-*Front left hoof swipes hind left hoof, making Goldcrown fall apart again* Oof! Oh come on!"

Fin tried to take a sip from the Golden Goblet and-

*Time rewinding*

-dna telboG nedloG eht morf pis a ekat ot deirt niF

Goldcrown spoke "!no emoc hO !foO *Rewinds until Fin takes his mouth away from the Golden Goblet* -emoclew-welcome- *Happens again* Oof!"

…Wait. What?

*Time rewinds*

?tahW .tiaW…

Goldcrown spoke "!foO *Rewinds again until Fin took the Goblet away from his mouth again* -emoclew-welcome- *Happens again again* Oof!"

Is somethin’ messin’ with my head?

*Time rewinds one more time*

?daeh ym with ‘nissem ‘nihtemos sI

Goldcrown spoke "!foO *Rewinds until Fin took the Goblet away from his mouth one last time* -emoclew-welcome-"

Centaur skeleton asks "Hi, uh… What the heck is happening?"

“That’s what Ah wanna know!” I pointed out!

Fin asks "What? Oh wait! This thing controls time, doesn’t it?"

Pebble spoke "*finding another part of the prophecy* look at this guys! It says here that an alicorn with the mark of two crossed swords behind a shield that has an apple and a rose that's half red and half white will appear and slay Exis! Applebloom! You're the alicorn that was foretold to stop the disaster!"

Applebloom asks "What?"

We looked, and the tornado was already gone.

Loot Loot spoke "Ooh! I wanna control time next! My tongue’s bone-dry."

Pebble spoke "For the love of StarClan, quit messing with time! Next thing you know, the world could explode!"

Goldcrown spoke "*Putting himself back together* And that is why we’re only going to be using it as a last resort. No other circumstances."

Pebble spoke "Judging by these two prophecies, they had to have been from long ago. Since there hasn't been a pony with that mark in a long time."

I couldn’t help but smile as I gave my little sis a noogie with the both of us laughin’.

A crackly voice was heard on my compact.

Rarity spoke "*Voice only* Is this... working? Applejack... I have... warn Celestia... Tirek is..."

The connection was suddenly cut.

“The sooner we find all the treasures and beat this Exis, the sooner we get home.” I said as everyone else agreed.

Applebloom spoke "Ah know ya'll wouldn't trust a 12 year old wit a sword but Ah feel like Ah was meant to wield it."

But then a golden tanto sword appeared, with the emblem on the hilt lookin’ like an apple and Applebloom’s cutie mark.

Pebble spoke "Well shave me bald and call me crazy, that was also part of the second prophecy."

Goldcrown spoke "The Mythical Golden Sword, and I’ve only heard of it in legends!"

I spoke "As was the Idol of Boreas but Gawain recovered it."

Applebloom spoke "Ah ain't letting that meanie take the golden sword. It's mine, only Ah can wield it."

Applebloom grabbed it with her left hoof as she felt stronger and tougher. “Where to next?”

Later, we arrived at a Neighponese town at night, which was Goldblade’s home.

Loot Loot asks "So, this is your neck of the woods, eh Blade?"

Blade spoke "What? No, the woods are back there."

Loot Loot spoke "No, I mean this is where you’re from."

Blade spoke "I’m not from the woods."

Loot Loot spoke "I know that! I-I meant this town! You’re from this town!"

Blade spoke "There are no woods in this town."

Loot Loot groans "Forget it! Ugh, where’s the Golden Dragon, Heatwave? I’m sick of this place already."

I spoke "What Loot was tryin ta say ta ya Blade was that this is yer hometown."

Blade spoke "Indeed it is."

Heatwave spoke "Right there in that, um…"

We looked ahead, seeing a huge dojo.

Blade spoke "Sacred dojo!"

Blade jumped ahead as we followed him.

Centaur Skeleton spoke "Oh my, I forgot! My name is Jewelius Caesar! Oh! I’m excited! Are you excited? Oh, this is exciting!"

We soon arrived and opened the dojo door, spotting a giant block of stone.

Fin spoke "Hey, there it is! Easy peasy!"

Goldcrown spoke "Stop! It’s too easy peasy. Could be a trap."

Pebble notices several arrow traps and pressure plate traps.

Pebble spoke "Crown's right guys, there's a bunch of traps."

Being the lightest of the group, Pebble uses the vines that were hanging above to get over the traps and not trigger them.

I spoke "Smart cat."

We then noticed a training dummy in front of the block.

Pebble asks "A training dummy?"

Loot Loot spoke That is a trap? Psh! Whoever the guys are that put it there are boneheads, okay? What are we afraid of? Ooh, this wooden dummy’s gonna get us. Haha."

Fin spoke "*Noticing the dummy’s eyes being red and the dummy behind right behind Pebble* Uh, Pebble? You might wanna…"

Loot Loot spoke "I mean, come on. Nothing to be afraid of- *The wooden dummy whacked Pebble, sending him flying at Loot Loot, crashing into him while making the skeleton fall apart* OOF!"

Heatwave gasps "*As Blade jumped towards the dummy* Pebble Heart! Loot Loot!"

Pebble gasps "What in the?!"

Loot Loot spoke "Gah! Bones! That dummy’s no dummy!"

Blade fought against the dummy, but it headbutted him, scattering him and his bones as they pushed the pressure plates down, only for nothing to happen and the arrows to not fly.

Goldcrown spoke "The pressure plates and arrows weren’t traps at all! *As he and Fin readied to attack from both sides* The dummy was the trap!"

Goldcrown and Fin leapt at the dummy, only for it to duck as the two crashed into each other, scattering their bones before Jewelius grabbed onto the dummy from behind.

Jewelius spoke "Aha! I call this the old Caesar Special!”

The dummy then spun, threw Jewelius off as he crashed into a wall, scattering before the dummy appeared behind the four of us and the reassembled Loot Loot.

Loot Loot spoke "I got a bone to pick with you!"

Blade, having one hind leg and one front leg, put his samurai helmet on the dummy’s head backwards, blindin’ as it hopped forward, then tripped over Jewelius’ head.

Jewelius spoke "Ooh! That was fun, and also terrifying."

We soon reassembled the skeletons as we went to the block, digging it as we dug up a male diamond dog skeleton and a treasure chest before putting the skeleton back together, seeing that he was wearin’ a blue sleeveless shirt and red cowboy boots with gold spurs, a black cowboy hat with a red band on his head, along with a red bandanna around his mouth, a gold band on his right hand, and wield in’ a golden axe with dollar sign emblems.

The D-dog skeleton spoke "Thanks for getting me outta there, y’all. Name’s Blingy the Kid."

I spoke "Ah'm Princess Applejack."

Applebloom spoke "Ah'm Applebloom, swordsmare."

Heatwave spoke "I'm Heatwave."

Pebble spoke "And I'm Pebble Heart, I normally go by Pebble."

After the skeletons introduced themselves, Blade opened the chest and brought out a golden dragon amulet.

Blade spoke "The Golden Dragon."

Loot Loot spoke "Finally, now let’s get outta here. *Brings out a green mummified left hand* I’ve got a mystical mummy hand that conjures awesome smoothies, but only in the moonlight."

“So what does this Golden Dragon do?” I asked.

Blade spoke "It is able to conjure and control fire, if the holder is worthy."

The dummy popped up behind Blade.

Applebloom spoke "Behind ya!"

Blade turned towards the dummy and used the Golden Dragon, attacking it with a whirlwind of fire. Later, we were outside, havin’ a bit o’ spot on us with the entire dojo on fire.

Loot Loot asks "*Drinking smoothie* Guh, sure you don’t want one?"

Blade spoke "*Applebloom’s right hoof patting on his left shoulder* The sacred dojo, burned to the ground… and it’s my fault."

Pebble spoke "It was for the best though, I don't think anycreature would've wanted that thing to attack again."

Loot Loot spoke "Yeah. You really need to knuckle down study fire-casting, buddy."

Loot Loot took another sip of his smoothie.

Pebble asks "Out of curiosity, would someone with fire affinity have that power boosted?"

Blade spoke "It would be possible, if they are worthy."

Heatwave spoke "Since I have fire affinity, maybe it could work for me."

Holding the golden dragon in his talons, Heatwave shot out a powerful flame into the sky.

Blade asks "Hmm, impressive. Now what is our next destination?"

Tomorrow afternoon, we were searching across the seas on a pirate ship and most of us… weren’t doin’ so well. “*Urp!* Alright, now Ah tasted mah lunch twice.”

Loot Loot spoke "We shoulda stayed on land with Jewelius. Whose idea was it to book passage on a pirate ship anyway?"

Blingy asks "Got a little seasick?"

“*Hurk* Yeah…” I groaned with my face a bit green.

Fin spoke "Suck it up, buttercups. This was the fastest way to get to the Golden Compass."

Pebble spoke "Urgh... I hate this... I'm not a RiverClan cat...."

Loot Loot spoke "I just have one thing to say about that."

Loot Loot retched as he fell apart, literally.

A voice spoke "Hey hey hey! Watch it! I just scrubbed this deck! Honestly, this is why we can’t have nice things."

The one near the steering wheel of the ship was an ocean-green male Ornithian skeleton pirate who was wearin’ a red bandanna on his head that slightly covers his right eye, with a black cavalier pirate hat that is pinned up on the right and lined with gold, along with a golden P with crossbones decorating the pinned side, a tattered black sleeveless shirt with a golden medallion that has a skull and crossbones on it, brown boots lined with gold with flower-shaped clasps, along with a brown backpack on his back, a gold bracelet and two gold rings on his right hand, and his beak was gold.

Goldcrown asks "How long until we reach our destination, Admiral Goldhook?"

Goldhook spoke "Well, according to this map of yours, uh… a thousand and one days."

Everyone else spoke "Aww…"

Are… you… kiddin’ me?!

Fin asks "Uh… *Flips map right side up* Dude?"

Goldhook spoke "Oh! We’re here!"

Goldhook stopped the ship, causing most of us to tumble, with most of the skeletons scattered.

Goldhook spoke "*Making static noise before speaking into a seashell like some kind of a mic* Thank you for riding Goldhook Cruise Lines, we have arrived at our destination. *Makes static noise* Please remember to collect any personal belongings and bones before you’re disembarking. *Static noise*"

Pebble groans "Too bad I don't know the cure for scurvy though... It's a foreign illness to me and the other medicine cats..."

Goldhook spoke "Oh, every pirate and sailor worth their salt knows the cure for something as simple as that. Scurvy Goldbag! Ready the limes!"

Goldbag spoke "Right."

We saw another ocean-green male Ornithian skeleton pirate wearin’ a red bandanna around his head like a headband, with a long trailing in flopping over his right shoulder, a single gold earring on the right side of his face, a gold medallion with a ship's helm on it around his neck, along with a gold bracelet on his right wrist, and brown sandals, and wielding a golden pirate sword. Goldbag went into the ship and came back out with some fresh limes.

Goldbag spoke "Anyone who has scurvy gets lime juice. Ya need vitamin C."

Pebble spoke "Any sort of citrus fruit huh? I'll be sure to share that knowledge with my fellow healers just in case."

Fin, who wasn’t scattered, and Applebloom were the only ones not seasick.

Fin spoke "Sweet! Golden Compass, here I come!"

Applebloom spoke "Ah’m comin’ along too!"

Applebloom took a deep breath before jumping into the ocean with Fin.

*one magic transformation later,*

Applebloom had taken on a seapony form for easier movement underwater.

Applebloom spoke "Good thing Ah picked up on transformation spells just in case."

Fin spoke "Not bad, but since I’m a skeleton, I’ll be okay."

*Back with us on the ship*

Goldhook spoke "So… *Brings out hand puppets* how about some entertainment? I just need a one-word suggestion."

All of us on the ship weren’t sure how to answer that.

Loot Loot spoke "Uh…"

*Back with Fin and Applebloom*

The two swam deeper until they spotted a big block of stone.

Fin gasps "There it is!"

Some skeleton fish swam by.

Applebloom asks "How should we move the rock?"

Fin chuckles "You really didn’t think I brought this and we could dig it down here?"

Fin brought out an x-shaped digging tool with four digging tools, one each on all four sides.

Applebloom spoke "Don't tell mah sis Ah said this but yer a smartass hippogriff."

Fin chuckles "That’s a bit of a salty mouth ya got."

Applebloom spoke "Rainbow's got pirates fer guards though so it's only a matter o' time before she picks up on their behavior."

Fin spoke "I’m surprised you, AJ, Pebble and Heatwave never noticed us using this tool before."

Applebloom spoke "Oh."

Fin spoke "But man, this is almost too easy."

But then the two sensed something behind them as they spun around, seeing two large arms and hands made of seaweed.

Fin spoke "That’s nothing a little poking won’t fix."

Applebloom spoke "*grabbing the sword* Yeah."

The arms lunged at the as they attacked it before the two hands grabbed their weapons and dropped it.

Fin spoke "My trident and AB’s sword! You guys are mean!"

The hands formed a head and blew a raspberry at Fin and Applebloom.

Out of nowhere, a skeletal siren shows up!

the skeletal siren rips the seaweed apart.

Fin gasps "What the?!"

*Back with us on the ship*

Goldhook spoke "*Imitating Exis with Exis hand puppet* I am Exis, and I will enslave you all! Rahahahahaha! *Imitates pirate with pirate hand puppet* Was that meant to be a diss track? Dude, your bars need more fire."

Goldcrown asks "He got all that from “pineapple”?"

Loot Loot spoke "Oh, he definitely pre-planned that."

I was bored outta my mind!

Blade shouts "*Spots Exis ship with grey skeletons on it* Enemies! Starboard!"

Goldcrown spoke "*Secret hoofshake with Loot Loot* Oh thank Faust."

I couldn’t agree with Goldcrown more as we prepared for battle against Exis’ goons.

*Back with Fin and Applebloom*

Fin asks "Who are you?"

The siren spoke "Who I am is none of your concern but Exis is near."

Fin spoke "Whoa! Better hurry up with the compass then!"

Fin and Applebloom swam down and dug through the block, uncovering a treasure chest as Apple Bloom reassembled a male hippogriff skeleton wearin’ a sleeveless gold diving suit top with an old-fashioned gold diving helmet, a stylized skull on the front of his diving suit, along with a gold wrist band on his right arm and blue boots with gold details and grey bottoms on his hooves, while he was wielding a large golden anchor attached to a small length of chain.

Fin spoke "Been a while, Gold-Diver."

Diver spoke "Yeah, you too, Gold-Fin."

Fin opened the chest and grabbed the Golden Compass before he, Applebloom and Diver swam back up and got onto the ship before a grey skeleton was blasted off the the ship thanks to the Golden Dragon’s fire.

Fin asks "Who was that?!"

Heatwave spoke "Guys! Watch out!"

Fin used the Golden Compass, which released a small warm wind as the grey skeleton backed away before tripping backwards, falling off the ship.

Fin spoke "Uh, well it works, but it’s kinda lame."

Goldhook spoke "Nah, *grabs Golden Compass* you’re holding it wrong, bro."

Goldhook used the Compass, summoned up a twister that blew all the enemies off the ship as the ship was now flying through the air thanks to the whirlwind below it was riding on.

Goldhook spoke "*Static noise into a seashell again* Thank you for riding Goldhook Air, your bone away from home. *Static noise*"

“This’ll definitely get us to the next treasure more quick-like.” I smiled.

Applebloom spoke "For sure!"

Applebloom reverts back to alicorn form before getting back onto the boat.

Later, the ship was falling towards our next location as we held onto it for dear life before we crashed onto a pyramid, with neither the ship or pyramid bein’ damaged, and the ship was perfectly balanced before a skeleton bird tried to perch on the stern, causin’ the ship to fall and slide down the pyramid backwards with all of us still holding’ on.

Loot Loot spoke "Hey, at least we found the right place."

“Question is how’re we gonna get in?!” I asked.

Later, Loot Loot exited a slide chute booby trap and flipped forward before landin’ perfectly.

Loot Loot spoke "Whoo-hoo! Thank you, thank you. I call that “The Loot Loot Scoot an’ Boot”. Now why am I here again? *Spotting a giant block of stone* Oh yeah! Hey, guys! I found-"

The rest of us fell down the chute and crashed into Loot Loot, with the skeletons becoming a pile of bones we were on from the crash.

Loot Loot groans "…it."

Pebble had wrenched a claw since he had slid down backwards.

Pebble yelps "Son of a badger!"

Pebble chewed up a comfrey root before applying it to his injury.

Pebble spoke "Good thing I don't go anywhere without a pile of herbs in case I need them."

Loot Loot spoke "Sorry if it was rough of a ride."

Pebble spoke "Don't ask where I heard that phrase from."

Loot Loot spoke "I won’t."

Later, we were digging through the block as we found some bones of a male diamond dog skeleton and found a sleeping diamond dog skull that had gold teeth and a red knit cap. “*Cough! Cough! Cough!* Ugh, mom! Just five more minutes!” The skull sleeptalked before Blingy picked him up.

Blingy chuckles "*Putting head on reassembled body* Okay Rogue, time to wake up."

The diamond dog skeleton was wearing a blue jumpsuit that was tattered at the sleeves and legs, blue studded bands on his ankles, along with a golden medallion around his neck with a dollar sign on it, and he was wielding a golden bat with spikes on four sides on the top of it.

Blingy spoke "This is a friend of mine, Rogue Goldsnatcher."

Pebble asks "But the big question is, how do we get out of here?"

Loot Loot spoke "Don’t worry, I got that covered."

Loot Loot opened the chest and brought out a golden pyramid with half of a golden orb on one side.

Fin asks "Hello Golden Pyramid. So what do you do? Shoot lasers? Control the weather? Find the best deals on new kicks?"

Loot Loot spoke "Psh! What good would that do? As if I’m sort of materialistic sneaker collector that spends too much on shoes I keep in a climate-control closet I take out of the box."

Okay, that was a lie, and the treasure somehow knew too as it glowed red with a buzzer sound.

Fin spoke "Aha! So it’s a truth seeker."

The Golden Pyramid glowed green with a ding sound. I think I kinda like this treasure.

I spoke "Ya'll ferget, Ah'm the Alicorn of Honesty."

“So um, where can I find a deal on some new kicks?” Loot Loot asked the Golden Pyramid before mah eyes flashed as Ah saw Loot Loot as some kind of sneaker store that said “Sneaker Skulls”. “Whoa… My! Happy! PLACE!” Loot Loot screamed in excitement as he grabbed a box.

Later, we were exiting the pyramid through an open door.

Blade and Fin laugh "*Secret hoof/handshake* Boom, slap-slap. Call me maybe, shoot-shoot."

Goldcrown spoke "What a pleasant adventure. And not one Exis goon showed up."

The Golden Pyramid glowed red with the buzzer sound as the black tornado came back with grey skeletons.

Fin spoke "You just had to say it."

Pebble hisses "Of all the times to NOT have a cat with a wind affinity with us! BLADE OF SHADOWS!"

A sword made of darkness formed in Pebble's hands as the ancient ShadowClan medicine cat attacked the tornado.

But the attack phased through the tornado like it was nothing.

Goldcrown spoke "I take it back."

Rogue laughs "*Holding dodgeball* Yay! I love dodgeball! Wheeheeheehee!"

Goldcrown asks "What are you doing?!"

Rogue lunged at a grey skeleton and threw the dodgeball in its face, only to get bombarded with attacks from enemies around him. That had to hurt.

Heatwave spoke "*As the enemies charged while Rogue was scattered and dizzy* Incoming enemies!"

Goldhook clashed with his hook weapon before using it to grab and throw a grey skeleton into another one, scattering them. Fin used the Golden Compass to blow away the enemies as Heatwave and Blade used the Golden Dragon to torch other enemies before two skeletons charged from both sides as Heatwave and Blade jumped, dodging it before they scorched the two enemies.

I reared up before slamming my front hooves down on the ground, sending out a shockwave through the ground and tripping up the aggressive skeletons as earth spikes pop up thus causing the aggressive skeletons to fall apart.

Loot Loot spoke "*As Rogue whacked a skeleton outta here* Okay, man. Do something cool! *As a grey skeleton charged at Loot Loot with him holding the Golden Pyramid at the enemy* Come on! Come on!"

The skeleton was about to attack with the Golden Pyramid and the enemy’s eyes glowed blue, same with mine before Ah saw that grey skeleton trotting around happily with a peace rally outfit before I saw the enemy looking happy, drop his weapon and walk away from Loot Loot.

Loot Loot asks "Wait, do you show skellies their true selves and help them change their ways?"

The treasure glowed green with a ding.

Loot Loot spoke "Well, alrighty then."

Two more skeletons tried to attack, but Loot Loot used the Golden Pyramid’s power to help the two change their ways and drop their weapons as the latter offered its hoof with Loot Loot about to shake it before it was blasted by the Golden Dragon’s fire.

Loot Loot spoke "Dude!"

Blade spoke "I saved you."

Loot Loot spoke "Well, at least I became a better skeleton today. *Golden Pyramid buzzes with red glow* Oh c-come on! Throw me a bone here!"

A grey bone was thrown at Loot Loot, making him fall apart as the Golden Pyramid dinged with a green glow at that.

Later, the tornado and Exis’ forces retreated with the changed ones walking off to do their own things.

Blingy spoke "Sorry about Rogue, he can be a bit of a pup at times."

Pebble groans "How come my attack didn't work?"

“No idea, but we gotta keep goin’.” I responded.

Pebble groans "I'm no good in battle though... I'd only get in the way..."

“Don’t say that, Pebble. You’re plenty o’ help, and yer a healer, and even healers are needed in battle to help their friends.” I pointed out.

Pebble spoke "Healers aren't supposed to be on the battlefield!"

“But friends are there for each other!” I responded.

Pebble spoke "I lost that dang compact you told me to hold onto so basically, we're cut off from the outside world until we get rid of Exis."

A male asks "You mean THIS compact?"

We turned around to see a navy blue pegasus skeleton wearin’ a teal set of armor with gold embellishments on the shoulders, a gold necklace with a castle spire-like medallion, teal gloves with gold rings on the wrists and teal boots, along with a grey cloth dropping down from his waist, a grey cape, a gold kettle helmet, wielding a golden mace and carryin’ a compact.

Goldcrown spoke "Ah, Lootem. Perfect timing. This is a friend of mine known as Lord Lootem."

Lootem spoke "Oh please, my liege. My kingdom is only a neighbor next to yours. Anyway, I heard you mention a magical compact, and this one was glowing before.

Applebloom spoke "Uh sis, that's not one of ours..."

Lootem spoke "Hmm… *Wipes compact, which was actually just a reflective stone* Oh! My apologies, my friends. It’s just a reflective stone."

Applebloom's compact was soon making a chiming noise.

Applebloom asks "*opening the compact* Hello?"

But then a click was heard.

Applebloom asks "Rude much?"

“Where to next?” I asked.

Later, we were trekkin’ through a jungle.

Heatwave spoke "There!"

But when we saw an opening, there wasn’t a giant block of stone.

Fin asks "Dude! Where’s the treasure?"

Heatwave spoke "I-I don’t get it! The map said the Golden Crest would be right here!"

Loot Loot looked at the map and saw something on it before getting it off with a hoof and tasting it. “Mmm! Barbecue sauce!”

Goldcrown spoke "I knew chicken wings for lunch were a bad idea!"

Heatwave asks "Okay, so where is the treasure?"

A voice asks "Psst! You folks looking for the Golden Crest, huh?"

We looked up and saw a male zebra skeleton wearin’ a red tattered loincloth, a gold medallion with a stylized skull with spikes on it, a tan wooden mask with a gold rectangle embedded in the forehead and gold shutter shades over that, red bands over his hind leg fetlocks, along with two gold bracelets on each of his front legs, one on the fetlocks and another on the knees. But he was caught in a trap, being hung by his hind left leg.

Goldcrown asks "Who’s asking?"

The zebra spoke "Doctor Goldspell, obviously. And you ain’t all wrong about the location of that crest, eh. I could help ya if you just uh… help me."

Goldcrown spoke "And why would we-"

Goldspell yelps "Whoa!"

Goldspell fell right into Goldcrown, scattering them both.

Loot Loot spoke "And down. *Us glaring at Loot Loot* What? I was getting bored."

Well, at least Loot Loot was honest that time.

Applebloom and I both had a look of disgust on our faces since we were plant eaters after hearing what Goldcrown said.

Soon, Goldspell lead us out of the jungle and to the town he lives at. “Welcome to my humble abode. I mix my potions over there, I do my calisthenics over there.”

Pebble asks "Um, and where’s the Golden Crest?"

Goldspell spoke "Oh! Right."

Goldspell pointed towards the temple.

Goldcrown and Heatwave spoke "*Secret hand/hoofshake* Boom, slap-slap. Call me maybe, shoot-shoot. Whip! Slide!"

Fin spoke "So doc, um, why were you hanging out in the jungle? Like, literally hanging."

Goldspell spoke "Good for the circulation."

Fin asks "Okay?"

Goldspell spoke "Plus a bunch of nasty fellows without jaws have been poking around here. So I’ve been setting traps."

From how I can imagine, Goldspell got caught in one of his own traps.

Loot Loot asks "Wait, what?"

Pebble spoke "We have to get that gold skull back. I bet Crosswind is worried sick about Applejack..."

Applebloom spoke "Ah've got an idea!!!"

But then Exis’ goons appeared.

Goldcrown spoke "Fin, Blade, Applejack, Heatwave, with me! Applebloom, Pebble, Loot Loot, take the doctor and get the crest!"

A sudden burst of magic from Applebloom had knocked away several goons as well as made the golden skull appear as well.

Applebloom spoke "*gripping the skull in her forelegs* Ah've got the skull!"

Goldcrown asks "…What just happened?"

Pebble spoke "Untrained magic...."

Later, we went into the temple and found the giant block of stone before digging into it, finding bones of a male kelpie skeleton wearin’ a blue headdress with a golden stylized tiki-like skull on the top of it, gold decorations hanging down from the sides, a medallion with a stylized skull on it, four golden bangles wrapping around his front left leg fetlocks, starting from the wrist and ending above his knee and green grass wrappings around his hind leg fetlocks as well.

Goldspell spoke "Alright, Chief Goldo."

Goldo spoke "Alright, Doctor. Ah, your specs are looking lush."

Goldspell spoke "*His specs being gone* Well thanks, Goldo. *Realizes his specs being gone* Hang on a tick!"

Goldo asks "*Wearing Goldspell’s specs* What?"

Goldspell took his specs back as Heatwave opened the chest before he brought out the Golden Crest.

Pebble asks "So what’s our next stop?"

Heatwave spoke "*Looking at the map with the coin* Hmm… Next up is… *Stopping coin over a golden ingot* The Golden Ingot!"

Meanwhile in Neighpon, the unicorn known as Golden Ingot had sneezed thus causing a pink furred Abyssinian with black ears and tail to yowl since her tail got set on fire.

*Back with the group*

Pebble asks "*sweatdrop* Is it just me or did somepony sneeze thus causing an Abyssinian's tail to be set on fire?"

The rest of us shrugged.

Loot Loot asks "So what does the Golden Crest do?"

Goldo spoke "Don’t be a lazybones, grab on and find out."

All of us grabbed onto the Golden Crest and each other before we were suddenly at a different dark location and fell onto the ground, with the skeletons being scattered.

Fin spoke "Ugh… I got a splitting headache."

Loot Loot spoke "Teleportation look so easy in the spellbooks and movies."

Blade spoke "It is easy, *Grabs his front right leg* if you don’t teleport us, TEN FEET above the ground!

Fin spoke "Wait, *Having Blade’s left hind leg* why have I got two left back hooves? I can’t do orange juices like this!"

Goldspell asks "*His lower half missing* Has anyone seen a particularly rhythmic pelvis?"

Goldcrown asks "*Having Goldspell’s lower half* Wait a minute, where’s Heatwave?"

Heatwave spoke "Right here! It’s gotta be it! The Golden Ingot!"

We saw Heatwave behind a giant stone block as the skeletons were rightfully reassembled.

Blade spoke "*Bringing out a list* After this, we still need to find the Golden Idol, and keep an eye out for you-know-who."

I gasp "Where's Pebble Heart?!?"

Heatwave snaps "Goldo you IDIOT!!! How could you leave behind a medicine cat like that?!"

Goldcrown spoke "Wait a minute…"

Fin spoke "Nice inventory, Blade."

Blade spoke "Let me hit you with the knowledge."

Blade and Fin apoke "*Secret hand/hoofshake* Boom, slap-slap. Call me maybe, shoot-shoot. Whip! Slide! Pound-pound, dab!"

Loot Loot asks "Wait, what’s this Ingot do anyway?"

The block suddenly burst open, sending us flying, when something whooshed by us. In the block’s place was a male earth pony skeleton wrapped up in white bandages which expose bits of his bones, wearin’ a golden medallion with a stylized eagle on it around his neck and holdin’ the Golden Ingot.

Applebloom spoke "The Golden Skull! It’s gone!"

Somethin’ else appeared, revealed to be a male Pegasus skeleton wearin’ a navy tracksuit-like ninja outfit that covers his mouth, along with a gold medallion shaped like a shuriken, holdin’ Pebble and the Golden Skull.

Loot Loot spoke "Gold Curser!"

Blade spoke "Goldenstar!"

Fin asks "You know those bonebrains?"

Blade spoke "Goldenstar and I trained together, but chose different paths. He-"

Loot Loot roared as he charged at Gold Curser, who was holding the Golden Ingot as it glowed before he kicked Loot Loot away, scattering him.

Loot Loot asks "So… the Ingot gives you super strength?"

Goldcrown spoke "Well, at least they don’t have backup."

Exis’ goons appeared at that.

Goldcrown spoke "Huh. Well, at least they don’t all have super strength."

Gold Curser made the Ingot glow again as the enemies’ eyes glowed orange before one of them effortlessly lifted a large rock, another easily uprooting a dead tree, and a third one opening a sealed jar of pickles.

Goldcrown asks "Um, at least Exis isn’t here?"

We facehoofed/palmed at that before a dark energy pillar erupted from the ground as a male dark grey alicorn skeleton with red eye sockets, white eye-like irises, wearing black mask with sharp gold details, black armor, a black cape, and wielding a golden sword emerged from the ground. That was Exis.

Exis laughs "*As Goldenstar gave the Golden Skull to him* I’ve seen many things over the millennia, but not once have I met such foolhardy skeletons. Did you really think you could keep the golden treasures from my grasp!?"

Exis’ goons charged at us.

Loot Loot asks "So uh, anyone got a plan?"

Blade spoke "*Readying the Golden Dragon* Use the treasures."

We did that as we were ready.

Goldcrown spoke "CHARGE!!!"

We then charged at Exis’ goons, fighting them as we managed to free Pebble before Goldenstar started fighting Gold Blade when the ninja knocked the samurai down and was about to attack him again. Loot Loot then used the Golden Pyramid’s powers on Goldenstar, causing it and his eyes to glow blue as I suddenly saw Goldenstar and Blade in a dojo as lil’ young colt skeletons.

Young Goldenstar spoke "You’re my bestest bud, Blade."

The two young colts hugged before I was back in the present as Goldenstar shook his head, snapping himself out of it before he flew off.

Blade asks "What did you do?"

Loot Loot spoke "Uh, I have no idea."

The Golden Pyramid glowed green with a ding at that before I bucked Gold Curser, sending him flyin’ far.

Applebloom yells "EARTH WRECKER!!!"

A large earth spike was thrown at Exis, knocking the golden skull out of his hands and back into Applebloom's magic grip.

I spoke "Ya'll thought ya could mes wit' a couple o' alicorns like that? Ya thought wrong! AND GIVE US BACK THAT SKULL!"

Exis suddenly threw his sword like a boomerang, knocking his troops away and the Golden Skull out of Apple Bloom’s grasp as he caught both the Skull and his sword. “If you want a job done well, do it yourself. *Facing Goldcrown* Give, me, the treasures.”

Goldcrown spoke "Never!"

Exis used the Golden Skull’s power to telekinetically lift his castle before he dropped it on Goldcrown.

“Goldcrown!” My sister and I screamed!

Loot Loot spoke "No!"

Blade spoke "You villain!"

Fin gasps "What did you do?!"

Exis spoke "What can I say? I’m bad to the bone. *Evil laughter*"

More enemies showed up as we fought them.

Loot Loot stammers "He-He just dropped a castle on Goldcrown! This pony is dropping castles on creatures! We’re out of our league!"

A voice calls out "Did someone say backup?"

Jewelius, Blingy and the other skeleton friends we met showed up with a male Minotaur skeleton wearin’ a silver gladiator helmet with gold details, a red toga with silver armor over it, a gold medallion with a stylized eagle on it, gold gauntlets that reveal his inner fingers, black sandals with brown straps, and wielding a golden spear. Jewelius told us back when we were with him that his name was Brutus Blingus.

Blade spoke "*Confused* No. No one said that."

Fin spoke "You have to help us! We can’t take Exis down alone!"

Exis spoke "And you can’t take him down together either!"

We tried to attack him, but he used to Golden Skull to make a forcefield, knocking us back.

Applebloom spoke "There’s gotta be somethin’ we can do!"

Blade asks "To create the ultimate treasure, one must collect all eight. We only have five. Remember from the last part?"

Applebloom spoke "Then we gotta use what we have, now!"

Fin, Heatwave and Blade surrounded Exis in a ring of fire as Goldhook used a sacred giant pearl on Exis, giving him a puppy mouth, tongue and ears.

Goldhook asks "*Nervous chuckle* I mean it’s not helping, but he looks silly, eh?"

Goldo, Loot Loot and Applebloom teleported with the Golden Crest as Loot Loot and Apple Bloom used the Golden Pyramids power, making it glow blue with Exis gaining blue cracks all over his body before he and the ring of fire exploded, knocking us back as the Golden Skull fell back to Apple Bloom, who caught it. We beat Exis!

Loot Loot spoke "Wow. Was not expecting that to work."

I spoke "Like Danyelle would say, ya just have ta expect the unexpected."

Pebble asks "Now what?"

Jewelius asks "Who wants celebration waffles?"

Brutus spoke "I’ll take a piece of that action!"

Goldcrown laughs "This king does!"

We turned around to see Goldcrown, who was alright.

“You’re alive!” We said in relief.

Applebloom passes the sword back to Goldcrown.

Applebloom spoke "Hey sis, let's never mention this to the other alicorns though."

“Right.” I agreed.

The fake Goldcrown spoke "Well done on defeating Exis. Uh, those gold treasures must be heavy. Let me hold them for you while you make those weffles."

The others gave Goldcrown the rest of the treasures.

Fin asks "Hang on, what’s a weffle?"

A voice spoke "Ugh!

We looked at the voice, which was… another Goldcrown, having dirt and scratches on him?!

Goldcrown? asks "It took me an hour to climb out from under that thing. Who knew castles were so heavy?

We looked at the Goldcrown with all eight Golden Treasures and the Golden Tanto Sword, only his white eyes were red. Wait, eight? Red eyes?

Goldcrown? asks "What’d I miss?"

…We’ve been duped!

Loot Loot spoke "Uh-oh…"

Fin gasps "*As all eight treasures and the legendary sword floated in front of the red-eyed Goldcrown, who turned into Exis* He has the Golden Idol! It lets you shapeshift! I knew weffles was a weird thing to say!"

Exis spoke "Finally! I have troves treasure, the first of the mystical tools, the legendary Tanto Blade, and the first step on my journey to complete power!"

The skeletons and real Goldcrown readied to fight Exis when Applebloom suddenly took the coin from Heatwave before Exis used the sword and treasures to fire a beam at us.

“No!” Applebloom yelled as she blocked us when the laser hit the coin she held, splitting the beam into multiple ones, creating portals, with one of them was to Daring Do’s secret room. The portal to an arctic mountain was starting to suck Exis, the treasures and the sword in as the portal back home sucked Heatwave and Pebble in before starting to suck me and my sister in.

Heatwave spoke "No! Not yet! No!"

Pebble hisses "You won’t get away with this, Exis!"

Exis laughs "Peace out, fools!"

Goldcrown leapt and grabbed the Golden Goblet while me and my lil’ sister used our lassos to grab the Golden Tanto Blade and Golden Pyramid before pulling them towards us.

“Yoink!” Applebloom, Goldcrown and I quipped before my sister an’ I were sucked into the portal back to Daring Do’s room before it closed.

Exis spoke "Oh bones!"

Exis and the remaining six treasures were sucked into the Arctic mountain portal as it closed too.

Goldcrown spoke "Yep. Still got it."

Fin asks "So what happens now?"

Blade spoke "We must keep the Goblet safe, along with Applejack, Apple Bloom, Heatwave, Pebble and their friends keeping the Pyramid and the Tanto Blade protected as well. As long as we have those, Exis will not be able to have complete power."

Goldcrown spoke "And it’s all thanks to them."

Fin spoke "I never even got a chance to say goodbye to AJ, AB, Heatwave or Pebble."

Blade spoke "For our friends."

Skeletons spoke "*Secret hand/hoofshake* Boom, slap-slap. Call me maybe, shoot-shoot. Whip! Slide! Pound-pound, dab! Hit them folks!"

*Back with me, Apple Bloom, Heatwave and Pebble*

We fell on the ground before getting back up.

A familiar voice spoke "Welcome home, you four."

We turned around to see Daring Do, holding drinks with a smile as we accepted them since we were thirsty.

Daring Do asks "How’d it go keeping Exis away from the treasures?"

I spoke "He's got six of them though... But Applebloom got her cutie mark when she pulled out the golden sword. And ta make matters worse, Exis is out there somewhere! Ah have ta patch through ta Chief Zelestia and warn 'er of the threat that was just released."

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Tranquil Forests
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Tranquil Forests

*Fluttershy's POV*

Ooh… I’m nervous, but I’m so excited.

Hawkbreeze asks "Mama?"

Aw… That cute adorable child of mine…

Flowerstep spoke "Hey Shy."

Flowerstep nuzzles me.

“Hey Flower.” I smiled as I nuzzled hir back.

Cloud Spots asks "Uh, who ate my entire supply of catmint?"

Flowerstep spoke "Wasn't me."

Hawkbreeze mewls "Not me."

My horn started glowing as I was sensing something.

Even the tips of Hawkbreeze's wings were glowing.

Flowerstep asks "Another alicorn?"

“It’s possible.” I admitted before I sensed it from a forest not far from New Mareidian.

Cloud spoke "What are we waiting for? Let's go!"

Flowerstep spoke "I just hope we don’t run into the Medici Mafia all the way out in the forest."

Cloud spoke "Considering the fact that aside from the guards, none of us are fighters."

Flowerstep spoke "I know, but let’s just say I’ve heard my share of the rumors."

Cloud spoke "I heard from Moth Flight that Sunset's an alicorn now."

“Really?” I asked in surprise as we were close to a dock at the forest for zeppelins.

Cloud spoke "Yeah plus I heard from Pebble before he vanished that Daring Do's also an alicorn now."

Flowerstep spoke "That oughta surprise Rainbow and Twilight."

“Oh my. That definitely will.” I agreed as we soon landed.

Cloud spoke "Plus I heard rumors that Princess Luna found two orphaned alicorn colts in the Chuddle Hotel. One with gold eyes and a dark emerald green mane, one with green eyes and a brown mane."

That left me surprised, but also sad…

Cloud spoke "And little Cherry Blossom was a rare case since she had ascended at the same time Twilight had. And don't tell anyone this but I kind of have a crush on someone but the only problem is, I'm not immortal."

“Who?” I asked.

Cloud spoke "W-well... It's Flow..."

Hawkbreeze spoke "Mama, I want a sibling."

Flowerstep and I froze at that with big blushes on us.

I ask "Flower, who should carry the kid to term?"

“You barely survived when you did that, Flutters. I should do it this time.” Flowerstep whispered to me.

I spoke "I don't have a gender swap spell on hoof though."

Flowerstep asks "Maybe Vera and her family’s working on something for that when the two of us head to the Chuddle Hotel again. After we find at least one alicorn, that is, right?"

“Right.” I agreed.

Cloud spoke "I've been keeping track of the alicorns that were found though. Rarity found eight alicorns plus one alicorn ponykat, Danyelle and Dash found five alicorns, Twilight found one shortly after Sunset ascended, Applejack found one just before she disappeared, nothing from Pinkie yet and Luna found a pair of alicorn colts. Celestia hasn't found any yet and I have a gut feeling that Twilight's brother is an alicorn now."

“Oh.” I noted before some of our stomachs growled. “Why don’t we find somewhere to eat?”

Flowerstep spoke "Good idea."

We went somewhere to eat, before we saw a teen unicorn mare with a tan coat of fur, dark mane and tail, wearing a white mushroom hat that had a black ribbon with a bow and a white button-down collared shirt with black tie drinking a milkshake, before we noticed the cutie mark on her flanks.

“Well now, look what the cat dragged in. What do you say I get you a real drink, sweetheart?” A male voice offered, revealed as a unicorn noble and he was definitely attracted to the mare’s body.

“We already have a drink, thanks.” A deep male voice responded, but the mare’s mouth didn’t move, and she wasn’t speaking telepathically either.

“Hmm, that’s a strange voice you have, but I’m okay.” The stallion shrugged off before the mare’s mushroom hat started shaking before it rose.

“That’s it! You had the chance to walk away!” The deeper male voice growled before something revealed itself, which was the mare’s mane and tail?! But there was a face on the mare’s mane.

“What the?!” The stallion gasped before the mare’s mane and tail lunged at him, knocking him away as well as making him unconscious. The mare soon ran out of the building.

Flowerstep dumps hir glass of water on the stallion, waking him up.

The stallion asks "Wha?!"

Flowerstep asks "Who are you and why did you try to flirt with that mare?"

The stallion asks "And who are you?"

Flowerstep spoke "My name is Chakat Flowerstep, lifemate of Princess Fluttershy."

The stallion just scoffed and left.

“Leave him be, Flowerstep. Right now, we need to find that mare.” I said.

Hawkbreeze spoke "I sense he nascent..."

Cloud spoke "I highly doubt that."

Flowerstep spoke "Nascent or not, he's a jerk like Blueblood is."

“Still, we need to find that mare.” I pointed out as I finished eating.

Hawkbreeze spoke "Mama, she not nascent."

“We don’t know that for sure.” I assured my child.

Flowerstep's right ear twitches before galloping off.

Cloud spoke "That’s the same direction the mare went off!"

I spoke "Shi veered off eastward..."

We went outside before we heard a female voice. “Please, Samson. We can’t draw attention to ourselves, especially when I suddenly turned into an alicorn a when I lost my memories.”

“I know, kid. But that sicko had it coming, because nobody touches my host. No one.” The deeper voice from before responded.

I whisper to Cloud. "Looks like we have an amnesiac alicorn with a possessed tail..."

Cloud whispers "Um… I don’t think her mane and tail are possessed, I think she had some kind of symbiotic parasite."

Hawkbreeze carefully approached the mare.

Hawkbreeze spoke "Hi there."

“Huh? Oh, hi.” The mare greeted back.

Hawkbreeze mews "My name Hawkbreeze, what your name?"

The mare spoke "Oh. It’s Faunia Mane."

Hawkbreeze spoke "Nice to meet you."

Faunia spoke "It’s nice to meet you too."

Hawkbreeze spoke "My mama nearby."

Faunia asks "Huh? Who is she?"

I spoke "That would be me, I'm Princess Fluttershy. Alicorn of Kindness and lifemate to Chakat Flowerstep."

Faunia asks "Huh?"

A voice spoke "Chakat? That’s something I haven’t heard in a long while."

Faunia spoke "Samson!"

We looked at the back of Faunia’s mane and saw the face from before.

I spoke "Hawkbreeze is a ponykat though since shi's a hybrid."

Faunia asks "Whoa, really?"

Hawkbreeze spoke "Yep! My mom is alicorn, my other parent is chakat yet I'm Pegasus ponykat."

Samson spoke "Huh, must’ve been born before your mom became an alicorn."

I giggle "Shi's only six months old, I've been an alicorn for a month."

Samson asks "Huh?"

I spoke "long story short, I and four others were ascended into alicorns at the same time as Twilight."

Faunia spoke "Wow… That must’ve been a lot."

Cloud spoke "Me, I'm just an Abyssinian with lightning affinity."

I spoke "It was but it took me a while to..."

My horn was glowing suddenly as the detection spell dragged me off somewhere.

Cloud spoke "Seems we got another alicorn..."

But then I got a splitting headache.

A white chakat with green jaguar spots, blue eyes and light brown hair in a ponytail asks "You okay miss?"

A pale green mare with bright green eyes and a two tone mane in yellow and green asks "Seeker, what did you find this time?"

Seeker spoke "An alicorn mare with a bad headache."

Samson spoke "…I don’t think that headache was normal."

Cloud's fur was fluffed up.

Seeker spoke "This forest isn't normal."

The ground started rumbling.

Samson spoke "The forest’s fine, it’s what’s happening that ain’t normal!"

Seeker spoke "I don't think so...."

I started getting really nervous and frightened.

Hawkbreeze kept out of sight since shi was just an infant after all.

Zombies, ghosts and skeletons started rising from the ground before Faunia, mainly Samson, and Thorne forced the back into the ground.

Since they had gone with me, Vinyl and Octavia attack the zombies and skeletons.

Octavia snarls at a skeleton before pouncing on it, yanking one of the bones out with her mouth.

Samson spoke "Tch! Looks like this is a warning of a threat coming later."

Samson lashed out tentacles of Faunia’s mane and tail, slashing the enemies.

The skeletons all fled since they hated lycans.

Thorne built up energy before he grew antlers made of thorns on his head as he charged at enemies before launching them with an upward swing from his headbutt.

Seeker yeets a zombie at two others, causing all three to fall apart.

Faunia jumped into the air as Samson took on a cockroach-like state.

Faunia spoke "Gregor… Samson!"

Using her wings to fly along with Samson’s power, she rushed at a group of ghosts before she finished her attack with a rolling spin sending them flying backwards.

I was cowering since I was not much of a fighter.

Flowerstep yowls loud before a swarm of untransformed Changelings fly at the undead, attacking them.

Flowerstep spoke "Sorry for taking so long Flutters, I had to contact Queen Lexi for help. She's on our side."

Lexi was holding a young ponykat about Hawbreeze's age by the tail to stop hir from charging into battle.

Thorne thrusted his tail into the ground before thorn pods grew on different spots on the ground, creating thorn fields and preventing the ground enemies from moving.

A Changeling queen with a red mane and eyes was blasting zombies to pieces.

Lexi spoke "That's my elder sister, Carnation. As a warning, do not call her Carnie, only I can since she refuses to hit me."

Hmm… I think those two would get along with Princesses Celestia and Luna real well.

Carnation roars loud since she had taken dragon form.

Lexi spoke "Let 'em have it sis!"

Carnation rips several zombies apart.

Faunia spoke "Fenrir… Drive!"

Faunia leapt into the air head-first as Samson opened his maw and chomped several ghosts before Samson faded from Faunia’s mane and appeared on her tail in the shape of a giant wolf’s head that chomped the ghosts and crashed them back into the ground before Samson’s face was back in Faunia’s name again.

Lexi spoke "That was awesome!"

Samson chuckles "Heh, I wasn’t even being serious."

Lexi asks "What now?"

Samson became serious. “If what I think’s gonna happen is gonna happen, those sudden undead is just a taste of what’s coming.”

I spoke "At a time like this... We need help from the OC-verse..."

Faunia asks "Huh?"

Cloud spoke "There are other worlds out there, not just this one."

Flowerstep spoke "Exactly, there's another Blizzardstar that uses ice attacks."

Faunia spoke "Okay, I’m not sure if I get any of this. But I’ll try to help."

A male gryphon spoke "I don't know what's going on but 'Cellus and I will help."

A timid Changeling spoke "Y-yeah..."

Samson asks "Where’d they come from?"

The shy Changeling spoke "I a-asked Queen Chrysalis about tr-traveling with one of the p-princesses on a journey around the w-world..."

The gryphon spoke "Nogriff cared about me so I fled Griffonstone. I met Ocellus in Canterlot."

Ocellus spoke "Gallus and I were oddballs since we were either too studious or an orphan that didn't fit in."

Faunia spoke "Oh… I’m sorry about that."

Gallus spoke "I don't know who my parents are though."

Faunia spoke "I-I don’t really know either, since I lost my memory."

Cloud's compact goes off suddenly since Haru was contacting him so he answers.

Haru spoke "*voice only* Amnesia huh? I think Beetley had that issue one time."

Cloud asks "But Beetley had partial amnesia, right?"

Haru spoke "*voice only* Self-inflicted but it had been an accident."

Spottedleaf spoke "*voice in background* Oi! That's my pile of catnip! Give it back Skittles!"

Rainbow spoke "*voice in background* Not a chance Spots!"

Spottedleaf spoke "*voice in background* Don't make be use the Roar on your sorry tail!"

Faunia spoke "When I woke up with no memories, Samson was in my mane and tail. He’s been helping me try to regain my memories."

Haru spoke "*voice only* Ignoring the two featherbrains, I could ask Celestia or Luna about it."

Samson growls "Who’re you calling a featherbrain, furball?!"

Faunia spoke "Sorry about Samson, it’s just he’s a bit protective of me since I’m his host."

Haru growls "*voice only* I was talking about Spottedleaf and Rainbow Dash...."

A loud roar was heard but Golden Ingot got sent flying with a scream.

Haru laughs "*voice only* Oh my StarClan! He had it coming!"

I giggle "Samson's a lot like Danyelle in that sense, the two have something to protect."

Faunia couldn’t help but giggle at that too. Samson was laughing too, but more at Ingot’s scream.

Danyelle laughs "*voice in background* No wonder my counterpart calls Ingot's counterpart Screamer! It's just too funny!"

Samson spoke "Even Leviathan couldn’t not laugh at that!"

Danyelle laughs "*voice only* There's one idiot in every universe, two in my counterpart's universe."

Haru asks "*voice only* Anyways... Has Fluttershy found any alicorns yet?"

“I have, and well…” I tried to explain before Faunia answered for me.

Faunia spoke "I turned into an alicorn recently, but I’m not sure why."

Meadow spoke "Make that two alicorns. I just got my wings."

I spoke "I'm surprised Pinkie hasn't found one yet."

Haru spoke "*voice only* As I found out from Featherwhisker...."

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Author's Note

Crossover with Dauntless and Skullgirls

Trouble in Two Universes
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Trouble in Two Universes

*Danyelle's POV*

After hearing the call from Celestia, I had got my fellow alicorns back onto the airship before heading back to Canterlot. Twilight and the others had also returned to Canterlot since Celestia called them back. Twilight soon spazzed out when she saw Sunny for the first time. Rainbow had fainted when she found out about Daring being an alicorn.

Rarity asks "A fan much?"

Spottedleaf spoke "You don't know the half of it Rares, I had pranked Rainbow good back before she became an alicorn."

Green asks "Can somepony tell me what's going on here?"

Pibby spoke "Yeah, something bad is approaching this universe. It's also happening in another universe as I speak."

Wendy spoke "But we have more horns to share the magic to push back the corruption!"

Foxsong dropped her disguise.

Cocoa spoke "Foxy... You nitwit... You weren't supposed to reveal your true form."

Foxsong spoke "Don't call me an idiot, you stupid tanuki."

Cocoa spoke "Don't call me a stupid tanuki!"

Ghost asks "*Bead of sweat* Are those two always like that?"

Twilight spoke "Yeah... Their OC-verse counterparts are the same way..."

Foxsong had Cocoa pinned down.

Cocoa spoke "Get your fat ass off me!"

Foxsong giggles "Not a chance!"

Cocoa spoke "I mean it Foxy!"

Vera spoke "*Trying to restrain her right arm* Oh boy…"

Sumarda spoke "My universe's Nazuna and Michiru are just as bad when it comes to things like this."

Vera spoke "Yeah, but you know…"

Sumarda spoke "*Restraining right arm* Same here."

Nazuna spoke "*poking her head out of a warp ring with Michiru on her head* I heard that Sumarda!"

“Why are you two restraining your right arms like that?” I asked in confusion.

Michiru spoke "*looking at Cocoa* Talk about seeing double..."

Nazuna spoke "You’re telling me."

Foxsong spoke "*looking at Nazuna* You sound just like me."

Vera spoke "That’s because she IS you."

Cocoa spoke "Only key difference is Foxsong has a blue gem on her chest..."

Michiru spoke "Whereas Nazuna's got a red gem on her chest."

Stormblizzard spoke "*Embarrassed blush* If I may, why am I in this body? It feels extremely conflicting to me since I was a male back on the Shattered Isles."

Blizzardstar spoke "I was a tom in my previous life though but I reincarnated into a hermaphrodite."

Skystar spoke "I was also a tom in my past life but I reincarnated into a female. My cousin, Silverstream, was once a she-cat but she only got a species switch."

Graystripe had fainted.

A dark navy blue alicorn stallion with violet eyes and a tri-colored mane in black, red and yellow was looking for someone important to him.

The stallion sighs "Where are you Somnambula?"

Faunia’s mane and tail suddenly lashed in surprise.

A voice gasps "What the hell?! Atem?!"

A surprised face was seen on Faunia’s mane.

Atem asks "How do you know me?"

Samson asks "Tell me, do you remember Delilah and the Parasite that helped her?"

Atem asks "I do remember them both. Her hair was just like that mare’s after he bonded with Delilah. Wait… Samson?"

Samson spoke "Yep. Still alive and kickin’."

Spottedleaf lets out a spatial-splitting roar, tearing open a portal thus freeing six ponies from limbo.

Celestia and Luna were beyond speechless when they saw their old mentor.

Spottedleaf also used the roar to split a unicorn from his darkness, driving it back into limbo.

Samson spoke "Whoa! Remind me not to get on your bad side!"

Atem gasps "Somnambula!"

Somnambula asks "Atem? Samson?"

Samson asks "What happened? Thought you were dead. Were ya sealed in some kinda void?"

Adagio, Sonata and Aria were cowering behind me since they were afraid of what Starswirl might do to them.

Nazuna was hiding behind Michiru while Foxsong hid behind Cocoa.

Samson spoke "Why’re you-*Notices Starswirl* Oh. Starswirl."

Twilight spoke "This won't end well..."

Spottedleaf spoke "You’re telling me…"

I spoke "Cuss yeah..."

I noticed Atem and Somnambula were gone. “Wait, where’s Atem and Somnambula?”

Samson chuckles "If I know those two, they’re having some fun."

Spottedleaf spoke "It's been a long time since the two saw each other last... And don't you even THINK about attacking the sirens Beardy."

Twilight gasps "Spotty! Please don’t!"

But we heard a thud.

Samson chuckles "Guess seeing all the alicorns made the coot fall asleep."

Snowfall spoke "Don't think he fell asleep... He fainted."

Samson groans "…Don’t you think I know that?"

Phantom spoke "Guess the shock of seeing 52 extra alicorns was a bit too much for him."

Light Breeze pulls on Starswirl's beard, jolting him awake.

Starswirl yelps "Gah!"

Celestia spoke "I do apologize for my daughter's behavior. Light's got a habit of pulling on things."

Starswirl asks "Celestia? Is that you?"

Luna giggles "I'm here as well, you old codger."

The other alicorn mares giggle at what Luna had said.

Starswirl asks "Luna?"

Pear Butter and Applejack were on their backs while laughing.

Luna spoke "A lot has changed since you had disappeared... As you can tell by the extra 52 alicorns."

That amount of numbers made Starswirl fainted again.

“There could always be more.” I noted.

Pinkie giggles "Not to mention the trio that have yet to be born. And there's also..."

Twilight spoke "Pinkie! For the love of StarClan, shut up!"

Pinkie giggles "Heehee! Okie-dokie-lokie!"

I spoke "Good freaking grief... Oh hello Mrs Sparkle."

A warning howl rang loud.

Pibby growls "IT'S HERE!!!!"

Vera spoke "Talk about timing!"

A warp ring opens up before OC-verse Twilight flew out of it with OC-verse Danyelle, OC-verse Rainbow, OC-verse Sunset and a Mobian fox-alicorn hybrid following before the five started throwing fire at the corruption.

OC-verse Rainbow spoke "Thought you alicorns needed some help!"

Aphmau removed the necklace she was wearing before passing it to Aaron since she didn't want to lose it.

Sumarda rounded up the non-fighters and evacuated them to the Chuddle Hotel as Zarity and OC-verse Rarity show up with OC-verse Blizzardstar and the Jackal Squad.

Zarity spoke "WE CAN WIN THIS!!!"

Natsu and the other dragons roar loud.

Several Abyssinians yowl loud as the Diamond Dogs howl.

Charrogg spoke "Name’s Charred, and I’ll help ya burn that corruption to a crisp!"

Nayzaga spoke "I’m Nariko, and I’ll make sure they get a shocking point!"

Valomyr spoke "Vaga-Lume is my name, and I will help bring the corrupted to light!"

A pink cat shot fire at the corruption, pushing it back.

Danyelle flew about, throwing lightning at the corruption.

Charred’s underbelly, eyes and space between his scales glowed as flame geysers were shooting out of his shoulders and hips. Nariko’s spikes grew longer, sharper and turned red with her eyes glowing red as she flowed with electricity. Vaga’s orbs started glowing brighter and turned red as his eyes glowed red as light particles swirled around his hooves. Ozul became enveloped in dark astral energy as his eyes glowed red. Thorne grew antlers made of vines as the his eyes glowed and the top of his antlers turned red with leaves swirling around him. Stormblizzard’s eyes glowed red as the fur on hir arms, tail and backside glowed white before shi gave out a screech.

A tan alicorn with blue eyes and brown mane was flying about, throwing fire and air magic at the corruption.

Water Splash spoke "Hey Skittles! I brought back-up!"

Water whistles loud before several Pegasi fly into battle, whipping up a tornado to suck up the corruption.

Rainbow Dash laughs "Water Splash! Am I glad to see you, cuz!"

Korra spoke "Holy cuss..."

Korra had accidently set her universe's Twilight's tail on fire since the alicorn had gotten in the way.

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Faust damn it Korra! That hurt!"

Korra spoke "You were in my way Sparkle Butt!"

Kurama spoke "Watch it foxgirl, only I can call Twilight that nickname!"

Vera asks "Girls, girls, you’re both beautiful. Can we focus on the Corruption here?"

Matatabi spoke "She has a point Twilight."

OC-verse Twilight scoffs but doesn't say anything as she blasted the corruption with fire.

Faunia suddenly started spinning fast like a wheel as Samson completely covered her as the hairy and spiky wheel attacked the corruption.

Samson spoke "Hairball!"

OC-verse Danyelle had also curled into a ball before revving up and launching herself at the corruption as she set herself on fire.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Flame Wheel!"

Faunia unrolled herself as she bucked an enemy with Samson covering her hind legs and spinning the hair covering said legs from her tail like drills, piercing the enemy and sending it flying.

Finn and OC-verse Twilight let loose a powerful Roar at the same time as Spottedleaf, knocking back the corruption.

Samson laughs "Heh! We keep this up, the source will get mad enough to come here!"

Zarity froze the corruption solid.

OC-verse Twilight spoke "EXACTLY!!!"

Azure spoke "Watch your back Dashie!"

Rainbow Dash flapped her wings real hard, before a group of enemies was trapped in a whirlwind before they were blasted away, sent flying by the air she pulsed.

OC-verse Rainbow kicks up a fiery tornado before launching it at the corruption.

Rainbow Dash spoke "Awesome!"

OC-verse Rainbow spoke "You think that's awesome, just wait until you see my NEXT attack!"

A rainbow glow surrounds OC-verse Rainbow before she fired a Rainboom Spear at the corruption, destroying the core.

Rainbow Dash’s jaw dropped at that.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Only my universe's Rainbow can use that attack though."

OC-verse Danyelle used a Chaos Barrier to restrain the corruption.

OC-verse Danyelle "NOW VERA!!! DESTROY THE CORRUPTION!"

Vera spoke "You got it! *Holds giant syringe-like javelin* Time for you to get your medicine!"

Vera threw the javelin at the corruption, hitting it bull’s-eye as it injected the vaccine.

Zarity asks "Is it gone?"

OC-verse Twilight spoke "I don't know!"

Samson spoke "The Corruption may be gone in our universe, but it might just be getting started in yours."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "We defeated it in our world already."

Sonata spoke "Th-that was scary..."

Twilight spoke "We should vaccinate those that got infected."

Lan spoke "R-right..."

Samson spoke "Something tells me that was only a fake in your universe though."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Just... Don't ask about my brother though..."

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Feasting Love
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Feasting Love

*Somnambula’s POV*

It’s… It’s been so long, since I last saw him…

Atem chuckles "I waited a thousand years to say this though but Somnambula my love, will you marry me?"

I couldn’t help but smile as I gave him my answer with no need for words. The two of us embraced as our lips connected, overjoyed with their contact.

A bundle of pink fur and blue fur had tumbled through a portal since Vincent had tackle hugged Roll.

Roll had pinned Vincent down.

Roll giggles "Pinned ya."

Vincent spoke "Hey, let me up."

Roll walked off with a smirk on her face just before Vincent tackle hugs her again but he was pinned down again.

Roll spoke "Pinned ya again."

Vincent spoke "*Notices us* Oh, hi."

Roll spoke "Catch me if you can Vince!"

Roll flew off somewhere.

Vincent chuckles "Hey!"

Vincent followed Roll before we saw them enter a door to someplace.

Roll had turned invisible.

Atem chuckles "Crazy Abyssinians, am I right?"

“Yes, but where does that door lead to?” I wondered.

Atem asks "What are your thoughts on foals?"

It… It was like my body had a mind of his own, but as soon as Atem asked that, I took him to the door and went in before finding ourselves on two legs, clothes and our front legs were different.

A mare spoke "Ah. Talk about timing when we had a suite ready for you two."

A Pegasus mare showed up.

The mare spoke "My name is Helia, and welcome to the Chuddle Hotel. But you can call me Hana."

Vince and Roll were going at it in a different room.

Atem spoke "This feels weird..."

“I agree, but why does this feel natural?” I wondered.

Hana spoke "The portals I or Vera make kinda help with that. Anyway, we got a suite all ready for ya, should help you both feel at home."

Atem asks "But if a foal was conceived in this place... Would it be born an anthro?"

Hana spoke "Probably, but it’ll still be a pony in Equestria on all four hooves."

A little hippogriff filly was crying since her brother had bit her.

Hana spoke "Oh dear… If you two could excuse me for a moment."

Hana went over to the two infants.

Dawn cries "Mist bit me!"

Mist spoke "You ate my chicken leg! Still hungry!"

Hana sighs "What am I gonna do with you two? Do I need to make you two immobile again?"

Dawn whimpers "*Sniff* No mommy."

Mist spoke "N-No mama."

Hana spoke "Okay, but please don’t do that or pick on each other like that again. Since you both are still hungry, I’ll go make some food."

Dawn and Mist ask "*Starry-eyed* Ice-cream too?"

Hana spoke "Only if ya eat your veggies."

Dawn and Mist spoke "Aw…"

Hana spoke "Well, looks like my husband will help you lovely couple get to your suite since I’m off feeding my kids."

Garth chuckles "My mom had a hard time getting me to eat my veggies though and it seems the squirts took after me for dietary behavior."

Hana giggles "Hey, I don’t like veggies either, and neither did my parents, but we gotta care for our kids, right?"

Garth chuckles "You bet, Honey."

Hana giggles "Heehee! Thanks, Garthy."

The two shared a kiss before Hana and her kids went off.

Garth spoke "Okay you two, follow me."

Atem and I followed the gryphon.

Garth spoke "Well, here we are."

We saw the door to our suite, and it looked truly Egyptian.

Garth spoke "Don’t worry, if either of you need any food, just use the food summoner, and fresh spare clothes are available in the room as well."

An orange furred anthro alicorn mare with blue eyes and a rainbow mane flew past in a panic.

The mare spoke "HANA!!!!"

Garth spoke "Oh boy. I better help her. We hope your enjoy your stay!"

Garth took off after the mare.

Atem chuckles "Shall we, my love?"

“We shall.” I giggled as both of us opened the door, seeing… a camping site that’s practically a house right next to a large oasis in the desert? Needless to say, both Atem and I were surprised.

A pained roar had split the air since somecat had gone into labor.

“That sounded like…” I noticed.

Atem spoke "Jinxie..."

Hearing Jinxie’s roaring suddenly made me more eager before our stomachs growled.

Atem spoke "Let's eat."

A male sphinx had darted into Jinxie's room to calm her down.

“Agreed.” I smiled as we changed to some different clothes that made us rather… attractive. Both of us blushed at the mere sight of each other.

Atem started tickling me.

I started tickling Atem back as both of us laughed before our stomachs growled again, this time like lions.

*Some time later,*

Atem yawns "I'm tired."

After our meal, we were ginormous and extremely fat, at least the size of the entire desert weighing at least one million pounds, and yet our room were as big as we were, including the oasis, as the clothes we changed into had many rips and tears in them, ready to fall apart any second as I noticed only two grapes left. “There’s only two left, my love. Why not finish the grapes before getting some drinks while relaxing in our oasis for a while? It should help us stay awake.”

Atem had drifted off to sleep.

Well, I’ll have one of the two last grapes. I ate one of them, right before my clothes burst to shreds as I was wearing a bikini, which wasn't damaged at all, underneath them. But then I noticed Atem ate the grape while fast asleep, as his clothes burst to shreds too, as I noticed him wearing a speedo, which was undamaged like my bikini, underneath all that. Atem then got up and sleepwalked into the oasis waters, before inviting me in.

I giggle "*sigh* What am I going to with you Atem?"

I got in the oasis waters, smiling at my fiancé, who smiled back while still asleep. We swam with each other for away, both on the water surface and underwater, before we got some drinks that don’t seem to end, all the more satisfying. We enjoyed our drinks, not having a care about how much bigger and fatter we were getting, nor the tears our swimsuits were starting to gain. I’m still surprised we’re as mobile as we can healthily be, makes it better though as we’re were on our last drink, and it had a straw for two mouths as we started sipping it up. It was delicious.

Atem sleepspoke "Last thing we need is a fat nekomata.... I heard rumors that Danyelle's counterpart hates being overweight."

“I see.” I giggled as the two of us were close to finishing our last drink together.

Atem had jolted awake right as the speedo got shredded.

Atem spoke "*covering his lower area with his wings and hands* How embarrassing..."

Well, can’t say I’m surprised that happened since we just finished our final drink of the night right before all of my bikini got shredded too. The two of us were as big as a continent, much larger than when our clothes bursted open to reveal our swimsuits while being as big as Egypt before, each weighing 2 billion pounds. The two of us right now individually probably weight 3 trillion pounds, being as big and fat as we are. “What’s wrong, hot stuff? Feeling a bit shy? There is no need to hold back.” I flirted with a blush.

Atem spoke "Oh you're so gonna get it!"

*Two hours later*

Atem asks "Ready to check out?"

“Yeah, but I really think we should rest for now.” I answered with a yawn as the two of us individually were as big as our planet, weighting four quadrillion pounds from how our… milk/juice drinking and fun went for two whole hours, even if that felt like two entire weeks nonstop. And our room was still as big as us before Atem yawned in agreement.

Atem spoke "Uh Somnambula, you might want to look in a mirror."

“You too, Atem.” I replied as I saw my reflection in the oasis water. I truly was quite enormous and extremely obese, but I was still as healthy and mobile as I could be. Every single part of me was gargantuan, including my head, arms, hands, legs, hooves, wings and tail. Everything of my body felt incredibly doughy as my head, hands and tail were as big as my belly, chest, and derrière. I remember Mistmane’s words about anything can be beautiful, and in all honesty, I thought I looked quite beautiful, even as I am right now, especially in my birthday suit.

To my surprise, a bonafide horn was on my head.

“Oh my! It must’ve happened when we…” I realized quickly as I couldn’t help but smile, with Atem smiling too.

Atem chuckles "Old Starswirl will spit his bridle once he sees this!"

“Indeed.” I chuckled in agreement as both of us yawned. “Why don’t the two of us sleep like this under the wonderful stars tonight?”

*Meanwhile*

Garth asks "Hana?"

Hana asks "Hmm?"

Garth spoke "We got another alicorn, a mare this time!"

Hana asks "Hmm… Ah, Somnambula, right?"

Garth spoke "Yeah and we got a new baby sphinx."

Hana spoke "Oh! We must plan a party for Jinxie, Silvervine and their new kitten."

Applebloom crashed into Hana.

Applebloom spoke "Hey Hana! Ah got mah cutie mark!"

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Dragon Dilemma
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Dragon Dilemma

*Spottedleaf's POV*

Two weeks had passed since the alicorns and I had fought off the corruption.

Rarity was hiding under a pile of blankets since she had goofed up on a spell and now, she was stuck in dragon form.

“An aquatic dragon?” I noticed.

Rarity spoke "Y-yeah... And I'm in heat again...."

“Oh boy… I better find Blizzardstar.” I noted.

Blizzardstar spoke "I got this though."

Blizzardstar drags Rarity off through a portal to the Chuddle Hotel.

Amethyst giggles "Reminds me of the times when I was gravid."

Igneel chuckles *Smirk* Oho? Are you starving for me again?"

Amethyst giggles "Oh Iggy."

Igneel and Amethyst flew off through a portal to the Chuddle Hotel.

“Geez, I hope no one else suddenly turns into dragons.” I said, not knowing that I might’ve jinxed it.

Spike spoke "Silly cat."

“What?” I asked in confusion.

Rainbow spoke "My counterpart can turn into a dragon."

“That’s because of a necklace.” I pointed out.

Natsu spoke "Uh Spots, you might want to look in a mirror..."

“Huh?” I asked in confusion before I saw my reflection and…

A dark tortoiseshell dragon face was staring back at me.

“WHAAAAAAAAT?!?!?!” I yelled out in shock.

Frostleaf spoke "Spotty, calm down!"

“C-C-Calm down? Calm down?!” I asked, panicked before I felt something burning in me.

Lucy wingslaps me on the back of the head.

Lucy spoke "Your husband told you to calm down."

The burning sensation inside me felt like it was getting hotter!

I shot off lightning from my mouth into the sky.

Mistheart asks "Mom?"

Letting out electric breath didn’t even help, it’s as if it made the my temperature go higher!

Frostleaf spoke "*nervous gulp* I'm so in for it..."

Vera showed up. “Not really. My mom’s working on a necklace that should make you her size, and you can use it for one-time only if ya want.”

Flowerstep spoke "First Snowfire, then Mythic Fashion... I wonder what Rarity and Blizzard's next kid will look like."

Pinkie asks "A Dragokat?"

Danyelle spoke "Called it since I saw it in my vision."

Pinkie asks "Awesome! So, how’s you and your tomfriend, Dany?"

A silver band was on Danyelle's left ring finger.

Danyelle spoke "Well..."

Pinkie gasps "You’re engaged?"

Danyelle spoke "Yeah."

The sea green siren that Danyelle had found was on the cat's back.

Rainbow Dash spoke "Hey, it’s the little siren we found in Ineighba."

Danyelle spoke "She imprinted on me though."

Celestia spoke "Cool it Starswirl, I know you're upset but you shouldn't take your anger out on a child."

Vera spoke "I can agree with that."

Adagio spoke "Tch... He's the reason why my sisters and I got banished long ago."

Sonata spoke "Um, to be fair we were causing a lot of trouble."

Foxsong spoke "I haven't done anything wrong though..."

Cocoa glares at Starswirl.

Cocoa spoke "If you even THINK about hurting my marefriend, I'll rip your beard off!"

Danyelle scritches Sonata behind the left ear, causing the pale arctic blue siren to purr.

Rainbow Dash giggles "You part lynx or something, Sonata?"

Adagio spoke "I've never heard her make that sound before."

Danyelle had pulled out a few tacos from her hammerspace, causing Sonata to become wide eyed in glee.

Aria spoke "Of course."

Azure chuckles "Now I see why you two call her a tacobrain."

Aria teases "*Smirk* Hmm… Adagio’s got a bit of an obsession with chili carrots."

Adagio spoke "*Embarrassed blush* Aria!"

Azure spoke "*blush* H-hey! I have that same obsession too you know..."

Rainbow Dash snickers "*Smirk* You hungry for those now, or are ya hungry for me, blue colt?"

Azure pounces on Rainbow as the two speedy alicorns tumble through the portal to the Hotel.

Danyelle snickers "I heard a little rumor that Aria likes cheesesticks."

Adagio spoke "*Smirk* That and she has an obsession with nachos."

Danyelle spoke "Not to mention, you have a curry obsession Dagi."

Adagio spoke "You do too, Danyelle!"

Sonata spoke "Siren pile!"

Danyelle yelps "W-w-w-w-wait!"

The Abyssinian-alicorn hybrid female was soon dogpiled by the Dazzlings.

Pinkie spoke "Heeheehee! That’s funny!"

Danyelle groans "Why me?"

To Twilight's surprise, Starswirl was chuckling at the sight.

Luna spoke "I think he’s starting to lighten up."

Celestia spoke "We did task Danyelle with reforming the Dazzlings after all."

Maylu spoke "I have to wait another 5 years before I can get married."

Roll teases "*Smirk* And to who?"

Maylu spoke "I'm not telling~!"

Vera spoke "*Bringing out an necklace* All done! Mom just finished the growth necklace."

Taking the necklace, I drag Frostleaf through the portal.

Vera asks "So, do you two want a separate room, or do you wanna share a room with Rarity and Blizzardstar?"

Adagio spoke "I think they left already."

Vera spoke "Due to the new birth, yeah, I’d say that’s pretty likely, and Rarity’s holding back her primal instincts. Hmm… You three sirens look like you could use a trio of tritons."

The sound of three singing male sirens was heard, thus putting the Dazzlings into a trance.

Vera spoke "Well what a coincidence, said trio is here in the Song Sea Suite. How weird is that? You three lady sirens better get there quick and sing too before they head out."

The location and advice managed to get through to the Dazzlings as they headed to the Song Sea Suite and started singing as well, despite the fact their song-gems were damaged.

Danyelle spoke "Uh Vera, their song-gems are damaged... and they can't be fixed by alicorn or draconequus magic."

The Dazzling heard that before shutting their mouths and snapping themselves out of it.

Vera spoke "*Facepalm!* Maybe they’ll be fixed on their own when they learn how to sing again."

Adagio attempted to sing despite the fact her song-gem was damaged.

Adagio sang "*raspy* Deep beneath the ocean of pride and all ambition, lie the fears I have never known... UGH!"

Vera spoke "Well, good thing that didn’t get through."

As Vera said, it seem the three male sirens didn’t hear any of that.

Sonata spoke "We need help."

Danyelle spoke "My talent is singing too! Maybe I can help!"

Danyelle started singing the same song Adagio tried to sing.

Danyelle sang "Deep beneath the ocean of pride and all ambition, lie the fears I have never known. Storms will fade given time, as the nightmares take flight. Let me not suffer them alone."

Danyelle and Adagio sang in unison.

Danyelle and Adagio sang "If I should be led astray, may the warm light of day gracefully guide my way home."

Vera spoke "Mmm… Awesome improvement already, Dagi! Hmm? Your song-gem!"

Adagio sang "Fortune and Power, Admiration by the hour. Feared we were, once upon a time. O’ how the tides have turned. My voice rots, my spirit burns. All I’ve loved, no longer mine."

Danyelle sang "Though we swam the same shore, Dare I open that door and pour all of my trust in a Siren?"

Adagio sang "Curse my sage advice! I would pay any price, just to see their smiles again."

Danyelle sang "Magic is the echo of my voice, It’s true."

Adagio sang "Yet, the heart to wield it betrays something within you."

Danyelle sang "What would you have me do, Sirens of the sea?"

Adagio sang "With that gift of yours, we can change our destinies."

Danyelle sang "How can a single song, right what has been wronged?"

Aria sang "Trust me when I say, this is the only way."

Danyelle sang "I fear not any curse."

Adagio sang "Sing now, you know the words"

Danyelle and the Dazzlings sang "Come forth and hear us for guidance, who needs stars when you have Sirens?"

Sonata sang "Seduced by phantom treasure. Riches, fame, and pleasure. Under our spell you’ll roam forever."

Aria sang "As your souls wander, we will grow stronger."

Dazzlings sang "Follow us, through the thunder as we tear you asunder."

Danyelle and Dazzlings sang "Come forth and hear us for guidance. Who needs stars when you have Sirens?"

Aria sang "Tonight, you’ll reclaim your song. In turn, lead me home ‘fore the dawn"

Sonata sang "In the dark, we’re..."

Danyelle and Adagio sang "Deep beneath the oceans of pride and all ambition. Filled with power, we have risen From the shadows."

Aria sang "Storms will fade, given time. Let the nightmares take flight. We will not suffer them alone."

Danyelle sang "‘dagio, lend me your guidance."

Adagio sang "Come, child, I’ll lend you my guidance."

Danyelle and Adagio sang "Who needs stars when you have Sirens?"

Dazzlings sang "Now that we’ve reclaimed our song."

Danyelle sang "Now that you’ve reclaimed your song. My magic’s sealed by your bond."

Danyelle and Adagio sang "If I should be led astray, may the warm light of day gracefully guide my way home."

The next thing we knew, the Dazzling’s voices were totally mesmerizing again since their song-gems were fully healed.

Vincent spoke "Oh sugar honey iced tea... It seems Danyelle has siren blood in her veins."

Lan spoke "If that's so the case Vince, you and I do as well."

Danyelle asks "Huh?"

Twilight spoke "Only a siren can help a siren fix a damaged song-gem... But Danyelle doesn't even have a song-gem yet her singing alone fixed three song-gems in one go."

Danyelle spoke "Wow…"

Twilight asks "Say Starswirl, did you know any other sirens aside from the Dazzlings?"

Starswirl spoke "I believe I did, but she was different for some reason."

Starswirl made a projection of the siren.

The Hikari trio were wide eyed at seeing the image of their ancestor.

The projection suddenly started glitching.

Danyelle started hissing suddenly.

But then the glitching stopped. “Whew! Finally! About time that bearded mage used that spell to make my form.”

Danyelle gasps "B-but HOW? You shouldn't be even alive in this time!"

The spirit spoke "Well, you’re right. I am dead, so my spirit’s just giving you three a small visit through the projection Starswirl made as I planned to do so at the right time."

Danyelle thinks "{Good thing Emmy's not here to see this.}"

Lan and Vincent had both fainted from shock.

The spirit asks "Too much of an entrance?"

Atem spoke "Very much so Sein."

Sein spoke "Atem, I see you haven’t changed a bit."

Atem chuckles "Aside from the fact I'm married now."

Sein asks "Finally proposed to Somnambula, eh?"

Atem spoke "I waited a long time to pop the question."

Sein asks "So, how much fun did you two have?"

Atem spoke "There are things I dare not say in front of young ears."

Sein spoke "Fair enough. G-Gah!"

Sein’s projection started glitching again.

Danyelle spoke "I guess this is goodbye."

Nyx was hanging off Twilight's left wing since the young filly was playing.

Sein screams "Wait! This doesn’t feel… like StarClan… It feels like… GAAAAHHH!!!"

The projection screamed before it vanished.

All of a sudden, a faint bump was seen on Danyelle's stomach.

Danyelle spoke "Oh great StarClan no...."

Vera spoke "Okay, did NOT see that coming."

Twilight spoke "It's been ten years since someone last reincarnated though, not counting Nyx."

The Dazzlings went off into the Song Sea Suite with beautiful singing voices.

Danyelle spoke "I hate this.... It's just like what happened with Twilight when Nightmare Moon had been reborn...."

Twilight spoke "Now you know how I feel."

Danyelle spoke "Oh shut up and sit..."

Twilight was face down on the ground.

Danyelle spoke "I wonder how Spotty and Frosty are doing…"

*Meanwhile, in our room*

I spoke "Th-that tickles!"

Frostleaf chuckles "Oh? So you do like me bigger, eh?"

I stammer "K-kinda."

Frostleaf spoke "*Smirk* Well then, before we order some food and drinks, why don’t we have some fun? Because I think my body’s not the only thing that got bigger."

W-Whoa… The way Frostleaf’s flirting with me like this… It just… makes my very existence feel like it’s in Celestia’s sun! I… I must… have. Frostleaf! ALL. TO! MYSELF!!!

A yowl split the air since Danyelle had gone into labor.

Twilight spoke "Good freakin' grief..."

Rainbow Dash spoke "You’re tellin’ me."

*A few hours later*

“That *Pant* was so much… I thought I was gonna bloat up like a balloon.” I panted with a satisfied blush and smile on my face.

Frostleaf spoke "*Panting* Yeah… but if your bloat up… I do too. It kinda… works both ways in… Vera’s dimension."

Oh, my belly was really huge and gravid, it’s like a boulder. I’m definitely gonna have plenty of fertilized eggs to lay, but Frosty and I were happy about it.

I spoke "I shudder to think about the amount of diapers...."

Frosty spoke "But yeah, at least we still love each other. And soon, we’ll have our own dragokits to love too."

“Oh Frosty…” I purred.

“Oh Spotty…” Frosty purred back as the two of us locked lips and kept making out for hours until we fell asleep, tails intertwined, our bodies embracing each other, our lips never disconnecting and our tongues wrapped around each other.

*Meanwhile,*

Danyelle was holding a fur covered siren in her arms.

Danyelle purrs "Hello my little Ocean Melody."

The sea green siren had been named Lettuce Rush.

Danyelle giggles "Guess diapers are gonna be a problem..."

Vera spoke "Hmm, looks like fashion for lower-halves being tails are in order."

Danyelle spoke "Especially with the surplus of sirens that have yet to be born."

Vera spoke "Yeah."

Celestia spoke "Come to think about it, many of the sirens had died out shortly after the Dazzlings got banished. Including Foxsong and Lettuce Rush, there's only eight true sirens left."

Luna spoke "Again, they may have gone into hiding, making us think they died out."

Foxsong spoke "My parents were killed though."

Cocoa spoke "I got an idea! We can look for disguised sirens!"

Ozul spoke "Looks like we have new hunts starting soon."

Celestia spoke "True but the only ways to find a disguised siren is to look for a necklace or by hearing siren song."

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Author's Note

Siren and the Seamare song belongs to Carbon Maestro

End of Season 3.5

Big Play Date
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

Big Play Date

*Squirrelflight’s POV*

Well, it seemed that Carrot Cake, Cupcake, Twilight and Flash Sentry were invited to the Chuddle Hotel, then Pinkie and Cheese Sandwich wanted to come along. So Bramblestar and I decided to go with them as well.

Bramblestar was too emotionally unstable after what happened when Ashfur had taken control of his body.

Bramblestar spoke "Squirrelflight, I can't be ThunderClan leader anymore..."

“Bramblestar, listen to me. I know you’ve been through a lot, but you can’t let what happened in the past haunt you. You have family and friends to help you now, even me.” I comforted my mate.

Bramblestar spoke "But Ashfur hurt you and everycat else... I'm not cut out to be Clan leader..."

“I know you are able to be Clan leader, Bramblestar. Just because something bad happened once and you tried your best to prevent it, that doesn’t mean you’re unfit to be a leader. Even leaders make mistake. Remember Celestia and Luna?” I reminded Bramblestar.

Twilight spoke "No creature is flawless."

Bramblestar asks "T-Truly?"

“Truly. And here is my proof.” I said as I grabbed my mate’s before I connected my lips with his, kissing him with my eyes closed. He was surprised at first, but moaned and closed his eyes as he kissed back while grabbing my hips with his hands, I moved my hands and arms to around his neck, connecting my hands as our tails intertwined and our bodies contacting each other. With that, Bramblestar knew he was forgiven and still has a chance.

Bramblestar spoke "I'm still stepping down as clan leader."

I couldn’t help, but close my eyes with a smile, understanding my mate’s decision. “Very well. But who will take your place?”

Bramblestar spoke "I have an Abyssinian in mind already. And it's you Squirrelflight."

“M-Me?” I asked in complete surprise.

Bramblestar spoke "You never gave up on ThunderClan even when Ashfur had control of my body, you'll make a great leader."

I… I didn’t know what to say, but… “I will become the new Clan leader then, Bramblestar. For you.”

Bramblestar spoke "I'm going to talk to StarClan tonight so I can give back my remaining 7 lives."

I nodded with a smile.

Pinkie gasps "Oh! Did you two hear?"

I spoke "For the love of StarClan, don't sneak up on us! Cats are very jumpy."

Pinkie asks "Sorry, but did you know Nariko has a crush on Spinetusk, and Spinetusk has a crush on her, but neither of them know?"

Cadence had kicked Nariko in the rear, sending her crashing into Spinetusk thus causing the two to kiss.

Vera showed up. “Heehee! Ya haven’t changed a bit, Cadence.”

Cadence giggles "I may be leader of TundraClan but I don't interfere with relations in ThunderClan, WindClan, RiverClan, ShadowClan or SkyClan though."

Vera asks "So, you and Shining gonna hang out with me, Ignis, Chrysalis and Mandible for tonight?"

Cadence asks "Well, is there an available foalsitter for Flurry Heart?"

Vera spoke "Hana planned a play date for some of the others at the Chuddle Hotel, so she could go there."

Cadence spoke "I found two nascent alicorns. One mare and one stallion."

Vera asks "Really? Who?"

Cadence giggles "You two can come out now, Starlight and Sunburst."

Twilight spoke "Whoa, Sunset will definitely flip when she finds out."

Sunset spoke "I heard that Sparkle Butt!"

Twilight teases "So how was it with Sunrise?"

Sunset blushed as bright as Celestia’s sun at that.

Sunset spoke "Don't make me call Danyelle!"

Flash spoke "Hey Twi-Twi."

Twilight asks "Oh Flash! Perfect timing! Are our kids with you?"

Akari, Strawberry and Cherry were hanging off Flash's wings and tail.

Nyx was on Flash's head.

Flash spoke "Yep, they’re ready for their play date at the hotel."

Twilight spoke "I hope they get along with Mist and Dawn."

Flash spoke "We should try for another foal."

Twilight giggles "*Smirk* Sunset? Starlight? How’d you two, Sunrise and Sunburst like to join Flashy and I? We can even bring Trixie and Card Trick with us."

The two mares were surprised, but smirked with narrows eyes at that, accepting Twilight’s offer without hesitation.

Starlight spoke "I’ll get Trixie and Card."

Sunrise spoke "Oh no you don't Sun-Shim, you've got a foal on the way."

Danyelle was fluffed up since she saw something in her visions.

Sunset pouted at that.

Danyelle spoke "Uh girls... I saw something in my visions... Another draconequus, a female... Sh-she had a scorpion's tail...."

Vera spoke "*Happily* Oh! That’s Cosmos! She’s a blast to have around!"

Pandora growls "Not in MY book she ain't! She tried to take Discord from me!"

Vera spoke "Huh, never did get her backstory."

Pandora spoke "Pardon the tantrum but Cosmos is a total yandere! She tried to take Discord from me 2000 years ago when I had eggs on the way. Her and I fought like rabid lions every time we crossed paths. She's the reason why Yui's littermates didn't survive."

Vera asks "Wait a minute… *Looks a sudden pictures of Cosmos* Panny, did something seem off about Cosmos?"

Pandora spoke "She's just pissed because Discord chose me over her."

Vera spoke "Okay, but I don’t think she would’ve gone THAT crazy. Look."

Vera brought out two pictures, both showing Cosmos. One was her normal appearance, and the other was her eyes being black and her slits being dark-violet.

Discord spoke "She's freaking obsessed with me! She's more annoying than Malfunzonia is."

Vera spoke "Hmm… Something must’ve happened and took control of Cosmos, making her more aggressive and possessive. The Cosmos I knew cared about you, as family does. She never said anything about you being hers alone. That must’ve happened after she stopped visiting."

Pandora spoke "A month after Yui hatched, I had to seal Cosmos away in a world she can't escape from."

Vera spoke "I don’t know, whatever’s possessing Cosmos, it won’t be long before they break out."

Pandora spoke "I made sure the seal lasts for 4000 years though."

Vera asks And how long ago did you seal Cosmos?"

Pandora asks "2000 years ago, why?"

Vera groans "*Facepalm* It may take 2000 more years, but with whatever’s possessing Cosmos might weaken the seal faster, so it might not take as long."

Danyelle was fully fluffed up since her recent vision scared her.

Danyelle spoke "I fear she will break free on the summer solstice!"

Discord spoke "Oh no... That means we have only three weeks to ready ourselves."

Vera spoke "Yep. Just like I thought, whatever’s possessing Cosmos is definitely getting stronger."

Ozul suddenly showed up, tail straightened and fur not visibly standing on end. “Not good.”

Danyelle spoke "We should warn my counterpart about this since she had helped us when Discord went bonkers... Uh no offense Discord."

A mute tan earth mare with a bright blue mane and brown eyes was napping nearby.

Danyelle gasps "Is that…?"

Ooh, Danyelle looks a bit excited.

Ben spoke "Cool it Kitten."

Vera asks "But enough down in the dumps, all kids ready for the Big Play Date?"

Twilight’s children, the Cake Twins, and Flurry Heart, who appeared with Shining Armor via teleportation, smile with open mouths in agreement.

Danyelle spoke "Mel, Lettuce, play nice you two."

The two siren infants nod before crawling off to play.

We arrived at the Chuddle Hotel at the where the kids would have their play date. The others went off as Bramblestar and I volunteered to stay behind to keep an eye on them.

Yui had bumped into a male draconequus.

Yui spoke "Watch it punk."

The male spoke "Oh, my bad. Didn’t think I would encounter a beautiful lady such as you."

Yui was caught off guard at that with a blush.

Yui stammers "Sh-shut up... b-baka..."

The male Draconequus smirked as he stealthily stretched out and wrapped his tail around Yui’s, making her blush even more.

Yui stammers "What are y-you doing, you idiot?"

The male chuckles "*Coiling around Yui* This may be our first meeting, but I can tell you crave me, don’t you?"

An orange tabby Abyssinian tom with three dark orange stripes on his back was walking past with an all white Abyssinian she-cat with a pink ribbon on the tail.

The white Abyssinian spoke "Oh! Cousin Yuki! Cousin Haru! It's good to see you again!"

Haru asks "Cousin Marie?"

Yuki asks "That really you?"

Marie giggles "Oui, it is I. My brothers and half siblings are around somewhere."

Haru asks "Wouldn’t they be in Mareis, Prance?"

Marie spoke "Mother and stepfather wanted to visit aunt Naoko. But Milo and Lidia were being annoying."

Yuki asks "Mind introducing us to your tomfriend, eh Marie?"

Marie giggled.

Marie asks "Was it really that obvious?"

Both sisters giggle.

Haru spoke "Least I don't have to put up with annoying brothers."

Lune spoke "You're one to talk Haru, I saw you fawning over Humbert earlier."

The brown and white Abyssinian fainted with a major blush on her face.

Marie giggles "You were always a teaser, Yuki."

Oliver chuckles "Oh wow, one cousin in law's a prankster and the other freaks out a lot."

Some time passed, so it was noon, and the kids were hungry.

Nyx spoke "Mom!"

I grabbed some milk from the food summoner, enough for all of the kids.

Cherry was nursing from Twilight since she couldn't keep formula down yet.

I remember Twilight having cherry fruit before coming back to help nurse Cherry. But as we helped fed them, the kids started getting bigger and fatter, and when they were full, the kids were as big as us, maybe even a bit bigger, each of them weight at least 500 pounds. The kids started playing with each other again, as they added rolling around into the fun.

Lettuce and Melody were a pair of chubby little sirens.

Twilight spoke "Hmm… Maybe it was something in the cherries I ate that affected my milk, I am feeling a little pudgy and my chest does look bigger."

Danyelle giggles "Last time, it was strawberries."

Mist and Melody noticed each other and started tussling in laughter like two doughy boulders rolled into one. Whenever any of the kids bumped into each other, their bodies jiggled like jello, making the kids laugh.

Danyelle's fur had bristled since she had seen three Doberman Diamond Dogs and a Basset Hound Diamond Dog facing off against a group of Abyssinians.

Twilight spotted Golden Ingot trying to pull some kind of prank before Pound Cake and Pumpkin right on his face from both left and right, pinning him down as his screams were muffled before… the Cake Twins massively break wind.

They farted right on Ingot’s nose, making him faint from the odor before the two got up and started playing with each other and the rest of the kids again.

Danyelle was on her back while laughing as she subconsciously slipped into a nine-tailed form.

Danyelle laughs "That was gross but he had it coming!"

“No doubt about that.” I giggled in agreement before I noticed Danyelle’s form.

The other eight tails quickly vanished.

Danyelle asks "What?"

“Nevermind. My eyes were playing tricks.” I responded before all of the babies’ stomachs started rumbling so much, the ground started to shake. “Hit the dirt!” I said as myself, the teens and other present adults grabbed gas masks and took cover. The all of them broke wind as if a stink bomb warhead blew up, causing a huge mushroom stink cloud. But a few seconds later, the cloud and odor completely went away as we took off our masks, sighing in relief.

Danyelle quickly put up a sound and smell proof barrier around herself and the others.

But then all babies let out world-rattling belches.

“It least it was the attic this time.” I noted as all of the babies started with each other playing again.

Danyelle spoke "Better out than in as I always say."

end

Jazz Cat
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

Jazz Cat

*Danyelle's POV*

After the playdate, the alicorn hunt had continued on. I was headed for Mareis with Serene and a few others to look for any possible alicorns. Little did I know, I was in for a musical adventure.

I ask "Hey Serene, where exactly are we going again?"

Serene spoke "Not sure, but I think it’s important."

We suddenly heard a singing voice.

A tomcat sang "I like the a chee-chee-chee-roni like they make at home or a healthy fish with a big backbone. I’m Abraham de Lacy Giuseppe Casey Thomas O’Malley. O’Malley the alley cat."

We noticed an orange furred Abyssinian tom singing while walking across the rooftops.

Marie calls out from aboard the zeppelin. "Hey Thomas! Up here!"

Thomas spoke "Well, would ya look at that. Marie, you’re back!"

Marie spoke "Oui but I'm not alone! I'm with a princess though! Two in fact!"

Thomas spoke "Whoa! Now that’s a surprise."

Yuki spoke "Oi vey, I'm only a princess through marriage.."

I spoke "Pegasus-Abyssinian hybrid prior to gaining immortality..."

Thomas spoke "Gotta admit, that second one’s a bit of a mouthful."

I spoke "A lot happened though."

Thomas spoke "Alright."

Marie spoke "It was bit of a shocker when I heard news about the Wedding of Harmony though. Oliver thought it had been a joke though."

Oliver spoke "That's what I said."

Thomas asks "Well, ya had to look into it, didn’t ya?"

Oliver spoke "Well, yeah."

Thomas spoke "Heh, something tells me that Wedding really happened."

I spoke "And to think, this all started with Spottedleaf's reincarnation ten years ago. If she hadn't reincarnated, MeadowClan would have never been formed."

Lune spoke "Hey Thomas."

Thomas spoke "Hey, lil’ Lune. Well, guess ya ain’t really lil’ anymore."

Yuki and Haru were giggling since Lune was flustered.

Lune spoke "Dude, not in front of my wife and sister in-law..."

Marie giggles "Oh come on, Lune. Thomas likes having fun."

Serene spoke "It feels good to be home."

Thomas asks "You all look pretty tired from the trip, why don’t we crash at our home tonight?"

I spoke "Thank you kind sir."

Over the day, we had quite a trip before finding Thomas’ home, and it was at night.

Thomas spoke "There it is."

I spoke "It's not much but it will have to do."

But as soon as I said that, the lights came off as the window burst open with loud jazz music playing.

Thomas chuckles "Oh! *Chuckle* Oh, no. Sounds like Scat Cat and his gang have dropped by."

Vincent chuckles "My sister just HAD to jinx it though."

Roll asks "Why don't we drop in and say hi?"

Thomas spoke "Well, okay."

We went to the window and saw a gang of Abyssinian tomcats.

Thomas spoke "Hey, Scat Cat, blow some of that sweet stuff my way."

One of the Abyssinians, revealed as Scat Cat, played the trumpet before he laughed.

Scat spoke "Well, lookie here. Big tom O’Malley’s back in his alley. Swing on down here, daddy."

Thomas jumped down and slid across piano keys before catching onto a pillar.

Thomas chuckles "Lay some skin on me, Scat Cat. *High fives Scat* Yeah!"

Peppo spoke "*Playing accordion* Buona sera, paesano."

Hit Cat spoke *Lifting colored sunglasses* Welcome home, O’Malley."

I teleported in with my two brothers and their girls as Lune teleported with Yuki, Haru, Serene, Marie and Oliver.

Scat chuckles "Well, this is a surprise O'Malley. Ya brought in a pair o' princesses."

Thomas spoke "Friends, this is the greatest cat of ‘em all."

I spoke "My name is Princess Danyelle Hikari, these two are my brothers. Princes Lan and Vincent Hikari."

Roll spoke "I'm Princess Roll Hikari, the reddish pink is my sister, Maylu Sakurai."

Yuki spoke "I'm Princess Yuki, the brown and white is my sister, Haru."

Lune spoke "I'm Prince Lune."

Oliver spoke "And I'm Oliver."

“We’re pleased to meet you, Scat Cat.” I greeted.

Scat Cat spoke "Likewise, Princess Danyelle. *Kiss back of my hand* You’re too much."

Scat Cat started raising and lowering his hat as none of us girls could help but giggle at Scat’s charm.

Marie giggles "You never change Uncle Scat Cat."

“Wow, the music here’s very different, yet really exciting.” I noted.

Scat chuckles "Say, this royal cat knows where it’s at."

That left most of us confused.

Haru asks "Knows where what's at?"

Scat sings "Why, young lady, let me elucidate here. Ev’rybody wants to be a cat because a cat’s the only cat who knows where it’s at"

O’Malley sings "Tell me, ev’rybody’s pickin’ up on that feline beat ‘cause ev’rything else is obsolete"

Scat sings "Strictly high-button hoofwear"

O’Malley sings "A square with a horn makes you wish you weren’t born"

Scat sings "Ev’ry time he plays"

O’Malley sings "But with a square in the act, you can set music back"

Scat sings "To the cavebeast days, cha-cha-ba-dum-bo-day"

O’Malley sings "I’ve heard some corny birds who tried to sing"

Scat sings "But, still, a cat’s the only cat who knows how to swing"

Billy Boss asks "Who wants to dig a long-haired gig or stuff like that?"

O’Malley and Scat sing "When ev’rybody wants to be a cat. A square with a horn makes you wish you weren’t born. Ev’ry time he plays"

Oliver sings "Oh, a rinky tinky tinky"

O’Malley and Scat sing "With a square in the act you can set music back to the cavebeast days

Marie sings "Oh, a rinky tinky tinky"

O’Malley and Oliver spoke "Yeah"

O’Malley, Scat, Marie and Oliver sing "Ev’rybody wants to be a cat because a cat’s the only cat who knows where it’s at. When playin’ jazz you always has a welcome mat 'cause everybody digs a swingin’ cat"

Milo grabs a pull cord as the lights started changing color with the tempo going up.

Shun Gon laughs "*Playing drums* Oh, boy, fellas, let’s rock the joint."

Billy Boss laughs "Ha-ha, groove it, cats."

Billy laughed as Shun played the cymbal and the music became more up-tempo.

Lune dances with Yuki as the song carries on.

I flew about as I sang along.

We then heard fast piano playing as we saw a tomcat with a red bowtie.

Marie spoke "Berlioz!"

Shun laughs *Plays piano with chopsticks* Maneghai, Hoof Kong, egg foo yung *Laughter* Fortune cookie always wrong *Laughter* That’s a hot one."

Oliver asks "Shall you and I, Marie?"

Marie spoke "Of course, Oliver, let’s swing it."

Oliver and Marie started dancing with each other.

Toulouse chuckles "Groovy sis, groovy!"

Scat spoke "*Places hat on Oliver* Blow it, small fry. Blow it."

Oliver blew the trumpet very loudly as it was off key.

Shun chuckles "Boy, he blew it."

Peppo spoke "*Playing accordion* But he was-a close."

I was soon playing the harp as Marie sang.

Marie sings "If you want to turn me on. Play your horn, don’t spare the tone and blow a little soul into the tune."

Scat then blew the trumpet soulfully.

Oliver sings "Let’s take it to another key."

Scat sings Modulate and wait for me, I’ll take a few ad-libs and pretty soon..."

Scat sat on a window ledge and blew his trumpet, attracting other Abyssinians and five familiar Diamond Dogs that Oliver knew.

Oliver sings "The other cats will all commence, congregating’ on the fence beneath the alley’s only light."

Marie sings "Where every note is out of sight."

Lune sighs peacefully while curling his tail around Yuki's tail.

Scat Cat then played his trumpet up-tempo as that excited the rest of his gang.

Jazz Cats sang "*As Scat Cat was on the piano that Shun is playing before Peppo, Hit Cat and Billy Boss got onto the piano as well* Ev’rybody, ev’rybody. Ev’rybody wants to be a cat. Hallelujah *Floor cracking under Shun, his chair and piano* Ev’rybody, ev’rybody *As the Jazz Cats and their instruments fell throughout the floors* Ev’rybody wants to a cat. I’m tellin’ you, ev’rybody *Jazz Cats and their instruments arrived at the first floor with a odd note from Scat’s trumpet* Ev’rybody"

I’ve heard of bringing the house down, but that gave the expression a whole new meaning as the Scat and the Jazz Cats left the house and walked off, still playing their instruments incredibly well, even though they got damaged.

Jazz Cats sang "Ev’rybody wants to be a cat. Yeah, ev’rybody! Ev’rybody! Ev’rybody wants to be a cat! *As we saw them off with other Abyssinians following them in rhythm* Ev’rybody, ev’rybody! Ev’rybody wants to be a cat! Hallelujah! Ev’rybody! Ev’rybody! Ev’rybody wants to be a cat…"

The music and singing faded as they paraded away.

A quintet of howls were heard since Oliver's friends had shown up to the party despite the fact it had ended.

The only bitch of the five spoke "Hey Oliver."

Oliver spoke "Everyone! You’re here!"

I giggle "The Midget's here too."

Tito whines "Hey!"

Oliver spoke "She's got a point Tito, you are rather short for a Diamond Dog."

Serene spoke "He’s a chihuahua."

I spoke "*yawn* Goodness, it's getting late."

Dodger started a little fight with the other three males.

After getting beaned in the head by Tito since the Chihuahua had been thrown, Rita spoke "Oh, what a bunch of overgrown- Oh! Alright! That's it!"

I spoke "Heh, dogfight."

O’Malley spoke "At least it doesn’t go airborne."

I giggle "Diamond Dogs hate heights."

I was soon bowled over by Francis.

I growl "Oh, what a bunch of overgrown- Oh! Alright! That's it!!"

I pounce on the four male dogs as Rita joined in.

Yuki spoke "Males..."

Oliver spoke "*Ahem*"

Haru's neck fur bristles up since she heard a quartet of growls.

Haru hisses "DOGS! DANYELLE! WE GOT TROUBLE!!!"

“Hmm?” I noted.

Three Doberman Diamond dogs and a Basset Hound Diamond had shown up.

I growl "Well, if it isn't Edgar, Sykes, Roscoe and DeSoto... WHAT are you four doing here?"

I fired a Lightning Neko Yowl into the air, alerting the Jazz Cats.

Edgar asks "*Cleaning himself* Do you have any idea how long it took me to get back here from Timbucktu?"

I snarl as lightning crackles all over my body. "If you even THINK of hurting Marie and her brothers, I will personally RIP OUT YOUR EYES AND SHOVE THEM DOWN YOUR THROAT SO YOU CAN SEE MY CLAWS TEAR YOUR CARCASS OPEN! AND THE SAME GOES FOR YOU SYKES!"

Edgar gasps "Wait a minute, the kittens are all grown up. Does that mean…?"

I sock Edgar in the face with a Lightning Neko Fist, sending him careening into the blue collared Doberman Diamond Dog.

I snarl as my tail had split into nine. "BEAT IT JERK!!!"

Yuki gasps "Great StarClan... Danyelle... Your tail..."

The Jazz Cats gang up on Edgar, biting and clawing him.

Edgar spoke "Gah! Oof! Get off me you little brutes!"

Lune slashes DeSoto's nose, causing the dog to yelp.

Haru pounces on Roscoe and sank her fangs into the dog's skin.

I pulled out a dog whistle.

I spoke "Dodger! Rita! Midget! Francis! Einstein! COVER YOUR EARS!!!"

The five dogs plug their ears before I blew on the whistle as it caused Edgar, Sykes, Roscoe and DeSoto to cower in fear.

Edgar spoke "Blast! I forgot that painful screeching!"

A high pitched tone of my Lightning Neko Yowl had busted the eardrums of the four male dogs, rendering them permanently deaf.

Thomas spoke "Ooh! That’s gotta sting."

Oliver spoke "That was why she warned Dodger and his friends to plug their ears."

The guards soon arrest the four deaf dogs and drag them away.

I spoke "Well, that's the end of that mess."

I suddenly heard a clatter, like something spherical and small was bouncing before it rolled.

I ask "What in StarClan's name is that?"

But then we saw a glowing light in the distance before it faded.

I flew up before my eyes shimmer.

I spot something odd.

I went there and saw some kind of big furry ball, before so noticed the limbs on it.

The creature spoke "Um… Help? I’m stuck, and by that, I mean being a giant ball."

I use a weight transfer spell, sending the extra weight straight to Vera.

The creature spoke "Oh, thank you very much. Still, I cannot believe I ate that food."

I ask "Wait... That you Georgette?"

The poodle Diamond Dog asks "Danyelle?"

I call out the midget's name before he came running.

Tito asks "What is it?"

I pointed my tail at Georgette, thus surprising Tito.

Tito gasps "Georgette?!"

I teleport to a quiet place so the two could catch up.

I pull out my magic compact before contacting Rarity.

I spoke "Hey Rarity, there's something I should warn you about since it concerns your pet cat."

Rarity asks Hmm? What is it?"

I spoke "As it turns out.... Haru's cousins know an anthro mouse... But if I know Opal, she might try to eat him..."

Rarity spoke "*Gasp!* Oh dear! I’ll inform Fluttershy of it then."

I giggle "I busted the eardrums of four aggressive Diamond Dogs earlier."

Rarity stifled a giggle at that before she noticed something. “Oh! The moon’s full.”

I laugh "Dog whistle plus my Lightning Neko Yowl. But uh Rares, the full moon's not for another three nights."

Rarity spoke "Oh! My apologies, clouds must’ve been covering the moon."

But I wondered, how did Georgette get in that situation in the first place?

A voice spoke "Hello."

I turned around, seeing Stitch, much to my surprise.

I spoke "I'll talk to you later Rarity, something came up."

I close the compact before putting it in my hammerspace.

I ask "What's up Stitch?"

Stitch spoke "Cousin!"

But then my compact rang as I opened it, seeing Jumba this time.

Jumba asks "Little cat, are you there?"

I spoke "Yeah, I'm here. I'm somewhere near Haru's aunt's mansion right now."

Jumba spoke "Listen, be on lookout for Experiment 062. Pomp dog girl was lucky you came around."

I groan "For the love of... Georgette's not an experiment... but I did pick up a trace of oil on her breath."

Jumba asks "That was not what I meant. She ate Experiment 062’s meals, no?

Georgette spoke "Wait! A strange pony did give me that weird food!"

I spoke "If 062 is near, so would Gantu..."

Jumba spoke "Normally, would be concerning. But if it is Experiment 062, not much to worry about."

I spoke "Well, Stitch and Reuben are on my side though. I found them both... Or rather... Stitch found me and Reuben in Neighpon."

Jumba spoke "Yes, but it is very important to resist eating an experiment’s meals!"

I spoke "You know I have a weakness for curry and strawberries though."

Jumba asks "Strawberry only ingredient. And memory says you have weakness for ramen too, no?"

I spoke "Y-yeah... But a strawberry isn't just an ingredient, it's good on its own too. Don't tell Applejack OR Rainbow this but I know a recipe for strawberry cider."

Jumba spoke "Alright. But it is very important you hear this very carefully. Because-"

The connection was suddenly cut off.

I spoke "Jumba! What happened?! Okay, something is interfering with the compacts..."

Stitch spoke "Ih."

A pony spoke "*Ahem!* Bon appetit!"

We turned around to see a strange small, blue/grey-and-white, mustached pony about Stitch’s height with the strange chef’s hat on it, four front legs, black eyes, a small mouth, a spatula cutie mark and his tail was somehow a spatula. In his magic, he held a plate, having ramen and curry on them.

I politely decline since I wasn't hungry.

But the unicorn insisted.

“I think he wants us to eat.” I said to Stitch as he nodded in agreement. “We really shouldn’t.”

Stitch spoke "Naga."

I pick Stitch up before flying away.

I spoke "Good thing Jumba warned me about it."

We managed to get up onto a rooftop as we landed.

I spoke "We need a plan..."

Stitch spoke "Accata."

But when the two of us turned around, we found ourselves tasting the unicorn’s curry and ramen. It… it… it was… DELICIOUS!!! I had to have more as Stitch and I dug right in.

Reuben wingslaps Stitch and I hard on the back of the head, snapping us out of the trance.

Reuben spoke "Figures I had to save your sorry tails from 062's food."

“Wait, how come your aren’t-?” I was about to ask Reuben.

Reuben spoke "I make my own food, thank you."

But then 062 smirked before Stitch and I suddenly became giant bowling balls.

I fired a Lightning Neko Yowl at 062, knocking him out cold.

But then Gantu appeared and swiped him.

Gantu laughs "Ha! Thanks for doing all the hard work."

Reuben suddenly threw all the unfinished food at Gantu’s open mouth before they went down his gullet, before he became a ginormous bowling ball.

Gantu gasps "What’s happening to me?!"

“Stitch!” I called out as he and I rolled very quickly into Gantu, making him bounce away as he dropped 062 before we caught him.

I spoke "You will NEVER LAY A TALON ON MY FRIENDS!! LIGHTNING NEKO ROAR!!!!"

Gantu was sent flying far away.

“Well, we should help French Fry find his one true place. And I think I have an idea where, but that can wait for tomorrow.” I said.

Flying over, Lan spoke "Sis! I have a great location in mind! It's at a local pizzeria that's managed by a Pegasus named Tony."

“Pizza?” I asked in interest. “But that wasn’t what I really had in mind.”

Lan spoke "Don't make me tell Vince."

Reuben spoke "Eh don’t worry. Jumba told me it’ll wear off in a whole day, being 24 hours."

I gasp "A WHOLE DAY?!?"

My wings were flapping in a panic.

I spoke "I can't let Ben see me like this!"

Vera showed up. “Remember that spell you used on Georgette?”

I spoke "I can't use it on myself!"

Vera sighed at that as she snapped her fingers, with Stitch and I back to normal, much to my relief.

Vera spoke "French Fry could stay with me."

I spoke "Under the condition he makes healthier food since too much fatty foods can make folks sick."

Vera spoke "Don’t worry, any food Hana or I make are healthy no matter what, and no one gets sick from them."

I had to admit, Vera had a point.

I spoke "We don't need a repeat of that one time my counterpart lost the fur off her tails due to an oil allergy..."

*Back at Marie's place*

I had soon returned with Lan.

I spoke "Hey Scat Cat, let's get this party started!"

Scat chuckles "Alrighty then!"

We then partied the night away, having tons of fun and danced till we dropped, fast asleep.

End

Author's Note

Crossover with AristoCats along with Oliver and Company

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Circus Performer, a Gang Member?

*Crosswind’s POV*

Well, Applejack, myself and our group were headin’ to New Mareidian on our zeppelin.

Appleseed was playing with hir mother's tail.

“Somethin’ wrong, AJ?” I asked my mate.

Applejack spoke "It’s just… when we told Granny Smith that we were headin’ ta New Mareidian, she was mighty worried, like if she remembered something horrible."

Pebble spoke "Eyup and I got a call from your ma about something."

Applejack asks "Which was?"

Pebble held up his magic compact, showing an image of two more alicorns. One of which was very familiar to Applejack.

Flattening my ears, I spoke "freak out in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1..."

Applejack fainted on her hooves and didn’t fall down to the floor.

I ask "AJ?"

Applebloom showed up. “Somethin’ happened?”

Pebble spoke "We got two more alicorns, mare and stallion... But, Applejack fainted when I showed her an image of the stallion."

Applebloom asks "Who?"

Pebble spoke "Red fur, orange mane, apple cutie mark."

Applebloom gasps "That’s Big Mac!"

Pebble spoke "The other one is that Starlight found. She used to be a unicorn with a talent for making baked goods, and her name’s Sugar Belle."

My left ear twitches since I heard carnival music.

Izzy spoke "Wow! There’s a circus tent in New Mareidian! We gotta find seats to watch the show!"

I spoke "But getting tickets is hard though, even with three princesses around."

Applejack woke up. “We should at least check it out though. In case anything’s wrong.”

Pebble spoke "I can blend into the shadows though."

Since his affinity was darkness, Pebble disappears into the shadows before sneaking past the bouncers.

“Smart cat.” I noted.

Applejack spoke "It's all on him now since them bouncers won't let us in without a ticket."

*Pebble’s POV*

There, I’m in. Now to find out what’s going on.

I kept hidden as I checked things out.

I watched the whole show/performance, and I had to admit, it was pretty spectacular. But what stood out was a diamond dog bitch that had black fur with some of her hair tied up in a sharp ponytail, wearing purple eye-shadow, while her outfit was a bright orange strapless low-cut mini-dress, with a band of cloth with an orange and black triangle pattern around her upper-arms, billowing cream sleeves, maroon appendages on the cuffs, and a black choker, black thigh-length boots, with an orange diamond pattern along the length of each boot, that are pointed at the ends, that were similar to medieval crakows.

I followed the performers to another tent, before I saw the diamond dog talking to a female Ornithian/Dragon Hybrid with white and black scales and feathers, wearing iron wristbands, red sleeveless Chineighse top, black Chineighse long pants with both the top and pants showing her hips a bit.

The hybrid spoke "Wow! Nice job, Shizu! You really wowed the audience."

The diamond dog known as Shizu hugged the hybrid. “Aww, thanks Feng. But you were pretty awesome out there too.”

A purple furred Diamond Dog bitch spoke "I heard rumors that a trio of princesses have shown up but they weren't allowed in."

Shizu gasps "What?! Are those bouncers crazy?!"

Feng asks "Yeah, that’s really not fair. Whaddya ya say the three of us find them?"

A red furred Diamond Dog male spoke "But they didn't have tickets though. Plus Hakurou would have my hide if I let them in without a ticket!"

A pink furred Diamond Dog bitch spoke "You're one to talk Benimaru, I saw you eyeing that purple alicorn."

Benimaru spoke "Can it Shuna."

Feng giggled at that.

Benimaru spoke "Do not make Shion stuff a Mystery Food X down your throat Feng."

Shion growls "Shut up Benimaru!"

Benimaru spoke "Make me bitch."

The two Diamond Dogs got into a fight cloud as they argued.

Shizu sighs "Cut it… OUT!!!"

Shuna spoke "They fight like this all the time..."

The two dogs kept fighting with each other.

A rope had snapped.

I leapt out of the shadows, tackling Shizu out of harm's way.

Shizu gasps "What the?!"

Shuna asks "You okay Shizu?"

Shizu asks "Yeah, but what was that?"

Benimaru spoke "Seems we got a killer on the loose."

I tried to find who was responsible, but I couldn’t sense it at all.

Shion suddenly goes missing.

Shizu asks "Shion?"

Shuna was shaking.

Benimaru spoke "Something is picking us off one by one!"

Shizu was getting angry.

A light blue furred paw was on Shizu's shoulder.

A light blue furred Diamond Dog male spoke "Calm down Shizu, we'll find Shion."

Shizu spoke "Rimuru…"

Rimuru spoke "Shizu..."

Rimuru shares a gentle kiss with Shizu.

Shizu asks "*Frustrated* Gah! What was that for?!"

Rimuru chuckles "Don’t worry. I was only joking."

Shizu spoke "You’d better."

Man, Shizu, Feng and Rimuru are like siblings.

Applejack spoke "Oh wow, Ah can tell that was a total lie."

Rimuru asks "Huh?"

Applejack spoke "Ah'm Princess Applejack, alicorn of honesty. Ah'm no Cadence but even Ah can tell that the light blue furred male has it bad for the black furred bitch."

Rimuru was definitely caught off guard by that.

Shizu had a bright blush on her face.

Shizu asks "C-Can we just find Shion already?"

Izzy spoke "Yeah but we don't know where she is."

Applebloom spoke "I have a bad feeling about all this..."

But then Applebloom clutched her chest in some kinda pain before she went somewhere as we followed her.

I spoke "I think we might be dealing with an untouchable prick soon."

We followed Applebloom as she froze after digging up something as we saw… a coffin?

Applejack spoke "Somethin’ odd’s goin’ on here."

My fur was fully bristled up since I had a bad feeling.

I spoke "I think the mafia's pissed that there are so many alicorns now..."

Shizu spoke "Wait, Vitalneigh never mentioned that."

We carefully opened the coffin to see… a corpse of an alicorn mare with her closed eyes, but her mouth was sewn shut and some kind of serpentine creature that goes through her right ear and out of a hole on the left side of her head coiled around her, while neither of them were rotting one bit. She must’ve been shot through the head. We noticed her having lavender blue fur, faded bluish-purple mane and tail with bangs kept to the left side of her face, covering her left eye while having a right pigtail as she was wearing’ a lower half of a dress endin’ in frills and a dress like top with a skull coverin’ her chest while her hind legs with in red stockings with white stripes as a little below the shoulders of her front legs were disconnected white sleeves with red stripes and some flared fur at the hoof-end of those sleeves, concealing her front legs.

I spoke "Oh StarClan no...."

Rimuru spoke "This was probably a warning to all alicorns..."

Applejack spoke "Ah'd better patch through to Celestia and tell 'er what happened."

Applebloom however kept looking at the body as her cutie mark briefly became distorted before it was back to normal.

I ask "How long ago was this mare killed?"

Applebloom spoke "14 years ago. Don’t ask me how Ah know. Ah just… know."

I ran some tests on the dead mare before having the samples shipped off to Celestia for further tests.

I spoke "14 years you say? That was four years before Spottedleaf came to this world."

But then Applejack’s compact went off as she opened it, seeing Celestia.

Celestia asks "How did you find her?"

I spoke "Applebloom found her in a coffin. My guess was that the nameless mare died from a gunshot wound four years prior to Spottedleaf's reincarnation. I suspect that there's a mafia that hates the fact more and more alicorns are appearing."

Celestia spoke "I know when she died because… I knew her and the parasite that hosted her father before… New Mareidian isn’t the best place to discuss this. You and your group are to come back to Canterlot so we can discuss this privately."

I spoke "With all due respect Princess, we have a small pack of Diamond Dogs that can't leave the circus because of the mafia... A light purple furred bitch was recently taken hostage."

Celestia spoke "Tch. That fool Lorenzo. Even now… Very well. You are to save the diamond dog and find a way to take the circus with you on your way back."

Shizu spoke "Hold on a sec! What the hell’s goin’ on here?! Take the circus with you? We’re not going anywhere! Not after Vitalneigh saved my life!"

Celestia spoke "You don’t know, do you? *Sigh* Applejack, please try to convince her to calm down. If push comes to shove, you may have to fight her."

Shizu spoke "Oh you’ll be fighting me alright!"

Rimuru spoke "Shizu, calm down. It would do us no good if Lorenzo killed us..."

I ask "Think about it miss, would you want pups to grow up in a place like this?"

Shizu spoke "But Vitalneigh took me in after my home was destroyed! Even though he is Lorenzo’s son!"

Celestia spoke "Believe me when I tell you this, Vitalneigh is just as manipulating as his father. He let you take that job in the mafia because of your abilities with your Living Weapon Vice-Versa as he saw them as a way to maintain his own and his father’s control over the mafia."

Shizu spoke "No… You’re lying…!"

Shizu was definitely conflicted, telling us that she was definitely naive.

Applejack spoke "Listen Shizu, we alicorns are tryin' ta find a way ta stop the mafia since they don't like the fact that there's about 60 of us now. And that's not countin' the foals though. Ah'm not one ta lie to anycreature."

Rimuru spoke "Give Shizu some time. I never trusted the Medici Mafia in the first place however."

Benimaru spoke "Shuna and I are both orphans though but we don't trust the mafia."

Shuna was shaking since she was scared.

I disappear into the shadows before reappearing inside a barrel so I could overhear Lorenzo's plans.

Lorenzo spoke "Grr…!!! Those pesky alicorns! They’re becoming rats!"

Vitalneigh spoke "Indeed, father. I believe it is time to find the Life Gem and reclaim it as well as finding her and the Skull Heart in order to make sure none of them are a match for the Medicis."

Lorenzo spoke "Then bring me Shizu as soon as her next show tomorrow night is over! That cat burglar must be taken care off for good!"

A female voice spoke "I’d be wise to watch my words, Lorenzo. There could be unwanted ears listening."

Lorenzo gasps "A spy?! Here?!"

The female spoke "Don’t worry, I’m make sure our shadowy friend is brought to light."

Vitalneigh spoke "As always, you never fail to impress, Black Dahlia."

I shot a shadow bullet through Dahlia's head, killing her.

I made my escape, not knowing what really happened.

Vitalneigh spoke "So the cat has some claws."

I made it back to the others.

“We got trouble.” I said.

Applejack spoke "Oh fudged up cracked knives..."

Applejack immediately pulls a conference call to all the other alicorns, asking them to come to New Mareidian right away since a war was close to breaking out.

Celestia spoke "I thought I told you New Mareidian wasn’t the best place to discuss this."

Applejack spoke "Ah know but the stupid tom set off a war wit the mafia! They won't let us leave now!"

Applebloom spoke "Wait… They’re… doin’ nothin’."

Shion snaps "LET ME GO YA F-ED UP JERK!!!"

The mafia goon snaps "Eh shut ya trap, ya mook. You and yer group are gettin’ too suspicious, so the boss wants us to make an example o’ ya."

A warp ring opens up before OC-verse Twilight and OC-verse Danyelle step out from it.

OC-verse Twilight snarls "Let the bitch go right now you jerk!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "OR ELSE!"

Mafia goon retorts "Or else what?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "You're asking for it jerk."

A swirl of fire engulfs OC-verse Twilight as she transformed into Twirama before roaring loud at the goon, causing him to wet himself in fear.

The Goon yelps "Fine! Take her! I’m getting outta here! *Fearful yelp*"

Twirama snarls "And the other slaves are to be freed as well!"

But the goon was already long gone.

Twirama growls "What a wuss."

A voice spoke "Squigly!"

We heard groggy groaning.

Twirama's fur was fully fluffed up, as was my fur and OC-verse Danyelle's fur.

We turned around and to our shock, was the alicorn corpse we saw earlier as she was moving like a living being, same with the serpentine creature.

The serpentine creature spoke "Ah, thank goodness. You have awoken."

The alicorn mare thoughtspoke "Le… viathan…? *Smile* You really did stay with me."

We were surprised at her thought-speaking.

Leviathan spoke "*Smiles back* Naturally."

Twirama asks the mare via telepathy "{Who are you?}"

The mare thoughtspoke "Oh! My apologies for not noticing any of you. Ripplebreeze Contiello, but please, call me Squigly."

Twirama spoke via telepathy "{I'm Princess Twilight Sparkle but call me Twirama so I'm not mistaken for another Twilight. The gryphon-nekomata-alicorn mix is Alpha-Queen Danyelle.}"

Leviathan spoke "I see. That is admittedly quite a lot to comprehend. My goodness, Squigly! It seems you have had some changes while we were resting."

Squigly gasps "When did I get wings and a horn?"

I spoke "14 years ago but Princess Celestia was unaware."

Twirama spoke "{He said that it was 14 years ago.}"

Leviathan spoke "Please pardon my response, but Squigly already heard what you said once."

Squigly nodded in agreement.

I spoke "I'm Pebble Heart."

The rest of us introduced ourselves to Squigly and Leviathan as the latter was revealed to be a serpentine parasite.

Leviathan spoke "However, if Squigly and I have returned, there can only be one reason. But for now, she doesn’t seem to be taking any action at the moment. I suggest we retreat for now and discuss the situation."

Squigly spoke "Leviathan is right about that. So we must go to a different location and figure out what we must do."

Twirama spoke "But as leader of the OC-verse's Pony Guard, I don't run from a fight."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "But think about it, the Mafia aren’t doing anything, so there isn’t a fight happening right now."

Twirama retorts "You're one to talk fuzzball, remember the exploding cake?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Don’t get me started on that!"

I ask "Exploding cake?"

Twirama and OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "Don’t ask."

Applejack spoke "Ah bet it had somethin' ta do wit' the Roar."

Celestia called again.

Applejack asks "Hey Celestia, pay no mind ta the nine tailed fox thing behind me. What's up?"

Celestia spoke "I just sensed a new alicorn with you."

Squigly asks "That voice… Celestia?"

Leviathan spoke "Celestia, it has been quite some time."

Celestia asks "Squigly? Leviathan? Is that really you?"

Squigly spoke "Of course it is, Celly."

Applejack spoke "She's been one fer 14 years."

Celestia spoke "It must’ve happened after… Return to Canterlot with Squigly, Leviathan and the circus with its performers now."

I can tell Celestia was dead-serious about that, seriously spooking Twirama.

Twirama charges up her magic before teleporting with the diamond dogs, Abyssinian, nekomata and the four alicorns straight to Canterlot.

Twirama asks "Okay, what next?"

Celestia asks "Huh? Who’re you?"

Applejack spoke "Different Twilight but she goes by Twirama so we don't mistake her fer our world's Twilight."

I looked outside as I saw the circus that was at New Mareidian in Ponyville.

Twirama shifts back to partial kyubi form since her full size left barely any space for the others.

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "Thank you."

Twirama spoke "Fuzzball."

Even our zeppelin was with us outside the castle.

Celestia spoke "Look, thank you for teleporting them here so quickly, but this isn’t your universe’s fight, it’s ours."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Twirama and I know that but it's kind of our fight too since Zelestia asked us to help you out. We can't say no to a Zone Cop, especially not one that's the chief."

Vera appeared. “Geez, can’t Zelestia relax and let the sands fall where they may?”

A clothed foreleg clonks Vera on the head, knocking her out.

Stepping through a portal, Zelestia spoke "I can't have a moment's break since there are countless zones out across the multiverse. There's one zone where roles are reversed, meaning good guys are evil and bad guys are good."

Vera spoke "Now THAT is a true mirror universe where everything is opposite. I just hope there isn’t a Mirror of Mystery."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I've beaten Scourge up a few times whenever I saw the green hedgehog... But given that Moebius is tethered to my universe's Mobius, anyone that turns bad in my world... the opposite will happen in Moebius. But if someone turned good, the opposite will happen... Basically... If my universe's Chrysalis turns good, Anti-Chrysalis turns bad."

Celestia spoke "But enough of that!"

Zelestia spoke "Agreed but with the other alicorns still scattered, you will need help from the Nine Tailed Terror."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Okay, but we could be on a time-limit here, because we might get sucked back into our universes for quite some time."

Twirama spoke "But my counterpart doesn't have a kyubi form, and you know that Dany!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I do, but there is also a ton more alicorns, not to mention stronger fighters among them."

I spoke "But Fluttershy's not a fighter, she'll be too busy protecting the children. Someone will have to take her spot in combat."

Applejack spoke "But the others might be busy and it could take a while for them ta come back."

OC-verse Danyelle teleported off via Chaos Control, tracking down the rest of the alicorns and bringing them all back to Canterlot.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I got them all."

Applejack just facehoofed.

Rainbow Dash asks "What gives?! We were doing something actually important ya know?"

Rarity spoke "That was indeed rude."

Danyelle spoke "Yeah, definitely gotta agree with that."

Talk about terrible timing.

Twirama explained the entire situation to the other alicorns.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "So yeah, the Medici Mafia is pissed that more and more alicorns are appearing. If my dimensional scream is right, they plan to wipe out all of the alicorns...It doesn't matter if the alicorn is adult, teen, child, foal or even a hybrid... Tribrid in my case... The mafia won't care!"

A voice spoke "Really? The Medici are on the loose? Bloodying those goons sound like a hoot! Even during Skullgirl Season!"

Twirama asks "…I see some new faces. So what happened?"

Pinkie spoke "Long story."

Danyelle spoke "We have to stop them!"

end

Calm before the Storm
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

Calm before the Storm

*Rainbow Dash’s POV*

Well, my group and I were on our zeppelin traveling before my compact went off as I opened it, seeing Emmy. I’m surprised they have these kinds of compacts in Neighpon.

Zipp spoke "So you're Rainbow Dash huh? You don't seem all that fast to me."

“*Deep breath in, deep breath out* Don’t let the looks fool ya.” I quipped before talking to Emerald. “Yo.”

Emerald spoke "Dash! We got trouble! Sunao’s kidnapped!"

Sunao’s the detective Emerald and the others met before, he was a transformed changeling and a detective prodigy that’s about the age of a freshman in high school. Well, alicorn hunt or No alicorn hunt, I NEVER leave my friends hanging!

“Don’t worry, Emerald. We’re on our way.” I assured as I ended the call before teleporting all of us and the zeppelin to Ineighba. “Alright guys. We got work to do.”

We met up with Emerald, Seiko and the others at Junes.

Zipp asks "Uh, what's a changeling?"

“Kinda like a buggy alicorn.” I said with a shrug.

Zipp spoke "There aren't any other species except ponies in my world."

“Say what now?” I asked in confusion.

Zipp spoke "I don't want to talk about it..."

Anywho, we talked over what we’re gonna do, and went into the TM World as Karei summoned Himiko to find Sunao’s location before finding him.

“Alright guys, let’s go!” I declared.

Micah spoke "We should've brought Danyelle with us..."

“What makes you say that?” I asked.

Zipp spoke "He was talking about those weird beads..."

“Guys, they’ve been doing this kinda stuff longer than us, and without those beads. We’ll be fine.” I assured my group.

Zipp spoke "If you say so... Skittles."

I let that slide as we went off and arrived at something… real techy.

Kanji asks "What is this place?"

Kaze asks "It’s all sci-fi… Heyyy, doesn’t it remind you of those secret hideouts in live action shows?"

Kanji spoke "Oh yeah… Hehe, I used to watch Featherpony all the time when I was a colt."

“Featherpony?” I asked in confusion.

Karei spoke "I hear that those are really tough shoots. A lot of actors do their own stunts, like jumping through fire themselves."

Zipp asks "No. Seriously?"

Kaze spoke "*Smile* Well, it’s every male’s dream to do that stuff."

Kiko asks "You’d do that to save me?"

Kaze spoke "You bet."

Kiko giggled at that.

Emerald spoke "Yeah, I can understand jumping through fire. They’re action based, like Kung Fu movies. And just the phrase “secret hideout” has this exciting ring to it."

Seiko spoke "I totally hear you."

Miran spoke "Me too."

Goryuu spoke "Same here."

Emerald spoke "Actually, when I was a kid, I had my own secret place near the mountain by Shima’s house. I’d pretend that a legendary Kung Fu master was teaching me special techniques. Hwataaaa!"

Kaze spoke "You got it all wrong… But hey, so this secret hideout thingy came from Sunao’s mind? I guess our proper colt detective isn’t as grown-up as he looks. Alright, let’s get going."

Micah spoke "And something tells me Kaze has a major crush on Kiko."

Kaze spoke "Not gonna deny that anymore, since I had to face my shadow."

Micah asks "A what?"

“Memory spell?” I suggested.

Phantom spoke "In simple terms, it's the darkness in one's heart."

Seiko spoke "More specifically, it’s a part of you that you try to hide and deny."

Phantom asks "Like the fact Rainbow hates pies so much that she refuses to touch one?"

I spoke "Shut up Phantom!"

A bolt of red lightning split the sky before a laugh was heard.

I spoke "Oh StarClan no...."

The dark alicorn laughs "Oh, it ain’t just that. You try to be loyal to others all the time, because you don’t wanna be alone! So you don’t get isolated while doing whatever you want."

“No! Stop! Stop it!” I yelled.

The dark alicorn laughs "What? I thought I was talking crazy, or I do know everything about you, because I am you."

“No! You’re not me!” I shouted as that copy of me laughed.

“You right! I ain’t you anymore!” The dark me laughed as she got bigger. “I’m a shadow, the true self. I’ll destroy anything and anyone I want, starting with you and the pink party pony!”

Micah hisses "WE WON'T LET YOU HURT OUR FRIENDS!!!"

Spottedleaf spoke "TIL EQUESTRIA ENDS!"

The OC-verse Mobian Guard minus OC-verse Ben and OC-verse Danyelle spoke "MOBIAN GUARD DEFEND!!"

OC-verse Rainbow flew out from the warp ring as well, ready to help me out.

Emerald spoke "Tomoe!"

Emerald summoned her persona as ice struck Dark Dash, knocking her down.

Karei spoke "She’s weak to ice! Give it the cold shoulder!"

Teddie spoke "Bear-sona!"

Teddie summoned his persona as he attacked with ice as well.

OC-verse Rainbow attacked with fire.

Karei spoke "Careful! The enemy’s strong against fire!"

Seiko spoke "King Frost!"

Seiko summoned King Frost as a blizzard of ice hit the Shadow, knocking her down.

Umbra Chain spoke "Now is our chance to strike."

Seiko spoke "Now!"

Umbra Chain spoke "Very well."

The group did an all-out attack on the Shadow, dealing a lot of damage.

Knuckles threw a boulder at Dark Dash, knocking her out of the sky.

Dark Dash spoke "GAH!!! You’re really starting to piss me off! Just die already!"

A tornado then blew through, attacking us.

Sonic used his airbending to redirect the tornado back at Dark Dash.

But the attack was nullified.

Umbra Chain spoke "Killing Shadow."

Umbra then attacked Dark Dash very quickly before shadows of her appeared and surrounded Dark Dash from all sides, then slashed her all at once.

I spoke "This mess is my fault though! I have to accept my darkness."

Dark Dash started glitching. “*Angrily* What?”

“Look, I didn’t wanna be alone, so that’s true. When I was a filly, Fluttershy might’ve needed me, but I needed her too. So I need my friends as much as they need me, so that’s still cool, right?” I said as Emerald smiled.

Dark Dash snaps "*Glitching more* Oh cut the crap! You think you can say all that and just accept me!"

Umbra Chain spoke "Chain Reaction."

Umbra Chain slashed Dark Dash multiple times, before the Shadow was wrapped in chains as they tightened, tearing the shadow apart as it turned to a golden-eyed me.

“So it’s true. You’re me, and I’m you.” I said as my shadow transformed into some kind of being before it turned into a card and went into me.

Elsewhere, Twilight had also accepted her inner darkness and so did Sunset.

Teddie spoke "Huh?! I don’t know how, but I smelled Shadows outside the TM World not too long ago!"

I spoke "Everycreature has a bit of darkness inside them. Luna doesn't since her darkness is a completely separate pony."

Emerald asks "Hold on, you’re not tired?"

“Nope.” I answered.

Shima asks "Maybe it’s because she’s an alicorn?"

I spoke "Exactly plus I sense that Applejack ran into some trouble with a mafia over in New Mareidian...."

Well, I know they’ll be okay. We went into the hideout, went through a whole bunch of mazes, before going through the final door on the 8th floor, finding Sunao and his shadow.

Kanji spoke "Sunao!"

We saw a huge dissection table as Sunao turned towards us, away from his shadow that wore a lab coat way too big for him.

Sunao spoke "Ah. It’s about time you arrived. Dealing with this child has been quite a pain…"

Other Sunao spoke "*As Sunao started walking away* No! No, no, don’t go!"

The shadow was acting like a scared foal.

Sunao spoke "It’s useless speaking with you. I need to go back now…"

Other Sunao spoke "*Like a child* Why? Why’re you leaving me here!? Why am I always left alone!? It’s so lonely… I don’t wanna be alone!"

Shima spoke "*In understanding* Shima-kun…"

Yeah, I understand what he’s feeling too.

Sunao spoke "You were the same face as me… It’s as if you’re implying we’re one and the same. But the difference between me and you is…"

Other Sunao scoffs *Like an adult* Why delude yourself? I am you. These childish gestures are no mere affectation… They’re the truth. The fools all day it, don’t they…? “You’re only a child,” “Keep out of our business, kid,” and so forth. No matter how many cases you spend hours cogitations over, no matter how many crimes you solve, you’re a child in their eyes. It’s your brain they’re interested in. The grey matter locked up in that skull. As long as they need it, you’re an ace detective! But once you’re done, it’s back to the playpen with you. You haven’t the means to deal with society’s two-faced nature… You’re just a lonely child."

Kaze and Kiko spoke "Sunao…"

Other Sunao cries "*Like a child* I wanna be a grown-up… I wanna be a big colt now… Then they’ll see who I am… I… I want a reason for me to stay…"

Sunao spoke "That’s enough. I can find my own reason for living…"

Other Sunao scoffs "*Like an adult* Hah… I’m telling you that’s impossible. You are but a child. How can you change that essential truth?"

Sunao spoke "S-Stop it…!"

Other Sunao scoffs "At your core, you admire the sort of “strong” and “cool” stallions who populate detective fiction. But in trying to emulate them, you must know that in truth, you’re nothing of the sort, you’re a child. There’s no avoiding first principles… Admit that you’re a child, and admit that there’s nothing you can do about it. Now then! Our analysis is complete. Let us begin the body alteration procedure. You have no objections, do you… “Sunao” Mushi?"

Sunao spoke "Stop it!"

Other Sunao asks “Sunao… Such a cool, masculine name! But a name doesn’t change the truth. It doesn’t let you cross the barrier between the genders. How could you become an ideal stallion when you were never male to begin with…?"

…Say what now?

Emerald asks "Wait, what’d it just say?!"

Kaze asks "Whoa! Did I hear that right or did things get wacky inside?"

Kanji gasps "So the dude isn’t… a dude then?!"

Needless to say, all of us were shocked to hear that.

OC-verse Rainbow spoke "Yikes... Let's never speak of this to the chakats though..."

Micah and I both nod since neither of us wanted to get iced by Blizzardstar.

Sunao spoke "I won’t throw a tantrum… That accomplishes nothing…!"

Other Sunao taunts "*Chuckles* Hahahaha! How often I’ve heard those words from the adults. “Throwing a tantrum won’t solve anything, Sunao-kun,” and other such bilge! They made you cry, didn’t they? Yet here you are, mimicking those same males. What exactly are you trying to justify?"

Sunao gasps "What…?"

Other Sunao spoke "It’s all right. You needn’t suffer anymore. That’s why you’re undergoing this body alteration procedure to begin with. You throw a tantrum, but it fails to change the situation a single bit… I can quite understand the feeling. After all… I am you."

Sunao spoke "That’s not true!!"

Emerald spoke "Don’t say it!"

Kanji spoke "It’s okay… Let the kid spill the whole thing. If not, Sunao’s just gonna keep hurting… So we’ll do what we always do, and kick some serious ass!"

Other Sunao spoke "*Chuckle* Ahahahaha! As if you know anything about me! You’ll kick my ass, huh? Fine… Go ahead and try, you lizard-brained imbecile!!"

Sunao’s started transforming.

Kaze: Save the discussion for later!"

Kiko spoke "Get ready!"

Karei spoke "Here it comes!"

The shadow then transformed into some kind of cyborg.

Shadow Sunao laughs "I am a shadow… The true self… What? More creatures tired of who they are? Then I guess I’ll add you to the operating table!"

Sonic immediately went into his super form.

Super Sonic spoke "You're going down!"

BGM: Live & Learn instrumental

Super Sonic flung chaos energy infused tornados at Shadow Sunao before dodging an attack.

The Shadow dodged the attack.

Kaze spoke "Go, Jiraiya!"

Kaze summoned his persona before the Shadow shot purple energy rings at him, hitting the persona as it hit Kaze too before the persona vanished.

Seiko asks "Kaze, you alright?"

Kaze: *Sounding different* Eh, Seiko? That you? I feel like so much has changed."

Seiko gasps "No, but you have changed. You’re really old!"

All of us were shocked at that.

Kaze asks "*Confused in an elderly voice* What’d ya say?"

Kanji spoke "Dude, you’re ancient!"

Goryuu spoke "This is bad!"

Teddie spoke "Poor old Kaze!"

Shima asks "Where are your teeth?"

Oh jeez! That attack practically turned Kaze into a living fossil! We took cover from the attacks.

A yowl rang clear.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "GEKIGAMI!!"

A bolt of lightning hits Shadow Sunao.

Shadow Sunao spoke "No, no, that will never do. Patients must lie still for me to drill proper holes into them."

We kept fighting before Teddie was hit by that aging attack, with his suit growing mushrooms. I was hit by the ray too, but I wasn’t old. Wait… Uh oh! I’m a normal Pegasus again!

“Jing Wei!” I shouted as I shattered the card in front of my, summoning my persona as she shot crossbow arrows at the Shadow, who dodged them before it hit Seiko with the aging attack, much to our horror.

Karei spoke "*With hearts flowing around her* I don’t believe it! Even when you’re ancient, you’re still cool!"

Yep, Karei’s definitely got it bad for Seiko. Soon, Teddie remembered a power called Energy Shower and summoned his persona before using it on himself, Kaze, Seiko and me, returning us to normal.

Teddie spoke "Reenergized!"

Kaze spoke "Awesome!"

Seiko spoke "I feel like a new stallion!"

Seiko then summoned multiple cards as if they were in a fusion ritual.

Seiko spoke "Beelzebub!"

Seiko fused and shattered the cards, summoning a huge fly!

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "*sweatdrop* Good thing Renee's not here... She hates large bugs...."

The eye sockets of the skull on Beelzebub’s staff flashed red before Shadow Sunao’s blasters were frozen solid, slowing it down greatly.

Shadow Sunao growls "Why won’t you lie down and die!? You children can’t do anything at all!"

A glowing purple whip strikes Shadow Sunao.

Trying her best not to freak out, Renee spoke "I w-won't let you hurt MY FRIENDS!"

Beelzebub started charging up energy.

Karei spoke "*Gasp!* It’s charging up for a huge attack, and it’s gonna be a big one! We need to get everyone outta here!"

Kanji grabbed Sunao as all of us got back to the entrance of that secret lab dungeon before a HUGE explosion went off from the attack, defeating the shadow and destroying the secret lab.

“Whoa! Now that was awesome.” I said in complete surprise.

Renee spoke "Holy shit dude...."

Emerald spoke "So… Sunao-kun was a filly."

Sunao groans "Ngh…"

Shima asks "Are you awake?"

Sunao got up. “Where am I…? I remember you all arriving, and… That’s right… You saw everything… *Facing her shadow* ……I lost both my parents in an accident. I was still young, so my grandfather took me in. I was inept at making friends… so I spent my time reading detective novels in my grandfather’s study.”

Other Sunao exclaims "*Like a child* When I grow up… I’m gonna be an awesome, hard-boiled detective…!"

Sunao spoke "My parents were proud of their job. I had no qualms about following in their hoofsteps… An inherited occupation can feel stifling to many, but I welcomed it. I yearned for the day I could be a detective myself… Perhaps I inherited that desire from them as well. I was always alone… Seeing that, my grandfather must have believed it was his duty to help me realize my dream. I secretly aided my grandfather with his clients… And before I knew it, creatures started calling me Junior Detective. At first, I was delighted. But not everything went so smoothly…"

Shima asks "What was that you said about “You’re only a child…”?"

Sunao spoke "Not everyone welcomes my collaboration when it comes to solving cases… My status as a “child” was sufficient to offend many of those whom I worked with. Were that the only issue, then it would have resolved itself with time… But though I will one day change from a child to an adult, I will never change from a mare to a stallion, even as a changeling…"

Shima asks "Do you not like being a girl…? Is that why you always dress like a boy?"

Sunao spoke "My gender doesn’t fit my ideal image of a detective… Besides, the police department is a male-oriented society. If they had the slightest “concrete” reason to look down on me, no one would need me anymore…"

Kanji spoke "You don’t know that."

Shima spoke "Hey… You must know already that what you yearn isn’t to become an adult or become a boy…"

“It’s much more than that.” I agreed.

Sunao spoke "……You’re absolutely right. *Faces Shadow Self once more* I’m sorry… I kept ignoring you, pretending you didn’t exist. But you are me… and I am you. You’ve always been inside me. What I should yearn for… No, what I must strive for isn’t to become a stallion. It’s to accept myself for who I really am…"

Shadow Sunao nodded at that before it transformed into a persona, then into a card as it went inside her.

Sunao fell to her knees in exhaustion. And come to think of it… I’m pretty beat too.

Sunao spoke "*Smile* In any event, you’re a devious bunch… I can’t believe you can’t something like this hidden for so long… Haha… No wonder the perpetrator has eluded the police… But it’s apparent now… This case is far from over."

Kaze: *Smile* That’s right… And you proved it, Sunao."

Kiko spoke "*Smile* I can definitely agree with that."

I knew something was off when that Gema guy was arrested. I felt like he was totally delusional.

Kaze spoke "Anyways, we can talk more later. We need to get you and Rainbow Dash out of here."

Micah asks "Uh, which Rainbow?"

I spoke "There's two of me but one's just a Pegasus."

Kaze spoke "I meant the alicorn."

OC-verse Rainbow spoke "Right."

Emerald spoke "But wow, Rainbow Dash. Your persona’s like mine."

I couldn’t help but smile as I hoofbumped/fistbumped with Emerald as Goryuu hugged her with Emerald hugging her back.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Mine's just as awesome too. I've got the Japanese sun goddess, Amaterasu."

A white wolf with red markings and an ink-black tail tip leaps out of OC-verse Danyelle's shadow.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Ammy's just one of 13 pieces of my Stand. That lightning bolt was caused by Gekigami, the thunder tiger."

Seiko: Do you have the power of the Wild Card?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Oh Faust no, I was just lucky to get such a rare Stand."

Seiko spoke "Oh."

Well, a little later, we got out of the TM world as OC-verse Danyelle went off somewhere.

OC-verse Rainbow asks "What's a Wild Card?"

Seiko spoke "It’s hard to explain."

Sonic spoke "Come on, we need to head home."

OC-verse Rainbow spoke "You're one to talk ratboy, I could beat you in a race with my wings tied!"

Micah spoke "Oh sugar honey iced tea! Tonight's the Gathering!"

“Say what now?” I asked in confusion before I suddenly found me and my group in Canterlot. "What gives?! We were doing something actually important ya know?"

end

Mafia Terror
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

Mafia Terror

*Luna's POV*

I was looking around at all of the gathered folks since it was the night of the full moon thus it was a Gathering.

Celestia spoke "Attention everycreature, I'm sure that some of you are already aware of what happened in New Mareidian. Someone had inadvertedly ticked the Medici Mafia off and now, we might be heading to war with them."

Zelestia spoke "Exactly and since the dark tortoiseshell's the only one in this universe with the Roar, it had come to the attention of the OC-verse to lend a helping hoof as it were."

Leviathan spoke "Forgive me for interrupting, but we have far worse threats than the Medici at the moment."

That left me confused.

Zelestia spoke "Tell us."

Celestia asks "It’s the Skullmare and Skull Heart, isn’t it?"

Leviathan spoke "Indeed and to my shame, it appears that I cannot entirely block the Skull Heart’s influence from Squigly."

Squigly spoke "Don’t feel bad, Leviathan. We couldn’t have made it this far otherwise."

Leviathan spoke "I am forced to admit this is so. If not for that power, I doubt any of us would be hearing your voice on your own."

Squigly asks "What are you talking about? *Gasp!* My mouth! Who would do such a thing, and WHY?"

Leviathan growls "I can think of but one dragon."

Squigly growls "And we aren’t the only ones who wants to see him pay for his crimes."

Twirama growls "The OC-verse Pony Guard will help out in any possible."

Sonic spoke "As will the Mobian Guard."

Leviathan spoke "The assistance is appreciated, but the biggest threat now is the Skullgirl."

Celestia spoke "Leviathan’s right, because if we don’t stop her, the entire world will be destroyed."

Twirama spoke "My claws, fangs and fire will be of great use to you lot."

Sonic spoke "As will my speed, chaos powers and airbending."

Leviathan asks "Oh, I nearly forgot. What year is this?"

Samson asks "Year? What rock did you crawl out from?"

Leviathan spoke "Samson."

Samson spoke "Leviathan, surprised you ain’t dead yet… though I’d need to ask a coroner to be sure!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "2022..."

Atem spoke "Leviathan, it’s been quite some time."

Leviathan gasps "Atem?!"

Danyelle pops up suddenly with a scared look on her face.

Rainbow Dash asks "What happened with her?"

Twilight spoke "Something spooked her bad..."

Danyelle spoke "Th-the mafia.... THEY'RE COMING!"

Squigly looked outside. “The Skullmare’s already killed some of the Medici’s ranks, increasing her army’s numbers and are on their way here."

I spoke "I will not lie to you any longer! Equestria is in grave danger. But when I look at you all, I don't just see subjects. I see friends, family... Strong, brave individuals who have stood by each other's side and have never, ever backed down from a fight! Today, we face a danger like none before! As one of your princesses, your friend and as a sister in arms. I ask you to fight one more time! For Equestria!"

Twirama roars "FOR EQUESTRIA!"

All of the chakats and Abyssinians yowl "FOR EQUESTRIA!!!"

Natsu and Lucy roar.

A teen spoke "Alright! Skullmare Season is officially open!"

We saw a 13-year old female orange-feathered ornithian that had mechanical arms with cartoony gloves on the hands and three red eye-like metallic feathers on the outer side of each arm, sharp metallic dentures in her beak, both of her eyes were black empty sockets like a cartoon character, wearing a top hat on her head and an 80s dress gown on her body above her ankles with a red bow tie at the downward color. She looked adorable, but also menacing.

Danyelle spoke "This doesn't just affect our universe..."

Oc-verse Danyelle spoke "It affects my universe too."

Chameleo suddenly appeared. “Whoa-whoa-whoa! You’re overthinking this! The Skull Heart’s power is limited to the universe it’s in at max.”

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I know that but I can't say no to Zelestia even though I'm an Alpha-Queen."

Chameleo spoke "Well, I came here of my own will, so later."

Chameleo vanished through a portal.

Zelestia spoke "Hold it lizard boy!"

Chameleo was already long gone.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke via trans-dimensional telepathy "{Chameleo, you do realize that if the Mafia got their grubby hands on my bag of warp rings... They could attack your universe!}

Chameleo spoke "{I know you’re trying to convince me, but trust me. My universe and I can handle ourselves. Besides, you ain’t looking at the big picture. The mafia’s the least of your concerns, they’re practically minnows against the Skullgirl.}"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "{It could be disaster for all three universes... No, all of the zones if the skullgirl took my warp rings.}"

Chameleo asks "{Do you even realize you have an Anti-Skullgirl weapon fighting alongside you?}"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "{Well the Applebloom of this universe is a swordsmare... So I heard.}"

The teen spoke "Sorry, no more time for chit-chat right now. Now’s time to kick some bony butt!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "YEAH!!!!"

Twirama asks "Wait, who’re you?"

The teen spoke "Name’s Peacock, as in the birds folks."

Pinkie spoke "Yep. We had quite an adventure."

Danyelle spoke "I can see you met a lot of creatures."

Renee was growling.

Peacock spoke "Time to paint the town red!"

Twirama roars loud as she led the assault while Celestia and I stayed behind with Fluttershy and the children.

*Rainbow Dash’s POV*

Alright! We’re making our move! We met some other creatures, like Nadia Fortune, a female Abyssinian that ate a strange stone called the Life Gem, which explains her scars and powers, an alicorn Princess about our age called Parasoul, and her little sister about the Crusaders’ age called Umbrella, who both wielded living weapons shaped like umbrellas, Parasoul wielding Krieg and Umbrella wielding Hungern.

Thanks to her strong legs, Twirama was able to keep up with me despite carrying Renee and the Mobian Guard on her back.

Strange cartoon characters accompanied Peacock.

We soon got to New Mareidian, before meeting up with a big mechanical being that had the face of a male gryphon with his beak covered.

The male spoke "There you are, Peacock."

Peacock spoke "Aw man, not the blowhard."

That left us surprised and confused having found out that Peacock knows that gryphon.

Renee, Twirama and OC-verse Danyelle growl as did Foxsong and the Dazzlings.

The male spoke "As for those who don’t know me, you can call me Big Band, I’m an Anti-Skullgirl soldier like Peacock here."

We were about to ask more questions before we saw turquoise glowing above us, seeing two giant hands made of zombies, ghosts and skeletons holding up a building as if preventing it from falling to the ground.

Big Band gasps "What in the hell was that?!"

Twirama growls "Whatever it is... It doesn't look friendly!"

A voice spoke "{The Skullmare has revealed herself, and her attention is fixed elsewhere. She may have destroyed Lab 8, but she now has a more fitting target for her wrath. Join me.}"

Big Band spoke "I want to se New Mareidian cleaned up, but not like this… Damn!"

“Who was that?” I asked in confusion as we all heard that telepathy with us seeing a strange hologram with his brain visible through a glass helmet on the stallion’s head.

Big Band spoke "That was Brain Drain, lead scientist of Lab 0."

Brain Drain spoke "{This is the perfect opportunity. While her attention is fixed on keeping that tower aloft, she is vulnerable. We must strike immediately, and decisively. All of you will engage the Skullmare with Painwheel. The Skullmare will not be able to retaliate, and should be no match for a coordinated assault from an army with some ASG units.}"

Big Band spoke "No dice. Do you know how many creatures will die if we do it your way, and she drops that tower? We’ve got her in our sights now. It’s only a matter of time before we take her down. We can do it without the collateral damage."

All of us here had to admit, Big Band was totally right about that.

Brain Drain spoke "{That is of no consequence. The only thing that matters is destroying her before her power further awakens.}"

Big Band taunts "You know, if I couldn’t see your big damn brain, I’d be asking myself if you even had one."

Ooh! Burn! Anywho, all of us were with Big Band on this one.

Brain Drain spoke "{This is your response after you and Peacock cost us Avian? The only miscalculation I’ve made is in attempting to work with more soft-hearted fools from Lab 8 and pathetic weaklings. Avian, at least, served the cause by creating weapons to battle the Skullgirls, even if those weapons have obvious flaws. Mine are not so weak. Painwheel, it falls to you. Go now, attack the Skullmare.}"

We saw a female brunette diamond dog with some kind of robotic tentacle with blades on it resembling a Neighponese shuriken throwing star, and wearing a brown mask on her face as there was a red glow through the eye sockets of the mask.

Big Band spoke "Nope. I don’t think so."

All of us stood by Big Band on that option.

Brain Drain spoke "{If we must go through all of you, then that is what we will do. Painwheel, destroy these defective tools and their friends, but do it quickly. You must pursue the Skullmare before we lose our chance.}"

Painwheel spoke "Stop… ordering me…"

The diamond dog looked like she was resisting.

Brain Drain spoke "{Do it. NOW.}"

Painwheel spoke "RRRGH!"

Looks like some of us will have to fight Painwheel as the rest of us will have to help evacuate the area of civilians.

Twirama snarls "Leave this to me, you other alicorns and diamond dogs evacuate the civvies!"

Twirama attacks Painwheel as the others and I got the civilians to safety.

Shizu and Rimuru held onto Twirama's fur.

Rimuru spoke "Snap out of it Wheel! It doesn't have to be this way!"

Painwheel spoke "*As Big Band, Squigly, Leviathan, Faunia, Samson, Peacock (and her gang) fought her* Get away from me!"

Twirama pins Painwheel down with a paw.

Soon enough, Painwheel was beaten.

A voice spoke "Lorenzo… Medici…!"

Squigly spoke "{Watch out! The Skullmare’s making her move!}"

We saw the giant hands about to move as Peacock caught a glimpse of the Skullmare’s face.

Peacock spoke "No way… it can’t be!"

We saw the Skullmare facing in a direction, spotting an escaping blimp/zeppelin.

Skullmare roars "Don’t you dare turn your back on me… or this empire you built on your victims’ graves…! I… WILL… DESTROY YOU!!!"

The Skullmare swung her front legs forward, as the hands threw the torn-off building at the blimp, missing it, but damaging it enough to make it start descending while on fire as the building crashed into a giant body of water out of harm’s way.

Skullmare spoke "The Medici… shall not escape…"

The Skullmare and her forces then retreated.

Parasoul spoke "Molly, status report!"

Molly spoke "Most of the debris hit the water. Some buildings were damaged, but I’d say we got lucky there!"

Brain Drain spoke "{You should have defeated relics and weaklings such as them easily. I saw to that. But I can sense your resistance, Painwheel. I had thought you would be the perfect vessel, but, sadly, you yet require refinement. You’ve wasted my efforts. Return to Lab 0 for reprogramming.}"

Painwheel spoke "NO!"

Brain Drain spoke "{I will expect you shortly. Obey my command or suffer the consequences. I will tolerate no further disappointment.}"

The hologram vanished as Big Band approached Painwheel.

Big Band spoke "You don’t have to listen to him, girl."

Faunia spoke "He’s right about that, Carol."

Painwheel asks "Faunia? You remember me? Who… are they?"

Big Band spoke "I’m just another Anti-Skullgirl soldier. The difference is nobody tells me what to do. And if you let us help you, it could be the same for you. While that knucklehead was runnin’ his mouth, I called a friend, Leduc. He’ll be here soon, and he’ll take you somewhere safe."

Twirama spoke "Many know me as the Nine Tailed Terror due to the nine tailed fox sealed in my body. Just so that I'm not mistaken for the Twilight of this world, you can call me Twirama."

A blonde-maned and tailed Pegasus stallion with his hooves looking metallic and conductive showed up. “They’ve done some terrible things to her… You want me to take her back to Lab 8’s crew?"

Big Band spoke "Yep. Ileum will know what to do."

Leduc asks "What’re you and the others gonna do?"

Big Band spoke "Us? We’re gonna track down the Skullmare. And now I know where she’ll be."

Painwheel spoke "No… I can still… Help."

Twirama spoke "And have the mafia turn you against us? Not a chance."

Shizu spoke "I've already turned traitor though..."

Applejack asks "Hey, ya wanted to find the truth of what’s really goin’ on, right?"

Shizu spoke "Yeah."

Applejack spoke "Then yer alright."

Peacock asks "Maria? She’s the Skullmare?"

We were confused before we moved ahead and arrived at some kind of cathedral.

Nadia asks "So this is the Grand Cathedral, eh? Meow what’s a Skullmare like you doing in a place like this?"

But then we encountered a Pegasus nurse that had blood red eyes with cross-shaped pupils, blue mane and tail with several large bangs covering her forehead and tied up in a spiky pony tail, along with grayish fur while she was wearing a bandaged eye-patch over her right eye, which is heavily scarred over. She also had a thin, vertical scar running through the left side of her lips, which is typically covered by a white medical mask as her outfit was a combo of a nurse and a kunoichi.

Peacock spoke "*Quoting a cartoon* Helloooooooo nurse! …Nice place you got here, by the way!"

A voice asks "More Lab 8 losers! Makes three-for-one today. First, that fool Avian… *Smile* And lookie here, my little playmate has come back. She followed me home, Double. Can I keep her?"

Nadia spoke "You again!"

Peacock spoke "*Frown* So why’d ya do it? Both of our labs are supposed to be working together to destroy the Skullgirl! And you led her right to us!"

Big Band spoke "I see how it is. You knocked off the Doc while your shifty pal “Double”, nice name there, real clever, kept me busy."

A mare in a nun’s outfit with completely red eyes showed up.

Double spoke "And now I will defeat you on my terms… not yours."

Nadia asks "A nurse and a nun? Heh, now where have I heard that joke before?"

Big Band asks "You don’t seem like much without your squad, Hearty Hooves. The Last Hope has a lot to answer for. Where are they?"

Hearty spoke "Gone, though I keep their mementos with me. I can schedule an appointment if you want to meet them, in fact, I have an opening right now!"

Big Band spoke "Mementos? How sweet, since it looks like you turned traitor in exchange for your life."

Peacock asks "…You really think we’re gonna let you trot outta here alive, nurse?"

Hearty spoke "I don’t think you have a choice. I’ll admit you and big gryphon here were almost interesting opponents… but, infected by Avian’s philosophy of weakness, you’re nothing more than garbage. Double! It’s time Lab 8’s experiments came to an end."

Avery screeches "SQUAWK! We’ll show you weakness, mare."

Tommy spoke "We’re gonna murderize ya!"

Andy spoke "Time to die, traitor!"

Peacock spoke "Yeah, what they said! We’re sending you straight to hell for what you did to the Doc!"

A voice spoke "HEARTY HOOVES!!!"

Painwheel suddenly showed up.

Hearty snaps "You made it, excellent! Subject 0-84, Initiate Command Protocol 51! Access code: 36E-25-40! I order you to return to Lab 0 immediately!"

Painwheel spoke "…NNGGH! Heh, it won’t work, Hearty Hooves! I’m in control now!"

Big Band spoke "That was fast!"

Hearty spoke "Amazing! It would seem my theory was correct: your blood is resonating with the Skullmare. The closer you get to her, the stronger your psyche becomes."

Painwheel growls "Enough experiments, it’s time for you to pay for what you did to me! RRRAAAUUGHHH! I’m gonna cut you to ribbons!"

All of us readied for battle against Hearty Hooves and Double.

OC-verse Danyelle wingslaps Peacock.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "By Faust's mane, what you just said reminded me of the Warner siblings."

Twirama spoke "Now isn't the time Dany!"

We fought the two enemies and won before Double suddenly vanished.

Hearty spoke "I must admit, you’re all pretty good. But Painwheel… Excellent… you’re ready! I had my doubts, but I think it’s time you all challenge Marie. Go! The Skullmare awaits in the catacombs below."

Painwheel asks "Why should I listen to you!?"

Hearty spoke "Do you want freedom? Do you want to reclaim that boring, humdrum life we stole from you? Until the Skullmare is defeated, no one is truly free. And all of you have more than enough strength to stop her."

We have to admit, she had a point.

Painwheel spoke "You’re right… But don’t think for a second this is over, Hearty Hooves! I will find you."

We moved on ahead, reaching the catacombs, which was definitely spooky.

Renee spoke "Good thing Zoey and Sakura aren't here, they hate scary places."

But then we spotted a young alicorn with sea turquoise hair in braids and tail, a darker sea green dress with stars on her right eyepatch and clothes, and a reddish magenta bag around her waist. Her eyes were yellow and one of them is placed in the mouth of what resembled a rabbit doll with sharp teeth as she was carrying a sword where a part near the handle is the same color as her bag and has a star on it. She was accompanied by a middle-aged male diamond dog with black fur and beard stubble while he was wearing brown pants with suspenders as he wielded a folding chair and an arm of a gigan.

Big Band spoke "Annie? It’s good to see you again."

Annie spoke "Band, Squigly, Leviathan. Not surprised to see you three here."

Squigly spoke "{Still, it is wonderful to see you again.}"

Leviathan spoke "I concur."

Shizu gasps "Oh my gosh! Is that… Beowulf?!"

Beowulf chuckles "Heh! That’s right!"

Looks like we got a fangirl here.

Rimuru asks "I know this isn't a good time to ask this but... *kneeling down on his left knee* Shizu, will you marry me?"

Shizu asks "*tears in eyes* Uh… Y-Yeah, I would. But can we hold off the celebrating until after New Mareidian’s saved?"

Rimuru spoke "Very well my love."

Twirama snarls "LET'S GET RID OF THE MAFIA!!!"

Every alicorn, Diamond Dog, Abyssinian, Ornithian and dragon present yelled in agreement.

BGM: Feel the Thunder

Twirama roars as she raced into battle.

Applejack suddenly spotted Applebloom heading deeper into the catacombs as she followed, along with some of the others.

*Applejack’s POV*

What is she thinking?! But when we got to Applebloom, we saw tons of skulls and blue glowing veins on the floor.

Heatwave asks "Applebloom?"

We then spotted an earth pony filly about Peacock’s age with pale grey mane and tail, halves of a skull in each of her two eyes as she wielded a vacuum cleaner made of bones.

Parasoul spoke "No! Don’t tell me!"

Peacock spoke "Maria!"

Painwheel spoke "Skullgirl, I’m here to destroy you!"

Maria spoke "*To Parasoul, Umbrella and I* It would seem that a direct ancestor of this filly was once a Skullmare, I can’t help but feel… a connection to her. *To Peacock* And Patricia, you should not have come. Do not worry about me, my quest is nearly at an end. *To Faunia* Faunia, we meet again… But why? *To Shizu* Strange, you are pure, at least compared to the company that used to keep you. *To Nadia* I too have lost much to the Medicis. Do you not seek vengeance? Wishes such as yours rarely turn out well. *To Painwheel* And how curious: evil creatures made you into a monster, but you broke free from their control… Yet, you still wish to do their bidding? *To Squigly* Your Parasite… It’s unusual, how it blocks my control. Yet your connection to the Heart is strong… through it, I can sense that you, too, seek revenge against the Medicis. And against the dragon that silenced you."

Peacock spoke "Oh, puh-lease. Don’t worry about you? Some hellish MacGuffin has turned you into an undead killing machine and I was created to stop you. There’s no way you can beat us… so of course I’m worried about you!"

Faunia asks "We’ve met before? Tell me, Skullmare… who am I?"

Nadia spoke "I’ve got to try, the Fishbone Gang raised me, protected me and taught me everything I know. The least I can do is return the favor."

Painwheel spoke "This is my choice! Brain Drain… Hearty Hooves… This cursed blood within me… I don’t give a damn! Tearing you apart is the only true path to freedom!"

Squigly spoke "{I believe you’re a good pony, but the Heart’s power is poison. Even when you used it to save those creatures, I could feel its hate growing inside you. I’ve seen where that hatred ends.}"

Heatwave spoke "It's bad enough all this started when Twilight... Our world's Twilight that is.. had alicorn children despite being a unicorn back then."

Pebble spoke "And that's not counting the fact there are alicorn-Abyssinian hybrids and...."

Pebble's fur bristled up suddenly since he had sensed that a Pegasus-Abyssinian hybrid had just ascended.

Applebloom asks "Didja sense that sis?"

“Yeah.” I agreed.

Maria spoke "Look, Patricia… You will understand."

Corpses appeared as one seemed real familiar to Peacock.

Peacock gasps "Whoa! Is that… him? So all these creatures are…"

Maria spoke "Evil. From the slave traders of Roammelgrad to their patrons, the Medicis… all must perish. Patricia… please leave with your friends. I… cannot guarantee your safety much longer."

Peacock spoke "…You know we can’t do that. It must be taking everything you’ve got to fight that thing inside you. One of these days, you’ll skip up and you’ll be just as bad as those guys… Or worse."

Big Band spoke "Nothing personal, but it’s times like this where beings like us have one job: to stop your heart from beating."

Peacock asks "That’s right, you leave us no choice but to beat you down, blow you up and rip the Skull Heart right outta ya! Let’s hope there’s enough of ya left that we can sit down with some pie together when this is all over, ‘K?"

Maria spoke "Once, at the orphanage, you tried to save me… but don’t think I will hold back!"

Faunia asks "Please tell me, who am I?"

Maria spoke "I… only know one thing about you, Faunia, and it is the only thing I need to know. Medici blood flows through your veins… The blood I have sworn to spill!"

Shizu and Parasoul gasp "Wait-what?!"

Maria spoke "*To Nadia* Your instincts are admirable, my wish was also to protect my friends."

Nadia spoke "Look, I’m gonna have to stop you before you get to the “We’re a lot alike, you and I” bit. I’ve come too far to turn around, so it’s time to claw that heart out of you."

Maria spoke "*To Nadia* …So be it. I hope your wish turns out well. *To Squigly* You are not immune to its corruption, either. You think you can resist the Skull Heart? I can feel your will falter. Before long, its power will overwhelm you!"

Atem showed up, willing to help us battle Maria.

Atem spoke "It’s time we free you from that Skull Heart."

So we readied ourselves for battle as skeletons, ghosts and zombies appeared beside Maria.

A yowl splits the air as all of SkyClan flew into battle.

Leafstar yowls "STORMING WIND!!!"

Highspeed winds hit the zombies, sending them all flying.

Blue veins appeared, creating a alicorn figure before the figure charged at us as we dodged the attack.

OC-verse Danyelle yowls loud before flying into a spindash, hitting several skeletons causing them to fall apart.

Sweetie Belle starting singing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qgG32wpSTY as she fought alongside Applebloom and Scootaloo which caused all of the zombies to freeze up.

Peacock, myself and some of the other fighters fought against Marie as she started fallin’ apart.

A flash of light was soon seen on Sweetie's flanks before revealing a music note upon a light pink star surrounded by a golden laurel wreath.

Scootaloo flew fast enough to whip up a tornado before launching it at the skeletons, causing them to fall apart before the image of a tornado surrounded by a pair of wings and a golden laurel wreath was seen on the orange filly's flanks.

Quick spoke "Great StarClan! You got your cutie mark Scoots!"

Renee spoke "Excitable fillies in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1..."

Applebloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle gasp "Awesome!"

Faunia, Samson, Shizu, Nadia, Peacock, Avery, Tommy, Andy, Parasoul, Krieg, Umbrella, Hungern, Painwheel, Squigly, Leviathan, Big Band, Beowulf, Annie, Sagan, Atem and I dealt the final blow to Maria as the Skull Heart was out of her.

Peacock spoke "Show’s over… Friend."

Atem spoke "So, this is the Skull Heart."

Maria spoke "*To Beowulf* You… were stronger than I anticipated. Almost strong enough… But much of your strength is borrowed. I… can take that advantage away from you. I will turn it against you."

The gigan’s arm suddenly grew skulls and blue veins, forming a body as it pinned Beowulf down.

Beowulf spoke "Damn! Things can’t get worse than this!"

Skull Heart spoke "I’ve… found… you…"

“Pardon?” I asked in confusion.

Skull Heart spoke "The Dueling… Monster… *As something struck Atem, who dodged the attack* ATEM!!!"

Atem gasps "What the?!"

We turned around to see Double, but she was definitely morphing worse than the last time we fought her.

Double spoke "Trickster! You alone shall never be forgiven! It was you! You shamed them in battle! Aeon… Venus… You humiliated my daughters! You… disgraced my kingdom!"

Atem asks "Queen… Lamia?! How is she still bearing that grudge?"

Beowulf spoke "Tag Team? Harsh! I guess I set that one up…"

Annie spoke "GALAXY… *Attacks Double* CUTTER! Your fight’s with us, Shapeshifter!"

Sagan, Atem, Squigly, Leviathan, Faunia and Samson accompanied Annie.

Double spoke "Don’t bother looking to the heavens, Star Child. This is your end!"

Beowulf got back up and faced the controlled arm before I saw Applebloom’s eyes turn red with skull halves surrounding her pupils.

*Applebloom’s POV*

Beowulf spoke "Just like old times. You get used and abused, and I stumble my way into the hero role. Grendel…"

But then I saw a spirit take the place of Beowulf’s opponent.

Grendel’s Spirit spoke "Forget the past. Let us settle this, as WARRIORS!"

The arm lunged at Beowulf with its newly created body as he grabbed the arm’s hand.

Beowulf growls "?! GRRRRRR… HRAAAAAAAAAGHHHH!!"

Beowulf tore that arm right off the body of veins and skulls before he he pulled a suplex on it, leavin’ us surprised as the other group just about defeated Double.

Twirama shot fire out of her mouth at the monster, incinerating it.

Double asks "*To Squigly* I’m surprised you don’t recognize me, I joined your mother for her final birthday celebration. *Transforms into a unicorn mare noble* It was such a blessed day. Don’t you remember it?"

OC-Verse Danyelle’s eyes flashed as we all saw what happened.

Disguised Double spoke "You should open this one soon."

She gave Squigly’s mother a box as she opened it, only for her face to turn into horror as she saw the Skull Heart inside before we were back in the present.

Squigly spoke "{You! It was all your doing!}"

Double spoke "Hardly. I merely let Lorenzo know that the Contiellos possess the Heart. After that, all the trust and goodwill built up through the generations meant nothing. *As we then saw a young smirking Lorenzo looking down on a dead Squigly and Leviathan in a coffin with her mouth sewn shut* He may not have claimed the Heart, but he let the world know he came out unscathed while the Contiellos were silenced. *As we were back in the present* Even today, fourteen years later, your family’s fate deters others from standing against Lorenzo."

Squigly spoke "{I’ve heard enough!}"

Annie spoke "It’s over, monster!"

Squigly spoke "*As Leviathan and Annie attacked Double* {Demon, I’ll see you burn in Tartarus!}"

Double spoke "*To Annie* I’ll see you again, Star Child."

Double then disintegrated.

Squigly spoke "{You exist only to manipulate. I won’t let you sway me!}"

Faunia spoke "I’m not sure what to say… I didn’t know any of this."

Squigly spoke "{It doesn’t matter. What’s important to know is that the Heart can never bring happiness. Not for you, Painwheel, or anyone else. Lorenzo fought a Skullmare before, but he never ran. Something else has hurt him. He’s been weakened, and he won’t last.}"

Maria spoke "For everyone else’s sake, I hope you are right. But I suppose you would be the one to know."

Peacock spoke "Told ya we’d win! But I appreciate you trying to put up a fight! Heh, who needs wishes? I’m already strong!"

Big Band spoke "And now, ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for our greatest hit!"

Skull Heart spoke "Every time you destroy this vessel, another will appear. There is no purpose to your actions. I shall always return. The world shall always be cursed with a Skull Heart, and this, shall always be cursed with a Skullgirl."

Big Band asks "So what?"

Beowulf spoke "This one’s…"

All of us attacked the Skull Heart destroying it into nothin’.

Beowulf howls "FOR GRENDEL!!!"

Annie spoke "The sooner we find a way to break this cycle, the sooner my curse will end."

Peacock asks "…Right, Maria?"

Maria spoke "*Disintegrating* Right, Patricia… I’m sorry I ran away that day. You stood up for us, and I ran. When I found the Skull Heart, I thought maybe I could make things right and punish the creatures that did that to you."

Peacock asks "We’re good! You’ll always be my friend, got it?"

Maria spoke "*Smiles* That makes me… happy."

Peacock spoke "Tell ya what… We’ll pick up where you left off. Now that we beat you, saved the day… and it’s rerun season… we don’t have much to do. So why not? Well, that, and bloodying those Mafia fools sounds like a hoot!"

Maria spoke "That… would be wonderful. Thank you, Patricia. Thank you, everyone. *Burning up and fading away* It was good seeing you, Patricia… one last… time…"

Maria then burned away into nothing, gone, as Squigly and Leviathan fell to the ground.

Squigly asks "{What will you do this time, Leviathan?}"

Leviathan spoke "It would appear we’ve become quite inseparable. I will remain by your side until you next awaken."

Squigly spoke "{Thank you…}"

The two heroic undead closed their eyes with smiles.

Big Band spoke "There are two kinds of creatures; those who think they’ll never die, and those who know they will but keep fighting on anyways. Knowing that, those two fought to the very end again and left with smiles on their faces, knowing that they’ve done their family proud once more."

But then Squigly started glowing.

Twirama asks "What the...?"

But when the glowing faded, Squigly had dark brown mane and tail, light fur while wearing a yellow dress that reached down to fetlocks of her hind legs with white cuffs and collar and a purplish flower was on the front of the collar as well.

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "I didn't see that coming... And I'm the one with the dimensional scream!"

Twirama grabbed Squigly and Leviathan before we started bolting outta the catacombs and cathedral.

Peacock spoke "Not bad, Big Band! You and the others did good, I guess. These cuckoos did good too."

Avery spoke "Hey!"

Big Band spoke "You’ll have your day. You just have to live long enough to see it. Fighting the Skullmare was just a reality check. The next one is gonna hurt even worse. It might even kill you. If you wanna survive it, you’d better learn your lesson and learn it good."

Peacock spoke "I ain’t a big fan of reality, Pops. And lessons put me to sleep. Give me cartoons any day!"

Big Band spoke "Sometimes you gotta be taught your limitations the hard way. The good news is that you don’t have to face reality alone."

We made it outta there before Beowulf put Grendel’s arm on top of a mountain.

Beowulf spoke "Hope you can rest in piece, big guy. Or this piece of you can, anyway, it’s over…"

Annie spoke "For awhile, anyway. Sucks, but the fight never really ends… No matter how long I go on."

Beowulf spoke "Man, it’s really hitting me now. You are the same Annie I knew back in the day. That stuff… That’s real."

Annie asks "You finally got it. See, that’s my kind of thing. This is what I do. The show? It’s almost funny. The writers make up stories based on the folktales that came down through the generations, the same ones that are based on my actual life. It’s kinda weird playing yourself on telemirror, isn’t it?"

Beowulf spoke "I heard that."

Annie spoke "You would, wouldn’t you? You know, Beowulf, I misjudged you. You’re kind of an idiot, but not a bad guy. In fact, you remind me of somebody I used to know, years ago… Somecreature who helped me when I needed it. Hmm. You know, that isn’t a half-bad idea."

Beowulf spoke "Right on! …You lost me."

Annie spoke "We can talk later, but right now, we got work to do."

Leafstar spoke "As long as the mafia's still around, no creature is safe."

Twirama and the Mobian Guard nod in agreement.

Renee spoke "We have to stop them for good!"

We fought the Medici Mafia, and it turned out Chameleo was right. It was a cakewalk. And it didn’t take long to reach Lorenzo and Black Dahlia, who was actually still alive.

Peacock spoke "…And then there were two."

Lorenzo stammers "D-D-Dahlia! HELP! They’re here!"

Black Dahlia spoke "…So the rumors were true. Geiger’s resorted to experimenting on children now! My, how the mighty have fallen."

Peacock spoke "Cram it, granny! I don’t wanna rush anyone, but let’s get this over with already! We’ve been slaughtering your goons all night. I’m missing my stories, and I need my beauty sleep!"

Black Dahlia spoke "*As all of us readied for battle* Then let me tuck you all in for your final bedtime!"

Ah think Ah know how this fight’s gonna turn out.

End

Before the Battle
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

Before the Battle

*Rarity's POV*

Well, my group and I were on our Zeppelin.

Sweetie whines "I want my cutie mark..."

Faunia accompanied us since she volunteered. “I’m sure you’ll find your talent, Sweetie Belle.”

Yellowfang spoke "Ah'm sure ya'll git yer mark soon. Ah can't git one though."

Samson spoke "Come on, every single creature has talent. A cutie mark is just a bonus."

Yellowfang spoke "Ah'm just a medicine cat."

Samson spoke "Come on. Even healers can be strong."

Yellowfang spoke "Well, Ah was a warrior before Ah became a healer..."

But then I felt some cold winds.

Yellowfang spoke "This ain't Cloudstar's doing..."

I looked around before noticing something odd down on land.

Yellowfang asks "What in StarClan's name is that?"

“I suggest we get down there and take a closer look.” I noted.

Yellowfang spoke "Ah've got a bad feelin' 'bout this..."

We landed somewhere nearby the area before investigating, finding a large creature that looks like a yak/dragon hybrid, accomplished by small creatures. But his eyes were glowing purple, and that did not seem normal.

Yellowfang whispers "That's not normal..."

I spoke "Hmm… If I read Danyelle’s notes right on what Ozul and the others told her, that’s a Boreus, a behemoth of the Frost Element."

Since he was with my group, Flintfur was shaking in fear since he recognized the hybrid's black and white coloration.

Flintfur spoke "Th-that's Bone...."

“Bone?” I asked in confusion before I sensed two presences inside the Boreus.

Flintfur spoke "All I kn-know is that he was the muscle of m-my former clan... Though it was more a rag-tag batch of loners and rogues.... They had a bad reputation..."

The first voice spoke "Gah! Get out of my body!"

The second voice spoke "No! Must destroy!"

Flintfur yowls "BLOOD CHAINS!"

Blood-red chains snare the Boreus, restraining it.

“Master!” we heard three voices as strange creatures accompanied him.

More chains snare the trio of creatures.

“That was quick.” I said.

Flintfur spoke "it's m-my affinity... I hate it...."

Yellowfang and the others got chained by accident since Flintfur had zero control of his power.

“I can see and understand why.” I noticed.

Yellowfang spoke "Blood affinity is far harder to control than other affinities since it can kill a creature."

“But still, we must find a way to get Bone out of that Boreus’ body.” I said.

Yellowfang spoke "Are ya NUTS Rarity? He'll kill us!"

“I’m kind of used to crazy things by now.” I admitted.

Yellowfang spoke "We need Sugar Song right now! Only she can calm Flintfur down!"

A voice asks "Did someone say backup?"

Sweetie asks "Who are you?"

We turned around to see Typhoon, Coral and Sugar Song.

Flintfur was shaking since he was scared.

Green asks "What just happened?"

“It’s a tad complicated.” I said.

Sugar was calming Flintfur down.

Seashell spoke "Hey Sweetie Bell! Nightshade!"

The red filly was in hippogriff form.

Nightshade spoke "Seashell!"

The red hippogriff pounces on her four friends as they all tussle, causing the chains to disappear.

“But we do have some trouble.” I noted.

A lilac-orange blur rams head first into the Boreus's side, driving her horn through the skin.

I spoke "That's not our Twilight..."

But when the blur took her horn out, the wound healed as an Abyssinian tom was dragged out of it with the Boreus’ eyes returning to normal.

Yellowfang spoke "Holy cuss..."

Flintfur asks "B-Bone?"

There was no response from the bi-color since he was dead.

Flintfur started getting really sad.

A weak cough was heard.

Bone coughs "S-Scourge? That you?"

Flintfur spoke "*Tightly hugging Bone while sniffling tears* Y-Yeah Bone, it’s me."

Bone groans "Watch the stab wound will you?"

Flintfur spoke "S-Sorry. I just didn’t wanna lose a friend."

Bone asks "After the horrors we went through in our past lives... Y-you still see me as a friend?"

Flintfur spoke "Of course I have, Bone."

Yellowfang spoke "Bramblestar might say otherwise..."

A pile of yowls was heard since a group of Abyssinians had fell out of a portal.

The group mostly had brown or gray fur though.

*Back in Ponyville*

Leafstar was talking to Frecklewish when her compact had gone off.

Leafstar spoke "Hawkwing! Go tell Bramblestar that the storm has returned!"

Hawkwing spoke "Got it!"

The dark gray tabby Abyssinian darts off to where Bramblestar was.

Hawkwing spoke "Bramblestar! I bring news! Princess Rarity had said that the storm has returned!"

Bramblestar asks "The storm?"

Squirrelflight gasps "Stormfur is back!"

Bramblestar asks "What?!"

Squirrelflight spoke "You mousebrain, have you forgotten who Stormfur was? He was once a RiverClan cat!"

Bramblestar spoke "I know that, I was just shocked to hear that."

Squirrelflight asks "But what are we going to tell him about Mistystar?"

Bramblestar spoke "I don't know...."

Leafstar yowls "GAH!!!"

Bramblestar asks "Was that Leafstar?"

Squirrelflight spoke "Something must’ve happened."

Harrybrook was also in pain since he was dealing with whatever was affecting his mother.

A double blast of wind based magic shot up into the sky.

Leafstar gasps "What in StarClan's name was that?"

*Pinkie's POV*

I ask "Did you sense that Cheese?"

Cheese spoke "Yeah."

We were at Spmaine, found a weird alien like Stitch, tried to catch it, but it got away and escaped to Janeighca as we were heading there too.

Featherwhisker spoke "It felt like it came from SkyClan."

“I see.” I noted before seeing a beach at our destination. “Looks like we’re landing soon.”

Featherwhisker spoke "Yeah and hi Jewel."

Sweetwhisker was tussling with her half-sister.

Orchid spoke "Hey Feathers."

The immortal couple shared a nuzzle.

I couldn’t help but find that adorable as we arrived at the beach.

A kick was felt from in my stomach.

Then I felt a second, then a third. Wow, my little fillies are excited to come out into the world.

A fourth kick was felt since I was expecting quadruplets.

When we landed and got off, there was a huge party going on at a place called “Maximum Bar” in neon lights with the “x” being a pair of maracas. And wow! It looks so much fun! Then we noticed a teen female Draconequus looking around.

Yui pops up suddenly.

Yui spoke "Cousin Becca!"

Rebecca spoke "Huh? Oh. Hey, Yui."

Yui spoke "It's good to see you again."

Rebecca spoke "Yeah, you too."

Yui spoke "Guess you haven't heard the news yet."

Rebecca asks "Huh? What news?"

Yui had a gold band on her tail since Gau had proposed to her.

Rebecca spoke "Heh, congrats cuz."

Yui asks "What’re you doing though?"

Rebecca spoke "Oh ya know, doing what I feel like doing, training, having fun and other stuff."

A pair of black gryphon talons had covered Rebecca's eyes, making her squeal.

The male chuckles "I got you good Becky."

Rebecca giggles "Hehe. Titus, you haven’t changed at all."

But then the lights dimmed before blue, green and red spotlights shined on a fancy carriage looking more advanced when a male diamond dog with brown and black fur having a dreadlock hairstyle that went down to his shoulders while wearing a light red headband, golden-laced sunglasses, golden headphones around his neck having a D on the right earphone and a J on the left one, a golden chain necklace with an emblem hang on it saying “MAXIMUM”, a red, yellow and black open mini jacket with green fern designs, green pants with cross black and yellow linings, beach sandals, fingerless gloves are yellow and red with two white linings, giving the gloves a golden look. “YEAH!!! Yo party animals! Everybody still cookin’!? *Partygoers cheering in response* All right, all right, all right! You’ve been simmering all night, but now we’re gonna turn up the HEAT!” The partygoers cheered more at that before the diamond dog noticed Rebecca. “Do I see a frown out there?” He asked before pointing both hands at Rebecca as she looked confused at that. “Nope, didn’t think so! All right! Ya ready? Turn it up!”

The partygoers cheered more as the diamond dog jumped down and high-fived some of them.

A beautiful Irish Setter Diamond Dog bitch was among the group since she was one of my guards.

Rebecca and Titus approached the male diamond dog.

The male spoke "Aww, what’s wrong? Somethin’ on your mind? Bringing frowns to a beautiful beach like this just doesn’t make sense, my friends. *Sees the two Draconequi* Hush! Didn’t realize that’s how ya two always look! Heh heh heh."

Rebecca spoke "It’s just our restraint forms."

Titus spoke "Yeah, we can go a little harder."

The male spoke "Anyway. What ya wanna bring to any beach is three things: Body, soul, and music. Forget everything else! Leave your worries behind and get that body movin’!"

Rebecca spoke "Well, it’s not the reason we’re here."

Titus spoke "Yeah, we came here to find out about strength."

The male spoke "Ya didn’t come here to dance… but to get stronger? Ha HA! Why didn’t ya say so? Head over there, and let’s get this show on the road! You’re about to get a dance lesson from the legendary Dee Jay himself!"

Rebecca spoke "Heh, just what we were hoping for."

Titus asks "Hehe, yeah. Shall we loosen up, Rebecca?"

Rebecca spoke "We shall!"

The two took on battle stances before they looked like they were each 1,000 pounds fat before they fought against Dee Jay with the partygoers as the crowd, cheering and watching the battle. It lasted a bit, but after two rounds, Dee Jay beat them both.

Rebecca spoke "Wow! You’re good!"

Titus spoke "Whew! No doubt about that!"

Dee Jay asks "So, what’d ya think? Startin’ to realize that fighting and dancing are one and the same?"

Rebecca and Titus spoke "Yep."

Featherwhisker spoke "I'm not much of a dancer though."

A male laughs "Hahaha! Hey, Dee Jay!"

Another male diamond dog showed up.

Dee Jay chuckles "Charlie! How’s it doing, mon?"

Charlie spoke "Doing great, Dee Jay."

Dee Jay spoke "*Turns to Rebecca and Titus* The heart moves the body… And the rhythm gives birth to the beat! And from where I’m standing, it’s all art! Heh heh heh."

I giggle "My counterpart knows a pair of party birds."

Dee Jay spoke "*To me, Rebecca and Titus* You three had some serious rhythm going there."

Heehee, must’ve been my personality.

Dee Jay spoke "*To Rebecca and Titus* You two enjoy that sweet, sweet beach sunset, friends. You’ve earned it!"

We partied before I went with Rebecca and Titus to confront Dee Jay again.

Rebecca asks "You wanna learn with us?"

“Uh-huh!” I nodded with a smile.

Titus spoke "Nice, ‘cause this could help expand your horizons."

Dee Jay asks "What can I help ya three with, mon?"

Rebecca spoke "We wanna be your students."

Titus and I nodded in agreement with that.

Dee Jay spoke "Oh? I don’t wanna tell any of ya to give up on your dreams, but this is one tall order you’re requestin’, mon. Everyone wants to be a superstar, but actually becoming one is another story!"

“Please, we’re begging you!” Rebecca, Titus and I pleaded.

Dee Jay spoke "*Sigh* Okay, okay. Your passion is too hot to handle, mon. We’ll give ya an audition."

The three of us were ready to train with Dee Jay before he snapped his fingers, when the sign neon lights turned on with music starting.

Dee Jay spoke "*Rapping* Hey hey! The name’s Dee Jay! Rockin’ the every weekday since pre-K, with style! If you a dreamer, I’m a believa, just keep it rockin’ and don’t stop until your feet hurt! Do it! *As we readied to follow the rhythm* C’mon! Crank that beat! *Dances around us as we three struggled to follow* Move ya body, c’mon, lemme see it! Eh… *Music scratch as he stopped dancing* No no no, c’mon yo. Where’s the heat? Ya gotta feel the rhythm mon! Ya gotta feel the rhythm down to your bones!"

Rebecca, Titus and I smiled as the music started back up, all three of us following the rhythm.

Dee Jay spoke "*Rapping* Hittem with dat summertime feel! Head up di stratosphere! Gibbem ya full spec love! Make sure they know ya here! Oh yeah! Now you’ve got it! *As all three of us danced with Dee Jay, having rhythm in our beings* Haha, okay, okay!"

The three of us felt like we have new battle styles we can use, and it felt great!

Dee Jay asks "Heh heh, sorry ‘bout that! I thought you were talkin’ music! Ya meant fightin’, mon?"

Rebecca spoke "Yep."

Dee Jay spoke "Den you shoulda said so! From this day forward, you three are the main mon at Dee Jay’s fighting academy. Ask me anything your heart desires! There’s plenty of skill to go around, my mon! *Chuckle*"

Heehee! Sounds like we got a new friend and ally!

A sharp kick was felt.

“Oof! Guess my foals are definitely feeling that rhythm too.” I said with a smile.

Featherwhisker spoke "Either that, or you've gone into labor."

I was about to say something before I felt four sharp pains! Yep, they wanna come out right now!

Featherwhisker carried me back onto the zeppelin so that he could focus on the delivery.

*Fluttershy's POV*

Flowerstep spoke "Hey Fluttershy."

“Heehee. Hi, Flowerstep.” I smiled.

Flowerstep asks "Do you want to dance with me?"

“Sure.” I giggled as I knew we weren’t far from Little Innsmouth before I brought out my transformation necklace Vera’s mother made for me.

Flowerstep asks "Is that a taur mode necklace?"

“Yeah.” I answered as I put it on before I changed.

Flowerstep spoke "Great StarClan... I'm so horny right now..."

“Calm down now, sweetie. When we’re done investigating Little Innsmouth, we can go to the Chuddle Hotel.” I smiled.

Hawkbreeze was flabbergasted when shi saw my appearance.

Flowerstep spoke "I can't hold back..."

A loud pomf had spooked me since Flowerstep had suddenly gained wings.

“Oh my!” I gasped.

Flowerstep spoke "As it turns out... I'm 25% owltaur... My paternal grandfather's an owltaur."

“Really?” I asked in surprise.

Flowerstep spoke "Yeah."

Then I noticed that we arrived at little Innsmouth.

Flowerstep spoke "I remember this place! This is my hometown!"

A owlkat was gliding through the sky.

Flowerstep spoke "That's my sire, Copperfeather. Shi's half owtaur since hir dad's full owltaur."

Copperfeather spoke "Hey Flower, it's been a while since I saw you last!"

Copperfeather soon lands on the zeppelin deck.

The two exchange hugs.

Hawkbreeze asks "Mom?"

“It’s okay, sweetie.” I assured my daughter.

Copperfeather asks "Who's this little one?"

A honey colored chakat shouts "Copperfeather! Get your tailfeathers down here!"

Copperfeather spoke "That was Honeystar... the leader of Innsmouth."

Flowerstep spoke "Oh boy…"

Copperfeather spoke "Long story short, Honeystar and the Dagonian leader haven't seen eye to eye ever since Cloudrunner was killed 10 years ago."

I looked around, seeing chakats and dagonians getting along fine. “Maybe it’s just the leaders?”

Cloud asks "Wait, did shi say 10 years ago?"

But then our stomachs growled before I noticed a nearby restaurant.

Flowerstep spoke "I'm gonna check in with Honeystar first."

“Okay. The rest of us can get some food and find some for you.” I responded.

Flowerstep jumps off the zeppelin before gliding down to the ground just as hir compact went off.

Flowerstep asks "Chakat Flowerstep here, what news have you Chakat Crosswind?"

Crosswind spoke "Not good news, that's for sure. The Medici mafia is planning something..."

Flowerstep spoke "I see."

Crosswind spoke "Yeah and Ah heard rumors that they killed an alicorn 14 years ago followed by a deaf chakat 4 years after after that."

Meanwhile with me and the others, we were getting some food.

A female asks "Hello? May I have your order?"

We turned to see a female Dagonian.

I spoke "I'll have a Prench salad."

Hawkbreeze spoke "Fish please."

Flowerstep asks "What?"

The female spoke "I’d normally be a bit disturbed with that, but since Chakats eat here too, it’s not a problem."

The waitress left before my group and I heard two male voices.

Goon 1 spoke "Hey Lawrence, you hear the news? The Skullmare’s been going after all those families in Maplecrest…"

Lawrence asks "I did, Riccardo. Looks like this new Skullmare’s got a bone to pick with the boss. Where has he gone, anyway? Think the rumors of him gettin’ sick are true? *Notices the waitress* Hold up… Look, there she is! That fishfolk dame we sent to find! …Hey, girlie! Can we get some service over here?"

Waitress asks "Yes? May I help you, sir?"

Riccardo asks "Hey now… you’re quite the dish. I’d like to eat YOU up. Why don’t you swim over here with a couple of free drinks… and then we hit the town?"

Waitress spoke "*Politely declining* I… I’m sorry, but I need to work."

Lawrence spoke "You know… you are pretty cute… For a stinkin’ gill-girl."

A female Abyssinian showed up with white and black fur, wearing a thick black collar with a stylized cat bell, a light blue striped crop top with the underside showing, a gray utility belt, black fingerless gloves, black hot pants and what seemed the remnants of her pantlegs. “Is everything okay over here? Are these guys bugging you, Minette?” She asked like a big sister would in concern for her little sister.

My ears pin back since I was wary of the two males.

I ask Hawkbreeze to hide before I trot over to the four.

I spoke "She said no so leave now before I call Honeystar in here."

Lawrence spoke "Scram. And go find yourself a sandbox, kitty, we’re just havin’ a friendly chat with the little minnow here."

The she-cat spoke "Leave. Now, or I’ll throw you out myself."

Lawrence spoke "Can’t you take a clue, you flea-bitten tart?! Clearly you don’t know who you’re messing with."

Lawrence suddenly drew a knife and before I could stop him, he sliced off the Abyssinian’s head clean off before her head and body fell to the ground, much to my horror.

Lawrence spoke "Ha, did you see that? That stupid cat didn’t stand a chance."

But then two my confusion, I saw the head open her eyes before the Abyssinian smirked when her head leapt into the air and bit Lawrence as her body punched Riccardo as her veins stretched out her left arm as I figured out that most of her scars weren’t normal, they were like she was cut clean through. I snapped myself out of it as I punched the two of them as well.

Lawrence gasps "What the…?!"

Riccardo spoke "Nevermind them, we found what we were looking for! Let’s get back and tell Vitalneigh! *Frightened yelp*"

The two males fled as the Abyssinian held her head with Minette having inspired starry eyes.

The she-cat asks "*To me* Thanks for helping me there. *To Minette* You okay, Minette? They didn’t hurt you, did they?"

Minette asks "That was… AMAZING! What would I do without you, big sis?"

The Abyssinian giggled as those two were really like sisters.

I spoke "Those two were from the Medici Mafia... I heard of them from Applejack."

The she-cat spoke "Yeah, I figured."

“But how did you do that?” I asked.

The she-cat spoke "Why do you think my body’s this way? It’s because I ate that weird gem the Fishbone Gang stole from the Medici Mafia."

I spoke "I never introduced myself yet. My name is Princess Fluttershy, lifemate of Chakat Flowerstep."

The she-cat asks "Whoa! You’re not kidding?"

I spoke "No, I'm not. I've been a princess for about a year now."

A catfish Dagonian chef showed up.

The chef spoke "Thanks for scaring them off, Nadia and Princess Fluttershy! You both and your friends’ next meal is on me!"

I spoke "Thank you sir but what worries me right now is that mafia... They're planning something."

Nadia spoke "Yeah. Actually, I think it’s time I make my move and follow them. I’ve got to catch me a Skullmare, and it sounds like mafia goons are the purr-fect bait to draw her out."

OC-verse Danyelle pops up suddenly.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "We can't get the kids involved though."

“Definitely.” I wholeheartedly agreed.

The male catfish dagonian spoke "Sounds very dangerous. Be careful out there! You’re like family to us, you know!"

Minette asks "Nadia… do you really think the Skull Heart can bring your friends back?"

Nadia spoke "There’s only one way to find out! See you around, Mew Nyan! And give my regards to your dad, Minette!"

Nadia went off as my group finished eating and Flowerstep returned.

Flowerstep spoke "I was able to talk Honeystar into aiding us in the upcoming fight. I could tell shi wanted payback for the death of hir sibling."

As Hawkbreeze and the rest of my group returned, I responded, “Good, but we’ll also need Nadia’s help.”

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "My universe's Twilight is already gathering the other alicorns."

“Good.” I said before we headed off to find Nadia.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I have one group of alicorns left to talk to."

OC-Verse Danyelle left before me and my group found Nadia, who encountered two alicorn mares, one being my age, having long straight red mane and tail with a side bang covering her right eye, light orange eyes, and a slender figure as she wore a long sleeved black top with a matching skirt, and a necklace with an upside-down cross on it, while wielding a black umbrella having a pointed end at the tip and orange-colored eye-like features on the sides, and the other looking like the Crusaders’ age, having pink mane and tail and red eyes as she wore a yellow rain hat and a yellow rain jacket, while she was wielding a purple umbrella that had many red eyes on the sides of it with eyelashes while the tip of it looked like teeth.

Honeystar and hir group of guards arrive.

Honeystar spoke "Let's get this meeting under way."

Nadia asks "Wait! What’s going on here?!"

The alicorn mare spoke "Took the words out of my mouth. I was going to ask that as well."

An alicorn filly asks "Huh? Why does the catfish guy look scared?"

After hearing that, we went back to the restaurant.

Nadia asks "Any problems, Mew Nyan?"

“Mr. Yu-Wan, are you okay?” I asked my friend.

Yu-Wan spoke "Nadia! Fluttershy! There you are! Minette has been kidnapped! The rest of the River King’s daughters! The Chakat leader’s child as well! And others, too! Little Innsmouth is in a panic!"

We were shocked at that!

Nadia gasps "What!? Who would dare do such a thing!?"

A male hippogriff showed up. “That’s where I come in. My name is Irvin. I’m a private detective. The River King hired me to find his daughters, same with the Chakat Leader, but I kept it quiet since they’re a bit at each other’s throats and I didn’t want to make things worse. But if any of you have information that might help, I’d appreciate if you shared it. The proprietor of this fine establishment was telling me that there have been numerous mafia sightings in the area recently. That’s the only lead we’ve got, but kidnapping certainly fits the mob’s M.O. We’re at a loss as to why they’d be targeting Dagonian women and Chakats, though.”

I ask "Wait, where's Hawkbreeze?!?"

Irvin spoke "Grr… Right from under our noses."

Nadia growls "The Mafia…! Irvin, you’re coming with us to help. Those black-hearted bastards already took one family from me, and like hell I’m going to let them do it again."

I immediately patch through to Celestia, warning her of what was going on.

Nadia spoke "Hang in there, Minette. We’ll find you and the others!"

*Twilight’s POV*

I don’t know why, but I’ve been feeling kind of down lately.

Flash spoke "I just finished talking to Rarity, we should keep a close eye on our daughters in case they get taken by the mafia."

“I know.” I answered, but still felt down. Why is that?

Flash asks "Twily?"

I looked at myself in the mirror before I thought I saw my reflection having golden eyes. I rubbed my eyes and looked again, and it was just my reflection. Maybe my mood is making me see things.

Flash spoke "Twilight, you shouldn't let your darkness consume you. We don't need a repeat of what happened with Obsidian Shield."

The sclera of Sunset's left eye had turned black when she had looked in a mirror.

Sunset spoke "No... Not now..."

But then our reality suddenly became distorted, much to my confusion. “What’s going on?”

A voice scoffs "“What is happening?!” “Why doesn’t it make sense?!” “Why won’t anyone give me answers?!” Hahaha! Come on, you know what’s happening."

Sunset spoke "Leave me alone Sunfall!"

A second voice spoke "Heh, that wasn’t you or me, it was her who said that, Sunset."

Sunset spoke "Oh StarClan no.... Not you..."

I was in my lycan form as I growled at my darker self.

The dark alicorn laughs "Heh! You think that puppy form can work? Pathetic!"

I snarl "KEEP YOUR HOOVES OFF MY DAUGHTERS!!!"

The mare laughs "HA! You mean our daughters? How cute. You couldn’t even bother to care for them when you want to learn every single thing about magic and spells!"

Nyx bites the dark alicorn on the front leg.

Nyx growls "You leave my sisters alone you big meanie!"

Akari, Strawberry and Cherry growl at the dark mare.

I growl "LIAR!! There's more to life than just magic!"

Sunset was clashing horns with her darker self.

The mare laughs "Hahaha! You know that’s not true. You didn’t even bother to make friends, you don’t even need Celestia. Why do I sound like I know everything about you? Because I AM you."

Sunset spoke "Don't let her get to you Twilight! If your magic hadn't acted up, Spottedleaf wouldn't have been able to reincarnate! You wouldn't have been able to activate the elements either!"

Something deep in my soul snaps before I let loose the loudest roar I could ever make.

I spoke "You're right Sunset! I've done so much for my friends and my mentor! I refuse to abandon my daughters either! They depend on me to survive! And as for you Midnight Sparkle, you're wrong. Even though I don't need Celestia as much now, she's still my friend!"

Midnight taunts "Oh? What does that mean?"

Sunfall spoke "Yeah, tell us what you’re trying to say!"

I had a bad feeling about what Sunset and I were gonna say to our dark selves, but did it anyway since we knew we couldn’t avoid this fight. “You’re not me!”

Our dark counterparts suddenly laughed as they shifted and changed into humanoid beings.

I spoke "Sunset, we can't win this fight though...."

Sunset spoke "At least not by ourselves."

A voice spoke "Yoga!"

An earth pony stallion with brown fur, no mane, white beard and tail, pupil-less eyes, red marks all over his upper half with three red stripes adorning his head, a white dot on the middle of his forehead, and abdomen and waist being out of proportion and emaciated, while he wore white saffron fetlockbands and metallic fetlocklets on all four of his legs, hoop earrings, and a necklace with golden rings and two golden hooves together on it suddenly appeared through teleportation as he floated in the air in a lotus position.

The stallion spoke "You knew the dangers of facing the darkness in your hearts, yet you still pursued to seek honesty and absolution to yourself. I will aid you."

A Mobian alicorn flew out of a warp ring.

OC-verse Sunset spoke "As will I!"

Sunset asks "Whoa! Is that?"

Popping up, OC-verse Danyelle spoke "One of the two Sunsets from my universe and much like me, she used to be human up until a platypus Mobian turned her into a unicorn against her will."

OC-verse Sunset spoke "But I had strangled Starline, killing him and gaining my wings in the process."

OC-Verse Sunset spoke "But now let’s beat these fakes!"

The earth pony stallion then stood on one of his hind legs with ease, ready for battle as well.

A burst of light appears before vanishing, revealing OC-verse Danyelle's main piece of the Celestial Gods stand.

Amaterasu howls, boost my morale and Sunset's morale.

Sunset spoke "Never again! I won't let my past control my future!"

The stallion asks "Now, shall we begin?"

Sunset and I nodded as we started our battle against our Shadows.

Midnight and Sunfall spoke "I am a Shadow, the True Self."

Midnight spoke "I’m gonna learn all the magic, and no one’s gonna stop me!"

Sunfall spoke "You won’t be able to do anything about it! I will control everycreature and rule this world!"

Both Sunset and I clash horns with our darker selves.

Sunset and I sang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuwnltTO1V4 as the voices of our friends and allies call out.

Sunset: You're never gonna bring me down
You're never gonna break this part of me
My friends are here to bring me 'round
Not singin' just for popularity

Everyone: We're here to let you know
That we won't let it go
Our music is a bomb and it's about to blow

OC-verse Danyelle: And you can try to fight
But we have got the light of friendship on our side

Dazzlings and Coolings: Got the music in our hearts
We're here to blow this thing apart
And together we will never be afraid of the dark

Rarity and Blizzardstar: Here to sing our song out loud
Get ya dancin' with the crowd
As the music of our friendship survives survives

Rainbow, Spottedleaf and Azure: Got the music in our hearts
We're here to blow this thing apart
And together we will never be afraid of the dark

Twirama: Here to sing our song out loud
Get ya dancin' with the crowd
As the music of our friendship survives survives survives!!!!

Sunset and I deliver the final blow to our darker selves, greatly weakening them.

The stallion spoke "*As Midnight and Sunfall growled* It seems you still stand. Then I will show you, my strength."

A card suddenly appeared in front of the stallion as he took a deep breath.

The stallion spoke "God of Fire, Agni… grant me your strength!"

The stallion then breathed out fire, burning the card to a crisp as it summoned a humanoid being with two heads.

the creature spoke "Maragidyne!"

The being roared as he thrusted his hands out, causing fire pillars to erupt beneath the shadows of me and Sunset before they were defeated and reverted to golden-eyed versions of us.

OC-verse Sunset spoke "My pony counterpart knows what it's like to be treated as an outcast but if she can change for the better, then so can the Twilight and Sunset of this universe."

The Shadows of me and Sunset were silent.

I spoke "As much as I want to learn more about magic, my family and my friends come first and foremost."

The four alicorn foals were on my back.

Sunset spoke "And I can say the same thing about my unborn foal."

“We know who you are. I am you, and you are me.” Sunset and I said as our shadows nodded before becoming engulfed in light, forming silhouettes as they turned into cards and went into us.

But due to the presence of a second Sunset, the card meant for the Sunset I know had gone into the OC-verse Sunset by mistake.

OC-Verse Sunset spoke "Uh… whoops."

Sunset suddenly felt faint.

Sunrise spoke "Sunset!"

The stallion turned towards both Sunsets before he reached out with his front legs as they suddenly stretched out literally as they touched the chests of both Sunsets before his front hooves glowed.

The stallion spoke "It is done."

The stallion retracted his legs as my Sunset felt better.

But just as the stallion touched her, OC-verse Sunset grabs the stallion and judo-threw him on the ground.

OC-verse Sunset snaps "It's rude to touch the chest of a female Mobian without permission! Especially one with fire powers!"

But the stallion remained stoic as he landed on his hind hooves gracefully. “I assure you there were no ulterior motives.”

OC-verse Sunset snaps "That's a load of ponyfeathers! Where I'm from, males should NEVER touch a female's chest unless they are married!"

Yet the stallion remained ever calm as he floated in a lotus position again. “You are letting your anger cloud your judgement.”

After wingslapping OC-verse Sunset on the back of the head to calm the Mobian alicorn down, OC-verse Danyelle spoke "But sir, she is right. An unmarried male should never touch a female's chest. It's considered inappropriate in many places in my universe."

The stallion spoke "Hmm… I see. My humblest apologies for that."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Good thing my universe's Twilight hadn't been affected by this whole persona thing since she's got a pair of tailed beasts sealed in her."

OC-Verse Sunset spoke "You could say Kurama is like Twilight's persona."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "You forgot about Matatabi."

The stallion spoke "Until we meet again."

The stallion then teleported, having vanished from the zeppelin.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Oh cuss! I got a call from Princess Applejack! The war against the Mafia has started!"

end

Author's Note

Takes place before Mafia Terror

Castle Mane-ia/ Freeing Cloudsdale
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Castle Mane-ia/ Freeing Cloudsdale

*Twilight's POV*

Some time after the Medici Mafia was destroyed and after OC-verse Danyelle went back to her universe with her Twilight and Sunset, the other alicorns and I took some time off from the search to help Celestia with a restoration project.

Celestia spoke "Really Twilight, you didn’t have to-"

I spoke "I'll have none of that Celestia, your old castle sat too long and nocreature bothered with restoring it. Besides, the Alicorns of Harmony will need a castle to rule from since you and Luna have Canterlot while Cadence has the Crystal Empire."

A voice spoke "I’d be careful."

Vaga-Lume appeared in a flash of light.

Vaga-Lume spoke "I’ve been sensing temporal energy at the old castle lately, and oddly enough, the other behemoths didn’t notice either."

Atem asks "Temporal energy?"

Vaga-Lume spoke "If I’m the only one sensing this, then the strongest of Radiant Behemoths is at the castle."

I spoke "We don't have the strength that my counterpart has."

Danyelle spoke "Wait, the strongest of all Radiant Behemoths? But then that could only be…"

Vaga-Lume spoke "Indeed, a Chronovore is there."

Danyelle spoke "I smell blood!"

The Abyssinian-alicorn grabs a med kit before flying off to the castle.

Danyelle spoke "*eyes shimmer* I was right, this creature is hurt!"

Gliding down, Danyelle lands in front of the Chronovore before tending to its wounds.

We followed Danyelle, seeing an injured male platinum-colored siren.

Danyelle spoke "Stay back everyone, a hurt creature is more liable to lash out if it feels threatened."

But then the Chronovore opened his maw at Danyelle before she jumped to the left as he shot beams of light that actually did some damage.

Danyelle spoke "Case in point."

Fluttershy glares at the siren, making him more docile.

Fluttershy asks "What do you have to say for yourself mister?"

But then the Chronovore started shaking his head in pain before his tentacles glowed as his eyes turned white with it flying into the air before orbs of light fell off it as they hit us without harm, but trapping us in chroma-colored prismatic barriers.

Flintfur used his Blood Chain skill to restrain the Chronovore, stopping it from moving.

Flintfur spoke "I’ll try to get it down."

Vaga-Lume spoke "No! Don’t-"

Before the male changeling could finish, Flintfur made the blood chains drag the siren down, but when he hit the ground, a burst of light energy rushed out, knocking us off our hooves and feet.

Vaga-Lume spoke "Behemoths of the Chronovore’s strength can send out huge bursts of energy that is their element when they make impact on the ground hard just like he did just now!"

Bone spoke "Scourge, you idiot! You should have been more gentle!"

Flintfur spoke "S-Sorry. Guess I still get impatient sometimes."

Danyelle spoke "At least you stayed focused, since the chains are still holding the Chronovore."

Sugar Song spoke "It's likely because someone is keeping Flintfur calm."

Despite his black fur, Flintfur blushed at that.

Sugar giggles.

I giggle "You two would make for a cute couple in 10 years from now."

Flintfur and Sugar spoke "*Embarrassed Blush* TWILIGHT!!!!"

Nyx giggles "Mom, you're silly."

I giggled back. “I try, sweetie.”

Nyx giggles "Yeah and oh! Auntie Cadence, you're here!"

I spoke "Cadence, I'm surprised to see you here though!"

Cadence asks "And not help you out with the castle?"

Starlight spoke "Count me in too!"

Sunset spoke "Same here."

Sunburst spoke "Bad idea sis, you've got a foal on the way."

Sunset spoke "Come on, I won’t do any heavy-lifting."

Sunrise spoke "You're two weeks off to your due date though."

I spoke "Flash had a conniption when I was close to my due date with my first four foals. He and Spike wouldn't let me handle anything heavy."

Celestia giggles "I still remember the time when you showed up in Canterlot but you were the same height as me Twilight. Even now, you're still on the lanky side."

“Hey!” I pouted.

Sunny spoke "It'll be a while before I look lanky though."

What sounded like a mix of a chirp and a meow was heard since Gilda was carrying a chickub in her beak.

“Who’s this?” I asked.

Gawain spoke "Our daughter, Guinevere."

Rainbow Dash spoke "Aww! Gotta admit, she’s real cute."

Gawain spoke "There was this one time she got into the cookie jar."

Pinkie asks "*Excited gasp* She has a sweet tooth?!"

Celestia spoke "Children of any species tend to get themselves into things they aren't supposed to."

Rarity spoke "Snowfire had hir head stuck in a cookie jar one time."

Danyelle giggles "Not to mention, the stupid potato had her head stuck in a wall once."

Then I noticed Aphmau right behind Danyelle.

Phantom spooks Aphmau.

Aphmau yelps "GAH!!!

Phantom spoke "Don't even think about it shorty."

Danyelle spoke "Anywho, I managed to heal the Chronovore, and it doesn’t have those eyes anymore."

The siren groans "Urgh…"

Alto asks "You okay dude?"

To the silver siren's surprise, seven other sirens were among the group though an earth mare was on the pink siren's head.

The silver siren asks "What? What is going on? Where am I?"

Danyelle spoke "You're in an abandoned castle within the Everfree Forest."

The silver siren spoke "I don’t understand."

Vaga-Lume spoke "You are in another world, so I suppose you went through time and space when the Slayers defeated you."

Aeon spoke "I… I see. My name is Aeon Ocean."

Foxsong spoke "I'm Foxsong."

Vaga-Lume spoke "The temporal energy’s fading. That must mean we’ve gotten him back to normal."

Cocoa spoke "Yeah."

Aeon spoke "*Floats upward* But since my wounds have been healed, I’ll need to rest."

Danyelle spoke "You're the ninth siren I found so far though."

Lyra soon shows up in her siren form.

Lyra spoke "Hey Twilight."

I spoke "*As Aeon floated in the air and curled up before going to sleep* Hey Lyra."

Though unnoticed by everyone, a faint blush was on Lyra's face.

Lyra spoke "I heard from Bonbon that somecat's bringing back the siren species."

Cadence giggles "Oh? You sound glad about that. Was it because of Bonbon?"

Lyra was caught off guard.

I spoke "wow Cadence..."

But then Rainbow Dash’s ears twitched before she flew up into the sky to look around when she paled as Nariko and Spinetusk showed up.

Rainbow Dash spoke "Not good!"

Holding her son in her arms, Celaeno asks "What is it Dash?"

Rainbow Dash spoke "Cloudsdale’s trapped in a huge lightning storm!"

Nariko asks "Lightning storm? Did it look like what you’d see on the top of a dangerous mountain?"

Rainbow Dash spoke "Yeah!"

Nariko spoke "Looks like Cloudsdale’s being visited by a Malkarion, the best of the Shock Behemoths."

Danyelle spoke "We have to stop it!"

Vaga-Lume spoke "For all we know, that Malkarion could be in the same situation as Aeon."

Flintfur spoke "But my skill won't work if I'm on a cloud."

Nariko spoke "Well, we might have to stun that Malkarion long enough to find out what’s going on."

Danyelle spoke "Lightning magic won't work against it... But maybe... Ice magic can!"

Spinetusk spoke "I’m afraid not, Danyelle. Shock Behemoths are weak to Terra powers and weapons."

Danyelle asks "Would earth magic work?"

Water spoke "Hold on! I can't use earth magic if I'm in the sky though!"

A voice asks "Life magic works too, but here’s a little something just in case. But please return it to me when you come back, okay?"

We turned around to see Thorne, carrying some kind of pike.

Water spoke "Okay."

Thorne spoke "I’m just glad I didn’t make you guys any Terra armor for this, because they’re weak against Shock attacks, while Terra weapons are stronger against Shock behemoths."

Danyelle spoke "I have shock resistance though since my affinity is electricity."

Water spoke "I've got fire, water, air and earth affinities."

Nariko spoke "Good thing I found a set of armor and upgraded it against the Shock Element."

Nariko brought out a suit of armor, a perfect fit for Danyelle.

Putting the armor on, Danyelle spoke "Adding that to my shock resistance, I'm tougher than before."

Pinkie asks "Huh, why does the pike looks like Thorne and the armor looks like Nariko?"

Vaga-Lume spoke "I think it’s safe to say that the magic in this world affected behemoths enough to modify any weapon and armor to their own design."

I spoke "And to any affinity too."

Nariko spoke "Just watch out for lightning, because they can strengthen me and other Shock Behemoths, helping us go into our Aether-Charged forms."

Danyelle spoke "Lightning is my affinity, I can't be hurt by it."

I ask "What about celestial magic?"

Vaga-Lume spoke "That’d be considered of the Radiant Element."

Flintfur asks "But what about my affinity?"

Stormblizzard spoke "*Showing up* I’d say that water and blood are kind of like two sides of the same coin in sub-classes of the Frost Element."

I ask "What about Twiliterasu?"

Stormblizzard spoke "Blaze and Radiant."

We saw Stormblizzard wearing some kind of bird necklace as he was a male snow owl Ornithian now.

Stormblizzard spoke "I really got to thank Vera’s mother for making this. I feel comfortable in my body again."

I spoke "Uh... Twiliterasu has every known affinity... Fire, water, earth, air, lightning, light, darkness, poison, blood and chaos are just 10 of what she has. Given that she's practically a god."

Stormblizzard spoke "I see, then there is still much I need to learn about this world."

I spoke "Not counting StarClan, there are three goddesses that preside over all of Equis. I only know of Twiliterasu since she has every known affinity, the other two are the goddess of life and the goddess of creation."

Danyelle spoke "Something tells me there are dark opposites of those three."

I spoke "Goddess Faust and Goddess Bonnie are far too pure-hearted to even have a dark side. Twiliterasu on the other hoof... I read stories about an eight headed hydra called Yamata no Orochi. It was told that 200 years ago, terrible demons plagued the world and only the white wolf... Shiranui... was able to seal Orochi away at the cost of her own life. 100 years after Shiranui died, she was reborn as Twiliterasu to finish what she started. Now, Twiliterasu roams the world to stop any remaining hostile demons."

Danyelle asks "Oh, but I meant aren’t there deities of death and destruction to balance that out?"

I spoke "There was one god mentioned in the same book as Orochi... Izanami, the Neighponese god of death..."

None of us, not even Danyelle knew why, but the fur on her tail stood on end.

Danyelle spoke "You know, let’s just head to Cloudsdale and defeat the Malkarion."

Nariko spoke "Be careful, there could be Pegasi there affected by the Shock Elemental energy, becoming Thunderdeep Pegasi."

Danyelle spoke "But none of the alicorns except for Rainbow, Spottedleaf and I have shock resistance."

Rainbow Dash spoke "We don’t have time to panic about this! Dany, Spotty, we need to go, now!"

Spottedleaf spoke "Right!"

The dark tortoiseshell hybrid takes flight along with Danyelle.

Azure spoke "Be careful Dashie."

Rainbow spoke "I will."

Rainbow Dash took off before Water Splash flew after her, Danyelle and Spottedleaf with the war pike in hoof.

*Rainbow Dash’s POV*

I know this fight could be a tough one, but we’ll make it through!

Despite the lack of wings, Twiliterasu was galloping on the winds as she followed after my group.

Twiliterasu spoke "Bark woof! {Count me in too!}"

“Whoa! Did not see that coming!” I admitted.

Danyelle spoke "Twilight did say that Twiliterasu had every known affinity."

“Point taken.” I responded.

Water spoke "Don’t forget about me!"

I tease "I heard a little rumor you have a crush on a Pegasus named Fire Cracker."

Both she-cats giggle while Twiliterasu chuffs.

Water was so caught off guard by that while blushing, she nearly stopped flying before she flew ahead of me as retaliation for that tease.

Danyelle snickers "She's got it bad!"

“I guess you can say Fire Cracker sets my cousin’s heart ablaze.” I punned.

Water shot some fire at me.

Water spoke "SHUT UP SKITTLES!!!"

Oh, it’s on now! I dodged and burst ahead of my cousin before both of us were neck-and-neck.

A double Lightningboom streaked past since Danyelle and Spottedleaf flew past.

Twiliterasu spoke "Awooo! {TORNADO BOOST!}"

The godly unicorn gallops past.

A dark red maned Pegasus stallion with bright red eyes and a medium red coat crashes into Water Splash.

“Talk about timing!” I smirked.

Danyelle asks "Hey Rainbow, isn't he one of Spitfire's cousins?"

“Say what now?” I asked in confusion.

Spitfire spoke "Princess Dash! We got MAJOR trouble!"

“It’s a Malkarion, I know!” I responded.

Spitfire asks "Wait-how did you know about that?"

“Nariko told us about it.” I responded.

Spitfire spoke "It already turned Soarin into a monster."

Fleetfoot showed up, with tears as proof of what she witnessed.

“A Thunderdeep Pegasus already?” I said in shock as we picked up the pace before we encountered a familiar Pegasus stallion, but he was black, yellow, sharp, spiky and scaly.

Danyelle spoke "Good thing Rising Sun-hime let me keep the devout beads for battles."

BGM: VS. Zekrom/Reshiram

Danyelle was in a fight pose as the devout beads swirled around her neck while she faced off against Thunderdeep Soarin.

Danyelle fires two devout beads at Soarin.

Thunderdeep Soarin fired a lightning beam from his mouth, deflecting the two beads.

Danyelle fires a Lightning Neko Yowl at Thunderdeep Soarin.

That shoved him back, but Thunderdeep Soarin growled as electricity surged throughout and around his body as he roared in fury while gaining a red aura and red glowing eyes. Thunderdeep Soarin just got element-charged and enraged at the same time!

Danyelle was glowing bright blue as her powers were supercharged as well.

Danyelle didn’t seem angry in the slightest, but I haven’t felt this much power from her before.

Spottedleaf spoke "Well this is unexpected..."

Water spoke "Wait, she should be able to get Soarin back to normal in that state!"

Danyelle flew faster than ever before ramming headfirst into Soarin, knocking the stallion out cold.

Danyelle caught Soarin as the Pegasus returned to normal.

But to the she-cat's surprise, Soarin had become an alicorn.

Next think we knew, Fleetfoot had a nosebleed eruption, knocked straight out cold.

Spitfire was laughing.

I caught the unconscious mare before putting her next to Soarin with a smirk on my face.

Danyelle spoke "Uh Rainbow, I sense that Fleetfoot's a nascent alicorn."

“Since she has it bad for Soarin, who just became an alicorn, I don’t doubt it one bit.” I agreed. “But we can worry about that later, ‘cause we have a Malkarion to beat.”

Danyelle spoke "Right!"

Danyelle's ears were on full alert for any Thunderdeep Pegasi.

Danyelle spoke "Seems like Soarin was the only one who got turned into a Thunderdeep, I’m not sensing any other Thunderdeep Pegasi."

Spitfire spoke "My team and I did help evacuate Cloudsdale."

As Water Splash readied the Terra elemental war pike Thorne called “Sovereign’s Sorrow”, she replied, “Then it’s time to head to the eye of the storm!”

Danyelle spoke "Hold on! I sense one Thunderdeep! And it's Stone Throw!"

Fire gasps "What?!"

“Not good, that makes Thunderdeep and earthbending neutral, so he’s not weak against Shock or Terra elements!” I realized.

Water whistles loud before Gear Spark showed up.

Gear spoke "No! Not my Stone!"

The pale yellow Pegasus was worried about her coltfriend.

Danyelle spoke "I’ll have to snap him out of it."

Spitfire spoke "It's not gonna be easy for an electricity aligned cat though."

Danyelle spoke "If Stone gets charged up and enraged, I’ll have to calm him down."

Gear spoke "I'm going too."

Fire spoke "Same, he's my brother."

Water spoke "If you two are heading in, then count me in."

Danyelle spoke "Fair enough then. Rainbow, you and Spitfire should evacuate."

“Oh no! We’re staying to help! Besides, I have resistance to electricity, which is Shock. And I don’t think Spitfire wants to leave her own troops behind.” I pointed out.

Spitfire spoke "You’re right about that."

Danyelle spoke "As one of the 10 Abyssinian royals, it's an order."

“Sorry Dany, but I won’t just stand by in the sidelines while my friends fight with their lives on the line. So I’m helping ya fight, whether you like it or not.” I responded before Danyelle sighed with a smile and a chuckle.

A powerful bolt of lightning clipped me on the left wing, causing me to fall.

Spottedleaf spoke "HANG ON RAINBOW! I'M COING!!!"

Spottedleaf flew down towards me as a mach cone formed around her.

A loud boom was soon heard as Spottedleaf pulled off the Lightningboom before grabbing me by the body and banking back up.

The noise alone snapped Stone Throw back to his senses.

Danyelle spoke "That was fast."

Spitfire spoke "I swear to Faust, that cat isn't normal."

Danyelle spoke "It’s kinda normal for us."

“Yep.” I agreed.

Spottedleaf giggles "Bizarre's more the word..."

Stone groans "*Reverting back to normal* Ugh… What happened?"

Gear spoke "*teary eyed* Stone...."

The crying Pegasus tackle hugs Stone Throw.

Stone yelps "Gah! What’s wrong?"

Spottedleaf spoke "She was worried about you."

Stone asks "Okay, but what’s going on?"

I explained what was going on and about Danyelle's new power.

Stone spoke "Aw man! Since we’re up here, my earthbending can’t get anything."

Danyelle spoke "But that’s why Thorne gave you that pike that has Terra elemental energy."

Water spoke "I hear something!"

But then we heard a thunderous roar as I saw something emerging from the eye of the storm.

Danyelle was growling as she glowed blue.

We then saw some kind of navy blue wyvern descend with the same white eyes Aeon had, telling us the wyvern was being controlled.

Danyelle teleported fast before reappearing on the back of the wyvern's neck as she used her magic to lasso the dragon's mouth closed.

But then thunder rumbled before lightning struck the Malkarion, charging it up while striking Danyelle as well.

Due to shock resistance, Danyelle didn't feel a thing as she restrained the wyvern.

The Malkarion then got angry as it gained a red aura and glowing red eyes while the electrical charge from the lightning that struck the wyvern made the spikes on tail, the wing bones and horns on its head glow electrical yellow as electricity sparked and surged through and around its body with electricity buzzing in its eyes.

Glowing bright blue, Danyelle places a hand onto the Malkarion's neck before pouring her calming aura into it.

Between the blue and red auras, a purple aura started coming out before it spewed out of the Malkarion’s maw and started floating off.

I blasted the blob with fire magic.

The floating blob was damaged, but then a purple void-like portal opened before a fanged maw emerged and devoured the blob, completely unaffected before it withdrew back into the portal as it closed.

Spottedleaf spoke "Great StarClan.... That was scary!"

The Malkarion groaned in pain as she started coming to. “Urgh…”

Releasing the magic grip, Danyelle asks "You okay?"

The Malkarion asks "Who… Who are you? Where am I?"

Danyelle spoke "I'm Princess Danyelle Hikari and you're in Cloudsdale."

The Malkarion spoke "I-I don’t understand."

Danyelle spoke "Long story short, you had gone berserk and I had to stop you."

Water asks "Anywho, you got a name?"

The Malkarion spoke "My name’s Kaminari."

I spoke "I'm Princess Rainbow Dash."

Kaminari spoke "Well, it’s good to meet you."

“Same here.” I smiled as I shook my hoof with Kaminari’s wing-claw, before I felt new power in me.

A faint blush was on Spitfire's face since she was thinking about someone.

“What is it, Spitfire?” I asked.

Spottedleaf snickers "Seems she's got a crush on some stallion!"

Spitfire spoke "Sh-shut up f-furbrain!"

Now I have to know. “Come on, Captain. Spit it out.”

Knowing she couldn't stay tight lipped around royalty, Spitfire spoke "Alright fine! I have a crush on Azure Wind!"

…Wow. Definitely did NOT expect to hear that. Gotta admit, Spitfire really does have good taste. Eh, what the hey. “That’s cool, Spitfire. You saying you want in?”

Spitfire spoke "Y-yeah..."

Danyelle pulls me aside for a moment.

Danyelle whispers "Something tells me Spitfire's a nascent alicorn."

“Ya think I don’t notice that since Spitfire has a crush on my husband?” I pointed out.

Danyelle spoke "Herds aren't that common but they do happen."

Azure shows up with Bold and Mint.

Azure spoke "Hey Rainbows."

“Uh, Spotty, are you available for foalsitting?” I asked.

Spottedleaf spoke "I can tell where this is going..."

“Please?” I asked again.

Spottedleaf spoke "Sure."

Danyelle spoke "Just one thing left to do..."

Spottedleaf spoke "Oh right! The ascension spell!"

Danyelle's claws glow with magic as she spoke. "From one to another, another to one. A mark of one's destiny singled out alone, UNfulfilled. From all of us together, to each of us together. With the marks of our destinies made one and one shared by all without end!"

Both Spitfire and Fleetfoot were engulfed in a bright light.

Danyelle spoke "This has to work..."

“I know it will.” I smiled.

Danyelle spoke "A drop less and nothing will have happened."

When the lights faded, both Spitfire and Fleetfoot were alicorns.

“Welcome to the team.” I smiled.

Azure chuckles "Well, this is a surprise."

“Well, I have a surprise for you when Spitfire and I take you to the Chuddle Hotel.” I smirked.

Soarin chuckles "I have something planned for Fleetfoot too."

“Ah, to hay with it! How about all five of us go to a suite together?” I asked as Azure, Spitfire, Soarin and Fleetfoot smiled at that and nodded in agreement.

Danyelle spoke "You five are crazy."

end

Feeling the Battle Beat!
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Feeling the Battle Beat!

*Pinkie’s POV*

Well, now that that’s over with, my group and I are heading back to Janeighca to find that alien from before at Spmaine. With Stitch and Danyelle in tow though, since we are looking for one of Stitch’s cousins.

Featherwhisker spoke "Uh Pinkie, Danyelle's still in Cloudsdale at the moment."

“Whoops! Sorry, guess my head can be in the clouds sometimes.” I joked, making everyone laughed as I laughed with them too.

Featherwhisker chuckles "Good thing the Alicorn Alliance was set up. This way, Stitch and all 625 members of his family are protected from that stupid gryphon."

Though young, Lil' Cheese and his sisters giggle as well.

Aww!!! My little sweeties are so cute and adorable! I give the four of them a huge bear hug as they giggled and gave me a quadruple bear hug back at me!

Cheese chuckles "We're so lucky to have four adorable alicorn foals."

“Heehee! Who knows? We could have more.” I giggled.

Cheese spoke "Cheeky mare."

“Bold stallion.” I spoke back and Cheesy and I kissed and made out for a few seconds.

Orchid spoke "I'm glad the mafia's destroyed."

Featherwhisker spoke "I fully agree, sweetie."

Orchid spoke "If it wasn't for that other Twilight, many of us would have lost our lives."

“Enough with the gloom and doom, everyone! Let’s get ready for Stitch’s cousin!” I shouted out.

Featherwhisker was growling all of a sudden.

Cozy and Sweetwhisker hide behind their mother.

Featherwhisker growls "SHOW YOURSELF GANTU! I KNOW YOU'RE HIDING!!"

But then a giant ship flew past us, heading straight to Janeighca.

Featherwhisker yowls "CHAOTIC THUNDER!!!!"

The bolt of lightning strikes the ship's engines, shutting them down.

But then they went back on.

“Looks like Gantu rebooted those engines. Well, here comes a move I learned from Dee Jay! Air Slasher!” I shouted as I whipped one of my front legs in an upright position and an uppercut motion, sending out a shock wave that traveled all the way to one of the engine propellers, hitting and damaging it enough for the ship to lose altitude as we closed in on our destination.

Featherwhisker spoke "Nice one Pinks, but he's not going to give up that easy!"

“Yep, and that’s gonna crank up the heat in this search party!” I quipped

Featherwhisker spoke "We're not gonna let that stupid-head gryphon capture Carmen!"

“Indeedy! I’m sure Carmen will give Gantu the old 123!” I agreed as arrived before Dee Jay showed up.

Dee Jay spoke "Whoo! Glad you’re here, mon! Could use some help."

Orchid asks "How so?"

Dee Jay spoke "This little strange mare showed up with maracas, but when she started shakin’ em, creatures’ been dancin’ none stop, and they’re gonna keep goin’ till they drop."

Featherwhisker puts on a noise canceling headset.

Featherwhisker spoke "I'll talk to her."

Dee Jay spoke "Hey mon, I don’t think it’s the music ya wanna worry about."

Danyelle pops up with Stitch and Reuben in tow.

Danyelle asks "Do you guys need help?"

“Talk about timing.” I smiled.

Danyelle spoke "Izzy was freaking out about something earlier."

“Which was?” I asked.

Fur fluffing up, Danyelle spoke "Troggles... I heard rumors that they can steal the voice of whoever is being too loud..."

“Odd.” I noted before we heard a yelp from Featherwhisker.

Featherwhisker's voice had suddenly vanished.

“What the?!” I gasped in surprise.

Danyelle clamps my mouth shut.

Danyelle whispers "Quiet...."

But then we saw magenta bubble-like orbs of energy floating around.

Featherwhisker was shaking in fear.

But when the orbs got near Featherwhisker, they popped before he started dancing nonstop as the other orbs suddenly popped elsewhere as we heard strange noises.

But due to the noise canceling headphones, Featherwhisker didn't hear anything at all.

Featherwhisker was unable to talk.

Danyelle spoke "This is bad..."

But then we saw strange ghosts that were somehow dancing nonstop too.

Ears flatten, Danyelle whispers "Those are the Troggles that Izzy told me about... There's also a poem about them too.... Eyes of the monster, form of the pig. Sing, laugh, or yell, step hoof on a twig. Troggles appear, steal what's to be. No cure to be found, past the red ruby."

“Um… Even if they wanted to steal our voices, I don’t think they can since something’s making them dance nonstop.” I whispered while pointing it out.

Danyelle pulled a ruby out of her hammerspace before tossing it to the Troggle that took Featherwhisker's voice, causing it to disappear while Featherwhisker got his voice back.

Danyelle spoke "Izzy was right all along."

But then Phantom showed while whispering, “Hey guys.”

Sunny pops up with Izzy in tow.

Izzy whispers "Good thing I warned the yellow cat about the Troggle weakness in case she ran into some."

Phantom spoke "I’ll take care of ‘em."

Danyelle spoke "Sorry Phantom but a Troggle can only be stopped with a ruby."

Danyelle pulled out the rest of the rubies she had stored away before giving them to the Troggles, causing them to disappear.

“Now we won’t have to worry about them.” I smiled.

Featherwhisker spoke "Uh… Guys? I’m still dancing here."

Danyelle asks Carmen in Tantalog to stop the dancing.

Carmen just laughed as she said to beat her in a battle to do that. It’s just a wild guess.

“I’ll take her on.” I volunteered.

Danyelle spoke "I'll handle it Pinkie."

“Nah, you and Stitch keep an eye open for Gantu while I battle Carmen here.” I insisted.

Carmen spoke "¡Sí! ¡Estaba desafiando al pony fiestero rosa!"

Reuben spoke "*Ahem*"

Stitch asks "Huh?"

Danyelle was growling, as was Featherwhisker.

“I don’t think Carmen’s gonna stop at anything unless I beat her. That’s why she challenged me to a battle in the first place.” I told Danyelle and Featherwhisker.

Carmen spoke "Si!"

Danyelle and Featherwhisker calmed down.

Danyelle sighs "You’re impossible, Pinkie. Fine, but don’t blame me if this goes sideways."

Reuben spoke "I don't think it's that pink one, Gantu's nearby..."

Danyelle spoke "Stitch and I will handle him. You just do what ya gotta do, Pinkster."

Stitch spoke "Ih!"

Danyelle spoke "I have the Roar after all but it's more along the lines of a Lightning Neko Roar."

Featherwhisker growls "You might as well come out blubberbutt."

Gantu spoke "Tch, due to Experiment 123’s abilities, I’d rather not."

I spoke "Get 'im Carmen!"

Carmen was thrilled as she shook her maracas, causing energy orbs to fly and pop around Gantu, making the big doofus dance.

Gantu spoke "N-No! I won’t forget this!"

Gantu then danced away, retreating.

Danyelle laughs "That was fast."

Featherwhisker laughs "He had it coming!"

Reuben chuckles "No arguments here."

Carmen and I readied ourselves for the battle between the two of us as I took on a familiar upright fighting stance, with Dee Jay smiling.

Dee Jay spoke "That’s right, mon! Show they the rhythm of yo heart!"

Danyelle spoke "You got this Pinkie!"

I smiled as I readied myself! “It’s Party Time!”

The two of us battled as I used the Air Slasher attacks I learned from Dee Jay while Carmen used those Rhythm Bubbles as the two attacks clashed.

Danyelle cheers me on.

Carmen and I fought for a while before her bubbles got me dancing, but thanks to the rhythm in my heart, I managed to keep fighting Carmen even while I was dancing.

Dee Jay spoke "Aw-haw yeah! That’s it, Pinkie! Feel the rhythm to your bones!"

“Double Rolling Sobat!” I yelled as I hopped forward with one back hoof while I delivered a roundhouse kick with the other, then landed with that hoof while delivering a backward-facing kick with the first, pushing Carmen back with a few hits.

Featherwhisker cheers.

I felt myself getting stronger as I kept fighting Carmen. Soon, both of us were close to passing out. “Might as well finish it with a bang!” I quipped as I sprung at Carmen, before the two of us were in a fight cloud, with me landing all the blows before I put Carmen in my Party Cannon that I brought out before putting some sweets in it. “If you think that’s sweet, you’ll love this treat!” I said as I blasted the cannon, sending Carmen into the air before the sweets exploded like fireworks, setting off a fireworks picture of me before Carmen crashed back down, having lost the fight. “Phew! I don’t know about you, but I’m party pooped!” I sighed in relief as Carmen got back up before she smiled at me and clapped her maracas together, returning everyone back to normal.

Danyelle spoke "Nice one Pinkie."

“Heehee! Thanks.” I smiled before Carmen reached out a hoof with a smile as well.

Danyelle spoke "Four down, 622 more to find."

“Nice!” I smiled as I shook hooves with Carmen before Vera appeared.

Vera spoke "Hey guys."

Danyelle whistles in a tone only Angel could hear.

Carmen asks "Que?"

I spoke "Long story."

Vera spoke "Anywho, you could really help liven things up at parties at my hotel, Carmen. But ya don’t have to be there all the time, you can go other places here and there, even learn a few moves from Dee Jay here."

Dee Jay spoke "Hehe, no problem, mon."

Vera asks "Well Carmen, whaddya think?"

Carmen spoke "Hmm… Sí, te ayudaré en tu hotel."

Vera spoke "Heehee. Thanks."

“Good luck, Carmen.” I said as we smiled.

Carmen spoke "Pero primero, ¡es hora de conga!"

All of us laughed as the party was back on, with all of us having fun.

Featherwhisker dances with Orchid.

end

Twilight's Vision/ Return of Wheat Stalk
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Twilight's Vision/ Return of Wheat Stalk

*Twilight's POV*

I was asleep in my room aboard my zeppelin when I had a dream from StarClan.

I spoke "Hello again Bluestar."

Bluestar spoke "Hello, Twilight Sparkle."

I spoke "But why did I get this vision though? I'm not a healer though."

Raven spoke "The main reason is that we can't get in touch with Mothwing since she doesn't believe in StarClan."

“Oh…” I realized.

Moon spoke "Yeah, so we had to reach out to someone."

“And I was the first one?” I asked.

Bluestar spoke "It was Raven's idea."

My wings felt cold all of a sudden, as though ice had formed on them.

I gasp "Is this...?"

Bluestar spoke "It seems the new RiverClan leader has been decided."

I spoke "I'll have a word with Mothwing in the morning."

Bluestar spoke "Thank you. Oh, and Twilight."

I ask "Hmm, yeah Bluestar?"

Bluestar spoke "A word of advice; be honest not just to others, but to yourself, otherwise you’ll be trapped in endless fog."

I spoke "But I'm the alicorn of magic... Honesty is more Applejack's thing."

I jolted awake from my slumber in a cold sweat.

I gasp "That was so strange..."

But I feel like I should see Icewing.

So I teleported to RiverClan territory.

I call out Mothwing's name.

Mothwing yawns "Ugh, have you no idea what time it is?"

I spoke "Sorry but this is urgent."

Mothwing asks "What is it?"

I spoke "I got a message from Bluestar and two of my deceased foals. I had gotten ice on my wings for some strange reason. Which means, a leader for RiverClan has been confirmed!"

Mothwing asks "And that would be?"

I spoke "Icewing."

Mothwing spoke "I better call the clan together. Let all Abyssinians old enough to buy their own food gather for a Clan meeting!"

Various RiverClan Abyssinians yawn since they had been roused from their sleep.

Havenpelt yawns "What in StarClan's name is going on here Lizardtail?"

Lizardtail asks "How should I know?"

Mosspelt yawns "Maybe Frostpaw finally got a message from StarClan about who the leader should be?"

Havenpelt spoke "I don't think so, I heard that it was someone from MeadowClan that had gotten the message."

A howl rang clear which was heard all the way to Luna's room, startling her awake.

Dusknose asks "W-was that a wolf?"

*Meanwhile in Canterlot*

Rook was reporting his findings to Princess Luna.

Rook spoke "And that pretty much sums things up. Two more half alicorns had been found... But there was this odd howl..."

“Howl? How did it sound odd?” Luna asked.

Rook spoke "It sounded like a wolf's howl but it wasn't from a timber wolf."

Luna spoke "It wasn’t my husband, so it must’ve been…"

Noble yawns in a wolflike manner. "Lulu? What's wrong?"

Luna spoke "It’s Wheat Stalk."

Noble asks "You don't mean... She's back?!?"

Luna spoke "Are you okay, Wolfy? You sound nervous."

Noble spoke "Oh heavens no, I heard rumors that she lost her mate a long time ago."

Luna spoke "Yes… How could I forget… I was completely useless that day…"

Noble spoke "Wheat also lost her only pup that terrible day too..."

Luna’s ears drooped greatly at that.

Moonlight yips a bit.

Moonlight asks "Momma?"

Luna spoke "I must make it up to her, but… to do that…"

Noble spoke "I think I understand what you’re trying to say. Very well then."

Luna spoke "B-But Wolfy…"

Noble spoke "I know you don’t want your friend to endure the same loneliness you went through."

Luna started sobbing silently into Noble’s chest as he embraced her.

Rook spoke "I'll just take my leave then."

The batpony guard leaves the trio of alicorns alone.

Luna spoke "Thank you… Thank you so much… Noble Howl…"

Noble spoke "There's something I need to show you..."

Noble removed the collar off his neck before transforming into a glowing silver-blue wolf.

Ginrou spoke "I'm not like the others of the Alicorn Alliance. I was once a normal earth pony about a thousand years ago but something bad happened and I was given this form."

Moonlight giggles "Daddy fluffy!"

Then a huge crimson geyser erupted before Luna fainted with a major nosebleed, mouth smiling open and tongue lolling, and eyes close to the back of her head.

Ginrou carefully picks Luna up with his mouth before carrying her through a portal to the Chuddle Hotel, leaving the annoyed maids to clean the mess up.

Moonlight followed her parents.

Hana spoke "Ah, Noble Howl. How can we help you this fine night? And I see you had quite the makeover."

Ginrou spoke "I go by Ginrou in this form and before you ask, I'm not a Changeling."

Hana asks "I see, and by the look in your eyes, I can see you want to invite someone else?"

Setting his wife down on the ground, Ginrou chuckles "You could say that."

Hana asks "What’s the name of this guest?"

Ginrou whispers Wheat's name into Vera's ear.

Hana spoke "I see. Oh Ari!"

A strange anthro bird show up.

Ari asks "Eh?"

Hana asks "Could you bring in a certain wolf pony by the name of *Whispers* Wheat Stalk?"

Ari spoke gibberish before he saluted and hummed a crazy tune while running off, but when he finished, he came back with a completely confused Wheat Stalk as he cawed.

Hana spoke "Welcome to the Chuddle Hotel, Ms. Stalk, we’ve been expecting you."

Wheat Stalk was a bit angry at Hana.

Wheat growls "What gives batface?"

Hana spoke "*Smirk* Look up."

Wheat asks "*Confused* Huh? Up?"

Wheat did that, only to see one of the most magnificent males she’s ever seen in all her life as her entire body blushed as red as a tomato while she was completely speechless.

A loud pop was heard as Wheat had turned into her wolf form.

Wheat spoke "W-Whoops!"

Ginrou only smirked as he instructed Wheat to follow him.

Luna groans "Did anycreature get the name of whoever hit me?"

Hana spoke You fainted after seeing the sight of your husband's other form, Luna."

Luna spoke "Oh."

Ginrou spoke "Anyway, I have plans for you and Wheat that I know you’ll both love."

Luna and Wheat suddenly felt extremely hot and bothered at that with smiles on their faces.

Luna spoke "But you can only mount one of us at a time..."

Ginrou spoke "That’s why Hana gave me a little something to help with that. But first, maybe Moonlight could spend some time with Hana’s children since she followed us here."

Wheat asks "But aren't you forgetting one key factor that canids have?"

Luna spoke "She's right Noble, if you mounted her first... You'd be stuck to her for a while."

Ginrou spoke "I know that."

Wheat spoke "Ah can't take it any longer!"

Ginrou took Wheat and Luna to a suite as Hana picked up Moonlight.

Hana asks "Do you wanna meet new friends, little one?"

Moonlight shifted to her wolf form though it was far smaller than her dad's wolf form.

Hana spoke "Ah, I see. But it was only a simple “yes-or-no” question."

Moonlight's tail wags happily since she couldn't talk in wolf form yet.

Hana spoke "I’ll take that as a yes then."

Garth spoke "Hey baby bird, Mist and Dawn got into the cookie jar again... And both of them have their head stuck in said jar."

Hana asks "*Sigh with a smile* What am we going to do with those gluttonous children of ours, Garth?"

Garth chuckles "For a pair of hippogriffs, those two are gonna make us go gray..."

Hana spoke "Yeah, but that won’t happen."

Garth chuckles "Hehe, ya got that right. And it looks like you have a new playmate for them."

Moonlight yips.

Garth chuckles "Who knows what Wheat's new pup will look like."

Hana spoke "Yep."

The two took Moonlight to Mist and Dawn, who still had their heads stuck in the cookie jar.

Garth pulls Dawn out by the tail.

Dawn spoke "Dad!"

Hana pulled Mist out by the tail as well.

Mist spoke "Mom!"

Hana spoke "Now now, you two. You have a new playmate. Meet Moonlight, Luna and Noble Wolf, AKA Ginrou’s daughter."

The twins were flabbergasted.

Mist gasps "Th-the legendary Ginrou?!? I thought you said he was just a myth!"

Hana spoke "Well, you can say that myths can hide themselves quite well."

Garth chuckles "With all these alicorns and half alicorns, I'm surprised there isn't a school just for them."

A red and white male anthro fox suddenly appeared.

The stranger spoke "I don’t think that’s a good idea, since there’s gonna be an important school in the future."

The fox then suddenly vanished.

Garth spoke "The main problem is Neighsay though... he's currently untrusting of other races except for ponies... No offence to the chakats and ponykats..."

Hana spoke "I know, and I bet he would drone on and on about a school like that only making possibilities for starting a global war. I mean seriously, that pony is a complete jerk face."

Garth spoke "Racist prick."

Hana spoke "But right now, let’s let the children enjoy their time together."

Garth spoke "I'll send a letter to Celestia about this matter."

Hana spoke "Okay, but if Neighsay caught wind of the idea, no telling what could happen."

Luna spoke "I'll deal with him when the time comes."

The two turned around to see Luna, the alicorn's belly was rather bloated.

Hana asks "How was your time with Ginrou, Luna?"

Luna spoke "Aside from the rather bloated belly, there are things I can't say in front of young ears."

Hana spoke "Fair enough."

Moonlight yipped, telling Luna that she was hungry.

Luna pulls out a bottle of foal formula and gives it to Moonlight.

But when Moonlight finished drinking, she was as big as Luna's chest, becoming a big chubby filly foal as Luna giggled at that.

Luna giggles "You and your food from this dimension, Vera."

Luna helped Moonlight burp.

The loud belch had sent the pale sky blue Abyssinian-Pegasus female crashing through a wall, landing on top of Dan.

Luna spoke "Holy applesauce, I didn't see that coming."

Dan groans "Runo... get off me..."

Runo spoke "U-Um…"

Dan moved his tail to brush the tip across Runo's rear, making the female squeal.

The impact of the crash caused two water bottles two bounce their way into Dan and Runo’s mouths as they drank them, getting bigger and fatter while the two of them blushed at that.

Luna spoke "Cadence is gonna be mad at me..."

Hana spoke "That was an accident and you’re one of Cadence’s aunts."

Luna spoke "By adoption only."

Hana spoke "I know, but still…"

Dan and Runo finished drinking their water and were each as big than Luna.

Dan spoke "W-Whoa Runo… You… You look beautiful…"

Runo asks "R-Really, Dan?"

Dan spoke "Y-Yeah…"

Wavern and Drago both spoke "Good freaking grief..."

The two tumble into a random room.

Luna spoke "I have a feeling that one or both of them are nascent."

A surge of magic flared out from Dan's horn, causing both him and Runo to become alicorns.

Luna spoke "I hate hit when I'm right."

End

Bats!
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Bats!

Author's Note

Spoiler alert for Warrior Cats fans who have not read Starless Clan yet

Bats!

*Pear Butter's POV*

It was rather early in the morning when I was out in the field, waiting for the sun to rise. Little did I know, something bad was about to happen.

I saw my daughter, Applejack, waitin’ for the sun to rise. Heehee, that daughter of mine sure is dedicated.

Applebloom was practicing her sword swing on a tree, much to Applejack's annoyance.

Applejack groans "Will ya knock that off Applebloom?"

Applebloom spoke "Sorry sis but Ah can't afford ta slack off, Exis could attack us at any time and Ah have ta be ready."

Applejack spoke "Again, we don’t know where he could be."

Pebble yawns loudly "Last time we saw his ugly mug was when he got pulled through a portal to an arctic mountain... Think about it girls, where's the nearest mountain?'"

Applejack gasps "Mount Everhoof!"

Pebble spoke "Exactly."

Applebloom spoke "Ah don’t know, it didn’t feel like Mount Everhoof one tiny bit."

Pebble was looking at a tree before his ears flatten.

Pebble yowls "Bright Mac! Go wake the others up! We got an infestation!"

Applejack gasps "What!?"

Pebble pulled down a rotten apple from the tree and shows it to Applejack and the others.

*Later that day*

Pebble had called a multi-Clan meeting.

Harestar asks "Anycat know what's going on?"

Leafstar spoke "No idea but I fear it concerns everyone."

Tigerstar asks "Why else would the first medicine cat of ShadowClan call a multi-Clan meeting like this?"

Brambleclaw spoke "More than likely."

Blizzardstar spoke "Without apples, I don't think a certain wolf would be happy... *shudder* That's something I don't want to see..."

Chrysalis spoke "ME NEITHER!"

Twilight asks "What do you think about all this Squirrelstar?"

Squirrelstar spoke "I'll admit, this situation is unnerving."

Rarity spoke "Last thing any of us want is a rampaging pregnant she-wolf..."

Okay, that is scary.

Jayfeather asks "What's the problem?"

Applejack spoke "It’s those darn fruit bats!"

Pebble spoke "It's much worse AJ, we're dealing with VAMPIRE fruit bats!"

Applejack retorts "Don’t cha think Ah knew that already?!"

Various Abyssinians murmur among themselves.

Fluttershy showed up. “Um… what if instead of forcing them out, we let them have part of the orchard.”

…What?

Dovewing spoke "She's right Applejack. Vampire fruit bats or not, they have feelings too."

Ivypool asks "How would you feel if someone else drove you out of your home?"

Applejack spoke "Have you lost yer pest-lovin’ minds?! Ya don’t know what happened the last time those varmints came here? It was trouble all winter!"

Rainbow Dash asks "W-What about the cider? There was still cider, right?"

Applejack spoke "Not. A. Drop."

Rainbow Dash spoke "No cider? NO CIDER?! We need to get rid of these monsters and we need to do it now!"

Spottedleaf roars loud, breaking up the fight.

Spottedleaf spoke "ENOUGH!!!!"

Twilight spoke "You're all making fools of yourselves! The last thing we need is a war of the Clans!"

But then we heard a sudden thud as we saw Fluttershy unconscious.

Even Dovewing was unconscious.

We somehow managed to keep a war from breaking out, but when night fell and everyone else was asleep, I stayed outside because I have a strange feeling about something.

Ivypool spoke "I blame Twilight for this..."

“None of that, Ivypool. Because I think the vampire fruit bats are the least of our worries.” I responded.

Ivypool growls "My sister's a freaking vampire! I heard about it from Vinyl!"

“Wait-what?” I asked in confusion before something whisked past with a hiss.

Vinyl shows up but her shades were off.

Vinyl spoke "It's true."

Then another figure whisked by with a hiss.

Vinyl had hissed back at the two.

One of the figures’ tongue lashed out before it grabbed an apple and sucked it dry with its fangs.

Vinyl asks "Was that Fluttershy?"

Ivypool asks "Or was that Dovewing?"

“No… That isn’t Fluttershy and Dovewing… That’s Flutterbat and Dovebat!” I responded.

Ivypool yowls loud, rousing the rest of MeadowClan as well as all of ShadowClan.

Rainbow Dash asks " What is going on?!"

Ivypool spoke "My sister's been turned into a vampiric Abyssinian! And it's Sparkle Butt's fault!"

Twilight spoke "Actually, I think it’s our fault."

Spottedleaf spoke "Don't drag me into this Twilight!"

Aria was thinking about nachos.

Twilight spoke "No. we were all involved at trying to help the bats leave peacefully, but when I used that spell, it transferred the vampire fruit bats’ desire to be vampire fruit bats into Fluttershy and Dovewing. But we’ll need to find a way to restrain them so I can restore them to normal."

Sonata spoke "Catching them is the hard part though."

Ozul spoke "Hmm… We might have to use Fluttershy’s own stare against them."

Danyelle spoke "But you forget... Our Fluttershy's Stare is far stronger than OC-verse Fluttershy's Stare."

Nadia asks "Meaning?"

Danyelle spoke "Basically..."

Danyelle explained why.

Lucy yawns "Ice made a dumbass mistake one time when he challenged Shy to a staring contest and... *wings shot up on end* BANG!!! The stupid cyro was coughing out smoke."

Ozul spoke "I meant using our Fluttershy’s own stare against her, not from a counterpart."

Nightclaw asks "How is that supposed to work?"

Snowflake spoke "Her stare's too powerful now!"

Applejack spoke "Looks like we’ll need bait… And Ah know what’ll work as that."

Both Tigerstar and Flowerstep had the same nervous look on their faces.

Flowerstep spoke "Tell me she's not..."

Tigerstar spoke "She is..."

Applejack spoke "Not you two. We ain’t usin’ live bait."

Flowerstep glares hard at Flutterbat, making the mare freeze in place.

Flowerstep spoke "That's enough Fluttershy, you're scaring both me and Hawkbreeze."

Hawkbreeze spoke "Mommy..."

Applejack spoke "That wasn’t my plan at all, but alright."

Ivypool spoke "That just leaves Dove.... ACK! SHE BIT ME!!!"

Ozul spoke "Definitely feeling Umbral Elemental energy here!"

Danyelle "Dovewing has lightning and darkness affinities though. But the vampirism boosted the darkness affinity..."

Ivypool groans "Gah! Something’s… happening… to me…!"

Fernsong asks "Ivypool, you okay sweetie?"

Ivypool spoke "T-Twilight… do it now!"

Fernsong restrains Ivypool while Sunrise grabs Dovewing with magic.

Twilight spoke "Already on it!"

Vinyl spoke "I don't think those that were bitten can be reverted back to normal."

Twilight spoke "If not, then at least their power can be restrained!"

Vinyl spoke "I've been a vampire for 300 years though but I don't do good with sunlight since it really damages my eyes."

Ivypool spoke "Guess I'll be needing a good pair of sunglasses soon..."

Vinyl spoke "Luckily, I got tons to spare."

Ivypool asks "But what about Fluttershy and Dovewing?"

Vinyl spoke "Let’s just say the inner vampire fruit bats are now deep inside them."

Twilight spoke "Oh sugar honey iced tea... I can't remove the influence completely."

Twilight fainted.

Vinyl spoke "At least it won’t happen again for a while."

Danyelle asks "But what about the rest of ThunderClan and ShadowClan?"

Vinyl asks "Huh?"

Danyelle spoke "Dovewing and Ivypool aside, the rest of their respective Clans are mortal..."

Vinyl asks "Um, remember that blast of magic that turned the Mane 6 to alicorns?"

Danyelle spoke "Yeah but ascending two Clans doesn't seem fair for SkyClan, WindClan, RiverClan and ForestClan though. Half of MeadowClan is already immortal."

Vera showed up. “Well, I think things’ll be evened out soon enough.”

Danyelle spoke "It doesn't work that way Vera! Not all of SkyClan are able to ascend though since the alicornism is lower in the others aside from Leafstar and Harrybrook."

Vera spoke "I’m talking about in the future, Danyelle."

Danyelle spoke "It's bad enough we have one immortal Clan leader on top of TWO vampiric Abyssinians."

But then we heard a roar as we saw something fly through the sky before it vanished into a dark portal that immediately closed.

Danyelle asks "What in StarClan's name was that?!?"

Ozul spoke "That figure… No, it couldn’t be."

Rainbow Dash spoke "Wait, that head looked familiar…"

Brambleclaw spoke "That fiery orange coloring reminds me of Firestar..."

Squirrelstar spoke "There was something orange hanging onto that creature."

A dappled tabby blur flew at high speed, breaking the sound barrier thus luring out the creature.

Brambleclaw asks "Was that... Leafstar?"

But then something fiery orange jumped off the creature, following the blur.

Squirrelstar spoke "That looks a lot like... Firestar!"

The creature then went into a portal before it completely closed again.

Leafstar banks back before landing.

Leafstar spoke "Great StarClan.... WHAT A RUSH!!!"

The male spoke "You… You look familiar."

Flintfur spoke "H-hi."

Firestar asks "What’s going on here exactly?"

Squirrelstar spoke "*tears in eyes* D-daddy..."

The dark ginger Abyssinian tackle hugs Firestar while crying.

Firestar asks "Huh?"

Danyelle spoke "*pulling Squirrelstar off with magic* Sorry about this one, you look exactly like a different Firestar... Fiery orange fur and all."

Firestar spoke "I’m afraid I don’t understand."

Danyelle used her magic to play back the final moments from when the original Firestar had died.

Spottedleaf whimpers "This was the same day I was reborn as an Abyssinian...."

Flintfur spoke "Many of us got transmigrated. The dark tortoisehell and I both got reincarnated."

Firestar spoke "Ugh… This is a bit much. I think I need to turn in for the night."

A loud crash was heard before a gray furred Abyssinian with a dark gray stripe down the back groaned in pain since he had crashed into a tree.

The gray tom asks "Wait... Is that you Fireheart?"

A black tom with a small tuft of white on the chest and a white tail tip asks "You sure this is the right cat though Graystripe?"

Graystripe spoke "I’m sure of it."

The black tom spoke "But he doesn't remember his daughter though."

Yellowfang asks "Firestar? Is that really you?"

Firestar suddenly yowled as he held his head in pain.

Fireclaw asks "he gonna be okay mom?"

Both Graystripe and the black tom take notice of the wings on Fireheart's back.

Graystripe gasps "What in the?!"

Leafstar spoke "This is unexpected..."

Fireheart asks "What’s unexpected?"

Leafstar spoke "Try moving those things on your back and nothing else."

Fireheart asks "I’m sorry, what?"

Leafstar turns her back towards Fireheart before unfurling her own wings.

Leafstar spoke "According to the yellow furred she-cat, all of SkyClan became half Pegasus though. But Harrybrook and I are a rare case."

Rainbow Dash spoke "*Yawn!* I don’t know about you guys, but I need some shuteye."

Applejack spoke "Ah’m just glad to have my friends back."

Danyelle spoke "Night guys."

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Power Ponies
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Power Ponies

*Spike’s POV*

Well, we’re heading back to the old castle to help restore it.

Sunny was starry-eyed.

Izzy spoke "History nerd."

Sunny spoke "Shut up Izzy."

Lucy asks "You’re bringing that, Spike?"

I was carrying a Power Ponies comic along.

Natsu spoke "That book might be enchanted or something."

“Psh! Nah, it’s just an expression.” I smiled.

Natsu spoke "Don't say I didn't warn you bro."

Well, we soon arrived at the castle, before we saw Aeon Ocean and Kaminari talking to each other.

Spottedleaf was flying about while dusting.

Spottedleaf spoke "Hey guys!"

“Hey Spotty!” Wendy and I smiled.

Spottedleaf was wearing overalls and a helmet since she was working on the repairs with a few other alicorns.

Spottedleaf spoke "With more horns to share the magic, the repairs have been going more quickly."

“Really?” I asked.

Spottedleaf spoke "Yeah but Twilight still hasn't figured that box out yet. OI! GET AWAY FROM THAT DYNAMITE RIGHT NOW INGOT!"

…Why am I not surprised?

Spottedleaf groans "Who's harebrained idea was it to bring that idiot along?"

Aphmau spoke "I wouldn’t be surprised if it was Pierce’s."

An anthro sheep spoke "Don't pin this on me halfpint!"

Next thing we knew, Pierce was struggling to get out of a wall Aphmau kicked him into.

Spottedleaf sighs "Aph’s sensitive about her height, okay?"

Aaron spoke "Only I can pick on Aphmau like this, she may be a stupid potato but she's my stupid potato."

Aphmau was blushing.

Wendy giggled at that.

Lucy spoke "You're one to talk Wendy, you've got a crush on my brother in law."

Wendy and I blushed madly at that.

A small pink dragoness was on her mother's back.

I ask "Who's this little cutie?"

Lucy spoke "This is my daughter, Nashi."

Natsu spoke "Which also means, you're an uncle now."

One of the other alicorns had tripped over a set of armor.

Racing Thunder shouts "STUPID POTATO SALAD!!!"

To be honest, I was shocked about being an uncle like I am now.

Natsu chuckles "Dad freaked out."

Hawksong asks "Ya okay Thunder?"

Racing Thunder spoke "Ugh… I think so."

Hawksong spoke "This place is givin' me the heebie jeebies..."

Racing Thunder spoke "Calm down. It’s not that bad."

Hawksong spoke "Old spooky castle in the middle of a dangerous forest? Not a chance!"

Racing Thunder spoke "Oh good grief."

Spottedleaf asks "Anyone seen Spike or the Alicorns of Harmony? Or even Sunny for that matter?"

Danyelle spoke "I think they’re looking for Spike."

Izzy shouts "THEY'RE GONE!!!!"

Spottedleaf exclaims "WHAT?!"

Izzy spoke "I went to check but I saw no sign of them!"

*Meanwhile inside the comic*

Sunny groans "Wh-what happened?"

“Is this… Manehattan?” I asked in shock and awe.

Sunny groans "I don't think so... Uh, why am I holding a hammer?"

*Gasp!* This… is… so amazing!!!

Sunny spoke "Good thing the foxboy's not here, I heard that he's afraid of thunderstorms."

“You guys are the… Power Ponies!” I said in excitement!

Masked Matterhorn spoke "I don't think we're in Manehattan."

But then we heard dark laughter.

Masked Matterhorn was snarling since she was in wolf form.

We looked outside before seeing a mare breaking out of a building with an orb.

Masked Matterhorn growls "We have to stop her!"

“That’s right! The part at the end of the book said that to get outta here, we have to defeat Mane-iac, your arch-nemesis!” I agreed.

A yowl was heard before Wildfire crashed down.

Wildfire groans "Owie... Not this again...."

The nekomata was glaring at Mane-iac.

But the villain laughed. “How kind of you all to join us!”

Wildfire's eyes flash white, showing her how the Mane-iac came to be.

Wildfire spoke "Villains aren't born... They're made..."

Wildfire walks over to Mane-iac.

Wildfire spoke "Velvet Diamond, it's okay... I know you're hurting on the inside."

But Mane-iac just laughed. “Velvet is gone! All it takes is just one bad day, and it can turn anycreature into a lunatic!”

A burst of thunder hits Mane-iac.

Tempest spoke "I've been there before but striking fear into others isn't the way to go!"

But then Mane-iac brought out a spray can before spraying it at us, freezing everyone except me as the spray somehow managed to miss me.

Mane-iac laughs "Now I have business to do, Hum-Drum!"

Mane-iac took the orb and frozen ponies as I was shocked at who I was, and not in a good way. “I’m… Hum-Drum?”

But Wildfire had engulfed herself and the eight alicorns in fire, negating the paralysis.

Wildfire spoke "Nice try jerk, that crap doesn't work against me!"

Mane-iac spoke "Then how about this!"

Mane-iac brought a different spray can as it spray the group, before they started laughing uncontrollably so much was that all they could do was laugh on the ground.

A blood red aura had surrounded Wildfire.

Zapp snickers "Dick move there! You didn't take Chaos Blast into account!"

Wildfire grabs Mane-iac before flying high into the sky, using Chaos Blast on the mare.

Mane-iac seemed really mad now before a strange face briefly appeared on her chest.

A voice cries out "Please help! She’s gaining more control over-"

Mane-iac spoke "Uh-uh-uh, weak little filly!"

Wildfire spoke "CHAOS SPLIT! FOLLOW THAT WITH CHAOS HEAL!!!"

Wildfire splits the pony off from Mane-iac before driving her blood red claws through the evil pony's neck.

The Mane-iac suddenly melted into green goop.

Matterhorn spoke "Great StarClan... I didn't see that coming..."

Velvet spoke "That parasite… It’s finally gone…"

The nine ponies, the nekomata and I got yanked out of the book before landing in a pile.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Get off me..."

Velvet asks "Wha-Where am I?"

Twilight spoke "It's a long story but the two-tailed furbrain's the reason why you became a whole new pony."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Hey!"

Various other alicorns were staring at Fizzlepop in surprise.

Fizzlepop asks "What? Is it my scar again?"

Azure spoke "It's not that Fizz, you've got wings!"

Fizzlepop asks "What?"

Rarity brings a mirror over for Fizzlepop.

Needless to say, Fizzlepop was shocked out of her mind.

Azure spoke "None of us saw that coming."

But while Fizzlepop backed away in complete shock, she accidentally bumped into Kaminari, who fell onto Aeon Ocean, causing the siren and wyvern to kiss with their eyes open in shock.

Adagio was on her stomach while laughing.

Adagio laughs "*tail whacking the concrete* Oh my StarClan! That was just too much!"

Fizzlepop stammers "W-What did I just do?

Twilight giggles "Don’t worry, it happens sometimes."

A loud sneeze was heard before a horn and a permanent pair of wings had appeared on Cocoa Swirl.

Foxsong spoke "Twilight! We got another alicorn!"

Twilight spoke "It’s one surprise after another."

Cocoa spoke "Yeah..."

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Gauntlet of Fire

*Wendy’s POV*

I don’t know why, but something’s telling me that a big event will happen today.

Nashi was itching at her scales since they were glowing.

My skin was really itchy too, before Spike showed up with Natsu, Lucy, Charred and Kaminari, in the same situation as Nashi and I are.

Even Igneel, Amethyst, Gajeel and Metalicana were having the same issue.

Grandeeny spoke "Uh Wendy, you're a feathered dragon... You don't have scales."

And to my surprise, Erza also had itchy skin since she was half dragon.

Same with Faunia to my surprise too.

Even the tribrid, Emerald Aura, had the same issue.

A gloved hand with a paintbrush showed up before it spun around, painting something, causing Peacock to appear as she put the paintbrush away.

Peacock asks "What’s going on? Ya got dragon fleas or something?"

Erza spoke "Oh StarClan no, it's the call of the Dragon Lord."

Grandeeny spoke "Little is known about dragon culture since my daughter and future son in law were raised by ponies."

Emerald stopped itching at that in shock. “Wait… Dragon Lord?!”

Grandeeny spoke "Correct, it's a long flight to the Dragon Lands though since some of us lack wings or aren't strong enough to make the flight there."

Emerald exclaims "What’re we waiting for?! Let’s go!"

With help of the older adult dragons, the others and I arrive in the Dragon Lands.

I couldn’t stop sweating at how many there were! “So much dragons!”

An orange dragon teen with blue eyes and purple fringe asks "You lot new in the Lands?"

Grandeeny spoke "You could say that for most of us."

The dragon teen spoke "The name's Smolder. I should warn you, my older brother is here somewhere."

Smolder's nose twitches.

Smolder asks "Why is there a pony and a bipedal cat here?"

Erza spoke "Don't ask."

Smolder sighs "Diamond Dogs too? What has the world come to?"

Samson growls "Got a problem with my host, lizard?"

Erza growls "Or the fact I'm half dragon?"

Smolder spoke "Course not but my brother might say otherwise, he hates ponies."

Emerald spoke "Oh if he tries messing with my friend, he’s getting a major foot to the face!"

Emerald kicked the air in a Kung Fu pose at that to demonstrate.

Erza spoke "I'm not like other Diamond Dogs though."

A voice scoffs "Tch, what's a pair of ponies and a mutt doing here? This is for dragons only."

Smolder groans "*facepalm* Oh great... Garble's here..."

Samson growls "You got a problem with that, newt boy?"

Grandeeny roars at Garble, making him back off.

Samson spoke "Tch. He got lucky for now."

I laugh "Looks like some dragon's gonna need herbs for that burn!"

Grandeeny however was silent.

I ask "Mom?"

She was looking a specific direction.

I soon turn my attention towards whatever my mother was looking at.

The others and I were greatly confused.

Igneel laughs "It's been too long since I saw you last Torch!"

“Torch?” The others and I asked as the dragon took a glance at Igneel before looking away, back at the group of dragons before we noticed a female dragon about Lucy's age with him.

“Who-Who is that?” Charred asked in awe.

Igneel spoke "That's Ember."

Grandeeny spoke "M-my other daughter..."

“…What?” I asked in shock and confusion.

Grandeeny spoke "Yes, your… big sister."

Spike spoke "Woah...."

I… I…

*Spike’s POV*

Wendy passed out from the shock.

Smolder asks "Uh... She okay?"

Igneel spoke "Turns out, learning about a sibling she never knew proved too much for Wendy to process and passed out."

Lucy spoke "Spike reacted the same way when he found out about you, Natsu and Amethyst."

The horn that was still on the rope around Lucy's neck was somehow familiar to Torch.

But Torch decided to move on with the event.

Amethyst spoke "Spike, you'll have to work with Natsu since you don't have your wings yet."

“Okay, mom.” I responded as I noticed Charred’s back, tail, scalp and flame sacs looking a little red.

Grandeeny wingslaps Charred.

Charred asks "H-Huh?"

Grandeeny spoke "Ember's rather picky when it comes to guy dragons."

A black dragon with heterochromatic eyes in red and blue had crashed into Ember since he wasn't paying attention to where he was going.

The two scoffed as the male dragon flew away.

Grandeeny asks "See what I mean?"

But Ember had gone after the black dragon.

Ember asks "Where you going?"

The male spoke "Waiting with the others for it to start."

Ember spoke "Tch. Fine."

Ember stayed put while the black dragon went to the group.

Grandeeny giggles "If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I can tell you have it bad for that male. Don't you Ember?"

Ember snaps "*Irritated and angry* Huh? What’re you talking about?"

Amethyst spoke "That's no way to talk to your mother young lady."

Ember turned away with a scoff as Grandeeny turned away, as if she knew why Ember was acting like that.

Wendy asks "Sis?"

Good to see Wendy’s awake, but Ember didn’t give a glance. It’s like something happened to her to make Ember like this.

Lucy grabs Ember and drags the blue dragoness over to Grandeeny.

Lucy snaps "HOW DARE YOU IGNORE YOUR MOTHER AND YOUNGER SISTER LIKE THIS? THEY ARE BOTH WORRIED ABOUT YOU!"

But then Lucy got wingslapped by Ember, who turned around without a single glance.

Ember spoke "Not anymore after what she did."

Grandeeny looked like she knew what Ember meant and looked away.

Lucy snaps "For the love of StarClan, ENOUGH!!!"

A ghostly image of Lucy's mother appears, shocking everydragon present.

Layla spoke "Ember, you shouldn't take your anger out on Wendy though. She's just a child after all."

Ember scoffs "Tch. I’m not angry."

Wendy started crying loudly.

Grandeeny grabs Ember before spanking the dragoness's rear.

Grandeeny growls "Just because I'm not hard headed as Torch or Metalicana is, doesn't mean I can open a can of whoop-ass on your sorry rear! Got it Ember?"

But then Grandeeny backed away from doing that as Ember got up, unfazed.

Ember growls "This behavior is exactly why I’m not acknowledging you or those two. You left me alone for years and years, and for what? An unhatched dragon egg that was who knows where?"

Grandeeny now seem guilt-ridden at that.

Wendy ran off somewhere to be alone.

Natsu punched Ember in the face, causing her to spit out a tooth.

Natsu spoke "For StarClan's sake... Your attitude is hurting Wendy! If Leaf found out about this mess, she's not gonna be a happy cat."

Ember started growling, as if something was starting to well up inside her. As Natsu kept trying to talk some sense into her, Ember’s anger rose up before it reached the breaking point as she kicked Natsu where it really hurt in pure rage. “If I didn’t let those poachers get away, she wouldn’t have gone off to find that egg in the first place!”

Ember’s face was filled with rage with frustrated tears and gritting fangs as I saw on both Torch and Grandeeny’s faces that they knew, but didn’t blame Ember. Looks like Ember’s the one who had a lot of self-doubt and guilt in her.

Nashi was cowering behind Lucy in fear.

A sudden Chaos Barrier restrains Ember from lashing out.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I heard it all since I was practicing my magic."

The nekomata walks over to Ember before hugging the dragoness, calming her down.

OC-verse Danyelle asks "Now, what made you go after those poachers in the first place?"

Ember spoke "I… I was still just a hatchling… If I only was scared of them… If I just went after them… mom wouldn’t have…"

Ember fell to her knees in regret and frustration, biting her lips to hold her emotions in.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Showing emotions isn't a weakness. As I told the Gilda from my universe one time... The past can hurt but the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it."

Ember suddenly flew off, before I recognized the direction she was headed.

The others and I followed after Ember.

OC-verse Danyelle flew with the group of dragons.

We stopped at where Ember landed and hid from sight, keeping watch as we saw her walking up to a crying Wendy before she noticed her.

Wendy sniffles "What do you want?"

Ember was silent and still, as we could tell she wasn’t sure what to say or do at all.

Wendy spoke "For the last ten years, I kept thinking about who my parents were since I was just an egg when I was taken..."

Ember clenched her claws at that.

Wendy spoke "Lucy lost her mother because of those poachers you know? She may not show it but she's scared for the safety of the other dragon eggs that have yet to hatch."

Ember was growling at herself, but Wendy didn’t know that.

Wendy puts a hand on Ember's shoulder.

Wendy spoke "But that's in the past now. I was thinking that some of the dragons can form a guard to protect the unhatched eggs."

Ember snaps "STOP REMINDING ME OF MY FAILURE!!! Do you have any idea, how useless and pathetic I felt that day when those poachers took you?! Because of my cowardice, I… I can’t even bring myself to take a glance at you!"

Wendy counters "Igneel and Amethyst also suffered when they lost Spike! So STOP PINNING THE BLAME ON YOURSELF!!! YOU'RE NOT A COWARD EITHER!!!"

Ember asks "How would you know?!"

Wendy spoke "Natsu told me about it just after he moved to Ponyville from Neighpon."

Ember asks "And what does that mean about me not being a coward, huh?! HUH?!"

Wendy slaps her sister on the back of the head.

Wendy spoke "You're the only blood related sister I have..."

Ember asks "Again, what about that says I’m not a coward? Tell me how. How? HOW?!"

Wendy spoke "For StarClan's sake Ember, you're no coward. You tried to save me and Spike when we were taken but you never gave up."

OC-verse Danyelle pushes Torch and Grandeeny over to where the two young dragons were with magic.

Grandeeny spoke "Ember, I'm sorry... I know it's hard for you to forgive me but even after Wendy was taken, I never stopped looking for her. It took me ten damn years to find her..."

Ember was silent, mentally struggling with herself.

Wendy spoke "I want the four of us to be a family again..."

Ember roared in fury! “How can we be a family when I was the one who tore it apart in the first place?!” Then Ember flew off in rage and all-consuming guilt.

Grandeeny spoke "Torch, I don't think Ember can handle the stress of being dragon lord on top of what she's already dealing with."

Torch spoke "I wasn’t planning on letting her join the event, but she’s quite stubborn and dead-set on becoming the Dragon Lord."

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "I think there’s a reason why to that."

Wendy spoke "She wants to make things right again."

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "Not only that, she wants to prove that she isn’t just smart but also brave as well."

OC-Verse Danyelle's eyes shimmer suddenly as she takes notice of poachers.

OC-Verse Danyelle yowls loud to get Ember's attention.

OC-Verse Danyelle yowls "POACHERS!!!!!!"

Ember froze at that, remembering that day she felt.

A sudden Fireboom streaks across the volcanic sky as a blue blur slams head first into a poacher, knocking the pony out cold.

OC-Verse Danyelle was hissing at the other poachers, putting herself between them and a batch of eggs.

The poacher spoke "Oy! Get outta the way, ya dirty feline!"

OC-Verse Danyelle hisses "NOT A CHANCE IN TARTARUS!!!"

A white wolf was beside OC-Verse Danyelle while growling at the poachers.

A random poacher spoke "Uh boss, that's the Alpha-Queen Nekomata of Redemption... We shouldn't mess with her."

Lead Poacher spoke "*Laughter!* Oh come on! Ya obviously drank too much, ya mugger! There’s no way that-GRHK!!!"

Ember was suddenly there, having punched the leader right in the gut before he was sent flying.

Grandeeny and the other dragons had surrounded the eggs, protecting them.

Lucy growls "YOU SICK BASTARDS!!! YOU'RE THE REASON MY MOTHER IS DEAD!!!"

Lead poacher asks "Eh?"

To the lead poacher's horror, the horn that was from the Celestial dragon that he had killed 11 years ago was on a rope around the Celestial Fury's neck.

Lucy growls "Remember this horn you jerk?"

Lead Poacher spoke "Grr! Guess I should’ve finished you off when I had the chance!"

Lucy attacks the lead poacher, biting and clawing him.

Lucy growls "Your death will be by MY FANGS!!"

Peacock showed up. “Whoa! This could get ugly!” Peacock said as she suddenly brought in a curtain hanging in the air, covering Lucy and the lead poacher.

OC-verse Danyelle paralyzes the other poachers with an alicorn level stun spell.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "That should stop them from attacking."

Another Celestial Fury spoke "Lucy and I wanted revenge against those stupid poachers for the last 11 years."

“Huh?” I asked in confusion as the female celestial fury’s wings looked more spiny and soft, like a fish’s fins.

Natsu spoke "Jeez Laura, you forgot that true Sea Furies don't do well in volcanic regions."

Laura giggles "Hey, can you blame me for liking the ocean so much?"

Natsu teases "Don't look now but some Gronckle's taken an interest in you."

Charred looked away with his flame sacs and cheeks red.

A dying scream was heard since Lucy had killed the lead poacher.

Lucy spat out the chunk of flesh and bone she had torn from the lead poacher's back.

Lucy spoke "Good riddance..."

Peacock spoke "Wow, now that was savage."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Just goes to show, you don't mess with a mad dragon out for revenge."

Lucy spoke "I waited 11 years to get my revenge on the jerk that killed my mom and now that I got it, my mother's spirit can rest in peace."

Laura spoke "Yep. Now that we got that out of the way…"

Torch nodded as he went on with the event. A bit later, he threw the bloodstone scepter into a volcano on an island.

Amethyst kept an eye on Nashi while Natsu and Lucy took part in the contest.

Grandeeny spoke "It's been too long though Torch, we should catch up after the gauntlet's over."

Torch spoke "*Smirk* Indeed."

Grandeeny giggles.

Igneel groans "By the dragon gods..."

We got ready to head to that island.

Wendy spoke "You're going down Garble!"

Garble spoke "Heh, I doubt that, pipsqueak."

Peacock and her gang were sitting back and watching the event while eating popcorn they got out of nowhere.

Erza growls "You forget, that's Dragon Lord Torch's youngest daughter you're picking on."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Oooh, popcorn!"

Garble scoffed as he flew off as Smolder sighs with a facepalm at that.

Peacock asks "Want some?"

Erza flew off after Garble with her fellow Breezie Tail guildmates.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Sure!"

*Lucy's POV*

I spoke "hurry up Laura!"

Laura spoke "I’m trying!"

Laura was helping Charred catch up with us.

Natsu snickers "Great StarClan.... He's got it bad for Laura..."

I spoke "Shh! Not the time, Natsu."

Natsu chuckles "It's only a matter of time before we see any eggs from those two. Even that blue hairball knows it."

OC-verse Danyelle sneezes out a bit of fire.

Peacock asks "Someone talked about ya, huh?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Yeah and...."

OC-verse Danyelle's eyes flash white, seeing something that happened not long ago.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Dragon Lord Torch! We have a BIG problem! The Alpha of all Dragons is dead!"

Torch groans "*Facepalm* Now of all times…?"

A rogue Bewilderbeast roars loud, taking control of all the smaller dragons.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "This is bad.... With no alpha, the rogue Bewilderbeast can easily take full control!"

Sadly, even Ember and Garble were under the rogue Bewilderbeast's control as they and the other dragons were hovering around the larger dragon.

But out of nowhere, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkzf7bw5IuU was heard as Nightclaw challenged the rogue Bewilderbeast.

Avery spoke "Squawk! Nightclaw’s flying in head-first!"

Peacock spoke "Hot damn! We better get ready to help him if he needs it!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "No, this is his fight and his alone..."

But since Snowflake was under the rogue's control, Nightclaw had no other choice but to surrender.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Crap! This is worse than I thought!"

OC-verse Danyelle roars louder than she ever could, challenging the rogue.

Ember and all of the other dragons snap out the trance before siding with OC-verse Danyelle.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "The Alpha is the one that controls all dragons! FIRE!!!"

OC-verse Danyelle and all of the dragons blast the rogue with fire attacks, driving it off.

Peacock spoke "Alright!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "That's why I'm known as the Alpha-Queen!"

Nightclaw looked pretty down about not being able to fight that rogue.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "But since I can't stay in this universe permanently, I have to pass the mantle of Dragon Alpha to someone else."

Snowflake nuzzles Nightclaw.

OC-Verse Danyelle asks "And I think I know exactly who. Nightclaw, you alright?"

Nightclaw chuffs.

Charred spoke "Ugh… He’s saying he’s okay. But my head was ringing all of a sudden."

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "That was because of the Bewilderbeast's dominance... Its power is overwhelming since it is known as a Dragon Alpha. But only another alpha can challenge it."

Kaminari spoke "Really? Can’t say I was under its control, but I couldn’t really move either."

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "Given that I'm an alpha class Mobian due to my height, I had to challenge the Bewilderbeast to win back the freedoms of the other dragons."

Ember groans "That was crazy...."

The black dragon spoke "You’re telling me.

Dan spoke "Your voice reminds me of someone I know."

The black dragon asks "Hmm? What’re ya talking about?"

Runo pops up with a young boy in her arms.

Runo spoke "Jeez Shun, you can be such a pain at times."

Shun asks "Huh?"

Shortly after the gauntlet was over, OC-verse Danyelle had roundhouse kicked Shun at Ember thus causing the two to kiss.

The two were definitely shocked at that as Wendy couldn’t help but laugh.

Natsu and I were both laughing as well, same with all of the other dragons.

Even Torch and Grandeeny were amused by that.

Metalicana chuckles "That was pretty metal if you ask me."

Grandeeny giggles "Still, Torchy and I have much to catch up on. And I know exactly where we can do that."

OC-verse Danyelle had teleported the four dragons straight to Vera's hotel.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Well, I should get going."

Peacock spoke "Welp… That’s all, folks!"

OC-verse Danyelle headed back to her universe to prepare for Sonic's birthday.

End

Rarity Takes Manehattan/ Twilight's Rage
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Rarity Takes Manehattan/ Twilight's Rage

*Blizzardstar's POV*

A day after celebrating Azure's 19th birthday, the alicorns and I were in Manehattan for a fashion contest.

And as you can tell, I was ecstatic!

Danyelle spoke "I still can't believe my counterpart challenged a Bewilderbeast like that!"

Wendy spoke "It was a rather big shocker for everydragon."

Nadia soon showed up with Ozul.

Nadia spoke "Hey everyone."

I spoke "Hey Nadia."

Nadia spoke "I heard Manehattan was the cat’s meow, so I thought I’d come along, but Ozul insisted on coming with us."

Ozul chuckles "Hey, can ya blame me on my curiosity?"

Nadia spoke "Hehe, nah. I can curiosity doesn’t kill some cats."

I was confused by the way those two were talking to each other before I thought of something that made me giggle.

Rarity asks "No offence to the chakats and Abyssinians right?"

Ozul spoke "Don’t worry. Nadia says cat puns often."

Wendy spoke "I don't think you guys have met my dad yet."

Spike asks "Aren’t they busy having fun at the Chuddle Hotel?"

Wendy spoke "But that was 2 days ago Spike."

Spike spoke "Again, ya never know how it could’ve went."

Wendy spoke "True and..."

Danyelle spoke "I sense another alicorn... Male this time."

At the very moment Danyelle had said that, Neon Lights was flying by overhead.

Vinyl spoke "Hey Neon! Down here!"

Neon spoke "Hehe! Hey, Vinyl!"

Vinyl spoke "You keep forgetting, I'm a vampire..."

Neon spoke "Whoops! My bad."

Danyelle spoke "We haven't found any new alicorns lately, not since Fizzlepop and Cocoa."

We saw Nadia bored, as she was playing with her head like a ball of yarn, literally.

Graystripe was thinking about his first lover.

Ozul asks "You okay, bud?"

Ravenpaw spoke "He's thinking about some cat named Silve..."

Graystripe spoke "Shut up Ravenpaw!"

Ozul spoke "Touchy-touchy."

Graystripe growls "I'LL SHOW YOU TOUCHY!!!"

The gray tom pounces on Ozul before tickling him relentlessly.

Ozul spoke "*Wild laughter* No! Please! Stop! Before I-!"

A portal appeared under and above Ozul and Graystripe before they started falling in an endless loop.

The alicorns were all laughing at the two males.

Ravenpaw spoke "That's funny."

Ozul spoke "*Warbling* Help!"

Twilight sighs before catching the two with magic.

Ozul spoke "Thanks."

Ozul closed the two portals.

Graystripe sneezes as a pair of wings pop out.

Danyelle spoke "Ooookaaaaay, I didn't see that one coming..."

Ozul spoke "You’re telling me."

I spoke "We're here guys!"

Rarity exclaims "Yes!"

Rainbow spoke "I don't get it..."

For some odd reason, Mint was starry eyed since she was looking around.

Rainbow Dash giggles "Excited, Mint?"

Danyelle giggles "I have a gut feeling that Mint will get into fashion later on down the road."

Rainbow Dash spoke "She might’ve gotten that from my mom."

Danyelle spoke "But it's odd though Rainbow-chan... You've got magenta eyes, your dad has gold eyes, your mom has magenta eyes yet Bold has green eyes and Mint has blue eyes..."

Rainbow Dash spoke "So? I don’t really have a problem with eye color, so I ain’t gonna question that."

Danyelle spoke "Both of my parents had blue eyes yet Vince has green eyes and Lan has brown eyes."

Twilight spoke "Let's just leave it to genetics then..."

Strawberry mewls cutely.

Twilight spoke "Aww!"

Danyelle spots a kirin mare.

Danyelle asks "Hmm?"

The kirin scurries away somewhere.

I ask "Rarity, should we enter the fashion week contest?"

Rarity spoke "Should we? Of course we should!"

Danyelle spoke "Bad idea Rarity-chan, I sensed that someone might accuse you of using your connection to the Crown to cheat."

Rarity asks "Huh? Why is that?"

Twilight spoke "Well, you're an alicorn for one..."

Danyelle spoke "Two, alicorns are considered royalty."

The rest of the alicorns nod in agreement.

Rarity spoke "But-"

I spoke "I'm not an alicorn so I can enter the contest for you Rares."

Rarity asks "R-Really?"

I spoke "Yeah, chakat's honor."

Rarity suddenly smiled at me with half-lidded eyes as she licked her lips. “Then I shall be waiting for you in our suite at midnight to repay you for that.”

I chuckle "You cheeky mare."

Rarity giggles "Now-now, Blizzy. Save the sweet-talk for bed at midnight."

I chuckle "Fair enough."

Nadia giggles "Whoa-Ho! You two cats getting hungry?"

*After the first day*

Tail thrashing, I growl "Who does that Suri think she is? She took a design I had made and copied it!"

Rarity asks "Is something the matter?"

I explained to Rarity and the others of what Suri had done.

Rarity spoke "You will need help."

Twilight spoke "But Rarity, you know we alicorns can't do anything."

Danyelle spoke "I can easily pass for a regular Abyssinian-Pegasus hybrid since I don't have a visible horn."

Rarity spoke "But still, I cannot stand by and just do nothing."

A knock was heard.

A light amberish gray earth mare with light cyan eyes asks "Are you Princess Rarity Belle?"

Rarity asks "Yes, and who are you?"

The mare spoke "My name is Coco Pommel, Suri's ex-assistant since I quit working for her since I head from one of the judges that she had copied some chakat's designs..."

“…That Chakat is me.” I responded.

Coco spoke "*shaking in fear* Suri threatened me that if I didn't help her, she'd hurt me in terrible ways...."

Rarity spoke "Don’t worry. We’ll keep you safe, no matter what happens."

Twilight spoke "She won't dare go near two lycans and a vampire though."

Twilight was growling since she had heard Suri's voice.

Rarity spoke "Well, that was certainly good timing."

Twilight growls "Lycans have keen ears and a keen nose though."

Rarity spoke "Touché."

Danyelle spoke "Plus Twilight's no normal lycan, she's an alpha lycan! How else would we explain her size."

Ozul spoke "Good point."

Sunrise pops up with a panicked look on his face.

Sunrise spoke "Twilight! We got MAJOR trouble! Nyx has been taken!"

Twilight snarls "…WHAT?!?!?!?!"

Sunrise spoke "I didn't see what had happened but every chakat is in a complete outrage because of it. But Crosswind saw what happened."

“You might wanna explain it calmly.” I advised.

Sunrise spoke "Sunset and I were relaxing by the lake when one of the Crusaders came running over in a panic, saying that Nyx had been taken by a unicorn stallion."

Twilight froze at that. “…Did they catch a name?”

Sunrise spoke "I don't think so."

The sky had gone dark, causing Twilight to automatically go into wolf form.

Twilight spoke "Don’t worry about me. I’ll only be a minute."

Twilight vanished, having teleported.

Nightmare Moon throws Twilight into a teleport and bite proof cage.

Nightmare spoke "You won't stop me!"

Twilight growls "Oh come on!"

But then a roar was heard as Aeon Ocean showed up.

Nightmare spoke "Don't even think about it siren unless you want your little marefriend to pay the price... WITH HER LIFE!"

The other eight sirens were also caged.

Kaminari suddenly appeared in a bolt of lightning. “You really think that’d hold me?”

Twilight spoke "But these cages are resistant to all powers and to behemoths!!"

Kaminari asks "Huh?"

Kaminari found herself back in her cage.

A familiar voice spoke "Good grief."

We turned around to see that Chameleo showed up.

Even OC-verse Danyelle was caged too.

OC-verse Danyelle growls "When I get out of this cage... I'M GONNA SKIN THAT SPELL NEXUS JERK!!!"

Spell Nexus laughs "*Showing up* Hahaha! Face it! You’ve lost! I’m always one step ahead of you!"

Chameleo spoke "Heh, as a friend of mine said; while having an ace in the hole is good…"

Chameleo brought out a key that the unicorn recognized.

Nexus gasps "What?! How did you-?!"

Chameleo then brought out a giant shuriken.

Chameleo spoke "…Having two aces is better."

Chameleo folded the shuriken onto one side with four blades before the locks opened as the cages suddenly split into microscopic pieces.

Chameleo spoke "That wasn’t a power or a behemoth. Just skill."

Needless to say, Nightmare Moon and Spell Nexus were shocked speechless at that, while the others were surprised with smiles on their faces.

Twilight spoke "But the cages were indestructible though!"

Chameleo spoke "No, they weren’t. Even indestructible objects have vulnerable rhythm. Being able to cut nothing is the same as being able to cut anything."

Glaring at Nexus with a fierce look in her eyes, Twilight spoke "I want my Nyx back!"

The now furious alpha lycan attacks Nexus.

But Nightmare Moon blocked the attack with a dark smirk.

But a dual burst of weak strawberry pink magic shielded Twilight from Nightmare's attack.

Twilight asks "Huh?"

Akari and Strawberry both growl "LET OUR SISTER GO YOU MEANIE!"

Chameleo cleared out his ears to make sure he was hearing right. “Is it just me, or did they talk at the same time?”

Twilight spoke "They're fraternal twins since they're hardly seen apart. Moon Flower had told me about it."

The still mad alpha lycan attacks Nexus again while Akari and Strawberry growl at Nightmare.

A black furred chakat with gold eyes was hiding in the shadows as shi hits Nexus with hir shadow chains skill, snaring the stallion.

Nexus gasps "*Choking* What the?! Who dares?!"

The black chakat spoke "My name is of little concern to a stallion that corrupted an innocent foal."

Twilight clamps her fangs in Nexus's neck.

Nexus spoke "You-"

Peacock showed up and put tape on Nexus’s mouth. “Sorry, there are kids around.”

A muffled scream was heard from Nexus as Twilight tore his throat out.

Peacock spoke "Well that put a new meaning to the word silenced."

Spitting the chunk of flesh out, Twilight asks "Did any of the Clan cats get attacked?"

The black chakat spoke "Luckily no, since his target seemed to be mainly you."

Twilight growls "Whoever is hiding better come out lest they get my fangs to their neck."

The black chakat spoke "Put those claws away you crazy pony, I'm not a threat. My name is Shadowfang."

Twilight soon calms back down but a howl that wasn't from any known lycan or wolfish pony was soon heard.

Twilight asks "Now what?"

Leafstar yowls "TIMBER WOLVES!!!!!"

Twilight growls "Of all the-!"

But then two silhouettes flew over, seeing two red Ornithians, one an adult female, and the other a male about Peacock’s age. But the strange this that their bodies had a metallic sheen on them as they somehow… shot laser beams from their eyes at the Timber Wolves?! The flames from the lasers burned the timber wolves to ashes.

Azure gasps "What in StarClan's name...."

But various other creatures were soon terrorizing the ponies.

Twilight noticed their white eyes. “They’re being controlled!”

Chameleo spoke "Looks like it."

Azure spoke "Of all the times we need help from the OC-verse, we can't get it right now!"

A solar howl rang clear, snapping the mind control on all of the Everfree creatures.

Chameleo asks "What was that?"

Ozul showed up after popping out of a portal he made.

Crosswind spoke "Ah remember that dog! She helped us out when there were too many Pinkie clones!"

The young male Ornithian groans "Ugh… What happened, mom?"

The adult female Ornithian spoke "I don’t know, Bubo."

Tia thoughtasks "{You birds okay?}"

The adult female Ornithian spoke "I believe so. My name is Hawka, and this is my son, Bubo."

Ozul spoke "Wait a minute, I recognize what you two are. You’re Phaelanxes."

We were confused by that.

Tia made a confused growl.

Ozul spoke "Phaelanxes are Blaze behemoths that are like a Shrike, but…"

Twilight asks "But what?"

Ozul spoke "The strangest thing is that they’re also bioweapons created by humans. And creating a behemoth was basically considered taboo for humans back at the Shattered Isles."

And we were shocked at that.

Lillian gasps "{No freaking way...}"

Hawka spoke "It’s true, but my son and I don’t want to harm any innocents. We were only looking for a home."

Bubo nodded in agreement before Peacock zipped in, amazed at what they were.

Peacock gasps "Wow! You’re like me?"

Twilight spoke "You're more than welcome to stay in Ponyville. Aside from the occasional monster attack, the folks are easy to get along with. Just try not to piss Chrysalis off."

Hawka asks "Thank you. Hmm? Bubo?"

Bubo spoke "*Flustered* Oh! Uh, y-yeah! Thank you so much!"

Peacock asks "Huh? What’s the matter? Got a fever or something?"

Lillian giggles "{He's in love!}"

Peacock asks "Huh?"

Bubo spoke "*Blushing* S-See ya later!"

Bubo flew off as Hawka giggled.

Twilight spoke "I was the same way when I first met Flash, I was only 8 at the time."

Peacock spoke "I dunno what you’re talking about, but I’m gonna bounce. See ya!"

A pothole appeared as Peacock jumped into it before it disappeared, telling us that she somehow teleported.

Looking at Crosswind, Twilight spoke "Time to start operation lovebug."

Crosswind chuckles "Hehe. Yeah."

But Nightmare Moon then collapsed, transforming into an unconscious Nyx.

Twilight gasps "Nyx!"

Nyx spoke "*Unconsciously* Momma…"

Twilight scoops Nyx up into her forelegs, hugging the filly.

Nyx unconsciously hugged Twilight back with scared tears.

Twilight spoke "It's going to be okay sweetie, momma won't let anyone hurt you again."

Twilight pulls Akari, Strawberry and Cherry in for a hug.

OC-Verse Danyelle felt her heart melt at that. “Aww…”

Chameleo smiled at the tender family moment.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Reminds me of how protective I am of my own children, adopted and blood related."

Chameleo spoke "Oh."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "The kid'll have some PTSD for a while because of what happened but we should talk to Zelestia about it."

Chameleo spoke "Don’t forget Luna."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "My Nyx was originally a plushie so I'd have to arrange some therapy courses for Nightfall since she was originally part of my world's Luna. Last thing either universe needs is two Nightmare Moons teaming up to cause eternal night."

Twilight spoke "Maybe I should do the same for my Nyx."

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Pinkie Apple Pie
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Pinkie Apple Pie

*Applejack's POV*

Jackie was on top of an apple tree while preening her wings when she saw Pinkie and the Tri-Pies pop up suddenly.

Jackie asks "Huh?"

A sun-yellow female chickub was sneaking up on her gray colored sister.

Sunclaw pounces on Starfeather, pinning her.

Sunclaw giggles "Pinned ya sis!"

Starfeather whines "No fair!"

Sunclaw giggles as she walked away.

Shadowfang was napping at hir home when shi was jolted awake by a pained squawk.

Shadowfang yawns "What the?"

To the black chakat's surprise, there was a cerulean gryphon hen out cold on the ground.

Shadowfang yowls "JACKIE!!!!! WE GOT ANOTHER ONE!!!"

Jackie spoke "Ah know who it is."

The cerulean hen's left wing was damaged.

Shadowfang carefully picked the hen up and darted off towards the hospital.

Jackie spoke "Better check on her since she’s my friend an all that."

Stormcloud spoke "Let's go check on her then."

Jackie asks "What about the chickubs?"

I spoke "Ah can cubsit fer ya."

Jackie asks "Ya sure?"

I spoke "Eyup."

Jackie spoke "Thank ya kindly, other me."

I spoke "Ah shudder ta think what would happen if yer world's Pinkie, my world's Pinkie AND the OC-verse Pinkie were to meet..."

Jackie facepalmed at that.

Crosswind spoke "Cut it out Applejack! Yer scarin' me!"

“Sorry.” I apologized.

Crosswind spoke "But ya do have a point though Applejack, three Pinkies is triple the trouble since one is a gryphon..."

Pinkie asks "What you three talking about?"

“Gah!” I yelped at that.

Crosswind groans "Now Ah know why mah counterpart calls yer counterpart an airhead..."

*meanwhile at the hospital*

Shadowfang asks "How is she doing Gingerheart?"

Gingerheart spoke "Well, it seems she’ll make a full recovery."

Shadowfang sighs "Thank StarClan... Could I see her?"

Gingerheart spoke "Yes, but please be quiet as she is fast asleep."

Shadowfang spoke "Very well plus I know you have a crush on Redheart."

Gingerheart teases "Like you do on the patient?"

Shadowfang spoke "Sh-shut up!"

Jackie asks "Hey, Glaring Dash alright?"

Shadowfang's fur was fully fluffed up from embarrassment.

Redheart spoke "She's resting right now."

Jackie spoke "Of course she’s nappin’."

A tired yawn was heard.

Dash yawns "Hey Jackie...."

Jackie asks "Finally up, lazy-feathers?"

Dash spoke "Don't make me shove a slug down your throat Jackie."

Jackie spoke "Don’t make me ban ya from mah family’s apple cider."

Dash spoke at the same time as her alicorn counterpart. "NOT THE CIDER!!!"

Jackie laughed. “Calm down, I was jokin’.”

Stormcloud chuckles "No matter what universe it is, Rainbow Dash is a ciderholic."

A portal opened, revealing Raptor and Heartsverse Rainbow Dash. “Very funny.”

Rainbow pops up via magic.

Rainbow spoke "He's right though. I do tend to get drunk on cider... And I can say the same about OC-verse Rainbow."

Heartsverse Rainbow Dash spoke "Heh, not me."

Raptor spoke "Me neither."

Rainbow pulls out a bottle of zap apple cider from somewhere and held it in front of Heartsverse Rainbow with magic as she moved it about.

Raptor and Heartsverse RD’s eyes followed the bottle.

Rainbow laughs "I'd rather not tell you where I got this from though."

Rainbow passes the bottle to her Heartsverse counterpart.

Heartsverse RD giggles "*Smirk* You swiped it, didn’t ya?"

Rainbow spoke "For the love of StarClan, no. I bought it a while ago."

Heartsverse RD spoke "Just so ya know, Raptor and I rarely get drunk, so it’s gotta be real strong to do that."

Rainbow spoke "Zap Apple cider's far stronger than the normal stuff and I also know about Raptor's embarrassing nickname. OC-verse Danyelle told me."

Raptor spoke "O-Oh."

Rainbow spoke "Mine is Skittles though since I got called that by Danyelle and it pretty much stuck."

Aphmau pops up.

Aphmau spoke "Speaking of embarrassing nicknames, I overheard Ingot talking to Pierce and I think he said Riptorn."

Heartsverse RD paled at that as Raptor growled with red eyes.

Heartsverse RD asks "Rip, calm down, okay?"

Heartsverse RD wrapped her tail around Raptor’s, calming him down.

A bolt of lightning had electrocuted Golden Ingot.

Danyelle growls "Stupid idiot! You should've just kept your StarClan forsaken mouth shut!"

Raptor spoke "Hehe, nice one, Zapdos."

Aphmau spoke "Uh, that was Danyelle... This universe's Danyelle in fact. She has lightning affinity."

Raptor spoke "Oops, uh… Sorry about that. Zapdos said that he didn’t do that too."

Aphmau spoke "And to be honest, Ingot had that coming."

Raptor spoke "I bet."

Aphmau spoke "His nickname is Screamer."

Raptor spoke "Hehe. No doubt."

Aphmau spoke "Just don't call me a stupid potato though. Wheat's able to get away with it since Kestin hates beating up pregnant females."

A scream was heard since Sunset had gone into labor.

Heartsverse RD asks "Like that?"

Shadowfang spoke "Metaphorically speaking."

Raptor spoke "Oh."

Rainbow spoke "But there is something worse than three Pinkies crossing paths... That would be at least 5000 of the same pony... That is SCARY!!"

Aphmau spoke "Rainbow, please don’t."

Shadowfang spoke "She's not wrong though, that is scary..."

Rainbow spoke "*Shrug* We’ve kinda gotten used to Pinkie."

Shadowfang spoke "Remind me to NEVER be in the area when Pinkie Pie and Golden Ingot collab on a prank..."

Raptor asks "Huh?"

Rainbow spoke "I heard from my OC-verse counterpart that she and her universe's Pinkie had pulled a few pranks on a stupid hyena."

Heartsverse RD snickers "That’s funny!"

Rainbow spoke "Apparently, Ein's also called Screamer since he sounds like a girl whenever a prank backfires on him."

Raptor asks "Or when he gets pranked?"

Rainbow laughs "Totally!"

Twilight was heard shouting at Ingot to put the dynamite away.

Heartsverse RD asks "So, you sure I can have this cider? I mean it’s from your universe?"

Rainbow spoke "Yeah, consider it a two month late birthday gift."

A loud bang followed by a scream was heard since the dynamite had sent Ingot flying.

Heartsverse RD asks "Thanks. Wanna try it with me, Raptor?"

Raptor spoke "Sure."

Rainbow Dash held in a snicker as her counterpart and Raptor took a quick swig of the zap apple cider before the two of them suddenly became 1,000 pounds obese as Rainbow Dash started laughing on her back.

Heartsverse RD spoke "So Vera added something to this cider? Hehe. Wow."

Raptor spoke "Haha. That was a good prank, Dash. Neither Dashie or I saw that coming."

Rainbow laughs "Heehee! Yeah, Vera did help me with this! And it’ll wear off in a whole day."

Heartsverse RD spoke "Well, Rap and I got used to it, so it’s no big deal."

Shadowfang was on hir back while laughing.

Raptor spoke "Compared to Sumarda’s dimension and the Calor-Zone, this isn’t much."

Shadowfang spoke "*snicker* I heard a loud bang followed by a scream earlier."

Raptor asks "Ingot?"

Shadowfang spoke "Yeah."

Aphmau spoke "Stupid is as stupid does."

Heartsverse RD asks "Raptor and I will the drink the rest of it, but if we do, we might get too heavy for the floor. How strong is the floor anyway?"

Shadowfang spoke "Unless you want an angry chakat nurse to deal with... The floor's not that strong."

Rainbow teleported the two to the Chuddle Hotel with the bottle.

Rainbow spoke "Good thing shi pointed that out."

Shadowfang spoke "Out of all the chakats I know, Gingerheart's got a shorter temper than most."

Rainbow spoke "Yeesh."

Jackie spoke "Ah wonder how mah counterpart’s doin’."

Rainbow spoke "I heard from Cheese that Pinkie and Applejack had gone to talk to somepony to figure out if they were related."

Jackie asks "Really?"

Rainbow spoke "Yeah."

Jackie spoke "Nice."

A slightly chubby Sunny spoke "Hey."

The group was surprised.

Rainbow Dash asks "What happened?"

Sunny spoke "*sing-song voice* I'm not telling~!"

Rainbow Dash asks "Ya sure about that?"

Sunny spoke "Don't even bother asking Hitch though since he's got Zipp."

Shadowfang was fidgeting with hir tail.

Rainbow asks "Huh?"

Gingerheart spoke "Should've seen this coming but we chakats have a sixth sense as to who our lifemate is."

Rainbow spoke "Oh."

Gingerheart spoke "Yeah and much like Changelings, chakats are sensitive to emotions. And right now, I sense someone is depressed."

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Rainbow Falls

*Rainbow's POV*

I was flying through the sky when I heard Azure call my name.

“Yeah, babe?” I asked as I flew to him.

Azure spoke "We should start practicing for the Equestrian Games."

Oh yeah! Almost forgot!

Gryph-Dash spoke "COUNT ME IN!!!"

Zipp spoke "Me too!"

“Really?” I asked in surprise.

Zipp spoke "Well yeah, there was no such thing back in my zone."

Gryph-Dash spoke "There weren't that many ponies though in my zone."

Celaeno spoke "I'm rather curious about it."

Jack chir-meows.

I spoke "I'd have to talk to Twilight though."

Twilight asks "*Showing up* About what?"

I explained to my fellow alicorn about the Equestrian Games tryouts.

Twilight spoke "I see."

Zipp spoke "Too bad Sunny can't take part though."

Twilight asks "Why?"

Zipp spoke "She's pregnant."

Twilight spoke "Aah. I see."

Ingot was stuck in a wall since he had the gall to prank Hitch.

Zipp asks "So, that's the idiot that always pulls dangerous pranks on others?"

“Yep.” I answered.

Twilight's ears were flattened since she had sensed Ingot was a nascent.

Twilight spoke "There is no way in Tartarus I'm ascending that idiot."

“Say what now? Tell me I didn’t hear that right.” I asked in dread.

Twilight asks "Remember the dynamite prank he pulled on Azure a month ago?"

I spoke "Oh right..."

Blue Flame appears.

Blue had a sad look on her face.

I had a bad feeling about this.

Blue sighs "It's not that... I miss my old life..."

"Oh..." I noted.

Blue spoke "My original name was Summer Hope... But round about 50 years ago... I had died in a terrible fire..."

Blue rests her forehead against mine to show me what had happened to her.

*Flashback to 50 years ago*

*Blue/Summer's POV*

Smoke and flames was all I could see since my house had caught fire and I was trapped under a burning log.

I think "{I guess this is it for me... Mom... Dad... Violet... I'm sorry...}"

I succumb to my injuries and passed away.

Next thing I knew, I was a ghost of my former self.

I spoke "Summer Hope is gone since she had perished in that terrible fire but only scars remain now."

Twilight spoke "How terrible."

I spoke "Yeah."

*Twilight's POV*

I spoke "I... didn't know that happened..."

Blue spoke "I never told Phantom about it though since he and I don't get along that well."

“I’m… terribly sorry that happened.” I apologized.

Blue broke down into tears but since she was a ghost, I couldn't hug her.

Rainbow spoke "Still… That’s pretty messed up."

Blue spoke "But I can't change the fact that I'm nothing but a ghost of my former self..."

The ghostly mare kept crying.

Danyelle spoke "Hey Emmy."

Emerald showed up. “‘Sup, you guys. Whoa, what’s going on here?”

I explained to Emerald about Blue's past.

Carrying a pink furred kitten in her arms, Roll spoke "That's terrible..."

Emerald spoke "*Wince* That is totally messed up."

I spoke "Yeah but we can't change the past..."

Blue spoke "And there's one other thing... Rainbow Dash, Emerald Aura... I'm your great aunt."

Rainbow asks …Say what now?"

Blue spoke "My sister was called Violet Rain... I never got the chance to say goodbye to her..."

I spoke "Rainbow, I think we should talk to your parents as well as Gusty Snow about this."

Emerald asks "My mom?"

I spoke "Yeah."

Danyelle teleports before reappearing with Gusty Snow as Azure pops up with Rainbow's parents.

Danyelle asks "Twilight, should I bring in Rainbow's grandmother?"

“Just in case.” I answered.

Danyelle teleported before reappearing with Violet Rain.

Violet Rain asks "Anyone wanna explain why I look and feel like a young mare again?"

I ask "Do you know what happened to a mare named Summer Hope?"

Violet froze with a cold sweat at that. “How… do you know that name?”

I spoke "Her ghost told me."

Blue Flame was invisible to all but me since she was too afraid to show herself to her sister.

Emerald stammers "G-G-G-Ghost?!"

Danyelle cuffs her cousin on the head.

Danyelle spoke "Now isn't the time to freak out Emmy. Besides, Phantom's half ghost due to an accident."

Rainbow spoke "Come on, Danyelle. You do know the mention of that gives Emerald the willies."

Though invisible, Blue spoke "Scaredy cat."

Emerald growls "*Tick mark* What was that?"

Blue spoke "You can't even hit me though since I lack a physical body so there!"

Blue stuck her tongue out at Emerald.

Emerald growled in anger at that.

Danyelle spoke "Emerald..."

Emerald spoke "Sorry, I just don’t like being made fun of like that."

Danyelle spoke "But she's right though, you do frighten easy."

Emerald spoke "Gah! My pride…!"

Danyelle spoke "It's bad enough my counterpart knows a cat and a wolf that are also scared of ghosts..."

Emerald whines "Hey! You know I can fight fiercely, right?"

Danyelle giggles "You want some cheese with that whine?"

Emerald almost snapped as she stopped her foot to calm herself down, leaving a deep footprint in the ground. “Don’t. Say it.”

Blue was laughing at what Danyelle had said.

Rainbow spoke "Whoa, Emmy has serious leg power."

Danyelle spoke "True and shut up Blue Flame."

Blue shuts up.

*During training*

Danyelle spoke "Jeepers, that is one big stallion..."

“Huh?” I asked in confusion before seeing what Danyelle talked about.

Blue spoke "That's just wrong...."

Emerald spoke "Talk about a double-edged sword…"

A silver-blue chakat with blue eyes spoke "Yeah..."

“Who’s this?” I asked.

Mistybreeze spoke "I'm Mistybreeze, Blizzardstar's sibling."

That was surprising.

I spoke "I didn't see that coming."

Twilight spoke "Me neither."

Blizzardstar spoke "Yeah, sorry about that."

Snowfire mewls.

Rarity spoke "Blizzy, I think something's wrong with Mythic."

Blizzardstar asks "Hmm?"

The blue eyed sphinx was playing with a rubber ball but shi couldn't hear voices.

Rarity spoke "Shi's deaf..."

Blizzardstar asks "…How?"

Twilight spoke "It's a common occurrence with white furred cats with blue eyes."

Rarity spoke "I.. didn't know that."

Twilight spoke "It’s okay. But…"

Danyelle spoke "It is what it is."

Jazz giggles since her brother was on Danyelle's head.

Danyelle asks "Is there a kitten on my head?"

“You could say that.” I smirked.

Danyelle giggles "that's just my nephew, Volt."

Volt and Jazz mewl cutely, causing the others and I to gush.

“Aww!” I say.

Danyelle spoke "It'll be a while before I have kittens."

Twilight spoke "Okay."

Flash chuckles "Hey Twi-Twi."

Twilight giggles "Heehee, hey Flash-Flash."

Flash chuckles "Ever thought about having another foal?"

Twilight giggles "*Smirk with half-lidded eyes* Only if you wanted to do something truly special with me."

Flash teleports with his mare to the Chuddle hotel.

“Well, I bet those two could be busy for quite a while.” I smiled.

Roll spoke "It's only a matter of time before my sister in-law decides to have kittens."

Danyelle spoke "Shut up Roll!"

Roll spoke "Make me!"

After Jazz and Volt were in Vince's arms, Roll and Danyelle were in a fight cloud.

Lan spoke "Oh boy, let’s just hope they don’t do a Challenge."

Maylu whacks her boyfriend on the head.

Vince spoke "Don't jinx it bro."

Lan spoke "Sorry."

Danyelle growls "That tears it Roll, I challenge you to a contest!"

Maylu groans "Oh great, see what you did Lan?"

Lan groans "Me and my big mouth."

Roll asks "Oh, THE Challenge?"

Danyelle spoke "Yeah! You and Vince against me and Ben!"

Roll spoke "You’re on!"

Maylu asks "But uh sis, who will look after Volt and Jazz?"

Roll spoke "You and Lan can."

Danyelle spoke "But Ben's busy with work though, he's a royal guard."

Vera showed up. “Well, a one-on-one Challenge is okay, there’s just one less challenge in that.”

Danyelle spoke "Fair enough."

Vera spoke "Although, if there’s a tie, then there’s a tie-breaker."

Roll spoke "Right."

Danyelle spoke "And we’ll go through with it."

Roll spoke "You're going down Dany!"

Danyelle spoke "Bring it on, Roll!"

Roll spoke "Anything you can do, I can do better!"

Danyelle spoke "We’ll see about that!"

Vera teleported herself, Roll and Danyelle to somewhere for the Challenge.

Roll asks "Where are we?"

Danyelle spoke "Must be where the Challenge will be."

Vera spoke "36 minutes to get ready for the Challenge. I’ve prepared clothes for you two."

Roll spoke "No oil based fights, I'm severely allergic to oil."

Vera spoke "Duly noted. Thanks for the heads-up."

Roll spoke "As you found out with OC-verse Danyelle, oil causes me to lose my fur."

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Danyelle VS Roll!

*Grandeeny’s POV*

*Blissful sigh* It’s been so long since Torchy and I have been together like this.

Wendy was chasing Spike about since the two were playing tag.

“Heehee, I’m getting hungry for you again, Torchy.” I smiled as my mate chuckled.

A loud explosion was heard since Runo had been pranked by Ingot.

Wendy asks "Again?"

Spike spoke "This is why we never let him near dynamite..."

Torch asks "Deena, should we?"

Dan had dropkicked Ingot through a wall.

Spike spoke "Jeeze... I didn't expect that to happen."

Dan spoke "I don't like it when others pick on Runo."

“No. That’s already taken care of.” I responded to Torch.

Torch chuckles "Then shall we head there once more?"

“Yes.” I smiled as Torch and I went to the Chuddle Hotel, only to see Igneel and Amethyst with here as well, and they arrived the same time that we did.

A male feathered dragon was flirting with Lucy but was sent careening through a wall by Natsu.

Natsu growls "SHE'S MINE STING SO LEAVE HER ALONE!"

Lucy spoke "*blushing* Natsu..."

Igneel spoke "Hehe, that son of mine."

Torch chuckles "You were the same way when you were his age Igneel, you wouldn't let anyone near Amethyst."

Igneel retorts "Oh yeah? Well you were a complete toughscale and totally embarrassed when it came to Grandeeny at Ember’s age!"

Torch counters "Least I'm not a bonehead!"

Igneel spoke "At least I ain’t a loudspeaker!"

Our mates started butting heads as Amethyst and I sighed at that. They never changed.

Wendy spoke "Dad...."

Torch spoke "*Notices buffet table at the dining area of the Chuddle Hotel* I’ll eat more food than you can at the All-You-Can-Eat Buffet in the dining room!"

Igneel spoke "You’re on!"

Torch and Igneel dashed off to the dining room. They’re definitely still rivals, as us dragonesses were on our own.

Amethyst asks "So, how are you doing, Grandeeny?"

I spoke "It took some time for Ember to forgive me."

Amethyst asks "I see, but bygones are bygones, right?"

“Indeed.” I smiled as I noticed some females heading somewhere. “You thinking what I’m thinking?”

Amethyst spoke "Why not."

Amethyst and I followed the females to what seemed like stands in a stadium. We looked around and saw that the audience was all female with some hermaphrodites here. Had to admit, Amethyst and I were curious as we encountered Kaminari.

Honeystar spoke "Oh hi there."

Kaminari asks "How’s it goin’?"

“Kaminari? Honeystar? What’re you doing here?” I asked.

Honeystar spoke "Well, us females and hermaphrodites heard about the Challenge between Danyelle and Roll, so we decided to see what was going on."

Shadowfang was among the group with Gryph-Dash.

Shadowfang spoke "From the looks of things, only females and hermaphrodites can be here. Must be because of the competitors only being female and one-on-one."

Gryph-Dash had a slight bump on her stomach due to the egg inside.

“So, how’re you and Dashie, huh?” I asked with a smirk.

Gryph-Dash spoke "Well, it's a rather large egg since the kid's a gryphkat hybrid."

Gryph-Dash waddles off to try to get the egg out since it was bigger than a normal gryphon egg.

Vera then appeared. “Alright, ladies! Are you ready? I said, ARE YOU READY?!”

The audience cheered in agreement as a yes.

Foxsong and the other female sirens roar loud.

Vera spoke "On the right blue side, is the female Abyssinian with quite the ability to fly, Danyelle Hikari!"

Danyelle showed up in an outfit that definitely suited her perfectly as cheers erupted from the audience.

Roll was exercising her muscles as she waited.

Vera spoke "And on the pink side, is the female Abyssinian who is quite the ace of hearts, Roll Sakurai!"

Roll showed up also in an outfit perfectly suited for her with cheers erupting from the audience.

Roll mutters "My last name is Hikari now...."

Vera asks "Oops! My bad, sorry about that. Roll Hikari! And the First Challenge is an Eating Contest! You will have two hours and three parts to eat as much as you can! Are both contestants ready?"

Danyelle slips a rubber body spell onto herself discreetly so that she'd have the advantage.

Danyelle spoke "Ready!"

But unknown to anyone, Vera noticed and slid the same spell even more discreetly onto Roll so that things would be fair and square as Danyelle didn’t notice or sense it at all.

Roll spoke "Ready!"

Vera spoke "Then let the First Challenge, BEGIN!!! First part and course, oh French Fry!

A gray twister blew in before it stopped, revealing a large table with multitudes of pizza and a very big and fat French Fry, much to Danyelle and Roll’s surprise.

Vera spoke "Pizza! Mama mia!"

Danyelle growls "VERA!"

Vera spoke "Calm down, I helped him with it."

Roll taunts "What’s wrong, Danyelle? Scared?"

Danyelle spoke "Bite me."

Vera asks "Okay, contestants ready to feast?"

Danyelle had slipped into her nine-tailed form yet again.

Danyelle spoke "Ready!"

I felt some kind of magic within Roll.

Roll spoke "Ready!"

Vera spoke "Then let the first forty minutes, START!!!"

The two immediately dug in, feasting and feasting on the pizza nonstop as their appetites and hunger became absolutely insatiable while neither of them cared about how round their stomachs were getting. Danyelle was eating a bit faster as she was slowly getting in the lead.

Vera spoke "Wow! Only a few seconds and their tummies are already huge!"

Ember spoke "Pizza lover alert."

The two kept eating as they were getting bigger and fatter and their suits looked really snug, but didn’t have any tears in them.

Vera spoke "40 minutes have past, so the First Course is done! Time for the Second Course!"

French Fry whisked by, replacing the pizza with curry, much to the competitor’s delight as their mouths watered.

Vera spoke "Curry! SponsoredbyYahootandMagic’sNumberOneCurry."

Danyelle asks "What was that Vera?"

Vera spoke "Sorry. That was me doing a sponsor/ad/commercial impression. Yahoot and Magic sends their regards by the way."

Roll's ears flatten since she didn't trust Yahoot or even Albert for that matter.

Vera spoke "Oops! Uh, sorry about that. Their curry was delicious though."

Danyelle spoke "I guess."

Roll spoke "Sorry but I don't trust them that much, they tried to kill Vince on several occasions."

Vera spoke "Well they did say that they and their team were still rivals with him and Lan, but they ain’t working for that quack scientist anymore since he betrayed their trust."

Danyelle spoke "If Albert comes near my brothers again, I'll tear his throat out."

Vera spoke "I don’t know about that. I think they’ve changed for the better."

Danyelle and Roll’s stomachs roared in hunger.

Vera asks "Sounds like your stomachs are tired of waiting. Both competitors ready?"

Sam's left ear twitches suddenly.

Sam asks "Aside from Blue Flame, did you call any other ghosts here Vera?"

Vera spoke "No. I don’t think so. And I definitely didn’t call the Lunch Mare."

A crackle of electricity flows out from Danyelle's mouth.

Danyelle spoke "I know you're hiding somewhere Lunch Mare, you might as well show yourself!"

Vera groans "*Facepalm!* Why did I say that?"

Danyelle spoke "We can't call in Phantom to help since he's busy with finding other alicorns."

A giant meatloaf monster appeared before Vera’s head became as big as a skyscraper and ate all of it in one bite then swallowing it before spitting out the Lunch Mare. “How about that?”

Several mares had thrown up since they were queasy.

Danyelle spoke "Good freaking grief.. You went and made several mares throw up..."

Vera spoke "Sorry, I really didn’t mean to."

Danyelle spoke "It's a dietary reaction... Plant eaters can't digest meat that well."

Vera spoke "Oh. Right."

Vera tossed a box underneath the Lunch Mare before she was sucked up into it.

Roll spoke "You better not use that on Phantom though... He's only half ghost."

Vera asks "Don’t worry, I won’t. Besides, when you travel to a lot of worlds, you learn a few things. Now then, both competitors ready to begin the second course?"

Both she-cats spoke "YEAH!"

Vera spoke "Then ready, set… FEAST!!!"

The two she-cats dug in immediately as they were getting bigger and fatter once more, getting more tears on their suits, but neither of them could care less about it. Danyelle and Roll we enjoying the curry to the fullest as they were neck-and-neck!

Blue spoke "I hate not having a cutie mark..."

“Is it because of you being a ghost?” I asked.

Blue spoke "I had one before I died in a fire but not now..."

“I think your talent is more than a cutie mark, Blue Flame.” I responded to the female ghost.

Amethyst spoke "Dragons can't get cutie marks though."

“Just because we don’t have cutie marks doesn’t mean we can’t have talents.” I said.

A random Abyssinian she-cat asks "What about zebras?"

“I do remember Zecora as it seemed that she had a cutie mark, which I did find rather odd.” I noted.

Squirrelstar spoke "I find it odd too."

Amethyst spoke "Maybe we should find her homeland soon."

Dovewing spoke "We should ask her first."

A loud crash was heard since a zebra lamia with wings and horn of an alicorn crashed head first into a wall.

Zecora groans "Note to self... Alicorn wings can't support lamia body..."

“As strong as they are now, probably not.” I noted.

Blizzardstar spoke "Lamia bodies are bulky but not as bulky as taur bodies yet Flowerstep can fly no problem."

“That’s because shi was used to flying, as was hir body.” I informed.

Flowerstep spoke "My sire was half owltaur though."

Vera spoke "Another forty minutes done! Second course over!"

Danyelle and Roll were ginormous! They were as big as mountains now as their suits were shredded to pieces as the two let out a huge simultaneous belch.

Vera asks "Whoo! You both must’ve enjoyed the curry a ton, huh?"

Squirrelstar spoke "*facepaw* Abyssinians wear little to no clothing though..."

Vera spoke "*Bead of sweat* Oh."

Danyelle spoke "Don’t worry, Vera, it’s okay."

Roll spoke "Yeah. Now bring us the last course!"

Vera spoke "Okay, here it is! The third/final course! Hope you’re both ready to drink, because here comes an endless stream! It’s spicy tropical strawberry milk!"

Audience gasps "*Intrigued* Ooh!"

The two she-cats smirked at the drink as Vera brought out two mountain-sized containers filled with spicy tropical strawberry milk as the containers each had an inserted drinking hose to chug from.

Vera asks "Both competitors ready?"

Adagio spoke "My money's on Danyelle!"

Yellowfang spoke "Mine's on the pink cat!"

Bits and bets had been exchanged yet Pinkie had a hat full of the bits that had been bet.

Danyelle and Roll spoke "READY!!!"

Vera spoke "Then SWILL!!!"

The two she-cats started sucking in the milk and swallowing it down from the hoses extremely fast as they were getting bigger and fatter.

Vera gasps "Ooh! How much longer with they last?"

The ribbon that Roll always wore on her tail had snapped off.

Roll didn’t care about that at all as she was too busy indulging herself in milk as she was drinking a bit faster.

Danyelle and Roll soon tore off the hoses and started drinking the milk straight from the containers, getting bigger and faster even quicker.

Vera spoke "Wow! They’re pulling out all the stops and going all in! This is gonna be a close one!"

All of us in the audience were cheering!

Cadence spoke "YOU GOT THIS DANY!!!!"

Rainbow Dash spoke "COME ON, ROLL!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!"

The two triple their drinking speed as their growth tripled as well with them guzzling waterfalls of milk down their throats.

Soon, there was 10 seconds left as their clothes looked like they were about to fall apart.

Vera spoke "10! 9! 8! 7! 6!"

Audience spoke 5! 4! 3!"

Me and my friends spoke "2! 1!"

Excluding Danyelle and Roll, everyone in the stadium spoke "ZERO!!!"

Vera spoke "FINISH!"

The containers vanished as the two she-cats were as huge as a country right now, before they let out ginormous burps that rattled all of us. We were anxious for the results as the two looked exactly the same before two weight scales appeared as a giant screen board revealed itself.

Vera spoke "Alright, you two. Step onto the scales and measure out your BMI."

The two competitors were anxious to find out as well.

The other girls and herms waited with baited breath.

Danyelle and Roll stepped onto the scales as the scores were cracking the numbers.

Vera spoke "It’s a close finish, the winner of the First Challenge could be either one!"

Danyelle’s score read 3 trillion pounds, while Roll’s score read 3 trillion and 3 pounds.

Vera spoke "The winner of the First Challenge is Roll Hikari!"

Danyelle spoke "Uh, you forgot to factor in base weight... My base weight is 169 pounds, Roll's bas weight is 90 pounds."

Roll asks "Excuse me, Dany?"

Danyelle spoke "Oh bite me, my base weight is almost twice your base weight."

Roll growls "You trying to-"

Vera spoke "Okay, slight error. But now that we know, let’s move onto the Second Challenge, the challenge of battle!"

A wheel appeared.

Vera spoke "Time to spin the Wheel of Combat!"

Vera spun the wheel as it slowed down to a stop soon, and the arrow pointed to the face of a quite big female blonde terrier diamond dog with long, blonde fur with bangs that are tied in two geometrical pigtails on her head and blue eyes while wearing an azure wrestling mask.

Vera spoke "And the Second Challenge will be… Pro Wrestling!"

A wrestling ring emerged as a barrier formed.

Vera spoke "Start on the ring, but anywhere on this floor is also fair. Just don’t go onto the audience, so I put up a barrier just in case."

Roll spoke "Uh Vera, neither Danyelle or I know how to wrestle..."

Vera asks "Well, the basics of it is you try to strike, grab and throw your opponents to daze them long enough to pin them down. If you pin your opponent down for 3 slaps on the ground, you win. Both wrestlers ready?"

Uncertainty in her voice, Danyelle spoke "Ready as I'll ever be...."

Roll, who slapped her face to help herself focus. “Good to go!”

Vera spoke "Then it is time… TO WRESTLE!!!"

The bell rang as the match started.

Danyelle pulls a fast one, pulling a Germane Suplex on Roll thus knocking the pink Abyssinian out.

But Roll got back up instantly as she drop kicked Danyelle, sending her flying back before the pink Abyssinian got onto her, pinning Danyelle.

Vera spoke "*One slap* One! *Another slap* Two!"

Danyelle grabs Roll, pinning the pink Abyssinian down in a lotus lock thus stopping Roll from trying to break free.

Vera spoke "*One slap* One! *Another slap* Two! *About to slap the floor a third time* Thr-"

But then as if her instinct took action, full of energy, Roll suddenly jumped into the air from the ground, with the air force making Danyelle face the floor before Roll pinned Danyelle down, turning her hold to her advantage.

Vera spoke "*One slap* One! *Another slap* Two! *Final slap* Three!"

The bell rang as Roll had won.

Danyelle hisses "CHEATER!!! I HAD IT IN THE BAG!!!"

Danyelle bodyslams Roll, pinning the pink Abyssinian down.

Vera separated the two Abyssinians.

Vera spoke "Calm down, Danyelle. I kept my eye on the match the whole time and Roll managed to turn the tables fair and square."

Danyelle was in nine tailed mode due to anger.

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Calming Danyelle Down/ Tie-Breaker/ Three's a Crowd

*Amethyst’s POV*

Well, this just got ugly.

Vera spoke "Oh boy…"

Snowfall traps Danyelle in a block of ice, stopping the Abyssinian.

Danyelle started thawing out, thanks to the combo her current state and her nine-tailed mode, but only her head broke out as Snowfall kept reinforcing the ice to restrain her.

Poking her head out of a warp ring, OC-verse Danyelle asks "This a bad time?"

Vera spoke "Actually, it’s perfect timing."

OC-verse Danyelle pulls out a pair of spare inhibitor rings she stole form her universe's Shadow.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "These might help control the yellow hairball's powers."

Snowfall asks "Need me to thaw out her wrists?"

Danyelle spoke "LET ME OUT!!!"

OC-verse Danyelle uses a stun spell on her counterpart before putting the inhibitor rings onto the yellow Abyssinian's wrists.

Danyelle’s Nine-Tailed form was deactivated after the inhibitor rings were put on her wrists.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "That should calm her down."

Danyelle asks "Huh? What happened?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "You went berserk..."

Danyelle spoke "Why-Oh… Sorry about that."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "My universe's Shadow wears them to control his powers as well."

Danyelle spoke "Roll, look. I’m sorry I lost my cool like that, it’s just I don’t like losing when I came so close to winning."

Roll asks "No, Danyelle. I’m sorry that me really winning upset you that badly. But since both of us has won a Challenge, that means a tiebreaker, right?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I'm out!"

OC-verse Danyelle went back to her universe.

Vera spoke "Okay, I knew that was a bit of a berserk button for her, but she really needs to lighten up."

Twilight spoke "I guess you didn't know... Being overweight is OC-verse Danyelle's trigger."

Vera spoke "Anyway, onto the Tiebreaker! And it is quite a festive one."

Yui pops up suddenly with a scared look on her face.

Vera asks "Huh?"

Yui spoke "Something's wrong with my dad!"

Vera spoke "Now don’t worry, everyone. It won’t take long, I’ll only be a minute."

Vera and Yui teleported.

*Vera’s POV*

Okay, something wrong with my cousin? Better look into it.

Gingerheart had Discord inside a magic-proof bubble.

Gingerheart spoke "Vera."

“What happened?” I asked.

Discord explained what happened, faking the Blue Flu, Twilight and Cadence, sending the two on a quest to “cure” him, and getting actually sick by a monster plant that sneezed on him.

“Why am I not surprised?” I sighed.

Gingerheart spoke "Sneezed on by a Tatzelwurm..."

“Fluttershy on her way?” I asked.

Gingerheart spoke "Yeah, she volunteered to help him."

A thud was heard since Card Trick had fainted.

Trixie giggles "And he's out cold."

Gingerheart asks "Uh, when did you…?"

Trixie spoke "Accident over in Saddle Arabia."

“Are you bound to that or do you have to keep it with you?” I asked

Trixie spoke "My lamp? I'm tied to it."

Mystic spoke "I'm still bound to my lamp until Princess Twilight decides to wish me free."

Yui asks "Tied to it?"

Mystic spoke "It's a genie thing."

Yui spoke "Oh."

Mystic spoke "Ten thousand years inside a cramped space can give a genie SUCH a major crick in the neck."

Trixie spoke "And I DO NOT want that!"

“Well, I can see everything’s gonna be okay.” I noted.

Mystic spoke "Least you got one genie to teach you the basics though Trixie."

Trixie spoke "True."

I teleported back to my stadium. “And now! The Tiebreaker! Hope you gals got some rhythm, ‘cause it’s time for a dance-off! Belly Dancing! Oh, Cadence! Oh, Carmen!”

Cadence showed up with Carmen, who was as big as French Fry from earlier before they got some outfits on Danyelle and Roll.

Maylu snickers "Good thing Ben and Vince aren't here right now, the two of them would be out cold with nosebleeds."

Cadence giggles "Heehee! Agreed. Awesome idea, Vera."

“Why thank you.” I smiled as Carmen fused her four maracas into two double-headed maracas as Danyelle was surprised at that.

Maylu used her magic to project images of Danyelle and Roll into the minds of Ben and Vincent, causing both toms to fain with a nosebleed.

Mystic laughs "You sly cat!"

Maylu giggles "Heehee!"

Vera asks "Alright! Danyelle at 3 trillion and 169 pounds, Roll at 3 trillion and 93 pounds, ya both ready?"

Rarity drags the two unconscious toms over with magic.

Rarity spoke "I have an idea!"

Vera asks "Hmm? Having the two toms watch them belly-dance?"

Rarity giggles "In separate rooms with their significant other."

Vera spoke "Heehee! Ya sure? ‘Cause this is the Tiebreaker, and there could be cameras there watching them."

Danyelle spoke "I'm also in heat though so I'd rather not have others watching."

Snapping her fingers, Danyelle transferred the extra 3 trillion pounds to Vera before dragging Ben off to a private room.

Roll did the same before dragging Vince off to a different room.

Vera spoke "Wow, talk about a surprise twist."

Roll asks "What are you talking about?"

Vera spoke "What you two pulled. Oh well, I guess the Tiebreaker’s more of a private matter anyway this time."

Roll spoke "Least Volt and Jazz are being looked after by Maylu."

Vera spoke "Yep. Hope you have fun with Vince."

Maylu spoke "I have to wait another 5 years before I can even have kids."

Vera spoke "Well, let’s see what the results will be in two hours."

Maylu spoke "It could take them a while though."

Vera spoke "Touché."

Maylu's tail was pressed against her rear.

Maylu spoke "Talk about bad timing..."

Vera asks "Need to book a room in the Chuddle Hotel?"

Leaving Volt and Jazz with Lucy, Maylu grabs Lan before dragging the brown tom off to a random room.

Vera spoke "Hopefully the room they’re going to have what they need."

Lucy spoke "Last thing we need is a pregnant 14 year old..."

Vera spoke "That’s why I said what I said, because I agree with you on that."

Poking her head through a portal, OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Maria may look 12 but she's actually 52 since she's immortal."

A loud POP was heard, scaring Erza to the point that she had hiccups.

Erza’s hiccups somehow sounded like soft barks as she blushed in embarrassment at that as I could tell all of us girls and herms here were thinking, “That’s so cute!”

Lucy giggles "Wow Erza, I had no idea your hiccups sounded like that."

Erza stammers "*Embarrassed blush* It’s *Hiccup-bark!* really embarrassing for *Hiccup-bark!* any diamond dog. *Hiccup-bark!*"

OC-verse Danyelle laughs "I pulled that on Breakfang one time and the result was the same thing!"

A hiccup-meow was heard from Runo since the noise had spooked her as well.

Vera spoke "Aww! That’s too cute!"

Runo spoke "*embarrassed* No it's *hiccup-meow!* not! It's really embarrassing *hiccup-meow!* for Abyssinians... *hiccup-meow!*"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Mobian cats too..."

Then a hiccup-chirp was heard.

Gilda spoke "That wasn't me!"

A random gryphon hen had the hiccups.

Spike was itching his back against a wall.

“Looks like your time’s come, Spike.” I said to my son.

Dan spoke "But the molt has some rather nasty side effects.... Uncontrollable voice shifts, fire burps, itchy stone scales... And don't even get me started on the smell..."

Erza spoke "Plus there are a lot of critters that will snack on a molting dragons... Hydras, Tatzelwurms, rocs...."

Lucy spoke "Basically giant birds..."

Vera spoke "Tatzelwurms? That's what got my cousin sick in the first place with a sneeze."

Lucy spoke "Molting is a rather vulnerable time for young dragons though."

Erza spoke "Least I didn't have to deal with fire burps though."

Wendy spoke "Airblast burps are a pain for sky dragons though."

Spike asks "How exactly?"

Wendy spoke "You don't want to know..."

Spottedleaf spoke "I was stuck in a wall one time the day Wendy was undergoing the molt, airblast burp."

Spike spoke "Oh."

Later, after at least 2 hours, Vera told us she won the Tiebreaker by one point, winning the Challenge.

Vera spoke "Normally, I'd go and congratulate the winner, but I think Danyelle and Roll deserves their nap."

Runo spoke "True there."

Applebloom asks "Hey, could Ah tell ya one of the adventures I went on with mah sis?"

Runo spoke "Sure."

Wavern spoke "I'm rather curious too."

Applebloom told us of her adventure in a place called Treasure Trove while mentioning a book that had a treasure map and a coin.

Ember spoke "Wait, I think mom had a book like that."

Runo's fur had bristled up suddenly since she sensed danger.

end

Dragon's Gold
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

Dragon's Gold

Author's Note

Crossover with Treasure X Season 2

Dragon's Gold

*Ember's POV*

Well, Applejack, Applebloom, Heatwave, Pebble, Spike, Lucy, Natsu, Wendy and I were following my mom back to the Dragon lands.

Since Pebble Heart didn't have wings, Natsu had to carry the tomcat.

Dan and Runo were with us.

Runo spoke "Careful guys, I sense something approaching."

Grandeeny spoke "That would be the book we're heading towards to. That means we're almost there."

Wavern spoke "What Runo meant was that monster that Applejack and Applebloom ran into..."

Grandeeny spoke "I don't blame you for that."

We soon arrived at our home and found the book. It was gold and red, with some dragons fangs in the corners and a coin shaped like a dragon eye at the center.

Grandeeny spoke "I'll check around the area. I'll be back soon."

Mom flew off.

Pebble spoke "This looks like the book that Daring has!"

The coin glowed, as if calling us as we moved towards it before Heat Wave grabbed the coin.

Heatwave spoke "Huh. I wonder if..."

Heatwave opened the book, revealing a map, but it mostly showed flames as the compass was at the center of it with a dragon's head on it.

Pebble spoke "Maybe Goldcrown and his friends need our help again."

Applejack spoke "Right."

Applebloom spoke "Then let's go."

Heatwave nodded as he searched across the map with the coin before it stopped on a spot that burned before dragon flames engulfed us and dragged us into the book.

*At an unknown location*

There was a unicorn skeleton stallion wearing a navy hooded robe with gold-lined dollar sign decorated loincloth front, navy hoof coverings, a light yellow bandage wrapped over his left eye socket and side of head, a golden belt with four round potion holders and a stylized skull medallion while wielding a golden clawed magic staff that held an orb with dollar signs on it. "They say a watched block never digs itself."

There was a blue Abyssinian tomcat skeleton that looked mutated to have a smaller extra arm growing out of his right shoulder and having a pink mohawk while wearing tattered red shorts, a damaged white sock on his right foot, a gold link around his left ankle, double gold bracelets on his elbows and wrists, a gold visor with dollar signs on them and a gold necklace with a container on it as he wielded a golden hammer. "Whoa... Deep."

Unicorn asks "Fortune! I have an idea, stick with me here! How about, *Gives Fortune a large red digging multi-tool* YOU dig it?"

Fortune spoke "Dude, I'm always the one digging-Okay."

But then we fell from the sky and crashed onto the block, shattering it while we sent Fortune, the unicorn skeleton and 2 other skeletons flying a bit as well as revealing some kind of chest.

Applejack groans "Not again..."

Fortune laughs "I summoned other skeletons to do it for us! Yeet!"

There was a male diamond dog skeleton with gold teeth, wearing a slate pair of goggles with gold gears over the eyes, a gold skull-shaped antenna, red piping that sticks into his mouth, yellow gloves with silver studded wristbands, tatter purple shorts, a thick golden belt with a stylized "G" that resembles a dollar sign, white sandals and a gold chain around his right ankle while wielding a golden split club with blades on it. "Bones! Haha! Treasure!"

There was a light grey male zebra skeleton having blue dreadlocks with a gold tag on them, gold paint on both of his eyes, wearing a navy loincloth and cape, gold rings on his chest, a gold anklet on his front right leg, and a medallion with a stylized G on it while wielding a golden bone staff. "Ravenger, calm down."

Heatwave asks "Alright! We returned! Wait, skeletons?"

We looked at ourselves and found out that we were transformed into skeletons ourselves.

Pebble hisses "Hold on! You're not Goldcrown, and you're not Loot-Loot, Fin, or Blade!"

Unicorn skeleton spoke "I am Gold Spell the Sorcerer, the Abyssinian is Fortune Freak, the diamond dog is Rich Ravenger, and the zebra is Shamon Shiny.

Applebloom asks "Wait a gosh-darn minute! Is this Xio?"

Gold Spell spoke "*As Ravenger opened the chest and pulling out a golden treasure out of purple goop* This is Apexia."

Pebble asks "Do you four know anything about a jerk named Exis?"

Gold Spell grabbed Pebble’s shoulders at that. “Exis?! You know of this scourge?! What do you know?!”

Pebble asks "Uh… That he’s the bad guy?"

Applejack explained to the four about her group's run-in with Goldcrown's group.

Gold Spell spoke "He truly is evil! We must unlock the heart of a dragon before he-*Gasp!* Minions! Run!"

Green earth pony/orc skeletons wearing silver helmet with a gold dollar sign on them each, brown leather tunics, silver shoulder pads, a green skull bracelet on their right wrists, gold skull chains on their ankles, and brown sandals with gold straps while they were each wielding a cracked sword with a skull hilt charged at us as we escaped into a cave before the enemies ran past us.

Heatwave asks "Hold on! Dragons?"

Ravenger asks "Where?! And whose tooth is this?"

Ravenger brought out a golden dragon’s tooth.

Applebloom spoke "Hey, that there’s a Golden Treasure! Me, mah sis, Heatwave and Pebble know about them!"

Applejack spoke "*As Heatwave brought out the coin* But we only got this right now."

Gold Spell spoke "Ah. They who have the Dragon’s Eye have been chosen to hunt for ultimate gold."

Fortune spoke "They’re the chosen ones? I thought they’d be, you know... *Tall, strong, then cool grunts*"

Applebloom pulls the golden Tanto sword out from her hammerspace before slicing the enemy skeletons to pieces.

Applebloom spoke "Don’t need to be tall, strong or cool ta find treasures."

“Got that right!” Heatwave agreed as he brought out the map and used the eye to find a golden dragon fire, horn and tongue, with each of those three being at different locations. “There they are!”

Gold Spell spoke "We need to split up into three groups! Ravenger, you know the Wastelands! Fortune, head to Bottopolis! Shamon and I’ll take Barbaric Forest, then we go dragon-hunting!"

Ravenger and Fortune spoke "*High-five and back-five* Yeah!"

Ravenger took Pebble, Spike, Wendy and Applejack with him while Rich brought along Natsu, Lucy, Dan and Runo, leaving Nashi, Applebloom, Heatwave and me with Gold Spell and Shamon Shiny.

Gold Spell spoke "Well, come on, chosen ones! We’ve got a whole new chapter to get through! With dragons! And gold treasure! AND… actually, I don’t have another one."

Nashi tail slaps Gold Spell on the back of the head.

I spoke "Excuse me? Spike, Lucy, Natsu, Nashi, Wendy and I are dragons you know."

Gold Spell spoke "No offense, that is."

Nashi chirps.

I spoke "Smart kid though."

Heatwave pulled the Golden Dragon treasure out from Applebloom's hammerspace.

Applebloom gasps "How did that get there?"

Gold Spell spoke "The Golden Dragon’s Soul! Well done! But that’s not what we were after."

Soon, we got to Barbaric Forest and fell down a cliff, but survived as only Gold Spell fell apart before Heatwave spotted a block.

Heatwave spoke "That has to be where the Golden Flame is!"

Gold Spell got himself back together, but not before some kind of vine scratched him on the cheek as he started clipping his front right hoof in rhythm with his head bopping side-to-side, catching our attention.

I ask "You okay dude?"

Gold Spell spoke "What? *Gasp!* Great Urbes’ ghost! Stand back everyone! This treasure is protected by a Boogie Briar. One scratch could have you dancing for hours."

A vine scratched Gold Spell’s front right leg, making it dance as well, as we stifled our giggles.

Applebloom snickers "Great StarClan, you are too funny!"

“We’ll be careful.” I snickered as Applebloom, Heatwave, Nashi and I went to the block and started digging.

Gold Spell spoke "You’d better be! *Dancing while defending against vines with his weapon* Finding Golden Treasure is serious business! *As the four of us defended ourselves against the vines* Without them, we won’t be able to unlock the hearts of Apexia’s dragons!"

“Yuck.” I gagged at that.

Gold Spell spoke "*Still dancing* Show some respect! *As we dug into the block, digging out a chest and golden robot skeleton parts* Scaly armor defends the most paramount prize!"

We were confused at that.

I set the vines on fire.

The vines burned, only for more to grow out of the ground and replace them as a male golden ornithian skeleton robot with a small blue left eye and a large red right eye, along with a gold antenna on his left side, an emblem on him with a pyramid of gold bricks decorating it, along with grey tubing reaching from, defined toes, with a flat grey sole on the bottom of his feet while wielding a blue laser sword that’s attached to his left arm reassembled himself. “Greetings, my name is Cybergold.”

Gold Prize spoke "A special treasure in dragon hearts that grants untold power. We must tame them first."

A vine was about to scratch Cybergold before he sliced it.

Gold Spell spoke "And a powerful sorcerer like myself."

Applebloom asks "*As Heatwave opened the chest of purple goop* Sorcerer? Like doing magic tricks like Trixie and her husband?"

Gold Spell spoke "*Appalled* Tricks?! *As Heat Wave brought out a golden dragon head with golden flames covered in purple goop* I don’t do tricks! I perform amazing feats! Observe!"

The orb burned blue as we awed in amazement at that.

Gold Spell spoke "Unearthican reanimaton scalerapus!"

Gold Spell stabbed the staff into the ground, before Treasure Orc zombies rose from the ground, much to our worry.

Heatwave asks "Uh, Gold Spell? Did you mean to awaken an undead evil skeleton zombie army?"

Gold Spell spoke "Uh, no. I was… trying to do a card trick."

Gold Spell really didn’t mean to do that.

Gold Spell spoke "*Dancing while fending off zombie skeletons* A five, a six, a five, six, seven, eight! Hoo! Ha! A one-two-three! Ha!

We were fighting against zombie skeletons too.

Heatwave spoke "What gives?! I thought Golden Treasures had powers!"

Gold Spell spoke "These ones only work on dragons!"

“But the Boogie Briar works on everyone.” Heatwave and I realized with a smirk as we grabbed some vines as weapons.

“Let’s dance!” I quipped as Heatwave and I scratched some zombies with the vines, making them dance.

Applebloom spoke "Ah heard that Lionblaze befriended a Night Fury."

Nashi holds the golden dragon head in her little claws before shooting out a powerful Celestial-Fire Roar at the zombies, sending them flying as they catch on fire.

Another zombie rose before a white kirin skeleton with gold teeth, having a pompadour name and tail made from a tangle of green snakes, a gold eyepatch with two intertwined "G" logos on them over his left eye, wearing an open scaled green jacket that covers his front legs but leaves his hooves open, a tatted red loincloth, a gold belt with a dollar sign on it, and gold sandals with white soles while wielding is a golden snake-like whip fell down in a giant ball of fire and crashed into the zombie, scattering it. “Hoo! Howdy! Name’s Gold Venom. Apologies for dropping in like that, how rude!”

Thanks to a teleportation spell from Twilight, Lionblaze and Nightclaw show up.

Lionblaze spoke "Thought you'd need some help!"

Soon, the zombies in the area were defeated.

Gold Spell spoke "What has bones of perfection and a static posture? *Sing-Song* ~Me!~ The dancing’s worn off! Come, everyone! We have much to do if we’re going to kick Exis’ flank!"

We noticed Gold Spell’s hips and flanks still dancing, much to our amusement as we snickered.

Nightclaw chuffs in amusement.

Lionblaze snickers "Uh dude, your rear's still dancing."

*Spike’s POV*

Pebble, Wendy, Applejack and I were running with Ravenger.

Ravenger spoke "Golden Dragon Horn. Heatwave said that we could find the Golden Dragon Horn in-Wait… *Stops* Why are we running?! I’ve got a Bone Buggy!"

We stopped and turned around to see some kind of skeletal dune buggy.

Ravenger spoke "Why don’t we just use that? Oh… That’s right. Come on!"

Ravenger got onto the Bone Buggy as we boarded it with him. Later, we were riding in the Wastelands.

Dovewing suddenly appears on the back of a Deadly Nadder.

Dovewing spoke "Thought you five might need some help so I asked Twilight to send me and a Nadder to your location. She also sent Flutterfoot and Songleap along with a Zippleback to aid Natsu's group."

“Wow! Nice!” I smiled before Ravenger noticed something.

Rich Ravenger spoke "Ooh! That rock has a riddle!"

Ravenger stopped the buggy as we saw two stones making an x with the front one having words.

Ravenger spoke “Treasure can be found to the right. Right? Which right? Your right or my right? I know! We’ll go both!"

Ravenger tore out the steering wheel before it raced forward, riding off the x and fell down a cliff, crashing onto a block that a male kirin white skeleton with a green snake tail, having a green headpiece that resembled a snake with a red braided back and slit red and yellow eyes, wearing a green scaled sleeveless shirt with gold shoulderpads, a gold medallion with two intertwined snakes on it, a red trailing loincloth with a stylized gold skull wearing sunglasses on it, and a pair of gold tennis shoes with white soles while wielding a golden flail with a pointed tip was digging, scattering the block while knocking skeletons pieces and the treasure chest out of it as the Bone Buggy became broken.

The creature spoke "Gold Venom!"

Ravenger spoke *As Gold Venom put himself back together* Whoo-hoo! That was fun!"

Gold Venom spoke "Glad to see yer here, Slitherbling. Whoo! Thanks fer the save, mah good friends. And here I was expecting the day to be unpleasant."

Gold Venom was standing on oil as it got caught on fire, putting him on fire too.

Gold Venom asks "Uh… Well, least it can’t get any worse, huh?"

A voice spoke "Hello."

A Treasure Orc showed up and knocked Gold Venom away into the sky.

Gold Venom spoke "Goh! Me and mah big mouth! *Star KO*"

Ravenger spoke "Gah! I mean, *Draws club* Arrgh! Back off! I’ve got this… club, uh… thing. And I have no idea how to use it!"

Treasure Orc spoke "I like those odds."

Dovewing and her Nadder attack the orc with fire and electricity.

The orc blocked the attack with his weapon as he attacked us, which unfortunately, since we were turned into skeletons, made us fall apart as he kicked off Ravenger’s head.

Ravenger spoke "Oy! No fair!"

The orc laughed before Ravenger’s body kicked the orc into a pit.

Treasure Orc growls "Bones!"

We put ourselves back together as Ravenger put his head back on his body.

Ravenger spoke "We learned a lot that summer vacation. We found friendship, but more than that, we found-Wait… That’s not why we’re here! *Goes to chest and picks up dirt* Yes! Dirt! *Shakes head then picks up chest* I mean, treasure!"

Ravenger opened the chest and tasted the purple goop, which was gross.

Ravenger spoke "That was a bad idea. Actually… Was it? *Tastes goop again, puts down chest* Ew! Yes. *Puts hand in chests and pulls out the Golden Dragon Horn covered in purple goop* Ooh! The Golden Horn! Also slimy. Golden, and slimy."

Ravenger blew the horn.

Ravenger spoke "Haha! Toot!"

But then clouds darkened as thunder roared and lightning flashed.

Ravenger spoke "Ooh! I hear bowling!"

The Nadder roars loud.

“I have a bad feeling about those clouds.” I dreaded before the ground started rumbling.

A beam of light hits the clouds, dispersing them.

A golden yellow Pegasus stallion with a light blonde mane and tail along with a strange helmet on his head flew over to my group.

The stallion asks "You alright?"

But then treasure orc zombies started rising out of the ground.

Ravenger spoke "Good guys? Bad guys? *As the zombies growled* Bad guys. Definitely bad guys. No problemo! Bone Buggy, away!"

The Bone Buggy was shattered and on fire.

Ravenger spoke "Oh. Right. So it’s come to this!"

Ravenger started screaming as he ran away.

Wendy spoke "We got what we came for."

Pebble spoke "Yeah, might as well scram and find the others!"

Applejack spoke "Fine!"

We followed Ravenger as the zombies chased us.

The odd stallion fired another beam of light at the zombies, setting them ablaze.

The stallion laughs "You zombies picked the wrong pony to mess with! I'm known far and wide as Golden Justice!"

Applejack gasps "Wait! THE Golden Justice?!"

Justice spoke "That'd be me."

*Natsu’s POV*

We were in Bottopolis with Fortune Freak on some kind of surfboard with him riding the toxic waste. Man, I can’t believe that any of us would be glad that we were turned into skeletons since skeletons are immune to that stuff.

Fortune spoke "Whoo-hoo!!!"

We then fell down a wastefall, crashing on the ground.

Fortune spoke "*Cough! Cough! Pbht!* Gnarly! Tastes like my mom’s ramen. Delicious!"

That kinda weirded us out.

Flutterfoot spoke "Dude, you're weird..."

Songleap spoke "Ick..."

“Wait, when’d you guys get here?!” I asked in surprise.

The two WindClan Abyssinians spoke "Twilight."

Lucy spoke "Uh-oh. Get outta here, now!"

But the Zippleback refused to leave.

Songleap spoke "We can't get back out though."

Dan spoke "Uh, hate to break it to you, but there’s toxic waste around here, and only skeletons can survive that."

Flutterfoot spoke "My sister and I don't have any magic at all."

I couldn’t help but facepalm at that. “Is anyone here capable of teleportation?"

Runo spoke "Sorry but no, I can't use my magic when I'm like this."

Lucy spoke "You’ve gotta be kidding me!"

Runo spoke "I'm not."

Dan spoke "This place isn't exactly safe for Drago and Wavern either."

Fortune spoke "Whoa! Mysterious sign warning us of a hideous mutant squid creature? I’d be stupid NOT to dive in here!"

There was indeed a sign warning us about that as the red squid on the sign carried some golden block.

Runo spoke "Plus cats hate getting wet. Not counting Danyelle since she spent most of her life near water."

Fortune jumped off before he faceplanted at a lower level.

Fortune spoke "Ow! Stupid shallow end!"

Flutterfoot and Songleap laugh at Fortune's misfortune.

A voice spoke "Don’t worry, Fortune. I’ll help lead the non-skeletons outta here safely."

A green male changeling skeleton showed up, with a horn growing out of the left of his skull, wearing a white belt with a pair of teal pants, gold belt with a radioactive symbol on it, a pair of red boots and gold chains on his front legs, one on his left ankle and three scattered around his front right leg and a silver eyepatch with a red center around his left eye while wielding a large studded golden wrench.

Fortune spoke "Lootant Fist!"

The Zippleback refused to go anywhere.

I spoke "Some dragons are more stubborn than others."

Lootant walked towards us and faced only the Zippleback before lifting his eyepatch, showing something that scared the dragon stiff before the Zippleback scarcely nodded.

Lootant Fist spoke "Didn’t want to do that, but there wasn’t any other choice."

I spoke "Night furies on the other claw tend to be more stubborn."

Lucy spoke "Especially if one's the alpha of all dragons."

Lootant asks "*Putting eyepatch back on* Still, you don’t wanna know what’s behind my eyepatch. So, all non-skeletons ready to escape safely?"

I spoke "There's two other dragons and two other Clan Abyssinians around somewhere."

Flutterfoot spoke "Harestar gave me and Songleap orders to help you out."

The Zippleback nodded both of its heads in agreement.

Lootant spoke "Need I remind you that water down there’s toxic waste? A single touch could kill you."

Drago asks "Wait... WHAT?!?!?!?"

Lootant spoke "What part of “toxic waste” didn’t you understand? Only skeletons can survive in that."

Runo spoke "For Drago and Wavern's sakes, Dan and I are staying out of that water."

Lootant spoke "Unless someone here is made of some kinda metal, I don’t think any non-skeleton would end up well."

Dan spoke "I honesty don't know what sort of material the Bakugan are made out of."

I spoke "Plus my scarf would get destroyed..."

Fortune spoke "Dudes, my clothes are toxic waste-proof, so I think as long as you’re skeletons, your clothes are toxic waste-proof too."

The zippleback was growling suddenly since it had sensed danger.

Songleap spoke "Something's coming!"

Flutterfoot spoke "This doesn't feel like normal wind..."

Fortune spoke "COME ON!!!"

Fortune jumped in, suddenly followed by me and Lucy as our clothes were totally fine, even my scarf before we encountered some kind of giant robot squid holding a block.

Fortune spoke "That’s no squid! That’s a robo-kraken! It’s time to tenderize some tentacles! Yo! Krak-a-laken! Let’s go!"

The three of us fought the robot as it took Fortune’s extra arm.

Fortune spoke "Gah! I’ve been disarmed! Oh, I got two more. Suh-weet!"

Fortune attacked the robot and block, breaking the block apart with parts of a skeleton being revealed.

A voice asks "Dude?"

Fortune spoke "Dude! Cool Bling!"

The parts formed together to make a blue male abyssinian skeleton almost entirely bundled up, with his teeth and hands being the only visible parts of him, wearing a dark blue parka lined with white fur on the hood and sleeves, along with a gold belt over it, gold pants with white boots that have light blue bottoms, a red scarf and gold snow goggles with silver lenses while wielding a golden pickaxe.

Fortune asks "Didn’t I drop kick your head back on the surface?"

Cool Bling spoke "Huh? Nah. Could’ve been my broski."

Fortune chuckles "Bro, you have a bro? You’re a duplicate! Sick! That means I can trade you!

Fortune was suddenly grabbed by tentacles.

Fortune asks "Dudes, a little help?"

Bling sliced the tentacles before Lucy and I bashed it as Fortune grabbed his arm and the treasure chest with all of us getting to the surface.

Fortune asks "Whoo! We made it! *Guitar solo on extra arm before putting it back on as he opened the chest and pulled out a golden dragon tongue attached to a golden bone* Yo! Check it out! The Golden Dragon’s Tongue! Hey, do you hear something?"

Songleap yowls since she, Flutterfoot and their dragon were caught in a tornado.

But then a diamond dog skeleton wearing a long tattered brown tunic with short aqua sleeves and white fur on the neck, a gold buckle with a stylized G on it around his waist, a gold bracelet on his right wrist, a black mask of a wolf face with glowing yellow eyes, gold braided details on the snout, and white fur that includes the wolf's ears over his head and a pair of aqua shoes with white fur at the ankles while wielding a golden axe swooped in and grabbed the three as he took them somewhere safe.

Treasure Orc spoke "Oh bones!"

A Treasure Orc crashed onto the four of us, scattering is in a pile before a surge of toxic was pushed us underwater as we reassembled ourselves and battled him for the Dragon’s Tongue, the orc soon grabbed the tongue.

Fortune spoke "Dude!"

Fortune grabbed Bling, Lucy and I and went lower as the treasure orc crashed into an underwater pipe, dropping the tongue as I grabbed it and all four of us surfaced on the river.

Bling spoke "That seemed too easy."

Lucy spoke "Too easy if you ask me..."

But then treasure orc skeleton zombies emerged from the toxic waste as I noticed a fork in the river. “Go right!”

The four of us swam right, taking the right path as the zombies were drifted into the left path.

Bling spoke "Uh, that also seemed too easy."

I spoke "We should meet up with the others."

Fortune spoke "C’mon, man. We good. Let this relaxing toxic waste take us to safety."

Bling spoke "Or… smash us to pieces!"

We looked ahead, seeing a garbage disposal ahead!

*Ember’s POV*

We beat some zombies and we did it pretty well.

Cybergold spoke "Enemies defeated."

Shamon spoke "Indeed."

Gold Spell spoke "Hahaha! You’re all as good a warrior as Shamon, Ravenger and Fortune, my friends! Committed, dedicated, and fearless!"

But then we heard Ravenger screaming as he crashed into us and the rest of his group showed up with some backup.

Ravenger spoke "Red sky! Evil zombies! Screaming!"

Gold Spell spoke "Um… That’s weird."

We put ourselves back together, but Ravenger’s legs were switched with his arms.

Nashi was giggling since Ravenger was walking backwards.

I spoke "I heard via magic compact that the apple pony met up with someone called Golden Justice."

Ravenger spoke "Oh yeah! He’s with us!"

Applejack spoke "On top of that, Ah sense he's a nascent alicorn. Oh, that means not ascended yet in case you skellies don't know the term."

But then we heard a clank as I saw a tube exit.

“Get back!” I yelled as we did before toxic waste flushed out, revealing Fortune, Bling, Natsu and Lucy, who were scattered as the two Abyssinian skeletons high-fived.

Fortune and Bling spoke "Dude!"

Natsu spoke "I can’t believe we survived that!"

Lucy spoke "Me neither!"

Gold Spell spoke "*As the four put themselves back together* When the fellowship reunites, gold reaches its zenith!"

Bling asks "This homie always talk like a fortune cookie?"

Fortune spoke "We usually just ignore him."

Justice chuckles "There's one weirdo in every universe."

A male spoke "Don’t forget about us.

The Viking diamond dog skeleton from before arrived with the rest of Natsu’s group, along with Lootant and some more skeleton allies. One of them being an earth pony stallion skeleton that had a strip of slicked-back white hair on his head, while the sides of his head have rune-like carvings on them, wearing a white fur-made top with a leather brown loincloth, black pants, a teal belt with a gold belt buckle, a pair of teal sandals with gold straps, gold bands on his back ankles and shoulders while wielding a golden sword. Another being a blue male Minotaur skeleton that had blue crystal ice growing around his skull, covering everything aside from his eyes and forehead with various spikes and a horn also growing out of this ice, wearing a blue long-sleeved jumpsuit lined with white fur at the collar with a light blue front and golden designs, one of them being a dollar sign, a golden medallion shaped like an upside-down triangle with a stylized skull wearing shutter shades on it, blue gloves, and red boots with golden tips while wielding a a golden axe that also resembled a hooked weapon. And another being a male Ornithian skeleton whose left eye is covered with a neon green crosspatch bandage, his right eye has three gold facepaint streaks on it, wearing a neon green gas mask with gold trim, having a green squared off mohawk with four golden studs in his skull, wearing purple pants with a double tiered golden stylized skull medallion, gold studded bracelets on his wrists, and neon green chains on his elbows while wielding a bat with a shattered rock shoved on top of it. Another one of them was an earth pony stallion skeleton with parts of his body, including the left half of his face, part of the right side of his face, his torso, his front right leg, and his back left leg, were replaced with silver robotic parts, his front legs and back right leg have gold piping going through them, his left eye is replaced with a red slat, while he has a gold decoration on his right eye and a round golden medallion on his chest as well while wielding a golden axe with blue laser blades. The last ally that was with them was a male Abyssinian skeleton wearing a furry light grey tunic with a small clay strap at the front with a stylized skull on it, having blue hair with a clay saber tooth tiger hat on top of it, with gold gems replacing the eyes, a gold nose ring, and golden fangs, wearing a clay hand cover on his right arm and brown shoes with gold soles and clay fur on the ankles while wielding a golden gem-covered club with a rock in the center.

Wolf spoke "My name is Golden Wolf, and these are my allies; Erik Blingblade, Sliceberg, Plunder Punk, Blingbot and Gold Thump."

Justice spoke "I sense something bad coming!"

Golden Wolf spoke "We swiped the Golden Dragon’s Tail, Golden Chalice of Dragons and Golden Dragon’s Book just in case."

Gold Spell spoke "It’s time to use the Treasures! Bring out the Golden Dragon’s Horn, Flame and Tongue!"

Justice spoke "Forgetting something? My helmet is also a valuable treasure but it only works for me."

Gold Spell spoke "I see."

Ravenger, Fortune and Gold Spell brought out the Golden Horn, Flame and Tongue.

Gold Spell spoke "The Golden Horn shall summon the dragon."

Ravenger spun the horn and tried to blow it, but did it from the big end, blowing out a squeak.

Ravenger laughs "Angry mouse!"

Wendy spoke "*Grabs Golden Dragon Horn* Uh, maybe let me try blowing it."

Justice spoke "By all means skyfire."

Wendy took a deep breath and blew the Golden Dragon’s Horn with all her might, making it blow real loud before eight skeleton dragons flew into the air in response to that, lead by a white dragon skeleton that has the top of his skull is replaced with a golden cap with three horns on it, navy webbing on his wings, and gold studs on his legs while wearing gold foot covers with brown backs and brown laces and a golden dollar sign medallion with an emerald on the top of it. The second one was a white dragon that has a pair of downturned horns, a horn on his nose, green webbing on his wings, a spiky green mohawk, a single gold claw on each of his front feet, wearing purple wrappings on his limbs and wings, a gold pair of goggles, gold rings on his horns, a gold nose mask with red tubing, a gold clip on his chin, a gold canister on his back leg, and a gold necklace with the radioactive symbol on it. The third one was a two-headed mutated blue dragon skeleton with the tips of their snouts, along with their wing ribbing, being bright pink, as the left head has a pair of golden horns and a golden lip piercing, while the right dragon has a bright green mohawk and a golden spiked collar and golden medallion with a "2" on it, their claws being pale green, and they wear gold spiked bands on their ankles. The fourth one was a blue dragon skeleton, having various orange spikes coming out of the top of his head, along with on the tip of his tail, his wings being frosted with a darker blue as part of the membrane, wearing a white fur collar, fur cuffs on his back legs, and blue guards with white fur on his front legs, which also include gold-lined rubies, and a gold circular tag with a triangle on it. The fifth one was a light blue dragon skeleton that has darker blue fur on his cheeks, neck, shoulders, ankles, tail, and wing webbing, a short orange bowlcut hairstyle, wears a golden skull piece on his forehead, has gold teeth and fangs, a gold nose ring, a gold piece on his back, along with a gold medallion with a stylized dollar sign while his claws are longer than the other dragons, and are black. The sixth one was a light green snake-like dragon skeleton, wearing a darker green headpiece that gives him a cobra hood with red sections on the forehead, gold shoulderpads on his front legs with green details in the front, a coiled golden snake necklace with red sunglasses, green scaled cuffs with gold details on his ankles while his wings have no membrane to them, and his tail was a gold stinger. The seventh one was a white dragon skeleton that had tattered gold draping between his wings, brown horns, black teeth and claws, and a smear of gold paint around his eyes, wearing teal and gold shoulderpads, doubled gold bands on his ankles, and a golden medallion with a dollar sign on it. The eighth and final dragon was a silver robotic dragon skeleton with only his wings, hipbone and tail remaining of his non-robotic form, being white bones that poke out of his frame, having black hydraulics on his joints, with gold caps on his knees and shoulders, his eyes having a gold patch with red grates replacing them, and a stylized gold skull on his forehead, golden dollar signs on his ankles, his wings being made up of light grey data patterns while he was wearing a gold medallion with a dollar sign on it around his neck. The dragons roared as they swooped at us, dodging them before they roared again.

Gold Spell spoke "The Golden Flame shall mesmerize them."

The Golden Dragon’s Flame glowed, mesmerizing the eight skeletal dragons like they became hypnotized as Bling was a bit mesmerized himself before Fortune snapped him out of it while the eight dragons landed in front of us.

Gold Spell spoke "The Golden Tongue shall speak to them."

Fortune held up the Golden Dragon’s Tongue as it roared and growled, snapping the skeletal dragons out of it and gaining their attention.

Fortune spoke "*Whispers to us* I hope I didn’t just insult their moms."

Justice spoke "You'd get a wingslap to the face if that were the case."

Applebloom giggles "Heehee! Ya sounded like Zecora there."

Gold Spell, Plunder Punk, Lootant Fist, Sliceberg, Gold Thump, Slitherbling, Erik Blingblade and Cybergold approached the eight dragons.

Gold Spell spoke "And if your intention is pure, the dragons shall give up their treasures!"

The eight skeletons gently put one of their hands on the dragons that looked most similar to them before the eight dragons backed away and each threw up a dragon heart literally made of gold as they urged Gold Spell, Plunder Punk, Lootant Fist, Sliceberg, Gold Thump, Slitherbling, Erik Blingblade and Cybergold to open them.

Gold Spell spoke "By grandfather’s hammer, please don’t let it be stone."

Gold Spell, Plunder Punk, Lootant Fist, Sliceberg, Gold Thump, Slitherbling, Erik Blingblade and Cybergold opened the dragon hearts as something shined from within, leaving them and the eight skeletal dragons in awe with their eyes glowing gold.

Pebble and the other Abyssinians growl since they sensed something coming.

Golden Wolf spoke "The leading dragon is known as a Myth Mauler, the second one’s known as a Doomsday, the third one is known as a Toxic Twin, the fourth is known as an Ice Fire, the fifth one’s known as a Bone Breka, the sixth one’s known as a Serpent Strike, the seventh one’s known as an Asgardian, and the eighth one is known as a Cyberclaw."

Applejack spoke "We've got Night Furies, Light Furies, Nightlight Furies, Gronckles, Nadders, Zipplebacks, Monstrous Nightmares, Songwings and whatnot."

Lucy spoke "My sister and I are Celestial Furies though. Natsu's a Fire Fury. Nashi's a Celestial-Fire Fury."

Wendy spoke "Skyfire dragon."

Spike asks "Hey! What dragon am I?"

Lucy spoke "Common fire dragon."

Spike whines "*Pout* Hey!"

Natsu spoke "Sorry little bro but our mom's a common fire dragon though while our dad's a fire fury."

Spike spoke "Dang it!"

But then we heard a roar as we saw another Ice Fire skeletal dragon, which roared blue flames and flew a bit wobbly as Exis rode on it while wielding a stone hammer.

Applebloom spoke "Exis! He’s got a dragon!"

Ravenger spoke "Dragon! Look at those moves! Dragon’s got style!"

Exis spoke "Those treasures are mine!"

Exis and the evil Ice Fire flew down at us before a bright light shined, blinding them as the two flew off course and crashed before we turned around, seeing a portal opening with Goldcrown, Blade, Loot Loot and Fin walking out of it.

Fortune asks "Uh, why are those dudes walking in slow-mo?"

Fortune tossed a rock, knocking over Loot Loot, causing Goldcrown and Blade to fall as a different rock hit Fin on the head, leaving a small bump.

Pebble spoke "Goldcrown!"

Heatwave spoke "Blade!"

Applebloom spoke "Fin!"

Applejack spoke "Loot Loot!"

Loot Loot spoke "Ey! It’s AJ, AB, HW and Pebble!"

Fortune asks "Uh, ex-squeeze me? Who are you guys?"

Goldcrown spoke "*Putting front left hoof on Apple Bloom’s right shoulder* Old friends."

Fin spoke "We’ve been tracking that Exis jerk, and it looks like you could use our help."

Ravenger spoke "*Being chased by evil Ice Fire dragon* Help!"

Blade spoke "That is what we said."

Ravenger screams "*Captured in the evil Ice Fire dragon’s back claws* HELP!"

The evil Ice Fire dragon roared with blue flames as it chased us.

Exis taunts "Go! Flee! I cannot be defeated! “Undefeatable” is my middle name!"

Loot Loot and Goldcrown suddenly stopped at that.

Loot Loot spoke "Uh, really? I read on a bathroom wall that it was, Francis.”

*SNRK!* Wait-what?! *Stifling snickers!*

Lionblaze, Nightclaw, Songleap, Flutterfoot, Dovewing, Justice, Dan, Runo, Natsu, Lucy, Spike, Wendy and I burst into laughter.

Even the evil Ice Fire dragon laughed a bit at that.

Exis snaps "What?! But I-Shut up!"

The evil Ice Fire dragon snapped out of it and threw Ravenger before I caught him.

Ravenger spoke "My hero!"

I drop Ravenger on the ground, causing him to fall apart.

I spoke "I have a boyfriend already."

Natsu laughs "I got one! Instead of Francis, we should call him Frankie!"

Lucy laughs "HA! Good one, Natsu!"

The others and I just couldn't stop laughing.

Justice laughs "I agree! Right Loot Loot?"

Dovewing laughs "OH MY STARCLAN!!! SOUNDS LIKE EXIS IS GONNA NEED SOME HERBS FOR THAT BURN!!!"

Loot Loot laughs "Ooh! Now that’s a sick burn!"

But then Treasure Orc zombies rose from the ground as Exis, the evil Ice Fire dragon and them charged at us before the eight dragons tackled the two, with Gold Spell riding Myth Mauler, Plunder Punk riding Doomsday, Lootant riding Toxic Twin, Sliceberg riding the good Ice Fire, Gold Thump riding Bone Breka, Slitherbling riding Serpent Strike, Erik riding Asgardian and Cybergold riding Cyberclaw.

Gold Spell spoke "FIGHT!!!"

Nightclaw shot a blast of fire at Natsu, increasing his power.

Eating the fire, Natsu spoke "Now I've got a fire in my belly! FIRE DRAGON ROAR!!!!"

A powerful blast of fire hits Exis hard, knocking him off the Ice Fire dragon.

But Exis got back onto the evil dragon easily. “Sorcerer! Hand over those dragons’ treasures!”

Gold Spell spoke "*Smirks while withdrawing his staff* Well, since you asked nicely."

Gold Spell brought out a Golden Furious Fireball, before it summoned a fire demon as Plunder Punk brought out a Golden Dragon’s Potion, increasing the abilities of all of us dragons, excluding Exis’ Ice Fire, Lootant brought out a Golden Mutant Brain, increasing the strength and size of us dragons, Sliceberg brought out a Golden Arctic Thermometer, summoning an ice demon, Gold Thump brought out a Golden Stone Wheel, summoning an earth demon, Slitherbling brought out a Golden Serpent Statue, summoning a giant snake demon, Erik brought out a Golden Hammer of Glory, surging with electrical power, and Cybergold brought out a Golden Cyborg Circuit Board, increasing the defenses and speed of us dragons.

Exis spoke "Gah!"

Exis and his Ice Fire dragon were flying around, fleeing from the four demons as we and the eight dragons with their riders help the others fight the zombies.

Fin spoke "Fire, ice, earth, and snake demons?! This place is way cooler than Exio!"

Loot Loot spoke "Either my kicks aren’t level, or that dragon’s flying wonky. And I know my kicks are level."

Exis’ Ice Fire dragon was flying wobbly again.

Gold Spell spoke "Exis’ dragon has a heart of stone, which means we can trap it in… The Treasure Tomb! *Echo* Treasure Tomb. Treasure Tomb…"

Goldcrown spoke "Treasure Tomb? I thought that was a legend."

Applebloom spoke "Ya said the same thing 'bout mah cutie mark Goldcrown."

Goldcrown spoke "Also your weapon, but good point."

Skeleton zombies went through the fire, still burning.

Ravenger spoke "Bad guys! Fire! Running!"

The eight dragons charged at the zombies before enemies latched onto them, bring them down to a crash!

Gold Spell spoke "Myth Mauler, no! Quick! Give me your treasures! With Exis gone, his army will return to the ground!"

We fought the zombies to buy Gold Spell some time as he magically put the Golden Treasures of Apexia and the Dragon Treasures into a group.

Gold Spell spoke "Hold onto your flanks!"

Loot Loot, whose lower half was scattered, grabbed his hip bone and held onto it.

Gold Spell spoke "Vaults of creation, unveil yourselves!"

Nothing happened as we heard a skeleton cricket before it hopped away.

Gold Spell spoke "Uh… That went different in my head."

Goldcrown spoke "*As he and Apple Bloom approached the group of treasures with the Golden Goblet and Golden Tanto* Allow us, sorcerer."

The two added the two treasures to the group as the combined power created portals, one of them leading back home as some of the other portals got some of the zombies, and one of them leading towards the Treasure Tomb.

Gold Spell spoke "Great googily moogily! The Treasure Tomb!"

Our jaws dropped at that, while some of the others’ jaws literally dropped, in surprise and awe.

Pebble spoke "I guess this is goodbye for now."

Gold Spell spoke "The perfect trap for Exis! It works!"

Applejack spoke "*Grabs Apple Bloom’s Golden Tanto with magic* Not just yet, it hasn’t! Hey! Exis! Over here! Come an’ git it!"

Exis noticed Applejack before dispelling the demons as he and his dragon flew down at here.

Exis growls "Give it here, filly!"

Exis and his dragon were about to tackle Applejack before Goldcrown shoved her out of the way.

Goldcrown spoke "No!"

Applejack flew into all of us from our world and knocked us into the portal to our home before Goldcrown was tackled by Exis and his dragon, causing the evil alicorn to drop his stone hammer and knocking Goldcrown’s crown off his head.

Applebloom and Heatwave spoke "Goldcrown! No!"

We fell into our portal as it closed.

Ravenger spoke "Treasure? *Picks up stone hammer of glory* Treasure-Stone?! *Throws away stone hammer* Lame!"

Bling spoke "Dude! Grab some treasure and get outta there!"

Goldcrown tried to get to the portal, but it closed at the last second, trapping him in the Treasure Tomb as the Treasure Orc Zombies sank into the ground.

Blade spoke "Loot Loot, I am not a hugger."

But Loot Loot wasn’t hugging him as a sinking zombie had grabbed him.

Blade spoke "Wait! Let go of-!"

Blade was dragged underground with the zombies as Loot Loot tried to grab him, but failed.

Loot Loot asks "No! We lost Goldcrown, the others, and Blade? *Tears* We can… get them back, right?"

Fortune spoke "Dude… *Pant* We won."

Ravenger spoke "Whoo-hoo! Winning!"

Fin asks "*Picks up Goldcrown’s crown* Then why does it feel like we lost?"

Ravenger spoke "Whoo-hoo! Losing! *Realizes the situation* Oh…"

*Back with us*

We crashed back in my mom’s room.

Justice groans "AJ... get your fat flank off me..."

Applejack spoke "Ah’ll let that slide since Ah’m used to Vera’s shenanigans."

Applejack got off Justice.

Justice asks "Who?"

Applejack spoke "We’ll talk about her later."

The golden yellow Pegasus felt his face for his helmet but it was gone.

Justice spoke "My helmet's gone!"

Applejack asks "Is somethin' wrong?"

Applebloom spoke "He lost his helmet. Without it, he's jus' a regular Pegasus."

Justice spoke "I can't use my powers without it!"

*Unknown POV*

Goldcrown was backed into a wall as a big shadow crept over him.

Goldcrown asks "You’re uh… not from around here, are you?"

Something extraterrestrial growled as Goldcrown became scared, knowing he was in big trouble.

end

It Ain't Easy Being Breezies/ Leap of Faith
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It Ain't Easy Being Breezies/ Leap of Faith

*Fluttershy's POV*

I was busy preparing for the Breezie migration.

Haru spoke "Hey Fluttershy."

“Hi, Haru.” I smiled.

Haru spoke "I've never seen a Breezie before."

Roll spoke "Neither have I."

Parasoul spoke "I haven’t either."

Parasoul showed up with Umbrella.

Flowerstep spoke "They're very delicate creatures that can't handle strong winds. Plus they travel in large groups."

Umbrella asks "Wow… Really?"

Ocellus spoke "Y-yeah but they don't like loud voices either..."

Harestar calls out "The migration is coming!"

But then growling was heard from Hungern.

Umbrella asks "Hungry?"

Hungern growled with a nod.

Ears flatten, Haru spoke "The Breezies are not for eating."

Umbrella spoke "Hungern only eats food and bad guys. So he won’t eat the cute Breezies."

Hungern nodded in agreement at that.

I sigh with relief. "Oh thank StarClan, I'd hate to see what would have happened if a Breezie got eaten."

Umbrella spoke "Let’s just say ya don’t wanna fight me and Hungern when he’s ravenous or overfed."

I spoke "Warning, my Stare is a lot stronger than it was when I was a Pegasus."

Umbrella spoke "Please don’t scare Hungern. He’s my friend."

I spoke "I only use it when some creature misbehaves."

Umbrella asks "Please?"

Oh dear, Umbrella’s giving me the puppy dog eyes.

Several Breezies float past us.

Umbrella whispers "*Starry-eyed* Wow…"

Aphmau had to tie Ingot up so he wouldn't disrupt the Breezies' path.

“Thank you, Aph.” I sighed in gratitude.

Aphmau spoke "Bakas will be bakas."

Parasoul spoke "Agreed."

Aphmau spoke "And as to why I have a Neighponese accent, it's because I'm from Neighpon. Same as Danyelle-chan."

Parasoul spoke "I see."

I couldn’t help but wonder what that magic I was sensing inside Parasoul, or why it felt familiar.

Aphmau asks via one on one telepathy with me. "{You sensed that too?}"

“{Yeah. Do you think Parasoul is an Element of Kindness?}” I telepathically asked Aphmau.

Aphmau spoke "{I sense something else... Far off in the Diamond Dog kingdom... Somedog has lead poisoning...}"

"{What?}" I asked in concern before I noticed Berkan walking by, as if he was heading towards somewhere.

Erza calls Berkan over since she was on the back of a Monstrous Nightmare.

Erza spoke "Hey Berk, I was planning to visit Caninia soon."

Berkan spoke "Tch. I was heading there myself."

Erza spoke "Perhaps we can head that way together."

Berkan asks "You know other Diamond Dogs could be heading there too, right?"

Erza spoke "I'm the only half dragon though since my mother was a dragon, my father was a Diamond Dog."

Twilight spoke "I didn't know that."

Erza spoke "Besides, I know you’re thinking of some dog there, Berkan."

Applejack spoke "Ah wonder what mah gryphon counterpart's up to."

Rainbow giggles "Hehe, maybe she and her mate are stuffing themselves."

Danyelle spoke "You're one to talk Skittles, I saw you and Azure stuffing your faces with chili carrots that one time!"

Applejack spoke "Especially at the Chuddle Hotel."

Adagio was drooling.

Adagio spoke "Chili carrots...."

Alto showed up. “Ya like ‘em too?”

Adagio spoke "Y-yeah..."

Aria was thinking about nachos.

Largo asks "Hungry for nachos?"

Aria blushes.

Allegro coiled his tail around Sonata’s. “Taco fan, eh?”

Sonata blushes.

Vera appeared. “Need another visit?”

Danyelle spoke "Good timing, all three sirens as well as Foxsong have gone into heat."

Foxsong was holding her marefriend in her arms.

Vera asks "Ah, I see. Then I guess they’ll book the Song Sea Suite?"

Adagio, Aria, Sonata and Foxsong nod furiously.

Cocoa whimpers "Help..."

Vera asks "Hmm… With how much energy they have, I suppose they’ll want to do a performance?"

Adagio, Aria, Sonata and Foxsong nodded at that without hesitation.

Lyra asks "What about me?"

Vera spoke "I noticed you having an eye for Bonbon."

Lyra blushed at that.

Lyra spoke "But I'm a siren though, she's just an earth pony."

The sound of a triton's song was heard and it had completely captivated Lyra.

Vera asks "I assume that is your roommate?"

Cocoa spoke "More like Lyra's coltfriend!"

Vera asks "A room for ten, eh?"

All five female sirens give Vera a WTF look.

Vera spoke "What? You lady sirens had that look."

The female sirens blushed at that, knowing it was true.

Danyelle spoke "Vera, I think each of the five pairs wants a separate room for the you-know-what."

Vera spoke "Very well. But those rooms could be next to each other."

Danyelle spoke "That'll work out for them."

Vera spoke "Cool."

Vera snapped her fingers, teleporting the five pairs to the Chuddle Hotel.

I had a blue flower in my mane since it was a gift from the Breezies.

Twilight spoke "That just leaves three items left... Honesty, Magic and Patience."

*The next day,*

*Applejack's POV*

Crosswind spoke "Hey Applejack."

“Yeah?” I asked.

Crosswind asks "What is yer granny doin'?"

Sweetwhisker and Cozy were tussling with each other.

Featherwhisker spoke "Hey Applejack."

“Howdy Featherwhisker.” I smiled.

Featherwhisker spoke "Could you teach me about bits though? All of the other Clan Abyssinians as well as Spottedleaf, Yellowfang and I don't know how to use them."

“Oh. Sure thing.” I responded.

Featherwhisker spoke "It was Squirrelstar's suggestion though."

Crosswind spoke "Jay-Jay...."

“Something wrong?” I asked.

Featherwhisker spoke "Shoulda seen this coming... Shi's in heat..."

“Oh boy…” I said with a bead o’ sweat at that.

Featherwhisker spoke "You're an alicorn right? You must have some sort of spell to turn yourself male."

That made me nervous.

Appleseed asks "Mom?"

“This could take some time.” I noted.

Crosswind spoke "But Ah need it now...."

Vera showed up. “Need a room?”

Crosswind spoke "Yes please!"

Vera spoke "Alrighty then."

Jackie flew over with Stormcloud, Sunclaw and Starfeather following.

Jackie spoke "Ah'll cubsit Appleseed fer ya."

“Really?” I asked.

Jackie spoke "Species aside, Ah could easily pass fer yer twin. Plus Ah'm jus' as honest as ya are."

“Good point.” Ah admitted.

*Jackie's POV*

After Applejack and Crosswind headed off to the Chuddle Hotel, I soon spot two unicorn stallions.

I groan "You two again?"

Flim asks "Hmm? Have we met before?"

Flam spoke "Yes, you do look rather familiar."

I spoke "Ah'm a gryphon version of Princess Applejack."

Flim scoffs "Psh! Princess, oh quite a good joke."

A male alicorn asks "Ya callin' mah sister's gryphon counterpart a liar?"

Flam spoke "Ha! Good costume, but it’s not going to fool my brother and I."

Big Mac spoke "The wings and horn aren't fake."

The red alicorn pulls a few apples off a tree with magic.

The two brothers still weren’t convinced. *Annoyed sigh* They’re really stubborn.

I growl "Guess ya two nimrods don' know 'bout the increase o' alicorns though."

I whistle loud, calling in the rest of the alicorns that were in Ponyville thus startling the unicorn twins.

Daring Do pops up suddenly.

Then Shizu showed up.

Big Mac asks "Ya think Ah'm a liar now?"

Those two flimflammers definitely looked surprised as Shizu put Vice-Versa on her head.

Erza had her wings spread wide even though she was half dragon.

Twilight spoke "You two nearly got away with taking Applejack's farm, we won't let it happen again."

Rarity spoke "Here here!"

Danyelle, Vince, Roll, Maylu, Lan, Volt and Jazz growl at the unicorn twins.

Shizu smirked as Vice-Versa cracked his knuckles.

Rimuru asks "Shizu?"

Shizu asks "Don’t worry, I’m gonna help them. Right, Rimu?"

Rimuru asks "But you remember that proposal I had asked back before we fought against the mafia?"

Shizu spoke "Of course, sweetie. I could never forget that."

Rimuru asks "So, what's your answer?"

all of the alicorns and I wait with baited breath.

Shizu giggles "You silly dog, my answer’s yes!"

All of the alicorns cheer.

Shizu giggles "But you thinking what I’m thinking?"

Rimuru chuckles "Hehe, you bet I am."

Rimuru and Shizu turned towards the FlimFlam Brothers.

A black blur had socked Flim in the face, knocking the stallion over.

Rimuru asks "Huh?"

Shizu asks "What the?"

Ravenpaw spoke "Next time, my claws won't be hidden."

A pair of raven-black wings with white tips were seen on Ravenpaw's back.

I patch through to Celestia via magic compact.

I spoke "Princess, we got another half alicorn! Mostly black fur, tuft of white on the chest and a white tailtip!"

Celestia spoke "I see."

I spoke "He punched a stallion in the face though."

I held the compact as I turned it so Celestia could see Ravenpaw's new wings.

Celestia spoke "Well, this is unexpected."

“Ah can understand that.” I agreed.

Ravenpaw asks "What are you all looking at?"

“Yer wings.” I answered.

Several alicorns had to plug their ears before Ravenpaw let out a loud yowl.

Ravenpaw screams "WHAT IN STARCLAN'S NAME IS WONG WITH ME???? I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO EVEN HAVE WINGS!!!"

Spottedleaf spoke "Someone shut him up before one of us has busted eardrums...."

I got behind Ravenpaw and covered his mouth.

But Ravenpaw bites me on the hand.

I managed to stay calm and silent.

Applejack and Crosswind soon return.

Ears flatten, Danyelle spoke "If that murder tabby ever comes back, I'll turn him into a catskin rug!"

Brambleclaw and the rest of the warrior Abyssinians all burst into laughter.

Flintfur chuckles "That's a pretty accurate term for Tigerclaw."

Spottedleaf spoke "Hay yeah!"

Brambleclaw chuckles "My dad was definitely a murder tabby, as was my half-brother."

Those that knew Tigerclaw had nodded in agreement.

Applejack asks "Anyway, what’s goin’ on here?"

Flintfur snickers "Danyelle had called Tigerclaw a murder tabby."

Crosswind snickers.

Applejack asks "*Snrk!* Pardon?"

A pained howl rang clear since Wheat had gone into labor.

Danyelle asks "What in StarClan's name was that just now?"

Celestia spoke "*On Compact* Sounded like Wheat going into labor."

Twilight asks "would that mean...?"

Hawksong was talking with some of the Crusaders.

Celestia spoke "Yes, that would."

Twilight asks "Find any alicorns in Canterlot yet?"

Celestia spoke "No."

Azure spoke "It came as a big shocker for Rainbow and I when Soarin ascended."

Rainbow Dash spoke "Yep."

Haru spoke "I just sensed two up in the Crystal Empire! A mare and a stallion!"

Celestia asks "Who?"

Lune spoke via compact "You're not gonna believe this Sunbutt but it's Radiant Hope and Obsidian Shield!"

Celestia shouts "WHAT?!?"

Lune spoke via compact "Bust my eardrums why don't you...? You forget, Abyssinians have sensitive ears... Same with Diamond Dogs..."

Celestia spoke "Apologies. That just caught me off guard."

Danyelle spoke "No creature is flawless."

Twilight spoke "I agree."

Akari asks "Momma?"

Twilight asks "Hmm?"

Akari asks "Where Raven Song?"

Flash spoke "I was afraid of this Twilight..."

Twilight definitely agreed with that.

Danyelle spoke "Explaining things like this to a 2 year old filly isn't easy..."

Rarity called Sunny and Izzy over.

Izzy was carrying a 5 month old lilac-orange alicorn filly on her back.

Rarity asks "Who's this little one?"

Sunny spoke "Izz and I haven't thought of a name for her yet."

Rarity spoke "…I see."

To the surprise of the others, Green Gourmet had a slight bump on her belly.

Green spoke "Hey Rarity."

Rarity asks "Is that…?"

Green giggles "Yeah."

Rarity asks "Was it at the Chuddle Hotel?"

Green spoke "Yep. I’m just glad we weren't frogs fer that."

Twilight asks "Frogs?"

After Applejack had confessed that the tonic was fake, Spottedleaf had sent Flim and Flam flying with a Roar.

end

Castle Restoration/ Back to Ineighba
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Castle Restoration/ Back to Ineighba

*Phantom's POV*

Thanks to the amount of alicorns and Pegasus-Abyssinian hybrids, Celestia's old castle was dismantled and moved into Ponyville to be rebuilt where Twilight's old home had been.

Spike spoke "I dunno… I think the castle might get upgrades."

Akari giggles "Uncle Spike!"

Spike spoke "Hehe, hey Akari."

The young filly pounces on Spike before tickling him.

Strawberry and Cherry also pounce on Spike.

Spike chuckles "C-Cut it out!"

Nyx giggles.

Rainbow spoke "Hehehe, Spike could be right about that, 'cause I have that same feeling."

I spoke "I don't know Skittles."

Rainbow spoke "Watch it, ghost-colt."

I retort "You had your head stuck in the ceiling when we first met."

Rainbow spoke "You caught me off guard."

I chuckle "But it was funny."

Sam spoke "You know Dash, you should've seen all the pranks Phantom had pulled on Golden Ingot."

Rainbow asks "Really?"

Sam spoke "For sure! There was one time Phantom had thrown a stick of dynamite at Kestin while pinning the blame on Ingot."

I spoke "To be honest Sam, I'm scared of outliving you."

Sam spoke "I see...."

Sam hugged me as I hugged her back.

I spoke in a soft voice as I cast the ascension spell. "From one to another, another to one. A mark of one's destiny singled out alone, UNfulfilled. From all of us together, to each of us together. With the marks of our destinies made one and one shared by all without end."

A flash of light engulfs Sam.

I spoke "This has to work..."

Danyelle asks "Will it work though Twilight-chan?"

Twilight spoke "I hope so."

Danyelle spoke "A drop less and it won't work."

When the light faded, Sam’s wings looked bigger before I noticed a horn on her forehead.

I sigh with relief.

A random alicorn spoke "It worked!"

I ask "Sam? You okay?"

Sam spoke "Y-Yeah. This’ll just take time getting used to."

The alicorns that used to be Pegasi nod in agreement.

I spoke "There's just one thing I want to ask you though Sam."

I knelt down on my left foreleg before pulling out a wedding band with an emerald on it.

I ask "Sam, will you marry me?"

Sam was definitely surprised as she gasped with hooves over her muzzle.

I asks "Is that a yes?"

Sam suddenly sniffled happy tears before tackling me with her wings and front legs hugging me. “Yes, you doofus! Yes!”

Twilight and the other lycans howl in delight.

Rainbow Dash smiled before her compact started ringing.

Danyelle spoke "I bet it's Emmy."

Rainbow Dash answered the compact.

Emerald asks "Rainbow-chan! You there?!"

Twilight spoke "We're all here in a recently rebuilt castle though."

Danyelle asks "What happened Emmy?"

Emerald spoke "Tenshi-chan’s gone missing! And what’s worse, she was on the Midnight Mirror!"

Twilight spoke "Oh StarClan no... I'm dispatching the fastest of the Alicorn Alliance to Ineighba right now!"

Twilight turns to face her fellow alicorns.

Twilight spoke "Rainbow Dash, Azure Wind, Lightning Dust, Soarin, Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Danyelle. You seven are the fastest in the Alliance, you and Cloud Spots are to head to Ineighba immediately!"

Roll asks "What about me, Vince, Lan and Maylu?"

Twilight spoke "Not a chance Roll. Especially since Maylu has a kitten on the way."

Maylu spoke "Darn.."

Rainbow Dash spoke "*Serious* No need to tell me twice. Speed squadron, move out!!!"

Azure Wind, Lightning Dust, Soarin, Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Danyelle spoke "Right!"

The six alicorns take flight as Danyelle airlifts Cloud Spots.

Fireheart spoke "Count me in too!"

The flame colored Abyssinian-Pegasus hybrid takes flight as well.

*Rainbow Dash’s POV*

Kidnapping a 7-year old innocent filly? That’s a BIG no-no on my account!

Cloud spoke "StarClan willing, we can save her!"

I nodded in agreement before we saw smoke up at Ineighba, telling us there was a crash!

Micah shows up courtesy of Twilight's magic before the pale yellow tabby Abyssinian-Pegasus hybrid whips up a strong gust of wind with just his wings alone to blow the smoke away.

Micah spoke "Good thing Moth Flight suggested that I help out."

Micah had several jars of honey strapped to his body in case someone was coughing from smoke inhalation.

We soon landed, meeting up with Seiko, Kanji, Kaze, Sunao, and who looked like was the changeling’s big brother, as we spotted that black-suited unicorn stallion from before tending to an injured adult earth pony stallion.

The stallion asks "*Concerned* Kojima-san! A-Are you all right!?"

Kojima asks "Wh-Where’s Tenshi…?"

Sunao brought a compact and called for an ambulance. “Hello? We need an ambulance, quickly. There’s been an accident. One adult male is injured…

A mare spoke "That’s right, I should call backup, too! We gotta find Shokubutsu!"

Kojima asks "Tenshi… Where’s Tenshi…?"

Emerald and the others showed up with an earth pony mare in tow.

Emerald gasps "What happened…?!"

Kojima gasps "…was on my way to Shokubutsu’s house… when I saw him… fly past me… I… I have chase… and he… dammit. Where’s Tenshi…? And Shokubutsu…? Find them… Please…!"

Seiko and Miran spoke "Uncle…"

Kaze spoke "But how…? Oh yeah, maybe there’s clues in the carriage!"

The mare spoke "Wait, you can’t! We need to preserve the scene!"

Sunao spoke "Then allow me and my brother. If it rains again while we wait, the information we need will be lost regardless."

Sunao’s brother spoke "Sunao’s right about that, ya know."

Danyelle spoke "Sunao, the Alicorn Alliance sent two medicine cats to help out."

Cloud and Micah got right to work on patching Kojima back up.

Emerald spoke "Look! There really is a TM (Tele-Mirror) in there!"

We looked at the delivery carriage and saw a mirror alright.

Sunao spoke "Yes, large enough of ponies of any size to fit through. Kochuu recovered a diary… Most likely kept by Shokubutsu himself."

Danyelle places a hand on the frame, triggering a vision of what happened before the crash.

Danyelle spoke "Man… That’s just crazy."

Kochuu read the diary, “I learned the existence of a new world. Thus, I must save creatures…”

Kanji asks “Save? The hell’s he mean by that?"

Kochuu turned the page before he gasped in shock. “Sunao, look at this!”

Sunao gasps "This… It’s a list of the victims’ home addresses! Junsei Riyu, Kiko Hayai… Shima Enaga, Kanji Tatsumi, Karei Shinai… Even the victims who survived and were never released to the public are written here. I note that Mr. Manuke’s address is absent from the list…"

The mare spoke "Wow… Then that settles it.

Sunao spoke "The last date is today’s… "I can’t believe such a small foal appeared on it. I must save this foal, no matter what.”"

Emerald asks "Is that… about Tenshi-chan!?"

Sunao reads “I managed to take her to safety. The police have been active lately… This will probably be the last time I write in this diary. I’ve done everything I can…”

Kaze spoke "It’s clear now… He used the same trick on all the victims. He’d just ring the bell, like he was making a normal delivery, then throw the victim into the TV in his truck…"

Kiko spoke "Maybe…"

Kaze spoke "Shokubutsu is the killer!"

Emerald spoke "We need to go save Tenshi-chan! Here, let’s use this mirror and-"

Goryuu spoke "Bad idea, sweetie."

Teddie asks "W-Wait a sec! Goryuu’e right! We don’t know where we’ll enter through this one! What if we end up somewhere dangerous?"

The mare spoke "There won’t be any fog tomorrow, so we should start searching tomorrow as well."

Teddie spoke "Exactly, Heifa!"

Kanji spoke "But…!"

Karei asks "If we fail, who’s going to save Tenshi-chan!?"

Dang it… They had a good point.

Sunao spoke "Saving her is our top priority from tomorrow onward. We’ll leave Shokubutsu’s whereabouts to the police. Kojima-san…"

The ambulance then arrived.

Micah and Cloud help the nurses get Kojima into the ambulance.

Danyelle spoke "We should report this to Rising Sun-hime right away. She can help us."

“Okay.” I say.

Later, I was with Seiko, Miran, Sunao and Kochuu in a room at a hospital, visiting Subarashi Kojima before he regained consciousness as his eyes opened.

Kojima spoke "You guys…"

Sunao asks "Are you alright…?"

Danyelle spoke "If it wasn't for the two toms, you wouldn't have been in any state to move... Or worse."

Azure was off talking with Rising Sun.

Kojiro spoke "I must look like hell right now…"

Sunao and Kochuu were silent

Kojiro spoke "Tenshi… She’s… my reason for living… If I lose her… I might as well be dead… ……She must be so scared right now… Waiting for someone to save her… And… here I am… *Cough! Cough!* When she needs me most… I’m helpless… *Voice breaking* What kind of father am I…? I can’t even protect my own daughter…!"

Sunao and Kochuu spoke "Kojima-san…"

Kojiro spoke "If anything happens to Tenshi… I’ll make Shokubutsu pay…! You can save Tenshi, right…? Seiko, Miran, I trust you both… Please… save her for me…! You two are the only ones I can turn to right now… *Reaches out front right leg* Please…"

Seiko and Miran nodded as they held Kojiro’s front right hoof.

Seiko spoke "We’ll do everything we can."

Miran spoke "Trust us and get some rest."

Sunao spoke "We will rescue Tenshi-chan at any cost. It may take some time, but you must put your faith in us and wait for us to return with her."

“Yeah, we’ll get Tenshi back, no matter what. And that’s a promise.” I assured as Seiko and Miran nodded in agreement at that.

Micah spoke "Cloud and I will be staying behind to keep an eye on him while you figure out a way to save Tenshi."

“Thanks.” I responded.

Cloud spoke "But since most medicine cats aren't fighters, we tend to stay in safer places. We are often found working at a hospital or at the Five Clan Clinic since it's managed by Spottedleaf, Yellowfang and Featherwhisker."

“The FCC?” I asked.

Micah spoke "Yeah, Spottedleaf's got knowledge that the other medicine cats don't have so the Five Clan Clinic works like a school to teach the medicine cats things they never knew before."

“Oh.” I noted.

Cloud spoke "Yeah but the only issue is that one unicorn... He would never approve of it."

*Meanwhile in Canterlot,*

Spottedleaf was talking to Neighsay about her clinic.

Spottedleaf growls "If you even think about shutting my clinic down, I'll drive my claws through your neck. Got it?"

Neighsay spoke "Just try me, feline! Your so-called clinic will never be acknowledged, even if it’s known worldwide!"

Spottedleaf spoke "Bad move too mister, I'm also an alicorn too!"

Spottedleaf's wings were fully spread wide to get her point across thus causing Neighsay to stammer a bit.

Spottedleaf growls "It's also funded by Celestia herself."

Neighsay however regained his composure as he started walking off. “One patient. One patient dies here, then not even Celestia can help you keep this clinic open.”

The wind started to pick up before Spottedleaf sends Neighsay flying with a Roar.

Spottedleaf spoke "Immortal or not, there isn't a cure for old age!"

Yellowfang spoke "Eyup, but he sure sounded dead-serious."

Spottedleaf groans "He's more dense than Lan."

Lan spoke "Hey!"

Maylu pulls Lan's right ear, shutting the brown tom up with a kiss on the lips.

Runo giggles "You had that one coming furbrain."

Maylu giggles "And I have something in mind for Lan."

Runo asks "But aren't you pregnant?"

Maylu spoke "Yeah, but that still doesn’t mean we can’t have fun."

Maylu while tracing a finger on Lan, making the tomcat blush as Runo giggled.

Lan's wings shot up on end.

Maylu giggles "Oh? Getting excited, Lanny-Wanny?"

Maylu suddenly mewed with a blush as she found one of Lan’s hands on her distended pregnant belly.

Lan chuckles "*Lustful purr* Oh, you have no idea, Maylu-Baylu."

Maylu then lustfully purred back as her tail intertwined with Lan’s.

Maylu spoke "And besides, I don't know if I'm having a boy or girl yet since I only feel one kitten in my belly."

Lan spoke "*As he placed his other hand behind Maylu’s neck* Hey, it’s a 50-50 chance."

Maylu placed one of her hands on top of Lan’s hand that was on her belly, and the other of one of his cheeks.

Maylu spoke "Lan…"

Lan spoke "Maylu…"

The two kissed deeply with purrs.

Ash sneezes out a weak flame.

Chrysalis' tail was on fire.

Chrysalis asks "Does anyone smell roast Changeling?"

Runo spoke "Ash, you little goober."

Mandible asks "Um… Chryssie?"

Chrysalis screams before running off to find some water to jump into.

A soft lilac colored Changeling filly with soft blue eyes was on her dad's back.

Iris spoke "Daddy!"

Haru spoke "That was... Unexpected..."

Mandible asks "What was?"

Runo spoke "Ash's dragon blood is starting to surface."

Mandible spoke "Oh."

Zecora slithers over but she was in a lot of pain since she had some shed skin that was sticking to her body.

Zecora spoke "Help..."

Haru spoke "Sure."

Runo spoke "Okay."

Zecora spoke "Fluttershy..."

Twilight picks Zecora up with magic before teleporting with the lamia-zebracorn to the Ponyville spa.

Twilight spoke "Oh Rarity, I didn't expect to see you here."

Rarity asks "What brings you here, Twilight?"

Twilight spoke "Zecora's got some stuck shed on her... It's a lamia thing. And I see you found two more alicorns."

Rarity spoke "Yes, it really surprised me."

Twilight giggles "I bet!"

The sound of a bow and arrow was heard since Blizzardstar was practicing for the upcoming Equestria Games.

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Equestria Games/ Tenshi in Trouble!
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Equestria Games/ Tenshi in Trouble!

*Twilight's POV*

Since the speedsters were out of town, the other alicorns and I were heading up to the Crystal Empire.

The younger alicorns of the Alliance were chatting among themselves.

Applejack spoke "Hoowee! This is gonna be a fun event to watch!"

Rarity spoke "Too bad we alicorns can't take part."

Pinkie spoke "Yeah…"

To Rarity's surprise, Blizzardstar was among the participants while wearing a sarashi around the chest under a shirt along with a chest guard. Shi also wore archery gloves on both hands and hir hair was pulled into a lowride ponytail. Athletic tape was also around the forelegs as well.

Blizzardstar waves at Rarity.

Rarity blushed at that.

I giggle "What's the matter Rarity?"

Rarity stammers "*With her wings flared out while still blushing* N-Nothing! Nothing at all!"

Cadence giggles "Your wings say otherwise~!"

Rarity stammers "I-I have no idea what you’re talking about!"

Cadence giggles "I suppose it has something to do with how Blizzardstar is dressed."

Applejack spoke "Heh, maybe that shot Rarity through her heart."

To Applejack's surprise, Crosswind also wore an outfit identical to the one that Blizzardstar was wearing.

Celestia titters "You're one to talk Applejack, ya might want to look at your lifemate."

AJ was definitely in the same situation as Rarity’s.

Pinkie spoke "Huh, I wonder if AJ and Rarity want their lifemates to bullseye their targets."

Luna giggles as she cuffs Pinkie on the back of the head.

Cadence spoke "Leave the love jokes to me, Pinkie."

Twilight spoke "I agree."

Hiromi giggles "Don't look now but there's a cream and orange furred Crystal Abyssinian tom with green eyes among the participants."

Cadence asks "Hmm?"

Haru had fainted.

Apollo chuckles "Should have seen that one coming."

Cadence giggles "Heehee! Better let Vera know."

Haru growls "NO!!!! Muta and Toto won't let me hear the end of it if they found out!"

The crystal Abyssinian asks "Found out about what?"

Haru runs off somewhere.

Apollo chuckles "Real smooth Humbert, you spooked Haru good."

I spoke "Someone should go check on Haru..."

Yuki spoke "I will since she's my sister."

The white she-cat got up to go check on Haru.

Yuki asks "You okay sis?"

Haru was a blushing stammering mess.

Yuki slaps Haru across the back of the head.

Yuki spoke "StarClan's sake Haru, wake up and smell the catmint coffee."

Haru asks "H-Huh?"

Yuki asks "You like Humbert right?"

Haru stammers "*Blushing madly* W-What makes you say that?!"

Yuki spoke "I'm your sister for StarClan's sake. Plus Hiromi told me."

Haru blushed in major embarrassment at that.

Yuki giggles "I knew it."

Haru stammers "I d-don't know wh-what to d-do..."

Yuki spoke "Calm down, sis."

Haru spoke "You were the same way with Lune though."

Now Yuki was a stammering embarrassment mess.

Haru spoke "Besides, Humbert's older than me by a thousand years."

Yuki teases "It’s because he was in stasis, but does that matter?"

Haru spoke "Shut up sis!"

The two sisters share a laugh.

Yuki spoke "That was just too much and..."

Haru spoke "I’m scared."

Yuki spoke "Have you forgotten? You're immortal."

Haru spoke "But…"

Yuki spoke "Don't go there sis."

Haru asks "Why?"

Yuki spoke "Never mind, I think the Crystal Abyssinian's up next in the archery competition."

Haru asks "Really?"

Yuki drags Haru back to where the other alicorns were.

Yuki spoke "Yes, really."

Lune asks "You alright, Kara?"

Kara giggles.

Lune spoke "I'll take that as a yes."

Yuki spoke "Hey Lune honey."

Lune chuckles "Hehe, hey Yuki kitty."

Yuki giggles "*happy purring* Oh, I love it when you call me that."

Cadence spoke "You two are so adorable together."

Yuki spoke "I should say the same about you and Shining Armor, Cadence."

I spoke "Any female would say the same about her husband... Wife in Cocoa's case."

Mystic sighs.

I ask "Something wrong?"

Mystic spoke "I miss being a normal unicorn... and I know Trixie feels the same way."

I spoke Oh… Right."

Mystic spoke "Plus you have two wishes left."

I spoke "Yeah…"

Mystic spoke "Maybe you could use your last wish to set me and Trixie free."

I spoke "I know."

Flash spoke "It's too bad we can't wish to have Moon Flower and Raven Song back... Genies can't bring the dead back."

Mystic spoke "*Wince!* Yeah."

A mare asks "Excuse me, but what are you talking about?"

Squigly and Leviathan showed up.

I spoke "Oh hey Squig."

Squigly spoke "Hello Twilight."

Leviathan spoke "A pleasure to meet you again."

I spoke "Likewise."

Squigly spoke "There may be a way, but it’s incredibly risky. I don’t think it’s a good idea myself."

Leviathan spoke "Neither do I. The Skull Heart may be gone, but it will return."

I spoke "Moon and Raven's bodies were incinerated though, they can't be brought back. But I know they're watching over me from StarClan."

Leviathan spoke "We’ve faced off against spirits under a Skullgirl’s control before."

Celestia spoke "But it's forbidden to bring someone back once their body has been incinerated. Spottedleaf was a rare case because she didn't want to disappear for good."

Squigly spoke "Spirits aren’t given a choice when brought under the Skull Heart’s control. But thanks to Leviathan binding himself with me, I was able to resist the Skull Heart’s influence, even as an undead."

Spottedleaf spoke "Even some cat like Mapleshade can't fight back against the Skull Heart's influence since she's a spirit."

Leviathan spoke "Exactly, which is rather unfortunate."

Spottedleaf spoke "I'd hate to see what might have happened if I hadn't reincarnated."

Squigly spoke "Don’t worry about that. You’re here now."

Spottedleaf spoke "If it wasn't for Twilight, I wouldn't be here now."

I spoke "Exactly Spots."

Applejack smiled before looking a bit down.

Crosswind asks "You okay Jay-Jay?"

Justice sighs.

Applejack spoke "Ah just dunno what to do."

Crosswind asks "Alicorn problem?"

A loud roar was heard from Foxsong, alerting Shining Armor of a magic stealing creature approaching.

Shining spoke "Not good."

Crosswind spoke "And with at least sixty alicorns all in one area, the Crystal Empire is a freaking beacon for magic stealing creatures like Tirek!"

“I hope Rainbow Dash can make it.” I said.

Rarity spoke "If she can't get back in time... We need some stallion that's just as loyal!"

Justice spoke "Evacuating the empire is a no-go though!"

“What should we do?” I asked.

Justice spoke "Call in help from the OC-verse, what else?"

Applejack's horn flares up, causing Loot Loot and his allies to suddenly appear.

Loot Loot asks "What the?!"

Fin asks "What’s going on?!"

Justice spoke "In a nutshell, alicorn magic."

Goldcrown and Blade weren’t here though.

Justice explains to Loot Loot and the other skeletons about what was going on.

Loot Loot spoke "Seems a little wonky."

But then eight skeletal dragons appeared.

Lootant spoke "Wow, looks like you brought Toxic Twin and the other seven dragons here too."

Foxsong spoke "Now isn't the time boneheads, we got MAJOR trouble!"

Gold Spell asks "What is it?"

Foxsong spoke "Someone is after alicorn magic!"

Spottedleaf and the other Abyssinians and chakats were growling.

Featherwhisker immediately patches through to Rainbow Dash.

Featherwhisker spoke "Rainbow! There's MAJOR TROUBLE AT THE CRYSTAL EMPIRE! I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU AND THE SPEEDY ALICORNS REMAIN IN INEIGHBA UNTIL WE CAN STOP WHOEVER IS AFTER ALICORN MAGIC!!"

Rainbow spoke "Fine by me, ‘cause me and the others are gonna search for Tenshi and Shokubutsu in the mirror world first thing tomorrow."

Featherwhisker spoke "I have a gut feeling that the two events are somehow connected."

Sunset spoke "I know of a parallel world that's filled with humans, I can check there."

Putting a collar that has a nametag with Princess Twilight's info on it around her neck, Spottedleaf spoke "I'll go have a look too."

The two immortals head off with Cadence to where the mirror was.

Cadence spoke "It'll be in your paws and hooves to find that Tenshi filly and bring her back."

I spoke "I don’t know, this mirror seems different, and the midnight mirror isn’t known here."

Obsidian spoke "Regardless, it becomes an Alliance-wide problem when a kid goes missing."

I spoke "Okay, but I haven’t had the chance to test out my persona."

Spottedleaf spoke "Given that Sunset's too close to giving birth, I'll have to check the Twoleg world myself."

I spoke "Oh."

Spottedleaf passed through the portal, coming out on the other side as a normal cat yet she could still talk.

Spottedleaf thinks "{Okay, since my flight and magic are locked... I can't do much here until I return to Equestria.}"

Spottedleaf was soon picked up by a human version of Fluttershy.

Spottedleaf was squirming about in the female's arms.

Spottedleaf meows "Put me down!"

The female gasped in surprise as Spottedleaf landed on her paws without issue.

Thanks to the collar and tag that was on Spottedleaf's neck, the human female knew that the dark tortoiseshell had an owner.

Grooming her chest fur, Spottedleaf meows "Sorry about that, it was an old fear of mine. But I need help. A child I know has gone missing."

EG Fluttershy gasps "Oh dear!"

Spottedleaf meows "Some of my friends are looking for her right now but I have one main concern... The midnight mirror..."

Fluttershy asks "*Genuinely confused* Hmm?"

Spottedleaf sighs before explaining to the female Twoleg.

Spottedleaf meows "Two of my fellow healers are keeping an eye on the girl's father since he was in bad shape when they found him. But I fear Tenshi may be in great danger."

EG Fluttershy was still confused, so Spottedleaf decided to explain what the Midnight Mirror was, making the Twoleg gasp. “Y-You don’t mean the Midnight Channel in Inaba, Japan, do you?!”

Ears flatten, Spottedleaf meows "Very much so but mirrors are the closest thing that Danyelle's cousin, Emerald Aura, knows of."

EG Fluttershy spoke "Danyelle? Last she called, she said she had a cousin known as Chie Satonaka."

Spottedleaf asks "Chie?"

EG Fluttershy asks "Is something wrong?"

Spottedleaf meows "The name doesn't sound familiar though."

A loud crack of thunder was heard, causing Spottedleaf's fur to fluff up.

EG Fluttershy spoke "Maybe we should see Twilight."

Spottedleaf meows "Can't be my Twilight though, her scent is different."

Spottedleaf follows the Twoleg female despite the red flag warning in her mind that the storm was not normal.

Soon enough, Spottedleaf encountered the twolegged versions of the Mane 6 as Twilight were working on some kind of watches.

Spottedleaf thinks "{I should pretend to be a dumb cat around the others since only the light pink haired one understands me.}"

Spottedleaf jumps onto the table.

Spottedleaf meows.

EG Twilight spoke "Just about finished..."

EG Fluttershy asks "Is there one for a cat though?"

But then a dog was heard growling as Spottedleaf saw a dog that looked like Spike.

Spottedleaf hisses at dog Spike, making him cower in fear.

EG Twilight asks "What the?! What's going on here?!"

Spottedleaf meows.

EG Fluttershy spoke "The dark tortie said that Spike tried to attack her so she hissed at him to make him stop."

Spottedleaf paws at one of the bracelets.

Twilight spoke "Oh this? Well, let’s just say with these, we’ll be able to see Danyelle in Inaba in a flash."

Spottedleaf thinks "{These have something similar to teleportation magic!}"

Spottedleaf picks one of the seven bracelets up with her forepaws and slides it over her head, setting it on her neck.

EG Rarity spoke "No offense Twilight but that is one smart cat."

EG Twilight and Spike definitely seemed jealous at that.

Spottedleaf sticks her tongue out at the two.

Spottedleaf meows.

EG Fluttershy spoke "She asked when we're heading to Inaba."

EG Twilight spoke "Well, hopefully today if they work."

Spottedleaf's claws were glowing with magic as she teleported with the six females and the dog straight to EG Danyelle's location.

EG Applejack spoke "Whoa nelly!"

Spottedleaf meows "Well, the cat's out of the proverbial bag now... I'm not like any common cat you'd see..."

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Little Cat in Inaba
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Little Cat in Inaba

*Spottedleaf's POV*

I ask "Where should we go first?"

EG Rainbow Dash asks "Whaddya say about finding Danyelle?"

Floating in the air on my own magic, I spoke "Right and just call me Leaf though."

EG Pinkie asks "Wow! A floating cat! Are you psychic?"

I laugh "Oh stars no! Where I'm from, I'm half alicorn. I don't have my wings right now since this was my original form before I was reincarnated."

EG Rarity asks "Pardon?"

I meow "It's a long story though, one I'd rather not talk about."

EG Fluttershy spoke "Okay."

I soon spot EG Danyelle.

“There she is.” I smiled.

EG Danyelle was looking around with a worried look on her face.

EG Danyelle then noticed us. “What’re you girls doing here?! This is a really bad time!”

EG Fluttershy spoke "We know but we came to help you out."

EG Danyelle spoke "But Nanako’s gone missing!"

I meow "The same thing happened with Tenshi. I have a gut feeling that the two events are connected."

EG Danyelle asks "*Confused* Tenshi?"

I meow "My world's version of Nanako."

EG Danyelle spoke "That’s definitely not good."

I growl "No, it's not. One of my fellow alicorns asked me to check things out."

All of a sudden, the light on the bracelet I had on my neck had turned red.

“What the?” I gasped before EG Danyelle remembered something.

EG Danyelle spoke "I need to meet up with Yu and the others."

I meow "I'll come too. I may look like a weak cat but I'm not."

EG Danyelle spoke "Well, let’s hope so."

I meow "I have lightning affinity though so electric attacks have no effect on me."

EG Danyelle spoke "That might leave you weak to wind though."

A fiery orange tomcat meows "I've got lightning and wind affinities, I can help out."

I facepaw before sighing "Fire, why did you follow me?"

Fire meows "It was Cadence's idea."

I meow "Should've known..."

My ears were on full alert, as were Fire's ears as the two of us cats kept a watch out for danger.

We met up with Yu and his team, and they definitely reminded me of Seiko and the others in Ineighba.

Fire whispers in my ear. "{Something is definitely wrong.}"

I whisper back "{I know that Fire, we can't be too reckless.}"

We were ready to head into what Yu, EG Danyelle and the others called the TV world.

Fire asks "Where should we look first?"

I meow "And it's also a bad idea to split the group up."

EG Teddie spoke "No need to worry, Rise-chan and I will search for Nanako-chan!"

I growl "Watch it bearboy, I said it once already. Don't make me repeat myself!"

EG Danyelle spoke "The tortie has a point Ted, it's never a good idea to split the group."

EG Teddie spoke "B-But that’s not what I meant!"

I shot a bolt of lightning from my mouth at EG Teddie, missing the male on purpose.

I meow "The lot of us are staying as one group, end of discussion."

EG Teddie stammers "P-Please! I wasn’t saying we should split up at all!"

Pinching the bridge of my muzzle, I meow "Let's just go in already."

We went into the TV world, and found ourselves in a lot of fog.

Yosuke spoke "Look at this thick fog…"

Yukiko asks "Does this have something to do with all the fuss about the dog lately…?"

EG Teddie spoke "Something’s weird in here… I think all the commotion in town has been affecting this world, too."

Yosuke asks "Well, we need to hurry now. Rise, can you tell which direction Nanako-chan is in?"

Rise then summoned Himiko and started searching. “I sense her… That way. Wow… What’s this warm feeling…? Senpai, we need to save her!”

I had my wings back but I was still a normal-looking cat, as was Fire.

I pull out the Divine Reflector I had borrowed from Rising Sun and set it on my back, causing it to float there.

I meow "Stay close everyone, we don't know what could jump out at us."

Himiko vanished as everyone was ready.

Chie spoke "Let’s go!"

We went off before arriving at a gate to somewhere, and I was sure Rainbow Dash and her group were at this place in the Mirror World.

Yukiko asks "This… is Nanako-chan’s…?"

Haruki spoke "Unbelievable…"

Rise spoke "It’s so beautiful… It’s like a storybook vision of heaven."

That caught our attention.

Yosuke spoke "Like heaven, huh… Deep down, Nanako-chan must really miss her… I would’ve really missed Saki if Danyelle hadn’t saved her."

I growl "Now isn't the time to be gawking, we got a kid to save!"

Saki spoke "But Nanako-chan might be in more trouble than we think."

Yukiko spoke "I’m sure she does. She’s only a child… We have to do everything in our power to rescue her!"

Yu spoke "We’ll all do our best."

Kabuto spoke "But we’ll need all of you."

EG Teddie spoke Of course! We’re gonna rescue Nana-chan, no matter what!"

Yosuke spoke "We can find Namatame later and give him what’s coming to him then. First, we need to rescue Nanako-chan!"

All of us nodded in agreement.

I yowl "LET'S GO!!!"

We went through the labyrinths and floors, but didn’t make it to the end yet.

I ask "Are we there yet?"

Fire meows "My wings hurt..."

A voice taunts "Hehe, why are you really here, Spottedleaf? Is it the nostalgia of being on all fours? Or is it something more personal?"

I hiss "SHOW YOURSELF COWARD!"

The she-cat taunts "Now that’s mean, calling yourself a coward."

I growl "This bitch is mine to deal with, you go on ahead!"

Yu spoke "No, you’re not fighting your Shadow alone."

I growl "DO NOT MAKE ME REPEAT MYSELF!! YOU HAVE TO SAVE NANAKO!!"

The she-cat scoffs "Aww, that’s cute. But you just wanna do things alone, you wanna do things your way. You don’t want anyone weighing you down."

Fireheart growls "She's not alone! She's got my support!"

Ghostly images of Adderfang, Swiftbreeze, Redtail and Patchpelt appear around me and so did Bluestar.

Bluestar growls "Leave my cousin alone!"

Somehow, I started to hear my own heart beating with my fur standing on end and feeling my fear building.

Bluestar places her tail across my back.

Bluestar meows "Relax Spottedleaf, you've faced worse things than this. You may be a MeadowClan cat now but you'll always have the heart of a ThunderClan cat."

I know that was true, but that monster that looks like me is trying to say it is me, and I can’t accept that!

Adderfang growls "No faker will ever take control of you Spottedleaf."

Redtail meows "You got this sister."

I growl "You're right! I won't let a fake control me! If Brambleclaw can face his inner darkness, then SO CAN I!!!!!"

BGM: Virus by Beethoven

I yowl loud, causing the ground to shake violently.

I flew at my dark self, biting and clawing at her.

Shadow Spottedleaf scoffs "Heh, so you don’t accept me?"

My dark self suddenly got bigger and transformed.

Bluestar growls "LIKE TARTARUS SHE WOULD!! Spottedleaf's too pure hearted to fall for your dirty tricks!"

A tom scoffs "What about two?"

I growl "No... It can't be... I thought my world's Danyelle killed you!"

I let loose the loudest roar I could ever make, sending the two monsters flying.

I meow "I will never fall to darkness! I will never be like Tigerclaw!!"

I grab the Divine Reflector with my mouth before throwing it at my darkness, causing it to revert back into a red-eyed version of myself.

After catching the weapon and putting it back where it was, I walked over to where my darker self was.

I meow "Even though you're my inner darkness, you're still a part of me."

My other self’s eyes went golden as it smiled with a nod before it transformed into a winged lioness with the Divine Reflector on her back, then transformed into a card.

I think "{So this is the power of a Persona...}"

Fire and I soon catch up with the others, only to find them fighting the shadows of the Rainbooms.

I yowl loud as I throw the Divine Reflector at Midnight Sparkle, knocking her out cold.

EG Goryuu spoke "Wow! Not bad!"

Fire flies at Dark Dash before ripping out the girl's hair with his mouth.

EG Rainbow Dash spoke "Hey! Get off!"

EG Danyelle spoke "Those two are savage!"

I roar with all of Bast's might, knocking the rest of the Shadowbooms out cold.

The Shadowbooms then took the Rainbooms’ forms with golden eyes.

EG Danyelle gasps "Isn't that one of the godly Personas? The Egyptian goddess of cats, Bast?"

“Well, I guess you can say that.” I responded.

Due to the Divine Reflector I had with me, a white wolf with red marking and a ink-black tailtip appears beside me.

EG Rarity gasps "Make that TWO GOD-TIER Personas! The Japanese goddess of the sun, Amaterasu... And the Egyptian goddess of cats, Bast..."

EG Danyelle asks "Hey Rise, have you ever heard of a person with two Personas?"

Rise spoke "Heehee! Yep and that’s Yu-Senpai!"

Yosuke spoke "Heh, he has the power of the wild card and can wield more than one persona."

I spoke "But never before has a seemingly normal cat had such powers."

Naoto spoke "You must admit, she has a point."

I purr in delight but then I started growling since a storm was drawing near.

Then the Rainbooms faced their shadows, gaining their personas as I wondered how my Rainbow Dash and her team was doing.

Little did I notice, the others were already searching the Mirror World.

*Meanwhile in Ineighba, Equis*

*Danyelle's POV*

I ask "If I were a kidnapper, where would I hide the folks I took captive?"

My ears were on full alert.

I ask "Hey Skittles, find anything yet?"

Rainbow spoke "We’re getting close to the end, but we may need your help."

I spoke "We don't have Spottedleaf with us right now and..."

A sharp reverberance crossed my mind.

Shaking my head to clear the ringing, I spoke "You're not gonna believe me though but Spottedleaf's got not one but two personas..."

Rainbow asks "…You’re kidding, right?"

I retort "Does it look like I'm lying?"

Rainbow spoke "Okay-Hey! Looks like we’re close! You should get to us if you wanna help!"

Something moves about in my shadow before leaping out and to my surprise, it was a Fenrir wolf!

I spoke "Great StarClan.... It's a freaking Fenrir wolf...."

Rainbow asks "Wait, did you summon that as your familiar?"

“Maybe… I’m on my way!” I said as I went off to find Rainbow and the others.

The Fenrir wolf follows after me.

Soon, I managed to catch up with the others.

Koa soon picks up on Tenshi's scent.

Karei spoke "Looks like we’re almost there."

Koa growls as if to say that there's a bunch of shadows up ahead.

Karei spoke "There she is! Tenshi-chan is behind these gates!"

Rainbow asks "Ready to head in?"

I spoke "Koa senses several shadows between us and Tenshi-chan so we should approach with caution."

All of us nodded before charging through the gates, not seeing any shadows as we saw Tenshi being held by a Pegasus stallion with short black mane and tail, brown eyes and a mole on his forehead, wearing a white collar long sleeved shirt and an emerald delivery uniform.

Tenshi spoke "B-Big bros!"

The stallion spoke "Y-You mustn’t go!"

Seiko spoke "Let go of Tenshi."

Miran asks "Are you Shokubutsu?"

Shokubutsu gasps "You… know me?"

Sunao spoke "Taki Shokubutsu… It’s definitely him! Then he did come in here…"

Kaze spoke "So you’re the killer…"

Shima spoke "Let go of her!!"

Shokubutsu laughs "Wait… Hahahaha, you’re the ones I already saved!"

Already saved?

Shokubutsu spoke "Don’t worry, I’m going to save this filly…"

Kanji scoffs "Huh…? Is this dude high or something? Quit talking crap and let go of the filly!"

Shokubutsu spoke "D-Don’t come near me!"

Tenshi spoke "Nngh…"

Emerald spoke "Tenshi-chan!"

Sunao spoke "Calm down, Kanji-kun! We can’t predict his behavior! We have to keep him talking. If we can discern his intentions, perhaps we can somehow deal with him."

Sunao had a point, so we need to be careful about this and choose our questions carefully.

Koa was soon behind Shokubutsu, clamping his fangs on the stallion's back thus causing Tenshi to escape.

Crackling with electricity, I growl "You got some nerve capturing a friend of mine!"

But then Koa was suddenly sent flying as Tenshi was somehow back in his grasp with his wounds gone completely.

Rainbow snaps "Why’re you doing this?!"

Shokubutsu spoke "To save them…"

Miran asks "What’s the Midnight Mirror?"

Shokubutsu spoke "Creatures needing to be saved appear… That’s why I put them in the TM…"

Seiko spoke "Let Tenshi go!"

Sunao asks "No, we must pull his attention away from Tenshi-chan! You pull the creatures you saw on the Midnight Mirror into this world. Am I correct?"

Shokubutsu spoke "They all… want to be saved…"

Karei asks "…Did I ever ask you to save me?"

Kanji spoke "And you didn’t save us, dammit! It was the exact opposite!"

Shokubutsu asks "If I hadn’t put you in the TM… how would you have ended up…?"

Shima asks "How would we…?"

Karei asks "Are you trying to say… we wouldn’t have been able to face ourselves?"

Kiko spoke "But we almost died because of that!"

Shokubutsu spoke "Yes… Exactly…"

Kaze asks "You kidnapped them… Yes or no?"

Shokubutsu spoke "Yes…"

Kochuu asks "Why’d you target residents of the two who were known through media? Why does the Midnight Mirror show them?"

Shokubutsu spoke "On rainy nights… on TM… they signal me… to save them…"

Kaze asks "You keep saying save this and save that… Are you saying murdering people is your idea of saving them!?"

Shokubutsu spoke "Murder…? No, I’m saving them…"

Goryuu asks "How is that any different when you kill creatures!?"

Shokubutsu spoke "Haha… If you want to think that, go ahead… I know… you chased us all the way here… to kill…"

Wait, he thinks we’re the killers?

Shokubutsu spoke "Ha… haha… Well, too bad… I’m gonna save her."

Tenshi spoke "Ngh…"

Kanji spoke "You asshole… You’re not gonna get away with this!"

Shokubutsu spoke "Shut the hell up!"

Shokubutsu suddenly had a dark blue aura before his eyes turned golden, with his wings getting bigger and growing a horn, which lifted his cap a bit. I can’t believe it, he’s an alicorn?!

Shokubutsu spoke "What a wonderful world… An unknown, unreachable place… filled with pleasant fog… I’m a Savior… It’s filthy over there… So many evildoers… That’s why I’m going to save them… I’m a Savior… A righteous hero… I’ll save her, just like the rest! I’m a hero… I’m a knight in shining armor!"

Shima asks "Is that… a Shadow?"

Shokubutsu was suddenly engulfed in shadows with Tenshi.

Tenshi gasps "*Cough! Wheeze!* Big bros… I can’t… breathe…"

Shokubutsu was suddenly transforming as shadows lunged and were absorbed into him.

Sunao gasps "Ngh… What’s happening to him!?"

Teddie spoke "If we don’t do something, this could be bad! His powers are attracting more and more Shadows to him!"

Heifa spoke "That’ll definitely bad!"

Emerald asks "You guys got any suggestions!?"

Karei spoke "Look at him… He’s merging with the Shadows…!"

Shokubutsu was engulfed in a blinding light as he became a Shadow that carried Tenshi in a single hand with two fingers.

Kanji gasps "…the hell!?"

Kaze spoke "Dammit… We’ve come this far… We’re not losing now!"

This is gonna be a tough fight!

Kunino-sagiri spoke "I… I’m going to save her…! Don’t interfere!"

I roar loud "WE DON'T NEED SAVING!!!!"

I glow a bright red as I flew at breakneck speed while curling into a ball, ripping through the darkness and flying out with Tenshi in my arms.

But then I suddenly froze, same with Seiko, Miran and Rainbow Dash as Kunino-sagiri regenerated and grabbed Tenshi with his right hand with his left hand having two fingers in a victory position. The four of us suddenly turned to the others before I realized what was going on! “Not good!”

Seiko spoke "No… Guys, run!"

Seiko summoned a persona of the Star Arcana with its flames burning brightly before the four of us attacked the others.

Karei spoke "Guys! They have strange things above their heads, that’s gotta be how the Shadow’s controlling their bodies!"

The others fought to keep us distracted while they tried to get Tenshi back from the Shadow before Seiko summoned a different persona before it snipped a thread, attacking the others.

But then Seiko summoned Beelzebub as it prepared Megidolaon with the personas of Miran, Rainbow Dash and me joining in the attack before we somehow stopped ourselves before we noticed a jewel bead band on Seiko and Miran’s front left/right legs.

Tenshi spoke "Big bros… Don’t fight… with those…"

Kunino-sagiri spoke "That’s right, I won’t let anyone stop me!"

Sunao and Kanji’s personas attacked the right hand, dropping Tenshi as Seiko, Miran, Rainbow Dash and I grabbed the weird halos above us, burning our legs/hooves/hand, but we didn’t care.

Rainbow screams "I won’t betray my friends… NEVER AGAIN!"

We threw the halos down, shattering them as the bracelets fell apart on Seiko and Miran before we ran and caught Tenshi.

Kunino-sagiri spoke "Give her back… Give her back!"

But then those halos appeared on Kaze and the others.

Kaze spoke "Ah, balls!"

Emerald spoke "M-My body…!"

Shima spoke "It’s… moving…"

Teddie spoke "All on its own!"

Most of the others’ personas were ready to attack us before Seiko shattered a hierophant arcana tarot card as the attacks were about to hit us. But we were shielded as a dragon was around us, with Seiko having summoned it before the orbs in its claws shined, shattering the halos and freeing the others from the Shadow’s control.

A howl rings clear as Azure flew into a flying spindash, clonking Kunino-sagiri hard on the head.

Azure growls "DON'T EVER TOUCH MY MATE AND MY FRIENDS AGAIN!"

Three roars and a screech were heard before Water Splash pops up suddenly with her four Personas.

The four aimed their attacks at the halo, breaking it as shadows started erupting from Kunino-sagiri, swirling around us.

Teddie spoke "Gah! The Shadows are going bearserk!"

But then a justice tarot card appeared in front of Seiko before he shattered it, summoning a persona that opened its scroll, causing a bright light to emit as sealing papers surrounded the area and shined as well, defeating the Shadows instantly as Kunino-Sagiri went back to Shokubutsu.

Shokubutsu asks "Why?"

Shokubutsu then fell unconscious, followed by Tenshi.

Karei and Seiko spoke "Tenshi-chan!"

Karei spoke "She looks like she’s in pain… but she doesn’t seem to be injured anywhere…"

Teddie spoke "This place must not be good for her… We need to carry her out, quick!"

Half of the group went off with Seiko, Miran and Tenshi.

Sunao spoke "…We should take him with us as well."

Kaze spoke "Yeah… We can’t just leave him here, I guess."

Kaze and Kanji picked up Shokubutsu as we followed the others outta here.

Water spoke "Good thing Spitfire patched through to me or things would have ended badly for you all."

Rainbow spoke "Yeah, but it looks like both Tenshi and Shokubutsu need a hospital."

Water spoke "Allow me!"

Water uses her water magic to heal the two back to full health.

I spoke "Never have I ever seen someone with four Personas at the same time..."

Tenshi still seemed to be in pain.

I use my holy magic to clear out any remaining darkness that was in Tenshi's heart, easing the filly's pain.

Teddie spoke "Close one, the little filly must’ve been affected by the Mirror World because of her young age."

I spoke "It's thanks to these beads that I can use holy magic which can dispel darkness. If I didn't have them, Tenshi-chan would have died."

But then I heard a voice from my shadow. "{Maybe, but I have a feeling that Tenshi’s a fighter, so she would’ve come back.}"

I think "{Was that your voice Koa?}"

Koa asks "{You can say that, but also your voice. But that can be confusing, can it?}"

I giggle "{You silly Fenrir.}"

Koa chuckles "{Hehe, you’re silly too, ya know.}"

I spoke "I wonder what Spots is up to..."

*Back with Spottedleaf*

*Spottedleaf's POV*

I growl "Mouse tails! We're lost!"

EG Teddie spoke "At least we beat Spike’s Shadow."

I meow "Though I didn't expect it to take on the form of a dragon of all things."

EG Twilight spoke "Well, it definitely looked like Fafnir in his dragon form."

I ask "But what about the black tortoise, the azure dragon, white tiger and red phoenix?"

EG Danyelle spoke "Last I heard about those four, they manifested in a girl named Korra since she's from China."

EG Rainbow whines "Aw man! Why does my cousin have four personas and I only get one?"

EG Danyelle spoke ""Cool it Skittles. Korra was lucky enough to get Genbu, Seiryu, Byako and Suzaku since she's the freaking Avatar."

EG Rainbow asks "*Tick mark* What was that, hairball?"

I growl "Watch it Rainbows... you do realize you just insulted me, Fire and the dog right?"

EG Danyelle slaps her cousin upside the back of the head.

EG Spike spoke "Hehehe! Good one!"

I gasp "Wh-when did you start talking Spike?"

EG Danyelle spoke "Like I always say... Slap in the face would be humiliating, back of the head's a wake-up call."

EG Vince spoke "Nee-chan! I found Nanako!"

EG Danyelle spoke "Talk about timing!"

We arrived at a pair of gates.

Rise spoke "Nanako-chan’s definitely past these gates!"

I had Bast and Amaterasu at the ready.

Fire yowls "CHARGE!!!"

Naoto spoke "Slow down! We need to be careful about this. There's no telling what would happen."

I wingslap Fire on the head.

I meow "Fire and I can't stay too long though."

*shortly after the boss fight*

I had Amaterasu carry Nanako to a safer place so I could heal her since she was still young plus she was having trouble breathing.

I used holy magic to cleanse the darkness in Nanako's heart, easing her pain.

Yosuke and Kanji were carrying Namatame since we couldn't leave him behind in that death trap.

I meow "He'll likely be sent to jail for what he had done."

EG Vince spoke "Definitely."

Later, we found Namatame in the hospital, recovering from what happened in the TV World.

Since EG Spike, Fire and I weren't allowed in, the three of us had to wait outside the hospital.

*EG Danyelle's POV*

We entered Namatame's room, finding a wide-open window and Namatame on the ground in shock of that.

Namatame groans "Agh... Ugh..."

Yu asks "What are you doing?"

Kabuto asks "Trying to escape?"

Namatame stammers "I-I was scared... So I... I..."

Yosuke asks "You just won't quit, will you?"

Chie spoke "You're lucky Nanako-chan's still alive!"

Namatame spoke "I-I, I didn't, I..."

But then the TV turned on by itself as I realized it was midnight and raining.

Rise asks "12 o'clock... Is it the Midnight Channel? Hey, isn't this...!?"

We saw another Namatame with golden eyes on the TV.

Other Namatame spoke "Even though she's alive, I failed to save her. It's because you got in my way."

Yosuke gasps "Another Namatame...?!"

Saki gasps "What?! How is that possible when he's here and his Shadow beaten...?!"

Naoto spoke "No... Come to think of it, Namatame never faced his other self. And we didn't witness his Shadow returning to his body as a Persona, either... Perhaps that's why we're seeing this now..."

Namatame gasps "What... the..."

Namatame definitely looked shocked.

Shadow Namatame laughs "Even when she's still alive, I failed. But it wasn't my fault. And the law can't touch me anyway..."

Namatame stammers "Wh-What...!?"

Goryuu asks "That's what Namatame's truly thinking?!"

Chie spoke "Then... he wasn't deranged or anything... He knew what he was doing...!"

Yosuke snaps "To hell with the law... I won't ever forgive what you did...!"

Namatame whimpers "Th-This... Please... Stop..."

Namatame was holding his head in pain.

Kanji snaps "*Tick mark* Huh? Stop what? We ain't even done anything yet... Or do you want us to do something...? Something fitting for a bastard like you!"

Rise spoke "K-Kanji..."

Yosuke was silent.

Shadow Namatame laughs "Do whatever you want. You hate me because the child was hurt, don't you? I don't care either way. Living and dying makes no difference to me. But you... You're different. *Chuckle* You can't do such a thing. You wouldn't dare, right? *Chuckle* I'll continue "saving" people... It's my mission...!"

The TV turned off...

Yukiko asks "Mission...!?"

Naoto angrily spoke "My god..."

Namatame whines "*Painfully* P-Please stop..."

Yosuke snaps *Angrily* He wants us to stop. What should we do?"

Chie asks "Wh-What do you mean?"

Kanji spoke "We can't let this bastard do whatever he pleases."

Goryuu asks "But... What do we do now?"

Yosuke spoke "No way I'm gonna walk out of here doing nothing..."

Saki asks "Y-Yosuke?"

Haruki spoke "Looks like a luxury suite with a large television."

Naoto spoke "Why, with something like this in the room, this man could escape at any time... Although once he enters.... he may find there's no way out."

EG Twilight asks "W-Wait! You're joking... Right?"

EG Rainbow asks "You seriously gonna walk away like nothing happened?"

EG Fluttershy spoke "But still!"

Chie asks "Wh-What's gotten into you guys!?"

EG Rarity gasps "This is insane! Why and how can we do an act like this!?"

Yosuke spoke "Rarity! Chie! Everyone... Listen to me. If we're gonna do this... now is our only shot. We won't get a second chance. At this rate, the guy's gonna get off the hook... And he'll go around "saving" people again! You just heard what this bastard's really thinking! If that happens, it'll be just like Mayumi Yamano... Who knows how many innocent people will die this time? I can't let something like that go..."

EG Pinkie's hair was deflated and straight.

Yosuke asks "Saki almost died... Her would-be killer can't be convicted... And now I'm gonna let the same thing happen again? There's no way I can do that! It's just wrong, isn't it!?"

EG Pinkie spoke "...Right."

Chie spoke "B-But... You guys..."

Yosuke spoke "All we have to do is push him inside the TV... That's it. We do that one thing, and this is all over."

Chie stammers "J-Just... push him inside...?"

Yosuke asks "If any of you want no part in this, just leave the room. I'm not gonna force you to stay. As for me, nothing could make me forgive this bastard... But before we do this, I want to hear what you think. What do you want to do... Leader?"

Yu spoke "Wait a second..."

EG Applejack, EG Rainbow, Kabuto and I seemed to have thought what Yu was thinking.

Yosuke asks "We don't have time to wait! If we don't do this now, the cops'll come back! What're you trying to say!?"

Kabuto spoke "We're missing something..."

Yosuke asks "Something we don't know...? What don't we know!?"

EG Applejack spoke "It was Namatame's real feelings."

Yosuke asks "But we just heard the guy's true feelings on the TV! What didn't you understand!?"

EG Rainbow spoke "Look, something's actually bothering me too."

Yosuke asks "Well, what is it!? I already told you, there's no time to waste! Are you four even getting at something here, or are you just stalling!?"

"Like Kabuto said, we're missing something..." I answered.

Yosuke spoke "Missing...? Like what exactly? Dammit... I've heard enough of this bullshit! Give me a straight answer! Are we doing this or not!? That's all I give a damn about right now!"

Yu spoke "Calm the hell down!"

That definitely surprised the rest of us.

EG Teddie spoke "Yikes!"

Heifa spoke "Whoa... Now that's scary."

Namatame groans "Nggh..."

Yukiko spoke "H-He's right. L-Let's calm down for a second."

EG Pinkie spoke "I'm totally calm."

Chie asks "Hey, what did you five mean by, "we're missing something"...?"

Yosuke asks "What's there to miss with a sick bastard like him!?"

Rise spoke "Hey, let's all take a deep breath. After what happened... we're not thinking straight right now."

Kanji scoffs "Tch... Fine..."

All of us took a deep breath, calming ourselves down.

Naoto spoke "You're right... We should calm down and think rationally about this... I realize now that we've heard almost nothing from Namatame's perspective... There's no denying that this man brought great harm to Nanako-chan... But other than that point, the rest comes from our assumptions based on watching the Midnight Channel a moment ago. I won't deny that we were blinded by the heat of the moment... trying to impute all responsibility to him rashly."

Kanji spoke "But...!"

Yosuke asks "Yeah, the guy's not saying anything! Whatever reason he had, there's no doubt about the fact that he'd been throwing people inside the TV. It was him who put Saki through that misery... How can we possibly understand someone who says killing people is the same as "saving" them!?"

Naoto spoke "Failing to understand and failing to listen are rather different things. Truthfully, not all the hitches that were nagging at me have been answered yet. We'll have to see what he can tell us about them... Though it appears he's in no condition to do so at the moment."

Yosuke spoke "True... Dealing with him right now might not solve all the things that are bothering us... Dammit... But you better remember this... I'll do everything I can to stop him from repeating what he's done. Anytime, anywhere... anything."

Yu spoke "Let's just think for now."

Yosuke spoke "Geez... How the hell can you stay so calm, man? Then again, that's why you're our leader... Alright. Let's go ahead and think this through as much as we need."

Kanji spoke "If we leave any unanswered questions behind, we'll just be lying to ourselves... Yeah, that ain't gonna cut it... Alright, I'm convinced."

Rise spoke "*Sigh* Thank you... I'll think as hard as I can, and try to help!"

Chie asks "We all know how you feel, Yosuke! C'mon, we've accomplished this much together as a team, haven't we?"

Yukiko spoke "Right... Together."

Yosuke spoke "Yeah... Yeah, you're right. Sorry... and thanks."

We soon left the room and hospital.

Spottedleaf meows "That guy is bonkers though..."

"I don't know. Something's telling me that he's more of a victim." I said to Spottedleaf.

Spottedleaf meows "I can feel it... A dark presence is coming..."

EG Rainbow spoke "Yeah. But it’s been getting foggy the last few days."

Fire meows "Leaf, we should get back home and see how the others are doing."

Spottedleaf meows "I know that Fire but I have to get the girls back to their hometown since I don't have access to a magic portal here."

Fire meows "Oh. Good point."

Spottedleaf meows "Exactly Fire."

*After teleporting with Fire, EG Spike and the Rainbooms back to CHS schoolgrounds,*

Spottedleaf meows "Well girls, this is where Fire and I must return to our world."

EG Fluttershy spoke "Please come back again sometime."

Spottedleaf pulled the bracelet off her neck and gave it back to EG Twilight.

Spottedleaf meows "Unless something comes up that needs my urgent attention, I don't know when I'll come back for a visit."

The two cats head back through the portal after waving goodbye to the six females.

EG Pinkie spoke "Well, there they go."

*Back in the Crystal Empire,*

*Spottedleaf's POV*

I spoke "It's good to be back home."

Fireheart spoke "Yeah though it did feel weird being on four paws."

I giggle "Yeah, I was so used to walking on two feet that I've forgotten what it was like to be a normal cat. Oh, Twilight! I'm back!"

Twilight spoke "Spottedleaf, Rainbow Dash just told us that Shokubutsu’s in the hospital and that she and the others will ask him questions when he calms down."

I ask "And is Tenshi okay?"

Twilight spoke "Yep."

I sigh with relief. "Oh thank StarClan... Some folks I met also had gone through the same thing but I had lent them a helping paw as it were."

Twilight spoke "Danyelle definitely did that."

I ask "Let me guess, holy magic?"

Twilight spoke "Yep."

I spoke "This collar came in handy for me since it kept the dogcatchers off my tail. If I had gotten caught, I would never have been able to make it back to where I belong safely. And before Lyra has a conniption, I did meet a few nice Twolegs since they had a similar problem that we had."

Twilight asks "Really?"

I spoke "I also met your counterpart too, she's got a pet dog named Spike."

Twilight spoke "A dog? I’m surprised he wasn’t a lizard."

I spoke "And I heard from Danyelle's counterpart that Water's counterpart had four Personas! The fire phoenix, Suzaku. The water dragon, Seiryu. The earth turtle, Genbu. And the air tiger, Byako."

Twilight spoke "Heehee. Good."

I spoke "Even I have one as well. Mine's the Neighgyptian goddess of cats, Bast."

Twilight gasps "*Shock* Whoa! Really?!"

I giggle "Eyup."

end

Fog’s Danger
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

Fog’s Danger

Author's Note

Start of Season 5

Fog’s Danger

*Rainbow Dash’s POV*

After we beat Lady Tirek, we got an awesome new crystal castle that merged with the castle in Ponyville. Which is awesome!

But Twilight missed her original home.

Spike asks "You okay, Twi?"

Danyelle spoke "She misses the home she had moved into when she first came to Ponyville."

Spike spoke "Oh…"

Danyelle gasps "I just got an idea!"

Starlight asks "Is it just me or has Ponyville gotten a lot more foggier than it should be?"

“Definitely, and what’s weird is I can’t do anything about it.” I answered as Sunset put on the glasses Teddie gave her, only to look shocked.

Sunset spoke "Guys! Put on your glasses!"

I put my goggles on since Twilight had attached the exact same kind of magic that's on the glasses as the other alicorns and chakats do the same thing.

Danyelle was growling.

For some reason, the fog was gone like it never existed to me when I had my goggles on.

Danyelle growls "This ain't normal fog."

“Think it could be the fog from the mirror world and that it’s leaking into this world?” I wondered out loud before everyone looked at me. “It was just a guess!”

Twiliterasu howls loud, causing the fog to vanish completely.

But somehow, the fog instantly came back.

Twilight spoke "BUT HOW?!? Twiliterasu's howl is supposed to dispel anything!"

“There’s definitely something wrong here.” I said before my compact rang.

Danyelle and the other immortals followed suit since it had been a conference call.

“Better answer this one.” I noted as I answered it, seeing Emerald calling us.

Blizzardstar asks "What's up Emerald?"

Emerald spoke "Guys, Shokubutsu told us what happened. He really was a victim."

Twilight spoke "And to make matters worse, the area around the castle here in Ponyville is covered in fog and Twiliterasu's howl can't disperse it!"

Emerald spoke "Yeah, it’s happening in Ineighba too."

Leafstar spoke "All six Clans are sticking close together for safety reasons since I don't know what caused this."

Emerald spoke "Shokubutsu asked us to find the real culprit, so we agreed to do that. Seiko then figured it out. But since none of us have evidence, we’ll have to confront him and back the culprit into a corner."

Squirrelstar asks "But what if the culprit's not in Ineighba?"

Emerald spoke "He’s still in Ineighba and he thought we wouldn’t figure him out and just pin the blame on Shokubutsu."

Twilight spoke "I'm dispatching the speedsters once more but this time, Lionblaze along with Dovewing, Flutterfoot and Songleap are going with them and three dragons."

Emerald spoke "Good call."

Leafstar spoke "Yeah."

Twilight spoke "And of course, Cloud Spots and Micah will be going as well."

Emerald spoke "Nice."

Twilight spoke "Yeah and the speedsters already took off."

Just as Twi said, we were already on our way!

Lionblaze was on Nightclaw's back as the Night Fury followed after me with the Nadder and Zippleback.

“We should be there soon.” I said.

Lionblaze spoke "Thank StarClan!"

“I mean at the speed we’re going, it shouldn’t take long.” I agreed.

Flutterfoot spoke "But the Nadder and Zippleback aren't bred to be fast dragons though!"

Songleap spoke "Agreed.."

We weren’t far from Ineighba now.

Azure spoke "I'm glad our little ones are being looked after by the chakats."

“No doubt.” I agreed.

Azure spoke "But I still worry about them you know? They're so young..."

“Same here…” I added.

Danyelle spoke "Any first time parent would say that and..."

Danyelle threw up her recent lunch.

Danyelle spoke "Maybe I should've stayed behind..."

I ask "You okay Dany?"

Danyelle spoke "Ugh… Not sure."

Azure spoke "Seems like you've either got a sour stomach or you're pregnant."

Danyelle spoke "I just hope it’s the former."

I ask "But weren't you in heat back during that challenge?"

Danyelle’s face froze at that.

Danyelle spoke "Oh StarClan no..."

“Looks like we better land gently.” I noted.

Azure spoke "Yeah."

We soon landed in Ineighba, and gently too.

Danyelle spoke "I might not be of much help though."

“Yeah, maybe you should stay at Seiko’s house.” I advised.

Danyelle spoke "Right plus I can also protect Tenshi since I know she might get hurt and I'd rather not get an earful from her father."

“Or Seiko and Miran for that matter.” I added.

Danyelle spoke "Damn right and because of these bracelets, I can't use my full power."

Azure spoke "She's right Skittles, she'd only be in the way right now."

“Okay, but try to stay safe, alright?” I requested.

Danyelle spoke "If push comes to shove, I'll call in my OC-verse counterpart."

“Good call.” I noted.

Danyelle spoke "May StarClan light your path."

“Thanks.” I smiled in gratitude.

Water Splash crashes into a tree.

Water spoke "*incoherent words a child should never hear.*"

“Okay Water, calm down.” I said.

Water spoke "It's worse than I thought... Half of MeadowClan has gone missing! Thank StarClan that the immortals were untouched but several non-alicorns have disappeared. And I received word from Honeystar that all of ForestClan has vanished."

“What?!” I gasped before Gertrude, Therron, Flaring Blade, Lightning Edge, Umbra Chain, Gizem and Tyson showed up.

Fizzlepop shows up with Gilda in tow.

Gilda spoke "She's right Dash, Gingerheart's in a tizzy since Redheart's gone missing. And to make matters worse, Thunder Spark beat the tar out of Rocket Swirl once he found Serene missing."

“Must be the fog. Then we gotta hurry and meet up with Seiko and the others.” I urged.

Gilda whacks me on the head with a branch.

Gilda spoke "And you left Danyelle alone too! I heard from Lan that Danyelle was next on the capture list! And unless you want Vince on your tail, go back and get the yellow fuzzball!"

“What?!” I gasped in shock and horror!

Gilda spoke "It's mainly because of Danyelle's clairvoancy that puts her in danger."

“But she’s pregnant and she can’t come with us!” I pointed out.

Gilda spoke "For StarClan's sake Rainbow, do you WANT three angry tomcats on your tail? Danyelle can't fight back!"

“Okay okay!” I said before rushing off to Danyelle.

Danyelle asks "Dash? What’re you doing back here?"

I spoke "I got some sense beaten into me since I'd rather not have three angry tomcats on my tail if you went missing."

Danyelle asks "What’re you talking about?"

I spoke "Your younger brother told Gilda that you were next on the list because of your clairvoancy."

Danyelle gasps "What?!"

I spoke "Yeah and there is a 50-50 chance your kittens might have your powers though."

Danyelle spoke "Oh come on!"

My left ear twitches before I start growling.

“Let’s move. Now!” I urged.

Danyelle spoke "R-right!"

Danyelle took flight.

We soon met up with Seiko and the others, along with the rest of us that came to Ineighba.

Gilda spoke "We don't know what's causing the fog in Ponyville though."

Seiko spoke "Well, we’ll find out. Come on."

We walked towards… the hospital?

Cloud spoke "It's odd being back here..."

We entered the building, seeing that black-suited unicorn stallion officer we saw before again and again, known as Kuria Hidzume.

Kuria spoke "Huh? What are you guys doing here…? Hey, do you know where Kojima-san went? They told me he snuck out of his room again…"

Nurse mare spoke "I assure you, we’ve made it clear to him several times that he needs to stay put, but he keeps going off on his own…

The nurse walked off.

Kuria groans "Geez… With Shokubutsu finally relocated, I was looking forward to going home…"

Sunao spoke "So… he’s been relocated. I’ve been wondering… You seem to be in a terrible hurry to get him out of this hospital."

Kuria spoke "Huh? Oh, well, yeah. I mean, we can’t leave him here with Kojima-san, what Tenshi-chan went through and creatures going missing around… Didn’t you guys think so, too? Hey, what are you doing here, anyway? Tenshi-chan’s back at her home, isn’t she? Don’t you think you should leave before Kojima-san finds you? If he catches you, he’ll start pestering you again."

We then saw Kojima slowly show up.

Kojima spoke "Hidzume… Where’s Shokubutsu? There’s been a lot of noise today for some reason…"

Kuria spoke "K-Kojima-san! What’re you doing here?! Shokubutsu’s already been relocated. I was looking for you so I could tell you that."

Kojima spoke "You did what!? Who authorized that!? There’s still more I need to ask him about!"

Kuria spoke "G-Gimme a break, K-Kojima-san!"

Kojima spoke "That first murder has been bothering me… His motives are shaky, and his alibi is rock solid. We closed a lot of loopholes on the basis of his testimony, but that part’s still nagging at me…"

Kuria spoke "Is this more of your “detective’s intuition”? He’s already been relocated… It’s no use hassling me about it. And you guys should really get home, too. You could get kidnapped."

Kojima spoke "What’s gotten into you today…? It’s odd to see you taking work so seriously…"

Kuria spoke "C-C’mon, I’m always giving 110% when it comes to the job! You should get back to work too, Kojima-san. Your current assignment: Get better as soon as possible!"

Kojima asks "…… *Turns toward us* What are you all doing here?"

I spoke "Half of MeadowClan and all of ForestClan have gone missing."

Kojima gasps "What?!"

Kaze spoke "And we came to confirm something… with Hidzume-san."

Seiko asks "When did Junsei Riyu vanish?"

Kuria spoke "The time the announcer went missing…? I can’t say for sure offhoof… It’s not like I saw her or anything. It was months and months ago, too. My memory’s kinda hazy that far back…"

Miran asks "What about Kiko’s interrogation?"

Kuria spoke "Why wouldn’t I question her? She discovered the announcer’s body. But she didn’t know much about it, so I only talked with her once or twice."

Kiko however seemed uncomfortable with the stallion.

Kuria spoke "Was that all you wanted to ask? Well, I hope it helped."

Seiko and Miran ask "But what about the warning letter?"

Kuria asks "Warning letter?"

Sunao spoke "The one that was delivered to his house."

Kochuu asks "The police right now have it in custody, right?"

Kuria spoke "Uhh… I don’t really remember."

Kojima asks "Hey, whaddya mean you don’t remember? I gave it to you to take down to the crime lab for processing. You’re telling me you forgot!?"

Kuria asks "*Nervously* Ha… haha, I’m sorry… Your accident was right after that, and what with one thing and another, it sorta slipped my mind… B-Besides, that thing was just a prank, wasn’t it? Geez, what’re you asking me all this for!? For crying out loud, what’s this all supposed to be about!? Kojima-san, you really need to bogey back to your bed. That’s why your wounds aren’t healing. And you all need to go home right now! Do you have any idea what time it is!?"

That started making us suspicious.

Kuria spoke "I’m going back… I need to get to the station to report in."

Kuria tried to leave before Kaze, Kanji and Goryuu stopped him.

Sunao asks "Just one more thing, please. We know for certain now that the first murder and Kiko’s kidnapping weren’t Shokubutsu’s doing. Someone else was responsible. Hidzume-san… Do you have any idea who that might be?"

Kuria spoke "I-I have no idea what you’re talking about…"

Kanji spoke "‘Cause we think it mighta been you."

Goryuu spoke "That’s what this is supposed to be all about."

Kuria spoke "What!? Th-That’s ridiculous! We already know Shokubutsu’s the one who put them all in!"

…What?

“What did you just say…?” Emerald, Danyelle and I asked in shock.

Kojima spoke "Put them all in…? What’s this ‘putting them in’ business? Do you know something about the method behind the murder…? Don’t tell me that all that talk about mirrors and whatnot from before was…"

Now it all makes sense…

Sunao spoke "I see… Now I finally understand. To tell the truth, Hidzume-san, my brother and I have been fixated on something you once said. Before, we didn’t know why… Only that it sounded a wrong not to us. Do you recall when Kochuu and I read Shokubutsu’s diary at the scene of Kojima-san’s accident? At the time, I said, “Even the victims who survived and were never released to the public are written here.”

Kochuu asks "And then you said this, ‘Wow… Then that settles it.’ How does that basically prove it was Shokubutsu?"

Sunao asks "At the time, the police had no idea that there had been other attempted murders related to the case… You had no reason to say such a thing. After all, there are countless examples of creatures disappearing for a few days… Yet when I read the list of names, you raised no objection. Odd, that. What do you say to that, Detective Hidzume?"

Kuria spoke "I-I don’t know! I-I said I’m busy…!"

Kuria ran off.

Kanji spoke "*Running after Kuria* Wait, you son of a mare!"

We chased after Kuria too.

Kojima spoke "*Tries to follow us* Hidzume… *Trips* Ngh… Dammit… Hidzume!!"

We soon arrived in the room Shokubutsu used to stay in, but couldn’t find find Kuria.

Kaze spoke "What the…!? I swear he ran this way…"

Kiko spoke "I know he did too…"

Kanji growls "Dammit… Where the hell’d he go?"

Therron spoke "He couldn’t have gone far!"

Kojima soon showed up.

Kojima asks "Did you find him…?"

Seiko and Miran spoke "No."

Kojima spoke "I contacted security… Nobody’s seen Hidzume, and there’s no record of anyone leaving this area. So he must be still in this ward somewhere…"

Emerald spoke "He’s still here…? but we looked… We didn’t find him anywhere…"

Kojima groans "That bastard… Ungh…"

Danyelle's magic flares up, exposing anyone that was hiding behind an invisibility spell.

But no one appeared

Danyelle growls "Grr! He isn’t here!"

The nurse showed up. “Kojima-san! For heaven’s sake, what are we going to do with you…!?”

Kojima spoke "Sorry. I got carried away…"

The Nurse asks "Do you even want to get better!? If you keep this up, there could be lasting damages! Have you forgotten how much trouble it caused you last time!?"

Kojima spoke "You’re right… Sorry… *As the nurse escorted him away* You’ve got to find Hidzume. I need to square this away with him… Please."

Miran: Understood.

Seiko: We will."

The nurse and Kojima left as we looked at the mirror.

Shima asks "He hasn’t left this ward yet…? I don’t think he would, but could he have…?"

Emerald asks "Yeah, I think so. If he’s the killer, he can go through, right?"

Karei asks "You mean he went in through here?"

Kaze spoke "We searched every inch in the direction he ran off… And Danyelle disabled invisibility… There’s nowhere to hide. I don’t think we coulda missed him."

Sunao spoke "He was cornered… It’s highly probable that he escaped there. If he does indeed turn up on the other side, that should prove beyond a doubt that he is the true culprit."

Kanji asks "Damn, so I guess we were right… What do we do now?"

Miran spoke "Let’s go in."

Seiko spoke "No, let’s go tomorrow."

Karei spoke "Senpai’s right, I think it’s too dangerous to go in from here too. We’re not 100% positive he used this TM, and on top of that, we don’t know where it might lead. Let’s go in from Junes, like always. It’ll be fine. So long as we’re ready for him, we’ll crush that jerk in one strike."

We had to admit, Karei has a good point as it looked like we were in total agreement here.

Azure spoke "Some of us should wait outside the mirror to nab him as soon as he exits."

“You really okay with doing that?” I asked.

Danyelle spoke "The two toms and I can stay here with Fizzlepop and Gilda to grab Hidzume as soon as he comes out this mirror."

“Good call. ‘Cause I have a feeling that now that Hidzume’s in there, the kidnappings stopped.” I noted.

Micah spoke "Good luck guys."

Cloud spoke "And be careful."

Tyson spoke "Not a problem."

Danyelle spoke "Stay safe Skittles."

“Sure. Hehe, and somehow, I’m not even mad at that this time.” I laughed.

Azure spoke "It's because of your mane, I heard rumors that OC-verse Danyelle uses that nickname for her world's Rainbow all the time."

“Huh.” I noted before night fell and we went to sleep. I woke up next morning, smiling at Azure’s face with half-lidded eyes.

Azure was asleep on his back while his back left hoof twitches a bit.

I couldn’t help but giggle at that hunky blur of a husband.

Azure yips a bit in his sleep.

Hehe, boy, am I gonna surprise him when we get home.

Azure sleepspoke "Mmmm... Skittles..."

Boy, is he really gonna taste the rainbow when I’m through with him. “Alright, Azure. Wake up.”

Danyelle unfurls her wings as she woke up from her slumber.

Danyelle groans "That's the last time Lionblaze dares me to sleep upside down..."

Azure yawns "Morning... And why is the yellow fuzzball upside down?"

Danyelle spoke "Don't ask..."

Azure asks "Okay?"

“Come on, let’s get some grub and meet up with the others at Junes.” I said.

Danyelle spoke "I'm just gonna say this now, some foods might not agree with me."

“And that would be?” I asked.

Danyelle spoke "Not sure yet..."

Gertrude spoke "Well, I'm kinda hungry. So let's go."

Danyelle spoke "Yeah."

We got up and went to Junes, meeting up with Seiko and the others to have some breakfast when Teddie and Heifa told us something that totally caught us off guard. Even those two are persona users, they're also Shadows from the Mirror World.

Emerald gasps "Shadows...? You mean you're one of those things we've been fighting?"

Teddie spoke "Yup... just like the ones you all know about. Shadows are suppressed mortal thoughts given form... Everyone has them inside."

Kaze asks "Wait... You and Heifa say you're Shadows, but you didn't attack us. And you two kept telling us from the start that you both wanted to bring peace and quiet back to that world, right?"

Heifa spoke "But when all's said and done, Teddie and I are only normal Shadows. Without anything that makes us stand out."

Teddie spoke "We did everything we could until now to try and make my world peaceful... But instead, that weird fog started seeping out into this world too... I'm sorry... Heifa and I are really sorry. If either of us really were special, then maybe..."

Kaze spoke "It's no big deal."

Kiko spoke "Yeah, it's not a problem."

Kaze spoke "I mean, we weren't expecting much from you two in the first place. And about you two being Shadows, we pretty much figured out that you both were something like that anyway."

Heifa asks "Huh...?"

Teddie spoke "Wh-What're you saying!? Here Heifa and I are, pouring our hearts out to you, and you say you thought we were something like that anyways!? No normal creature would think such a pretty bear or a beautiful bovine could really be Shadows!"

Heifa suddenly froze at that with a blush as Danyelle and I laughed at the reaction.

Danyelle laughs "Oh my StarClan! Teddie's got it bad for Heifa!"

“And did you see Heifa there?” I asked before laughing some more.

Danyelle spoke "And since Cadence isn't here..."

Danyelle dropkicks Teddie, causing him to crash into Heifa thus causing the two to kiss.

The two disconnected in embarrassment while blushing.

Danyelle laughs "I got you good, you dipstick bear!"

Kanji asks "So what’s the problem with being Shadows?"

Sunao spoke "It’s true that you both may have been born that way. But you both now possess the power of Persona. A Shadow is suppressed power… Once controlled by the ego, it becomes a Persona… Doesn’t it follow, then, that you both must have developed an ego? Whether the ego masters its Shadow, or the Shadow awakens to its ego… The only difference I see is the order in which the process occurred."

Emerald spoke "Oh! So Teddie and Heifa are practically like us, then."

Teddie asks "W-We’re… the same as you guys…?"

Kaze asks "You both keep trying to figure out who you are, just like all of us here. Neither of you can do much on your own… You really aren’t that special… See? What’s the difference between you two and us?"

That really touched Teddie and Heifa before they held each other while crying.

Teddie spoke "*Voice breaking* Th-Tha… Thank you…"

Heifa spoke "*Voice breaking too* Meeting you guys… w-was the best thing that could happen to us…"

Danyelle was growling suddenly.

Kaze spoke "The rest of us were pretty much of a group of misfits to begin with too, right? You and Heifa fit right in, man."

Sunao asks "I beg your pardon? Who are you calling a misfit?"

Karei asks "Isn’t that just you, Senpai?"

Kaze spoke "Hey… That’s not something a detective would say… Or an idol, either!"

Kiko spoke "You may be a misfit, Kaze, but you’re my misfit."

Kaze spoke "*To Teddie and Heifa* Geez… Stop crying, will ya? Now’s not the time for that."

Seiko spoke "Well, let’s go."

Danyelle spoke "We have our own quirks and whatnot."

Miran spoke "Agreed."

Danyelle spoke "Yeah."

We went into the Mirror World as Danyelle, Micah and Cloud Spots stayed outside in case Hidzume tried to get out. As Teddie was in his bear suit and Heifa in her cow suit, Karei used Himiko, but couldn’t find Hidzume.

Teddie spoke "I’ll give it a try, but… If Karei-chan couldn’t find him, I really doubt someone with a dried-up nose like me will be much help… Hmm… Mmmmmm… I do smell Hidzume-baby in here, but the fog is completely covering up his scent…"

Karei asks "Teddie… You can’t do it either?"

Teddie spoke "Wh-When you look at me with those eyes… I get this feeling… I’ve gotta sniff him out no matter what…! This is my time to shine! Alright nose, don’t fail me now! Mm… Hrmmm… Ooh, I’m getting something! Raaaaaawr!"

Teddie suddenly had a fierce aura before it vanished.

Shima asks "Teddie…?"

Teddie suddenly wandered around.

Kaze spoke "Hey, quit wandering around! You better not flake out on us again."

Teddie spoke "Huh…? I sense it from… thisaway."

That surprised us.

Kanji asks "Is it Hidzume!?"

Teddie spoke "Ummmmmm… How do I put it… It’s kinda hazy, but at the same time, it feels like I’ve got a whopper on the line…"

Karei spoke "I don’t get it…"

“Me neither…” I agreed.

Teddie spoke "Veeery suspicious… This definitely smells. But that’s weird… If I remember right, that’s where Sensei, Miran, Kaze and Emerald came from when I met them for the first time…"

Kaze asks "When we first…? Where was that? Ohhhh… You mean that creepy-ass room where all the faces on the posters were cut out?"

Teddie spoke "Yep… there’s someone there!"

Karei spoke "Teddie! You really are amazing!"

Heifa: Watch it."

Teddie spoke "*Shy blush* I-It was just dumb luck… It’s because that’s where I first sense Sensei and the others… That’s why it kinda smelled over there…"

Emerald spoke "Ahh, I see. Wait… did you say it smelled…? Wasn’t that the room where Kaze had to go to the bathroom, and…"

Karei asks "Huh…? You’re saying… he peed himself there!?"

Shima spoke in disgust "E-Eww…! I don’t wanna hear it!"

Kaze spoke "Oh, you lie so bad! Dude, I did not piss my fur! Emerald! Quit spreading random rumors about stuff like that!"

Emerald spoke "Uhhh, well, it happened so long ago… My memory’s kinda fuzzy, you know…"

A loud roar splits the fog, causing it to dissipate.

Spottedleaf spoke "Hey guys! I found him!"

Teddie spoke "Same here. Oookaaay guys, enough fuzziness! Follow me, the master of fuzzy logic! …Heehee."

Shima snickers "S-Snrk…"

Emerald spoke "Haha, I haven’t heard you crack up in a while, Shima. Though I really wonder sometimes about your sense of humor.”

We had a good laugh, feeling our spirits lifted as we then went off before finding ourselves at an apartment room.

A familiar voice growled, “That damn bitch… I noticed her first… and she just had to run off and have an affair…”

We saw Hidzume as he looked back at us with a different expression.

Hidzume spoke "Oh… it’s you guys. You’re very persistent…"

Seiko spoke "So, you’re the real killer."

Hidzume spoke "*Feigning ignorance with a smile* I don’t know what you’re talking about…"

Kaze snaps "You’re not lying your way out of this one, dammit! Just being here proves it! Answer us! You’re the one who threw Ms. Riyu into the TM, aren’t you!?"

Kiko spoke "Just give it to us straight!"

Hidzume laughs "Hehehe, it was an accident. She started struggling… What else was I supposed to do? *Expression becoming a sneer* I called her out to the lobby because I wanted to ask her something. And then she started getting hysterical on me… But since Danyelle isn’t here with that Dimensional Scream of hers, I’ll show you what happened."

OC-verse Danyelle threw a Chaos Spear past Hidzume's head.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I saw it all! And you LEAVE MY COUNTERPART OUT OF THIS!!!"

To be continued...

Fog's Danger Part 2
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

Fog's Danger Part 2

*OC-verse Danyelle's POV*

But the attack went straight through Hidzume without an injury.

We suddenly found ourselves at the lobby of the Enaga Inn, with Past Hidzume confronting Ms. Riyu.

Riyu asks "…Who’re you? And what’s this “something important” you called me out here for?"

Past Hidzume asks "What they say on the news isn’t true, is it? All that talk about you having an affair and whatnot… It’s all a lie, right?"

Riyu asks "Why do I have to explain myself to you…?"

Past Hidzume spoke "*Walks forward, making Riyu back up* I see… So you don’t deny it. You caught my eye, but it turns out you’re another worthless female…"

Riyu spoke "*Backs up* What’s wrong with you…? D-Don’t make me call for help!"

Past Hidzume spoke "*Angrily* Ugh, shut up, shut up, shut up. *Smile with narrow eyes* I think you need to see what it’s like to fear for your life… It’ll get your head straight."

Riyu was then against the large mirror behind her. “Wh-What’re you going to do…!? No!” Riyu yelped before she screamed as she was shoved into the mirror like it was a portal and vanished into it, much to Past Hidzume’s surprise.

Past Hidzume spoke "Sh-She fell in… She fell all the way in… Ha… hahaha… Wow… So creatures can go completely inside…"

We were back at the apartment.

Hidzume spoke "Good thing for me no one else was around there in the middle of the night."

Shima asks "That… happened in our lobby…?"

Hidzume spoke "I learned about the Midnight Channel through some rumor. You hear a lot of fishy stories like that on the force. But it was pure coincidence that I touched the screen and discovered my power. I burst out laughing when I found it. I knew right away that this was going to be interesting!"

Kaze spoke "So you tested it out on Junsei Riyu."

Hidzume spoke"Nah, it was nothing like that. I’m a very sincere fellow. I was just trying to punish the stupid bitch a little for betraying me. Yeah, putting them inside the TM was never the plan… But y’know, both Junsei and that dippy high school fully with you struggled for no reason…"

Kiko spoke "Then you ordered that male griffon and female kirin to shove me in there!"

Hidzume spoke "Oh yeah… I sorta remember you. And first I called ya in ‘cause of work-related stuff. You being the one who found Junsei’s body and all. And naturally, if there was any chance you’d seen something, I’d need to know, right? So I was all set to be a nice stallion to ya."

We suddenly found ourselves in an interrogation room, with Past Hidzume questioning Past Kiko.

Past Kiko asks "What’s this about, anyways…? Didn’t you call me in for more questions…?"

Past Hidzume spoke "Well, we’ll get to that. But you know, I saw you this afternoon. You were getting pretty cozy with that Shokubutsu…"

Past Kiko then slapped Past Hidzume.

Past Hidzume spoke "Huh… So I’m not good enough for you? Well, I know how to deal with fillies like you…"

Past Hidzume walked out of the room before a male gryphon accompanied by a female kirin walked in.

The gryphon spoke "Heh, this is gonna hurt."

The gryphon grabbed Past Kiko.

Past Kiko stammers "N-No…!"

The Kirin spoke "It’s pointless to struggle against death."

The gryphon shoved Past Kiko into the small mirror, sending her into the Mirror World as Past Hidzume came in.

Past Hidzume spoke "Not bad, Barak, Zombire Wandagger. But Faust, these high school fillies today. This world’s gone straight to shit. When I was in school, I wasn’t allowed to do anything by study my ass off… I was supposed to be the best of the best, but instead they stuck me in the boonies… But I guess I got this sweet power to make up for it. *Chuckle* Life’s not so bad after all."

Past Barak spoke "Heh, I’ll go taunt her. *Sticks head into the mirror* Why don’t you scream and beg, then maybe I’ll free you. *Takes head out of the mirror* Not. Hahahaha!"

Past Zombire giggled at that.

Past Hidzume spoke "Yeah, like that’ll happen. *Chuckle* As if any of us would walk into a deathtrap like that."

We found ourselves back in the apartment room.

Lightning Edge, Flaring Blade and Umbra Chains growl "Zombire Wandagger…"

Therron growls"Barak…"

Hidzume: It was a lot easier the second time. High school girl creatures are thinner, y’know? Lighter.

Kaze: You son of a mare…!"

Hidzume spoke "C’mon, gimme a break. Neither my two allies or I knew it was dangerous inside the TM. It’s not like we were trying to kill them. I mean, I’m sure they hit on Shokubutsu, not the other way around. A council secretary will one day rise to public office himself. Junsei and Kiko were just gold digging. They got exactly what they deserved. I didn’t do anything wrong at all. But that umbra chick sure broke Kiko outta there."

Kaze spoke "Shut the hell up! You knew from what happened to Junsei Riyu that creatures die in here!"

Hidzume asks "*Sigh* So what if I knew?"

Miran asks "Did you trick Shokubutsu?"

Hidzume spoke "Nah… He called the police in the middle of the night, just after Kiko returned alive. The rest of the force had their hands and hooves full with a homicide, and it happened that I was the one who took the call."

Sunao spoke "Shokubutsu said the police refused to take him seriously… You were responsible for that, then."

Hidzume scoffs "Oh, quite the contrary. If anyone else had taken the call, sure, but I actually did believe him, y’know…?"

We then found ourselves in Shokubutsu’s house as his past self was calling the police while looking at a static mirror.

Past Hidzume asks "Huh… That’s the pattern between the two disappearances so far? And now you’re seeing a female Ornithian in a kimono on that weird program, and you think she’ll die too. Is that right? Shokubutsu-san… Do you seriously expect us to believe something like that?"

Past Shokubutsu spoke "B-But… it’s true! If there’s any way the police can protect her…"

Past Hidzume spoke "Listen… There’s no way the police are going to make a move based on a fantasy story like that. ……It does sound interesting, though…"

Past Shokubutsu spoke "B-But…"

Past Hidzume spoke "Oh, I have an idea… If you really want to save her that much… Why not do it yourself? Like… You could shelter her somewhere. Some place where no one could find her."

Past Shokubutsu asks "Where no one could find her…?"

Past Hidzume spoke "Save her yourself… You can do it. I’m busy now, so I’m hanging up now. Bye."

The call ended as Past Shokubutsu stared at the mirror before we were back at the apartment room.

Hidzume spoke "Isn’t that amazing? Of all the creatures who could’ve received Shokubutsu’s call, it ended up being me. Talk about luck! All I did was give him a little push… and he completely bought into his vision of this world. The more creatures you guys saved, the more he’d kidnap… Both sides had best of intentions, so the game of cat and mouse would never end… Haha, it was awesome."

Kanji spoke "You gotta be shittin’ me…!"

Yukiko asks "Why…? what reasons could you have for doing that!?"

Hidzume scoffs "Reasons…? None, really. I could do it, that’s all. And it was fun… I guess that’s my reason?"

Emerald gasps "Y-You murdered creatures just for the fun of it!?"

Hidzume spoke "C’mon… All me and my two friends did was put creatures in here. We didn’t murder them. And Shokubutsu did most of it. I had nothing to do with any of you."

Goryuu spoke "You’re only sidestepping the blame!"

Hidzume asks "Yeah? Then how would you prove it? “He put creatures inside TMs”? Haha, you think the police are that stupid?"

Teddie growls "Grrrrr, what a jerkwad…!"

Hidzume spoke "I do admit, though. I never thought you guys would manage to track me down. I like that. Games like this gotta have surprises or they get boring fast. It’s like when I dealt with that Tsukamu colt. That was fun, too."

Kochuu asks "So… you’re saying that you’re behind Gēmā Tsukamu‘s disappearance too?"

Sunao asks "I did sense something odd in his course of action… If he had special powers and wanted attention, why resort to a regular copycat crime? But that wasn’t the case… Tsukamu had no such powers. In fact, he was thrown in by you… Am I correct?"

Hidzume spoke "It had been a while since I last put someone inside the TM, so I really got a kick out of that one."

“Why do that though? And why didn’t Gema mention you at all?” I asked.

Hidzume laughs "Haha, you think that it didn’t occur to me before I did it? C’mon, I’m a detective. I led him through to a room at the station with a mirror, switched off the lights, and did it quick while he was still startled. As long as he didn’t see me push him in, and no one else did either, no one would believe him… even if he survived. Of course, I don’t think that Tsukamu colt ever figured out what happened, haha."

Kaze asks "Wait, the police station…?"

Hidzume spoke "Yeah… he turned himself in pretty quick, actually. This was back when we didn’t even know enough to issue a search warrant. But the other officers decided it was just a prank, so they pawned him off on me. I didn’t blame them… I mean, a colt coming and saying “I did it all! It was me”? Who’s believe him? But it looked bad… I didn’t think anyone would come forward and take the blame for all the incidents. The police were desperate to pin it on anyone… If this colt really did it, they might have announced the case was closed. And if that happened, Shokubutsu would stop “saving” creatures. I couldn’t let that happen, or the game would be over. That’s why I told the others I sent him home. I came up with the idea to put him inside the TM on the spot."

Shima: The game would be over…? You threw him in just so your fun wouldn’t end!?

Hidzume: You gotta have some excitement in life, don’t you agree? But the you guys put your foot and hoof in it yet again and ruined my fun. Thanks to you, Tsukamu was arrested again, and everyone acted like he was the true culprit behind it all. Tch… Couldn’t they see how badly he copied the crime scene? It worked out in the end, though, because good ol’ Shokubutsu kept saving creatures. I guess the stallion started to develop some kinda messiah complex, huh? What an idiot.

Kaze: This is all a game to you… How dare you murder creatures… try to kill Kiko for such a stupid reason! You bastard… I’ll never forgive you!"

Hidzume spoke "You can keep your forgiveness. Our world will probably become just like this place soon enough anyways. Didn’t you notice? The fog’s leaking out. Everything on that side’s pretty much screwed… The two words will merge soon, and there’ll be no difference, no “sides” anymore."

Kanji asks "Wh-What the hell’s he talking about…?"

I ask "More importantly, why did my Chaos Spear phase through him like nothing?!"

Karei spoke "This isn’t his real body… The real Hidzume is somewhere else."

Teddie spoke "But this guy feels different from an ordinary Shadow… It doesn’t seem like he’s going berserk…"

Hidzume asks "Wow, you can tell that much? This me is just to greet you guys and thank you for wasting your time by chasing me in here. I’d say this world has taken a real shine to me… I feel like it’s given me everything I’ve ever wanted. And the monsters don’t attack me at all. Maybe they can tell we have the same goal…?"

Shima asks "The Shadows’… goal?"

Hidzume spoke "By the end of the year, the world will disappear completely into the fog. Soon, this place will be reality. I’ll be in this world with those two allies of mine, so if you want me, come and get me. This world has a mind of its own. We’ll see which of us it favors."

Kanji spoke "Keep your bullshit to yourself. It’s about time you shut the hell up. We’ll finish this right now!"

Kanji ran to punch Hidzume, only for the stallion to disappear.

Hidzume’s voice taunts "What a chump. Didn’t I just tell you the real me is somewhere else? Don’t even think about teleporting to me or teleporting me to any of you, because long-distance teleportation is impossible in this world. I’ll be expecting you all… We’ll put an end to this."

Emerald growls "Get back here, you…!!"

Kanji came back to us as we decided to discuss this.

Kaze asks "That stuff about the world’s mine, and how this place will become our reality… Was he serious?"

Sunao spoke "The rest of his confessions were consistent. We’d best proceed under the assumption that it’s no lie."

Karei spoke "It felt like… he’s gained some strong power after coming here."

Teddie spoke "Not only that… Maybe he got taken over by that power."

Shima asks "So what he said about two worlds becoming one… That’s really gonna happen?"

Emerald asks "Didn’t he say that it would happen by the end of this year!? What happens then!?"

Heifa spoke "He meant that this would will devour the real world."

Teddie spoke "Yeah; the creatures in town are acting weird. It’s like when the Shadows that emerged from creatures went berserk. If the fog gets thicker and the word is completely shut off from reality… Then… the other side might become full of Shadows, like over here…"

Karei gasps "You mean, everyone’s gonna turn into Shadows…!?"

Kaze spoke "Dammit… Damn that bastard!"

Kiko asks "Why…? After all we went through to get here, we find out he was manipulating us the entire time!?"

Miran spoke "No more."

Seiko spoke "Let’s end this."

Kaze spoke "Yeah… It’s about time we finished this. I don’t wanna feel this way ever again."

But then the window suddenly turned into a red and black portal with concrete and signs as a gate around it.

Karei spoke "There’s a path we can take now. I sense Hidzume’s presence from that direction… He’s taunting us."

Goryuu spoke "Bring it!"

Kanji spoke "Let’s go kick his ass, right now!"

Sunao spoke "Wait! I suggest we prepare ourselves first. We can’t let him stab us in the back ever again… we must face him with all the power at our disposal, and defeat him without fail!"

Emerald spoke "I’m a little worried what he means, “by the end of the year”… But now’s not the time to freak out! Let’s get prepared! Let’s get OVERprepared and leave footprints, paw prints and hoof prints all over his stupid smug face!"

“Hehe! Hay yeah!” I agreed without a doubt as all of us agreed to ready ourselves for a new maze.

Spottedleaf growls "He's gone TOO far!"

I spoke "Let’s do this!"

We went into the maze before hearing a voice.

Hidzume’s voice taunts "Ahaha! I told you to come after me, and you actual came!? Don’t you guys have anything better to do? What a bunch of losers… “Let’s find the culprit ourselves!” “Let’s meet up at the special headquarters today!” Am I right, or am I right? Man, it’s embarrassing. How old are you guys? Ahahahahahahahaha! Oh crap, my stomach’s hurting… C‘mon… You’re students, royalty and adventurers, right? Shouldn’t you be doing what those three kinds of creatures do instead of wasting your time with this? Students study hard, get into a good college, work at a respectable company, marry a cute chick… Royalty do nothing all day, just prance around, doing whatever they want at their castle, giving orders… Adventurers just do reckless things, go into weird places, get weird things, almost get killed and so on… Why are you guys so desperate when it comes to something so useless? Won’t you regret it later on?"

Karei spoke "What’s up with this guy? Out of all the things we’ve dealt with in this world, he pisses me off the most! We’re not letting him get away!"

I snarl "I'M MORE THAN JUST A ROYAL, I'M CO-LEADER OF THE FIRST GENERATION MOBIAN GUARD FOR FAUST'S SAKE!"

Spottedleaf hisses "I may be a healer by nature but I'm also a royal AND A BADASS WITH THE MOTHER-FLIPPING ROAR!!!"

We went through the labyrinth of mazes, and boy was that stallion taunting us about “truth” and “what creatures see”, and that was really angering me! We beat a shadow that prevented us from getting past a gate earlier and soon went back to that gate to open it.

Karei spoke "Please open…!"

We attacked the gate of caution/danger tape, slicing them apart and opening the gate as we saw a portal ahead.

Karei spoke "We did it, everyone! It’s open! Alright, now we’ve got him cornered! Let’s get him!"

We can tell that Hidzume was past that portal.

I spoke "Truth and ideals... Wait a minute guys! I figured him out! We need the dragon of truth and the dragon of ideals to help us stop him!"

I whistle loud before a warp ring opens up as Zekrom and Reshiram fly out of it.

“What the?” Rainbow asked in confusion.

Azure spoke "Woah..."

I ask "Something wrong?"

Rainbow asks "What kind of crazy cat has powerful dragons like that?!?"

I giggle "Guess that would be me."

Spottedleaf giggles "Hehe, you certainly are good."

I spoke "I'm not that kind of cat to mess around. HIDZUME!! QUIT HIDING LIKE A SHITTY LITTLE COWARD AND FIGHT ME!!!"

We went through the portal, finding ourselves at a path leading to an area as we saw a desolate and abandoned Ineighba in ruins around us.

Karei asks "Hidzume is just up ahead with two others… This is it, Senpai! Everyone ready?"

All 19 pieces of my Stand appear, ready to fight.

I spoke "Let's tear that fucker a new one!"

Gekigami, Reshiram and Zekrom roar loud.

We moved forward, before seeing Hidzume at the area with a male gryphon and a female kirin.

Therron spoke "Barak…"

Lightning Edge, Flaring Blade and Umbra Chains spoke "Zombire Wandagger…"

The gryphon had a black jacket hanging on his shoulders like a cape, a right eyepatch and chain tattoos while wielding chains and claw weapons. The kirin had black and purple clothing with metallic skull-like features on some of them while wielding a combination of a wand and a dagger. Hidzume clapped his front hooves as he turned towards us.

Barak spoke "Been a while, little brother."

Zombire spoke "I see you haven’t changed, sisters."

Hidzume spoke "Wow, I’m surprised you all made it this far."

Sunao spoke "Allow me to confirm the crimes you and your cohorts committed thus far. You had suspicions that this world was dangerous, yet you threw Junsei Riyu into the TM. Knowing full well that Ms. Riyu died there, you allied yourselves with Barak and Zombire Wandagger and attempted to do the same to Kiko Hayai."

Hidzume sighs.

Sunao spoke "Not only that, but you duped Shokubutsu into taking over you and your group’s murder attempts, while you watched like a spectator at a game. When the disappeared stopped dying, you sent a warning letter to ensure more victims. Even when a copycat killer arose, you had the gall as a detective to eliminate a suspect under investigation. One pony died in the last six months, and a young filly was almost in critical condition… But that’s not all. If at any turn something had gone wrong, many more would have succumbed… All for some foolish “excitement,” like a criminal reveling in the chaos he creates!"

Hidzume asks "Yeah? So what’s your point? All we did was put creatures in here. It’s the world that really kills them, isn’t it? This world reflects mortals’ thoughts… Which… Oh dear… Does that mean the real culprits are everyone on the outside, including you?"

That caught us by surprise.

Kaze asks "To hell with that! You and your buddies did that stuff knowing full well that creatures were gonna die! If that’s not a crime, then what is!?"

Hidzume spoke "Haha… You’re so self-righteous."

Emerald asks "How can you say that…!? Aren’t you a police officer!? Out of everything you could’ve been, didn’t you specifically choose to join the police!?"

Rainbow Dash snaps "Yeah! What’s up with that?!"

Hidzume spoke "Don’t make me laugh. Just because someone joins the police doesn’t make them some kinda “agent of justice.” Y’know why I applied? So I could legally carry a weapon… That’s all. You’d be surprised how many are like that. I thought it would be fun, too, but to tell the truth, it was a wash. Everyone around me was such an idiot… I made one tiny mistake, and they all got on my case and sent me out here to Nowheresville as punishment… I was bored shitless and wondering what to do next… when I discovered this power."

Kanji asks "For crying out loud… why a bastard like you!?"

Hidzume spoke "A gift for having to put up with this lame job out in Nowheresville, I guess. I did that stuff ‘cause I could. And it got interesting, so I watched."

Shima gasps "That’s your reason!? You can’t be serious…! You really don’t care what happens to our world!?"

Hidzume asks "Let’s be honest. There’s nothing great about the real world, is there? It’s just dull and annoying as hell. No one accepts that’s the way things are… They’re stuck with it because they can’t deny it, either. Those who actually succeed in life… They just happen to be born with the magic ticket called “talent,” cutie mark or not. If you don’t have it, even with a cutie mark, you can either accept or deny that fact until you die. That’s your only choice. Once you realize that, all you have left in your life is despair. The ultimate game over. Wouldn’t it be better if that kind of reality was wiped away?"

Karei spoke "That’s complete BS!"

Hidzume spoke "Brats and stubborn creatures like you are damned naïve… You piss me off. Listen… You might have hopes and dreams right now, but that’s only because you know nothing about reality. One day you’ll see… You’ll be faced with a boring reality that boxes you in, no matter where you go."

Goryuu growls "The only thing that’s boring here is you and your two buddies!"

Kanji spoke "If you wanna disappear, go ahead! Stop dragging us into it!"

Hidzume sighs "Stop yelling, punk. I understand you’re all afraid and gotta act tough to cover it up, but geez… I’m telling you this based on my own experience in life. Think about it for a second… Once everyone turns into Shadows… they’ll still keep on living, oblivious to all the things around them… So how’s that different from the way it is now? No, this’ll make things much easier for everyone."

Kiko gasps "Easier…? Easier?! How is that gonna make things easier!?"

Hidzume spoke "C’mon! How many creatures out there actually think about what’s real, or what’s right and wrong? Next to none, I bet. It’s useless to think about those things in the first place. You don’t get anything out of facing reality, and there’s no way to change it either. I mean, what could be more boring than brooding over things you can’t change? It’s better to just ignore them and believe only what you want to believe in life. Doesn’t that sound a lot easier? It would be awesome if everyone’s life could be that easy. No matter who you are or if you’re immortal, your lifespan before getting killed is about 80 years or so, right? Maybe longer? Then it’d be easier if we all just became Shadows. No need to hold back anything… No more pretending we don’t see things. Honestly, we don’t need our world anymore. Better to let it be swallowed up and for mortality to turn into Shadows… That’s what all those creatures who’re scared to death really want… So it’s my duty, and the duty of my two companions, to see that they get it."

Emerald spoke "Nobody wants anything like that! It’s just you three, dumbasses!"

Hidzume growls "Geez… Don’t you remember what it was like when your Shadow came out? It must’ve been enjoying life far more than you!"

The three enemies suddenly gained black and blue auras.

Teddie spoke "Be careful! I dunno what’s happening!"

Hidzume’s eyes turned golden and suddenly gained alicorn wings.

Hidzume spoke "You all saw Shadows as mere monsters, didn’t you!? These things move on pure instinct! They go wild because you defy them! You annoying brats and creatures are the ones who aren’t wanted in the new world!"

Shima spoke "Speak for yourself!!! Living is too painful for you, but you don’t want to die… Of course no one would understand! It makes no sense! You’re just throwing a tantrum like a child who can’t have his way!"

Kochuu spoke "Creatures need each other."

Sunao spoke "Indeed. If you give in and sever your ties with society, it will naturally become hard to live in it. Yet you refuse to face life and admit your own fault, running from your own mortality like a coward. And though you claim to find life troublesome, you caused nothing but trouble for many others! Your twisted logic is that of an immature, egotistic brat!"

Hidzume spoke "Sh-Shut up! Stop trying to act all tough… You guys can’t even stand on your own unless you deny everything I said! S-Stupid teenagers and creatures…! You have no idea what kinda shit we’ve been through!!"

Kaze spoke “Favored by the world my ass… I’m gonna say it flat out. You’re just worthless criminals!"

Hidzume, Barak and Zombire growl "Ngh… Aaaaarrgh!"

The three then had black and red auras on them.

Karei spoke "Here they come! This’ll probably be our last battle… Let’s hit them with everything we’ve got!"

Seiko spoke "Let’s go!"

Miran spoke "Time to settle this!"

We readied ourselves for battle as Hidzume was wielding a crossbow.

Hidzume spoke "The world is about to change… Your existence won’t belong there! I thought I could just leave you be, but you’re like the plague… We’ll have to get rid of all of you!"

Barak spoke "Let’s see how you like claws, chains and poison!"

Zombire spoke "None of you will stand a chance against us!"

Emerald and Rainbow Dash growl "You’re the plague!"

Hidzume spoke "Shut up…! Get lost! Get the hell outta our sight!!"

Looks like we’ll need to beat those three without killing them.

Reshiram growls in anger as if to say "That's far from the real truth!"

I snarl "And put all of the alicorns in danger? I DON'T THINK SO!!"

Karei spoke "I can’t believe he’s the one…! That bastard! We can’t lose, no matter what!"

Hidzume growls "Grr… GRAAAARGH! Magatsu-Izanagi!"

Hidzume summoned… a persona?! The persona suddenly increased all of Hidzume, Barak and Zombire’s stats.

Karei gasps "A Persona!? But that can’t be!"

I yowl loud as I engulf myself in fire, taking on my Danyterasu form.

I roar "YOU'RE GOING DOWN JERKS!!!"

I roar loud, boosting the speed and power of my allies 20-fold.

Karei spoke "Watch out! They don’t have any weaknesses, plus Hidzume is immune to light and dark attacks!"

I roar "GOOD THING MY ELEMENT IS FIRE!!! EAT FIRE NEKO ROAR!!!!"

I shot white-hot flames from my mouth at Hidzume.

Hidzume dodged the attack. “Heh. Is that really all you got?”

A high-octane Windboom was soon seen as Azure curls into a ball as he rams headfirst into Hidzume, knocking the faux alicorn into a stone wall.

But the alicorn looked like he didn’t get a scratch.

Barak suddenly chains connected to his claws to the ground and pulled them out with his legs wrapped in chains, pulling out chunks of earth as purple liquid appeared on the surface. “Cursed Quake!” Barak shouted as he grabbed the chunks of earth with chains and swung them to the ground, smashing them with a stone explosion, hitting us as the ground we were standing still had that purple liquid before we suddenly felt weak.

Karei spoke "Oh no! The battlefield has poison!"

I roar loudly "CHAOS REVERSAL!!!!"

The poisonous effect was removed from my allies while severely weakening Hidzume and his two allies.

A dark spirit suddenly appeared in front of us with thousands of souls behind before it started charging up power.

Zombire spoke "Phantasm Storm!"

The spirit went back to being behind Zombire as a pillar of dark souls erupted underneath us, dealing damage to us real good as Hidzume summoned his persona and strengthened the stats of him and his allies again.

Hidzume spoke "Damn brats and so-called heroes… Shut up and let us finish you off! Magatsu-Izanagi!"

Hidzume summoned his persona again as it felt like it was smiling evilly at us.

Kanji stammers "Wh-Wha…?"

Karei spoke No! Kanji’s scared!"

It looked like some of the others got scared too from that evil smile.

I roar "KANJI!! DON'T LET FEAR CONTROL YOU!!!"

I rear up before slamming my front paws, sending out a solar shockwave to paralyze the trio of bad guys.

I spoke "It doesn't have to be this way! Without heroes, the amount of villains would be too great!"

Hidzume spoke "Dammit… You’re all such a pain in the ass! I’ll kill you, just like I did to her!"

Hidzume summoned his persona as it swung its weapon once before it felt like we were attacked by dozens of blades.

But the attack failed since Hidzume was paralyzed.

I shot white fire at Hidzume's persona, destroying it.

Hidzume winced. “Bastards! There's no way I can lose ... it makes no sense! I can't lose!”

Man, they are still at it, looks like we’ll have to beat ‘em onto their last legs.

I roar "Your ideals don't belong in this world! OR IN MY WORLD!!!"

Rainbow and the other yell in agreement with me.

Seiko and his friends summoned their personas as I saw Kochuu’s persona, known as Vamana.

We then attacked the three at once, knocking Barak and Zombire out could as Hidzume stepped back and dropped his weapon before falling to his knees.

Hidzume spoke "D-Damn… This is lame… Ngh… Oh well… Our world’s gonna disappear soon, no matter what… I didn’t have anywhere to go back to anyways… Everyone’s gonna become Shadows… Heheheh… Urgh!"

Hidzume then looked like he was struck by something before he started floating into the air, covered in darkness with his golden eyes shining through.

Emerald gasps "Wh-What the…!?"

Hidzume? spoke "All mortals… will become Shadows. And I shall descend upon the united world… as the master of order."

Kaze asks "Descend…? Order…? What’s with this guy all of a sudden…?"

Kanji asks "What’s happening!?

Karei: Guys… This isn’t Hidzume…! It’s someone completely different!"

The being spoke "Both this world and yours will soon be enclosed in a fog that never lifts. It will be the peaceful world that mortality has longed for…"

“Who are you!?” Sunao, Rainbow Dash, Spottedleaf and I asked.

The being spoke "I… am Ameno-sagiri… One who rules the fog. One awakened by mortality’s desires. Do what you will, but your world’s erosion cannot be stopped. It is an inevitability… You played your part well, stirring up the will of the masses into madness. But that will soon come to an end… Mortality will soon become Shadows and live on in the Darkness of the fog, oblivious of their reality…"

Kaze asks "What the hell are you!? Why are you doing this…!?"

Ameno-sagiri spoke "I am the one that shepherds mortals to their true desires. Though their hearts longed for peace, it could never be attained… So they tore down the wall between image and reality. Indeed, this is the outcome desired by mortality. And mortality’s desires are my desires. That is why I decided to expand this world…"

Goryuu asks "Hold it! You mean you made the Mirror World?!"

Ameno-sagiri spoke "This is part of the sea of unconsciousness that exists within mortal hearts. A hollow forest born from bloated desire and false imagery. Mortals view things as they see fit. They wish not for truth, but rather prefer the undesirables be hidden in fog… Still, mortals fear what they cannot see. That brief yearning for truth becomes a ray of light which breaks the fog and torments the Shadows…"

Shima asks "That’s why they attack and kill whoever’s nearby at that time… A hollow forest… Then… this place isn’t simply affected by creatures’ hearts… It actually exists inside them?"

Ameno-sagiri: Mortality abandoned its pursuit of truth, placing itself in the depth of chaos and falsehood. Thus, my strength has grown, and the fog will not lift. Your world will be engulfed by the hollow forest."

Rainbow: Just shut your muzzle already! We’ll only have to beat you with our power, then boom! Done!"

Ameno-sagiri spoke "It was I who made it possible for you to bring about this destiny… I bestowed power onto those who could brave the hollow forest. That is what allowed you to come in contact with this world… And you all have done very well since."

Spottedleaf gasps "Wait a minute… You’re saying the ability to go into the Mirror World?!"

Sunao asks "Then, the Midnight Mirror… Was that phenomenon also your doing!?"

Ameno-sagiri spoke "Mortals fail to see things as they truly are. They choose to see only what they wish. I acted only in support of this. A world filled with desires… Viewed through a window, from which one sees what one wishes to see… Mortals departed from reality of their own volition, craving more false images."

Kochuu spoke "A window… What they wish to see…"

Karei spoke "So that’s why those who got famous suddenly appeared on the Midnight Mirror, one after another… It was all in creatures’ minds…"

Sunao spoke "I have to say, it must be true… The Midnight Mirror we saw in Shokubutsu’s hospital room… That kept bothering me since. What we saw there wasn’t Shokubutsu’s true intentions at all…"

Tyson asks "So that’s because you thought he was an unforgivable killer, huh?"

Sunao spoke "Ngh… We let ourselves be deluded…"

Ameno-sagiri spoke "Exactly… The more false images one yearns for, the more one stops yearning for reality… And so the forest grows on… That is the expansion of this world."

Kanji spoke "Enough talk already! Long story short, you’re the one behind all this!"

Kiko spoke "I don’t know either, but you’re done!"

Kaze spoke "Creatures want to become Shadows!? Their desire is your desire!? To hell with that! When did we wish for that crap anyways!? We kept fighting and fighting like morons to get to where we’re standing!"

Ameno-sagiri spoke "Yes… That I did not foresee. The ability to master your own Shadow that emerged to kill you, and use its power… A new and uncertain facet of mortality… Is it worthy to put my trust in, or not…? It must be tested…"

Ameno-sagiri started merging with Shadows before he vanished, then emerged from black shadowy water as a giant eyeball with fog coming out of its pipes.

Karei asks "So this… is the cause of all the fog…?"

Ameno-sagiri spoke "Indeed… I have come to put you all to the test and judge your worth…"

Kaze spoke "Like we give a damn what you came for!"

Kiko spoke "You won’t beat us!"

Kanji spoke "You’ve done what you want so far… But that’ll end when we crush you!"

Goryuu spoke "You’re going down, hard!"

Sunao spoke "Precisely!"

Kochuu spoke "Without a doubt!"

Emerald spoke "Then we know what we gotta do now!"

Teddie spoke "I don’t want creatures to turn into Shadows!"

Heifa spoke "Neither do I!"

Shima spoke "We’ll defeat it for sure!"

Karei spoke "I’ll back you guys up with everything I’ve got! This thing has no right to exist!"

Miran spoke "Right!

Seiko spoke "Time to end this, for good!"

We readied ourselves for battle.

Ameno-sagiri spoke "To defy me is a senseless act which goes against your world’s wishes… Now… Let everything vanish into the sweet fog of illusion…"

Miran spoke "This time, we’ll finish this!"

Seiko spoke "Agreed. Let’s end this!"

Ameno-sagiri spoke "Let us begin…"

I spoke "This is the final countdown guys! The fate of my world and my counterpart's world hang in the balance!"

I had the Divine Retribution hovering on my left arm, the thunder glaive in my right hand and the devout beads around my neck.

I howl loudly as I charge full speed at Ameno-sagiri, slashing him.

The enemy regenerated instantly.

I spoke "HARMONIC SLASH!!!!"

Ameno-sagiri's head was cut clean off.

But it still regenerated. “No one wishes for the fog to lift. Why act against the wishes of your fellow mortals? Consider... is that truly just?”

I snap "I'M IMMORTAL DAMN IT!! AND REGARDLESS IF I'M MORTAL OR IMMORTAL, MY STORY WON'T STOP AS LONG AS I'M STILL KICKING! RESHIRAM! ZEKROM! USE FUSION FLAREBOLT!!!"

The combined attacks followed by a powerful Ice Beam hits Ameno-sagiri hard, causing him to explode.

But he instantly regenerated anyway. “How foolish... your actions will draw many back into suffering and strife! Why will you not understand this?”

I run the thunder glaive through Ameno-sagiri.

I spoke "WHY WON'T YOU DIE ALREADY?! I'M A FREAKING GOD-TIER WOLFTAUR!!"

Ameno-sagiri regenerated again. “You fools! Then I have no choice! I will bring about the deaths of those who will keep true peace from the world!”

My will was starting to fade before Seiko put his hood on my shoulder.

Seiko spoke "You shouldn’t fight him alone. We’re with you."

The rest of the Alicorn Alliance was cheering me on.

I spoke "I'm never truly alone."

All of my Pokemon pop out of their Pokeballs.

A lone Mew was among all of my Pokemon.

But then the personas of Kaze, Emerald, Shima, Goryuu, Kanji, Karei, Teddie, Sunao, Miran, Kochuu, Heifa and Kiko appeared before they suddenly changed, as if they grew stronger. They each thrust out one of their palms, both for Teddie’s persona, as they sent out attacks that hit Ameno-sagiri that somehow prevented him from regenerating as Seiko started a persona summoning. Everyone was cheering for me, Seiko, Rainbow Dash and Spottedleaf as the latter two summoned their personas.

Seiko spoke "…Persona!"

Seiko shattered the tarot card, summoning a HUGE persona!

Spottedleaf spoke "Danyelle! Dash! Seiko! Get ready!"

All of my Pokemon charge up their most strongest attacks.

I roar "DIVINE HARMONIC... SLASH!!!!"

I let my strongest attack fly at the same time as all of my Pokemon let their attacks fly as Seiko, Rainbow Dash and Spottedleaf attacked alongside us while Lucifer, the persona Seiko summoned, thrusted out his right palm before clutching it, as all of our attacks hit the enemy causing Ameno-sagiri to explode completely as his eye was still intact.

Ameno-sagiri spoke "I see… Your powers are strong. Power comes from the heart… You have proven to me mortal potential… Very well. I will lift the fog from the place where you will return to. Mortality’s desires are my desires. If mortality so wishes, I will return at any time… I am always at your side, watching…"

Teddie spoke "Well, don’t wait up! We’ll keep that from happening no matter what!"

Ameno-sagiri spoke "Time will show the path mortality takes… Children of the new potential…"

Ameno-sagiri then suddenly faded away into light disappeared, leaving behind Hidzume as he fell onto his back.

Emerald asks "You think… it was controlling Hidzume-san?"

Sunao spoke "Who can say…? I believe it was at least partially his own intention as well."

We approached Hidzume and the unconscious duo of Barak and Zombire.

Hidzume sighs "So that’s it, huh…? Fine… Live however you want… If you think… you have the power to change the future… then go right ahead…"

Kaze spoke "Everyone has the power to do that."

Hidzume asks "Heh… Get outta here… The Shadows will finish me and the other two off… Just leave us be… You came to kill us in the first place… didn’t you…?"

Kanji spoke "No, dumbass."

Kaze spoke "If we leave you three here dying… and three dead bodies eventually appears, then what? What’s that accomplish for anyone…? Your stupid game’s over. We’re taking you, Barak and Zombire back. Live and face your punishment… That’s how it works in our world."

Hidzume spoke "…Right."

Sunao spoke "I’m sure that’s the outcome Kojima-san wishes for as well."

We did it. We won.

I spoke "Look dude, everyone makes mistakes at times but we learn from those mistakes and grow to be better."

Seiko spoke "Danyelle’s right about that."

Hidzume spoke "We have the same power, but things turned out so differently for us…"

Seiko spoke "It’s because I had my friends. But you can still start over. Same with Barak and Zombire."

Hidzume spoke "Friends, huh…? Haha, that’s the last thing I want to hear about right now. But… maybe if I had been more like you, things wouldn’t have gone this way…"

Hidzume smiled weakly, as I can tell that Seiko, Rainbow Dash, Spottedleaf and I can sense Hidzume’s sincerity… The four of us feel as if we finally understand him.

Sunao spoke "Let’s go back…"

Spottedleaf spoke "Explaining this to Twilight isn't gonna be easy."

Rainbow spoke "Hey, you don’t have to explain it alone."

Spottedleaf counters "You're one to talk Skittles, how in StarClan's name are we gonna explain to Twilight that Hidzume was a nascent alicorn?"

Twilight calls out "I HEARD THAT LEAF FLANK!"

But we noticed the alicorn wings on Hidzume were somehow gone.

Twilight's right eye started twitching.

I spoke "Oh shit...! SIT GIRL!!!"

Twilight was soon face down on the ground.

Rainbow spoke "Well, no point dwelling on it now."

I spoke "True there but alicorn wings just can't up and disappear. It doesn't work like that."

Rainbow spoke "This is the mirror world. Who knows what could happen."

I laugh "At least it's not the distortion world where everything is messed up!"

The others ask Huh?"

“Nothing important you need to know about.” I shrugged off as I mentally added to myself, {Yet.}

Giratina bit back a snicker.

“Come on, let’s get you guys back home. All of you.” I smiled as we grabbed Hidzume, Barak and Zombire and headed back to the real world.

I recalled all of my Pokemon.

I spoke "Well, I should get going before my world's Ben freaks the heck out."

*After OC-verse Danyelle went back to her universe with all of her Pokemon*

*Twilight's POV*

I groan "There are times I hate that nekomata..."

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Clear Party
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Clear Party

*Danyelle’s POV*

When we made it back home, Pinkie was definitely excited to throw a party and invite some of our friends from Ineighba.

Thanks to a couple of warp rings I borrowed from my OC-verse counterpart, bringing Emerald and the others to Ponyville was easy.

Twilight gasps "Wow, Dany. You’re serious? All that happened?"

Resting on a beanbag chair, I spoke "Yeah."

Applejack spoke "Dang… Sorry Ah didn’t come with y’all."

Rainbow spoke "Sorry Applejack, you're not as fast as Azure and I are though."

Twilight asks "I think there’s long-distance teleportation, isn’t there?"

I spoke "With a warp ring, it's easier to get from one place to another when a train isn't an option."

Twilight spoke "Oh."

I spoke "Yeah and hey Emmy."

Emerald spoke "Wow! When you told me this party would be a blast, you weren’t kidding!"

I laugh "Especially with the number of alicorns there are!"

Emerald asks "Wait… What?"

I spoke "There's at least 70 alicorns and that's not counting the OC-verse and Genderswap-verse."

Emerald spoke "Ooooookay… That much? That might make things awkward."

Hawksong spoke "Ah'm the only alicorn ponykat though."

Emerald spoke "Whoa."

A gaggle of alicorn foals were tussling with each other.

Strawberry pounces on Twilight's tail.

Twilight giggles "What am I gonna do with you?"

Nyx, Akari, Strawberry and Cherry gang up on Twilight before tickling her.

Twilight cuddles her four daughters.

Emerald giggles "Aww!"

Twilight spoke "The black filly is Nyx, the soft pink twins are Akari and Strawberry Bell, the pale pink is Cherry Blossom."

Emerald spoke "Nice names."

Twilight spoke "When Akari and Strawberry were born, there were two others but..."

Emerald spoke "*Wince!* Yikes…! Sorry about that."

Twilight spoke "I may be an alpha class alicorn but the strain of carrying four foals at the same time was just too much. *glancing up towards the sky* At least I know Moon Flower and Raven Song are watching over me."

Emerald shivered a bit.

Spottedleaf spoke "Chill out will you? StarClan cats never attack anyone since they are benevolent spirits."

Emerald spoke "S-Sorry. It’s just ghosts freak me out."

The spirit of a black alicorn colt with green eyes was beside Emerald.

Twilight spoke "Mind you, I had to help Mothwing find a new leader for RiverClan since she lacks that spiritual connection to StarClan."

I spoke "Whatever you do Emmy, don't look down beside you."

Emerald asks "Huh?"

Raven spoke "Hi."

Twilight spoke "That's Raven Song, one of the two foals that didn't survive."

Emerald spoke "Yikes!"

I whack Emerald with a book.

I spoke "Do you want to hurt Twilight's feelings? Stop screaming for StarClan's sake!"

Twilight and Raven giggled.

Twilight spoke "Don’t worry. Raven and I only pulled a small prank."

I giggle "I pulled a prank on Noble Howl a while ago."

Emerald asks "Huh?"

I giggle "He's a wolfish alicorn so I set him and Wheat off with a howl."

Emerald asks "Uh… how?"

Twilight spoke "It's common knowledge really. Wolves tend to howl if something sets them off."

Emerald asks "Like what?"

I spoke "More often than not, another howl."

Emerald giggles "Oh. *Snicker!* Wonder how Goryuu would react."

An unfamiliar howl rings clear.

I spoke "Okay... That didn't sound like Koa, Wheat, Noble or Zakuro..."

Twilight asks "What was that?"

Emerald spoke "Beats me."

Celestia and Luna both froze when they heard the howl.

“You two okay?” I asked.

Leilani spoke "It can't be...."

Emerald asks "What is it?"

Leilani spoke "Not what... Who..."

Leilani was soon on her back since she had been pinned down by a white alicorn stallion with a dark navy blue mane and a paintbrush cutie mark.

Emerald asks "Am I missing something here?"

Celestia stammers "D-daddy...."

Emerald asks “Daddy? Wait, your dad?!"

Celestia nods since she was too stunned to talk.

Leilani flew off instantly.

White chuckles "If it's a race you want, then it's a race you'll get sweetheart."

White flies after his wife.

“What’s going on here?” I asked.

Noble chuckles "Unexpected reunion."

Vera showed up. “Huh, looks like I’ll have to get a room ready for when they wanna book said room.”

I spoke "After 8000 years, the two are reunited."

Vera giggles "Heehee! My mom and dad will definitely be excited."

A lion foot kicks Vera in the arse.

Arcana asks "What was that granddaughter?"

Vera yelps "Ouch! What the?"

I snicker "Seems like you got a kick in the arse by your grandmother."

Arcana spoke "Besides, Vetur and Haust are currently busy with preparing something."

Vera spoke "Really? Guess mom and dad knew what was going on."

Pear spoke "Eyup."

Arcana spoke "I know my daughters and sons-in-law are excited to see them again."

Celestia spoke "I could say the same for you as well Arcana."

Arcana giggles "You certainly are as sharp as your mother."

Celestia titters "I sure do."

Pandora appeared. “Hey, Celly!”

Celestia spoke "Hey Pan."

Pandora asks "So how’ve you been?"

Celestia spoke "Good though I was rather surprised when Rarity found seven more alicorns than she originally expected.

Therron seemed silent, like he was thinking about something.

I spoke "Let me guess, you want to propose to Gertie but you're afraid she might say no."

Therron spoke "It’s not just that. Hearing you talk about alicorns reminded me of something."

Twilight asks "How so?"

Therron spoke "It’s a rumor about a pony stallion known by fighters worldwide."

I ask "If he's that well known, how come I haven't heard of him?"

Therron spoke "This fighter travels all over the world, in search of worthy opponents who would fight him."

I spoke "If I didn't have kittens on the way, I'd challenge him."

Twilight spoke "Hmm… I’ll search for him."

Nyx spoke "Hungry..."

Vince spoke "I'm just as tough as my sister is, I'll fight him."

Therron spoke "He’s as strong as they come, and I heard he’s somewhere in Neighpon called the Genbu Temple."

I spoke "My brothers and I are from Neighpon though, we know our way around."

Twilight spoke "Still, I wanna come along."

Flash spoke "Not in your condition Twilight."

Twilight asks "Why?"

Flash spoke "Shining would have my hide if you had a miscarriage."

Twilight asks "I’m not gonna do any fighting, okay?"

Vince spoke "Sorry Twilight but I can't teleport with a pregnant mare."

I asks "Hey Emmy, are you and the others ready to go back to Ineighba?"

Emerald asks "Already?"

I spoke "Well yeah, the party's over."

Emerald spoke "Dang…"

Vince asks "What if another shadow had appeared?"

Emerald asks "Huh? Whaddya talking about?"

My neck fur bristles up suddenly.

Rising Sun spoke "*via compact* Danyelle! We got major trouble!!! Demons have overrun Ineighba!"

“Oh come on…” I groaned with a facepalm.

Rising spoke "*via compact* Don't give me that attitude missy, I kept you and your brothers out of the eyes of the orphanage manager since I knew that you were highly protective of them."

“Sorry, it’s just a lot after going through that fog event.” I apologized.

Rising spoke "*via compact* But that stupid orphanage manager is dead set on putting you and your brothers into new homes, even though it's been ten years since I first found the three of you scrounging for scraps of food."

“*Sigh/groan of annoyance* When will he EVER learn?” I asked.

Rising spoke "*via compact* Perhaps you can pull rank on him to make him back the hell off."

“Really?” I asked.

Vince spoke "She's right sis. It's time we face that jerk. Plus we're too old to be adopted now anyway."

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Mega Monsters
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Mega Monsters

*Therron's POV*

Looked like we were heading back to Ineighba.

Vince spoke "Yeah but not all of the Alliance is going though."

Gertrude spoke "I'm coming along."

Thunder Spark spoke "Count me in too."

Twilight still insisted on coming along.

Flash spoke "No Twilight, I have no idea how a warp ring will affect your unborn foal."

Twilight spoke "The foal and I will be fine, Flash."

Mrs. Sparkle spoke "Absolutely not Twilight Andromeda Sparkle!"

Rainbow asks "Wait, Twilight's middle name is Andromeda?"

Twilight spoke "*flustered* This is why I never mentioned anything about my middle name...."

Danyelle snickers "Hey Skittles, want to know what Shining's middle name is?"

Rainbows snickers "What?"

Danyelle snickers "His full name is Shining Starsparkle Armor, I heard it from Cadence."

Cherry spoke "Momma, I hungry..."

Twilight spoke "Oh..."

Danyelle spoke "I can't help since I'm too close to my due date."

Gertrude spoke "Dang..."

Danyelle spoke "Those with young children or children on the way can't do much. *nose twitches* and something tells me that you have chickubs on the way Gertie."

Gertrude froze at that.

Danyelle spoke "My sense of smell never lies."

A little chickub that was a few shades lighter than Gallus was biting on the male gryphon's tail.

Gallus spoke "Arthur, that hurts... Stop biting my tail."

"What's going on?" I asked.

Gallus spoke "I don't know what it is with him but he's at that stage were he's biting anything that moves."

"Ah, hunter's instinct?" I assumed.

Gallus spoke "I believe it comes from his Changeling half."

"What?" I asked in confusion.

Gallus chuckles "Old habits though."

A gryphon hen with Ocellus' colors was resting on a beanbag.

Fluttershy asks "Is that…?"

Gallus spoke "Yep, that’s Ocellus."

Ocellus yawns cutely. "Oh hey Gally-wally..."

Many of the females giggle.

Gallus blushed at that.

Ocellus tried to revert back to her normal form but she couldn't.

Ocellus whines "Gallus... I can't shift back..."

Gallus spoke "Maybe something happened."

Danyelle parts the feathers on the back of Ocellus' neck before finding a unremovable collar.

Danyelle spoke "Gallus, you might want to look at this..."

Gallus spoke "Huh? Oh boy…"

Chrysalis was trapped in alicorn form since she also had the collar on.

Chrysalis spoke "This stinks worse than a warthog..."

Danyelle spoke "This is gonna take a while to figure out how to get these collars off."

Chrysalis spoke "These collars can't be removed by any means."

Twilight pounces on a nearby bush, pinning a thug from the disbanded Medici Mafia down on the ground.

Twilight snarls "SPILL IT!! WHAT ARE THOSE COLLARS??"

The thug tried to keep his mouth shut.

Twilight digs her front claws into the thug's neck.

That made the thug crack quickly.

Twilight growls "Unless you want me to call in my OC-verse counterpart... TALK!!"

The thug spoke "Okay okay! I’ll talk I’ll talk!"

Danyelle growls "Well?"

The thug spoke " L-Lorenzo made them to prevent spies from getting in or out."

Twilight growls "Lorenzo is dead! My OC-verse counterpart killed him!"

The thugs stammers "I-I meant in the past!"

Twilight snarls "You better take the collars off Ocellus and Chrysalis RIGHT NOW!!!"

The thugs stammers "I-I don’t have the remote!"

Haru growls "Phoebus... I should have known! That sleezeball's taken control of what's left of the Medici Mafia!"

“Looks like we’ll need to go to two places now.” I noted.

Yuki spoke "He's holed up in Ineighba though."

“That certainly make things more simple.” I responded.

Muta spoke "You might as well count me, Haru, Yuki, Lune, Humbert and Vince in."

All of a sudden, the cutie marks of the Alicorns of Harmony were glowing as Spottedleaf's fur heated up.

Twilight spoke "Guess I’m coming along after all."

Spottedleaf calls out "Uh Twi, we got called to an unnamed town!"

Starlight suddenly showed up, with her cutie mark glowing as well.

Sugar Belle spoke "Seems like a problem has popped up."

Starlight asks "What’s going on?"

Twilight spoke "Seems like the nine of us got called for a friendship mission."

Starlight spoke "I've got a bad feeling about this..."

Sugar Belle spoke "Same here…"

Frostleaf spoke "Same."

Flash, Cheese, Azure, Flowerstep, Blizzardstar, Big Mac, Crosswind and Sunburst nod in agreement.

“Well, what’re we waiting for?” I pointed out.

Twilight spoke "We'll see you cats later then since we alicorns are heading somewhere else."

The 13 alicorns, three chakats and two Abyssinians head to the train station.

Danyelle spoke "Well, there they go."

*One warp ring later*

Vince asks "So, where's this troublemaker?"

“Who knows what Phoebus could be planning.” I said before things started getting foggy.

Lune spoke "My dad's an idiot, I never invited him to my wedding."

Emerald asks "Do you think he could be trying to bring the mirror world into our world?"

All of us looked at Emerald at that.

Emerald spoke "What?! I was just saying!"

Lune spoke "It's a possibility though since my dad's insane."

“Well, let’s try to find out what’s going on.” I said.

Vince's fur bristles up suddenly.

Vince spoke "Something’s wrong!"

Yuki was growling, as was Haru.

I ready myself for battle.

Kara soon got grabbed.

Yuki yowls "Kara!"

A sinister voice spoke "If you had done as I told you to Lune, this would have NEVER HAPPENED!"

Then I sensed enemy Shadows before I immediately attacked alongside my heartbeat with arm swings and kicks. I then did a spin kick on an enemy before jumping into the air. “Rhythmic Assault!” I shouted as I struck downward, attacking an enemy on the ground as the impact sent out a shockwave that attacked surrounding enemies, clearing a bit of fog and revealing Phoebus holding Kara captive.

Kara teleports out of her grandfather's grip.

Lune growls "This is between me and the old man."

The two toms growl at each other, Lune never takes his gaze off his dad.

“Very well, then we’ll hold off the breaching Shadows.” I responded.

Haru growls at her shadow.

“This is going to be tough.” I said.

Yuki spoke "Agreed, we don't have Spottedleaf's help nor Danyelle's help. We're on our own."

Emerald attacked the shadows with her kicks.

Several shadow chains and blood chains restrain all of the shadows from moving.

Flintfur sang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuwnltTO1V4 as the voices of my friends and allies call out.

Flintfur: You're never gonna bring me down
You're never gonna break this part of me
My friends are here to bring me 'round
Not singin' just for popularity

Everyone: We're here to let you know
That we won't let it go
Our music is a bomb and it's about to blow

Bone: And you can try to fight
But we have got the light of friendship on our side

Sugar Song: Got the music in our hearts
We're here to blow this thing apart
And together we will never be afraid of the dark

Shadowfang: Here to sing our song out loud
Get ya dancin' with the crowd
As the music of our friendship survives survives

Haru and Yuki: Got the music in our hearts
We're here to blow this thing apart
And together we will never be afraid of the dark

Humbert: Here to sing our song out loud
Get ya dancin' with the crowd
As the music of our friendship survives survives survives!!!!

Sugar Song soon got her cutie mark which was three music notes.

Flintfur growls at his darker self.

Scourge taunts "Hehe, what’s wrong? Afraid of the dark?"

Flintfur growls "You don't scare me anymore! I have a new outlook on life now and if you even THINK of hurting my friends... Well you won't LIKE it when I get mad!"

Scourge laughs "Hahaha! Yeah, right. Try me."

The rest of the Crusaders pop up.

Applebloom spoke "Ya mess with one Crusader, ya mess with the whole lot!"

Even Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara were among the Crusaders.

Flintfur growls "You are just a bad memory!"

Scourge spoke "HA! Nice try, pipsqueak!"

Sugar snaps "You leave my friend alone!"

Scourge scoffs "*Mockingly* Oh, I’m so scared."

Something deep within Flintfur snaps before the black tom roars loud, sending Scourge flying into a wall.

Scourge scoffs "Tch. What was that? A squeak?"

A second, much louder roar was heard.

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Try THAT on for size you pipsqueak!"

Scourge scoffs "Still not impressed."

Flintfur was moving like a blur as he grabs his darker self by the tail before spinning around fast, causing Scourge to get extremely dizzy.

Scourge groans "Ugh… This is… URP! Nothing…!"

Flintfur doubles the speed.

Flintfur spoke "My name is Flintfur! It was given to me by Spottedleaf! And it will be my name forever!"

It was clear to the other Crusaders that Scourge was close to throwing up.

Bone spoke "Scour... No, Flintfur's been running from his past ever since he was reborn."

Flintfur spoke "And I'm DONE running from my past! It doesn't matter if I'm called Tiny, Scourge or Flintfur. My past is what shaped me into the tom I am today!"

Scourge spoke "You really don’t know anything, you pussycat."

A more timid version of Scourge appeared.

Tiny spoke "Enough is enough... You and I are one in the same cat as our current form."

Flintfur spoke "My kithood self is right. You and him are both are a part of who I used to be."

Scourge was still not happy about that.

Flintfur spoke "I haven't been too honest with myself..."

Rebecca asks "*Appearing* What’s going on here?"

Heatwave explained everything to Rebecca.

Rebecca spoke "Oh jeez, and just when I looking for someone."

Flintfur spoke "Look Scourge, you and I are the same cat. Regardless of what I had done in the past. It took Spottedleaf and six ponies to open my eyes to what friendship really is. I've changed for the better and now, I fight to protect the folks I care about."

Scourge scoffed before giving a smirk as he suddenly vanished in a blue light.

A flash of light had engulfed Flintfur before a pair of ink black wings tipped in pure white burst out from the tom's back as the image of an unusual shield appeared on his hips.

Rebecca spoke "Whoa, this is new."

Applebloom patches through to her siblings.

Applebloom spoke "AJ! Big Mac! We got another alicorn! Male this time but he's got a cutie mark that none of us can figure out!"

Applejack gasps "What?!"

Applebloom turns the compact towards Flintfur's hips so Applejack could see the tom's cutie mark.

Twilight spoke "*in background* I better let Celestia know about this since this was one ascension she didn't sense."

Flintfur asks "But what does this even mean?"

Twilight spoke "*in background* No idea."

Yuki spoke "I read in a book about the fabled Knights of Harmony. It's said that the leader had a cutie mark just like what Flintfur has. But no creature has seen them since before Discord's reign."

Lune was holding Phoebus in a headlock.

Yuki spoke "According to the book, there was a group of creatures that sought peace among all creatures. The previous leader of the Knights of Harmony had been a pony though. There was others too... I believe one was a dragon, one was a renegade Changeling, one was an Abyssinian, one was a Diamond Dog, one was a chakat, one was a hippogriff, one was a gryphon, one was an Ornithian, one was a yak and one was a Mobian fox. But that was long before our universe and the OC-verse split apart. Nowadays, many forgot who the Knights of Harmony were."

Rebecca’s head suddenly blew up in confetti before her head grew back without any damages. “Two words: Mind. Blown.”

Yuki spoke "Yeah but it's been 9000 years since anyone's seen the Knights of Harmony."

Quick asks "Has it been that long?"

Yuki spoke "Yeah. I do believe that our universe and the OC-verse were once the same universe."

Emerald spoke "Ugh… All that is making my head hurt."

Silverstorm spoke "Same... And I feel funny..."

Emerald asks Huh? Whaddya mean?"

Blizzardstar spoke "*in background* I was afraid of this.... Silverstorm's first heat cycle has started..."

Emerald spoke "Whaddya…? Oh-"

Emerald closed her mouth.

Blizzardstar spoke "*in background* Yeah... Chakats have their first cycle at 13 but they aren't full adults until they're 19."

Lune searched Phoebus while still holding him in a headlock.

Yuki spoke "Lune, I think we should kill him."

Lune spoke "Got it!"

Lune brought out some kind of device as Phoebus hissed.

Lune spoke "Looks like we found out what’ll get rid of those collars."

Yuki spoke "I hope it works..."

Lune spoke "*Still holding Phoebus in a headlock while keeping the remote away from him* Given how he’s trying to take it back, looks like it’ll do the trick."

Haru slashes Phoebus' neck badly, killing the old tom.

Vince still looked uneasy.

Haru spoke "He tried to force me to marry him one time... Back before I became immortal."

A voice spoke "Hehehe, that’s not what he’s worried about. It’s me."

Another Vince showed up in some kind of armor.

Roll growls "Leave my mate alone!"

The dark blue tom taunts "Hehehe, is that really something you’d say to your lover?"

Danyelle shows up on Spitfire's back.

Danyelle growls "Darkness be gone!"

Danyelle fires a devout bead at Shadow Vince.

Shadow Vince spoke "Mega Buster."

Shadow Vince’s right arm suddenly turned into a blaster and shot the devout bead, deflecting it back at Danyelle.

Danyelle shouts "RAGING THUNDER!!!"

A powerful bolt of lightning crashes down on Shadow Vince, paralyzing him.

Danyelle growls "No amount of darkness will drive my family apart! KOA!"

The white fenrir leaps out of Danyelle's shadow before clamping his fangs on Shadow Vince's right arm, restraining the tom.

Emerald spoke "That was quick."

Danyelle spoke "I hardly go anywhere without Koa though."

Emerald spoke "He’s your Persona, so that might be a never."

Danyelle laughs.

Danyelle spoke "Koa's not my persona, he's my familiar. No, not just that. He's also my pet."

Emerald asks "Okay?"

Danyelle spoke "I adopted Koa as a pup, not realizing he was a Fenrir."

Emerald spoke "Oh."

Vince spoke "Can we talk about this later? My darker self just punched Koa!"

Danyelle asks "WHAT?!"

A howl rang loud, causing Shadow Vince to freeze up.

Spitfire asks "Was that a female Fenrir?"

Danyelle spoke "Oh boy…"

Koa woofs.

Danyelle thoughtasks "{You want to run that by me again Koa?}"

Koa froze at that.

Danyelle thoughtspoke "{*giggle* I should've seen this coming. You have a crush on the bitch!}"

Koa blushed with his ears down and tail between his legs in embarrassment.

Danyelle thoughtspoke "{*giggle* Just wait until I tell Cadence~!}"

Koa’s fur looked like it was turning beet-red, as if he was blushing.

Danyelle thoughtspoke "{Just tell her before some other Fenrir claims her!}"

That got Koa’s attention.

The Fenrir bitch was staring at Koa.

Danyelle growls suddenly when she sensed another alicorn.

Danyelle thoughtspoke "{Koa, back off. That stallion isn't one to be trifled with.}"

Koa backs away from the alicorn stallion.

To be Continued

The Fighter's Fist and Hoof/ Cutie Map
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The Fighter's Fist and Hoof/ Cutie Map

*Danyelle's POV*

I was wary of the stallion.

I ask "Who are you?"

The alicorn stallion had short black mane, tail and facial hair, while wearing a red headband, white karate pants with a his black belt that has white outlines white wraps all over his barrel, brown martial art gloves on his front hooves, a large single torn reddish brown tarp-like cloth on the left shoulder which reaches through his right waist and the cloth itself was adorned with a large gold ring to keep themselves attached, with tarp-like cloth actually being a kasaya. He was simply training alone, slowly, on his hind legs, as he stretched out his left back leg in a kick position without struggle. He then did an upper punch with his front left hoof, with cherry blossom leaves swirling around it, as if dancing along, before he did a roundhouse kick with his back right leg as the leaves flowed with the kick before he was then standing firm while the cherry blossom moved around him calmly. He readied himself as the cherry blossom flowed past us, while we were speechless as what we were witnessing. We noticed a line cherry blossom leave dancing in the air, around and towards the stallion as he seemed to prepare to unleash an uppercut with his front with hoof before he unleashed the attack, which pushed the leaf upward with the wind of the strike. He then leapt into the air with a spin as cherry blossom energy spiraled upward around him as we saw the sole leaf become engulfed in the energy, taking the form of a cherry blossom-pink Japanese dragon made of energy that roared as it flew higher before dissipating into many cherry blossom leaves, along with the single leaf guiding them. It was like poetry in motion that left us completely speechless and in awe as the alicorn landed on his hind hooves. The alicorn turned around, noticing us as he then faced us.

The stallion asks "Hmm? Can I help you?"

I spoke "We cats of the Alicorn Alliance are looking for an earth pony that's been causing trouble."

Therron nearly fell over at that. “That’s not what I said or meant at all.”

Spitfire spoke "Therron, shut up."

Rebecca spoke "Please teach me."

That left us surprised at what Rebecca said to the alicorn.

I flinch in pain since I had gone into labor.

Emerald spoke "Oh boy…"

I was rushed to the hospital.

Haru spoke "Talk about bad timing."

*Lune’s POV*

“Agreed.” I nodded.

Haru spoke "Just what was Spitfire thinking? Bringing a cat that was so close to her due date to Neighpon was a rather crappy idea."

Spitfire spoke "For Faust's sake, don't pin this on me hairball!"

Haru spoke "Don't make me call Azure."

That immediately shuts Spitfire up.

The stallion spoke "Sorry, I don’t take students. Even if I was a good teacher, my journey doesn’t afford me much training time. That said… Something tells me you’re not the type to take no for an answer."

Rebecca giggles "Heehee! You’re right, I’m not."

The stallion spoke "So go on. Let your fists do the talking."

Rebecca spoke "*Smirk as she readies for battle* Sure thing."

Spitfire spoke "As part of the Alicorn Alliance, I will oversee this fight so that nocreature is injured."

“Outside of the fight, right?” I checked.

Spitfire spoke "Exactly."

“Just checking.” I said.

Haru spoke "But right now, Danyelle's at her weakest since she's alone and in labor... I fear she could be thrown into the TM!"

Emerald spoke "Wait, but Hidzume’s in prison with Barak and Zombire, none of them seem to be doing anything about it."

Haru spoke "Still, Danyelle can't fight back."

“Ben’s probably on his way to her already.” I noted.

Haru spoke "About that... He's back in Ponyville."

I couldn’t help but facepalm at that before Emerald’s compact rang.

Haru spoke "I bet that's him now."

Emerald answered it as a voice asked through it, “Where’s Dany?”

Yep, it was Ben.

Haru spoke "She was admitted to the hospital not long ago since she had gone into labor."

Ben asks "At Ineighba?"

Haru spoke "Hai, Rising Sun-hime is with her."

Ben spoke "I’m on my way!"

The call ended.

Haru facepalms.

Haru giggles "How is that baka going to get here? Rainbow-chan and the rest of the Alicorns of Harmony are off dealing with a friendship mission."

“Run all the way here? Take a lot of rides? Or one of the Draconequi just snapping him here?” I guessed while Rebecca and the alicorn stallion were battling.

Haru spoke "I just realized something... Ben isn't immortal..."

*Meanwhile with the Alicorns of Harmony*

*Unnamed Town*

*Rarity's POV*

Starlight spoke "I knew I shouldn't have come here..."

“Is something wrong?” I asked in concern.

Starlight spoke "If Spottedleaf hadn't tracked me down, I would have stolen the cutie marks from the ponies here."

Sugar Belle spoke "Starlight, I already forgave you for what happened, I’m sure the others will too."

Applejack spoke "Uh Sugar, Starlight didn't get the chance ta rob the others of their cutie marks since Spottedleaf had intervened just after Sunburst had mentioned it."

Big Mac spoke "Eyup."

Sugar Belle spoke "I know, but still."

Twilight spoke "A lot of things played out differently ever since Spottedleaf was reincarnated."

Twilight notices an Abyssinian she-cat with pale ginger tabby fur and leaf-green eyes.

Twilight spoke "I'd better patch through to Leafstar..."

A loud pang was felt in Twilight's mind since two more SkyClan cats had ascended to alicornhood.

Rainbow asks "You felt that too Twilight?"

Twilight spoke "Yeah."

Spottedleaf spoke "Something tells me that it had been Leafstar's two grandkits."

Applejack spoke "Ah got a call from Applebloom, Flintfur's half alicorn now!"

Twilight gasps "What?!"

Haru spoke "*via compact* It came as a big shocker for us though Twilight-chan. And don't get me started on his cutie mark!"

Twilight asks "Huh?"

Applebloom spoke "*in background* Have a look!"

Applebloom held her compact with her magic as she showed the others and I what Flintfur looked like now, cutie mark and all.

I spoke "Goodness! I've never seen a cutie mark like that before."

“I don’t think any of us have.” Twilight added.

Applebloom spoke "*in background* It came as a rather big shocker for the Phantom Thieves, Crusaders and the Abyssinians. It was just before we sensed two more alicorns."

Emerald spoke "*In background* Huh? Seiko said we were more of an investigation team of Ineighba."

Applebloom spoke "*in background* Well you're gonna need a group name though so Phantom Thieves was the first thing I thought of."

But then we heard battling in the background.

Applebloom spoke "*in background* Don't mind the noise, Rebecca's just having a sparring session with Wild Strikes."

Twilight asks "Who?"

Haru spoke "*via compact* He's one of the new alicorns that my group had found."

Applejack asks "The one Therron talked about?"

Haru spoke "*via compact* Yeah."

Applejack spoke "Whoa."

Haru spoke "*via compact* Yeah and he's got a pet Fenrir too! A female at that."

Rainbow Dash asks "Wow! Really?"

Applebloom spoke "*in background* Yeah, but Wild considers her more than that. She’s like a companion."

Haru spoke "*via compact* Yeah plus Koa's embarrassed! Oh, he happens to be Danyelle's pet Fenrir."

Twilight asks "How?!?"

After the problem was solved, the Alicorns of Harmony and their spouses had headed back to Ponyville.

End

Castle Sweet Castle
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Castle Sweet Castle

*Spottedleaf's POV*

Wow, a lot's been happening lately.

Danyelle was napping on a large pillow with her only kitten by her belly.

Heehee! So adorable. Well, we should be home soon.

Rainbow groans "We might have to expand Ponyville to make space for all of the extra alicorns..."

"Yeah, and who knows. Maybe Discord could help." I said with a giggle.

Micah spoke "True there and It was quite a shocker when Flintfur ascended. I thought he was just a normal Abyssinian."

"Definitely." I agreed.

Mint chirps "Momma!"

Rainbow spoke "Excuse me for a moment."

Tidefur mewls.

Mistheart asks "Momma?"

"Yes?" I asked.

Tidefur mewls "Hungry."

“Oh. I see.” I realized.

Danyelle spoke "They might attempt to pounce on Angel Bunny."

Rainbow spoke "Aw jeeze, that won't sit well with Fluttershy..."

Pinkie spoke "Yeesh."

Danyelle spoke "Kits will be kits."

“Anyone seen Twilight today?” I asked.

Crosswind spoke "Ah saw 'er and Flash at the ruins of their old home."

“Oh…” I noted.

Crosswind spoke "Eyup."

Spike asks "What do we do?"

Natsu spoke "Perhaps we should try making the new castle feel more like home to Twilight."

Rarity asks "Question is how?"

Lillian thoughtspoke "{I have a plan!}"

Fluttershy asks "Huh? What is it?"

Danyelle spoke "What she's getting at is instead of decorating the castle to how you want it, we should decorate it to make it feel like home to Twilight. And I have a good idea on how we can go about it."

The Mane 5 ask "How?"

Sunny spoke "Some of us could distract Twilight for the day while the rest dig up the tree roots."

Pinkie spoke "Okie dokie lokie."

Foxsong asks "But what if she catches onto what we're doing?"

Cocoa spoke "Foxsong's got a point though."

Foxsong engulfs herself in flames as she shifted to her disguised form, causing Cocoa to faint with a nosebleed.

Rarity giggled.

Blizzardstar chuckles "Ya got 'er good Foxsong!"

Foxsong giggles "Heehee! Thanks."

Cocoa got back up before pouncing on Foxsong, causing both to tumble through a portal to the Chuddle Hotel.

Mythic asks "Mama?"

Rarity asks "Oh, right. Is it possible to mind speak with her?"

Squirrelstar spoke "A cousin of mine has white fur and blue eyes but he's not deaf."

Danyelle spoke "Least shi's not mute."

Rarity asks "Is it just me or do I hear screaming?"

Micah spoke "I hear it too!"

Mothwing spoke "Sounds like it's coming from the forest!"

I flew into the forest, only to find an injured red siren.

I shock the siren awake.

I spoke "Oi! Wake up!"

The siren groans "Ugh... What?"

I ask "You okay?"

The siren groans "Yeah, I think so. But what happened?"

I spoke "One of my fellow royals heard a scream so I came to have a look."

The siren asks "Wait, where am I?"

I spoke "You're in the Everfree Forest near Ponyville."

The siren asks "Everfree Forest? Why does that sound familiar?"

I ask "Do the names Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk ring any bells?"

The siren gasps "You know them?! Where are they!?"

I fired a roar into the sky before the Dazzlings and Coolings show up with Danyelle, Ocean Melody, Lettuce Rush and Lyra.

Alto asks "Retta? Is that you?"

The siren asks "Alto?"

Largo spoke "It's been a long time since we saw you Operetta."

Operetta asks "Largo? Alto? *Blushing a bit* A-Allegro?"

Curling herself around Allegro, Sonata spoke "He's mine."

Operetta spoke "*Snaps herself out of it* Sorry, I always get the three mixed up."

Lyra spoke "That may be so but there aren't many of us sirens."

Melody was on Danyelle's back.

Operetta spoke "Oh…"

Danyelle spoke "These little ones are Ocean Melody and Lettuce Rush."

Operetta spoke "They’re so cute."

Danyelle spoke "Mel's a reincarnation of my ancestor, Sein."

Operetta asks "...Sein?"

Danyelle spoke "I may not look it but I have siren blood in my veins."

Operetta asks "...What?"

Adagio spoke "Sein was a friend of mine from a long time ago but when Beardie banished my sisters and I, many sirens had gone into hiding... Some where killed... Sein was one of the sirens that died."

I growl "I kinda hate Rocket Swirl though..."

Faunia spoke "But they were only following orders."

I growl "Next time I see their boss, I'll rip him to shreds!"

Faunia asks "Huh? Aren’t grandpa and uncle Lorenzo already gone?"

I growl "There's one more that you never met though Faunia and he's a lot meaner than Lorenzo was."

Faunia asks "Huh?"

Samson scoffs "Tch, guess those Medicis are something else."

Twilight spoke "My counterpart failed to sense a third leader though."

Danyelle spoke "We should strike him down before he attacks us!"

Twilight spoke "How? We don’t even know where he is."

I growl "We might not but Rocket and Star do! If we make them squawk, we can find the jerk!"

Faunia spoke "Spottedleaf, please calm down."

Danyelle's tail was thrashing in annoyance.

Flintfur used shadow movement to track down the remaining boss of the Medici Mafia.

Flintfur thinks "{Ugh… This pony really moves around in shadows a lot, maybe all the time. He’ll be really hard to track down.}"

Flintfur soon hears a voice talking.

Flintfur thinks "{H-Huh?}"

From Flintfur's hiding spot, a unicorn stallion was talking to a random grunt.

Flintfur thinks "{Okay, this is hard to make out what’s going on.}"

Staying in the shadows, Flintfur slips into the unicorn's shadow while staying quiet.

The stallion spoke "And remember, if you or any of the others sense anything out of the ordinary, inform me immediately, even if we have a spy in this very room at this very moment."

Flintfur kept quiet, waiting for the right time to strike the stallion down.

But as time passed, the stallion never let his guard down even for a moment, giving Flintfur no blind spot to strike.

Flintfur thinks "{Damn it, this guy's too good! I need a plan....}"

A random Diamond Dog grunt spoke "Boss! I found where those two losers are!"

Still not lowering his guard, the stallion asked. “Well, tell me where they are then.”

The Diamond Dog grunt spoke "The Alicorn Alliance has them hostage... And to make matters worse, Faunia's with the Alliance."

“Hmm… The filly with the parasite? Now this has become interesting.” The stallion smirked with his guard still up. “Prepare it and call her in.”

Diamond Dog Grunt gasps "W-What?! It?! That stone?! And her?! The Crimson Scourge?!"

That caught Flintfur’s attention as he decided to hear in more closely.

The diamond dog grunt spoke "I've heard rumors that the Roar of the Ancients has also returned along with the Knights of Harmony."

That definitely surprised the stallion, but he still didn’t lower his guard. “To think that those weren’t just mere legend. I must admit, I am quite surprised. But that doesn’t matter in the slightest. Prepare a small army and move toward Ponyville to test these so-called knights.”

The diamond dog grunt spoke "About the Knights, the current leader's just a kid. Plus there's at least 100 alicorns in the Alliance alone. And I heard that one of the alicorns has a savage side."

“I see. But still send out the order. We must test them to see if they’re a threat to our plans.” The stallion said with his guard still up. “In the meantime, I’ll pay her a visit myself.”

Flintfur whispers in a quiet enough voice that the dog didn't hear him.

Flintfur spoke "Blood chains."

Chains of blood snare the stallion, binding the horn to prevent him from using magic.

The stallion laughs "Hehehe, I was expecting you, but I must admit, not this soon. And you just invited her to join the party."

A door flew off its hinges as the combat ready alicorns of the Alliance had arrived.

To the stallion's shock, there were two Twilights.

OC-verse Twilight snarls at the stallion.

The stallion spoke "Well, this is quite the surprise."

Twilight and OC-verse Twilight growl "Your reign of terror ends here Gio!"

Gio spoke "*Calm and collected* That may be, but don’t think it’s over. Thanks to the stunt your little feline friend pulled, he turned himself into a moving target."

OC-verse Twilight roars loud as she engulfs herself in fire as she transforms into Twirama.

Twirama growls "You forget, I'M THE ONE THAT KILLED LORENZO!!!"

Flintfur slipped into Crosswind's shadow to stay out of the fight.

Gio was still as cool as a cucumber. "Hmm... I suspected as much when I sensed something that didn't belong in this universe."

Twirama growls "Oh shut up bastard, I'm part of the Alicorn Alliance."

A male alicorn with the exact same color as Twilight spoke "As am I!"

Gio simply chuckled darkly.

Two Celestias from the Redux-verse show up via warp ring with Redux-verse Twilight.

Redux-verse Twilight was carrying a sword in her magic.

Newlestia spoke "So, you're the little shit that's been causing trouble for the Alliance."

Gio was still unfazed with a smirk.

Twirama snarls "There's 150 of us and one of you!"

Zelestia and Zwilight were among the alliance.

Gio spoke "Then you truly have no idea of the countless enemies out there far more powerful than I am."

Dusk spoke "If you're talking about jerks like Scrambled Egg, we of the Alliance can handle him easy! We have our heavy hitter after all!"

Gio laughed, "There are foes who are living for untold years. I'm sure your parasite friends would believe that."

Twirama snarls "You forget, most of the Alliance is immortal!"

Gio scoffs "*Smirk* Are you truly? I know you're still capable of being killed."

The Alliance soon had Gio and his goons surrounded.

The diamond dog grunt spoke "Uh boss, I don't think it'd be wise to piss off a Zone cop...."

Gio spoke "Hmph, be it Zone cop or alicorn, it doesn't matter. *As a strange stone was suddenly absorbed into him* Let's see if they'll make it out of here alive."

Redux-verse Twilight gasps "Oh SHIT! That's a dark Synergy stone!"

Newlestia spoke "This just got a whole lot worse..."

A dark orange-yellow crystal spike emerged from Gio as his power suddenly skyrocketed as we found ourselves in a dark dimension.

Twirama snarls "No matter how strong you are, you're still OUTNUMBERED!!!"

A blast of divine magic hits Shadow Gio, weakening him.

Redux-verse Danyelle laughs "How'd you like THEM apples?!?"

Squigly then started levitating before rushing towards Shadow Gio and grabbed him with Leviathan ready to attack.

Leviathan spoke "Arrogant fool!"

Leviathan then torched Shadow Gio with his fire breath, inflicting heavy damage.

OC-verse Danyelle stuffs a cherry bomb down the dark stallion's throat, causing his stomach to explode.

Shadow Gio died with a dark smile.

Twirama spoke "Holy shit girl, you are VIOLENT!!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Aw shut up and sit."

All three Twilights were face down on the ground.

Samson laughed at that.

All three Twilights spoke "That wasn't FUNNY!"

Samson chuckles "Heh, it was to me."

Twirama growls "Don't make me shove a Tailed Beast Bomb down your throat."

Samson taunts "Ha! Bring it!"

Faunia spoke "Both of you, please calm down."

Serene slaps Samson in the face before whacking Twirama on the back of the head, stopping the fight from getting worse.

Faunia spoke "Ow! Slapping Samson is still slapping me in the head!"

Serene spoke "Sorry Faunia."

Twirama scoffs "He started it."

Samson chuckles "Can ya blame Danyelle for being a great prankster?"

All three Danyelles spoke at the same time "Obviously!"

*After the OC-verse folks went back to their universe and the Redux-verse folks went back to their universe*

Danyelle spoke "It was rather weird seeing nekomata versions of myself."

Samson and Leviathan were silent for some reason.

Twilight asks "What?"

Samson groans "Ugh, that Gio really got under my skin."

Leviathan asks "Wondering about what he said as well, old friend?"

Twilight spoke "He got on all our nerves plus it had been my Redux-verse counterpart who had identified that weird stone."

Samson growls "Grr… I haven’t felt like this since Delilah…"

Danyelle spoke "It's got us all on edge Samson."

“Wait a minute, who’s Delilah?” I asked.

Leviathan spoke "One of Samson’s previous hosts."

Crosswind spoke "Ah'm startin' ta think there's a bigger picture here."

“Think we should ask Somnambula about this Delilah mare?” I asked.

Danyelle spoke "Jinxie might know as well."

Leviathan spoke "I know too, but I believe it’s better to ask Somnambula and Jinxie as well."

Sonata asks "Wait, did you say Delilah?"

Samson scoffs "Yeah, got a problem with that, punk?"

Sonata spoke "Ignoring the insult, her and I were friends at one point. She was a siren though."

Samson spoke "Tch, she died a long while ago when creatures got more hostile against parasites and sirens."

Foxsong asks "Was this before or after the Dazzlings were banished?"

Samson spoke "After those three up and vanished."

Sonata spoke "My sisters and I didn't have a choice... We were causing trouble..."

Atem was talking to Starswirl.

Atem spoke "I know you're upset that the Dazzlings are back in Equestria but that yellow cat was able to change their ways for the better."

Starswirl was silent.

Rockhoof spoke "Aye but the wee lass is stronger than she looks."

Peacock spoke "Come on, let’s head home."

But then I thought of something. Maybe Peacock could join the CMCs since she’s about their age.

Flintfur pops out of Crosswind's shadow.

Flintfur asks "Hey Pea, you want to join the Crusaders?"

Peacock asks "Crusaders? What’s that all about?"

Applebloom explains to Peacock about the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

Peacock spoke "Huh? Full of adventures, eh? Well, there aren’t any Skullgirls, so I guess my gang and I can hang out with your team from time to time."

Applebloom spoke "Ya can join at any time."

But Applebloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle giggled, eager to tell Bubo about this.

Flintfur flew off before dragging Bubo over by the tailfeathers.

Bubo asks "Huh? What’s going on?"

Sugar giggles "Peacock's part of the CMC now."

Bubo asks "*Blushes with steam whistling from his back* Say what now?"

Applebloom spoke "Sugar ain't lyin'."

Steam started whistling out of Bubo's eyes too as his body blushed more.

Flintfur snickers "You can join too if you want Bubo."

Bubo spoke "*Blushing* O-Okay!"

Scootaloo snickers "We got 'im AB."

Applebloom spoke "Eyup."

And so, the Crusaders gained new members.

*Meanwhile with the other alicorns...*

Danyelle had blindfolded Twilight before leading the alicorn mare into the castle.

Twilight asks "What's going on?"

Danyelle spoke "Rarity and the others have a surprise for you."

Danyelle removes the blindfold off Twilight, revealing something that the other alicorns had added to the map room to make the castle more homey.

I spoke "Oh Twilight! Welcome back!"

The other alicorns, Abyssinians and Changelings were gathered in the map room.

Leafstar spoke "We took the opportunity to add memory crystals to the tree roots so you have something to look back on. Oh, here's one from when you and Spottedleaf first arrived in Ponyville!"

Natsu spoke "Here's one from when Danyelle pranked Spike with invisible ink!"

Twilight was in tears as she looked at everyone.

Twilight spoke "Th-thank you all..."

End

Tanks for the Memories
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Tanks for the Memories

*Twilight's POV*

Icestar and the RiverClan Abyssinians were having a bit of trouble getting their food since the rivers and the lake had frozen over.

"You cats need any help?" I offered.

Icestar spoke "Yeah since we RiverClan cats mainly eat fish."

Spottedleaf and all of the Abyssinians had grown out their winter fur, causing them to look fluffier than normal.

"Hmm... Seiko said that he and his friends were going on a ski trip sometime soon. I'm sure there's sole at where their ski trip will be." I remembered.

Danyelle spoke "Uh Twilight-chan, Icestar doesn't know what a ski trip is. None of the Clan cats do."

"I was just trying to help." I said.

Danyelle spoke "True plus it's the first winter that the clan cats came to this world."

Sonata throws a snowball at Adagio who had dodged, causing the snowball to hit Starswirl in the flank.

Sonata spoke "Oops..."

But to the arctic blue siren's confusion, Starswirl started chuckling.

Sonata asks "H-Huh?"

Spottedleaf giggles "It just goes to show how mellowed out he became since Danyelle told him off."

The Dazzlings sighed in relief.

Danyelle pelts Squirrelstar with snow.

Brambleclaw chuckles "You're all wet Squirrelstar!"

Squirrelstar smirked while crouching with her tail wagging, ready to pounce at Brambleclaw.

Brambleclaw copies his mate's movements.

The two Abyssinians leapt at each other and started tussling.

Alderheart groans "Seriously?"

Squirrelstar soon had her mate pinned down. "Pinned ya."

Brambleclaw spoke "Hey, let me up!"

The two tussled once more, only for Squirrelstar to win again. "Pinned ya again."

Brambleclaw spoke "No fair Squirrelstar."

“How’s this then?” Squirrelstar quipped before she pulled Brambleclaw’s face into a deep kiss.

Yellowfang asks "Uh Twilight, what is Rainbow doing?"

"Huh?" I noticed as I saw Rainbow Dash thinking about something.

Danyelle spoke "I suppose it's about Tank."

"What happened?" I asked.

Danyelle spoke "Long story short, Rainbow-chan doesn't want Tank to go into hibernation... And before Spike asks, it's a way of conserving energy during the winter."

Graystripe spoke "I didn't know that."

A voice spoke "Well, I don't see how we can help her, since it already started."

We turned around to see Big Band behind us.

Danyelle spoke "The most we can do is comfort her."

Big Band spoke "Better wait until the 4th stage for that."

"Hold on, what makes you so sure of that?" I questioned.

Big Band spoke "I've seen this happen before."

"Really?" I asked, skeptically.

Big Band spoke "Eleven times, in fact."

"I'll contact Celestia on what to do about this." I said before contacting Celestia. "Yes, Celestia? I need to ask you about what Dash is going through, right now. What? We can't help here now until the fourth stage?! How many? Eleven times?! O-Okay..." I sighed before I ended the call.

Lan spoke "And that's coming from the alicorn that still freaks the hell out because of quesadillas and lady bugs."

Peacock spoke "Huh, Pinkie’s checkin’ up on Dash."

Spottedleaf teleports behind me before pouncing on me and tickling me.

“H-Hey! Stop!” I laughed.

Spottedleaf giggles "You had it coming Sparkle Butt."

Danyelle spoke "I hate cucumber pranks..."

All of the Clan Abyssinians were confused.

Danyelle spoke "It's a cat thing."

Spottedleaf spoke "I got pranked one time..."

Danyelle asks "What happened?"

Spottedleaf spoke "Back before Luna was purified, Twilight and I joked around a bit. I pranked her with a quesadilla and she countered with a cucumber. You should've seen the look on Crosswind's face!"

Crosswind spoke "That was only one time. ONE!"

Little did Crosswind know, there was a pile of cucumbers behind hir.

Blizzardstar snickers "Whatever you do Crossy, don't turn around."

Crosswind asks "Huh?"

Applejack spoke "There's a pile of cucumbers behind ya..."

Crosswind leapt high while hissing in fright.

Applejack catches her lifemate with magic so Crosswind didn't break any of hir bones.

Blizzardstar was fluffed up in fright, as were the other chakats and Abyssinians.

Rarity spoke "Goodness!"

Erza spoke "I had no idea chakats reacted the same way Abyssinians would with cucumbers."

Nyx asks "Momma?"

Twilight asks "Hmm?"

Nyx spoke "Hungry..."

Akari, Strawberry and Cherry also had rumbling tummies.

“Oh, um, everyone, could you give me some privacy?” I requested.

Spottedleaf asks "But isn't Nyx on formula now?"

I spoke "Right and Spotty, you just volunteered to help me with my younger three daughters."

Spottedleaf groans "Great StarClan... What did I get myself into?"

Danyelle spoke "You’ll get used to it, Spotty."

Spottedleaf spoke "Shut up Danyelle."

Danyelle spoke "Make me furbrain."

Twilight spoke "Both of you calm down."

Rainbow Dash snaps "I AM NOT ANGRY!!! DO I LOOK ANGRY?!"

...Rainbow Dash definitely looked angry.

Spottedleaf slaps Rainbow on the back of the head hard, calming her back down.

Spottedleaf spoke "I miss Aster too but I know she'll be back in the spring, as will Tank."

Bold spoke "Mama mad...."

Rainbow Dash just flew off.

Big Band spoke "Looks like Stage 3’s next."

Danyelle spoke "This will end in disaster, I can feel it..."

Spottedleaf spoke "Denial... Anger... Bargaining... Depression... Acceptance..."

Big Band spoke "That's right. Glad ya caught on. But the third stage is the storm ya gotta look out for."

Danyelle spoke "Aye, Rainbow-chan will try everything she can to stop Tank from falling asleep."

Big Band spoke "Least we can do is keep the damage and drought to a minimum."

Spottedleaf spoke "Brace yourselves everyone! Leafbare is coming! And it's coming hard!"

Soon enough, everyone was covered in snow.

digging his way out of a pile of snow, Jayfeather asks "What in StarClan's name was THAT for featherbrain?"

Rainbow Dash dug around, and brought up Tank. "Y-You okay, Tank?"

Tank just yawned as Rainbow Dash's ears pinned down.

"Rainbow Dash, are you alright?" I asked.

Rainbow spoke "...No. *Falls onto her back*"

We didn't see Rainbow Dash for a while after that. Must be the fourth stage Big Band talked about. So we went to RD's house, only to find the speedy alicorn on her bed beside Tank, who yawned.

Pinkie spoke "Knock-knock!"

With Spottedleaf's magic acting as support, Jayfeather spoke "I may not be able to see how upset you are but your scent alone is enough. But Rainbow Dash, your leafbare will be petless."

That made Rainbow Dash freeze before looking at us as her eyes started building up tears. But then something I never expected for Rainbow Dash to do happened... She started bawling and sniffling freely.

Rarity asks "Whatever did you do that for?!"

Jayfeather asks "It's a well-known fact that most animals, including cold-blooded ones have to hibernate during leafbare. Shy alicorn, you have animals that hibernate during leafbare right?"

Fluttershy spoke "Yeah, I do."

Jayfeather spoke "It's a hard fact that all Clan cats know."

Fluttershy spoke "And she'll never get past this until she lets it all out."

Rainbow Dash kept bawling as I shoved AJ to help try to help RD feel better.

Applejack spoke "Uh... It's okay. Tank'll come back in a few months."

Rainbow cries "MONTHS?! *Bawling* I don't want him to goooooooooooo!"

Applejack asks "Alright, alright. There there. *Whispers to Jayfeather and Fluttershy* Nice goin', you two. How do we get her to stop?"

Fluttershy spoke "She's gotta be about done now, can't be too much left in there."

Jayfeather spoke "Agreed and for some odd reason, my back itches..."

Fluttershy asks "Feeling better?"

Rainbow Dash whimpers "*Sniff sniff sniff* U... Uh-huh..."

Rainbow Dash started bawling again.

Fluttershy spoke "Oh... You poor, poor thing... *Whimpers with eyes building up tears*"

Uh-oh... This isn't gonna be pretty.

Spottedleaf spoke "For the love of StarClan Rainbow, you're an emotional wreck today."

Rarity spoke "*Whimper* I can't bear to see Fluttershy..."

Pinkie spoke "*Tears flowing* It's just... heart-wrenching..."

Pinkie, Rarity and Fluttershy started crying too as Applejack tipped her hat.

"You too?" I asked.

Applejack spoke "Nope, Ah'm good."

Jayfeather spoke "She cries on the inside."

Applejack spoke "It's true."

Rainbow Dash spoke "*Whimpering* It's alright, Fluttershy... It's alright."

Applejack asks "You think she's done or just gettin' a third wind?"

"I don't know." I answered. "Rainbow Dash, are you okay?"

Rainbow Dash spoke "*Sniffling* I-I think so... I feel better. Really, I do. Thanks, everyone. I don't know what I'd do without you."

Spottedleaf spoke "We look out for one another."

Azure soon appears with a sickly Mint Leaf.

Azure spoke "Dashie, something's wrong with Mint."

Rainbow asks "H-Huh?"

The filly was rather feverish plus a small horn was forming on her forehead.

Bold was worried about his sister.

Pinkie was suddenly gone.

Big Band spoke "Must be on her way to find Zecora."

Spottedleaf spoke "Have you forgotten already? We got two medicine cats here already. But since I'm actively using my magic to keep Jayfeather on clouds, he'll have to treat the filly. Plus my magic's still not strong enough to support a lamia."

Pulling out some feverfew from Spottedleaf's tailfur, Jayfeather crushes the herbal plant up into a pulp before feeding it to Mint Leaf.

Jayfeather spoke "She'll need lots of rest to recover."

Spottedleaf asks "You gonna be okay Rainbow?"

Rainbow Dash looked at Tank. "And... I wouldn't know what to do without him... either... *Sniffle* Oh Tank, I'm sure gonna miss you."

Spottedleaf spoke "You'll see him again in three moons from now."

Soon, we were outside.

"Well, guess we're starting winter with a bang." I noted.

Applejack spoke "*Bucks a snowball* The fun's come early. YEEHAW!"

Pinkie dodged, falling to the ground and making snow angels. "You think we could mess up winter every year? It's way less work."

"Uh, I don't think Rainbow Dash could handle it." I said as RD showed up with Tank.

Danyelle pelts her brothers with snowballs.

Rainbow Dash spoke "Riding that entire season from Cloudsdale to Ponyville was pretty awesome. *As Tank yawned* I thought you guys might like to say goodbye to Tank. He’s ready to hibernate."

Pinkie spoke "*Gasp!* You’re using the word! Oh! She’s using the word! And when Tank finishes hibernating, I’m gonna throw him the biggest welcome home party ever! Or wait, should it be a welcome above ground party? Or a happy wake-up party? Maybe it’s about time party."

Spottedleaf spoke "Glad to see you're handling this maturely Rainbow."

Big Band spoke "Yep, the grand finale is the best of the five stages."

Rarity spoke "And I’ll design him a very special suit just for the occasion, whichever one it ends up being."

Applejack spoke "Ah’m glad yer feelin’ a little better, Rainbow Dash."

Rainbow Dash spoke "Yeah. Me too."

End

Ski Trip and Ghost Stories
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Ski Trip and Ghost Stories

*Rainbow Dash's POV*

Well, winter's about over here while there's one more week of winter in Neighpon. But then I got a call from Emerald, inviting me and my family to join them on their ski trip. I accepted it fully and told the others about it! They were more than happy to come along.

Azure asks "But don't you want to wait until Tank wakes up?"

"Yeah, but Tank was always patient with me and I know he'd want me to have fun with my friends and family." I responded.

A digging sound was heard since Tank was slowly waking up.

Tank soon emerged from the sand with a waking yawn.

Azure spoke "Hey Tank, buddy."

Tank nuzzled against us.

Bold was cuddling the tortoise.

Danyelle's cutie mark was glowing, as was my cutie mark and Azure's mark.

“Huh, we might be heading there sooner than we thought.” I noted.

Danyelle spoke "Doubt it."

Later, the three of us found ourselves at the mountains where Emerald was heading with the others.

Danyelle spoke "I’ve been wrong before."

Azure spoke "Last thing we need is a screaming cat..."

We looked up to see Emerald, Goryuu, Kaze and Kiko snowboarding in winter clothes.

Emerald spoke "Hahahaha! Yeah!"

Goryuu laughs "Awesome!"

Kaze spoke "Woohoo!"

Emerald spoke "*As Kiko giggled* Kaze, you and Kiko are pretty good!"

Kaze asks "Dude, you and Goryuu too! I’d this really your first time snowboarding?"

Emerald asks "Just gotta keep your balance, right?"

Kiko spoke "That’s right."

We then saw Karei and Seiko skiing.

Karei spoke "Sennnpaaaii! You’re too faaaast!"

Seiko stopped as he lifted his goggles before Karei slowed down with a few turns and curves and stopped at him.

Karei spoke "But that makes you cool!"

Miran was snowboarding as we saw Kanji and Sunao skiing.

Kanji spoke "You gotta open up your stance, do you get it? C’mon…"

Sunao’s legs were shaking.

Sunao spoke "It’s… It’s easier said… then… ahhh!!"

Sunao fell into Kanji, making him fall over with her.

Kanji gasps "Whoa! Damn, that hurt… *Blush* Huh?!"

Sunao stammers "*Blush while her skis were tangled with Kanji’s* Oh, so sorry- *As she collided with Kanji, making his whole head blush* Ahhh!? S-sorry…"

Kanji fell unconscious with a nosebleed as Heifa, Teddie, Shima and Kochuu skiing down, racing each other.

Teddie spoke "If I win, you owe me a double date!"

Shima laughs "You won’t win!"

Heifa spoke "Bring it!"

Kochuu laughs "This is getting fun!"

The four rushed as Teddie saw Seiko and Karei ahead of him before he jumped high into the air.

Teddie laughs "Yeeeeeehaaaaaw!"

That “Yeehaw” seemed to echo before Teddie crashed on the ground, becoming a huge snowball that rolled down the hill.

Teddie spoke "Owowowowowowowowowowowowowowow!"

Teddie rolled before he crashed into Kaze.

Kaze spoke "Argh! Gahaaaah!"

The huge snowball kept rolling with Teddie and Kaze until it crash at a lodge, the building undamaged with the snowball scattered and the two having their lower halves facing upward while their upper halves were under the snow before some snow fell on Teddie and a lot more fell on Kaze. Shima started having a laughing fit as some of the others, including the three of us, couldn’t help but laugh too.

Emerald spoke "Geez, you two… Hahahaha."

Rising Sun was on a snowboard as she shredded down the mountain while laughing, causing a snowy tsunami to cover me and Azure.

Danyelle obviously dodged the tsunami, laughing at the situation my husband and I were in.

Rising laughs "I have Emerald-chan to thank for inviting me out here!"

Emerald asks "Hey, even royalty needs a vacation, right?"

Rising spoke "I may be an earth pony but I'm beyond royalty, I'm a goddess."

*After some time later…*

“Now that was awesome!” I cheered after having snowboarded down a bunch of times.

Kaze spoke "Whew… We’ve been down this slope a bunch of times now! Hey Kiko, what do you think of my snowboarding skills? I bet you’re head over hooves with them!"

Kiko giggled.

Kanji spoke "Well, yeah, but only because we were falling down all the time. Teddie kept crashing into me…"

Teddie whines "It’s not fair that Kanji gets to keep skiing with Sunao. I’m completely against one-on-one personal lessons."

Kanji spoke "You were doing it on purpose, you bastard!"

Kaze spoke "I was talking to Kiko."

Heifa spoke "*Sigh* Here we go again."

Danyelle pelts Kanji and Teddie with snowballs.

Rising had a rather big blush on her face.

Rising spoke "Sh-shut up you stupid bear!"

“Uh, Rising? Teddie was talking about Sunao.” I pointed out.

Rising spoke "Tch."

“Remind me to roast Teddie’s butt for that misunderstanding.” Rising said to Danyelle and I as we both nodded in agreement at that.

Teddie's ass was soon on fire.

Teddie yelps "GAH!!! Hot hot hot hot hot!"

Shima asks "So this was your first time skiing, Sunao-kun? How was it?"

Sunao asks "I can barely stand upright. Kanji-kun is teaching me, but… It’s not going as I’d hoped. I keep going in the wrong direction or falling over without warning. I hope I do a little better tomorrow. You don’t look it, but you really don’t like losing, so you? Should we go up one more time?"

Karei spoke "Whaaaat!? I’m too tired. My legs are giving out on me."

Teddie soon dipped his butt into the snow, putting the fire out. “My fur’s all frozen, too. I feel like Frosty the Snowbear.”

Heifa spoke "But you’re my snowbear, Ted."

Kaze asks "We’ve got tomorrow, too, so let’s call it a day. Aren’t you hungry, Emerald?"

Emerald asks "I didn’t even notice it until now… I’m super-hungry! What are we having for dinner at the lodge?"

Shima: I think… sole cooked in non-regional style."

Kochuu asks "Interesting. Why’d you pick that?"

Shima spoke "That “non-regional” part caught my attention."

Sunao asks "So… it’s a non-style style? What is that supposed to taste like?"

Karei spoke "I think you would only call it something like that if you weren’t all that confident about your food."

Kaze spoke "I doubt the chefs would appreciate hearing that from you guys."

Karei spoke "That’s so mean! I remember you telling about how delicious that cake we made was!"

Kaze spoke "I wasn’t yelling! And that cake was only good because Kiko, Heifa and Sunao helped you!"

Karei spoke "That’s not true! It was thanks to the cookbook!"

Kaze spoke "I don’t care which it was! And you guys should’ve been using a cookbook in the first place!"

Emerald spoke "There’s something more important at hoof and claw right now!"

We were confused at that.

Emerald spoke "…Sole is a fish, right? What about some real meat? MEAT!"

Kaze asks "*Bead of sweat* How much of a carnivore are you…?"

Danyelle spoke "Cats are carnivorous by nature."

Azure spoke "That may be so Dany but what about us ponies? We don't have the right teeth to even eat meat!"

Shima spoke "Don’t worry, there is food for ponies on the menu. But I don’t think I saw any real meat dishes on the menu."

Emerald asks "No beef? Or pork!? Or even chicken!?"

Goryuu spoke "Oof, I could use some meat too."

Kanji spoke "Both of them have a point. Considering how much we’ve been skiing, I could use something with a lot of protein."

Danyelle spoke "I'll be right back."

Danyelle flew off somewhere before returning while dragging a dead deer by the antlers.

Danyelle spoke "Venison's a good choice for protein."

Kanji spoke "Whoa. Didn’t see that coming."

Danyelle spoke "I've never hunted before."

Emerald spoke "Pretty good for a first time."

Soon, we finished skiing/snowboarding for today and went back to the lodge. After dinner, most of us gathered at the lounge.

Kaze asks "Is Teddie still in the bathhouse?"

Kanji spoke "We saw these college girls while we were having dinner. He said he was gonna hold out in the bath until they showed up."

Kaze groans "Sheesh, what’s he up to now…?"

Emerald asks "You say that, but I bet you wish you were there with him right now, don’t you?"

Karei spoke "Whaaat? That’s the worst."

Kiko spoke "Calm down, girls. I’m sure Kaze wouldn’t do that."

Danyelle spoke "30 bits says the dumbass bear's gonna get his ass beat up by those girls."

Karei asks "*To Seiko* Wouldn’t you rather spend time with us? I mean, rather than creatures like that, Senpai?"

Seiko spoke "*Bead of sweat* Uh…"

Kaze spoke "Dude, how awesome is it that we all get to stay overnight like this? And it’s co-ed! So why don’t we-"

Shima spoke "*deadpan* No."

Kaze spoke "But I didn’t suggest anything yet!"

Shima asks "Sorry, were you going to say “play cards”?"

Karei spoke "Why don’t we go night skiing? I’ve always been impressed by creatures who can do that."

Emerald spoke "Then we’d have to take another bath afterwards. Honestly, I’m already exhausted from snowboarding all day."

Kanji asks "Then… Why don’t we do what creatures usually do when they get together at night?"

Shima spoke "Tell ghost stories!"

Danyelle spoke "I've got a scary one for you all!"

Danyelle grabs a flashlight before holding it under her chin after turning it on.

Danyelle spoke "There have been rumors that at moonhigh, you can hear the dying screams of a tabby Abyssinian that had been killed here long ago and if you're not careful, you might wet yourselves!"

Emerald asks "Gah! I don't know...! Isn't this usually a summer thing?"

Karei spoke "Yeah, um... I think I'll have to disagree too..."

Kaze asks "Huh? Could it be that you're actually scared of ghost stories?"

Karei spoke "Stuff like in those stories actually happens in the mountains! ...That one time during shooting was enough for me..."

Emerald spoke "Wh-What?! S-Stop it!"

Shima spoke "Oh, our inn has a lot of spooky stuff, too! Once, we asked a customer how he liked his room, and he said the restroom was too dark... But his room didn't have one! And sometimes, when you take pictures in that room during Obon, they don't come out right!"

Emerald spoke "Whoa, that's pretty creepy..."

Shima spoke "Oh, and I heard that haniwa are occasionally found in the mountains around here. They say this entire area could have been a grave site long ago..."

Sunao spoke "F-Folklore has little valid scientific evidence, but is a result of cultural significance and strong story elements... A-Any "ancient burial ground" is likely just the site of a t-temple, so, um..."

Kaze asks "You're scared too?"

Sunao spoke "*Embarrassed blush* Yes."

Kaze asks "This is starting to get pretty good! Seiko, how are you and scary stories?"

Seiko spoke "They're okay."

Miran spoke "Hehe, I love 'em."

Kaze asks "Oho! So... Either of you got any special stories of your own up your sleeve?"

Emerald spoke "I can't believe you guys! I'm having no part of this! I'm plugging my ears!"

Kanji asks "...Wouldn't it be scarier to only hear bits and pieces of stories like that?"

Karei spoke "Shut up, Moronji! Why are you pushing so hard for us to tell ghost stories!"

Kanji snaps "Will you stop calling me that, dammit!?"

Kaze spoke "...Well, since Danyelle started off, I'll go next, then. Yukiko can go last. Her stories are off-the-charts creepy."

I spoke "I got one!"

Kaze asks "Okay... Then I'm next. Cool?"

I spoke "Sure dude. Legend has it that a kitsunepony's husband had died in these very mountains and if you listen carefully, you can hear her howl as she calls out to her dead mate. Sometimes, you can hear her saying "Who killed my dear husband? Was it you?" right as a bolt of lightning lights up the night sky!"

A loud bang of thunder followed by the grief-stricken howl of a ghostly kitsunepony mare was heard.

Emerald and Karei screamed in fright.

Kaze spoke "Whoa... Alright, I'm up next. Let's see... It was over three years ago. A friend of mine in middle school told me this. It seems her sister went to a pretty prestigious private school, but she ended up running with the wrong crowd. Supposedly, she and a bunch of other girls were bullying another girl in their class. He said she'd come home every night and laugh over the compact with her friends about the kid they were harassing. One day, she suddenly came home with a pale face. Ever since then, she started locking herself up in her room. No matter how much he asked what was going on, she'd completely ignore him. But he could hear her mumbling... She'd keep saying to herself: "It's my turn next..." My friend got worried, so he went to ask his sister's friends what was going on. But it turns out... All her friends had passed out for mysterious reasons and had been taken to the hospital... He was so scared that he didn't know what to do. That night, at around 11:30... Suddenly his sister started screaming in her room! He ran into her room, and she was covering her ears and repeating, "She's calling me! I can hear her...!" But my friend couldn't hear anything, and soon, his sister rushed out of the house... ...The next morning, she was found unconscious outside the school gates, just like her friends had been. In the end, she was taken to the hospital and recovered, but when he asked the creatures at the school what happened... It seems the girl they were bullying... was dead. They said that the girl must've become a spirit that haunted them one by one..."

Whoa... Now that's a spine-chilling ghost story!

Emerald spoke "Aaaaaaaaaah!"

Shima spoke "Eeeek! Ahaha!"

Danyelle screams.

Azure was fluffed up in fear.

Danyelle stammers "G-good thing that pink cat's not here... She's total chicken shit when it comes to ghosts..."

Kiko spoke "Ooh! That sure was scary."

Sunao spoke "Th-That's impossible! Your story is full of inconsistencies! ...Wait, but I think I've actually read a police report like that..."

Karei spoke "That's not denying it! You're supporting it!"

Kaze asks "Wait, did she die...? I think she turned up okay... Well, that doesn't matter. That wasn't bad for a follow-up, right?"

I spoke "That was scarier than Blue's tragic tale!"

Kaze asks "Well, you're next, Seiko. What do you have in mind?"

Seiko spoke "Well... On a trip one night, just like this..."

Emerald asks "Y-You're gonna do this to us, too!?"

Seiko spoke "Anyway, there was a colt that saw a strange blue door, but fell unconscious after laying eyes on it..."

Kaze spoke "It sounds realistic when you tell it..."

Shima asks "So? So? And then?"

Seiko spoke "He then woke up in a blue room..."

Kaze spoke "C'mon, this isn't a ghost story anymore, isn't it? It's just a story about someone being kidnapped."

Seiko spoke "This is still a ghost story from how I heard it."

But then we heard something clatter.

Emerald stammers "Wh-Wh-What was that!?"

Karei spoke "I heard something! I heard something, just now!"

Sunao spoke "That was... unusual."

Kaze spoke "I-It's just our imaginations. Anyway, keep going! You can't just end it here! That'd be even scarier!"

All of a sudden, ghostly blue flames appear around us.

But for some reason, no one noticed them.

Seiko spoke "The colt saw a creepy draconequus with a looong nose..."

Goryuu spoke "Yeowza..."

Kanji spoke "Whoa, that's freaky... Something about a nose that long..."

But then the flames suddenly extinguished as the light suddenly went out.

Sunao cries "Waaaaaaaaah!"

Karei spoke "A-A blackout!"

Kochuu spoke "Something's not right here!"

Kanji spoke "Ahhh, shit! Something just went past me!"

Emerald whines "I told you I didn't want to do this! Why didn't you listen to me!?"

Karei spoke "Someone, get the lights back on! I can't take this anymore! Hurry!"

Kaze spoke "H-Hang on! Where's the switch..."

The lights came back on as Seiko returned from flipping the switch as we suddenly saw... Teddie eating the snacks?!

Teddie spoke *spooky voice* Hoooooow daaaaaare yooooouuuu... To think you're eating all the snacks while I'm gone... I'm gonna currrrrse yoooooouuuuu!"

...That's it.

Emerald asks "Get him?"

Karei spoke "Yeah, let's finish him off."

Sunao spoke "I'm sorry Teddie... Only creatures have equal rights."

Soon, all of us girls, except Shima and Heifa, surrounded Teddie.

Teddie asks "Wha... Babes! What's come over you!? Wh-Why're you so mad at me!?"

Kaze spoke "So it was Teddie... Dammit, he freaked us all out..."

Danyelle was up on the ceiling with her fur fully fluffed out.

But then Blue Flame appeared, angry at Teddie about something.

"And? And? What happened after that?" Shima asked Seiko, who had a bead of sweat at that.

It's official, no more Ghost Stories tonight.

Danyelle spoke "Wow Emmy, I had no idea you were chicken shit about ghost stories... Uh no offense Phantom."

Phantom spoke "None taken."

The colt had a white coat, black mane and purple eyes while the filly looked almost like her twin except for the blue eyes.

I asks "Who are these little cuties?"

Phantom spoke "My son Night Spirit and my daughter Misty Moon."

Danyelle spoke "They're so adorable!"

I spoke "I guess it'll be a few years before their ghost powers manifest."

Violet spoke "Yeah but Phantom and I know that the twins are quarter ghost."

Azure spoke "Don't be like that Emerald. For a pair of quarter ghosts, they are rather adorable right now."

Emerald was too busy kung-fu kicking Teddie.

Violet covers Night and Misty's eyes, shielding them from the violence.

end

Bizarre Blizzards/ A Hollow Forest Part 1
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

Bizarre Blizzards/ A Hollow Forest Part 1

*Rainbow Dash’s POV*

Well, tomorrow was another ski and snowboard day. We had a lot of fun, although Ted did try to slide down the slopes on his belly, only to crash. Soon, we all met back up with each other.

Phantom spoke "We should be careful, I sense a blizzard coming and for once... It's not Blizzardstar's doing..."

“Hold on, where’s Emerald and Goryuu?” I asked as we soon realized that they must’ve gotten lost.

Danyelle asks "But what if that kitsunepony story was real after all?"

Sunao spoke "N-No, it’s not. Still, we should start finding them by looking around the outside of the lodge."

Danyelle spoke "Maybe it was that time of month for Emerald? You know how she-cats can be when they're in heat..."

Karei spoke "*Blush* Okay, let’s not jump to conclusions here."

Danyelle spoke "Metaphorically speaking..."

“Come on, let’s get looking.” I said as we split up to look for Emerald and Goryuu. When all of us met up again, we found a storage shed behind the lodge. Good thing the blizzard already passed when we regrouped from searching.

Danyelle asks "Find them?"

"Well, let's check the shed out." I said as we suddenly heard voices from inside the shed.

Emerald's voice gasps "Huh...? H-Hey...!?"

Goryuu spoke "Calm down, Emmie."

We then suddenly heard a crash inside.

Emerald spoke "I don't think this is the place for that..."

Goryuu spoke "I know what I'm doing, sweetie."

Emerald spoke "Seriously, we should wait until we get home..."

Goryuu spoke "This is the perfect time, babe."

Emerald spoke "It's just not safe...!"

Goryuu spoke "It's real safe, Emerald."

Most of us were shocked to hear what was going on before Kaze and Teddie forced the door open and went in before we followed them.

Kaze spoke "W-Wh-What're you guys doing!? I won't allow it!"

Teddie spoke "Stooooooooooop! Don't throw away your friendship in a moment of passion!"

We went inside... only to see Emerald and Goryuu perfectly fine.

Emerald gasps "Kaze...!? Everyone else too?!?"

Karei spoke "...They're still dressed."

Kanji asks "Why would they take their clothes off in this freezin' weather? And dude, why're you guys so flustered? What's up with you guys?"

Shima asks "Yeah, what's up with you guys?"

Kochuu spoke "Uh..."

Sunao asks "D-Do we really have to spell it out for you?"

Danyelle spoke "Great StarClan... Talk about embarrassing..."

Emerald asks "Wait, what? What're you talking about...?"

Teddie spoke "Don't tell me... Were you waiting for an audience!? What daring lovers...! *Blush* H-How shameless! But, okay! I'll take a front-row seat, and-"

Emerald spoke "You're the shameless one!"

Goryuu asks "Hold on, were you all eavesdropping?"

Kaze spoke "Nah... I mean, not purpose. It would've been awkward to interrupt before, but-"

Emerald spoke "Then you WERE listening! For your information, it was a matter of life and death!"

Kaze spoke "Sorry, but we were worried about you two, that's why we came here."

Seiko asks "Anyway, what were you two doing in here?"

Emerald spoke "The TM came on..."

Sunao spoke "...It isn't connected to anything."

Emerald spoke "No, I'm serious! You're totally misunderstanding what was going on here!"

Emerald and Goryuu desperately explained what happened in the shed.

Karei spoke "Huh... So, you got lost, found this building, and then things started heating up."

Miran spoke "Geez... Doing stuff like this behind our backs while we were worried sick."

Emerald spoke "You still don't get it. Look, even if the TM isn't connected to anything, it suddenly turned on by itself! That's why we were checking it out... We wouldn't risk our lives out here in the middle of nowhere just on a whim!"

Shima spoke "Middle of nowhere? This is right behind our lodge."

Emerald and Goryuu were definitely surprised at that.

A howl rang clear as another blizzard kicked up.

Shima spoke "Hmm... Another blizzard? Anyway, it's some kind of storage shed. I think they keep it unlocked because the workers need to come in and out all the time."

Kaze spoke "Okay, other than what we just heard outside, why would the TM turn itself on? That whole case is over. I bet one of you tapped it, then you started freaking out."

Emerald spoke "We're not lying! Fine! I'll check it out myself then!"

Kaze spoke "*As Emerald went in front of the telemirror* H-Hey, wait a sec..."

Emerald reached out and touched the mirror, only for the reflection to ripple at the touch before a pony leg with a hoof emerged and grabbed Emerald's arm and started pulling her in as we grabbed Emerald, but found ourselves being pulled in too.

Goryuu spoke "Emmie!"

Shima gasps "Emerald!?"

Kanji asks "What the hell's going on!?"

Teddie spoke "It's not letting go!"

Sunao spoke "What power...! At this rate..."

All of us screamed as we were all pulled into the TM. Soon, we started getting up.

Kaze groans "Ugh... That hurt... Huh!?"

Kaze suddenly saw a strange statue.

Kaze gasps "Wha-!? Wh-What the hell is this!?"

Teddie spoke "Whoa whoa whoa..."

Shima asks "What is it?"

Sunao spoke "Haniwa... It seems."

We then found ourselves in a strange place.

A mare spoke "My..."

We turned around, only to see... Margaret?!

Margaret spoke "Excuse me. Please forgive the slightly impolite invitation."

I was definitely surprised.

Danyelle spoke "Even my own strength wasn't enough..."

Emerald asks "Now’s not the time for gawking! I think she’s the one who grabbed me. …Who is she, Seiko? You know her?"

Seiko spoke "A friend, of sorts."

Kaze asks "F-Friend?"

Seiko spoke "Yep."

Kaze spoke "What type of friend is she…? You and your bro got one mysterious life."

Margaret spoke "Forgive me for not introducing myself sooner to new faces. We meet for the first time. My name is Margaret. I am a helper on this young stallion’s journey… I meant you no harm."

Emerald asks "Er, well… …Can we trust her?"

“We can definitely trust her.” I nodded.

Seiko spoke "Of course."

Shima spoke "I-I see."

Margaret spoke "Do you remember? I have come to fulfill my promise."

Miran asks "…You mean about Marie?"

Margaret spoke "Yes, I have come to guide you, your brother and all of your friends. I apologize for the amount of time it required me to prepare."

Miran asks "Where’s Marie?"

Margaret spoke "…This is the Hollow Forest. The “closed realm” created by her in the TM world, the “world of the living mind…” It would seem that after Marie left us, she shut herself in here."

Miran asks "Shut herself in? Why?"

Margaret spoke "I do not know everything. But, as you know, she was searching for her memory. And by opening her heart to you, she finally regained that memory… It would seem that what she found was not what she had been hoping for."

Kaze asks "Whoa, hold on. What is this all about?"

Kiko spoke "Yeah, I don’t understand."

Kaze asks "Marie? You mean Marie-Chan? The one who was with you…?"

Emerald asks "I remember her. That fashionable filly with the hat, right?"

Shima asks "What do you mean, she’s here? And what was that about her memory…?"

Seiko spoke "Okay, I’ll explain."

Seiko told us that Marie lost her memory and is missing right now.

Teddie asks "Emmy-Chan has amnesia…?"

Heifa spoke "Oh dear…"

Shima spoke We are inside the TM right now, correct? A missing creature ending up in the TM…"

Karei spoke "Don’t tell me… I mean, we put an end to all that…!"

Margaret spoke "I do not think this is the same situation."

That got our attention.

Spottedleaf pops up suddenly.

Looking at Margaret, Spottedleaf spoke "Hey! I remember you!"

Margaret spoke "Ah, Spottedleaf. Good to see you again. Now as I was saying, I believe Marie's disappearance is unrelated to the "kidnapping incident" you all were following. She was not taken away by someone. Rather, she came here of her own volition."

Now THAT caught us off guard.

Danyelle spoke "Maybe it had something to do with that kitsunepony rumor that I heard..."

Sunao asks "She willingly came here... Does that mean Marie-san has the Persona ability as well?"

Margaret spoke "No. Marie is originally a... "resident" of this side."

Okay, that surprised us more.

Spottedleaf spoke "Maybe she's of the same category as Teddie."

Kaze asks "What kind of filly were you showing around town!?"

Shima asks "Hold on. This is inside the TM, right? Then, aren't there Shadows in here...?"

Kiko spoke "No way... That would mean..."

Miran spoke "Marie is in danger."

Kochuu spoke "Yeah, no doubt. If Marie gets attacked by Shadows..."

Margaret spoke "I will not say that she is not in danger. However, the same goes for you... If you are to proceed ahead and search for Marie, you must have adequate resolution."

Seiko asks "Is that why you brought my brother and friends?"

Margaret spoke "The path ahead will be relentless. You alone will not be able to reach her. ...If you wish to see her again, then it is my role to help you. And to do so, I decided to invite everyone who has accompanied you on your journey... here."

Sunao spoke "...I see. I was wondering why you didn't bring just our leader here... Now I understand. You're giving us all the information and letting us choose what to do from here... You aren't here to stop us."

Margaret spoke "Exactly."

Sunao asks "One more thing... Well, this isn't going to affect whether or not I plan to help, but... You are also like Marie-san? A... "resident of this side"?"

Margaret spoke "The living mind contains more than Shadows. I believe you all witnessed that in your last battle."

Emerald spoke "Are you talking about those things that came out of Shokubutsu and Hidzume-san? Well, they WERE different from the Shadows we know about..."

Margaret spoke "It does not matter how you choose to interpret it. What you see and what you believe are up to you. I know that you can supply yourselves with answers... As I know that you have been capable of coming this far. One more thing... As I just said, the Hollow Forest was originally a "closed realm". It is not the case now, but in time, this place will seal itself again."

That made us realize something.

Kaze asks "In other words... We can't come in and out of here forever?"

Margaret spoke "Exactly. It would seem that little time remains before the Hollow Forest completes itself. Once that time has passed, this place will be closed forever, and you will never be able to visit here again. If that happens, Marie's existence will be entirely expunged form your memories."

WHAT?!

Spottedleaf spoke "Damn it all to the Dark Forest! Danyelle, Rainbow and I have kids that still need us! If we get trapped here... then Bold Lightning, Mint Leaf, Irene, Mistheart and Tidefur WILL be branded as orphans and put into an orphanage, regardless if Ben, Azure and Frostleaf are near them!"

Shima gasps "We'll lose our memories!?"

Kanji asks "Hey, what the hell are you talkin' about!? She's just gonna end up and vanish form our heads?"

Seiko spoke "Explain."

Margaret spoke "It is exactly as I said. The closing of this forest marks the fact of Marie's erasure. Any memories you have of Marie will disappear, and you will return to your peaceful days. None of you will become trapped here."

Emerald spoke "No... This doesn't make sense!"

Margaret spoke "I merely have come to fulfill my promise. What you do is up to you. ...I have made a link from the telemirror in the mountain cabin to this world. That is the only conduit through which you may reach this place."

Karei asks "Huh? So we can't get here through the TM in Junes!?"

Margaret spoke "Exactly. This world and your world's reflections are linked, place to place... It is a fact."

Teddie spoke "Hrmmm... I can't smell the other places from here... It really isn't connected!"

Margaret spoke "I am repeating myself, but it was Marie who shut herself in this world. There is no need for you to think that you must risk your lives for her... I am sure she would not wish that, either. Please, treasure the normal lives you have. That is what Marie would want. ...Now, if you would excuse me."

Margaret started to leave.

Kanji asks "H-Hey! Wait! Er... Please!?"

We moved toward Margaret, only to find her already gone as we saw the mirror we saw in the cabin.

Sunao spoke "...It's a TM. The same type as the one in the cabin. This must be the exit, like the ones Teddie and Heifa have."

Emerald asks "So now what!?"

Goryuu asks "Seriously asking that? Marie's here, right?"

Kanji spoke "If she's in danger and being attacked by Shadows, then we've gotta get in there and find her."

Sunao spoke "Hold on. It might not be that simple. Let us leave for now, at any rate. We cannot blindly run ahead so suddenly."

Kaze spoke "...Yeah. Plus, we're totally not prepared, right? If we're gonna do it, let's get ready and take this on full-force!"

Looks like we completely agreed as we entered the mirror and found ourselves back in the cabin.

Karei asks "Owwwwwww... Ugh, who was pushing me?"

Kanji spoke "Shut it. There's a ton of us, and it's a tiny frickin' TM."

Spottedleaf spoke "Teddie, you have five seconds to get your hoof away from my ass before I zap you!"

Teddie got off Spottedleaf and back into his bear suit.

Teddie asks "Oooch... I dented my head in. Anybody wanna touch it?"

Kaze and Kiko spoke "Uh, no."

Emerald spoke "What are you guys clowning around for? C'mon, get up! We got a meeting to hold!"

The rest of us got up.

Kanji asks "We do? What're we gonna talk about?"

Emerald asks "Uh... I don't know! But we always have one, right?"

The rest of us had beads of sweat on our heads at that.

Kaze spoke "I guess she just wanted to be the one to say it."

Kanji spoke "Yeah, it would really mess with my head if Emerald-senpai was coming up with good plans."

Emerald spoke "Shut up! That's rude, you know!"

Goryuu spoke "It's okay, Emmie."

Spottedleaf teleported before reappearing with Scootaloo and Quick Fix.

Danyelle spoke "First off, we should consult with Shima's parents about that kitsunepony rumor."

Quick asks "Did you say kitsunepony?"

That spooked Danyelle a bit.

Spottedleaf spoke "Wow Dany, I had no idea you were such a scaredy-mouse."

Danyelle spoke "I just don't like creatures sneaking or popping up behind me!"

Spottedleaf spoke "Try telling Discord that!"

Another howl was heard and it was closer this time.

Danyelle asks "Hey Shima, do your parents know about kitsuneponies?"

Shima spoke "Oh yes. A lot of legends were told to us about them."

Kaze spoke "Still, that was a surprise. Y'know, that whole "Marie being from the other side" thing."

Kanji spoke "Wait, so the TM world is the "world of the living mind," huh? It's not really sinking in, though..."

Teddie spoke "Heifa and I couldn't even tell."

Seiko spoke "Sorry for keeping this a secret, everyone."

Sunao asks "No, it couldn't have been helped. That sort of thing isn't something that can be easily explained to others. It would be like the first time I met all of you. ...The issue here though is Marie-san's motive. Why would she risk her life to shut herself in a place like that?"

Karei asks "I could see it if she was thrown in like we were, but why would she do that to herself?"

Seiko spoke "Her memory is the key."

Miran spoke "Yeah, I think so too."

Kanji spoke "Yeah, that blue chick did say Marie lost her memory."

Sunao spoke "Maybe she remembered something that made her do that."

Quick spoke "I have a bad feeling about this guys..."

Emerald asks "Hey, I just thought of something... If the world she's in closes, she'll disappear from our memories, right? ...Isn't that the same as dying?"

That really caught our attention.

Kaze gasps "Wha-wait...! You mean, sh-she's trying to...!?"

Emerald spoke "I-I don't know, but it just feels that way to me..."

Shima asks "She wants to kill herself and make us forget about her...?"

Kochuu spoke "So she's basically erasing her very own existence..."

Teddie spoke "I think... Emmy-chan's like me and Heifa."

Heifa spoke "Yeah, Ted and I were worried when we couldn't be able to figure out who were truly were..."

Teddie spoke "When we found out the two of us were Shadows, it was traumatizing... I don't think Emmy-chan's a Shadow, but I think she feels the same way Heifa and I did... That she... shouldn't exist."

Karei spoke "Teddie..."

Yeesh, the atmosphere in here was definitely heavy.

Seiko spoke "I need your help."

Miran spoke "Yeah, we can't leave her like this."

Karei spoke "Senpai... You're right. I can kind of understand how she feels. Not having anyone know the real you, being alone all the time... Even when someone's friendly to you, you feel like there's something wrong... If I didn't meet all of you, I might have thought the same as her."

Kanji spoke "Same shit with me. I was always being misunderstood, so I toughened up and started biting back... I was scared that no one would accept the real me if I ever showed it to them. In the end, I couldn't admit it when I was showing myself. ...Pointless."

Shima spoke "Yeah... We're all like that. Everybody's suffering in some way."

Sunao spoke "Yes, but we were able to change..."

Kochuu spoke "Right, it doesn't matter how much hate we had for ourselves, we faced and accepted ourselves."

Goryuu spoke "Yeah, and it's because we had important friends."

Emerald spoke "Yeah...! I know now. There's nothing to be afraid of. We're the only ones that can save Marie-chan. If she's really thinking the same way we were, we have to go stop her!"

Spottedleaf asks "But what about Rainbow, Danyelle and I?"

I spoke "We don't have any memories of Marie."

Danyelle spoke "Regardless... My sensei told me that a strong man stands up for himself but a stronger man stands up for others."

The devout beads swirl around Danyelle's neck.

Kaze spoke "That's that, then. We should go find out exactly what we're getting into, first. It's better to know anything than to go in knowing nothing. It'll at least make things easier on us."

Kiko spoke "Right."

Sunao spoke "...We should devote a day to it. Teddie, Heifa, Karei-san, can you scan that world? From the usual spot, of course. The rest of us should rest up to prepare for the exploration. ...If there are Shadows in there, then we can't avoid fighting them."

Kanji spoke "All right, let's do this! Heh... This takes me back. Even though it hasn't been that long since we finished the other stuff."

Teddie chuckles "Yeah! All right, it's super-sniffy time together with Heifa and Karei-chan! Heheheh... My superultramegahyperuber Teddie nose can pick up even the slightest scent! But... This skill is not without its drawbacks. After three minutes, I get just an ungodly amount of snot..."

Karei spoke "*Shoves Teddie* Ewwww!"

Kaze spoke "Hey, don't damage the bear before showtime. At least he's actually useful in a fight."

Teddie asks "How rude! What do you mean, "at least"!?"

We couldn't help but laugh as that definitely lightened the mood.

Danyelle spoke "My nose is just as keen. Same with my eyes and ears."

But then the wind howled louder with a stronger blizzard outside.

Quick spoke "Something about that howl rubs my fur a certain... Wait..."

Quick heads outside before howling back, getting a response howl.

“What’s going on out there?” I asked, confused.

Scootaloo spoke "I'm just as confused! Quick never talked much about his parents though."

Danyelle asks "Hey Dash, wasn't there more to that kitsunepony story you told us?"

“I dunno, it’s hard to remember.” I responded.

Spottedleaf spoke "I think that just after Lucy lost her mother, the kitsunepony from that story lost her husband and 3 year old son..."

“Wait a minute… Azure, how old was Quick Fix when you found him?” I asked.

Azure spoke "Given that I'm 19, I was 9 when I found Quick all by himself. He was only 3 at the time plus there was a dead pony by him..."

“…Say what now?” I responded, not sure if I heard that right or my mind went a little crazy.

Danyelle spoke "Maybe we should ask Celestia-hime about the census some time."

Azure asks "Wait a minute, 3 years old when I found him?"

Danyelle spoke "The timing fits..."

It was definitely starting to get much for Azure and I.

Spottedleaf spoke "You guys might want to look outside, the blizzards have stopped!"

Emerald asks "Huh?"

To our surprise, Quick was nuzzling the adult kitsunepony while crying.

"What the...?" I gasped in surprise.

Azure spoke "Dashie, I think that's his mother."

Next thing I knew, Scoots and I fainted from the shock of that.

*Meanwhile with Quick*

Quick cries "I missed you so much mom..."

Winter Frost spoke "To think you were alive all this time..."

To Winter's surprise, a genuine horn was poking through Quick's mane.

Winter spoke "I see that you're an alicorn now."

Quick spoke "Not just that mom."

Quick started flying with his wings.

Winter was in happy tears.

Quick spoke "Wow, Scootaloo’s gonna be so pumped."

Winter spoke "It's been 10 years since I lost you, I don't want to lose you again."

A bright flash of light engulfs Winter Frost as she grows out a horn and a pair of wings the same color as her body.

Winter gasps "What the?!"

Quick spoke "Wow! You're an alicorn just like me."

Winter asks "But how…?

Danyelle spoke "I'll answer that question ma'am, I was the one that ascended you since I sensed you were a nascent. Oh, I'm Danyelle Hikari."

Quick asks "You okay mom?"

Winter spoke "I... I'm just not sure what to say."

Danyelle explained everything to Winter that she knew about the search for other alicorns.

Danyelle spoke "So yeah... I may look like a Pegasus-Abyssinian hybrid but I'm actually an alicorn-Abyssinian hybrid."

Winter spoke "Okay… This is a lot to take in."

Danyelle spoke "Any alicorn would say that but let me be the first alicorn-Abyssinian hybrid to welcome you to the Alicorn Alliance. Oh, that's something Twilight came up with roundabout the time Tigerclaw attacked. It was also at that time we had help from another universe."

Winter asks "*Smirk* Hmm… Did Quick meet someone?"

Danyelle giggles "Yeah, she's an alicorn filly I've been looking after since her parents are always busy."

Danyelle's claws glow with magic as she drags Scootaloo over.

Quick spoke "DANY!!! You're EMBARRASSING ME!!!"

Winter giggles "What’s wrong, Quicky? Feeling shy around the filly?"

Danyelle snickers as she whispers into Winter's ear about the whole "butt-copter" thing.

Winter giggled too.

A loud pop was heard as a third tail suddenly appeared on Quick.

Quick spoke "Whoa!"

Danyelle spoke "Give it another 600 years and you'll have all nine tails."

Quick asks "Wait, seriously?"

Scootaloo suddenly blushed at a thought before I realized what it was with a smirk. "Wondering how it would feel being hugged by nine tails at once, squirt?"

Danyelle spoke "*happy purr* It's just as cozy as being wrapped up with a good blanket..."

Now Scootaloo's head blushed beet red with steam coming out of her ears.

Danyelle laughs "You just got trolled Scoots!"

But Scoots didn't hear that at all as the rest of her body started blushing with smoke comically hissing out of her ears.

"Oh boy, I think you overloaded Scoots, 'cause she might be thinking about more and more tails holding her." I said.

Danyelle laughs "Good thing Quick's not old enough for the naughty stuff yet."

"*Shiver!* Maybe I should snap Scoots outta fantasyland while I still have the chance." I admitted.

Danyelle pops a balloon with a claw, scaring the crap out of Scootaloo.

Scootaloo yelps "Gah! W-Wait, what was I thinking about again?"

"Nothing." I simply told Scootaloo as she shrugged in acceptance.

Danyelle snickers "Well, don't look at me!"

Danyelle's ears pin back as she growls suddenly.

"Ugh... Now what?" I groaned in annoyance.

Winter was also growling since the forest was acting odd.

Azure asks "You feel that too Dash?"

"Yeah." I confirmed as I sensed energy that was similar to Thorne's element.

Spottedleaf quickly teleported back to the lodge with the colt, warning Emerald and the others.

Kaminari suddenly appeared in a bolt of lightning. "Careful, everyone. We could be battling Sporestruck enemies, and that means an Agarus could be on this mountain, in the tallest tree."

Danyelle growls "Given that I'm an electric-holy class Abyssinian-alicorn hybrid, terra attacks hurt me more."

Kaminari spoke "But you are also stronger against those of the Terra element, but be careful. Some of the Sporestruck may have poison attacks due to the mushrooms they have on them."

Danyelle stomps the ground, causing an earth spike to appear.

Danyelle gasps "Did I just?"

Kaminari spoke "Huh, guess that nullifies your Terra weakness on its own without the armor."

Winter spoke "Since my affinity is ice, that would put me in the Frost element."

Danyelle spoke "*ears twitch* I could have sworn I heard a Boreus' roar."

But then a Boreus suddenly landed as Danyelle gasped.

Danyelle spoke "That was the Boreus with Bone!"

To the Shock-Radiant cat's shock, Bone was on the Boreus' back!

Bone chuckles "Nice job, Berg!"

Berg spoke "Thanks."

Flintfur pops out of my shadow, scaring me.

Flintfur spoke "Hey Bone."

“Gah! Don’t do that!” I yelped.

Flintfur laughs "Scaredy-mare."

Oh… I am SO gonna prank him later!

Danyelle baps me on the back of the head.

Danyelle spoke "No cucumber pranks Rainbow Dash."

“Fine.” I groaned.

Danyelle spoke "Last thing we need is five Clans worth of Abyssinians freaking out."

“Okay okay.” I said.

Flintfur spoke "But it would be funny to see how Fireheart reacts."

“Who now?” I asked.

Spottedleaf spoke "Oh, he's one of SkyClan's warriors."

“Oh.” I noted before ponies and other creatures showed up, looking like they were made of wood and mushrooms.

Kaminari spoke "Yep, those are definitely Sporestruck."

Danyelle laughs "Let's see how they like a devout bead to the face!"

Danyelle switched the devout beads to a secondary weapon while the divine reflector became the main weapon.

Danyelle fires a devout bead at high speed at a Sporestruck, inflicting damage and purification.

Kaminari flew past some Sporestruck really quickly, shocking them with electricity and knocking them out cold while reverting said Sporestruck back to normal.

Danyelle spoke "DIVINE LIGHTNING NEKO ROAR!!!!"

Several Sporestruck infected ponies revert back to normal after getting hit with Danyelle's attack.

Winter howls "ICE KITSUNE HOWL!!!"

Several creatures got trapped in ice.

Kaminari spoke "Now we just gotta find the tallest tree."

Bone spoke "It's at the top of the mountain but the guardian is extremely tough and won't let anyone pass unless they have an affinity for Frost, Blaze, Terra, Radiant, Shock and Umbral elements."

Danyelle spoke "I have an affinity for five of six since I hate using dark magic."

“What’s this guardian? A vortex of elements or something?” I guessed.

Danyelle spoke "In a nutshell, it's the ultimate Behemoth with affinities for all six Elements. I have affinities for Shock, Blaze, Frost, Terra and Radiant though."

Kaminari spoke "But nothing’s known about it to me or any other Behemoth, we didn’t even know it existed. Not even the humans knew about its existence."

Danyelle spoke "Many think it's just a rumor at most."

To be Continued

Bizarre Blizzards/ A Hollow Forest Part 2
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Bizarre Blizzards/ A Hollow Forest Part 2

*Spottedleaf's POV*

The others and I regrouped at the inn despite one or two freakouts from Emerald and the others about Berg.

"So we know where the tallest tree is, but how are we gonna get past the guardian?" I asked.

Danyelle spoke "I heard that only one with all six element affinities can get past the guardian."

Flintfur spoke "Given that I'm a Frost-Umbral hybrid, I can't get past the guardian."

Rainbow Dash asks "Think we can get to the top of that tree by sky?"

Bone spoke "Not all of us can fly featherbrain."

Rainbow asks "But we can carry those who can't fly, right?"

Azure spoke "It's not that easy Rainbows."

Bone spoke "The guardian appears once every 500 years though..."

Danyelle spoke "Talk about bad timing."

Danyelle sneezes, causing her to fade into Berg's shadow for some odd reason.

"Guess we found the one." I noted.

Danyelle leaps out of Berg's shadow.

Flintfur spoke "That was shadow movement!"

Danyelle asks "How did?!"

I spoke "Your pet Fenrir's able to use it no problem so my guess would be that skill rubbed off on you."

Danyelle spoke "Yeesh..."

Koa was laughing from inside Danyelle's shadow.

Danyelle spoke "Guess it's up to me to deal with the guardian..."

"Looks like it." I agreed.

Danyelle flew off to the top of the mountain alone to fight the guardian.

Kaminari spoke "We should be able to sneak to the top of the tallest tree now."

I spoke "About that, the tallest tree is protected by the guardian..."

Kaminari spoke "I know, and we should get there to help Danyelle against the Agarus when she beats that Guardian."

I spoke "Right!"

Rainbow Dash spoke "Nice!"

Bold asks "Mom?"

Rainbow asks "Huh?"

Bold spoke "Want another sibling..."

That made Rainbow and Azure blush.

Azure spoke "*Whispers to Rainbow Dash* We should talk to Spitfire about this."

I teleported Rainbow, Azure and Spitfire to the Hotel.

Emerald asks "Huh? Where'd you just send them?"

I spoke "To a place run by a friend, the food there is amazing! And each suite is different too! My preferred suite is the Herbal Forest one since I'm a healer."

Goryuu asks "Why am I sensing there is a "but" in this?"

I spoke "The effects from the food only lasts until you leave the Hotel."

All of the girls ask "Effects?"

I call Vera's name.

Vera appeared. "Yeah?"

I spoke "The others want to know about your hotel."

Vera asks "Whoa, really?"

I spoke "It was just after I sent Rainbow and Azure there."

Vera asks "Well, as much as I would tell them, why spoil the surprise for newcomers?"

I spoke "I see."

To be honest, Vera has a point and Pinkie would agree with that.

I spoke "It is what it is."

Vera asks "So Kaminari, how're you and Aeon Ocean?"

Kaminari blushed at that.

I giggle "Girl's got it BAD!!!"

Vera spoke "Heehee, you can see why Cadence and I get along so well."

I spoke "I've known Cadence since I was 7 years old. In a way, she was like my foster mother."

Vera spoke "Huh, that's odd. I thought you two were like sisters."

I spoke "Twilight's my adopted sister, Shining's my adopted brother."

Vera spoke "And last I checked, Twilight and Cadence were like sisters."

I spoke "Yeah."

Kaminari spoke "Anyway, we should get going."

I spoke "I haven't heard a response from Danyelle yet."

My compact went off.

Danyelle spoke "*staticky* H-HELP!!!"

"Sounds like that's our cue." I said.

Flintfur spoke "It's time I live up to the Knights of Harmony rank, it's what my cutie mark is after all."

I spoke "We should be careful."

Emerald spoke "Come on! Let's go!"

I spoke "Emerald, we don't know what is going on so we shouldn't rush in blindly."

Seiko spoke "Spottedleaf is right right about that."

Emerald spoke "But we need to help Danyelle right now!"

Flintfur spoke "It could be a trap though."

Emerald spoke "We don't have time! We gotta go!"

Blue spoke "Don't be so reckless Emerald!"

Emerald already flew off.

Blue groans "Oh come on!"

Yosuke asks "You don’t like getting blown off either, huh?"

Blue spoke "Alicorn or not, that recklessness will get her killed one of these days."

Goryuu spoke "Don’t worry, I’ll protect her."

Blue spoke "But you won't be around forever though."

Goryuu already ran off.

“Let’s just get going already.” I sighed as I started heading out too.

Flintfur spoke "Good freaking grief..."

“That’s Racing Thunder’s line.” I quipped as we went off to get to Danyelle.

Flintfur spoke "I don't know how to fly yet!"

Scootaloo spoke "I can help carry you."

Flintfur spoke "I don't like heights...."

Quick spoke "Don't worry, we won't let you fall."

Winter spoke "Scaredy cat..."

Flintfur growls "*Angrily* What?!?"

Quick spoke "Cool it Flintfur, you don't want to provoke my mother."

Flintfur suddenly started flying.

Sugar gasps "Flint! You're flying!"

Flintfur gasps "Whoa! Really?"

Sugar spoke "Totally!"

Flintfur spoke "AWESOME! LET'S GO!"

A lot of yowling and roaring was heard.

"We're close!" I noted as we soon arrived to help Danyelle.

Danyelle yowls "STAY BACK!!!"

"Huh? Why?" I asked.

It was clear to the others that the guardian had taken control of Danyelle and she was fighting to get it out of her body.

Emerald spoke "Aw man! I knew she'd need our help!"

Vince and Lan bar Emerald's path.

Vince spoke "She has to do this herself."

Emerald spoke "But-!"

Vince spoke "Danyelle's a tough she-cat, she can pull through this."

Lan spoke "Trust us on this."

Danyelle soon passes out from the fight after the guardian's spirit settled down.

Emerald asks "Dany! You alright?"

Vince spoke "She just needs rest now since she's now the new guardian of all Behemoths."

Kaminari asks "Wow, did NOT see that coming. But that still means that something's driving the behemoths crazy, but what?"

Lan spoke "Only the guardian can figure it out since it's like an alpha in the sense of things."

Danyelle groans as she woke up before letting a cry that only behemoths could hear.

Kaminari spoke "Uh-oh, that just set off a beacon."

Flintfur spoke "But the behemoths refuse to attack the guardian though, it's hardwired into their brains."

Kaminari spoke "*Fearful shiver* I don't know. Something might go over that hardwire and make them attack Danyelle anyway."

Bone spoke "It varies with temper. But I know Berg wouldn't attack the Guardian."

But then we saw some kind of green energy from the sky flowing to the top of the tallest tree.

Danyelle teleports to the top of the tallest tree to get a better look at the energy.

What Danyelle saw looked like a tree, but the branch that was absorbing the energy was actually a large left arm.

Danyelle calls out via telepathy to her friends "{This tree isn't a tree at all! It's the Terra Behemoth!}"

Kaminari spoke "{It is a tree, but the smaller tree at the top is an Agarus.}"

Roots around the top started moving around before withdrawing toward the Agarus as it revealed its real form, having a small stretchy right arm and big mushrooms on its back before it pushed itself upward, hopping back a bit before readying itself for battle.

Danyelle glares hard at the Agarus, making it submit.

From the Agarus' point of view, Danyelle had the aura of the Guardian.

But then something started clouding the Agarus’ vision, taking it over as the behemoth gained a red aura with its eyes glowing red before it roared in fury.

Danyelle glowed blue before roaring thrice as loud, shattering a few far-away windows.

The seams in the Agarus’ wood started glowing green with the mushrooms oozing poison while mushroom bombs grew on the treetop with a barrier forming around the wooden Minotaur and three roots stretched out.

Danyelle roars "DIVINE JUDGEMENT! HOLY PENNANCE!!!!"

A bolt of heavenly lightning crashes down on the Agarus, purifying it.

But then Danyelle saw that it was tired as the Agarus started to stiffen, then stopped.

Danyelle places a paw on the Agarus' head while pouring healing magic into it.

Agarus groans "Ugh... What happened?"

Danyelle spoke "Long story short, you went berserk so I had to stop you."

Agarus asks "Really?"

Danyelle spoke "Yeah, I may not look it but I am the new Guardian of all Behemoths."

Agarus spoke "Wow, that explains the weird aura you have."

Danyelle spoke "Yeah."

Agarus spoke "My name is Acacius."

Acacius looked like a dryad/minotaur hybrid.

Danyelle spoke "My name is Danyelle Hikari, leader of the Abyssinian division of the Alicorn Alliance."

Acacius asks "What's going on?"

Danyelle plugged her nose.

Danyelle asks "Hey Emmy! What is that StarClan forsaken smell?!?"

Emerald spoke "For once, I wish it was Teddie."

Teddie whines "GAH! Does Teddie discrimination never end?!"

Danyelle spoke "You want some cheese with that whine, stupid bear? Shut up!"

Lan laughs "Nice one sis!"

Danyelle giggles "Heehee! Thanks, Lan."

A manager from one of the Neighpon orphanage centers restrains the three alicorn-Abyssinian hybrids with magic.

The manager spoke "I finally found you three pieces of shit!"

Danyelle spoke "Hey! Let me go! This is a crime against the Alicorn Alliance!"

Sunao and Kochuu suddenly restrained the manager, stopping him cold as the two freed the three siblings.

The Manager throws the two off him.

The Manager spoke "These three have evaded me for the past ten years and Alicorn Alliance or not, they are GOING into new homes!"

Volt, Jazz and Irene gang up on the stallion, biting and clawing him.

Danyelle spoke "That's my girl!"

Vince spoke "And my kids too!"

Irene bites the stallion on the horn, canceling out the magic thus freeing the trio.

Sunao spoke "*Brings out cuffs* Looks like we'll have to take this manager into custody for trying to capture royals. Besides, I can tell Danyelle has been taking good care of herself and her brothers for the last ten years."

Danyelle spoke "Not only that..."

Danyelle pulls out some papers that were signed by Rising Sun herself that stated that the first gen Hikari Trio were not be put into separate homes.

But the manager grabs Irene with magic.

Danyelle snarls "You threaten my brothers and I... you grab MY daughter... THERE IS NO PEACE FOR A BASTARD LIKE YOU!!!"

Danyelle flies at the stallion at high speed as she curled into a ball, slicing through the stallion's neck thus killing him.

Danyelle spoke "Sorry you all had to see that but he had it coming."

Acacius spoke "Ugh, that is not pretty."

Danyelle spoke "That jerk's been after my brothers and I for the past ten years and he wasn't going to give up until I was put into a family... Away from my brothers..."

Lan spoke "Whatever that attack was just now, I had a feeling that stallion was the one behind Marie's decision to go into hiding."

Seiko spoke "No, I think it's because of her memories that Marie went into hiding."

Sunao spoke *Investigates the dead manager* Hmm... There isn't any mention of Marie or her appearance on any of his notes. Seiko-Senpai may be right about this."

Lan spoke "Regardless, you guys just CAN'T forget her like that!"

Danyelle spoke "Lan's right."

Sunao spoke "Still, we can’t just jump in knowing nothing. We need to find out more about our destination and what we’re up against."

Danyelle spoke "Yeah and whoever is hiding better come out now before they get ripped apart."

To the shock of the group, what seemed to be a pony with a skunk tail steps out of hiding.

Heifa whispers "*Softly* Nobody better have a white stripe on the back from mane to tail."

Danyelle whispers "Try telling that to Snowstripe.... Shi's got black fur and a white stripe down the back..."

Heifa whispers "Shi isn’t here, is shi?"

Danyelle whispers "Oh StarClan no, shi's not that fond of skunkponies."

Heifa spoke "Then we don’t have much to worry about right now."

Danyelle spoke "But with only one healer, it will be harder if we all got hurt."

Teddie spoke "Hey, you have more than one healer here."

Danyelle spoke "I have some healing magic at least."

Lan spoke "I'll stay back at the inn with my nieces and nephew since they can't fight that well despite the fact the three of them helped stop that unicorn."

Danyelle's left ear twitched.

Danyelle spoke "Shock behemoth approaching from the north, 25 meters, badly injured."

We then noticed a male changeling with blades on his front legs like a mantis, who was weakly walking before he fell unconscious.

Kaminari spoke "Looks like a Sahvyt, the insectoid species of the Shock Element."

Danyelle uses healing magic on the Changeling, closing the wounds up.

I spoke "I'm impressed, Danyelle's the keenest cat we know and she's compassionate to those in need of help."

Emerald spoke "I think she got even keener."

I spoke "We're lucky to have her with us!"

Danyelle asks "Hey, you okay?"

The Sahvyt groans "Ugh..."

Danyelle supports the Sahvyt with her magic as it got back up.

Danyelle spoke "Easy does it, you were in pretty bad shape when you found us."

Sahvyt asks "Oh... Who are you?"

Danyelle spoke "My name is Danyelle Hikari, leader of the Abyssinian division of the Alicorn Alliance. I'm also the current guardian of all Behemoths."

Sahvyt spoke "W-What? I don't... understand... I thought that was only a myth."

I spoke "Kaminari also thought that too since the guardian only appears once every 500 years."

Danyelle spoke "Well, now that's all settled with, we better get ready for that Hollow Forest and I mean really ready as in finding out more about the place."

I spoke "StarClan willing, we will save Marie!"

I led the group back to the TM.

To be Concluded

Hollow Memories
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Hollow Memories

*Spottedleaf's POV*

After getting some info, we went back into the TM.

Emerald spoke "...Huh? It's snowing."

Shima spoke "Oh, you're right... Huh? This is..."

Sunao spoke "This isn't snow. These are flower petals."

But then we heard Marie's voice. "Listen...
To my voice...
My shouting, bellowing voice...
Here I am
Pouring my blood into my words
Yelling at the very edge of the world...
I am the little mermare...
Unable to return, the little mermare...
Fated to foam, the little mermare..."

Karei spoke "...Is that Marie-chan's voice? She sounds so sad..."

I look at the flower petals.

I spoke "These look like cherry blossom petals..."

But when Seiko and Miran approached the entrance to the labyrinth, Karei let out a warning. "Be careful, Senpais. I'm getting some bad vibes from here..."

Both of my personas appear suddenly.

I spoke "Bast and Amaterasu sense it too."

Seiko spoke "Well, I know we can get through this."

My fur bristles up right after hearing a thunderous roar.

I ask "Did you guys hear that?"

Teddie asks "Huh? Hear what?"

I spoke "A thunderous roar..."

Danyelle spoke "I heard it, but there's absolutely nothing."

I spoke "I could have sworn I heard a tiger..."

We went into the labyrinth before we heard a voice from somewhere. "Where am I going, you ask?
Don't ask stupid questions.
I don't need a map.
I throw away my compass.
My heart will show me the way.
I walk by myself.
Am I not lonely, you ask? Yeah, right!
I scorn the company of my own shadow.
Why don't you try and hold me down?
I will die magnificently in front of you.
No one can break my wings.
I don't need anything.
I just walk by myself."

Karei spoke "That was Marie-chan's voice... Hey! No way! Senpai, look! All of our items are gone!"

Karei was right, every single of our items suddenly vanished, but we still had our weapons.

Karei spoke "Marie-chan just said, "I don't need anything. I just walk by myself..." No way... This place is being affected by Marie-chan's denial...? Senpai, you and everyone else be careful! This place is definitely strange! I can't put my finger on it, but I've been having a bad feeling ever since we got here..."

I spoke "Yeah and even our permanent items are gone! My dress, Teddie's suit, even Danyelle's clothes are gone!"

But to me and Danyelle's surprise, Teddie and Heifa were still in their bear and cow suits.

Teddie spoke "Oh, right. Forgot to tell ya that the suits that Heifa and I are wearing are actually our real forms."

Heifa spoke "Yeah, I'm a cow-bull combo while Ted's a bear, even though I look like an odd minotaur about his size."

Looking at Heifa, I ask "When you said odd minotaur, you mean human?"

Heifa spoke "No, I mean oddly-shaped minotaur."

I spoke "Just be careful though..."

My right ear twitches suddenly.

I spoke "Those with wings, stay on the ground or you'll get electrocuted!"

Danyelle spoke "Right!"

I spoke "Something is fast approaching but it's not Azure!"

We kept an eye out as we approached a gate, made by a divine bead with ropes that have white tags as the ropes were attached to floating coffins.

Karei: Huh? I don't see any Shadows there... Wait, that's not what I meant. There ARE Shadows. I can feel them, but I don't see them...

Seiko, Miran, Danyelle and I burned the bead, opening the gate before Shadows appeared, ambushing us as Karei brought out Kanzeon and scanned one of the three Shadows.

Karei spoke "Gimme a sec, I'll do a quick scan. It's weak to light! Beat it with divine punishment!"

I yowl "DIVINE LIGHTNING NEKO YOWL!!!"

A blast of divine lightning hits the shadow that Karei had scanned, wiping it out.

Karei spoke "And since those other two Shadows are the same as the one she destroyed, they're weak to light too!"

Suddenly, the other two shadows exploded in a chain reaction from the first one.

Karei asks "...What just happened?"

Danyelle spoke "That felt more like a Divine Lightning Neko Roar! Maybe that could be why those other two shadows exploded."

Karei asks "Oh. But I get it now... The Shadows can attack when you cut the rope here. Senpais, stay alert! Huh? Hold on! Everyone's spirit is really depleted... Why...? Why are you guys so exhausted?"

Actually, I was feeling really tired.

Danyelle spoke "S-something is draining our energy..."

Karei spoke "Well, we gotta be careful for when we fight from here on out in this labyrinth, since I think battling in this one exhausts you guys more than normally."

Danyelle spoke "It feels like curse magic...."

We kept moving forward before fighting more Shadows after we opened another gate, but somehow, we felt refreshed.

Karei spoke "Hey Senpais, have you noticed? You regain spirit during battle. Maybe you can use that to stay ahead in the battles to come. I wish you could recover a little more, though..."

Danyelle was carrying me on her back since I was exhausted.

I spoke "I'm also limiting the usage of the Divine Lightning Neko Roar since I run the risk of losing my voice permanently if I overdo it."

Karei spoke "Probably for the best."

We kept going before encountering more Shadows after opening another gate as we beat them.

Karei asks "You could fight while waiting to recover, but it's pretty tiring if all the battles are gonna be like this. What can we do...?"

Danyelle spoke "I could call in back up from the OC-verse, my counterpart's quite strong. I've heard rumors that she's an Alpha-Queen now."

We soon got to another gate and opened it, before we battled a large Shadow and defeated it as we saw the stairs.)

Karei spoke "Oh! I know, Senpais! Why don't you make sure to use the items you get from treasure chests and beating Shadows? Check and see if you have anything you can use!"

Come to think of it, we did find and open some treasure chest. We also got some loot and items from beating Shadows. I wonder if we have anything that could re-energize us.

The sound of yowling and some howling was heard.

I was getting nervous, but we went to the next floor before we heard Marie's voice. "You are a murderer.
By your silent smile,
by your composed voice,
By your dark eyes,
by your bashful fingers I am slain.
I am a corpse.
Foolish, wretched, happy.
Surely, I'll simply rot away...
Because you killed me..."

Karei asks "Huh? I can see Shadows here... Where are we...? What's with this place...?"

Danyelle growls "My guess is that she's trying to force us out."

"I'm not sure, they sound more like parts of some kind of poem. I don't think we can get out of this labyrinth either, so this is a one-way trip." I noted as Miran looked concerned about Marie.

We made it through the floor and reached the next set of stairs.

Winter spoke "I have a bad feeling about all of this."

We went down to the next floor before we heard Marie's voice again. "For mornings when I can't see you
Spicy mint tea...
For brunch a marmalade muffin.
A touch of bitter fits my mood.
A sigh is stardust.
It's like our own Milky Way.
I can't catch up tp your distant back.
Look! Twilight creeps up on us.
The distance to you
is like an eternal night...
An eternal pre-dawn..."

Karei asks "Hey, Senpai... What is all this stuff Marie-chan's saying? What does it mean?"

Seiko spoke "It may be her poems."

Miran spoke "Yeah, I gotta agree."

Karei spoke "I see, Marie-chan's poems... Maybe it's because of this place... but I feel that these words have some deeper meaning..."

Danyelle spoke "It feels more like a song..."

"Poems are like silent songs." I simplified.

Danyelle uses her magic to open a portal thus pulling Adagio through by the tail.

Adagio asks "What was that for furbrain?"

Danyelle asks "Know anything about this song?"

Adagio spoke "Yeah, it tells the tragic tale of a mermare that fell in love with an earth pony stallion but she couldn't tell him what she really was or she'd turn into seafoam..."

"Uh, you sure that's a good idea, bringing Adagio here?" I asked.

Adagio spoke "Watch it Spots, I've been alive longer than you have been."

"But there might be-" I tried to warn before we heard dark laughter.

Adagio growls back at the voice.

We looked ahead to see... Shadow Adagio, and her eyes were golden like other Shadows of others.

Adagio spoke "This is bad..."

Danyelle spoke "And it just got worse... I smell alicorn and it's not of the Alliance..."

Shadow Adagio laughs "Hehehe, that's right, and she's gonna kill herself."

Adagio snaps as she flew at her shadow with her fangs on fire, clamping down hard on the darker siren's throat.

Shadow Adagio spoke "You know this won't kill me, and you know who I am, Adagio Dazzle."

Adagio growls "If Flintfur can accept his own shadows, then SO CAN I!!!"

Shadow Adagio laughs "HAHAHAHA!!! Oh really? Then did you know you to kill that old fart, Starswirl, the moment he came back?"

Adagio froze at that in shock.

Danyelle snarls "LIAR! Starswirl's still kicking!"

Adagio spoke "*Fearfully* No... You're lying...!"

Shadow Adagio spoke "Why so afraid? Don't wanna face the truth? This is why the fog keeps coming, 'cause you don't wanna admit the truth."

Adagio spoke "STOP! You're... You can't be me!"

Shadow Adagio laughed as she transformed into a siren.

Shadow Adagio spoke "I am a Shadow, the true self... Come watch and hear my performance! Listen to the Song of Blissful Ignorance!"

Shadow Adagio attacked us with fire and ice attacks.

Danyelle sets me down before using an ancient spell that was thought to be lost to the ages, transforming into a siren with catlike features.

Danyelle strikes Shadow Adagio with Frost and Blaze attacks, countering the dark siren's attacks.

The battle went on for a while, but Danyelle won as Shadow Adagio was Adagio's current golden-eyed form, silent and still.

Danyelle spoke "You severely underestimated this cat!"

“Dany, calm down. Now Dagi has to take care of the rest.” I informed.

Danyelle looks at herself in a pond.

Danyelle spoke "Woah.... Is this a form of lost magic? It's awesome."

Danyelle flexes her paws, causing the claws to slide out before sliding back in.

But then Danyelle realized something. “How do I change back?”

I spoke "Don't look at me but Ben is gonna flip if he sees you like this!"

Adagio managed to accept herself as her Shadow suddenly transformed into a card before it went into her.

Danyelle spoke "I should probably ask Starswirl about siren magic... Seeing as though I have no idea how to turn back."

Adagio: That might be hard."

Danyelle spoke "Least I still have my wings, magic and immortality."

We soon got to the next floor before hearing Marie’s voice again. “Hey…
How long you gonna wear that ugly mask?
You know you ain’t got the guts for this task.
Cover yourself with paint
You’re actin’ like you ain’t
Afraid of whatcha got in store for your fate
You think you got me? Well, that’s too bad!
‘Cuz I ain’t stupid enough to get had!
So drop the pathetic act
I wanna dance and that’s a fact
I am a clown.
A pathetic clown dancing forever.”

Karei asks "…Senpais. Marie-chan created this place, right? Look over there. That’s the Junes sign, isn’t it? I see other stuff from the shopping district here and there. …What does this all mean?"

It’s a great question as I did see parts of Junes and other places from the shopping district around the labyrinth.

Danyelle spoke "I may not have the same power as my OC-verse counterpart but I can tell that these places are special to Marie."

We kept moving before he fought and beat a king Shadow. After that, we went to the next floor, hearing Marie's voice once more. "The hated.
Cold things.
Living a lie.
People wearing a mask of deceit.
...That is me.
...And that is you.
The liked.
Warm things.
Living a straightforward life.
Kind people who engulf everything.
...That is you."

Miran definitely looked concerned now, as his big brother Seiko, became worried too.

Karei spoke "Senpais, are you all right? It looks like we still have a way to go. Don't let your guard down!"

Danyelle stays on full alert, as does Adagio.

We made it through and got to the next floor, before we heard Marie's voice again. "The fallen angel is chained down.
Her wings torn off, eroded by prejudice,
her last breaths full of black despair...
Do you know her name?
Will she eventually return to nothing,
forced into the realm of oblivion...?
No!
Her requiem will become a roar
And tear away the mask of hypocrisy!
You should know her name, she who closes
her eyes and dozes off into a dream..."

Karei asks "Hey, Senpai... You said that Marie-chan found the memories that she'd forgotten, right?"

Seiko spoke "That's right."

Karei spoke "So... then, this place is her memory? That's... That's sad, but I can't explain how..."

Danyelle asks "We just have to show her how awesome she is! Right Seiko?"

We moved forward and got to the next floor, before we heard Marie's voice again. "Release yourself!
From desire! From impulse!
Release yourself!
Your heart's voice! Your internal scream!
In exchange for a lost voice!
Grab hold of proof of your life!
And with that proof in your heart,
come with me..."

Danyelle tail slaps a shadow thus sending it flying.

We moved forward before we saw a silhouette of an alicorn in front of a gate, wearing a red and white attire that included a hood over its head with her back towards us.

Emerald spoke Look...! There's somebody over there!"

We got to the alicorn as we noticed the alicorn being a mare.

The mare asks "Who's there...?"

Kaze asks "That voice... Marie-chan? We've been looking for you... What's with that getup? Something wrong?"

Kiko asks "Marie-chan?"

We moved toward Marie before she suddenly said, "Stay back...!"

Miran spoke "Marie, let's go home."

Seiko spoke "Yeah, we've come for you."

Shima asks "That's right, Marie-chan. We're all here to take you back home. Come on, let's go, okay?"

Marie turned towards us with shadows over her eyes. "I have no home. You don't get it..." Marie sighed as she lifted her face, revealing her left eye to be the same as the Ameno-Sagiri!

Kanji spoke "Dude... That eye..."

Marie asks "I can't believe it... Why'd you come? Why?"

Emerald spoke "Marie-chan, listen. We don't know what memories have come back to you, or how bad they are. But nothing good's gonna happen if you lock yourself away in here!"

Kochuu spoke "We know we're annoying right now, but we want to help you."

Marie spoke "*Shakes her head* Annoying... That's one word for it. You thought I was in danger, didn't you? That I might get killed by the Shadows. ...It'd be better that way. This is a grave... my grave. I'm going to die here."

Miran spoke "We won't let you do that. Don't be ridiculous!"

Seiko spoke "That's right, and we're here to stop you."

Karei spoke "Yeah, Senpai and Miran are right. We won't let that happen to you!"

Marie spoke "Shut up! You don't know anything!"

Heifa spoke "Marie..."

Teddie spoke "Emmy-chan..."

Marie spoke "Emmy, Marie... Neither of those is my name! I remember... I remember everything. My real name is "Kusumi-no-Okami." You guys fought Kunino-Sagiri and Ameno-Sagiri, right? I'm the same as them. I'm your enemy, one of the ones who covered your town and world with fog."

That shocked us to no end.

Emerald gasps "Marie-chan... is our... enemy? N-No way!?"

Goryuu spoke "This has gotta be a joke!"

Kaze spoke "You serious...? Kunino-Sagiri and Ameno-Sagiri were those..."

Seiko spoke "Fog monsters."

Teddie spoke "I remember them, too! They're those guys that came out from Hidzumy-baby and that Shokubutsu stallion!"

Kanji gasps "That's what you remember!?"

Marie spoke "...That's right. Sneaking into the living world... Sensing the will of life... My role was to inform the Sagiri what the "wish of the living" was. That's why I'm the only one of them that looks like a pony. ...Even without my memory, my body fulfilled my role. In your words, I'm a spy."

Karei asks "You were spying without knowing it...?"

Shima spoke "That's so cruel..."

Marie spoke "Do you understand now? Plus... I'll tell you something good. If I don't die, then your world will disappear. So... don't come chasing me."

Marie turned away before she completely vanished without a trace as we went to the gate.

Shima spoke "Marie-chan...!"

Kanji asks in a worried tone "Our world'll... disappear?"

Sunao spoke "What does she mean by that...? We know that she's one of those monsters like the one that came from within Hidzume-san and Shokubutsu... ...She may have a valid reason for shutting herself in this area."

Emerald spoke "Now's not the time for deduction! She IS trying to kill herself! We can't leave her like this!"

Seiko spoke "At any rate, let's hurry."

Miran spoke "That's right, we're rescuing Marie."

Sunao spoke "Yes. Either way, we cannot leave her be. ...Let us hurry."

We went in front of the gate as Karei sighed. "Again...? Does she really want us to not come after her that much? Is that what she really thinks? But we've come this far. We're not going to let her have her way here. Right, Senpais!?"

"Yeah!" Danyelle and I agreed.

Karei spoke "Are you ready? When you cut this rope, you'll be attacked by Shadows!"

Danyelle whacks Marie across the back of the head.

Danyelle spoke "Wake up and smell the coffee will you? We're not leaving you behind!"

But then Marie vanished again as Danyelle was surrounded by Shadows on all sides.

Danyelle sends out a blast of Radiant energy, forcing the shadows to vanish.

Danyelle spoke "You know what they say... Demons run when a good man goes to war!"

Soon, the others and I caught up with Danyelle before we went to the next floor. Then we heard Marie's voice once more. "I am the queen.
This world belongs to me. I don't need anyone else.
My world is already complete.
I am the queen.
This false world belongs to me.
The lonely queen...
No one knows the real me.
Don't take away my cape.
Because underneath, I am nothing.
Don't chase after me.
Please..."

Karei spoke "...Marie-chan said that she needs to die or our world'll disappear, huh...? Senpai... What would you d-Sorry... I shouldn't ask you or Miran that at a time line this... This isn't the time for this kind of thinking! Marie-chan is trying to die; we can't leave her like that! Right, Senpais!? Let's go!"

I spoke "If our world disappears, then the EG world also disappears!"

Danyelle spoke "I have a feeling my counterpart's already looking for Marie's counter part with Yu and the others, doing the same thing we're doing."

We got through and went to the next floor, before hearing Marie's voice. "Do you not get it yet?
This is the day the world changes.
The unprepared will be left behind.
I am already ready.
There is nothing I can do anymore.
If you're scared, close your eyes.
Shut that gibberish-spouting mouth.
I'm going.
To a world that you don't know.
To a world where you can't go.
Goodbye...
Let's meet again..."

Karei spoke "Oh, I can feel her... Marie-chan's close! Senpais, just a little more! Let's go!"

Winter spoke "Agreed! Alicorn or not, we're NOT letting her die!"

All of us nodded in agreement as we got through the floor and took the final set of stairs, reaching a pathway to some kind of dome.

Karei spoke "We're here, Senpais! Marie-chan is up ahead!"

We moved forward towards the dome's entrance and went inside, seeing more gateways as we saw a room just up ahead.

Karei spoke "Senpais, are you ready? Here we go!"

Winter lets out a chilling howl as she lead the group into the room.

We got into the room as we saw Marie.

Emerald spoke "There she is...! Marie-chan!"

Marie got up and turned towards us. "Why...? Why do you come? Why? I told you I'm your enemy... That you don't need to bother with me. Why did you come this far...?"

Seiko and Miran spoke "To save you."

Marie spoke "Haha, I see... You're still searching for the truth, aren't you. Sorry, I forgot. But I'm tired. I... I just want to end it all."

Kanji growls "Shut up! You know what that means!? You think we're just gonna lie down and let you do that!?"

Goryuu spoke "Not a chance!"

Sunao spoke "Marie-san, please listen. Even if you are one of those creatures, that's still no reason for you to end your own life. The two Sagiri have been defeated. That means you're-"

Marie asks "Free? Is that what you think?"

Kochuu spoke "Honestly, yeah."

Marie spoke "That's not true... I'm not like you. I don't have freedom."

Seiko asks "What do you mean?"

Miran asks "Aren't you free?"

Marie spoke "I told you already. If I don't die, then your world will disappear... Our role was more than simply to find out the wishes of the living. Our true role... is to control the fog and bring that wish to fruition."

Karei asks "Control the fog?"

Marie spoke "Don't you think it's strange that the fog never went away? That it lasted for months? ...The Sagiri created the fog, and I absorbed it. The fog that changes living beings to Shadows."

Kiko asks "Huh?! Seriously?!"

Kaze spoke "W-Wait! Then... The reason the fog cleared was..."

Marie spoke "...That's right. When Ameno-Sagiri was defeated, the fog covering your town and world was no longer needed. Then I heard a voice... and all the fog flowed into me. The fog isn't gone. Even now, it's raging inside me..."

Emerald asks "No way... So the fog isn't gone after all that!? It's just in you now!?"

Marie spoke "When my mind is completely overpowered by the fog, I will disappear, taking the fog and the Hollow Forest with me. I am... "A being destined for nonexistence." That's the memory that came back to me. ...The world will be saved."

Miran spoke "We won't let you do that."

Seiko spoke "So that's the reason you hid."

Sunao spoke "Yes... Now we know the true reason why she hid herself in the Hollow Forest. ...Of course, I cannot agree with the conclusion she's drawing."

Kochuu spoke "Me neither."

Kanji spoke "Hell no! She's saying that we can only have world peace in exchange for her life!? Screw that!"

Goryuu spoke "Yeah, that's seriously messed up!"

Marie spoke "That's why...! That's why I left! Because there's no point in seeing you...! We'll just hurt each other! ...It's okay. It's all okay. I've already made enough memories of my own... Fun... Happy... Memories... If you're not going to leave now, then I'll have to make you leave by force. Please, just understand..."

Marie began flapping her wings, taking flight as we readied to defend ourselves.

Kaze asks "Dammit! Why did it end up like this!? Seiko, Miran, what're we gonna do!?"

Seiko and Miran spoke "We're stopping her."

Emerald: O-Okay! We're saving her! If we give up here, then why the hell did we even bother coming all this way!?"

Goryuu spoke "We're gonna do this!"

Shima: Yeah! We're not going to let anyone else suffer from that fog! We have to do it!"

Seiko and Miran spoke "Let's go!"

"...Yeah!" The rest of us agreed as we readied ourselves for battle.

Marie asks "I don't want you to suffer anymore. ...Why don't you understand!?"

Karei spoke "Senpai, everyone, we can't lose here. The peace we've earned shouldn't come at the cost of anyone's life. We've cleared the world of the fog... And now we're getting rid of it for good!"

Sunao spoke "We cannot back down here. We must get her to listen to us!"

Marie spoke "Here goes... This is for your own good!"

Lightning struck us.

But since Danyelle and I had immunity to lightning, we were powered up instead.

Danyelle spoke "But you forget one detail, I NEVER GIVE UP ON MY FELLOW ALICORNS!!! OR MY FRIENDS!!!"

Danyelle and I flew at Marie, pinning her down.

But then Marie sent out an almighty blast that sent me and Danyelle flying off her before I noticed her sad eyes. It was clear that have to stand our ground, guard ourselves and stay awake. We survived the attacks, much to Marie's frustration.

Marie spoke "Why...? Why do you still come!? All you have to do is abandon me!"

Marie definitely look bewildered as we kept protecting ourselves from her attacks.

Marie spoke "This sucks... Why don't you understand!? Just give up!"

We could see that Marie's will to fight was weakening as she looked at us in heartbreak.

Kanji retorts "Huh, how's that, ya punk!? Now are ya gonna listen to us!?"

Marie asks "Why... Why!? It doesn't matter what happens to me... You're all stupid... Hurting yourselves like that. If my death keeps you from being happy, what am I dying for!?"

Teddie and Heifa spoke "Don't say you're going to die!"

Teddie spoke "Don't worry. It'll be okay. Heifa and I used to be just Shadows, too. But even we could change... Emmy-chan, you have to believe!"

Marie was silent.

Seiko spoke "It's just as Teddie says."

Miran spoke "Believe in us."

Marie spoke "...What good comes of belief? You save me, and your world is going to disappear! Is that what you want!? That's what it means when you tell me you want me to live!"

That caught us off guard.

Marie spoke "I look so stupid... Afraid of living off borrowed life, afraid to disappear... Thinking that maybe I could remember something, and then I'd have a life worth living! It's funny... I remember now. I already have a role... and it's to disappear! I shouldn't have ever remembered... It would've been better if I'd never remembered!"

Karei spoke "Marie-chan..."

But then fog started appearing around Marie as she yelled in pain. "Ugh...!"

Kanji asks "What's wrong!?

Marie? spoke "That's right... There is no need for the truth. Ignorance is bliss... There will be no pain if you never try to find out..."

Shima spoke "That voice... That's not Marie-chan!"

Kiko spoke "Oh no!"

Kaze spoke "Is that what she meant by "her mind being overpowered"!? Hey! Snap out of it!"

We were about to move forward before Marie yelled out, "Don't come near me! Go home! Please, just go home! All you losers... You just don't know when to quit. I never should've met any of you! *To Seiko and Miran* Especially you two. I hate you...!"

Seiko and Miran however, just smiled at that.

Seiko asks "You sure about that?"

Miran spoke "You know that's a lie, Marie."

Karei spoke "Yeah, what they said. You really aren't true to yourself, are you? You need to work on your acting skills."

Marie spoke "Stop lying to me!"

Shima spoke "It's not a lie."

Sunao spoke "Everything in this world is the product of someone's mind. This place is yours. This tomb, and the flowers all over it... Your resolve to die is what created this scenery."

Marie gasps.

Kochuu spoke "But... We noticed things that don't go with a grave while coming here. Junes and Souzai Daigaku signs, that bench on the hill, the electric poles, mirrors, school desk... Every bit of that is from the town... The people's home you claim to hate that much."

Kanji asks "What, you want us to bury you with all that stuff? If you like 'em that much, why don't you come see for yourself, huh?"

Goryuu asks "Your life is your choice, and ya actually wanna live, don't ya?"

Marie spoke "...I can't. I have to die..."

Miran spoke "That's not true."

Seiko spoke "My brother's right, because there's another way."

Marie asks "Huh...?"

Kaze spoke "Yeah, they're right. You don't have to go away forever."

Kiko spoke "The fog in you is what has to go."

Seiko spoke "Think of something."

Marie spoke "It's impossible... There's no way. If we waste any more time, the fog will take me over and be set free... If that happens, I won't be able to take my own life. I'll become a monster..."

Miran asks "And if we defeat that?"

That got our attention as Seiko smiled, having thought of that too.

Karei spoke "Are you saying we should wait for Marie-chan to be controlled by the fog, and then defeat her!? Senpai, Miran, wait! I mean... It's still her body, right? If we fight the monster...!"

Kanji asks "Yeah! Err... So, what'll happen?"

Marie spoke "I... I don't know... But... Maybe right now... Y-You might be able to."

That surprised us more.

Marie asks "I'll put my mind to sleep before the fog overpowers it. Of course, the fog will then take over my body, but my mind will still be safe, beneath it. …The rest comes down to luck, I guess. Which will give out first: the fog, or my life?"

Kaze asks "That's one hell of a gamble... What're we gonna do?"

Shima spoke "...I'd rather not have to do that. But if there's no other way, then we'll just have to have faith that it'll work."

Kanji spoke "Yeah, it's gotta be better than just sitting here and watching her die!"

Emerald spoke "She's not going to die! We won't let her!"

Goryuu spoke "This is life or death for a friend, and we can't lose now!"

All of us got ready.

Marie spoke "Friends..."

Miran spoke "We WILL save you!"

Marie spoke "...Okay. I trust in you all. Even if I do die, it would be a better way than letting the current situation continue. But... please, don't any of you die."

Kiko: Everyone, get ready... 'Cause here it comes!"

Marie went unconscious as the fog engulfed her, transforming her into a humanoid monster, covering her face in pain with her hands as a giant green eye appeared on the wall behind her.

Teddie asks "W-Will this really work!?"

Heifa asks "Marie won't die if we fight her, right?"

Emerald spoke "Marie-chan believed in us... We have to believe in her!"

"Let's do it!" Danyelle, Seiko, Miran and I shouted as everyone else cheered in agreement with all of us ready for battle.

Kusumi-no-Okami spoke "What good is it to learn the truth...? You want me to throw away my worthless self-satisfaction in exchange for eternal suffering and despair!? I don't need it... I don't need any of it! What's wrong with turning a blind eye to suffering? I don't want a truth full of pain! I want a peaceful lie!"

Karei spoke "What is this feeling...!? It's like she's not even seeing us! Suffering, denial... and rejection. She's denying everything! Be careful, everyone! Normal tactics may not work!"

Kaze spoke "Marie-chan...! We'll save you!"

Kiko spoke "We won't let you die!"

Emerald spoke "Yeah! You can't just look the other way because the truth hurts!"

Goryuu spoke "Don't worry, Marie-chan! We're gonna help!"

Kusumi-no-Okami roars "Ugh... Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"

Kusumi-no-Okami suddenly ran amok, pounding the ground while hurting us before she stopped her attack.

Applejack pops up with Jackie and five other immortal gryphons.

Applejack spoke "Ah may not know what's goin' on here but all Ah see is an alicorn throwing a temper tantrum!"

Twilight, Rarity, Pinkie and Fluttershy pop up too.

Twilight spoke "I know this is gonna sound corny but... United we stand, divided we fall!"

All of us attacked Kusumi-no-Okami, definitely damaging her before she raised her hands, causing a black hole-like vacuum to appear as it drained something before vanishing, somehow leaving us more tired when Kusumi-no-Okami suddenly took damage without any of us striking.

Karei spoke "What was that...!? Marie-chan's power to absorb the fog is going crazy! Careful, guys! She's sucking up everything!"

A warp ring opens up as OC-verse Danyelle flew out of it before hitting Kusumi-no-Okami with a Chaos Spear.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Thought you lot would need my help!"

"Awesome!" Danyelle and I cheered.

Kusumi-no-Okami spoke "Why don't you get it...! The truth doesn't help anything! You're all hypocrites! Peace and tranquility lie in the fog!"

Karei spoke "Guys, don't listen to her! That's not the real Marie-chan talking!"

Applejack and Jackie both spoke "She's lyin' ta herself!"

Twilight and Twi spoke "We have to snap her out of it!"

Both Danyelles spoke "Exactly!"

We attacked again before Kusumi-no-Okami used that Draining Fog move again, making us more tired while damaging herself.

Karei spoke "It's working... You can do it, everyone! Don't let your guard down! She'll get you if you do!"

OC-verse Danyelle hits Kusumi-no-Okami with Chaos Barrier, trapping the possessed alicorn.

But then Kusumi-no-Okami swiped her arm at the barrier, instantly shattering it while damaging all of us!

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Shit! That was NOT supposed to break!"

OC-verse Danyelle flings a much stronger Chaos Barrier at Kusumi-no-Okami as Flintfur lashes out with Blood Chain, binding and trapping the possessed alicorn.

Karei spoke "No! Don't! You're only making things worse! She'll break out of that too! I told you normal tactics might work!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "For me, Chaos powers are normal! and you DON'T want to be on the receiving end of a Chaos Blackhole!"

But then Kusumi-no-Okami used that Draining Fog move again, completely absorbing the Blood Chain and Chaos Barrier, freeing herself, while leaving OC-Verse Danyelle and Flintfur totally drained.

Suddenly, OC-verse Danyelle sets herself on fire as she transformed from nekomata to wolftaur.

Danyterasu howls loud, restoring the health and power of the fighters back to full strength while weakening Kusumi-no-Okami.

“The enemy’s on its last leg! What’s your call?” I asked Seiko.

Seiko spoke "All-out attack!"

“Let’s end this!” I smiled as Karei powered us up for our All-Out Attack.

Danyterasu howls "HARMONIC JUDGEMENT!!!!"

All of us attacked Kusumi-no-Okami at full power, beating the monster as it went limp.

Kaze asks "Did we do it...!?"

Kusumi-no-Okami spoke "U...gh... Ahhhhhhhhhhh...!"

The monster roared as it exploded in blinding light, and when the light faded, we saw Marie, as a pegasus and in her normal outfit in the air before she fell.

Miran spoke "Marie!"

Miran rushed and caught Marie as we went up to them.

Emerald spoke "Marie-chan...!"

Shima spoke "Marie-chan!"

"Waaaaaaaaaah!" Teddie yelped in shock.

Kanji asks "H-How is she, Senpai!? She okay!?"

Miran let go of Marie a bit, but she isn't moving...

Miran: Marie?"

Seiko: Tch... Dammit..."

Kaze: No way... This can't be real..."

Kiko: I-Is this some kind of... cruel joke...?

Karei: No... This can't be! We...!"

Heifa: Marie-chan...?"

Teddie: Emmy-chan...? *Gets to Marie* Come on... You're such a sleepy-head. It's time to wake up, okay? Emmy-chan...!"

This... This can't be... We... were too late..."

Teddie: ...No! This isn't happening! What did we do wrong!? *Shaking Marie* Emmy-chan, wake up! Don't die!"

This was just about to break most of us before...

Marie groans "G..."

That caught our attention.

"Ge...t offa me!" Marie growled as she shoved Teddie off of her hard. Guess we weren't too late after all!

Emerald gasps "Marie-chan!?"

Shima spoke "Thank goodness! She's alive!"

Miran spoke "Marie... You're okay!"

All of us were more than happy that Marie was alive and well!

Danyelle spoke "Oh thank StarClan... That was a close call."

Marie spoke "Oh... I... That's right..."

Seiko spoke "You did it."

Miran spoke "Hehe, you sleep too much."

Marie spoke "*Unnoticeable blush* Everyone gets to sleep in once in a while, right? ...Thank you."

But then Marie hugged Miran, much to our surprise.

Seiko sighs "Oh boy..."

Karei asks "*Confused* You think that's long enough for a moving hug? Shouldn't you let go now?"

Marie spoke "*Smile* Nope. I'm tired of moving! Enough with getting up! Good thing there's someone even I can hug!"

Karei spoke "*Shocked* Hey!"

Seiko chuckles "Haha, calm down, Karei."

Emerald sighs "...Here we go again. Why is it all our friends are like this...?"

Danyelle laughs "Oh my StarClan! Marie has it bad for Miran!"

Both Twilight and Twi were laughing, as were the others.

Yukiko spoke "You know, there aren't a lot of creatures who can really mess with Karei-chan."

But then we felt the place rumble before it started shaking.

Teddie asks "Did you feel the earth move, or was that just me watching these two?"

Danyterasu spoke "Given that I'm currently the heaviest of all of us here... OH BUCK!! THE PLACE IS ABOUT TO COLLAPSE!!!! WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE!!!"

Emerald asks "This isn't the time to make stupid comments! What's going on!?"

Kaze asks "Don't tell me! Is this like in the movies where once the bad guy's defeated, his evil fortress self-destructs!?"

Mari spoke "*Casually* I'm sorry, I forgot to mention... I don't need to be in this place to die anymore, so it's going to disappear."

Kiko gasps "What!?"

Kaze spoke "Then why the hell didn't you say that sooner!? It's gonna take us with it!"

"Oh come on!!!" Danyelle and I cried out in frustration.

Teddie screams "*Runs* We're gonna die! We're all gonna die!"

Sunao spoke "Just get to the exit! Hurry!"

All of us ran and later, got to the mirror before going through it, getting back into the shelter, but Danyelle and OC-verse Danyelle got stuck halfway through. We pulled them out and everyone was accounted for.

Kanji spoke "I forgot how tiny the TM here is..."

Kaze spoke "I feel like this has happened before..."

Marie spoke "*To Seiko and Miran* Are these really your friends? ...They're all so weird."

Those of us were on the floor then got up.

Kanji spoke "It's your fault to begin with!"

But then the TM suddenly shattered on its own.

Shima spoke "The TM...!"

Marie spoke "That was never a telemirror. The Hollow Forest has vanished. Because... there's no more reason for it to exist."

Emerald asks "We did it! So? How does it feel to have your fate changed?"

Marie spoke "Well... It feels weird. After all... I'm alive."

Kaze spoke "Haha, well, yeah. That's why we went all the way there and everything."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Oof, I think I wrenched a claw."

Marie spoke "Um... Thank you for saving me. And, I'm sorry..."

That surprised us.

Marie asks "Wh-What? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Kanji asks "You... You just said "sorry," didn't you?"

Shima spoke "She did. Very politely."

Marie asks "Huh?"

Kaze spoke "Uh... It's just that you never seemed like the type who would say that."

Marie spoke "*Embarrassed blush* Huh!? Y-Y-You stupidjerk! Fine, then! F-F-Forget it! I take it back!"

Miran spoke "Hehe, you haven't changed at all, Marie."

Emerald spoke "Oh, well."

We laughed at that.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I'm no Cadence but even I can tell that Marie has it BAD for Miran!"

Danyelle spoke "Even I can tell as well!"

Marie growls "*Angrily* Listen to me! What the hell... What is with you creatures!? You risk yourselves to save me... You don't get anything out of it! I don't understand you!"

Seiko spoke "That's what friendship is."

Miran spoke "Yeah, we don't need anything out of it."

Marie asks "...Really?"

Both Danyelles punt Marie in the rear, sending her flying at Miran thus causing the two to kiss.

Dash laughs "Oh feathers, that was a sneaky move you two!"

"About time you three got back." I smiled as Rainbow Dash, Azure and Spitfire got back before Miran and Marie disconnected.

Emerald spoke "To be honest, we were hesitant at first. Learning that you were from the "other side" was kinda confusing. But to not save you just because of that... That's not how we roll."

Kaze spoke "If we blamed things on someone else and looked the other way, nothing would change. You were in trouble, and we saved you. That's all that counts."

Marie sighs "I don't understand you at all..."

Sunao spoke "If not knowing us bothers you, then you should start getting to know us. All of us want you to learn more about this world."

Karei: *Smile* Yeah. Like Hearts and Hooves Day!"

Marie asks "Hearts and... Hooves?"

Wow, Cadence would blow a gasket about this.

Karei spoke "Ah, so you don't know what that is, either. Huh. It's an awesome day when a girl gives chocolate to someone she holds dear. Oh, and I already reserved Seiko-Senpai."

Marie spoke "Whatever. No cheating. If it was with Miran, then your reservation would be canceled."

Karei spoke Why, you...!"

Marie and Karei soon argued about Seiko and Miran as the rest of us had beads of sweat on our heads at that.

Kaze spoke "...That was quick. Well, let 'em get to it."

Emerald spoke "Hey, it's clear outside!"

All of us looked out the window and smiled.

Shima spoke "You're right. I need to do all the laundry."

Kaze and Emerald sweated a bit at that.

Kaze asks "My back is killing me... Hey, how 'bout we get some grub?"

Kiko giggles "Heehee, I don't see why not."

Emerald spoke Sounds good! On you, of course!"

Kaze groans "Arrrrgh! Stop expecting me to buy you lunch all the time!"

Everyone went outside, but both Danyelles, myself, Rainbow Dash, Miran, Seiko and Marie were still inside.

Marie spoke "*Smile* Yeah... I'm okay. Let's go. Everyone's waiting."

OC-verse Danyelle headed through a warp ring to go back to her universe.

I tease "So Marie, I heard that you had kissed Miran. What did that feel like?"

Marie spoke "*Embarrassed blush* L-Like I’m gonna tell you!"

Rainbow giggles "I bet it felt good."

Marie spoke "Sh-Shut up!"

Dash chitters "You're in denial!"

Lightning coursed around Marie as she got angry.

Miran spoke "Marie, calm down."

Marie calmed down.

Marie spoke "…Okay."

We soon went outside as Marie was silent.

Seiko asks "What’s wrong?"

Miran asks "Are you okay?"

Marie spoke "Well… When I gave my body up to the fog, I thought I heard a voice. Um, what did it say…? “Living beings don’t want to know the truth. What they truly desire is a peaceful world filled with fog.” …Something like that, anyway."

Miran asks "Whose voice was that?"

Marie spoke "I don’t know. But it was familiar… The same voice I heard when you defeated Ameno-Sagiri and the fog flowed into me… Wait… Maybe not. I felt like it was my voice. Maybe it’s something I said long ago? …Oh well. The fog is gone. I probably just misheard it."

A snowball suddenly flew by us, spooking most of us as we turned around to see that Kaze threw that snowball.

Kaze asks "Hahahaha! Scared you, huh! The weather’s nice, there’s snow all over, what more do we need? Oh, yeah. You ever been in a snowball fight, Marie-chan?"

Marie was silent.

Kaze asks "*Turning back toward the others* Hey, how are we gonna split the teams?"

The others looked at us before booking it, much to Kaze’s confusion before a blizzard of snowballs flew past him.

Kaze gasps "Whoa, what the-hey!?"

Kaze turned around to see Marie holding a snowball with a pile of them to the left of her.

Marie: I’m supposed to throw snow at him. …Isn’t that right?"

Miran spoke "You’re right."

Marie spoke "Okay. I won’t hold back."

Kaze spoke "Hold on! You have the eyes of a predator!"

Marie laughs "The teams will be females verses males. Now begin!"

Us girls then surrounded Kaze as the rest of the guys stood back with Seiko and Miran.

Kaze gasps "Oh, come on! Kanji, Kochuu, Goryuu, Teddie! What the hell, guys…?"

Marie spoke "Take this!"

The snowball fight went underway!

Emerald spoke "Get him, Marie-chan!"

Kaze gasps "*As Shima laughed* Why are you only going after me?!"

All of us enjoyed that snowball fight.

*Danyelle’s POV*

Later, us girls were at a hot springs in the water, relaxing.

Emerald spoke "Haha, we kicked their asses! Those guys can’t match our supreme snowball skills!"

Shima spoke "Well, I do feel a bit sorry for them."

Us girls laughed at that.

I was resting on a heated rock.

I spoke "It was funny when Kaze got buried in a pile of snow because of Dash!"

Rainbow Dash spoke "Hehe, that's right. I'm awesome."

Karei spoke "Still, today's hero's gotta be Marie-chan! You go, Snowball Queen!"

We saw Marie at the hot spring showers, lathering soap on her as she turned her head towards us.

Marie: That's the wrong gender. It's heroine, not hero."

Dash spoke "She was talking about me ya featherbrain!"

Jackie spoke "By Helios' light...."

Marie spoke "Wow, you really do have a big ego."

Marie picked up a bucket of water before pouring it on her, rinsing the soap off. Heh, everyone has their own beauty.

Karei spoke "Whoaaa, your coat is so pretty!"

Shima asks "Your complexion is amazing! How do you avoid getting a tan?"

A loud crash was heard in the men's side since I had secretly pulled a prank on Kaze, causing him to slip on a bar of soap and get stuck in the wall.

Rainbow giggles "Wow, what a klutz!"

The rest of us girls giggled as Kaze managed to get himself unstuck.

Jackie spoke "Ah admit, that was funny."

Applejack spoke "Heh, same here."

But then my ears twitched as I sighed. Kaze and Teddie are trying to peek, but I said nothing as I figured it’ll backfire soon.

Kaze asks "…Yo, can you see anything?"

Teddie spoke "The steam’s covering all the good stuff."

Kanji asks "*Angrily as Teddie’s back right leg moved his head a bit* The hell?!"

Teddie spoke "Hey Kanji, up! Up! Don’t let me down now!"

The other boys sighed in disbelief at that.

Kanji spoke "Argh, Ted, you punk, I’m done with this…!"

Kaze spoke "*As the wall started to shake* Hey cut it-"

Kaze and Teddie screamed as the wall between the girls and boys’ side fell down, creating a splash with the rest of the girls were confused. Kaze and Teddie got up before the girls threw buckets at the two, while Teddie dodged them. Last time, a misunderstanding, and now an accident this time.

Emerald asks "You dirty perverts… Trying to peep aga-Huh!?"

Two towels surfaced, revealing that Teddie and Kaze didn’t have anything covering down there as some of the girls screamed before Kaze and Teddie covered their lower regions in embarrassment before we saw electricity building around Marie.

Kaze spoke "Er, Marie-chan, electricity here’s a bad idea!"

Marie growls "*Angrily* Disgusting creeps… I HATE YOU ALLLLLLL!"

Lightning then struck the hot springs, electrocuting those of us in the water and not electricity-resistant.

Kanji spoke "Arrrrrrrgh! This isn’t faiiiiiiiirrrrr!"

The guys that didn’t have anything to do with it were electrocuted too. Well, this was quite a night.

I hiss "YOU STUPID.... IDIOTIC BEAR!!!!"

I send Teddie flying with a Lightning Neko Roar.

End

Appleloosa's Most Wanted
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Appleloosa's Most Wanted

*Applejack's POV*

Jackie was flying over to where I was with a grim look on her face.

Jackie spoke "Ah've got bad news Applejack."

“What?” I asked.

Jackie spoke "Ah got a letter for ya from yer Cousin Braeburn. He said that he needs help since he had hurt himself."

“Really?” I gasped in surprise.

Jackie spoke "Alicorn or not, he should've been more careful."

Applebloom asks "Applejack, could the Crusaders and I tag along?"

The Crusaders ask "Please?"

I spoke "Under one condition, you have to ask your caretakers or parents first. Ah don't want a bunch o angry ponies on mah tail it ya'll got hurt."

Jackie spoke "Smart move Applejack, asking the Crusaders to get permission first before they go anywhere outside Ponyville."

“Thanks.” I smiled.

Jackie spoke "Plus Ah have a bit of good news too, Ah'm expecting another egg."

“Really?!” I gasped.

Jackie spoke "Eyup, it's mah third one plus Storm said that he's hoping fer a son this time since Sunclaw and Starfeather are girls."

A thought suddenly made me snicker. "Don't tell me you and Storm are plannin' to have a dozen kids, are ya?"

That made Jackie blush madly.

Jackie stammers "Y-yer one ta talk apple pony! When are ya gonna have another kid with Crosswind?"

"That is it!" I growled before my griffon counterpart and I wrestled.

Applebloom spoke "Stop it sis! She's got an egg on the way!"

Crosswind pinches the nape of my neck, calming me down.

Jackie spoke "Ah wouldn't mind a friendly competition after the egg's out."

I spoke "Good idea, Ah'd rather not have a mad gryphon on mah tail if ya got hurt."

Jackie asks "Whaddya say to an eatin' contest?"

I smirked at that.

Crosswind spoke "If Ah know Vera, she'll turn it into a challenge..."

"So?" Jackie and I spoke. "It'll just make the contest more fun."

Three of the trees had no apples left on them.

I spoke "StarClan's sake... Not again!"

Wheat spoke "What? I was hungry."

I spoke "Wheat, you silly wolf."

Wheat Stalk gave out a belch.

A branch had snapped, scaring a dark tabby chakat with green eyes.

The dark tabby spoke "That scared me!"

“Birchtooth?” I asked in surprise.

Birchtooth asks "Do ah know ya?"

Crosswind spoke "Well if it ain't mah younger sibling!"

Birchtooth spoke "Crossy!"

The two Chakats hugged.

Crosswind gives Birchtooth a noogie.

Birchtooth asks "Heehee! Up for another sibling contest?"

Crosswind spoke "Darn tootin'!"

Birchtooth asks "So what's the first event this time, eh?"

Crosswind asks "Hmm... How about our Front Push-Off?"

Birchtooth gasps "You mean that event?"

Crosswind spoke "That's right."

Birchtooth spoke "You're on!"

The two Chakats backed off to get ready as Apple Bloom walked over to Birchtooth.

Birchtooth asks "What?"

Applebloom spoke "Ah'm cheerin' for ya."

A faint blush was on Birchtooth's face.

Crosswind laughs "Oh mah StarClan! Ya have it bad fer mah sister in law!"

I spoke "Whoo, Heatwave might take that as a challenge."

Crosswind spoke "But Applejack, chakats swing both ways when it comes to love."

I spoke "Ah know that, Crossy."

Crosswind spoke "Know what Ah heard? Cadence found another alicorn ponykat in the Crystal Empire."

"Who?" I asked.

Crosswind spoke "Ah think hir name was Heartfire or somethin'..."

“Really?” Ah asked.

Crosswind spoke "Eyup."

Soon, Crosswind and Birchtooth were ready.

Birchtooth spoke "Better be ready for me, Crossy!"

Jackie spoke "Now really isn't a good time!"

“Let ‘em have their friendly contest Jackie. They’re havin’ fun.” I said Crosswind and Birchtooth charged at each other and collided, pushing each other with only their chests and bellies. But it looks pretty much neck-and-neck.

Jackie spoke "But Braeburn needs help."

Rainbow Dash suddenly showed up. “Don’t worry, I’m coming along.”

I spoke "Sorry Rainbow, this is Apple Family business."

Rainbow Dash spoke "Dang it!"

But then Shizu showed up. "But Elements of Honesty are good, right?"

Jackie snickers "Is that a puppy bump Ah see on yer belly?"

Shizu asks "Yeah? So?"

Jackie spoke "Ah'd never thought Ah'd see the day when ya finally start a family."

Shizu spoke "Heh, Rimuru and I wanted to get as much as we can on the first go."

I spoke "Twilight tried that one time but she lost two of her foals."

Shizu spoke "Hey, Rimuru and I are tough, I'm sure the pups will be tough too."

Jackie spoke "Plus ya have all of MeadowClan ta help ya if ya git inta trouble."

Shizu spoke "Ha, don't worry. *Twirling Vice-Versa* With Vice-Versa, I can take care of myself just fine."

Jackie spoke "Ah meant if ya didn't have such a weapon and..."

Jackie squawks in pain.

Jackie asks "Oh come on... Right now?"

I spoke "Talk about timing.... And Ah think Shizu's close ta givin' birth as well."

Shizu yelps "What're you-GAH!"

I immediately called Redheart via telepathy.

Redheart immediately showed up with some backup.

Gingerheart was with Redheart.

To my surprise, Redheart was an alicorn!

“How’re you…?” I tried to ask.

Redheart spoke "I don't know how it happened. But I think Spottedleaf had something to do with it."

That left me surprised.

Gingerheart spoke "Too bad I'm not immortal..."

*Some time after Jackie and Shizu had their kids*

The group and I were in Appleloosa.

Jackie spoke "Howdy Braeburn."

I still couldn’t believe that Shizu gave birth ta four puppies, and all four of ‘em survived.

Jackie spoke "Guess she-cats and dog bitches have it easier fer litters since they have the body to support more than two babies."

“Well how’s yer egg?” I asked.

Jackie spoke "Stormy's looking after it."

“Good.” Ah smiled as I remembered Crosswind and Birchtooth still competing, which made me laugh.

Appleseed bites my tail.

"Gah!" I yelped.

Crosswind chuckles "Ya okay Jay-Jay?"

"Ah'm fine, just my tail got bit." I answered.

Crosswind spoke "Teething stage..."

Birchtooth spoke "Whoa..."

Flintfur asks "Uh Applejack?"

“What?” I asked.

Flintfur spoke "Some of the Crusaders ran off..."

“Oh come on!” I groaned.

Braeburn spoke "There have been signs of a troublemaker."

“What?” I asked.

Braeburn spoke "Not what... But who..."

Jackie asks "Who?"

Ears flatten, Braeburn spoke "Troubleshoes..."

"Troubleshoes?!" I gasped.

Braeburn spoke "He's been causin' a whole heap o' trouble fer us."

*Silverstorm's POV*

I was galloping after Applebloom and the other Crusaders.

I spoke "Applebloom! Stop right there!"

Applebloom asks "Huh?"

I spoke "We should leave that Troubleshoes guy alone."

Applebloom asks "Why?"

I spoke "Sword or not, Applejack would ground you if you got hurt."

Applebloom spoke "Ah don’t think he’s that bad."

I spoke "Braeburn and the others think he is."

Birchtooth spoke "Shi's right AB."

Applebloom asks "Remember Zecora?"

I ask "The zebra-lamia?"

Applebloom spoke "Don’t judge a book by its cover."

Sweetie spoke "I sense another nascent alicorn, male this time!"

Scootaloo spoke "That was quick!"

Quick asks "You called Scoots?"

Scootaloo spoke "Gah! That wasn’t what I meant."

The other Crusaders laugh.

I chuckle "He got you good Scoots."

Quick spoke "Hey!"

Heatwave chuckles "Picking on Quick is fun but you run the risk of getting iced by his mom."

Scootaloo spoke "Or caught in a blizzard from her."

Heatwave chuckles "Then again, fire and ice don't mix."

The Crusaders and I soon spot Troubleshoes.

Applebloom spoke "There he is."

Sweetie asks "But what he's dangerous?"

Scootaloo spoke "Yeah, I don’t see him as a bad guy."

I spoke "But Applejack might say otherwise..."

Quick spoke "I think he's looking at his cutie mark the wrong way."

Scootaloo spoke "What makes you say that? It’s just an upside-down horseshoe."

Quick spoke "He thinks he's causing trouble for others when all he wants is to make others laugh."

Applebloom spoke "Hold on, make others laugh? Hmm…"

Heatwave spoke "Foxboy might be onto something!"

Applebloom looked like she was trying to remember something.

Quick spoke "Uh...."

Applebloom asks "Wait a second, there are rodeo clowns, right?"

I spoke "Yeah and knowing the Alliance, they'd never turn an alicorn away."

Birchtooth asks "Really?"

I spoke "Yeah, there's been fewer alicorns appearing since I fear something or someone is killing them off before they have the chance to ascend."

Using my compact, I patch through to Emerald Aura.

I spoke "Chakat Silverstorm reporting from Appleloosa, I have some bad news miss."

Emerald asks "What’s the prob?"

I ask "Have you or your allies sensed anything off about them mirrors?"

Emerald spoke "What’re you talking about? That whole case is over."

I spoke "Or so we think, someone's killing off unascended alicorns and pinning the blame on the remnants of the Medici Mafia."

Emerald spoke "Look, Teddie said he didn’t smell anyone new in the mirror world."

I spoke "Danyelle said the same thing but we should be careful..."

Emerald asks "Ya sure it’s not just your head playing games?"

Birchtooth spoke "*in background* Silver's no liar."

Emerald spoke "I’m not saying that."

All of a sudden, Diamond had made a conference call to the Crusaders.

Diamond spoke "I have bad news!!!"

Applebloom asks "What is it?"

Diamond spoke "I can't find my baby brother!"

But then a male pterolycus-pony hybrid infant landed on my back.

Diamond sighs with relief.

Diamond spoke "Hunter, you naughty boy. You had our dad worried sick!"

The hybrid just babbled.

Diamond spoke "Anyways, ponies have been turning up dead though... But none of the alicorns can figure out what's causing it."

Scootaloo asks "When did this start?"

Diamond spoke "April 12th."

Emerald spoke "That's the same date that the first victim turned up dead in Ineighba. So that has to be over."

I spoke "But that was almost six months ago."

Applebloom spoke "Let's just not worry about that now and help Troubleshoes."

"Okay, because I REALLY hope I'm wrong about this." I said.

Birchtooth spoke "Don' say Ah didn' warn ya Silver."

We turned our attention to Troubleshoes.

Troubleshoes asks "What do ya'll want?"

I was a bit intimidated.

Birchtooth spoke "Ah hate to tell ya Ah told ya so Silver but Ah told ya so!"

Applebloom spoke "Birchtooth, Silver, yer both overreactin'."

A loud crack of thunder caused the Crusaders to huddle together.

Quick had curled into a ball since he was astraphobic.

But Applebloom was really being brave right now. "We just wanna help ya."

The sound of horns clashing was heard since a pair of alicorns were fighting.

Heatwave spoke "That can't be good..."

Applebloom spoke "Ah'll help Troubleshoes."

Birchtooth spoke "But Applebloom, we have ta stop that fight right now!"

Applebloom spoke "Ah have a feelin' that Applejack sensed that and is on her way."

I spoke "She's not alone! There's two others with her!"

Applebloom asks "Who're the other two?"

I spoke "Braeburn and Crosswind..."

Birchtooth spoke "And all three of 'em are not happy..."

Applebloom asks "Huh? Why?"

I spoke "To be honest, we went off without permission..."

Applebloom spoke "To help someone in need."

One of the two alicorns crashes onto the ground by the Crusaders.

The black maned alicorn laughs "You will NEVER stop the Blight!"

The injured alicorn spoke "Y-you have to run... Thunder Blight is too dangerous for you kids to handle...."

But then we heard a gunshot when we saw Thunder Blight go down with a hole in her right wing.

A voice spoke "Just when I was trying to visit some country."

We turned around and saw Corvo.

But the injured alicorn screamed in pain from the gunshot wound.

Birchtooth spoke "Corvo ya IDIOT!!!"

Corvo: Coulda fooled ya.

But then the screaming suddenly became snoring as we saw the hole was actually a tranquilizer dart, much to our surprise and somewhat relief.

Corvo spoke "This tranq makes your head and body thing you actually got shot, but you take a nap without so much as a scratch."

Applebloom spoke "Those two alicorns have a similar bond as OC-verse Twilight... If one gets hurt, the other one does too."

But then we heard more snoring as the other white alicorn was asleep too.

Corvo spoke "I've heard of two birds with one stone, but that's ridiculous."

An orangish mulberry paw whacks Corvo on the head.

Poking her head through a warp ring, OC-verse Twilight spoke in Kurama's voice "Say that again birdbrain, I dare you."

Corvo just rolled his shoulders a bit. "Well, what's going on here?"

OC-verse Twilight spoke "My guess would be that the green eyed alicorn tried to rid herself of her magic which backfired."

Corvo spoke "You make it sound like they're two halves."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Pretty much, Kurama and I are the same way. If I died in battle, so does he."

Corvo spoke Not that, you’re saying they were one pony."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Exactly and much like me and Kurama, the two share damage."

Brigit and Astra showed up.

Thunder Blight soon woke up in a fit of rage.

OC-verse Twilight growls "Oh buck! She's MAD!!!"

Thunder Blight’s eyes suddenly turned golden.

Applebloom immediately contacts Emerald.

Applebloom spoke "*panic in voice* Emerald! We got another hit!!!"

Emerald spoke "Teddie said he suddenly smelled something off where you’re at!"

Applebloom spoke "A different Twilight also sensed it too!"

Emerald spoke "I'm already getting the rest of the team!"

OC-verse Twilight spoke "I'm on my way to Ineighba to pick you guys up!"

OC-verse Twilight engulfs herself in fire, transforming to Twirama before running off to Ineighba to pick Emerald's group up.

Applebloom spoke "The Crusaders and I will hold Blight off long enough!"

Lightning Bliss spoke "No... Don't... You'll only get yourselves killed."

Flintfur pops up suddenly.

Flintfur spoke "A MeadowClan warrior NEVER runs from a fight!"

To Lightning Bliss' surprise, the black Abyssinian-alicorn hybrid had the mark of the Knights of Harmony.

Applebloom was holding the golden Tanto sword with her magic.

Applebloom spoke "Neither does a member of the Alicorn Alliance, especially one with the mark of the Roses."

To be continued...

Crusaders Versus Thunder Blight!
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Crusaders Versus Thunder Blight!

*Flintfur's POV*

I was snarling at the insane alicorn.

Applebloom and the other Crusaders had surrounded their fellow alicorn.

Scootaloo spoke "This is gonna be sweet!"

I spoke "We're only stalling that madmare until the other Twilight gets back!"

Astra growled as Brigit drew her blade with Corvo bringing out his firearms.

A roar rang clear, indicating that Twirama was on her way back with Emerald's group.

Brigit spoke "Guess it won’t be long. Good thing I rose to a Dreadnought class earlier."

I spoke "Guess you didn't take Danyelle into account, I heard she's the current guardian of all Behemoths."

Brigit gasps "What? I thought they were legends."

A Lightningboom streaks across the sky.

Danyelle spoke "Nari thought the same thing but I proved her wrong!"

But then Kaminari flew in with Aeon Ocean.

The other sirens had followed Aeon.

Adagio spoke "Regardless, we need to stop that mare before she lays the hurt on someone... Namely the trio of dumbasses."

Aria and Sonata stifled their snickers at that.

Adagio spoke "I was talking about Golden Ingot, Pierce and that dumbass hippogriff..."

That made Aria and Sonata laugh.

Lightning snickers "You talking about Silver Quill? He's such a pain in the ass!"

Twirama spoke "Now isn't a good time!"

Corvo spoke "Probably save the jokes for after this."

Twirama spoke "EXACTLY!!!"

Danyelle spoke "Maybe you should relax when you get home, Twirama."

Twirama spoke "Oh shut up fuzzball."

Corvo spoke "Well, better be ready."

Twirama howls, calling in another Twilight.

A warp ring opens up before Redux-verse Twilight along with a pair of Mew Poké-Mobians follow after her though one of the Mew Poké-Mobians had two tails instead of one.

Brigit asks "Hmm?"

Twirama spoke "Something I picked up from my universe's Danyelle, I can call in any fighter from across the multiverse to help out."

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "Yeah so Myth, Danyelle and I answered the call right after it went out."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Plus I sense a huge fight later on down the road... One where a male version of OC-verse Twilight puts out a call to several other Twilights..."

Twilight soon pops up with a few other alicorns.

Twilight asks "A major fight?"

Twirama spoke "I would have to talk to Bayonetta about that later..."

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "Same with the one in my universe."

Brigit spoke "Come on, let’s fight Blight already."

Despite her weakened state, Lightning Bliss got back onto her hooves.

Lightning Bliss spoke "This is my mess, I have to stop it. Thunder Blight and I are one in the same!"

A rainbow shimmer appears in Lightning Bliss' eyes as she thought about all of her friends.

Lightning Bliss spoke "My friends are my strength! Plus rainbows make me smile!"

Lightning Bliss fires a rainbow colored beam of magic at Thunder Blight.

Thunder Blight fired a black and white beam, clashing with Bliss’ beam.

Both Twilights and Twirama place a wing on Bliss' back, providing the alicorn more courage as the other alicorns follow.

Myth and Redux-verse Danyelle place a hand onto Bliss' back.

The sirens stood by Bliss' side.

Even the Crusaders and I stood by Bliss' side.

Lightning spoke "You will never win Blight because I have one thing you will NEVER have and that's friendship!"

Lightning Bliss soon overpowers Thunder Blight, weakening the alicorn.

But then black monsters started appearing.

Twirama and Redux-Verse Twilight spoke "Heartless!"

Twirama and Redux-Verse Twilight roar loud, calling in the Sora and Zoey from their respective universe.

Both cat Mobians and the two Pegasi rip the Heartless to shreds with their keyblades.

OC-verse Zoey spoke "Good thing Sora and I were on standby in case this happened."

Redux-verse Zoey spoke "Agreed."

OC-verse Sora spoke "This never gets old."

Redux-verse Sora laughs "I know! And it was rather funny when my universe's Danyelle pissed Donald off! He was a raging ball of feathers!"

OC-verse Sora spoke "Heh, I know."

OC-verse Zoey giggles "But no matter the universe, Ein's an idiot! And he screams like a girl!"

Twilight laughs "Golden Ingot's the same way!"

Twirama laughs "Haha! Really? That name is SO obvious!"

Redux-verse Twilight laughs "But regardless, Ein... Or in this case, Golden Ingot, is a total idiot!"

Twilight giggles "Heehee, yes."

All three Twilights spoke "But it is safe to say that Pierce is also an idiot."

Redux-verse Zoey spoke "*shudder* Hearing three Twilights speak at the same time is just as creepy as hearing two Celestias talk at the same time..."

OC-verse Zoey spoke "It's bad enough I'm still chicken shit when it comes to ghosts."

Danyelle yowls loud, causing several heartless to explode.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Holy hairballs..."

Corvo spoke "Yeah, she's tough alright."

Redux-verse Danyelle snickers "I got a rather embarrassing photo of my universe's Zecora though."

OC-Verse Danyelle asks "Can ya show me?"

Redux-verse Danyelle snickers "Since my universe's Zecora's half lamia now from a spell gone wrong, here's a photo of her pre-lamia while stretching."

OC-verse Danyelle snickered before she laughed.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "And my universe's Dren had pranked Shadow one time by throwing a stick of dynamite at the hedgehog along with a block of gold thus causing Shadow to attack Ein instead!"

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "Last thing I need is my universe's Twilight and Zecora challenging each other."

A voice was heard from OC-Verse Danyelle's game system and it reminded Danyelle of Vince's voice.

Megaman spoke "The thought of it is really scary..."

Danyelle gasps "Vince?"

Vince pops up suddenly.

Vince asks "You called sis?"

OC-Danyelle asks "Huh?"

Danyelle spoke "Sorry about that, I said my twin brother's name."

OC-Verse Danyelle asks "Twin brother?"

Danyelle spoke "Yeah, Vince is my twin while Lan's our younger brother."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "I've got two adopted brothers and an adopted sister."

OC-Verse Danyelle's jaw dropped in shock.

Seiko and his team soon arrived.

Much to Seiko's shock, there were three versions of Twilight and Danyelle.

Emerald screams "WHAT THE?! What's going on?!"

Danyelle spoke "Counterparts."

But Emerald's head was steaming with her eyes comically being spinning swirls.

Danyelle whacks Emerald with a wing.

Danyelle spoke "I'm the Danyelle you know, the other two are my counterparts from different universes."

Sunao spoke "That's... a bit hard to swallow."

Twilight spoke "Sometimes, OC-verse Twilight goes by Twirama so she's not mistaken for me."

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "In combat, I often go by Deep Lilac due to the fact I'm half alien."

Shima asks "A demon and an alien?"

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Nine tailed beast and two tailed beast."

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "Long story."

Miran spoke "Anyway, there's a Shadow to beat."

Thunder Blight soon disappears back into Lightning Bliss.

Seiko asks "Are you okay?"

Lightning spoke "Never better."

Apple Bloom started looking for Troubleshoes.

Troubleshoes had his body stuck in a barrel.

OC-verse Twilight and Redux-verse Twilight were both snickering.

Troubleshoes spoke "Me and mah bad luck..."

OC-verse Twilight and Redux-verse Twilight both spoke "We think you're looking at your cutie mark the wrong way."

Applebloom spoke "Exactly!"

A flash of metal was quickly seen before the barrel falls off Troubleshoes, revealing a pair of wings on his back.

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "Holy hairballs, he's an alicorn!"

Applebloom asks "Didn't expect that. What about his head?"

OC-verse Twilight spoke "He'd got a horn too."

Applebloom spoke "Okay, wasn't expectin' that at all."

Danyelle spoke "None of us saw it coming."

OC-verse Twilight, OC-verse Sora, OC-verse Zoey and OC-verse Danyelle went back to their universe while Redux-verse Twilight and her friends went back to their universe.

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Make New Friends But Keep Discord
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Make New Friends But Keep Discord

*Discord's POV*

Fluttershy told me about the upcoming event. And I have someone in mind to bring with me.

Yui asks "Dad?"

"Yes?" I noticed.

Yui asks "Seeing as thought you're going to the gala with mom, who should I go with?"

Ooh... That's a hard question to answer.

Yui spoke "I could ask Gau to go with me, he is my mate after all."

That made me nervous about that. "Are you sure about that?"

Yui spoke "Dad... You're more paranoid than Twilight was when she thought she was going to be late with a letter to Celestia."

"You're my daughter, Yui. Of course I'd be worried about you." I pointed out.

Yui giggles "I'm not a hatchling anymore."

Gau soon pops up with tickets to the Gala.

Gau spoke "Hey Discord."

“Hello Gau,” I greeted back.

Pandora soon pops up with a scared look on her face.

Pandora spoke "Dissy, I have bad news...."

“What is it?” I asked.

Pandora spoke "C-Cosmos has broken free of her prison... and I fear she might try to take you from me... And since the Gala's tonight, that'll give her a chance..."

Vera then showed up. “Had a feeling that might happen, so I let Celestia and Luna know ahead of time. That way, we’ll be ready.”

Pandora spoke "That won't work Vera, Cosmos will steal their magic. And we can't call in backup from the OC-verse and Redux-verse since they're also busy."

Vera asks "Did I not mention having called in Summer and the Heartsverse for possible assistance if needed?"

Yui spoke "But auntie, you also forgot one thing... Barring Princess Cadence and Prince Shining, at least 60 adult alicorns are attending the Gala... that's like an all you can eat buffet for a magic stealer like Tirek or Cosmos."

Vera spoke "*Facepalm!* Do I have to spell it out?"

Yui spoke "Don't make me call in Uncle Gator."

Vera spoke "I’m saying that magic-sucking won’t happen. I personally made sure of that."

All of a sudden, the magic compact I had goes off.

Twilight spoke "I know this is a bad time but that insane draconequus is in Canterlot! And she's taken Celestia's magic!"

Vera spoke "*Puts on swimming cap* Time to get to work."

Vera dove into a portal as it splashed like a swimming pool.

But because of the amount of magic that Cosmos had taken from the alicorns, Vera couldn't go through the portal.

Twilight spoke "*voice only* I should have warned her..."

Vera snapped her fingers as we were now at Canterlot and saw Cosmos.

Vera spoke "Now then..."

Vera suddenly dived at Cosmos and suddenly went inside her.

But since Cosmos had taken Azure's speed as well, the insane draconequus was too fast for Vera to catch.

Azure spoke "She took my speed and the magic from ALL of the alicorns here! She's nearly impossible to stop!"

But then Cosmos started coughing more violently before she fainted from lack of air with her black eyes with dark-purple slits still open.

Vera spoke "Now to find out what's going on."

Vera's right hand leapt out of Cosmos' mouth, carrying some kind of dark cloud.

Vera spoke "So this is the cause. Well, bye-bye."

Vera crushed the cloud, eradicating it as Cosmos' eyes turned yellow with her slits becoming black before she started blinking, waking up.

Cosmos groans "Ugh... where am I?"

Vera asks "Finally woken up, eh Cosmos?"

Cosmos asks "Sumarda?"

Vera spoke "I go by Vera nowadays."

Cosmos asks "Wha... What happened? Where am I?"

Vera spoke "The right question is WHEN are you. A ton of years has passed while you were being controlled."

Cosmos spoke "Controlled? Last thing I remember was seeing Discord and Pandora being happy when I suddenly blacked out."

Twilight and the other alicorns were out cold since their magic was gone.

Yui growls "MURDERER!!!"

Cosmos spoke "*Genuinely confused and nervous* W-What happened? Wait, why do I feel... *GASP!* Oh no!"

Cosmos intentionally punched herself in the stomach before she barfed out all the magic she stole as they returned to their rightful owners.

Azure spoke "Ugh... Let's NEVER talk about this again..."

I spoke "Before my daughter loses her temper, I have a few questions to ask you Cosmos..."

Cosmos teases "What? Jealous I'm a better prankster than you?"

That caught me off guard as Rainbow Dash, Pinkie and Vera snickered.

"That's not the point." I said as Cosmos tilted her head in confusion.

I ask "Remember what happened 2000 years ago before Yui had hatched?"

Cosmos asks "*Genuinely confused* Huh? What happened that long ago?"

I growl "Don't play dumb with me Cosmos, you killed Yui's siblings!"

Spottedleaf growls at the Draconequus.

But Cosmos actually seemed surprised. "Hold on, what? That's gotta be a joke. I mean, sure my pranks might hurt others slightly, but no way I would actually just up and kill defenseless eggs."

Applejack spoke "Yer lyin'..."

Crosswind spoke "But what if she's tellin' the truth AJ? That corruption can do crazy things to folks."

After coming through a warp ring, OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I'll be the judge of that."

OC-verse Danyelle approached Cosmos.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Time to see what's worth learning in there."

OC-verse Danyelle placed her hand on Cosmos' head and used her Dimensional Scream before she soon backed away, holding her head in pain from what she witnessed.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "All of that time... trapped inside..."

Cosmos asks "Huh? You good?"

OC-verse Danyelle shook her head, feeling better.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Well, you never really meant all that you did to happen while under the corruption's control since you never knew about that, but that corruption took control of you when you felt really jealous of Pandora."

Cosmos looked away, looking very embarrassed.

Lan spoke "Uh sis, you don't have the Dimensional Scream."

We realized the one who investigated Cosmos was actually the Danyelle from the OC-verse.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I sensed something was off so I came to look."

OC-Verse Danyelle smiled at Vera before speaking “And thanks for the heads up.”

Vera spoke "I try."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Anyways, I should get going before my universe's Ein pulls a prank on Shadow... Again..."

OC-Verse Danyelle opened a Warp Ring and went back to her universe as Cosmos really looked depressed of what she learned of her actions over the years.

Danyelle spoke "Look Cosmos... As my OC-verse counterpart would say... The past can hurt but the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it."

Cosmos spoke "But how…? I know Discord won’t want to see me ever again, let alone forgive me after what I did."

Spottedleaf spoke "If it gets to be too much, you can take a step back and start again."

Cosmos spoke "But… *Sniffle!* He was the first and only friend I ever had before he introduced me to Vera."

Cosmos looked like her eye dams were about to break.

Spottedleaf spoke "From one immortal to another, here's another piece of advice. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift, that's why it's called the present."

Cosmos finally broke as she started sobbing freely with waterfalls and rivers of tears came from her eyes.

Twilight spoke "If it wasn't for Featherwhisker, we of the Alliance wouldn't have known about the problems that Mr Rich's ex-wife was causing."

Okay, now I’m really starting to feel sorry for Cosmos. And it looks like Pandora and Yui are feeling that too.

Pandora spoke "I'm still mad at her though..."

Yui spoke "I… I don’t know… I mean, what happened was the corruption’s fault."

Pandora spoke "Corruption or not, I nearly lost you 2000 years ago though Yui."

Pandora was shaking.

Yui spoke "Mom, please. Can’t we give her another chance? I think my siblings would agree."

Spottedleaf spoke "If somecat with a murderous past can be forgiven, then who's to say we can't forgive a Draconequus who was blinded by the corruption? I would."

Cosmos asks "*Sniffle!* R-Really?"

Spottedleaf spoke "Barring Tigerclaw since he had no chance of redemption, I'm a very forgiving cat."

Cosmos rushed up to Spottedleaf and hugged her while still sniffling with tears as Spottedleaf hugged her back.

Flintfur chuckles "Wow, her emotions are all over the place tonight."

Cosmos spoke "Discord… Pandora… If there was any way to bring those eggs back, I would have done that. So please let me say this, from the bottom of my heart… *Tearfully* I’m sorry."

Twilight spoke "I lost two of my own foals since I couldn't carry four to full term though. But the memory is still there."

Vera asks "Hey Cosmos, why don’t you stay in Blobtopia for a while?"

Cosmos asks "R-Really?

Vera spoke "Yeah, all this info being learned at once must be hard on you. It’s the least I can do for my BDFF. That’s “Best Draconequus Friend Forever” by the way, folks."

Flintfur snickers before bursting into laughter, setting the others off into laughter.

Vera asks "Oh really? Then what about Twilight’s BBBFF, Big Brother Best Friend Forever?"

Danyelle's neck fur fluffs up suddenly when she found a dark tabby Abyssinian kitten with amber eyes.

Danyelle spoke "Someone better go get Brambleclaw... now..."

Spottedleaf teleports before reappearing with Brambleclaw.

Brambleclaw asks "What’s going on?"

Danyelle was holding a kitten that looked a lot like Tigerclaw in her arms.

Brambleclaw asks "Anyone called in the reincarnation?"

Spottedleaf and Flintfur yank Brambleclaw's tail with magic.

Brambleclaw asks "What?"

Spottedleaf spoke "It may look like Tigerclaw but it's not him."

Brambleclaw sighs "Think I don't know that?"

Danyelle spoke "Regardless, a kitten this young can't survive long on its own."

Brambleclaw asks "Saying my mate and I should bring him back in?

Danyelle checks the kitten's gender.

Danyelle spoke "It's a girl and I will be raising her."

Brambleclaw asks "Are you sure about this?"

Danyelle spoke "If I can handle Irene's unpredictable magic spurts, a magicless kitten will be easy."

End

Searching for the Truth
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

Searching for the Truth

*Rainbow Dash’s POV*

I was catching a few z’s in my nap when I found myself facing Igor, Margaret and Marie again.

Igor asks "Welcome… to the Velvet Room. How may I help you two?"

I looked around and saw Seiko next to me.

Igor asks "You both have solved and deflected the disaster that so nearly fell upon you. Is there something else beyond this you need our assistance with?"

Seiko spoke "There’s one last thing…"

Come to think of it, I couldn’t help but feel something off.

Igor spoke "Intriguing… So, is there still something that leaves you unsatisfied? Hmmm… What may that be? Well then… Let’s take a look and see what it is you might be sensing."

Igor raised his hands before floating, circling shards appeared.

Margaret gasps.

Marie spoke "Wow… That’s a lot…"

Igor spoke "Ah, this is a surprise… these are shards of power, allowing one to see through the truth of things without being swayed by hollow rumors. Interesting… Indeed you both have come here today for a reason. Then I shall play my part as well."

Igor fused the shards into one as it created a crystal orb.

Igor spoke "That is a crystal of power which you have both nurtured through your journey… An orb that repels fabrications of all sorts, dispels lies, and shines upon the truth."

So Seiko and I got an Orb of Sight.

Marie spoke "Hey… I remembered something about myself. …I was born a long, long time ago. I was… the unconscious “wish” shared by beings’ minds. To protect the world of beings, walk the path of beings, fulfill the “wish of the world…” That was my role. But… Creatures changed. Beings stopped wishing for truth and life… Or maybe they just stopped paying attention. Eventually, the “me” that wanted to protect beings and the “me” that wanted to fulfill beings’ wish couldn’t stay as one. …The desires of beings had no bounds, and one day, my other half became its own existence, much larger than myself. I was left behind, with no power or memories… I became a tiny fragment, incapable of even clearing the fog without giving my own life to do so… “Kusumi-no-Okami.” The rest… you already know. Without my powers, I became a tool, manipulated by the other me… You two already know, huh. The cause of it all, the one who created the Midnight Mirror and gave you two the power to enter the TM… The real puppet master who tried to fill both worlds with fog, using me and the Sagiri. …If you don’t defeat her, the world will never be truly clear of that fog. Go… Follow what you believe in. The “truth” is right in front of you."

Margaret spoke "Truth is a thing which only appears to those who have observed, considered, and made a choice. At the end of the path you chose lies the truth… Believe in it, and continue without faltering."

Igor chuckles "How marvelous… It seems that you will both reveal the journey’s true end, one beyond our predictive power. Now go… To the place where everything began…"

All of a sudden, all I could see was white light before I woke up with a gasp.

Applejack asks "Y’all alright, Sugarcube?"

“Girls, we’re heading back to Ineighba.” I declared.

Spottedleaf spoke "But none of us were told to go anywhere by StarClan though Rainbow."

Twilight spoke "Spottedleaf's right Rainbow, we don't have time to be flying off to StarClan knows where... Not when Nightmare Night is a few days away."

“I’m dead serious. The fate of the word could be at stake.” I pointed out.

Flintfur spoke "I may not believe that a bunch of dead cats watch over us but Skittles is right though Twilight."

Applejack spoke "…Ah’m comin’ along."

Twilight spoke "But none of us were called by the map though."

Pinkie spoke "Guys! Something’s wrong with the map! It’s totally covered by fog!"

Two mirrors shimmer before Celestia and Cadence step through them since their cutie marks were glowing.

Danyelle spoke "Seeing how bad it's gotten, we have to get backup from the OC-verse."

Celestia spoke "Agreed since OC-verse Danyelle is part of the Alicorn Alliance."

“We have to get to Ineighba, NOW.” I urged.

OC-verse Danyelle soon arrived with her universe's Mane Six.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "It's gotten bad in my universe too since my friends and I can't see anything on the map either."

Redux-verse Danyelle crashed into a wall since she was in Mew form.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Son of a... *incoherent squawking*"

Applejack spoke "Guess the source is from this universe."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Regardless, it affected my universe and the Redux-verse too."

Moonshadow and his friends arrive via magic mirror.

Elusive spoke "And our world too."

“Come on! Let’s go!” I said.

OC-verse Danyelle and Redux-verse Danyelle both use Chaos Control to get the group of alicorns straight to Ineighba in a blink of an eye.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "We're here..."

Redux-verse Danyelle's fur bristled up since she sensed something was off.

Then we saw Seiko confronting a pony at a grocery station.

The attendant spoke "You really are troublesome. Not only did you defeat the two Sagiri I snuck into Hidzume and Shokubutsu, but you even saved that stunted dwarf of a life."

Seiko asks "Are you talking about Marie?"

The attendant spoke "*Chuckle* It’s such a foolish thing. What good is saving her life? She is but rubbish, suitable only for getting rid of that pointless fog. …Hm? Hahahaha…! Don’t tell me she was still carrying that around! Oh, excuse me… I was talking about the bamboo comb your brother has on him."

Seiko spoke "He got it from Marie."

The attendant spoke "Yes… I know. After all, it is a symbol of separation, which is why I gave it to her as we parted ways. How foolish… That comb was a curse, and to think she treasured it all this time. She must have been desperate for something to cling to… There’s a limit to how irresponsible you can get."

Seiko spoke "Don’t you look down on Marie."

The attendant spoke "Hm…? And what are you going to do about it? The last battle wasn’t enough for you? You and that mare certainly have the powers I was expecting.

Seiko asks "What do you mean?

The attendant spoke "I saw the potential the two of you had within you. Your friends were drawn to the spark I stirred within you and that mare. That’s why they are here now with their awakened powers. Still, I didn’t think you’d both make it all the way to me… Indeed, I never expected this at all. You two are really something. I know you’re here."

Yikes! The attendant spotted us.

The attendant spoke "*Approaches Seiko* …What, you don’t remember? When you first came to town and when I sensed the alicorn transformations, I gave both of your powers a gentle push. Just like… this."

I suddenly felt real dizzy, and so did Seiko.

The attendant spoke "You’re not the only ones I welcomed to town with a hoofshake greeting. I did the same for a few outsiders like you. A hoofful of strangers were more than sufficient to stimulate a small place like this. But it seems the stimulus was stronger than I imagined, enough to envelop this town with fog, and later lift it…"

I noticed the place being foggy.

The attendant asks "Not only that, you and those behind you now stand before me as if your assigned parts weren’t enough. What for?"

Seiko spoke "To learn the truth."

The attendant spoke "What will grasping the truth do for you? Why such greed? I guess it’s the foolish of life as a being…"

As the fog grew thicker, the attendant earth pony was suddenly in the air as an alicorn mare in a white robe and without the cap.

The mare spoke "I… am Izanami. Ameno-Sagiri, ruler of the fog, is merely an aspect of myself that I birthed long ago. You awakened to a power I had not imagined. You defeated the two Sagiri, and the one fragment born from me. And now here you two stand, face to face with me… I can no longer ignore this situation as mere foolishness. This may be fate, as decreed by the world… Very well. This time, I shall put my full strength against you. But in return… you and your allies must come prepared to follow through in your futile resistance. *Chuckle* I’ll be waiting for you there."

The mare suddenly vanished completely, leaving no track behind as Kaze, Emerald and Shima showed up.

Emerald spoke "Hey, are you all right?! Who was that you were just talking to!? Did she… just disappear!? Wait, don’t tell me…!"

“Guys, we should tell them what happened.” I told my friends.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "It's just as I feared... We're dealing with a god..."

We explained to Kaze, Emerald and Shima what happened.

Shima spoke "So… it wasn’t over after all."

Kaze spoke "You guys are saying this so-called Izanami is the conductor, and she’s waiting for us in the other world? If we don’t beat her, I’m sure it’ll all happen again."

Emerald spoke "O-Okay. The others aren’t far off, so I’ll call them up!"

Kaze spoke "Yeah, will ya? Tell ‘em this is really gonna close the case!"

Shima spoke "Right. We’ll defeat her, and put an end to this for sure this time!"

Emerald spoke "Alright, then once we’re all ready, let’s meet up at Junes!"

All of the gathered alicorns cheer.

Twilight spoke "We should notify Rising Sun about this too."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "The main piece of my Stand can't fight back against the one that created her."

Redux-verse Danyelle nodded as well.

Spottedleaf spoke "Given that Izanami's a primordial god... That can and will put me, Redux-verse Danyelle and OC-verse Danyelle at a major disadvantage."

Later, after we discussed the situation with the Investigation Team, we went into the TM as Karei searched with her persona.

Karei spoke "I sense a tremendous presence… It’s unlike anything we had faced… And it seems like a new area has formed…"

Karei withdrew her persona.

Kaze spoke "I bet it’s that lady… She’s waiting for us there. That reminds me… That Ameno-something we beat said stuff like, “We’ll meet again.” If that thing’s gonna show up again, let’s crush him completely so he can’t cause anymore problems from here on out!"

Rising Sun growls "Let's end this ONCE AND FOR ALL!!! TIL EQUIS ENDS..."

The OC-verse Mane Six spoke "PONY GUARD DEFEND!!!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "CHARGE!!!!"

Kanji spoke "Damn straight! Let’s go snap that thing in two. We’ll do it, and give Senpai and Miran-san a big farewell tomorrow!"

Shima spoke "Let’s do our best like always… Leader."

Seiko spoke "*Nod* Right."

Emerald spoke "It is kinda sad that this… really is gonna be the last time we do something like this. You know, this might sound like a weird thing to say… but it was a lot of fun."

Sunao: That’s because we all strove together toward a common goal. There were many things we believed in without questioning them… The culprit’s identity… Their motives… There were many occasions where we nearly gave up.

Kochuu: Looking the other way might have been easier to choose, but we didn’t do that."

Kiko: Even if we fought nonstop while moving on… I want to feel, see, touch and think for myself while going forward."

Goryuu: Yep, but one creature can only get so much if they’re alone. That’s why we’re here."

Emerald spoke "Right! All for one and one for all!"

Kanji spoke "So long as someone’s got your back, you can kick against the pricks no matter how tough they are!"

Karei spoke "This is for our future!"

Kaze spoke "So we can see them off tomorrow with no regrets!"

Teddie spoke "*As Heifa giggled* Eeeewww… Kaze always has to try to make himself look all cool… But he’s so pathetic, it makes my skiiin crawl…"

Kaze spoke "Probably fleas on your ratty old suit. I spilled juice on you earlier."

Teddie spoke "No wonder I smell of orangey freshness…!"

We couldn’t help but laugh.

Miran spoke "Come on, let’s end this!

We all went off, finding ourselves in a maze.

Karei spoke "Wh-What is this place…? It doesn’t feel anything like the other areas… Whenever we’d go in to rescue someone, I could sense their restless heart, and how unstable it felt… But there’s none of that here… Does this Izanami creature not have a heart or something…? Who is she…? Anyways, be careful, Senpai!"

Rising Sun spoke "I never mentioned this before but Izanami... is my mother... My real name is Amaterasu..."

As Teddie and Kaze were about to move forward, they comically tripped and fell at that.

Kaze asks "Wait-what?!"

Rising Sun spoke "I was too scared to admit the truth to the entire Alliance back when I first joined."

Then I remembered Rising Sun acting off while around Marie.

A huge flash of light engulfs Rising Sun, causing the others and I to shield our eyes.

After the light faded, an alicorn in the exact same colors as Rising Sun was seen.

Danyelle spoke "Whoa."

Rising howls "Let's take that bitch down once and for all!"

Redux-verse Twilight shifted to her Deep Lilac form since it was her combat form.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "The fate of all our worlds depends on this outcome!"

It took a long while, but we managed to find Izanami and confront her.

Izanami spoke "Congratulations in making it this far."

Kaze spoke "Well thank you very much, Ms. Root of All Evil!"

Sunao asks "You granted certain individuals the power to enter the TMs. You created the Midnight Mirror as well. And lastly, you started a rumor about the Midnight Mirror to raise its public awareness… Is this correct?"

Izanami spoke "All save one point. This “Midnight Mirror” you speak of… It is indeed a device to draw hearts into this world. But it was always your individual wills that would determine what appeared on it. Beings ache to expose their suppressed sides, while the prying eyes around them are curious to seem them laid bare. The want to show, and the want to see… I created a “window” that catered to both. That is all."

Kochuu spoke "Everyone wishing to know more about famous creatures through the media, the Midnight Channel granted those wishes. After the creature wanted to be seen entered the TM world, they’d show up much more clearly."

Sunao spoke "I see… So that’s how it worked."

Karei gasps "Are you saying… all you did was give that initial spark to Senpai, Rainbow Dash-hime and the others, then watched things unfold? And the rumor spreading, things going wrong… We’re to blame for all that’s happened!?"

Shima asks "Creatures’ curiosity was at fault…?"

Izanami spoke "Everything was for your sake… To create the world beings so wanted. Beings struggles to understand one another. You can only truly know a finite number of creatures within your lifetime… But beings disregard this fact, and try to know more creatures than is possible. Only by comparing yourself to others can you define yourself. Thus your ever-present anxiety… Your anxiety causes you to see only what you want to see, and believe only what you wish to believe… *Glare* As I said… your desire is for a world enshrouded in fog!"

Seiko spoke "That’s not true."

“Don’t put words into our mouths!” I shouted.

Sunao spoke "I must agree that the vast majority of creatures are exactly as you say."

Emerald spoke "But we don’t intend to live that way."

Kanji spoke "If we were fine with the world you’re making, we’d never have come this far, dammit."

Kaze spoke "We’ll keep searching for the truth and figuring out who we are, as we go on with our lives."

Karei spoke "We all will… together."

Teddie spoke "That’s right! No more butting into our business!"

Shima spoke "We will continue to live in our world with everyone else. That’s why…"

“We’ll decide our own fate!” Seiko, Miran and I finished as Izanami suddenly became enveloped in fog.

Kanji spoke "Man, it’s hazy."

Goryuu spoke "No kidding."

We noticed something appearing in the fog as it cleared, revealing Izanami.

Emerald spoke "Sheesh, it’s huge!

Kaze spoke "Come on, you know we’ve been through way worse than this thing. This is just the send-off our leader and Miran deserves!"

Kiko spoke "And no way we’re not gonna go through with it to the end!"

Kaze spoke "Alright! Time for the grand finale!"

All of us readied for battle.

Rising spoke "THIS MADNESS ENDS NOW MOTHER!!! I WON'T LET YOU PUSH ME OR MY FRIENDS AROUND!!!"

Twirama spoke "YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY!! THE BIGGER THEY ARE, THE HARDER THEY FALL!!!"

We attacked Izanami, who struck back with lightning and bless attacks, hitting us.

Rising Sun blasts Izanami with the same attacks as Danyelle flung fire and ice at the mad goddess.

Izanami wasn't fazed by the attacks much as she attacked us again.

Redux-verse Danyelle flew into a Volt Tackle-Spindash combo, ripping through Izanami's neck.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Shit! None of our attacks are working on her!"

Redux-verse Danyelle shot a quad-element Roar into the sky, calling down High Goddess Faust as well as Izanagi.

Redux-verse Danyelle gasps "Did I just...?!?"

Seiko summoned his main persona, Izanagi as well as the attacks definitely hurt her a bit. But after a while, all of our attacks were somehow impervious to her.

High Goddess Faust spoke "We can't win against her!"

But then Seiko and I remembered something.

Igor spoke “That is a crystal of power which you have both nurtured through your journey… An orb that repels fabrications of all sorts, dispels lies, and shines upon the truth.”

Margaret spoke “Truth is a thing which only appears to those who have observed, consider, and made a choice. At the end of the path you chose lies the truth… Believe in it, and continue without faltering.”

“Thinking what I’m thinking?” I asked Seiko.

Seiko: Definitely.

Seiko and I brought out the Orb of Sight as it started to show Izanami’s real form.

Izanami spoke "Well then… Allow me to show you my full splendor…"

Izanami’s true form was now shown.

Izanami-no-Okami spoke "I… am a god… I’ll teach you the truth of your minuscule existences."

Sunao spoke "We’ve made it this far. We can’t lose now!"

Izanami-no-Okami spoke "You cannot defeat me with strength alone… Soon, you will understand."

Karei spoke "Look out! We’ve never seen anything like her!"

A powerful blast hits Izanami, stripping her powers.

High Goddess Faust spoke "You may be a goddess but I AM A HIGH GODDESS! THUS I HAVE MORE POWER THAN YOU DO!!"

Cocoa Swirl and Foxsong started singing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rECCaEoJdy4 in tandem with the other alicorns, boosting the strength of High Goddess Faust while weakening Izanami.

High Goddess Faust spoke "Can you hear the voices of those who don't want you around? A true god should ALWAYS be benevolent!"

But then we heard ghastly voices, drowning out the singing.

Izanami-no-Okami spoke "Do you not hear the voices of the masses? They say they're happy in the fog. Goodbye... Accept the reality of your death... Thousand Curses."

The moment she said that, red and black hands emerged from the ground and started grabbing everyone down, one by one, and they were completely indestructible. Soon, only Seiko and I were left.

Izanami-no-Okami spoke "It's unfortunate that our battle must end this way..."

Seiko and I were then grabbed by the hands as they took us.

...Did we... lose...? Did we actually just... fail..?

A stallion spoke "My apologies for my action."

I was suddenly slapped as I found myself facing Theo and saw Seiko on the ground as Margaret approached him. Theodore suddenly summoned a huge snake.

Theodore spoke "I truly am sorry, but this is farewell."

The snake launched an attack at me before I... was suddenly shielded?

Azure's voice spoke "Dashie! Please! Come back to us! DASHIE!"

Azure...

Margaret spoke "*To Seiko* What are you doing? Get up. You are not someone allowed to fall here. You must know already... The true nature of bonds... What bonds give to you... Here, listen closely..."

Kojima's voice scoffs "What's the matter? Isn't it too early to give up? You taught me what a family truly is. I had my hooves full just with Tenshi when you and your brother came rolling in... Haha, I wasn't sure what to do... But then again... I came back up as many times as I need to with you three with me... However painful it gets, I'll just grit my teeth... I'll get up as many times as I have to for you three... A father can be pretty stupid that way, huh?"

Miran's voice spoke "You moron... Why are you lying down like that and letting your little bro do all the work? We need your help, so please... Keep going."

Kaze's voice asks "Don't go, partner... Everything inside me changed after I met you... I'm... glad we met. I wouldn't have made it this far if I hadn't done it alongside you... You can't let it end this way, right? You can keep going... Right, partner?"

Kiko's voice: After what happened to me... I was completely lost on who I am... But then you came along and helped me realized that. So please... Get up.

Emerald's voice spoke "No... Don't leave me...! I'm scared... I'm such a stubborn, two-faced coward... But you understood me... That's why... I can become as strong as I need to be..."

Shima's voice spoke "Hey... Can you hear me? Don't close your eyes yet... I'll give you and Rainbow Dash our strength... You two are our last hope... Please... Get back up, just once more..."

Kanji's voice: Yo Senpai, how much longer you gonna just lie there? You ain't like that, Senpai... You're not the kinda guy who can let it drop like this... That ain't the Senpai I look up to... Get back up... Just one more time... Let me protect you..."

Goryuu's voice: That's it?... This is all you're gonna do? Where's the Seiko who keeps moving forward no matter what? The pony who searches for the truth? Where's that pony? Come on, you can do it."

Karei's voice: Senpai... Thanks... I'm glad I came to this town... When I think back on all the fun I had with you... Senpai... Please stand up just one more time. We'll be your strength..."

Sunao's voice: S-Senpai... If you stay down... I won't forgive you. You... gave me a reason to stay just as I am. For someone like you to leave me in the dark halfway like this... Please stand up, just once more... Let's fight this together. Never fear... We're always together."

Kochuu's voice spoke "Come on, Senpai... You inspire us to accept and learn more about ourselves... If you lose now, everything will end... So please get up one more time... Let us help you."

I heard a fox cry out weakly with a yip.

Stallion's voice 1: You really had our back, didn't you?"

Stallion's voice 2: Don't lose, Blade!"

Mare's voice 1: You gotta be joking... Don't you care that I won't be able to take another step forward if you disappear...? I... couldn't stick by someone who'd do that to me..."

Stallion's voice 3: Please don't give up, Senpai... I've had enough with nearly losing the creatures most precious to me... I almost lost Kiko, my big sister... I don't want to lose you too..."

A second mare spoke "You idiot... Always insisting on doing everything yourself... Some things, you can only do because you're not alone... It doesn't matter if it's a coltfriend, a friend, or family... You'll always have to part someday... But... Our bonds mean we never truly have to say farewell..."

A third mare spoke "Keep it up... I believe in you..."

A fourth mare spoke "I'm sorry I can't be there to support you in your hour of need... Life... It's filled with so many things that are dirty, grotesque, and painful... There's no way you can stand it alone... But no one is truly alone in this world. You know that, cine you've protected those precious to you, right? C'mon, creatures are waiting for you..."

An Elderly mare's voice asks "Come on, my dear. It's too early yet for you to sleep... I know you must be a little tired... But there are creatures still waiting for you... Have you really done everything you can for those precious to you?"

A Young stallion's voice spoke "Thanks, mister. To tell the truth, to be brave, to stand up again, to believe... You taught me all those things... You have to believe that you're not alone either, mister..."

A fifth mare spoke "Mister... Actually, you're only a high-school colt... You must've been through so much pain... It must've been so tough for you... But... it's wonderful to be able to protect someone who matters to you... You showed me that joy..."

Hidzume's voice asks "Man, you're so cruel. You make me take responsibility for my sins, but you're gonna let this bitch take you down like this? Haha... That's hilarious. ...Get up. You're not like me, right?"

Teddie's voice spoke "Sensei... I'll... protect you, Sensei. You gave me my life... You're important to me... I'm not alone anymore... And neither are you, Sensei... I'm sure together, we can do things that no one could do alone..."

Heifa's voice spoke "Seiko, please get up... We'll help you and Rainbow Dash win this fight... We'll show her the power of beings that fight together..."

Tenshi's voice spoke "Hey... Big bro... Are you going to leave me behind...? I'll be a good filly... So don't go... I don't want you to go... Big Bro..."

Fluttershy's voice spoke "Please, don't go Rainbow Dash... You're my best friend since we were fillies... I can't let it end this way... You helped me find the Kindness I have right now... So please fight this monster..."

Pinkie's voice spoke "Go go Dashie! She's our mare! If she can't do it, it isn't fair!... All jokes aside, without you, I feel like my Laughter would just go poof, and I'd become a party pooper... So please win this..."

Rarity's voice spoke "Please don't give up, Rainbow Dash... You're the one who helped me discover my Generosity... You've been so generous to helping us... So please let us help you..."

Applejack's voice spoke "Some element of Honesty I was before I accepted my Shadow... You helped me earn that Honesty, so I ain't gonna let you die... Keep goin', ya ain't done yet."

Twilight's voice spoke "Your Sonic Rainboom connected all of us, that helped us create the friendships and Harmony we now have... You helped me with my Magic as you showed your Loyalty..."

Danyelle's voice spoke "Come on, Skittles... You can do this..."

Spottedleaf's voice spoke "Rainbow Dash... Ever since I came into this world, I've been learning new things... And I know that we will never give up, ever, no matter what stands in our way... So I know you have what it takes to win..."

But then I looked behind to see a hill of mirrors that glow as they showed my shadow and Seiko's shadow. "Th-Those are...!"

Shadow Rainbow Dash and Shadow Seiko spoke "I was afraid of a future without my friends... Afraid of leaving... leaving everyone behind and moving forward on my own... I don't wanna be alone again... I've been alone, and I won't go back...!"

Somehow, I felt like Seiko and I agreed with that.

"Yeah... I won't go back!" I growled as I fought the giant snake.

Theodore spoke "*As I charged at the snake* Now it is... The grand finale!"

The snake and I collided, sending me and Theo flying back.

Marie's voice spoke "...Can you hear everyone's voices? The people do not wish for a world enveloped in fog. There are times when they'll stop and think they can't go another step, but everyone desperately pushes on. Please... Grant everyone's wishes... Bring light to creatures' hearts... Please get up... Just once more!"

Shadow Rainbow Dash and Shadow Seiko spoke "*As Seiko and I got up* I wanted to stay with everyone forever. I didn't care if it was an illusion created by the fog. Life without a connection to beings is miserable. It's not the life I want, I just need them here, no matter what the cost."

Seiko spoke "You're right. We had no use for the truth, did we? As long as I had them, I didn't care if it was an illusion."

"It didn't matter. I know who you are, and you're me." Seiko and I admitted as our Shadows nodded in agreement as the mirrors became two cards as each one floated to me and Seiko. "I am... no longer alone!"

Seiko summoned Izanagi and I summoned Jing Wei as they attacked the giant snake and defeated it before Margaret and Theo walked toward us.

Theodore spoke "Even if everything is lost to you, abandonment is what neither of you will ever feel. Please for your sakes, never forget that."

Theo and Margaret vanished as Seiko and I were ready to end this.

"Thank you." Seiko and I smiled as we found ourselves facing Inazami-no-Okami again. She tried using Thousand Curses on the two of us, but the hands just phased through our bodies as we were unaffected.

Izanami-no-Okami gasps "Impossible... Can the will of so few surpass the will of the masses!?"

The goddess attacked us, as we were still standing.

Izanami-no-Okami asks "How can your powers rival mine...?"

Another attack, still standing.

Izanami-no-Okami spoke "Why...? Why don't you understand...? It's impossible for beings to grasp the truth with their own hands..."

"Think it's time to show you what real power is!" I declared as Seiko and I threw away our glasses and summoned two cards glowing with energy before we shattered them. Seiko summoned Izanagi-no-Okami as I summoned Nike, the Goddess of Victory.

Seiko spoke "Anyone can do it, as long as they open their eyes and look around... They'll see the truth!"

Nike used Sentinel of Zeus as Izanagi-no-Okami used Myriad Truths, as the double attack completely defeated Izanami-no-Okami with everyone being brought back from below, totally fine.

"Everyone, the fight's over." I informed.

Izanami-no-Okami asks "This can't be... How could I be defeated? How am I the one to disappear...? Instead of the endless struggle, wouldn't it be easier to wrap oneself in lies and live in blissful ignorance...? Isn't that true peace for beings...?"

Kanji spoke "How many times do we have to tell you!? The hell with that shit!"

Emerald spoke "Stop assuming you know us!"

Spottedleaf spoke "Our stories end when we stop running! And that won't be for A VERY LONG TIME!!! DIVINE LIGHTNING NEKO ROAR!!!!"

A blast of electricity hits Izanami hard.

Twirama spoke "We WON'T EVER BACK DOWN!!!"

A Fire Kyubi Roar hits Izanami hard.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "No matter WHAT!!!"

A quad-elemental Roar hits Izanami hard.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "We're NOT GIVING UP!!!"

A powerful Chaos Slash hits Izanami hard.

Deep Lilac spoke "As long as the Alliance is around, we WON'T GIVE UP!!!"

A flaming blade of energy hits Izanami hard.

Redux-verse Sonic spoke "We WON'T LOSE TO THE LIKES OF YOU!!!"

A Chaos Spear hits Izanami hard.

Izanami-no-Okami spoke "*Chuckle* Very well. Then try and live your way... Power enough to erase my existence... You have already exceeded what I thought beings to be capable of... You have lifted the fog in this world, as well as the fog in your own... And whether that will lead to happiness or not... rests upon your shoulders. *Starting to glow* Children of beings... Well done...!"

Izanami-no-Okami groaned as she completely dissipated in total and utter defeat.

Kanji spoke "Alright! We did it!"

Karei spoke "Thank goodness...!"

Shima spoke "It's really over now..."

Emerald spoke "Yep! This time it's alllll over!"

Sunao spoke "It seems this is more like a beginning for us, though."

Kaze: Well now, we've got no regrets for tomorrow..."

We did it... We actually won!

Twirama roars in happiness.

OC-verse Pinkie spoke "With this mess finally over, we can really let loose and PARTY!!!!"

OC-verse Danyelle laughs "No matter what universe it is, Pinkie Pie is a goofball!"

But then the TM world became engulfed in light as Seiko and I found ourselves back in the Velvet Room, meeting up with Marie, but she looked clear and didn't have her hat.

Marie spoke Welcome back. Everything's finally over. You two really are incredible. I'm no match for you... You just fought the "other me" that split from my personality. The two Sagiri, the other me, and the me that is speaking with you two right now... They were all originally one within me. *Stands up* But... There was nothing I could have done without my powers. If not for both of you, I would have disappeared along with the fog when the Hollow Forest vanished. ...Thank you both so much. You two saved everything. I'll be alright... The fragments you both defeated have returned to me, and will soon become one. My name is... "Izanami-no-Mikoto." The fertile will that protects those who live in this land and fulfills their wishes. ...I will not forget either of you. Please do not forget. I am always by your side."

That info blew my mind as Marie vanished completely as Igor and Margaret appeared with a card floating in front of us.

Igor chuckles "How marvelous. You both have driven back a godly being and brought about a new world..."

The World arcana... Wow... The card then vanished.

Igor spoke "This will be the last time we summon you here."

Margaret spoke "Soon, the fog will lift, and our destination will be visible. We will be arriving shortly."

Igor spoke "This journey was a fruitful one, worthy of marking a turning point in your destiny. many a time along the way did the fog of lies prevent you from moving forth... Yet in every instance, you overcame the temptation of easy exits and false terminals. In forging bonds with those precious to you, you moved closer to the truth, one step at a time... And my heart danced with delight to see you two succeed. I am most honored to have borne witness to such a wondrous journey."

Margaret spoke "Our destination is close at hand now."

Igor spoke "Well then, we have finally come to your journey's true end. Our contract has been fulfilled. My own duties end here as well... You were truly both remarkable guests."

The limo-like carriage stopped.

Igor spoke "Now go forth, and see with your own eyes. See the world you have won... The bright, magnificent future..."

The two of us suddenly found ourselves with those who joined us to coming inside, at a beautiful field with grass, trees, flowers, rivers, stones and mountains.

Teddie spoke "The fog is all gone...!"

Kaze spoke "Wow..."

Emerald spoke "It's nice... Feels kinda... nostalgic..."

Teddie spoke "Heifa and I know this place... this scenery... A long time ago... everywhere in this world used to look like this..."

We couldn't help but awe at the sight.

Shima spoke "So this is the world in creatures' hearts..."

It was all so... beautiful...

I spoke "It wasn't just Seiko and I that put a stop to the madness, it was all of us. We banded together in a dire time. The OC-verse, the Redux-verse, the Genderswap-verse and our universe all worked together."

OC-verse Danyelle laughs "Ya, ya, ya, ya, yo! Everybody put their paws, talons, hands or hooves together and clap 'em as loud as you can. Flap 'em, clap 'em. I don't care, slap 'em! *catlike squawking*"

Soon enough, a huge party was underway courtesy of Pinkie, Bubble Berry, OC-verse Pinkie and Redux-verse Pinkie.

Teddie was comically spinning on the top of his head like a top.

Twirama was resting on her stomach while enjoying the party.

Twirama spoke "I'm glad things are at peace."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Stupid bear better not think about peeking up my skirt because if he does... I'll roast his sorry ass faster than a sonic rainboom."

Teddie froze at that.

Emerald spoke "I understand that feeling, Dany."

OC-verse Danyelle "Damn right, but any female with fire attacks would dropkick a Teddie's ass faster than a rainboom."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "My universe's Honeystar hates it when someone sneaks up behind hir since shi's not like other chakats."

Emerald spoke "Hey there was this quiz game show Teddie hosted, and Seiko, Kaze, me and Shima were competing in it, and I won the grand prize in the final. But there was no way I wanted that prize."

Twirama asks "What the hell was it?"

Emerald spoke "Not gonna say what it was, but I sent that pervert flying into the stars with one kick. *Kung-fu yell!*"

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Holy stars.... That's just as bad as the one time my universe's Ein tried to steal my inhibitor rings! I dropkicked his sorry tail into a creeper pit and BOOM!!! Hyena go flying!"

Twirama laughs "My universe's Ein is JUST as bad!"

Danyelle laughs "Golden Ingot's the same way!"

Twirama and Redux-Verse Danyelle snickered.

Twirama snickers "I'm sorry, Golden Ingot?"

Danyelle spoke "Another stupid idiot that doesn't understand what T-R-E-A-T means."

Emerald growls "*Angrily* Talking about that also reminded me about when Kaze entered me into a beauty pageant."

Spottedleaf spoke "I hate zippers though...."

Emerald spoke "He added me in to be the comic relief... *Kicks a rock into space* And I didn't wanna be the comic relief! But I got some payback by entering the boys into a crossdressing pageant."

Spottedleaf snickers "No offence to the female Diamond Dogs and kitsuneponies but payback's a bitch."

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "Damn right!"

Emerald spoke "But guess what? Sunao won the beauty pageant and she didn’t even show, that’s so awesome!"

Getting back up, Twirama spoke "Well, I guess this is where we part ways since Nightmare Night is fast approaching."

*After the OC-verse Mane Six went back to their universe with OC-verse Danyelle*

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "As should I since I know that my universe's Danyelle can't leave Akoya and her other children alone too long."

Redux-verse Danyelle and Redux-verse Twilight went back to their universe.

Moonshadow spoke "Same with my friends and I but if anything comes up, the Stallion Six will come running."

Elusive chuckles "What's the matter Moonshadow? You worried about Flare?"

Moonshadow spoke "Shut up Elusive!"

The two stallions bicker.

AJ spoke "Good freaking grief..."

Kaze groans "Oh geez... Seeing Twilight and Rarity as stallions is bringing up bad memories of things I never needed to see."

Spottedleaf snickers "You're one to talk Kaze, remember the trash can and that utility pole?"

Kaze stutters "H-Hey!"

Emerald spoke "Just be glad you guys weren't with us while we were saving Kanji."

Spottedleaf pulls a trash can out from somewhere before slamming it on Teddie's head.

Danyelle spoke "Least things are peaceful now."

Goryuu spoke "*Fearful shiver* Seriously though, be glad you weren't with us when Kanji was kidnapped, otherwise what you would've witnessed would have been burned into your memory."

Danyelle spoke "Being from Ineighba myself, I'm not one to get involved in shit unless my brothers were in danger."

Miran spoke "It's not scary things. It's... weird and... embarrassing things."

Danyelle spoke "Well, it's time that most of us head back to Ponyville."

Heifa stomped her hoof/foot, causing a mirror to appear.

Heifa spoke "Here's an exit."

Twilight and the others head back to Ponyville.

Spottedleaf drags the bickering stallions by the tails through the mirror.

Danyelle spoke "Have a great Nightmare Night!"

Danyelle darts off through the mirror.

End

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Kanji's Visit/ Nightmare Night

*Danyelle’s POV*

Emerald called me and said that she’s gonna visit Ponyville with Goryuu, Shima, Kochuu, Sunao and Kanji.

I yawn "Oh sure Emmy..."

Emerald asks "Great! Hey, you okay?"

I yawn "Irene kept crying all night long..."

Emerald asks "Huh? Why?"

I yawn "It's what babies of any species would do to get attention..."

Emerald spoke "Oh. Sorry about that."

I yawn "She wouldn't calm down unless I was holding her... Kirin foals are much worse since they can go nirik mode at random moments..."

Emerald spoke "Yeesh! Talk about a fiery temper."

I spoke "I know right? I'm glad I'm an Abyssinian-alicorn hybrid and not a kirin.... No offense to Lightning Edge though."

Emerald spoke "I think she's cool. And you forgot about Umbra Chains."

I giggle "Yeah."

I yawn loudly.

I ask "How are you going to get to Ponyville?"

Emerald spoke "Teddie found out that the TM World is now connected everywhere in our world, so he and Heifa are helping us get to Ponyville through there. It should be quicker."

I snicker "Just keep him away from Vinyl though... She is a vampire."

Emerald asks "Say what?"

I spoke "Just don't ask though... Vinyl doesn't like talking about how she became one."

Emerald asks "Okay?"

I spoke "I'll see you soon."

Emerald spoke "See ya later!"

I closed the mirror before getting dressed.

After feeding Irene, I got some fish into my stomach before heading out for the day.

“Pinkie will definitely be planning a party.” I said to myself, thinking about the visit.

Rainbow spoke "And with Nightmare Night being two days away no less!"

“Good to see you here, Dash.” I smiled.

Rainbow spoke "I still can't believe that we took down Izanami like that!"

I spoke "It wasn't just us though Dash, we had help from the OC-verse and the Redux-verse too."

Rainbow asks "Wanna know something weird?"

I ask "What is it?"

Rainbow Dash spoke "When Seiko used Izanagi-no-Okami, I felt something starting to change in Seiko and Miran."

I spoke "I felt it too."

Rainbow asks "Do you think that Seiko and Miran are becoming...?"

"Alicorns? Probably." I answered.

Lillian was carrying a muddy Hunter by the tail.

"What happened?" I asked.

Lillian thoughtspoke "{Hunter was playing in the mud...again...}"

"Oh." I noted.

Bold spoke "Mama! Mint bit me!"

Rainbow spoke "Oh geez..."

Spitfire spoke "Hey Rainbow."

Rainbow spoke "Hey Spitfire."

A filly was on Spitfire's back.

Spitfire spoke "I've decided to split the alicorns off from the Wonderbolts since they're faster than most Pegasi and thus, I've selected Thunderlane to manage the Wonderbolts from this day onward. And as Danyelle suggested, I was thinking of setting up an alicorn-only division of the team called the Firebolts."

Rainbow laughs "Now THAT sounds awesome! Heh, you, Flatfoot and me wanna have an eating contest and belly dance-off at the Chuddle Hotel to celebrate later?"

Spitfire smirked at that.

Danyelle spoke "Emmy and the Investigation Bureau should be arriving very soon though."

Spitfire spoke "Don't worry, us she-Firebolts will have that celebration later tonight."

Danyelle spoke "You sly mare!"

Rainbow spoke "Heh, who knows. Maybe we'll keep what happens to us for a while outside the hotel."

Roll was covered in flour.

Roll spoke "That's the last time I foalsit Pumpkin Cake!"

Pinkie showed up. "Sorry."

Roll spoke "My kids are well behaved though..."

Roll sneezes, causing the flour on her fur to go flying.

Pinkie spoke "They're just so full of energy. It's so cute!"

Roll spoke "True and Emerald should be arriving very soon. Oh, she's my cousin in-law."

Pinkie gasps "I must plan a huge party!"

Roll giggles "You're such a party pony."

Pinkie was already off, planning and making a party with Cheese Sandwich.

Roll spoke "And there she goes..."

"Heehee, no stopping her from a party." I giggled.

Roll spoke "You're one to talk Dany, you can't seem to stop eating strawberries."

“Oh really? Then what about that curry?” I fired back.

Roll spoke "That's more Vince and Lan's thing!"

“I dunno, they might’ve rubbed off on you and your sis.” I pointed out.

Maylu spoke "You're more gullible than Sonata is!"

I spoke "Why you..."

I soon have Maylu in a headlock as Roll pounces on me.

*Applejack’s POV*

Wow, Danyelle, Maylu and Roll were in a fight cloud alright.

Crosswind spoke "Eyup."

Appleseed bites my tail.

Crosswind spoke "Ah'm glad we don't have ta deal wit them Mafia goons anymore."

“Yer tellin’ me.” I agreed.

Crosswind spoke "If it weren't fer OC-verse Twilight comin' ta help, we wouldn't be here today."

“Let’s not dwell on that.” I said.

Crosswind spoke "Ah know, but the way OC-verse Twilight took down that idiot Lorenzo was awesome."

“Eyup.” I smirked as my compact went off.

Crosswind spoke "Guess that'd be Emerald and her friends now."

Golden Justice was sparring with Loot Loot.

Justice spoke "Ya gotta do better than that if we're to stop Exis for good!"

Loot Loot retorts "Don’t you know we’re also trying to find Gold Blade and Golden Crown who are who-knows-where?"

Justice spoke "I know that ya bonehead."

Crosswind chuckles "Heehee, reminds me of you and Dashie, AJ."

I spoke "Crossy!"

Crosswind spoke "It’s true."

I spoke "Yer as big a dumbass as Blizzardstar is."

Crosswind whines "Ah'm not a dumbass..."

Applebloom spoke "Uh, sis? They’re here."

I spoke "Ah'll deal wit you later Crossy."

Zakuro was hanging off Rarity's left wing.

Rarity coos "Aww you."

Zakuro yips "Momma!"

Blizzardstar spoke "Heh, cute. That reminds me, we have guests coming."

Rarity asks "Really?"

Blizzardstar spoke "Danyelle's cousin from Ineighba."

Rarity spoke "I wouldn’t be surprised if Pinkie and Cheese are planning a party."

Blizzardstar chuckles "And with Nightmare Night fast approaching too."

Rarity spoke "Agreed."

Zakuro asks "Momma?"

Rarity asks "Yes?"

Zakuro spoke "Hungwy... want meat...."

Blizzardstar chuckles "babies have a hard time pronouncing the r sound so if they try to say "rabbit", it'll sound like "wabbit" instead."

Rarity spoke "Oh."

Blizzardstar spoke "Yeah, it's rather cute though."

Danyelle spoke "Hey Emmy!"

Emerald spoke "‘Sup, Dany!"

A light orange dragon whelp had taken her dad's scarf.

Natsu spoke "Nashi, you little stinker!"

The little dragon giggled.

Kanji asks "Huh. What’s goin’ on here?"

Danyelle spoke "That's Nashi, she's Lucy and Natsu's daughter."

Kanji spoke "Huh. Cute little kid."

That caught us by surprise.

Irene was on Danyelle's back as Patch, Jazz and Volt were hanging off their aunt's wings.

Danyelle spoke "These little rascals are Irene, Patch, Jazz and Volt. Irene's my daughter, Patch is Lan and Maylu's son, Jazz and Volt are Vince and Roll's twins."

Kanji spoke "Wow, these little kids really are cute."

Danyelle was caught off guard by what Kanji said.

Danyelle asks "What?"

Kanji asks "Was it somethin’ I said?"

Vince chuckles "Dude, you like cute things."

Kanji asks "So what?"

Vince chuckles "There's nothing wrong with that."

I used a memory spell to show myself the past and saw Seiko defending Kanji from the diamond dog’s shadow as he fell to his knees while a small knitted pink bunny that was attachable to a paging compact. Kanji noticed the doll.

Past Seiko asks "You made this, right?"

Past Kanji spoke "Yeah? So what?! I can make stuff like that and still be tough!"

Past Seiko spoke "I know. I think it’s cute."

Past Kanji asks "Huh?"

Past Seiko spoke "I said it’s cute."

Past Kanji gasps "*Turning red out of surprise* Cute?!"

Shadow Kanji spoke "*Stuck in ice* You think it’s c-c-cute? Hello, it’s super duper cute! *Breaks out of the ice with electricity surging around him* I love everything that’s cute!"

Past Kanji grabbed the doll and gripped his right hand with the doll as he walked towards his shadow.

Shadow Kanji spoke "You are SO persistent!"

Past Kanji spoke "Yep, there’s no denying it."

Shadow Kanji asks "Come again?"

Past Kanji spoke "*Running towards his Shadow* I can’t help! I love stupid cute shit!"

Past Kanji punched his shadow with his right fist, beating it as his two minions vanished in roses as his Shadows faded into roses while turnin’ back to normal.

Shadow Kanji spoke "Just accept me!"

Past Kaze and Kiko definitely looked shocked.

Past Emerald spoke "Holy crap! He just beat his own Shadow!"

Past Kanji spoke "*To Past Seiko* Hey, thanks. For saying that it’s cute, and not making fun at me for it."

I stopped the memory spell as I was definitely surprised.

Danyelle spoke "There's nothing wrong with being tough while making cute things."

Kanji scoffs "Ya think I don’t know that?"

Danyelle spoke "I may look weak but I'm as tough as an adult dragon."

Emerald spoke "Heehee! I don’t doubt that."

*The following day*

*Twilight's POV*

I was wearing a gladiator costume while talking to Applejack.

Applejack spoke "This Nightmare Night’s gonna be fun!"

I spoke "Too bad Fluttershy chose not to attend."

Applejack spoke "Yeah…"

I giggle "It was rather funny when Quick pulled that prank on his mother."

Applejack spoke "Eyup. I don’t think Cadence can get mad at that."

Danyelle giggles "Or can she?"

To my surprise, Danyelle was disguised as an anthro version of Cadence.

“What the?!” I gasped.

Dany-Cadence giggles "Little trick I picked up from Chrysalis."

“Uh… you know this might not end well if Cadence sees you like this, right?” I asked.

Dany-Cadence giggles "I know that Sparkle Butt and quesadilla."

I was up on the ceiling in fear.

Applejack spoke "Oh geez."

Dany-Cadence spoke "No matter what universe it is, Twilight is still terrified of quesadillas."

“No I’m not! They’re just so… cheesy.” I shivered.

Dany-Cadence spoke "Wow Twilight, you're just as scared as that Absol-Mewtwo hybrid over in the Redux-verse is when it comes to quesadillas! And you're also scared of ladybugs too."

Applejack spoke "Okay, let’s just stop."

Dany-Cadence spoke "Fine... Oh hi Chrysalis, nice costume."

Chrysalis spoke "Don’t know how or why I came up with this."

Dany-Cadence spoke "I heard from Redux-verse Twilight that a second Celestia was familiar with the TF2 game. And one of the character choices was a Spy so it fits."

Lucy was in a Light Fury form.

Lucy spoke "Happy Nightmare Night everyone."

Dany-Cadence spoke "Happy Nightmare Night."

Lucy asks "Why is Twilight up on the ceiling?"

Dany-Cadence spoke "Take a guess."

Lucy spoke "Oh right, hey Emerald."

Emerald was wearing a pumpkin dress.

Haru was wearing a Ghostbusters costume.

Yuki was dressed up as a ghost.

Kanji was dressed up as a Frankenstein monster, Goryuu was dressed as a Chineighse dragon, Shima was in a red witch costume, Kochuu was in a scarab/rhino beetle combo outfit as Sunao was in a feline costume.

Lan was in a wolf costume while Maylu was dressed up as a witch.

Vince was dressed up as a vampire.

Roll was dressed up as a Gorgon.

Vince spoke "Wow sweetheart, you look hot."

Roll spoke "And you look handsome, catbat."

Vince pounces on Roll, tumbling through a portal to the Chuddle Hotel.

Dany-Cadence spoke "Well, that was odd."

Applejack asks "Ya think?"

Wendy was a fluffball.

Wendy spoke "Ugh... I'm not one for scary nights...."

Spike showed up. “Hey guys.”

Nashi spoke "Uncle Spike!"

Nashi tackle-hugged Spike.

Spike gasps "Whoa!"

Natsu chuckles "Sorry about that bro, Nashi's got a habit of pouncing on others."

Spike spoke "No biggie."

The party soon winded down for the evening.

Azure spoke "That was awesome."

Quick spoke "Definitely."

Danyelle spoke "I agree."

We all had a good laugh before heading to our own homes for the night.

End

Slice of Life
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Slice of Life

*Winter's POV*

I was reading a book in the park.

I couldn’t help but think back to my late husband…

Quick asks "You okay mom?"

I could only sigh.

Quick teleports before reappearing with a gray colored three tailed kitsunepony stallion.

*Azure's POV*

All of a sudden, I saw a GIGANTIC nosebleed geyser just erupt into the air as I came to investigate, only to find Winter completely out cold with nosebleeds trailing from her muzzle to... Anyway, it was because she saw a kitsunepony stallion.

Quick was on his back while laughing.

"What just happened?" I asked.

Quick laughs "I pulled a prank on my mother!"

Danyelle soon notices that Matilda was in a panic.

Danyelle asks "You okay?"

I spoke "Something's not right... Ugh.... DERPY!!!"

Danyelle spoke "Azure, I'm sure it was an accident."

I spoke "That mare is accident prone."

Danyelle spoke "She didn't mean to though."

I spoke "Still..."

Danyelle asks "Great StarClan! Is that a bugbear?"

Danyelle immediately flew off to help Spottedleaf and the Mane Six deal with the bugbear.

I couldn't help but facehoof.

Quick asks "You okay Azure?"

"I dunno." I answered honestly.

Quick yanks his mother's middle tail with magic, causing her to jolt awake thus kissing the male kitsunepony on the lips.

That made me snicker.

Shadowed scoffs before teleporting away.

Izzy asks "Who put salt in his coffee?"

"Eh, he's usually like that." I shrugged.

Izzy spoke "He seriously needs a marefriend..."

That made me wince.

Izzy asks "What about Pipp?"

"Huh?" I asked in confusion.

Izzy spoke "Nothing!"

The blue maned alicorn zooms off.

Hitch spoke "Hey Speedy."

"Hey, Hitch." I smiled.

Hitch spoke "Zipp and I have good news, we're getting married."

Zipp was zooming about in a panic since she needed her wedding dress made by Rarity.

I ask "Should I help calm her down?"

Hitch spoke "Zipp's spazzing out since somepony sent out invites with the wrong date on them..."

I spoke "Again, it was accidental."

Wave spoke "Nothing is ever an accident when Derpy's around."

I spoke "Don’t you get that she’s clumsy and a bit of a klutz. So of course it could be an accident."

Maylu spoke "She may be clumsy but we shouldn't be so harsh on her."

“She’s got a point there.” I admitted.

Maylu spoke "We shouldn't judge others for how they look and hi Chrysalis."

Chrysalis spoke "Hello."

Sunclaw was sneaking up on her uncle from behind.

Maylu spoke "Seems like Matilda and Zipp are both in a panic."

A lilac alicorn with a dark lavender mane and gold eyes spoke "Hey Azure."

I spoke "Hey Blazing Heart."

Blazing spoke "Been a while since I saw you last."

I ask "Yeah. But what happened?"

Blazing spoke "As you can see, I'm an alicorn now..."

A little tabby dragon-alicorn-Abyssinian tomkit was on Frostleaf's back.

Frostleaf spoke "Hey."

I spoke "Hey Frost."

*At the spa*

Zipp was talking with Matilda.

Zipp asks "You okay?"

Matilda spoke "I… I don’t know."

Zipp spoke "Marriage is a big step for anycreature, regardless if they're immortal or not."

But then Zipp saw a sea serpent.

Zipp spoke "I heard about you from Rarity."

Steven asks "Oh, you know Rarity?"

Zipp spoke "Yes, she found me and eight other alicorns in Neigh Orleans."

Steven asks "Really now?"

Zipp spoke "Yeah but the Rarity you know looks different than the Rarity that I know."

Steven asks "Hmm?"

Aloe spoke "Many of us saw a huge flash of light coming from Twilight's house one time and the next thing we saw was not one but six new alicorns... On top of a good hoof-full of immortal chakats, gryphons, Abyssinians and one or two Diamond Dogs."

Steven spoke "I’m afraid I don’t understand."

Zipp spoke "Well, Rarity's an alicorn now."

Steven gasps "What?!"

Zipp spoke "Big shocker, I know. I was a normal Pegasus when Izzy screwed up on a magic spell."

The sea serpent fainted from shock.

Zipp asks "…Overdramatic much?"

Matilda spoke "It was a bit too much."

Zipp spoke "And he's out cold..."

Matilda spoke "I’m sorry."

Zipp giggles "No no, it was my fault."

Matilda asks "Why?"

Zipp giggles "Not telling."

Matilda spoke "Okay."

Zipp spoke "Not gonna lie but I'm just as freaked out as you are."

Matilda asks "Why?"

Zipp spoke "Marriage is a big step for anycreature."

Matilda giggles "Can’t argue with that, wouldn’t know how to."

Zipp spoke "Yeah."

*Meanwhile*

Vinyl spoke "Ugh no... This won't do..."

Mavis asks "Is something wrong?"

Vinyl spoke "Great StarClan, you nearly gave me a heart attack!"

Mavis spoke "Sorry about that."

Vinyl spoke "If you're here, then your dad can't be too far behind."

Mavis giggles "Heehee, yeah."

Vinyl spoke "I haven't found my zing yet..."

Mavis spoke "Well, my dad already zinged once, so I don’t think that might be happening."

Vinyl spoke "I once knew your mother though... But that was 124 years ago... Some jerkwad of a Pegasus stallion killed her... I killed the stallion in a fit of rage and grief..."

Mavis was definitely surprised.

Vinyl spoke "Yeah but it's not likely I'd see myself at your dad's side any time soon..."

Vinyl sprawls out on a couch after getting a bottle of blood substitute.

Vinyl groans "Not even genie magic can help my problems!"

But then Luna appeared with Cadence. “Mavis, could we talk to you alone?”

Vinyl had gone into another rant.

Mavis spoke "Sure."

Mavis went outside with Luna and Cadence.

Luna spoke "Of the dreams I’ve been to, I’ve seen a strange one where I saw a Vampire batpony stallion meeting with a mare that now looked like Vinyl."

Mavis asks "What?"

Luna spoke "I asked Cadence what it meant, and well… she made a plan."

Cadence spoke "And given that mortals don't last long when their partner's immortal, I was thinking of arranging a blind date between Dracula and Vinyl tonight."

Mavis asks "*Surprised* What?"

Luna giggles "It's so obvious."

Mavis spoke "But… I don’t understand. You only zing once."

Luna spoke "That may be so but Vinyl... No, Melody Song... was close friends with your mother."

Mavis asks "Huh?"

A loud crash followed by a bit of yelling from Vinyl was heard.

Mavis spoke "Uh-oh."

Luna and Cadence were both snickering.

Luna snickers "And cue the batpony."

Vinyl asks "Great StarClan, is that you Dracula?"

Dracula groans "Ugh… What threw me?"

Removing her sunglasses since she kept the lights dimmed in her house, Vinyl spoke "That might have been the dumbass that most of us know as Golden Ingot."

All of a sudden, Drac's eyes had shimmered pink and so did Vinyl's eyes.

Mavis asks "What in the…?"

Cadence giggles "Teehee."

Luna spoke "This is quite the surprise."

Wheat spoke "I agree with you on that Moonbutt."

Cadence spoke "I wonder how the others are doing."

Wheat spoke "I heard that a bugbear got loose."

Cadence asks "What?"

Wheat spoke "I heard about it from Bonbon."

Cadence spoke "Oh."

I spoke "Rainbow and the others are fighting it off though."

Luna spoke "They shouldn’t have much trouble."

Wheat spoke "Neither would I if I fought it."

Cadence spoke "Crazy wolf..."

Wheat taunts "Really? What about you? The mare who’s the alicorn of love?"

Cadence spoke "You're one to talk, you annoy Applejack a lot since you love apples!"

Wheat spoke "Hey!"

Applebloom spoke "She's got a point Wheat, you have a ravenous appetite for apples."

Luna spoke "Shh, it's started."

Mayor Mare spoke "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join these two in mare-trimony. As I look around this room, I can only imagine how uncomfortable Cranky must be. But I also see so many folks from all trots of life, brought together by love. Cranky searched all across this great land of ours to find Matilda, and no matter what obstacles kept them apart, love would finally bring them together, just as it has brought all of us together now. It's remarkable to me how a story like Cranky's search for Matilda could fill this room with such a unique collection of ponies, chakats and other creatures! It makes you realize that everyone is the star of their own story. And it's not just the main characters in our stories that make life so rich! It's everyone – those who play big parts and those who play small. If it weren't for everyone in this room and many more who couldn't be here today, Cranky and Matilda's lives wouldn't be as full and vibrant as they are. And if it wasn't for Princess Rarity's luck, we wouldn't have found five extra alicorns. Two of which are here today. May I present for the very first time, Princess Zephyrina Storm..."

Zipp spoke "Princess Zipp is fine."

Mayor Mare spoke "*smile* Princess Zipp and Prince Hitch Trailblazer! And so, in front of all these loved ones... Cranky, do you take this donkey to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

Cranky spoke "I do."

Mayor Mare asks "And do you, Matilda, take this donkey to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

A teary eyed Matilda spoke "I do!"

Mayor Mare spoke "Then I'm proud to say, I now pronounce you jack and jenny!"

Matilda gives Cranky a kiss, thus causing the flameless fireworks to go off. Zipp kisses Hitch on the lips.

Dr. Hooves laughs "Of course! They need love to ignite! How could I have missed it?!"

A smiling Twilight Sparkle spoke "You know something, girls? We are so lucky to live in this town. I love you all!"

Twilight gives her fellow alicorns a hug.

Rainbow Dash yelps "Ow! That's where the bugbear bit me!"

Twilight Sparkle spoke "Sorry."

Danyelle spoke "Silly Twilight."

Sunny spoke "I agree, and here's to whatever lies ahead."

End

Party Pooped/ Amending Fences/ Prank War
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Party Pooped/ Amending Fences/ Prank War

*Pinkie’s POV*

Ooh! My Pinkie Sense is tingling!

Water spoke "I have a bad feeling about this though Pinkie..."

“Why?” I asked in confusion.

Water spoke "From what Cadence told me, the yaks are extremely picky about what they like. If it's not to their liking, they will smash it."

"That's a bit silly, isn't it?" I said.

Ears flatten, Water spoke "I'm not joking Pinkie."

Cheese asks "Want me to come along, Pinkie?"

Phantom pops out of my shadow, scaring the crap out of Cheese.

Phantom chuckles "That never gets old!"

"Is it me or do ghosts like pranks a lot?" I noticed.

Phantom spoke "I'm half ghost you airhead."

"Oh." I noted.

Water was on her back while laughing.

Water laughs "That's funny!"

Cheese spoke "Whoo! That was a doozy!"

Phantom spoke "And another thing, Prince Rutherford is at Twilight's castle."

"THAT WAS QUICK!!!" I gasped.

Lil' Cheese and his sisters dropkick me into a wall.

Water spoke "You had that coming Pinkie."

“Whew, good thing I’m a tough cookie.” I smiled.

Water giggles "If it had been Danyelle, you would have had a concussion."

Danyelle pops up before roundhouse kicking Water out of Sugarcube Corner, causing the tan alicorn mare to crash into Fire Cracker.

Water groans "Why did I say that?"

Fire chuckles "Cat's got keen ears."

“I better get to Twilight’s castle.” I said.

Danyelle spoke "I'll come too since I'm leader of the Abyssinian branch of the Alicorn Alliance."

“Okie-dokie-lokie.” I smiled.

Danyelle's nose suddenly twitches.

Danyelle flies off to the Everfree Forest fast before curling into a ball, clonking a Timber Wolf on the head since it was about to eat a pair of alicorn foals. One foal was a golden yellow color with a mane in pink, sea green and purple while the other was a purple color with a mane in light blue, yellow and cherry red.

Danyelle hisses loudly at the timber wolf, scaring it off.

Danyelle asks "You okay?"

The two foals clung to Danyelle's legs since they were terrified.

Danyelle giggles "Whoa, calm down, you two."

The two fillies were now on Danyelle's back.

Danyelle spoke" Let's get you both back to Ponyville."

Little did Danyelle know, things would take a turn for the worse since Rutherford had a short temper.

Danyelle calls out "Hey Rainbows! What in StarClan's name is going on here?"

But then Danyelle noticed much to her shock/surprise, Rainbow Dash being a 1,000-pound obese mare, maybe as big as a yak, but shook off her shock.

Rainbow spoke "I don't know why he's having a temper tantrum."

Danyelle groans "It's just like what I said to Pinkie.... Yaks are picky about what they like and if it's not to their standards, they smash things."

"What do we do?!" I shook, as I was actually a bit scared.

Poking her head out of a warp ring, OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Here's an idea for you then. Instead of making Equestria into another Yakyakistan, you should show them the friendships that ponies have with other creatures."

"Really?!" I asked with a HUGE smile!

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "My universe's Pinkie had the same problem too but Pibby found a way around it."

Danyelle spoke "She's got a point Pinkie."

"So what should we do?" I asked.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Hold on a moment...."

OC-verse Danyelle asked her universe's Pinkie how she got the yaks to feel at home in Equestria.

Danyelle spoke "Might take a bit."

A lot of yowling followed by a sudden Chaos Blast which had sent OC-verse Ein flying with a goofy yell was heard.

Rainbow laughs "Oh my StarClan! My sides!!! I can't take it!!!! He's just as bad as Golden Ingot!"

Spottedleaf clonks Twilight on the head after chewing her out about her ignorance towards Moondancer.

Spottedleaf spoke "Stop panicking and calm down, Twi!"

Twilight spoke "But..."

Lyra spoke "She has a point Twilight."

Spottedleaf spoke "Thanks, Lyra."

Lyra spoke "You're one to talk Spots! You've been to a different world!"

Danyelle spoke "Okay girls, calm down."

Featherwhisker chuckles "Lyra's a bigger oddball than Pinkie."

OC-verse Bluestar chirps "Hey guys, my adopted mother got into a slap fight with Shadow again but she said something about having the yaks feel at home in Equestria."

Danyelle asks "What is it?"

OC-verse Bluestar chirps "As my adopted mother said, you ponies have to show the yaks the friendships you have with other creatures."

Danyelle spoke "Okay."

*After the warp ring closed up*

Featherwhisker spoke "I swear she reminded me of the Bluestar I knew."

Danyelle spoke "I sense we might be in for a prank war soon..."

“Prank war?” Rainbow Dash and I asked, definitely interested.

Vincent spoke "I'M SO IN!!!"

Azure and Spitfire showed up, just as big and fat as Rainbow Dash, with Mint Leaf, Bold Lightning and Flare Blitz too, and the foals were each 200 pounds obese, definitely having fun playing around with each other as they and their parents could still move like healthy and fit beings, much to Danyelle’s shock, but still shook it off.

Danyelle spoke "*sweatdrop* Least OC-verse Danyelle isn't here to see this... Being overweight is her berserk button..."

Azure spoke "I’m in for the prank war, Dash."

Danyelle spoke "We are barring the children from these pranks though."

Spitfire spoke "Don’t worry, I’ll look after these three."

Danyelle spoke "Let me rephrase that... We're barring ALL children from the prank war."

A loud bang followed by a lot of yelling from Golden Justice was heard since Loot Loot had pranked him.

Justice spoke "LOOT LOOT! YOU'RE DEAD ONCE I GET MY HOOVES ON YOU!!"

Loot Loot spoke "Hehe, come on, I’m already a skeleton. You killing me would probably make me double dead."

Ooh!

Applejack spoke "*deadpan* Bout that, yer a flesh and blood Pegasus...."

Loot Loot spoke "More like a lich if ya ask me."

Spottedleaf spoke "I was originally a fading soul but Twilight saved me at the last moment."

Applejack suddenly facehoofed. “Forgot about the skeleton zombies.”

Crosswind spoke "Jay-Jay, yer an idiot."

Danyelle asks "How about we just move on?"

Azure spoke "Yeah."

Rainbow spoke "I am up for some pranks!"

Danyelle keels over in pain.

Danyelle spoke "Ben! Code Pink!"

Spottedleaf asks "Hey Rainbow, what's a Code Pink?"

Rainbow spoke "Incoming newborn girl."

Spottedleaf asks "And I suppose Code Blue is newborn boy right? But what about if the child was a hermaphrodite?"

Crosswind asks "Code Purple?"

Danyelle was rushed to the hospital.

Dash flew over with a small gryphkat following.

Dash spoke "Hey guys. *Notices Rainbow Dash* Whoa, you been letting yourself go, Pony me."

Rainbow spoke "Eh, only for a month. Besides, I'm still fast."

Dash spoke "You're one to talk Rainbow Flab!"

Vera appeared, covering her mouth with her hands or claws.

Vera spoke "Oh boy."

Rainbow counters "Oh yeah? Well at least I'm not HIDING it, Gryphon-Gut!"

Shadowfang growls "What did you just say about my mate?"

Vera spoke "Okay, calm down, you three."

Dash spoke "Immortals... Think they know everything...."

Vera facepalmed.

Shadowfang smacks hir lifemate on the back of the head.

Shadowfang spoke "Dash and I need to talk to Grypharda about something."

Leaving Sparrowclaw in Crosswind's care, Dash and Shadowfang head to the Gryphon-verse to talk with Grypharda.

"Call me cuckoo, but there might be something different in the Gryphon-verse." I wondered.

Crosswind spoke "Ya think? Gryphons don't have much magic as ponies do."

Twilight spoke "Shadowfang wasn't even in the surge radius when we met hir."

"Like I said, call me cuckoo." I shrugged.

Twilight spoke "Pinkie, you're an airhead."

Cheese chuckles "But Pinkie's MY airhead."

Everyone started to laugh.

Lan laughs "No matter what universe it is, Pinkie is an airhead."

Vince spoke "Some of us should go check on Danyelle."

Lan spoke "Sure."

Vince teases "That reminds me bro, when ARE you gonna propose to Maylu?"

Lan spoke "*Blushing madly* V-Vince!"

Maylu was just as flustered.

Roll giggles "You had it coming Lan."

End

Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?
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Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?

*Danyelle's POV*

I was a total mess since I had a hard time sleeping the night before.

Twilight asks "You okay Dany?"

I groan "What do you think?"

Twilight asks "You too?"

I yawn "Yeah..."

Twilight asks "What is going on?"

Starlight yawns "Some of us have been having recurring nightmares... Danyelle, Ben, Vince, Lan, Roll, Maylu, Trixie, Wendy and I haven't had much sleep..."

Aria yawns "Same with Sonata, Adagio, Largo, Alto, Allegro and I... I think Operetta's been having that problem too..."

But then we heard a crash as we saw Rainbow Dash halfway through our wall, snoring.

Azure asks "Dashie?"

Jackie was in a cranky mood due to lack of sleep.

Rainbow Dash asks *Groggily* Ugh… huh?"

Shadowfang groans "I need coffee..."

Blizzardstar trips over Appleseed.

Blizzardstar groans "Applejack... take your spawn back or shi's going outside..."

Ozul showed up with Nadia Fortune.

Ozul asks "Did we miss something?"

Lan yawns "Lack of sleep due to nightmares... And we don't know what's causing them..."

Maylu yawns "And tempers are running hot...."

Ozul spoke "Hmm..."

Ozul took a look at us, much to our confusion.

Ozul spoke "Well, call me crazy, but I'm sensing umbral energy in your heads."

I groan "And for once, it's not my doing..."

Twilight yawns "I think we should let Luna know..."

Ozul spoke "I think that's the best idea for now."

Nadia spoke "This'll be the cat's pajamas."

I yawn "Yeah..."

Lan teleports before reappearing with Luna.

Luna asks "Which one of you saw the strange dark fog in your dream?!"

Sonata, Adagio, Largo, Alto, Allegro, Starlight, Aria, Danyelle, Ben, Vince, Lan, Roll, Maylu, Trixie, Wendy, Operetta, Blizzardstar and Shadowfang spoke "We all did..."

Luna spoke "Oh no... No no no... This isn't good at all."

Twilight spoke "If this thing latches onto Nyx, it'll turn her into Nightmare Moon AGAIN!!!"

Luna spoke "Exactly."

Ears flatten, Twilight spoke "Once was enough...."

Ozul spoke "Maybe Nyx needs some help learning to control her power so she won't lose herself to it."

Twilight spoke "Nyx isn't old enough to control her powers yet, she's only 3 years old."

Ozul spoke "Yeah, but it still wouldn't hurt to help her when she's old enough."

Twilight spoke "Give it another 14 years though."

Luna spoke "Still, let us prepare for tonight."

I ask "Can't Celestia, Pyre and Noble help?"

Luna spoke "Noble, probably, but Celestia and Pyre can't help us since those two's powers is of the day, not the night."

Cocoa spoke "Ugh... I don't think Noble can help..."

Luna asks "Why?"

Foxsong spoke "Cocoa and I know that Noble's powers aren't the same as yours."

Nyx spoke "I not know what going on but I help..."

That made us concerned.

Twilight spoke "No Nyx, it's not safe for you since whatever this thing is could latch onto you and turn you into Nightmare Moon a second time."

Ozul spoke "Yeah, that could be bad."

Aphmau was shaking since she also dreamt of a blue smoke monster.

Ozul spoke "Well, we better get ready for tonight, ‘cause this could be our only shot."

I spoke "I have a bad feeling about this... Knowing Pinkie, she might dream about the rest of the alicorns thus making it harder for Luna to trap the Tantabus."

Twilight asks "*Deadpan* You think?"

I spoke "I managed to trap it in my mind since I know what could happen if it got into the dreams of the rest of MeadowClan or the other Clans."

Ozul spoke "But we might have to go big or go home tonight."

I spoke "When you're ready Luna."

Luna spoke "Okay."

I spoke "I'm surprised it latched onto my dreams last though, it should be easier for Luna to stop it if the Tantabus is in my dreams alone. So I'm afraid the others can't help me though."

A young Changeling colt was tussling with Akari.

"What's going on?" I asked.

Chrysalis spoke "Sorry about Mothball, he got away from me again."

"Mothball?" I asked.

Chrysalis spoke "He's my and Mandible's only son."

Okay, that confused me.

Alien was tussling with Strawberry.

Twilight asks "Still no luck finding Alien's parents yet Luna?"

Luna spoke "It's difficult, but I won't give up."

I ask "But didn't Yuki say that Alien Wind and Little Wolf were orphans?"

Nadia spoke "Hey, don't live in the past. There's a chance that Alien's parents are still out there and kickin'."

Rarity spoke "I can't say the same about Zakuro though, her parents are dead."

Nadia spoke "That's 'cause Bluestar told us and confirmed that."

The ghostly Abyssinian suddenly appears.

Bluestar spoke "I have good news and bad news concerning the golden eyed colt's parents."

I ask "What's the good news?"

Bluestar spoke "Good news is, both of them have been found but the bad news is... Both are in the Dark Forest..."

"...Well let's just hope they accidentally wandered into that place alive." I hoped before we started getting ready for tonight.

Luna spoke "Danyelle, you're the only one with the Tantabus in your mind so only you will be sleeping."

"Okay, but make sure no one else is asleep." I said.

Luna spoke "Not within the same area as you though."

"Right." I nodded.

Bluestar gasps as she looked at her fading hands.

"What's going on?" I asked.

Bluestar spoke "I don't know!!!"

Luna spoke "Well, let’s hurry so we don’t have to find out."

I spoke "Right."

I soon curl up on a bed away from the others so Luna could focus on removing the Tantabus.

*Inside the dreamscape*

I was chained to a wall since the Tantabus had taken control of my dreams.

I yowl "Luna! HELP!!!!"

Luna then appeared, having showed up in the nick of time.

I couldn't move at all since the chains were strong enough to restrain a Behemoth Guardian.

Luna spoke "This isn't good! The Tantabus is getting stronger by the minute in here!"

I spoke "I think the Tantabus is feeding off of your guilt Luna!"

Luna asks "What?!"

I spoke "You created the Tantabus as a means to punish yourself for what you had done as the original Nightmare Moon!"

Luna asks "How did you know?!"

I spoke "One of my counterparts mentioned it."

Luna found that hard to believe.

I spoke "I'm doing all I can to keep the Tantabus from infecting the dreams of everyone else."

Luna asks "But how am I supposed to stop it?"

I spoke "As my OC-verse counterpart would say... The past can hurt but the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it. You just need to forgive yourself for what had happened."

The chains started to get tighter.

I yowl in pain.

Luna couldn't just stand back.

I yowl "Luna, get back!! I'm gonna attempt a Chaos Blast to free myself!"

The inhibitor rings I wore soon fell off, causing my power to increase nine-fold as eight more tails appear.

Luna immediately backs off before I used Chaos Blast to free myself from the chains, only for it to fail.

Luna spoke "The Tantabus isn't letting you use that attack!"

I snarl "I REFUSE TO LET IT HURT MY FRIENDS, MY CHILDREN, MY FAMILY OR ANYONE!!!"

I suddenly go into Divine mode, burning away the chains that restrained me.

Luna asks "How did you...?!"

Sporting stark white fur and blood red eyes as well as larger than normal wings, I spoke "I have no idea how this happened..."

But I realized I won't be able to use this form often.

Luna giggles "Remind me to never get on YOUR bad side!"

"Heehee, I should say the same to you." I pointed out.

Luna spoke "We still have to stop the tantabus."

"Right." I agreed.

Luna spoke "We can't drag the rest of MeadowClan into this fight or the Tantabus will get stronger."

"Definitely." I nodded.

As bad luck would have it, the Tantabus escaped into Mothwing's dreams.

I growl "Son of a BITCH! It got into Mothwing's dreams!"

Luna spoke "That is the last thing we need."

I spoke "Hold on Luna, this could work to our advantage. Mothwing doesn't believe in StarClan at all so it'll be easier to stop the Tantabus. If it got into Pinkie's dream, then all of MeadowClan will be in danger."

Luna: Yes, but the last thing we need is the Tantabus corrupting an innocent child's dreams and mind.

I spoke "Last thing we need is a pissed off lycan."

Luna spoke "Let’s move."

I spoke "I can't help you outside my dreams though... Unless you linked the dreams together."

Luna spoke "But that would risk more danger."

I spoke "I hate to do this though but I have no choice..."

Keeping my claws sheathed, I slap Luna across the face thus snapping her out of it.

I spoke "The longer you put this off, more and more of MeadowClan along with the other Clans will be in danger! What if that thing got into Celestia's dreams? It could turn her into Daybreaker!"

That made Luna freeze.

I spoke "One alicorn and an Abyssinian-alicorn alone aren't enough to stop the Tantabus."

Then I remembered what Ozul said. "Looks like we'll have to go big or go home."

Luna asks "What do you mean?"

"We have to connect dreams to get more help if we wanna beat the Tantabus." I said.

Luna spoke "Right but we can't get Nyx involved in this."

"Exactly." I nodded.

Luna spoke "Not our universe's Nyx but perhaps OC-verse Nyx could help. Based on what I heard, she started out as a plushie."

"Really?" I asked.

Luna spoke "Yeah so I hate to say this but we need to call in help from the OC-verse and Redux-verse."

"Okay." I noted.

*Back in the waking world*

I suddenly jolt awake.

I spoke "Twilight, get the Alliance together. It's worse than I thought it'd be."

Twilight yawns "Okay."

OC-verse Danyelle shows up via warp ring at the same time Redux-verse Danyelle showed up.

OC-verse Danyelle asks "Let me guess... The Tantabus is wreaking havoc in the dream world?"

"Yep." I nodded as Twilight's jaw literally dropped.

OC-verse Danyelle and Redux-verse Danyelle both snicker "Try to keep up Sparkle Butt, we both have the Dimensional Scream."

I notice that Twilight's left eye was twitching in annoyance.

I grab Twilight's left ear and tugged it.

I spoke "Cool it will you? OC-verse Danyelle is part of the Alliance too."

Twilight spoke "Okay..."

Redux-verse Danyelle was looking at OC-verse Danyelle.

Redux-verse Danyelle asks "Aren't you a human in Mobian skin?"

OC-verse Danyelle asks "What makes you say that?"

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "My universe's Lillian was born human though."

OC-verse Danyelle snickers "As was my universe's Lillian but she was born a human male..."

Redux-verse Danyelle laughs "That's what happened with Newlestia!"

I snap "FOCUS LADIES! We have a Tantabus to stop!"

OC-verse Danyelle and Redux-verse Danyelle both spoke "Right!"

OC-verse Luna and Redux-verse Luna soon arrive to help.

OC-verse Luna "If one alicorn of the night can't carry the strain of connecting multiple dreams together..."

Redux-verse Luna spoke "Maybe three CAN!"

Luna asks "Are... Are you certain?"

OC-verse Luna and Redux-verse Luna spoke "Very much so, we went through the same problem with the Tantabus too."

Luna: Really?

OC-verse Luna and Redux-verse Luna spoke "Yes."

*Some time after Luna forgave herself*

Twilight spoke "I'm glad our universe's Luna had help from her counterparts."

Luna, OC-verse Luna and Redux-verse Luna were all sleeping next to each other in a peaceful slumber.

End

Author's Note

Crossover with Life as a Sonic OC and its Redux

King's Gold/Treasure Tomb/Rescuing Gold Crown
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King's Gold/Treasure Tomb/Rescuing Gold Crown

Author's Note

Crossover with Treasure X season 3

King's Gold/Treasure Tomb/Rescuing Gold Crown

*Spottedleaf's POV*

Sometime after Rarity and Blizzardstar had opened a new boutique in Canterlot, the non immortals of MeadowClan were complaining.

“Oh. Boy.” I groaned, knowing this was gonna be a headache.

Danyelle spoke "I knew this was going to happen..."

Sunny asks "What's going on?"

I groan "The non-immortals are complaining..."

Sunny asks "About what?"

Danyelle spoke "They're mad because of the increase of immortal alicorns... I have a gut feeling that Blueblood's been the main cause of this mess."

"Why am I not surprised that royal pain in the neck is involved with this?" I growled.

Danyelle snickers "That stuck-up royal horse pain isn't part of MeadowClan so he's not our problem."

I spoke "We should stop this mess before it gets too far out of hoof and hand."

I let out a loud roar, silencing all of MeadowClan.

I spoke "All of you should be ASHAMED of yourselves! Just because more and more immortals are appearing... DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD ACT LIKE A BUNCH OF SPOILED FOALS THAT DIDN'T GET WHAT THEY WANTED FOR HEARTHS WARMING!!!"

That certainly got their attention.

I spoke "I know a lot of you are upset with what's been going on lately but I can assure you that even though things are changing, we immortals have the same emotions as mortals do so Twilight and I will be hearing out your complaints at Town Hall. One at a time though."

But then I saw those from Xeo and Apexia not far from here as I noticed Fin hold Goldcrown's crown while Loot-Loot was digging with a red multi-purpose digging tool.

I teleport over to the two.

I ask "You guys okay?"

Gold Spell spoke "Yes, but Loot Loot and Fin are another story."

Fin spoke "Man, this ain't the time for diggin'. We got a rescue op to do."

Loot Loot spoke "Dude, first we have to dig out Blade, then we can find the tomb and rescue Goldcrown, then... get tacos! Easy."

Loot Loot placed the tool on the ground before it was suddenly sucked underground with a hole letting out blue and white lights.

As if fate would have it, my fur felt hot as the marks of the Mane Six along with Sunset and Starlight were glowing.

I spoke "Talk about timing...."

Justice spoke "Uh boys, you're not in Apexia anymore."

But then Loot Loot and Fin jumped into the hole before the rest from Xeo and Apexia followed after them.

"We better get the others." I said.

Justice spoke "No time!"

Justice goes after the skeletons, dragging me along with a rope made of light.

We soon landed in some kind of stadium with a wrestling ring, before the two of us noticed those of Xeo and Apexia were back to being skeletons. Justice and I were okay and still our normal selves. But then we saw Loot-Loot and Fin having different outfits, with the pegasus wearing a dark blue shendyt skirt, a red and gold necklace resembling a pharaoh's beard, a blue and gold headdress resembling a cobra's head with red eyes and gold fangs, a pair of gold shoes resembling snake heads with red eyes on his hind leg hooves. Meanwhile, the hippogriff was wearing a blue tracksuit-like scuba suit with white stripes on the sleeves, a blue swim cap, gold swim goggles on his forehead, a golden breathing apparatus, obviously for style, and gold and blue diving fins on his hooves.

Loot Loot asks "Okay, nice threads. We look sick. Uh new world, who this?"

Fin spoke "Ooh! Check it out! My bones don't even come apart!"

Justice kicks Fin in the head, knocking the hippogriff's skull off.

Justice laughs "You were saying bonehead?"

Fin spoke "Hey, at least it's the rest of my body."

But then we heard a growl as we saw we were on top of someone before he got up, getting us off him as we saw it was a Abyssinian skeleton wearing a blue and white luchador mask with a golden G on the forehead, blue elbow guards, blue luchador pans, white shoes with red laces and yellow soles, a golden necklace with a belt-like emblem having a G on it, and a red collared cape.

The male growls "Who dares land on the great El Lustro!?"

Loot Loot asks "Hey man. So uh, where are we?"

El Lustro spoke "This is Rexius, Land of Kings!"

But then we heard some screams before the Mane 6, Sunset Shimmer and Starlight Glimmer crashed onto him.

Fin spoke "Girls!"

The group got off El Lustro as he got up.

El Lustro asks "Ugh... Expecting anyone else, amigo?"

Pebble then noticed us.

I ask "Know anything about an asshole called Exis?"

El Lustro was confused.

Applebloom asks "Found Goldcrown yet?"

Loot Loot spoke "Dude, we only just got here. We don't even know if this is where the Treasure Tomb is."

El Lustro spoke "The tomb of legend that holds the most powerful treasure of all?! Another skeleton was looking for that."

El Lustro pointed at the wrestling ring as we saw a shadowed skeleton fighting a white earth pony stallion skeleton that had his left eye sealed up by a red scar while having a gold earring embedded into his right side where an ear would be, shoulder-length blue mane with a helmet-like crown with a dollar sign on the nose protector as he wore a gold loincloth with a chained gold trail coming down from it, golden fingerless gloves on his front legs, brown boots on his back legs, and a red cape with a golden shield having a golden skull on it and two golden swords crossed behind the shield embedded on the back of the cape. The shadowed skeleton kicked the stallion with its right back leg, knocking him back while rolling him up in his cape like a carpet. The shadowed skeleton went onto the ropes and pumped his left foreleg, revealing the skeleton wearing a black samurai uniform with red and gold details, a black samurai helmet with gold details, a black face mask with golden fangs on it, a gold panda decoration wearing shutter shades on top and a pair of gold sandals with red socks on the hind legs. It was Gold Blade, back in action.

Applebloom, Heatwave and Pebble spoke "Gold Blade! You're alright!"

Gold Blade spoke "My friends, I am glad to see you."

I groan "Twilight, you and the other seven were called by the map though thus the eight of you shouldn't be here!"

Applejack spoke "Hey, it ain't like we wanted to take a detour."

I spoke "Novo's gonna be pissed once she finds out you eight didn't show up."

I shake a single warp ring from my tail fur before Twilight and the other seven fall through thus landing in the waters near Mount Aris.

I spoke "Sorry you had to see that folks."

I then turned my attention to the Crusaders and Pebble.

I ask "Sweetie Bell, Scootaloo, Quick Fix... Why are you three here?"

Quick was soldering Fin's head back onto the body.

"Applebloom and Heatwave, I understand, but the three of you, why?" I clarified.

Scootaloo spoke "We just found ourselves dragged down here."

Pebble spoke "And I went after them because I didn't want to get shaven by Rarity or iced by Winter if Sweetie Bell or Quick got hurt."

Quick spoke "Okay, that should stop your head from getting popped off again."

El Lustro scoffed, looking away from Gold Blade.

Blade asks "El Lustro, is that you? Are you still upset I won?"

El Lustro spoke "*Stammers before laughs* El Lustro never loses."

Gold Spell wasn't so sure of that as he used a memory spell, showing Blade pinning down El Lustro.

Past Blade spoke "Say it."

Past El Lustro sighs "Ugh... I'm a poopy baby."

The spell was then ended.

El Lustro spoke "It was humiliating."

I spoke "The way you talk reminds me of Trixie..."

The left-eyed skeleton spoke "Maybe don't bet your Ultimate Victory Treasure next time. Now this guy is impossible to defeat. The name's King Bad Axe, leader of the Gold Grabbers."

Blade spoke "Friends, now you are here, we must assemble the best warriors and journey to the Treasure Tomb to save our king, Goldcrown."

Bad Axe gasps "THE Treasure Tomb? The one that holds the most powerful trea-"

Fin spoke "Yeah yeah, we've heard that already."

Blade spoke "There is only one way to do this."

El Lustro spoke "An epic map montage!"

Blade spoke "No, with correct planning and-"

El Lustro started fanfaring.

Pebble asks "Is it just me or does the wind feel different?"

I snap "NOW ISN'T THE TIME LUSTRO!!!"

We soon set out to find new allies. Later, we encountered a yellow male gryphon skeleton with orange eye sockets and black eyes, wearing blue and white shoes with orange wings on the sides on his hind legs, an orange-gold crown having flames coming from it, making it look like he had a scalp of burning feathers, an orange-gold wrist guard on his right claw, orange-gold shoulder pauldrons and belt as he had dark red mascara. The griffon was known as King Flare as he a golden shield which looked like an angry sun with shutter glasses, solar flames and an angry frown showing teeth. The journey him was probably the hardest due to how hot the place was.

I had my tongue out while panting since it was how I used to sweat in my past life.

Pebble pants "You think you have it bad Spots? I've got BLACK fur!"

Later, we were in a castle, meeting up with a unicorn mare skeleton with black paint over her eyes and above her muzzle with a golden ring painted on her forehead around the base of her horn and gold paint on the tip of her horn. She was wearing a golden-laced hooded lilac robe, a golden crown with a golden paper-like features on it that was long enough to be at the back of her head, a golden chain necklace with a skull medallion as the emblem, a pink sash that went below her waist and green leggings for her hind legs. She was sitting on her throne as she held up a golden shield that looked like a dragon hand with four claws grasping an orb, and her name was Queen Glowena.

I spoke "My name is Princess Spottedleaf of MeadowClan and it is an honor to meet you."

Glowena spoke "Likewise, though it's surprising and the first to see squishy skinbags here."

Left ear twitching a bit in annoyance, I spoke "Ignoring what you had called me and my fellow immortals, we came here to find info on the jerkwad known as Exis."

Glowena spoke "Hmm... Sorry, but no one in this kingdom heard anything about any Exis."

Ears flatten, Pebble spoke "He is the worst skeleton to ever exist and I along with Applejack, Heatwave and Applebloom dealt with him twice already... Plus Loot Loot calls him Francis. Natsu called him Frankie one time."

Queen Glowena giggled at that.

Later, we were at a safari area as we met a white male Abyssinian skeleton wearing a sunglasses-wearing gold lion mask with light brown mane and a gold crown, gold shoulderpads, purple pants, a gold bracelet on his right wrist, a gold skull belt, and white sandals with light blue straps and gold lion decorations on the ankles. He was holding up a golden shield shaped like a lion's face with an open maw like it was roaring, and he was known as King Roar.

I spoke "We're gonna need all the help we can get if we're to stop that monster."

Pebble spoke "Exactly."

Pebble's compact suddenly goes off.

Pebble asks "Pebble Heart speaking, who is this?"

Only static was heard.

Pebble spoke "Something must've cut off communication."

I was growling since something was coming.

But then to my surprise, it was a white minotaur skeleton wearing golden shutter shades, a golden crown/wrestling ring combo, golden champion belt, orange shoulderpads, shoes, white arm, wrist and hand wrappings, blue shorts and kneepads, while holding a shield that looked like a championship belt emblem.

El Lustro gasps "King Slam?!"

Pebble asks "I wonder who else will appear..."

I rummage around in my hammerspace before pulling out Flash Magnus' shield.

Later, we were at a mausoleum palace, meeting up with a transparent green male hippogriff skeleton wearing a lobster claw-like pauldron, blue and red swim shorts with a gold belt holding it, a gold crown with a blue water wisp on it and a golden spiral design over his left eye. His hooves each had a gold claw on the back of them as the hooves had flipper-like features while he was holding a shield having a manta ray with a coffin on it as its emblem, and his name was King Goldseas.

I groan "Is this the last stop?"

King Slam spoke "Indeed."

Pebble explains to the four royals what he knew about Exis.

Goldseas spoke "Dude sounds bad to the bone."

Pebble spoke "Yeah, he's far worse than a murder tabby."

I snicker in response.

Later, we were on an island as we made it through a jungle before seeing a giant vault entrance, guarded by a giant golden skull head with purple shutter shades and a golden crown with a golden and red X as the emblem. But then the spaces in the shutter shades glowed.

The Guardian spoke "To enter the Treasure Tomb, one must solve a riddle."

I spoke "A riddle huh, I'll try answering it."

I approach the giant golden skull with a calm look on my face.

I spoke "I will answer your riddle."

Blade spoke "Go for the eyes!"

King Flare and King Bad Axe suddenly leapt and slashed the shutter shades, revealing the skull's eyes to actually be diamonds as the two pressed the eyes, making them glow before they landed on the ground.

The Guardian stutters "Cool cool coolc-c-c-c-c-cool. That was the answer anyway. *As she lifted with the entrance opening* You guys are really smart."

...What the?

I growl "What the stars was THAT for you boneheads?"

Blade spoke "Apologies, but time is of the essence since Exis is still out there."

Pebble spoke "Unless you want to get sent flying with a roar.... Don't PISS Spottedleaf off."

Applebloom spoke "Blueblood had that happen to him one time when he demanded that Spottedleaf pay up for insulting him back during Flintfur's first Gala."

"Anyway... Let's just head inside." I said as we went inside to the Treasure Tomb as the entrance closed. We were then in a huge place with a hallway to the left and right.

Loot Loot spoke "Let's split up! Find Goldcrown!"

I spoke "Don't make me kick you Loot Loot."

I use my roar as echolocation to find Goldcrown.

My ears twitch as the sound bounces back.

I spoke "I found him!"

I use my magic as a guiding arrow to point in Goldcrown's location.

I spoke "This way!"

I flew after the magic arrow as the others followed me.

But I crashed against a ginormous golden block, and it doesn't look like any magic can force it open. "Actually, let's split up. We might find a way to open this giant block of gold."

Pebble groans "Spottedleaf, have you forgotten? Your roar can split large rocks. It can even shatter glass. So breaking a block of gold should be easy for you."

"I dunno. 'Cause from the looks of things, that block of gold could be roar-proof." I admitted.

Out of nowhere, a quad-elemental Roar hits the gold block thus shattering it.

Redux-verse Danyelle laughs "Never say never!"

But then giant gold block somehow reconstructed itself.

"Yeah, we'll need to find a key." I noted.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "BUT HOW?!? My roar completely destroyed it to small pieces!"

Glowena spoke "Legends told that what lies inside that giant golden block can only be revealed if the key to unlock it is found. So we should split up into two teams and look in the rooms on the left and right."

Redux-verse Danyelle held up the exact key that the others and I were looking for.

Redux-verse Danyelle asks "You mean this key?"

But then the key vanished, revealed that it was only an illusion.

"Wait... What if the key isn't a key?" I realized.

Pebble asks "What do you mean?"

"Let's search the other two rooms and find out." I said as we split into two teams and went into the other two rooms.

I was with our half as King Slam and Bad Axe lifted up stones, only revealing blue sand.

Glowena spoke "*Wielding a sai* Allow me."

Glowena's horn and sai glowed magenta, causing the blue sand to glow magenta as well as they moved away from the bottom of the stones, before a golden skeleton dragon and alligator emerged from them.

El Lustro spoke "Oh no."

Fin spoke "You can say that again!"

Looks like we'll have to fight off guards.

*Apple Bloom's POV*

I was with our half of the group as we entered the room.

King Flare asks "Ugh! What is that?!"

We saw a giant alien on a puddle of slime before we saw its stomach move and heard a voice from inside it.

A voice spoke "Yo... I love how constricted and slimy it is up in here. LET! ME! OUT!"

Hopefully my stomach can get through this.

*Spottedleaf's POV*

Blade spoke "Use your treasures!"

El Lustro spoke "Someone still has mine."

Blade rolled his eyes as he gave back El Lustro's treasure and outer shield, as most of us wielded a golden weapon and a golden shield with their own treasures as the inner shield. Fin's trident design was upgraded to look like a squid is wrapped around it and making up the spikes. We fought the two golden guard beasts, sending them flying onto a plank as Gold Blade pulled a lever, tipping the plank and sending the dragon and alligator into a bottomless pit.

El Lustro spoke "El Lustro never loses! *Notices Gold Blade's deadpan stare* Starting from now!"

We found two golden keys and opened two stone chests, getting a golden shield with a golden x on it and a golden sword with a golden crown as the hilt.

Fin spoke "Hello, gorgeous."

"That sword could be the key! Let's head back and see what the others found!" I said as we started leaving the room.

All of a sudden, a heavy door slams shut thus trapping my group.

I spoke "Guys! Get behind me and the nekomata!"

Redux-verse Danyelle and I used our roars to blow the stone door to bits.

And that door actually stayed broken. “Let’s move!”

*Applebloom’s POV*

Me and the group I was with were on the alien as I was… dissecting the dead alien, opening a circle I made with a scalpel while that squirted out some slime from inside the alien, especially when a bit got on King Flare.

Scootaloo spoke "Nasty."

Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Heatwave, Quick Fix and I did some digging, getting a space critter out before a pink arm erupted, making us back away before something came out. It was an alien covered in slime that had sharp pointed teeth, defined muscles, wearing a black helmet that covers his eyes, which had a gold-lined green x-shaped visor and tally marks etched into the sides, wearing black pants, black shoulderpads, a gold necklace with peridots studding it, and a pair of blocky white shoes with gold bottoms.

The alien spoke "Oh man! Thank you! I could hug you!"

Loot Loot spoke "Uh, no thanks."

Goldseas asks "*As the alien wiped the slime off him* Who are you?"

The alien spoke "Name’s X-Face. This tomb was built to house the most epic treasures from throughout time and space. So you know, this be a place to find ultimate gems, yeah. Next minute, there’s some king with no crown. Next next minute, I was swallowed by this Volgunk. Psh, I mean, crazy!"

X-Face dug into the Volgunk before bringing an x-shaped cyber cannon with a gem on the bottom.

Loot Loot spoke "That’s gotta be Goldcrown!"

X-Face spoke "You know that king? It was marvel, but I think I know how to get it out."

We left the room and met up back with the other group, seeing they having a golden sword and a golden shield.

X-Face spoke "Kay, see that gold pedestal, stab the golden sword in it."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Hold it guys! It could be a trap!"

“Look, I can tell he’s being honest. *Takes the Golden Sword with crown hilt* So Ah trust him.” I said before stabbing the sword into the golden pedestal, causing the giant golden block to open in half as a golden coffin floated towards us and landed. Blade and Fin pushed the lid open, only for us to see wood blocking the way. Loot Loot gave Heatwave an upgrade multi-purpose digging tool as he broke that wood clean open, revealing blue sand underneath it before someone came out of it. It was a white male alicorn skeleton, wearing silver chainmail with a headcover, white pauldrons, white boots with gold tops, a red cloth on his front with an upside down gold crown buckle holding it and a red cape with gold lining.

A familiar voice asks "Ugh… Did you guys go on vacation or what?"

That’s definitely Goldcrown as he came out of the coffin.

“Goldcrown!” Heatwave, Pebble and I smiled as I low-hooved and high-hooved Goldcrown.

Goldcrown spoke "Thanks for digging me out, gang. *Noticed nothing on his head* Duh, I feel naked. Not very kingly."

Blade spoke "Being a king’s not about crowns, it’s about being a leader."

Goldcrown spoke "Hmm… I’d prefer having a crown."

Heehee! That’s Goldcrown alright.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "You might not know me but I'm Danyelle. Though I'm not the Danyelle that the boneheads know."

Goldcrown asks "*Digging through blue sand* Really now?"

Goldcrown found an outer shield half and tried putting it on.

"Wait, somethin' seems familiar about that." I noticed as I grabbed the shield Fin was holding and and the outer shield half on Goldcrown's head and put them together, making a full shield as I noticed a shield slot on a giant vault and put the completed shield in.

A voice laughs "Let me help you with that!"

Exis dropped in and shoved me aside.

Exis "Thanks for opening the vault for me, cretins!"

Goldcrown spoke "Oh! Forgot he was trapped here too!"

Exis spoke "*Front right hoof on the completed shield* Say goodbye to your universe, twerps!"

"No!" Heatwave and I cried out as Exis turned the shielded right and opened it, only... to find a spider inside a small hole before it leapt onto his muzzle as he screamed.

Exis screams "Spider to the face!"

Exis ran around before jumping and running down to the lower as he panicked and got spider off him, making most of us snicker.

Glowena asks "...Really? All it takes to beat the ultimate bad guy is... a bug?"

That made us snicker more before we noticed a bone sticking out the back of Bad Axe's head as Goldseas moved it up and down, making Bad Axe's jaw flap.

Goldseas spoke "*Voicing Bad Axe* You know what us gold-drivers say, righty-tighty, lefty-loosey."

Bad Axe spoke "*Swats Goldseas' right claw away from his flapper bone* Stop that."

That made us laugh.

Redux-verse Danyelle laughs "It'll take more than that to stop us heroes though Francis!"

That made us laugh harder as Goldcrown turned the shield left, before the vault door opened, letting out a river of golden coins as Fin dived in. Goldseas and Flare were making coin angels as I noticed a crown with a big gapping hole for the centerpiece while X-Face pulled the sword out. We gave Goldcrown the crown, sword and completed shield as I noticed a golden wyvern with a golden sword pointing down behind it embedded on the back of Goldcrown's cape.

Redux-verse Danyelle sets Exis on fire.

But then a black dragon skeleton with features and armor similar to Exis showed up with Goldenstar, Gold Curser and Exis' army as the landing extinguished the flames completely. Goldenstar was wearing a sleeveless black ninja outfit lined with gold in the front, a black hood with a red and gold bandanna around his mouth, black leggings with red sandals with gold straps on his back legs while he was wielding a golden axe that resembles an open-mouthed dragon. Gold Curser was still wrapped up in white bandages which exposed bits of his bones while wearing a gold medallion with an urn on it around his neck, and a black baseball cap with a red brim and crossed golden axe and sickle on it as he wielded an axe designed to look like a snake with an open mouth.

Exis spoke "Give me that crown!"

Goldcrown spoke "Nah, bro."

We then started fighting the army as Goldcrow used the giant gold stone trap to his advantage, taking out two Exis goons before knocking one away with his shield.

Goldcrown spoke "Guess who's back? Goldcrown's back!"

Goldenstar then landed behind Blade.

Goldenstar spoke "Hello, old friend."

The ninja then started quickly moving around Blade before they clashed weapons. Gold Curser was chasing Fin up a ladder before the hippogriff got to the top as the ladder tipped and fell, taking Gold Curser along with it.

Gold Curser spoke "I never learned how to read!"

Bad Axe spoke "Me next."

I then noticed a gold dragon medallion as Glowena knocked an Exis goon head to another, knocking both out as Loot-Loot knocked one down before decapitating another with his golden Khopesh sword. The Shadow Burn dragon battled Flare and Goldseas as it breathed fire at the griffon, but he was totally unaffected. Goldseas' outer shield was red ship wood with golden octopus outlines as Flare's outer shield looked like gold and clouds. The griffon and hippogriff threw a combined water/fire attack, hitting the Shadow Burn dragon hard as that made an explosion.

Goldenstar asks "Forgiveness, after what happened?!"

Somethin' tells me it was only a harmless prank when they were colts. The two clashed again as Bad Axe kicked a ladder, knocking it down with some Exis goons as I grabbed the medallion. "Goldcrown!" I called out before heading to him and placing the god dragon medallion into the hole, fitting perfectly as the alicorn was suddenly charged up with some kind of power as he was surrounded in energy in the air with his eye sockets being completely white. Goldcrown then sent out pulses of energy, knocking out a ladder with some Exis goons.

El Lustro spoke "Ai..."

Then a pulse of energy blasted Goldenstar away.

Blade spoke "No!"

X-Face spoke "Yo! Super Goldcrown! There's a place, or rather, there's a time, where you can trap Exis in fire and ice."

Goldcrown nodded before he jumped back and fired energy from his sword at Exis before the evil alicorn grabbed me.

Exis spoke "You're coming with me, Skinbag!"

Goldcrown screams "NO!"

But I brought out my golden Tanto Sword before decapitating Exis, despite knowing he'd live through that, as I got away from him before the energy hit Exis, sending him into a portal.

Exis spoke "Oh bones!"

The portal then closed, trapping Exis.

Spottedleaf spoke "See you never!"

"Phew! 'bout time we got him good." I smiled.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Nobody's gonna believe me when I tell them that I fought alongside a bunch of good skeletons against a bad one!"

"Oh! You became an alicorn, Goldcrown." I noticed.

Goldcrown chuckles "Yeah, happened while I was trapped in that coffin, same with my bones changing color too."

Pebble laughs "This was one ascension that NONE of the Alliance sensed!"

Redux-verse Danyelle laughs "Not even me!"

Spottedleaf wingslaps Redux-verse Danyelle upside the back of the head.

Spottedleaf spoke "You're not an alicorn though."

Goldcrown spoke "But don't worry, I'll find a way to make a connection with Rexius, Xeo, Apexia, and your world."

Pebble's tail bristles up.

Pebble spoke "I sense another alicorn was just born..."

"From who?" I asked.

Spottedleaf spoke "Parents are both unicorns though yet their daughter's an alicorn."

*Some time later in Ponyville,*

The others and I were at the house where the new alicorn was living.

Spottedleaf knocked on the door before a tired unicorn stallion with blue eyes, light blue fur and dark blue mane answered.

The stallion asks "Yeah?"

Spottedleaf spoke "My fellow alicorns and I wanted to congratulate you and your wife for bringing a new alicorn into the world."

The stallion asks "How did you know?"

After arriving with Moonlight, Luna spoke "It's because we know one of our own."

Moonlight was curious about the new alicorn foal.

Moonlight asks "Mama, could I see the new foal?"

Luna spoke "Of course, sweetie."

Moonlight slowly approaches the sleeping foal.

Looking up at the stallion, Moonlight asks "Have you thought of a name for her yet?"

River Sprint spoke "I’m not sure."

Moonlight asks "Hmm... How about Aqua Mist?"

River Sprint and Ocean Tide were surprised at that.

Luna giggles "Leave it to a foal to name another foal."

I couldn’t help but giggle at that.

Pebble and the others chuckle.

Spottedleaf snickers "Sparkles is gonna lose it once she finds out that Aqua Mist is an alicorn."

Quick chuckles "Definitely."

Quick soon found himself lodged in a tree when Twilight crashed into him.

Twilight gasps "A new foal?"

Quick groans "*muffled voice* Why did I say that?"

Spottedleaf giggles "Cool it Sparkles."

Twilight whines "Spotty..."

Spottedleaf snickers "You want some cheese with that whine?"

Spottedleaf flew off after taunting Twilight.

Twilight spoke "You're a dead cat once I catch you!"

Twilight flew after Spottedleaf.

Spottedleaf blew a raspberry at Twilight.

“They’ll be at it for a while.” I said.

Heatwave chuckles "You're one to talk Bloom, you tussle with Scootaloo and Sweetie Bell at times."

"Heehee, that's 'cause we're best friends." I smiled as Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle joined my side while smiling too.

Heatwave spoke "Hay yeah! I don't care that we have different diets though."

"Cool." I smiled before I felt myself getting warmer. Dang, I'm thinkin' about Heatwave again...

Heatwave chuckles "Like my big bro says... If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen."

"Uh... Ah'm gonna go see how AJ's doin'." I nervously said while still blushing before flying off.

Pebble snickers "Filly's got it bad!"

Heatwave spoke "Yeah but I'm gonna wait a few more years."

Guh... Gotta hold myself together... Maybe AJ can help me calm down.

Jackie asks "Ya okay?"

"I dunno why, but Heatwave was the only thing on my mind, lately." I said.

Jackie spoke "Mah guess would be that yer thinking about foals already but ya might want to wait a few more years."

"I-I know, but I can only keep mah mind straight for so long." I responded.

Jackie spoke "Given that Maylu's only 15 yet she's a mother already.... Ya should talk to yer ma first."

"R-Right." I nodded before flying off.

A loud bang followed by Golden Ingot's scream was heard.

I couldn't help but giggle as I soon found Ma.

Pear spoke "Hey Bloomy."

Apple Brandy pounces on me from behind.

"Heehee, Brandy!" I giggled.

The soft reddish orange hippogriff chirps happily.

Pear asks "So, did you need anything?"

Bright spoke "By stars, she's got that look on her face... The very look that all females get when they're in heat..."

Pear spoke "Oh dear..."

Bright spoke "What confuses me the most that even though Squirrelstar has children, she's only 10 years old."

Pear asks "It's best not to question that. Remember Pinkie?"

Bright spoke "Clan cat logic is strange...."

"Um... What should I do?" I asked Ma.

Pear spoke "Think about something else though."

To be Continued...

Goliath's Return
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Goliath's Return

*Twilight's POV*

Some time had passed since Celestia's old castle was rebuilt and merged with mine. One night, I was in bed asleep when I heard a loud yet strange crackling sound coming from outside.

Wait... I remember Starswirl saying that there was a spell that petrifies creatures until the castle they lay at rest rises above the clouds, and the castle right now is above the clouds. I should check the top of the castle.

Spottedleaf yawns "What now?"

"I think there are creatures on this castle that are under a spell, but the spell's ending now." I said as a female earth pony guard with dark blue/black mane and tail, brown eyes and a cutie mark being a shield behind an hourglass. I think she's one of the new recruits, a good fighter and a smart detective.

Spottedleaf spoke "I think these are of a different kind of gargoyle than what Tirek's brother is."

Flash spoke "Someone should go get Celestia, Luna and the Pillars. They have to know about this."

The earth pony guard mare asks "What's going on here?"

I spoke "I don't know."

Spottedleaf teleported to Celestia's location.

Spottedleaf spoke "Celestia! I bring news! They are back!"

Celestia asks "*Groggily* Hmm?"

Spottedleaf asks "Don't you remember the stone statues on your old castle?"

Celestia yawns "How could I forget?"

Spottedleaf spoke "Well, the spell that was put on them has broken!"

Luna asks "You mean... Goliath is back?!?"

That made Celestia jolt up wide awake. "Tell me this isn't a joke."

Spottedleaf spoke "It's no joke Celestia."

Luna spoke "At least I won’t be lonely anymore."

Noble spoke "Luna...."

Luna spoke "Don't worry, wolfy. I haven't forgotten about you and our daughter."

Spottedleaf spoke "But the Pillars don't know that the six are back though."

Luna spoke "It would be hard to find most of them."

Spottedleaf teleported to where each of the Pillars, relaying the same message that she had told Celestia.

Out all of them, Starswirl was the most surprised.

Spottedleaf spoke "It's true Starswirl, the six of them are back after a thousand years."

But back at the castle, I was on the rooftops, seeing cracks on the gargoyle statues forming and growing.

Spottedleaf pops up with Atem and the Pillars just as Celestia and Luna appear.

Spottedleaf spoke "It'd only make sense if the six of them saw some familiar faces after being asleep for a long time."

“Smart choice, Spotty.” I smiled.

Celestia spoke "I agree."

Atem spoke "Same here, and hello Goliath."

All of a sudden, one of the statues burst, revealing a flesh and blood gargoyle as he roared.

Atem spoke "It's been too long old friend."

Then the other gargoyles started bursting free from their stone prisons.

Atem spoke "Brooklyn, Lexington, Broadway, Hudson, Bronx! It's so good to see you and Goliath again after a thousand years."

Goliath asks "Atem?"

Atem spoke "It's been a long time old friend, I hope you're not too mad at Noble for putting you and the others into a stone sleep for a thousand years."

*Flashback to before Luna's fall to darkness*

*No POV*

Atem was flying to the Castle of the Two Sisters.

Atem spoke "Luna! Celestia! We got trouble!"

Luna asks "What is it?"

Atem spoke "An army of gryphons is planning to destroy our home! And if I know Goliath, he'd be mad if those gryphons got their talons on the unhatched gargoyle eggs!"

Celestia spoke "And something tells me that they could attack while the sun is still up."

Pyre spoke "All we can do is stall them until night-time."

Noble spoke "Plus we should be careful though, a traitor could be hiding among our guards."

Luna spoke "You always were skeptical, Noble. Then again, your muzzle was always like a bloodhound's."

The silver-blue unicorn stallion blushes.

Atem spoke "It's bad enough that we lost Starswirl and the other Pillars already."

Celestia spoke "Please, don't remind me."

Noble asks "How much time do we have until sundown?"

Atem spoke "Six hours at best."

Noble spoke "That's not enough time... Unless we brought the moonrise early!"

Celestia and Luna asks "What?"

Noble spoke "We don't have any other options since Goliath and the others are still stone for another six hours! Plus four alicorns and a unicorn aren't enough to hold off a gryphon army for the same length of time."

Pyre spoke "Besides, we can't let that massacre happen."

Noble spoke "We don't have any other options here, the gryphons will attack in an hour!"

Atem spoke "This is our only chance."

Noble spoke "Unicorn or not, I'll take down one of those feathered furballs!"

A night guard spoke "Princesses! The gryphons are coming!!"

Luna spoke "Then we must do it, sister."

Celestia spoke "Agreed, we need Goliath's help now."

Celestia lowers the sun as Luna raises the moon, triggering an early wake up in the gargoyles.

The statues started cracking.

Atem spoke "Sorry for the early wake up Goliath but we need your help."

The statues then burst as the six gargoyles roared.

Goliath asks "What is it?"

Atem explained everything to Goliath.

Noble spoke "We had to force an early moonrise since we needed help."

Brooklyn spoke "Whoa, that's new."

Luna asks "Can you help us fend off the gryphons before they fell our castle?"

Goliath spoke "...Very well."

Little did Goliath know, Luna was close to falling to darkness.

After the gryphons were driven off, something had gone wrong with Luna.

Celestia spoke "Luna, you have to lower the moon now!"

Atem bars Celestia's path with a wing.

Atem spoke "That isn't Luna!"

Noble spoke "Brooklyn, Broadway, Lexington! Follow me! We have to protect the eggs!"

Luna spoke "...Not another step. Did you really expect me to sit idly by while they basked in your "precious light"? There can only be one Princess in Equestria. And that Princess will be me!"

Luna stomped her front hooves as the castle started to crack, causing a window to shatter before shadows emerged from the moon and engulfed her. The shadowy mass formed an orb before turning into night sky as it opened, revealing as the being opened its eyes, baring its fangs while laughing maniacally and landed on the ground... Nightmare Moon!

Noble growls "GO!!! Celestia and I will hold her off!!"

Goliath spoke "...No. I shall assist."

Atem drags Brooklyn, Broadway and Lexington to the rookery while Noble, Celestia, Goliath and Pyre held Nightmare Moon off.

Atem asks "Wait! Where's Hudson and Bronx?"

Brooklyn spoke "No clue though."

Lexington spoke "We don't have time to find them. Not with a mad mare on the loose."

Broadway spoke "Something must’ve took control of her."

Noble spoke "We can't help Luna right now..."

*Not long after Luna was sealed away in the moon*

Noble asks "Is everything okay Celestia?"

Celestia was anything but okay, as she was heartbroken on what she had to do.

Pyre spoke "Tia, look at me. You'll see her again one day."

Celestia asks "But how?"

Pyre spoke "Even if it takes a thousand years, I know you'll see her again."

Goliath asks "Wait, where are the others?"

Noble winced at that before he led the group to five gargoyle statues.

Goliath asks "Stone? At night? What sorcery is this?"

Noble spoke "One of the beams Luna used had a spell that would force a Gargoyle to sleep until this castle rose above the clouds."

Atem spoke "The eggs are safe for now but I fear that they will be in danger again. So Noble, Pyre and I will take them to a safer place, away from dangers."

Pyre spoke "Exactly and since the eggs are close to hatching, we can't risk putting them in danger."

Noble asks "As one last favor, do you wish to be put into a stone slumber until the day the castle rises above the clouds?"

Goliath spoke "Yes. Cast that spell one more time."

Noble spoke "See you in a thousand years old friend."

Noble uses the spell to put Goliath into a stone sleep for a thousand years until the castle rises above the clouds.

Noble spoke "Celestia, this might be the last time you'll see me as a unicorn though."

Pyre hugs Celestia one more time before gathering up all 36 gargoyle eggs with Noble, Atem and their most trusted guards before leaving the castle by zeppelin to a distant land.

*After the trio of stallions arrive in Avalon with their guards and the eggs*

Pyre spoke "This place will be safe for us and the eggs until it's time to return to our homelands."

Noble spoke "We'll have to speak with the ones in charge though."

Atem spoke "But those weird sisters were honestly difficult to defeat."

Noble spoke "How? We only reflected a spell and turned them into owls."

Pyre spoke "I made sure that spell was a one-way, those three can never revert back."

Noble spoke "I'm not so sure. I think my nose was playing tricks on me, but I picked up two strange scents that smell the exact same."

Pyre chuckles "You're one to talk wolfboy, you have a crush on Luna!"

Noble laughs "Oh yeah, pyro-colt? Says the pony whose heart burns for Celestia."

Atem spoke "Well, my loved one's in limbo though."

Pyre asks "Wait... What if one of these eggs are actually Goliath and Demona's?"

Noble's left ear twitches when he heard Oberon's voice.

Noble spoke "Looks like we might have to get permission for all of us to be on this island."

Pyre spoke "I'm not a verified prince though so it will be hard for me."

Atem spoke "And something tells me whoever's coming here is a being of great magic and power."

A yelp was heard from Noble as he suddenly ascended into an alicorn, gaining the alternate form of a larger than normal silver wolf in the process.

*End flashback*

*Spottedleaf's POV*

Noble spoke "Even though he was a pain in the tail, Oberon and I sparred often."

"Whoa. Did not expect to hear that." I admitted.

Noble chuckles "It was just after arriving on Avalon that I became the alicorn I am today."

End

Entering the Labyrinth's Shadow Part 1
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Entering the Labyrinth's Shadow Part 1

*Rainbow Dash’s POV*

Okay, so Twilight got me, AJ, Rarity, Pinkie, Fluttershy and Danyelle here to meet some creatures at sunset, and for some reason, Spottedleaf and Luna was with her.

Even Noble, Atem, Celestia, Pyre and the Pillars were there too.

Yellowfang asks "What's goin' on?"

Twilight spoke "Let’s just say, it’s a surprise for you guys."

Azure spoke "We all heard the roaring though and thought it was a rogue dragon."

I noticed an earth pony guard mare. “Hey, isn’t she the new recruit?”

Twilight spoke "Yeah, this is Sleuth Brawlmane."

Luna spoke "But that's not who we want you to meet. Okay Goliath, you and the others can come out now."

We then suddenly saw gargoyles as Fluttershy gasped at the one on all fours.

Luna spoke "These six are Goliath, Hudson, Brooklyn, Broadway, Lexington and Bronx."

Fluttershy then leapt at Bronx and started cuddling him before I noticed the blinds on the windows were closed.

Twilight spoke "I don't know how well the rest of MeadowClan will handle gargoyles though."

But then we heard a bell tolling.

Spottedleaf spoke "A bell? Last I checked, this castle never had a bell."

Twilight spoke "I never put one in though!"

Rarity gasps "*Yelp!* I saw a spider-! Wait, it’s gone already?"

Okay, something tells me we should head back to the entrance and find out what’s going on.

Danyelle spoke "Something's not right..."

All of us went to the entrance door and opened it, only to find something strange. We were in Yasoponi High School as it looked like there was a School Festival going on.

Rarity spoke "Hmm? There’s a clock tower outside to the right."

Twilight gasps "What in the?! Broad daylight?! Then how are…?!"

Twilight and the others who knew the gargoyles looked at them.

Luna asks "It’s day, but they’re not stone?"

Goliath spoke "Something is off here."

We looked behind us, only to find the door we got here through to be just a velvet blue fortune tellers tent.

Danyelle spoke "My guess would be that genie magic has been used... *nose twitches* Trixie no doubt."

Mossfire was being a cranky kit, setting his nursery on fire again.

Twilight spoke "I don’t know. Something tells me Trixie isn’t behind what’s going on this time."

A genie mare spoke "Now I know why I was in that velvet room."

We looked at the tent when Trixie suddenly came out of it.

Trixie spoke "Looks like fate brought you all and your new friends here."

Danyelle giggles "Still a genie eh Trix?"

Trixie spoke "Well, come in and find out what's going on."

We went into the tent, only to find ourselves in a room way bigger than what it looked like on the outside. We were in the Velvet Room, on a a platform with stairs and rotating gears as we saw three doors with two locks surrounding them. One of the lights on the door was blue/pink, the light on the second door were yellow, and light on the third door was magenta/blue/orange/red/purple/pink. We then saw Margaret and earth pony Marie.

"Everyone, sidebar." I said as we huddled up. "Something tells me that this Margaret and pony Marie are from the past, AKA, that yellow door."

Twilight asks "I see, so we can't reveal anything about the future, right?"

Spottedleaf spoke "Seems like that to me."

Trixie spoke "Well, these doors are our exit to the real world. But you might need help, especially from a group that Luna knows well."

Luna spoke "*Gasp!* You mean that door with the blue and pink light is..."

Trixie spoke "Yep. Met them myself and they certainly remind me of that Seiko stallion. And before you say anything, he's from the past too, so he and Miran aren't alicorns yet."

Sunny asks "What's going on?"

A voice asks "Huh? Who're you guys?"

We turned around to see a male Ornithian with dark grayish-black feathers, gray-colored eyes, a feather goatee, a navy blue baseball cap with a white Triquetra symbol on the front, a red brassard of SEES on his left arm, a black high school uniform with a blue collared dress shirt underneath, a silver necklace, a chain attached to his pants, a white belt with an intricate silver buckle and black patterns along the belt.

The Ornithian spoke "Wait, Luna? I thought you couldn't come out that night."

Luna spoke "Junpei! That means the others are here too!"

Spottedleaf was growling suddenly since she had gotten a message from Card Trick via telepathy.

We went outside, only to meet up with the Investigation Team and another group, accompanied by two earth ponies. But as Trixie said, Seiko and Miran weren't alicorns, which meant they and the Investigation Team are from the past.

Twilight hid her wings with magic, as did the others and I.

Spottedleaf notices a pond nearby before going over to it.

Spottedleaf spoke in an unknown language. "Vocate venti fortunate, Ex ricae Oberonis, Et hic navis frugum regate, Ad orae Avalonis."

Spottedleaf suddenly vanishes.

Brooklyn suddenly vanished as well.

Seiko spoke "That won't work. You can't get out other than the doors that are locked by those two remaining locks. Which means there are two labyrinths left, but teleportation or any means to skip floors are completely disabled."

Twilight spoke "That wasn't teleportation..."

A minotaur bull with a beanie cap spoke "Look I tried getting to the gate and jumping over the walls, but I only wound up back here. You can't get out unless those three doors are unlocked."

Goliath spoke "Guess brute force is out of the question too."

"Anyway, who are they?" I pointed out the big question.

Luna spoke "Oh, that other group are friends of mine I met in the Dark Hour while I was still trapped in the moon. Somehow during that time, I was freed and in control of myself on their home island while the Dark Hour was activated."

Luna introduced us to her friends, the leaders were similar to Seiko, the stallion having dark blue hair unkempt at the front, covering his right eye, blue eyes and a light build, known as Yukan Sonzai. And the mare, being Yukan's cousin, having auburn hair, which she had in a high ponytail, along with silver barrettes which form the Roman numeral XXII, and striking red eyes, known as Hapu Tsuno.

Yukan spoke "Wow, I don't know how I can tell, but you guys are strong."

Hapu giggles "Heehee, I'm sure we'll try to get along."

Celestia wingslaps her sister on the back of the head.

Luna spoke "*Whispers to Celestia* I know the Dark Hour is no more when we came from, but seeing them brings back memories."

Danyelle asks "Dark Hour?"

A female hippogriff with waist-length red hair that has bangs covering the left side of her face with a curly mid-back length hair strand resting on her left shoulder and her eyes are brown with hints of red came up. “I am Kori Shitagaki, a member of SEES and third year of Gekkhoofkan High School. The Dark Hour is a phenomenon that occurs for an hour every night as a time anomaly that takes place during 12:00 AM, and serves as the 25th hour hidden between one day and the next. As the phenomenon takes place, non-Persona users are transmogrified into coffins and remember nothing that happens during the Dark Hour once they awaken. Because of this, the general public is unaware of its existence. My team, myself and Luna are on a journey to end the Dark Hour.”

Danyelle spoke "I'm Danyelle Hikari, age 19. Keenest and strongest of the Abyssinian branch of the Alicorn Alliance."

Kori spoke "Odd, I’ve never heard of any Alicorn Aliance."

Sounds like these guys are from the past too. We got introduced to a lot of creatures. A male Kirin known as Dorai Hono, a gryphon hen known as Yukari Takeba, a male dragon known as Akihiko Sanada, a female dagonian known as Fuuka Yamagishi, a male gryphon known as Yoso, being Yukari’s brother, a young male diamond dog known as Ken Amada, a young female ornithian known as Isamu Iori, being Junpei’s younger sister, a Minotaur bull wearing a black beanie known as Shinjiro Aragaki, a Shiba Inu dog known as Koromaru and a Hokkaido dog known as Tasuma. Needless to say, Fluttershy was simply adoring Koromaru and Tasuma.

Danyelle spoke "It's a long story and can you focus Shy? We need to get out."

Seiko spoke "Danyelle's right, and there's two more labyrinths get get through. The next one's at the second-year Class 4's display."

Danyelle was growling since something bad was gonna happen.

We also met a mechanical pony known as Aigis, another friend Luna knows, along with the two earth ponies. One of them being a filly, a freshman high-schooler with long wavy blonde mane and tail with white flower-shaped hair clips scattered throughout them, and lime green eyes known as Rei, and the other being a young stallion with short, dark-brown hair, lime green eyes, a dark complexion, a spiked collar, torn black cape and a blue watch on his front left leg known as Zen.

We soon got to the display, with the sign saying "Evil Spirit Club."

Aigis spoke "This seems to be a haunted house attraction."

Ken spoke "It doesn't look that scary from the outside."

Isamu spoke "Yeah! Bring it on!"

Emerald asks "...Do we have to go in?"

Kaze spoke "Oooooh, are you scaaaared? It's just a Culture Festival display."

Yukari spoke "I hope so..."

Danyelle growls "Kaze, quit picking on my cousin."

Kiko spoke "Don't pick a fight with my boyfriend."

Fuuka spoke "I kind of wanted to go in..."

Karei asks "You don't mind scary stuff, Fuuka-chan?"

Fuuka asks "It scares me, but that's what makes it kind of fun... Can you not handle it, Karei-chan?"

Karei spoke "Maybe if I was with everyone else, but it's too creepy alone! I've never felt so relieved that I can only produce backup."

Yukari asks "Why can't my Persona do backup...?"

Dorai spoke "Don't worry, Yukari. I'll keep you safe."

Yukari spoke *Blushing a bit* Oh, uh... thanks. *Turns to Sunao* You seem like you'd be fine with it, Sunao-kun."

But Sunao was quiet. "Yes? Oh, pardon me, were you asking me something!?"

Yukari asks "Were you lost in thought there?"

Sunao spoke "Yes, er, well... I was thinking about optical illusions. Commonly known as pareidolia, it's the phenomenon where shadows look like faces and figures, and..."

Seiko spoke "...You're scared."

Miran spoke "Still as honest as ever, Seiko."

Sunao spoke "N-No-I'm just saying that paranormal experiences can be negated by science!"

Kaze spoke "Yeah, yeah. Aww, it's okay. There's no need to be scared."

Sunao spoke "S-Stop that!"

Brooklyn spoke "Looks fine to me."

Lexington spoke "If you say so."

Fuuka spoke "*Giggle* You all get along so well."

Danyelle spoke "He started it."

Shima spoke "Mm-hm, our friendship may be our greatest strength."

Yukari spoke "I see... That sounds nice. .........Oh, we should probably get going! Just standing around won't help."

Emerald spoke "Hrgh... We're really going in? We are, huh..."

Goryuu spoke "I'll protect you.

Emerald spoke "*Blushing* Nngh... Th-Thanks... I'll try to keep it together so I don't cause trouble... No! No, I can't!"

Zen spoke "Only two more to go. I'm sure that another guardian will be protecting something in the depths here. Rei, there's no need to frightened. Don't worry. I'll protect you."

Rei spoke "...Mm.

Aigis spoke "I will protect Rei-san as well."

Yukan spoke "Same here."

Hapu spoke "Me too."

Zen spoke "Yes, that would be helpful."

Teddie spoke "I'll protect Rei-chan too!"

Zen spoke "No need."

Teddie spoke "Teddie discrimination isn't cool!"

Koromaru yips "Arf."

Teddie spoke "...Having a mutt being nice to me doesn't make me happy at all, you know!"

Koromaru whimpers.

Yukari spoke "Hey, Teddie. Will you stop picking on Koro-chan? C'mere, Koro-chan. I'll pet you!"

Koromaru yips "*Tail wagging as Tasuma nuzzled him* Arf!"

Dorai asks "See, Koromaru? Tasuma likes you too. Isn't that right, girl?"

Tasuma yips "*Happily* Arf!"

Teddie spoke "Teddie discrimination isn't cool at all!"

Danyelle kicks Teddie in between the legs.

Teddie asks "Hey! What was that for?!

Danyelle spoke "Looks like it doesn’t hurt you as much as usual, but you still feel it. Plus you had it coming.

We soon went into the labyrinth on the 1st story. And the place was spooky already as an abandoned school inside.

Junpei spoke "Ooh, I thought this was gonna be amateur hour, but this is pretty impressive."

Rei asks "Nnh… Are we really going through here?"

Yukari spoke "Hm, this might be a bit tough for you, Rei-chan… Then again, it’s pretty bad for me too… Haha… *Sigh*"

But then we heard something.

Yukari asks "Waaah! What the!? What was that!?"

Rei spoke "Nooooo!"

Some of us were spooked too.

Ken spoke "I-It’s okay. Something just fell from the ceiling… oh, it’s a spider."

Sunao asks "A spider…?"

Ken spoke "Don’t worry, it’s already gone away."

Broadway spoke "Ooh… It’s kinda scary to me too."

Rei asks "Nnh… What about you, Zen? Aren’t you scared?"

Zen spoke " I am not. Nothing scares me."

Ken and Isamu spoke "Th-That’s so cool…

Teddie spoke "Nothing scares me either. …Rei-chan. Nothing scares me either."

Rei spoke "Hrgh… I’m so scared…"

Teddie groans "Totally ignored!?"

Heifa spoke "Calm yourself, Teddie."

Danyelle spoke "I'm not scared of anything."

Kaze spoke "I bet you’re actually scared too, Ken."

Ken spoke "D-Don’t poke fun at me! This is nothing!

Isamu spoke "Foot, meet mouth.

Junpei spoke "Okay, then our brave Sir Ken gets to lead the way. Yep, that’s an order."

Ken asks "Wha-That’s not fair! Abuses of power like that shouldn’t be allowed, right, Kori-senpai!? …Senpai?"

Kori spoke "Amada… You’ll lead the way."

Ken asks "Huh!?

Akihiko spoke "When you walk single file, supposedly they attack the one in the center.

Sunao spoke "You’re thinking of snakes."

Kori spoke "Then I’ll take point!"

Sunao spoke "…Even Kori-san can’t handle it. This is a bit of a surprise."

Aigis spoke "What an excellent inference from Sunao-san!"

Sunao spoke "Er, it was obvious."

Hudson spoke "Aye, that may be, lass, but true nonetheless."

Emerald spoke "I’m not scared at all, you know!"

Kaze spoke "Whoa, she’s putting herself out there…"

Danyelle couldn’t help but smile at that.

Twilight groans "For the love of... I'll take the lead!"

But I’m sure the blinking red lights and the black surroundings were kinda reminding Twilight of ladybugs.

Shinjiro spoke "So we’ll put you two on point and take our time behind you."

Twilight and Emerald spoke "Huh!? Wait, I’m sorry!"

Danyelle spoke "Okay, Seiko, Yukan and Hapu will take point."

We moved along as we found scary stuff and spooky clues, but as we were close to turning a corner, Junpei and I heard something, like babbling.

Junpei asks "……? Did you guys just hear a baby crying…?"

Emerald spoke "H-Hey… Don’t say stuff like that…"

Yukari spoke "*Angrily* I bet you’re just trying to scare us. Again. For no reason. Because you never learn."

Zen spoke "No, I heard it as well."

“Same here.” I nodded.

Yukari spoke "What? No way…"

Junpei asks "…You don’t trust me at all, huh?"

Danyelle spoke "Quiet everyone!"

Rei spoke "Z-Zen! There’s nothing here! There’s no ghosts of babies anywhere! I mean, ghosts don’t exist!"

Zen spoke "I see. Then I take back what I said. I heard nothing. That is all."

Rei spoke "Yeah, of course there’s nothing here! ……Nope, there’s definitely something here! Nooooooooooo!"

Shinjiro spoke "Make up your mind."

Kanji asks "Should I go look around and calm it down?"

Kaze spoke "You’ll just make it cry."

Kanji asks "What the hell, man!?"

Shinjiro spoke "Hey, be quiet. You’re makin’ it hard to listen. …Let’s be careful here."

We then made the next few turns before hearing a rattle roll.

Yukari asks "Huh? What was that sound…?"

Danyelle spoke "For the love of Rising Sun, I know a half ghost...."

Phantom came out of Danyelle’s shadow. “Hey, it wasn’t me.”

Koromaru and Tasuma growl "Grrrrr…!"

But then us alicorns, Seiko, Miran, Yukan and Hapu sensed an ominous presence behind us as we turned around before a baby dropped in before getting up.

Yukari spoke "Eek…!"

Emerald: Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

Karei spoke "*Communications* Everyone, run! That’s an FOE!"

Fuuka asks "*Communications* Wh-Where did it come from…!?"

Shinjiro spoke "Figure it out later! We gotta run now!"

Yukari spoke "Y-You don’t have to tell me twice!"

We then started running for the nearest door from the “FOE” as we found a door and got to the other side of it as the chase stopped and we got away.

Junpei spoke "Whew… That was close."

Karei spoke "*Communications* No signs of the FOE anymore! I guess it won’t follow you through doors."

Danyelle was still on high alert, as was Spottedleaf.

Yukari spoke "I’ve had enough of this place…"

Fuuka asks "*Communications* Y-Yukari-chan, don’t lose heart… I’m curious, did anything out of the ordinary happen when you were walking around the area?"

Shima spoke "Hmm… We heard the sound of a rattle, right? A baby’s toy."

Zen spoke "It sounded like… a bell… It was a very mysterious sound."

Hudson spoke "Mysterious indeed, lad."

Shima asks "Maybe the FOE was drawn to that sound?"

Kori asks "…Either way, we couldn’t avoid passing through that area. If an FOE appears, run away with all your strength. Understood?"

Sleuth spoke "Yeah, and we better be careful of any rattle sounds."

Danyelle spoke "My sensei told me to never run from a fight though."

Karei spoke "*Communications* I know, Danyelle-senpai, but sometimes the best choice is to not fight."

Danyelle spoke "I've got dragons in my bloodline though, my tenth great grandfather was a dragon. Running away is cowardly though, I'm not one to run from a fight."

“Look, Dany, as much as I agree with you, sometimes the best, smartest and only thing to do would be to go as fast as you can.” I admitted.

Twilight spoke "Rainbow Dash is right, we know absolutely nothing about these FOEs. We’d be fighting a losing battle without learning more about them and getting stronger first."

Danyelle spoke "Stars above... I hate it when you're right Skittles..."

Akihiko spoke "I'm not one to run from a fight either, but fine.

We kept moving on, solving puzzles and dodging FOEs, using shortcuts in walls, even though some are one-way, before encountering a door that had some kind of lullaby playing behind it as we turned right while still running from another FOE. But then it suddenly fell asleep. Best to let sleeping foes lie as we kept moving, checking out a power spot before we kept moving. We soon got to a door, but it wouldn't open as we heard a giggle on the other side. We kept moving as we went past a door before...

Akihiko spoke "...Hm? What the-!? The door's blocked!"

We turned around to see the door we went through closed as something on the other side was holding it shut before we heard weird giggles again.

Akihiko spoke "What this is, it's proud of its strength. It's not budging an inch."

Emerald gasps "C-Could this be... a paranormal phenomenon!?"

Rei stammers "P-Paranormal phenomenon!?"

Emerald spoke "H-H-Hey, Kaze! Do something!"

Kaze spoke "What's with the sudden sexism!? I'm totally against that stuff!"

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* Th-That's an FOE!"

Kaze spoke "An FOE that holds a door closed? Boring, but also kind of nasty..."

Kiko spoke "You're telling me..."

Yukari spoke "A-Anyway! Let's hurry to the next room! I really don't want that thing chasing me!"

We kept moving and soon found the stairs to the next floor before heading down there.

Ken asks "We've reached another floor... What was that FOE all about?"

Isamu spoke "Beats me."

Seiko asks "Neither of you are scared?"

Ken spoke "P-Please don't treat me and Isamu like children! We're c-completely okay!"

Seiko spoke "I'm impressed, Ken. On the other hand..."

Rei and Emerald were holding each other in terror.

Emerald spoke "Rei-chaaaaan..."

Rei spoke "Emerald-chaaaaan..."

Seiko sighs "This labyrinth's going to require patience..."

Goliath spoke "Agreed."

Spottedleaf spoke "And my patience is about to run thin...."

Yukari sighs "I can't wait to go somewhere the sun shines..."

Kori spoke "Hey! What are you waiting around for? Let's get moving!"

Yukari spoke "...Sure."

We kept moving, finding strange things before finding ourselves in a dark room.

Kori spoke "If it's this dark and narrow here, our numbers are working against us..."

Teddie spoke "Oh, then you can step on me to go on ahead, you know!"

Emerald spoke "Stop that!"

Teddie spoke "Emie-chan, don't be so jealous! I gotta make the most of meeting such a queen with full-on adult charms! I'll rarely get the chance of being stepped on by a lady like her while in Ineighba!"

Seiko spoke "You know, that's true."

Kaze asks "Yeesh, you too?"

Applejack asks "*Bead of sweat* Was Ah always that blunt when Ah'm bein' honest, girls?"

The tip of Danyelle's tail was glowing with a white light, making it easier for the others to see.

Kori spoke "Greatly. Thank you, Danyelle-senpai."

Shima spoke "When we get back to Ineighba, I'll turn you into a mop, Teddie."

Teddie spoke "Please don't used my prided fur for something like that!"

Danyelle and Spottedleaf snickered at the thought of Teddie being a mop.

Kori spoke "Seriously..."

Yukari asks "Hey, Junpei... Doesn't Kori-senpai seem on edge?"

Junpei spoke "I guess she's scared after all? Looks like even she's got her cute side."

Yukari spoke "Well, she's never scared of Shadows."

Junpei spoke "Ah! That cutting Yuka-tan sarcasm!"

Yukari spoke "Wha-No! I hope I'm just imagining things..."

Junpei spoke "Eh, Kori-senpai never seemed to like loud folks like us. And now we have more of 'em, right? So maybe she's feeling overwhelmed."

Yukari spoke "Hmm..."

Junpei spoke "Is something up with you too, Yuka-tan? Maybe it's not Kori-senpair, but you who's bother by something."

Yukari spoke "That's... ...You might be right."

Luna asks "Is something troubling you, Yukari?"

Yukari spoke "You know how we talked at the clock tower about why we fight? I've been thinking about that... I wondered if everyone... if all of us are fighting to get rid of the Dark Hour."

Junpei asks "...Are you saying you have some other reason?"

Yukari spoke "No, I mean, that's it, but... I've got another, more personal reason too."

Junpei asks "Huh... I think you're right, though. Like, I'm fighting for Chidorita's sake too, you know?"

Luna giggles "You mean that kirin mare?"

Yukari groans "There it is again with "Chidorita"..."

Junpei asks "I'm the one who's talking about "world peace," but Chidorita's part of the "world" too. If we save the beings we care about, we'll eventually save the world too, right?"

Yukari spoke "Oh... Yeah... You're right. That didn't sound like your usual self, Junpei."

Junpei asks "*Bead of sweat* What do you think my "usual self" is like...?"

Yukari spoke "...Thanks, I feel a bit better now."

Junpei spoke "Ooh, a rare glimpse of her softer side...!"

Yukari spoke "...It's things like that which keep you from graduating from being a Junpei."

Junpei spoke "Stop using my name like a category! I'm a being, dammit!"

Dorai spoke "Hehe, don't push your luck, Junpei."

Danyelle snickers "Least I'm not a scaredy Skitty like that Absol-Mewtwo hybrid over in the Redux-verse is."

We kept moving, finding clues on papers, switchboards for lights as we turned them on after fixing them, keys while learning that Kori really is an ice queen and intimidation of an executioner, even spooking Danyelle. We had conversations along the way before finding a poster that said not to run in the hallways. BORING. But the moment I tried to run, a creepy doll FOE popped up, spooking me and some of the others before I backed off, causing the FOE to vanish. We really can't run in this area. We continued moving on before finding a light switch as we turned it on before the FOEs in the room vanished completely, which was a HUGE relief to some of our friends. We kept going before finding out some of the wooden floor's rotten, causing creaks every time we step on it. We accidentally got a rattle ringing as we got chased by a baby FOE again before we managed to make it fall asleep. But when we tried to sneak away, the creaking floor woke it up as it chased us again. Soon, we were caught between a rock and a hard place by two FOEs before escaping through a shortcut as we kept moving onward. We found a locked door and pressed some pressure plates in four areas to unlock it. We were still moving forward before finding the stairs as we went down, only to find ourselves in an abandoned hospital with the red lights being green instead.

Shima spoke "Huh? Did the scenery change? It says, "examination room"... This looks like a hospital."

Both of Spottedleaf's Personas automatically appear.

Spottedleaf spoke "We don't have time to be screwing around!"

Hapu spoke "Spottedleaf, please calm down."

Teddie spoke "Ooh, a hospital!? Kaze, where are the nurses? The pretty nurses!"

Kaze spoke "Hey, that's right! You gotta have nurses at a hospital-I mean, shuddup!"

Seiko asks "Rei, are you alright?

Rei spoke "Mm-hm... If I keep my eyes closed, I can't see anything... so I'll be okay..."

Zen spoke "Rei, you'll get separated if you do that."

Rei spoke "I don't wanna be left behind!"

Karei spoke "*Communications* Can everyone hear me? It's hard to communicate in here... And it's dark, too, so make sure you don't get separated!"

Kaze spoke "Whoa, even a teen idol's voice sounds creepy laced with static like that..."

Yukar asks "Huh? Karei-chan's seriously a real idol?"

Shima asks "She was on TM a lot. Do they not broadcast those shows in the city?"

Junpei spoke "Hmm... Now that you mention it. I feel like I have seen her before somewhere... Karei... Karei Shinai..."

Shinjiro spoke "I heard that name from a club owner friend of mine... Something about a secret show they held..."

Junpei: Seriously!? You mean Club Escapade at the Paulownia Mall!?"

Rarity asks "*Excited* A mall?!"

Karei spoke "*Commuications* A show at the Paulownia Mall? I did one there... but that was over two years ago."

Shinjiro asks "Two years ago?"

Naoto asks "H-Hold on a moment. Let me just confirm something... What year is it right now?"

Danyelle spoke "Uh, 2023."

Junpei gasps "What?! It's 2021!"

Kaze spoke "C'mon, a two-year difference is a bit much for a mistake."

Kori spoke "Hm... Could it be that our worlds are from different times...? Yamagishi! Run this by the beings in the Velvet Room!"

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* R-Right! ..."Ah, so it's revealed. We weren't hiding it, though." said Elizabeth..."

Emerald spoke "They could've told us before..."

Pinkie spoke "I think it woulda been a little TMI at first."

Fuuka spoke "*Commications* Margaret says, "I believe I told you that we have come from a different place and time than you." Oh, and Elizabeth says, "You are heroes who have been guided together!""

Yukari spoke "Huh... Anyway, we're from two years apart, right? Hmm, it's no big deal for them, but..."

Seiko spoke "Your Velvet Room seems pretty tou-Uh, fun."

Junpei chuckles "Hehe, you almost said tough just now, didn't you. Wait, that means we're older than you guys! Yesss! I always wanted the girls to call me Junpei-senpai!"

Shima asks "Huh? Why would we do that?"

Junpei asks "Eh...?"

Danyelle spoke "Time travel..."

Yukari spoke "Yeah, most of our two groups are still second-years. I don’t think we need to worry about stuff like that."

Junpei asks "Okay… but Sun-cakes is a first-year, right!?"

Sunao spoke "You may be older than me, but you’re not my senpai."

Junpei spoke "Oh, I see…"

Seiko spoke "…Senpai."

Junpe spoke "Don’t. You don’t have to say that. It’s creepy."

Seiko asks "Wha…!?"

Kori asks "If Persona-users from two years later don’t know about the Dark Hour… Could it mean we’ll be victorious in our battle to eliminate it?"

Akihiko spoke "…Don’t think too hard about it. If we stop being serious about this, it’ll bite us in the ass."

Kori spoke "You’re right… But I feel as if I’ve seen hope. A future as bright as they are…"

Akihiko spoke "*Smile* Yeah…"

Kori spoke "Now then, let’s go!"

Spottedleaf spoke "TIL EQUIS ENDS!!"

Danyelle spoke "ALICORN ALLIANCE DEFEND!"

But when Kori stepped forward, a rustle was heard, making her gasp. “……!”

Junpei spoke "Oops, she froze up."

Kori asks "…Iori, you take the lead. You’re their senpai, no?"

Junpei spoke "Whaaaat!? This is tyranny!"

We moved forward, having conversations and beating Shadows before we entered a room as Karei warned us about FOEs hiding in there. We managed to avoid the FOEs as we kept moving before we stopped.

Kaze spoke "Whoa!"

Akihiko asks "Hm? What’s wrong?"

Kaze spoke "There’s something black down here…!"

Teddie spoke "D-D-Don’t tell me…!"

Aigis spoke "It is… a key."

Teddie spoke "Whew… I though it was a roa-"

Kaze spoke "*Horrified* Waaaaaaaaaah! Don’t say it! *Pant!* *Gasp!*"

Aigis spoke "…May we proceed now? We should pick up that key."

We picked up the key before it disappeared, like it melted into the shadows before it reappeared near our feet and hooves.

Kaze spoke "Wh-What’s going on here? …It’s no use. Looks like it’ll disappear how many time we try."

Kori asks "A key that melts into the shadows… What should we do about this?"

Shima spoke "The shadows…? What if there weren’t any shadows to melt into… If we didn’t let any shadows form, then…"

Sleuth spoke "We’ll need to take a path without turning on the light. Which means we may have to turn down the lights."

Danyelle uses her umbra magic to pick the key up but it didn't vanish.

Danyelle spoke "I can use shadow magic though."

We soon got to the black-marked door and used the Darkness Key to open it, and it looked like the key was a one-time use. We kept moving, seeing clues on papers, finding light switches to use as we later got to a room without any shadows, giving us breathing room to rest for a bit. We soon found a door to this so-called treasure room, and it didn’t look like it would open. So we thought back to the clues we found and did some actions to unlock it as we got through the unlocked door. But man, this dark hallway isn’t stopping right now.

Yukari groans "Geez… This place is really taking its toll…"

Junpei spoke "If you’re stressed out, let me show you something… *Puts on goofy glasses that Teddie made* Ta-daaaah!"

Yukari yelps "Eek!?"

Junpei asks "Whaddya think? Teddie gave ‘em to me. Were you surprised?"

Yukari spoke "Cut the crap!"

Junpei yelps "*Uppercutted by Yukari, knocking the glasses off his face* Ow!"

Kori spoke "Enough of your chatter, Iori. If you let your guard down, the enemy won’t hesitate to take you out."

Junpei asks "Huh? Are you scared after all, Kori-senpai?"

Kori spoke "Wha…!? Y-You fool! Of not course-course not!"

Yep, Kori’s scared.

Junpei spoke "You’re so scared that you’re fumbling your words…!"

Kaze spoke "Then again, it’s times like these that we gotta get fired up. We can’t let the gloom get us down."

“Got that right!” I smirked as Brooklyn chuckled in agreement.

Kiko spoke "Heehee! You always know how to see the silver lining, Kaze."

Rei spoke "M-Mmhm… L-Let’s… get fired up…!"

Shinjiro spoke "Sheesh… You’re obviously trying too hard. Here, gimme your hoof."

Rei spoke "My hoof…!? *Given something by Shinjiro* Cookies!"

Pinkie gasps "Cookies?!"

Rei spoke "They’re in the shape of Koro-chan and Tasu-chan’s faces! Thank you, Shin-chan!"

Shinjiro spoke "Thank Shima. You like sweet stuff, so she was frantically trying to make some for you."

Rei spoke "Really!? Thank you, Shimi! This looks really good! I’m drooling like a waterfall!"

I tasted one of those cookies, and WOW! This is good! “Dany, Spotty, you two have gotta try these!”

Spottedleaf spoke "Sorry but chocolate is bad for cats."

To be Continued...

Entering the Labyrinth's Shadow Part 2
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Entering the Labyrinth's Shadow Part 2

*Danyelle's POV*

My stomach was growling with hunger.

I ask "Could I get something to eat?"

Shinjiro spoke "Here. Maybe this’ll help."

Shinjiro gave me some meat, which I gladly ate.

Shima spoke "U-Um… Sorry… I did make some with Shinjiro-san, but those are his… The ones I made turned out like this."

Shima brought out messy burnt cookies.

Kanji asks “Huh, are those mud balls in the shape of pigs and weasels?"

Shima spoke "They’re bear-shaped and cow-shaped cocoa cookies!"

Teddie asks “This is what bears look like to you, Shimi-chan…?"

Heifa spoke "I feel mildly… insulted."

Shima asks “I’m sorry… they’re a bit off, aren’t they…?"

Kanji asks “A bit?"

Shima spoke "They didn’t turn out so well, so I asked Shinjiro-san to give you the ones he made."

Phew! Good call, Shima.

Seiko spoke "I think the thought alone is enough to make Rei happy."

I spoke "Maybe Pinkie can teach you how to bake."

Rei asks “Mm-hm! Can I have those two, Shimi?"

…Wait, what?

Shima spoke "Huh? But…"

Seiko spoke "Sorry, no. You really shouldn’t. I’m not kidding! It’s dangerous!"

Rei spoke "Thanks for the food!"

Rei took a bite of a cookie Shima made, making us half of us really concerned.

Kaze spoke "Ack, don’t do it! You’re taking your life in your hooves!"

Rei spoke "Hrm? That’s an interesting texture… It’s delicious, too!"

Shinjiro asks “Wha-!? how could those be…!?"

Hapu spoke "I… honestly didn’t see that coming."

Junpei asks “Who’s cooking do you think is more dangerous? Hers or Fuuka’s?"

Shinjiro spoke "That’s… That’s… Nnh… ……Just thinking about it makes my stomach hurt…"

Junpei asks “Eh!? It’s that bad!?"

Shima spoke "Is it good? What a relief! Maybe it’s because I was keeping it warm in my pocket. They say curry tastes better if you let it sit, after all. *Brings out more* Would everyone else like some? Here you go!"

What Shima was offering to us were shapeless, melted blobs… A sweet and sour smell reached our noses, and instead of drooling, most of us broke out in a cold sweat… Doesn’t matter how I slice it, this is deadly…

Shima spoke "Here you go!"

Shima smiled cheerfully as she insisted me to try it. My life is in danger from just one bite…

Rei spoke "C’mon Zen, you should try it too! The texture and smell and taste are so unique!"

Zen spoke "…Alright. *Takes a bite before freezing with eyes wide open and dropping the cookies he held* ……!? Ngh… It was… an enemy…"

Junpei asks “H-Hey… Zen…?"

Zen was silent and as still as a statue.

Yukari asks “Whoa… Is he passed out on his hooves!?"

That seemed to be the case.

Rei spoke "Huh? Zen!? What’s-*Barfs while falling back* …Blurghf!"

Rei and Zen are out cold!

Shima asks “Y-Yikes! Are you two okay!?"

Later, we got rid of Shima’s cookies as Zen and Rei woke up.

Zen asks “Was I… unconscious?"

Rei spoke "I had a dream… I was being held down while sand was poured into my mouth…"

Kaze spoke "So, Mystery Food X is now a delayed-action hallucinogenic, too."

Seiko asks “How much more can it evolve…?"

Kori spoke "An intriguing technique… If put to proper use, it could be devastating in combat."

In more ways than one.

I immediately threw up my lunch.

Shima spoke "I’m so sorry, both of you… I didn’t think that would happen…"

Rei spoke "It cheered me up anyway! Cook for me again sometimes, Shimi!"

Shima spoke "Rei-chan…!"

Yukari spoke "Shima-chan and Rei-chan are both so nice. Even Shinjiro-senpai pitched in with the cookie-baking, no sweat. So Junpei, you better do something normal for once instead of putting on stupid glasses."

Junpei spoke "Tsk tsk, Yuka-tan. I have other tricks up my sleeve!"

Yukari asks “Other tricks…?"

Junpei spoke "Here, just watch. Attention, everyone. I’d like to borrow both your hands and front legs for a moment!"

Rei asks “…Both my front legs?"

Junpei spoke "*Raising both of his arms with Rei raising her front legs* Now, raise both those hands and front hooves high… And there we have it! We all give up as debased detectives! *Puts on Teddie’s glasses again* And now… The glasses-faced detective!"

Yukari spoke "Are you stupid or something? …No, seriously, are you stupid? Never mind, you’re obviously stupid."

Junpei spoke "I got it the first time!"

Shima snickers "Snrk… Heehee… Ahaha, ahahahaha! D-Detective…? That makes no sense…!"

Junpei spoke "See? See? It was a hit!"

Dorai asks “…How’d that happen?

Yukari spoke "Uhh, well… I guess I’m glad it cheered up Shima-chan, haha…"

My stomach settled down.

But all of a sudden, a sharp pain shot up my back.

I whine "Ack... Not now...."

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* Um… Can you all hear me? I just picked up an FOE reading nearby. Be careful up ahead!"

Kori spoke "It seems we can’t fool around any longer. Alright, let’s get going."

Dang it… I can’t fight with my back thrown out.

Twilight spoke "Hold on guys, we can't keep moving with a cat in labor!"

Kori was definitely surprised at that.

Junpei asks "Wait-what?! You’re kiddin’, right?!"

Twilight spoke "Does it look like I'm kidding? Danyelle's in labor and we don't have a doctor on hoof to handle the delivery!"

Fluttershy spoke "I-I’ll try to help."

Twilight spoke "While Danyelle is vulnerable, we should form a defense circle around her."

Rarity spoke "Indeed."

I was curled up in pain.

Fluttershy gasps "W-We need to hurry!"

*Some time later*

I was holding a sky blue furred Abyssinian-alicorn female in my arms.

“Oh, I wish Ben was here to see this…” I smiled.

Twilight spoke "She looks like an Akoya to me with that fur coloring."

“An Akoya?” I asked Twilight.

Twilight spoke "Redux-verse Danyelle told me that she has a daughter named Akoya."

“Oh.” I noted.

Twilight turns to look at Kaze.

Twilight asks "Is it a good idea to travel with a newborn through a place like this?"

Kaze spoke "Don’t ask me! I’m still a high-schooler!"

I spoke "Can you two not argue right now? we have to find a way out."

Yukan suddenly gave me a bottle of some kind of liquid.

Yukan spoke "We can handle it from here, Danyelle-senpai."

Hapu spoke "Yeah, you and your baby drink this and you’ll both be right out of this labyrinth and back at the festival."

But given how fussy Akoya was being, she kicked the bottle out of my hand.

I spoke "Great stars above..."

Hapu spoke "*Brings out another bottle* Good thing we have more than one Goho-M."

I spoke "Akoya's fussy though since she doesn't like the smell of strange liquids."

Shinjiro spoke "Let me help with that."

Shinjiro borrowed the bottle and did something with it before giving it to us, and it smelled like milk.

But Akoya was as stubborn as I was.

Shinjiro spoke "Huh, she’s picky."

I spoke "Babies of any species are fussy... And don't get me started on kirin foals... They have fiery tempers..."

Shinjiro spoke "I know what you mean."

But then Akoya’s face softened.

I spoke "Oh good, she's calmed down."

Fluttershy asks "Oh, maybe Akoya noticed that he’s a good friend?"

I spoke "Babies have a harder time remembering though."

Fluttershy spoke "I think it’s more of an instinct."

I spoke "Kittens tend to be hissy if someone other than their parents hold them."

My right ear twitches before I flung a blade of lightning at a FOE, scaring it off.

I spoke "That was close!"

Kori: It seems those doll FOEs truly are scared of anything that produces light.

Shinjiro spoke "Here."

Shinjiro gave Akoya and me the bottle, and the little kitten was fussy this time.

The bottle was knocked out yet again.

I spoke "It's as though she knows that if I left you guys alone, you'd get attacked. And since there's a ball of Radiant magic on my tail, it's what's letting us all see."

Twilight spoke "Not only that, Danyelle's quite strong."

Yoso chuckles "Kid’s brave, I’ll give her that."

I spoke "I'm no normal Abyssinian-alicorn hybrid. I've got dragon somewhere in my ancestry. Plus I'm able to use fire, ice, lightning, earth, light and dark magic. Oh and a bit of Chaos magic."

Twilight asks "*Deadpan* Did you train with the female Draconequi?"

I spoke "Oh stars no, I picked up on the Chaos Blast thing from my OC-verse counterpart."

Twilight spoke "Oh."

I spoke "Yeah."

We kept moving, having conversations and beating shadows, Seiko, Yukan, Hapu and I even got a request from Kaze to help safe his stomach from Emerald, Shima, Karei and Fuuka's cooking. That means we'll have to join in. We soon reached the stairs as we went down again, reaching the fourth story. We read clues and kept moving before Koromaru and Tasuma growled.

Aigis spoke "Koromaru-san and Tasuma-chan are sensing danger. It seems they detect an FOE nearby."

We suddenly heard a young feminine giggle.

Yukari spoke "Wait... This voice..."

Sunao spoke "I-It's that doll ghost which blocks off doors..."

Rei whimpered in fear.

Kori spoke "There's no time to panic. Seiko, Danyelle, Twilight, Yukan, Hapu, please handle this with caution."

Akihiko spoke "Tch, so it's the one that follows us around... What a pain."

Teddie spoke "Does it like me that much? I'm such a wicked bear..."

Kori spoke "Honestly... This is no time for jokes! I'll let you five handle this-Wait, I said that a moment ago. ...Anyway, let's go."

Yukari was silent as we went into a room before we heard that giggle again.

Karei spoke "*Communications* U-Uh-oh! The ghost doll's here!"

Akihiko spoke "It's come for us after all... I saw a light switch when we came it here. We'd better be off with the lights on. We're at too much of a disadvantage in the dark."

Shinjiro spoke "Let's keep moving. We don't have time to waste."

We moved forward and pressed the switch, turning some lights on as I was still using my flashtail.

But as we kept moving, we found out that the FOE was following us nonstop, but definitely wouldn't enter any sort of light. As we kept moving, we found clues on papers, had conversations and used another Darkness Key before encountering a room that neither Karei or Fuuka could search. We kept moving before the ground shook from underneath us before we all fell through. When I landed, holding Akoya safely in my arms, only Goliath, Twilight, Spottedleaf, Seiko, Yukan, Hapu, Rei and Zen were nearby.

Rei spoke "Hrrgh... That was unexpected..."

Zen asks "Rei, are you hurt?"

Rei asks "Mm... I'm okay. Where's everyone else?"

Zen spoke "It seems we were separated. Only the ten of us are here now."

Rei asks "Huh!? Wh-What should we do!?"

Junpei's voice calls out "Heeeeey! Can you hear us!?"

Rei asks "That's Jun-chan's voice! I heard it from behind that door! Jun-chan, are you in there?"

Junpei's voice spoke "Ooh! Is that you, Rei-chan!? Thank Faust! You gotta help us!"

Zen asks "Has someone been injured?"

Hudson's voice spoke "Do not worry yourself, lad, no injuries among any of us. But this door is holding us in real good."

Junpei's voice yelps "Yuka-tan's all scared and going, "Help me, Junpei!" She even started to-Ow! What was that punch for!?"

Yukari's voice asks "Can you hear me? The door's locked and we can't get out! Can you try opening it from your side?"

I tried, but it was locked. It won't be easy.

Passing Akoya to Twilight, I spoke "Everyone, move back! I'm gonna attempt a Chaos Blast!"

Yukan asks "Do you mean both sides?"

I spoke "Yeah! I don't want anyone to get hurt! Yukari! Get the others to move back!!!"

Spottedleaf was picking the lock with her claws fully out, getting the door unlocked.

I spoke "Or that works..."

But then the door locked itself.

Spottedleaf spoke "Okay... that's weird. *Notices something on the door* Hmm? Must be a failsafe."

Zen spoke "Hm...? There are devices beside the door. With red, blue and yellow lights on them..."

Rei spoke "Oh... it's a machine that opens the door when you use a key card in it."

Zen asks "A key card? Will that truly unlock it?"

Rei spoke "Mm-hm... The doctors have them."

Zen spoke "So this door won't open unless we have these key cards. There are three devices... We'll need three cards to open this door."

Hapu spoke "Then maybe we should find those key cards."

Zen spoke "That is our only option. The door is very sturdy. Destroying it would be close to impossible.

Rei spoke "So this'll open if we have the key cards? Then let's hurry and find them!"

We told Yukari and the others about the plan.

Yukari's voice spoke "B-But... will you guys be okay? It seems like our support folks can't reach us here either..."

Zen spoke "We'll look around first. Just stay where you are."

Hudson's voice spoke "Alright, lad. We will wait here for ya then, so best of luck."

Rei spoke "Leave it to us! We'll save you!"

Zen spoke "Well then, let's go."

We looked around before seeing a pair of panels on the floor to the left and right.

Rei asks "What are these stands? Are they big switches?"

Zen spoke "You should stay back, Rei."

Zen stepped onto one of the panels before a sound was heard.

Rei spoke "Oh, it made a sound! It went "click"!

Zen asks "But nothing is happening... Is the other stand also necessary?"

Goliath went onto the other panel as another click was heard before another door opened.

Rei spoke "Wow! It's like, Open sesame miso ramen!"

Ramen?! Where?!

Zen spoke "So these stands are the activation devices. Then..."

Zen stepped off his panel before the door closed.

Zen spoke "As I thought. The mechanism doesn't open unless both stands are weighted down at once."

That means one of us will have to head in there to find the key cards while both panels are weighed down, keeping the door open.

I spoke "We could decide with rock paper scissors."

Rei spoke "……I-I… I’ll go. I promised I’d go save them…"

Zen spoke "No. It’s too dangerous for me to leave you alone."

Spottedleaf groans "For the love of... I'll go!"

I spoke "I can't go since Akoya's far too young to be left alone long."

Seiko spoke "I trust you girls."

Yukan spoke "Same here."

Hapu spoke "I know you two can do this."

Twilight spoke "…Okay, I’ll let you both go as well."

Rei spoke "M-Mmhm… Okay. Zen… I’m gonna go do this with Spotty."

Zen spoke "Rei… Very well."

Rei and Spottedleaf went into the room, and it was dark in there.

Zen: I can sense Rei’s presence even when she is somewhat far away. I’ll ascertain her and Spottedleaf’s position since I know they won’t split up."

I groan "And my idea gets ignored..."

Seiko spoke "Sorry, but we might’ve not had time for rock-paper-scissors."

I growl at Seiko.

*Spottedleaf's POV*

After using the same spell that Danyelle used, the tip of my tail had a ball of light on it thus providing Rei and I a way to see.

I spoke "Good thing I picked up that Lumen spell or we wouldn't be able to see."

The two of us moved forward before encountering an FOE, spooking Rei, but we didn't approach it, so it didn't attack us. I assured Rei that it was a takoyaki, so we'll have to avoid the takoyakis. We kept moving before finding a blue key card on the ground.

Rei spoke "Yay! We found the first one!"

Zen asks "Well done, Rei. Same for you, Spottedleaf. Do you both think you can find the other two?"

Rei spoke "Uh-huh. We'll try.

"Count on us." I added as we kept moving before noticing something at my feet and Rei's hooves. We found the yellow key card.

Rei spoke "Yes, yes! We found the second key card!"

Zen asks "Very good, you two. There's only one more to go. Can the two of you do this just a little longer?"

Rei spoke "M-Mmhm... We'll try."

"And don't worry. I'll protect Rei." I assured we kept moving and looking around before heading somewhere as Rei was getting more scared before...

Rei spoke "Aaaaah! Th-There's a scary doll!"

Zen asks "Is it an FOE!?"

When I looked at the doll, its eyes weren't glowing yellow, so it's not an FOE.

Rei spoke "Hrrgh... N-No... Th-There's an a-actual... scary doll on the ground..."

But then the two of us noticed something.

Rei spoke "Huh...? The doll is holding something..."

I looked closer and saw that the doll was holding a red key card as I grabbed it.

Rei spoke "We found the third key card! We can save everyone now!"

Zen spoke "Well done you two. Come back at once."

Rei spoke "Okay!"

"No need to tell us twice." I said as we soon returned to the others with all three key cards.

Rei spoke "*Sniffling* I'm so... glad... we made it... back... *Sniff!* Sniff!* Waaaaah..."

Zen spoke "*As I hugged Rei, comforting her* Welcome back, Rei. You must've been scared in there."

Rei spoke "I-I wasn't scared..."

Danyelle seemed to have calmed down too as she gave Rei one of the cookies Shinjiro made earlier.

Rei spoke "Ehehe... I got a reward.

Danyelle spoke "It's the least I can do since you really helped back there."

I couldn't help but agree.

Zen spoke "Rei... You're very strong."

Rei spoke "H-Honestly... I was so scared that my legs were shaking the whole time. But when I focused on saving everyone, I was able to move on, a little bit at a time!"

Zen spoke "Ah... That was brave of you."

Rei spoke "Hey, I bet everyone's waiting. Let's hurry and open that door!"

I spoke "Agreed."

We got to the door as I used the key cards, opening it.

Junpei spoke "Ooh, the door's open!"

Emerald whines "*Sobbing* I'm so...! We're out...! I thought we were gonna be stuck in there forever...!"

Shima spoke "*As Goryuu comforted Emerald* Wasn't it fun? It was like being in an extreme situation."

Shima's spook resistance is on another level...

Yukari spoke "That's not how I saw it..."

Junpei yelps "I could tell by the way you were bawling and saying stuff like, "I wanna go home!" *Slapped in the face by Yukari* Ow! Can you not slap me either!?"

Kori spoke "*Sigh* No sooner are we out of that mess then this immediately starts up again... But we owe you ten our thanks for saving us."

Zen spoke "Rei and Spottedleaf found the key cards. They went to look for them in the darkness."

Shima spoke "I see... Thank you both so much, Rei-chan and Spottedleaf-hime. You two have really done a lot for us."

Rei spoke "Heehee... I was okay because I had the others encouraging me."

True enough, Rei. True enough.

Aigis spoke "Then you ten are all champions!"

Rei spoke "Yay, I'm a champion!"

Danyelle spoke "Now, let's get out of here. And Junpei, you're an idiot."

Junpei spoke "Hey!"

Karei asks "*Communications* Hellooooo? Can everyone hear me?"

Junpei asks "Ooh, Karette! Does this mean our support’s back?"

Karei spoke "*Communications* Thank goodness, we’re finally through! Geez, you scared us. Our voices suddenly stopped reaching you guys!"

Ken asks "…Isn’t that a paranormal phenomenon?"

Phantom spoke "Don’t look at me."

Emerald spoke "Aaaaack! Stop, I don’t wanna hear it!"

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* D-Don’t worry! The trap seems to have been safely lifted, so you can proceed now!"

Rei spoke "Now that everything’s okay, I’m starting to get hungry! Once we’re out of here, I’m gonna get candied apples, cotton candy, crepes, and chocolate bananas with everyone!"

Kori spoke "*Smile* Of course. I’ll buy as much as you want, as a token of my thanks."

Rei spoke "Smoked ham shanks!? Ooh, I’d love that too!"

We kept moving, reading clues on paper and the ground, dodging FOEs while we solved puzzles to unlock doors as we had conversations before reaching the stairs. We went down them, heading down to the last story, only to find ourselves in a hallway that looked like it was to surgery.

Yukari spoke "Oh geez… This place is super creepy…"

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* Everyone! I’m sensing a powerful presence further inside!"

Shinjiro spoke "So the guardian of this place has shown up. I wonder what it’ll be this time…"

Akihiko spoke "It doesn’t matter. All that matters is that we win."

Teddie spoke "I wanna see some nurses!"

Yukari asks "Geez… Isn’t anyone here taking this seriously…?"

Rei spoke "I-Is it going to be a ghost…? I hope it’s not a ghost… But it probably will be…"

Zen spoke "Calm down, Rei. Ghosts don’t exist. They’re not real except for our conceptions of them."

Rei spoke "O-Okay…"

Kaze asks "Hey, Emerald. Are you hanging in there okay?

Emerald was trembling as Goryuu tried to comfort her.

Kiko asks "Emerald? Didn’t you hear Kaze?-"

Emerald spoke "*Turning around* ‘Bye guys, I’m out of here."

Danyelle asks "…Really Emerald?"

Emerald asks "*Turns back to us* …No?"

Kaze spoke "Yeah, no."

We walked forward before stopping at the door.

Danyelle asks "Okay, is everyone ready?"

Twilight spoke "Wow Em, you're as big a scaredy Skitty as the Absol-Mewtwo hybrid over in the Redux-verse is."

Danyelle spoke "Twilight, SIT GIRL!"

A loud thud vibrated throughout the place since Twilight was down on the ground.

Kori spoke "Enough fooling around. We must fight the guardian if we want to get closer to leaving this realm."

Danyelle spoke "Right and because of that noise.... I have a gut feeling we'll get swarmed soon..."

Yukan spoke "Huh. Then we better be quick."

The orbs of light on both Danyelle's tail and my tail suddenly go out, shrouding us all in darkness.

Danyelle spoke "Oh stars no..."

I was snarling since I couldn't see anything.

But then lights came on as the door opened, revealing multiple doors opening before we got through, when we saw a scary sight. A humanoid doctor and two humanoid nurses were doing an operation on a shadow, and a painful one at that.

Emerald spoke "*Crouching in fear* Eek..."

Kori slowly walked backwards before falling over Emerald onto her back, getting the three's attention as they turned towards us.

The Calm Nurse asks "Ohhhh...? What are you doing here, little children?"

Kori spoke "S-Stay awaaaaaaaay!"

The Kind Doctor spoke "*Crushes shadow's head as the Nurses jumped, ready for battle* It's time to begin your operation!"

The Nurses got into position as the Doctor walked up to us, ready to fight us.

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* I th-think, he's the g-guardian of this labyrinth!"

Brooklyn spoke "Something tells me these medicals do more harm than good here."

Danyelle had turned herself and Akoya invisible since she and her daughter couldn't fight.

I snarl "Quit being a coward Danyelle!"

Twilight spoke "She’s protecting, not hiding, and it’s a smart move."

We attacked the Kind Doctor before the Calm Nurse healed him while the Caring Nurse somehow weakened our speed, agility and accuracy.

Kaze spoke "Jiraiya!"

Kaze summoned his persona, raising our speed, agility and accuracy back to normal before the Calm Nurse sprayed liquid at us, giving us paralysis that could stop our attacks when we least expect it as the Caring Nurse increased the Kind Doctor’s defense.

Karei spoke "*Communication* Careful! That Doctor just got tougher!"

Rainbow Dash spoke "That blue one is making the Doctor better while making us worse!"

I yowl "KAZEGAMI!!!"

A neigh rings clear as the speed of my allies and I got boosted 20-fold as a fiery phoenix perched on my right wing.

I shoot a fire arrow at the doctor, inflicting a divine burn that couldn't be healed.

The Kind Doctor spoke "Now then… This might hurt juuuuust a bit, but it’ll be alright…"

The Calm Nurse healed the doctor, but not much due to the burn.

Fuuka spoke "*Communication* You took out some of the doctor’s health! But be careful, you guys have paralysis!"

Shima spoke "This battle has just begun!"

Pinkie spoke "Huh, so the red nurse heals the doctor while giving us status effects."

I spoke "You forget Fuuka, I have lightning affinity so all electric attacks have no effect on me!"

I charge up a Lightning Neko Roar and fire it at the red nurse, killing her instantly.

Karei spoke "*Communications* Nice! Just one Nurse left, then the Doctor’s all ours!"

Sleuth spoke "Now there’s only the blue nurse left before going after the Doctor."

I spoke "I'm glad to have immunity to electric attacks... and now... LIGHTNING NEKO ROAR!!!"

The blue nurse dies on impact.

I spoke "Two down, one left!"

But then the Kind Doctor clanked his weapon together before some of us fell asleep.

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* W-Watch out! Some of the others fell asleep!"

Emerald sleepspoke "M-Meat... *Snore!*"

I roar loud, jolting the others back awake.

I put on a pair of noise cancelling headphones to drown out sound based attacks.

I laugh "IT'S OVER DOC!"

I launch myself at high shock-speed, clamping my fangs into the guy's neck.

Danyelle covered Akoya's eyes while using a wing to block Emerald's sight.

I rip the doctor's neck out, killing him.

But it looked like the Doctor was more stubborn than I thought.

Kind Doctor spoke "No... No... No... Wh-Wh-What's wrong? Her condition is getting worse! Emergency surgery is called for! Don't worry... we'll save you..."

Karei spoke "*Communications* The Doctor's on his last legs!"

Goliath spoke "This battle is reaching its end."

"Uh-oh... Watch out!" I yelled as we defended ourselves before the Kind Doctor used Drastic Measures, attacking us greatly as we dodged.

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* The enemy's weak to wind!"

Leafstar suddenly pops up before launching a wind blade at the doctor.

Leafstar spoke "Good thing my affinity is wind!"

It looked like that finished the Kind Doctor off for good this time as he dropped his weapon.

The Kind Doctor spoke "Operation... has failed... miserably..."

The Kind Doctor then died before melting into shadows with the Calm and Caring Nurses as the chains on a treasure chest fell apart.

Shima spoke "That must be what the guardian was protecting..."

Zen was about to move forward before he noticed Rei tugging on his cape.

Rei asks "...Do we have to?"

Zen said nothing as he kept moving forward, freeing his cape before opening the chest and brings something out of it. That something was a lock of mane.

Yukan, Hapu and Seiko ask "Mane...?"

Yukari spoke "Yikes, that's kinda..."

"Why is a lock of mane here?" I asked.

Junpei asks "Very fitting for a haunted house, huh...?"

Leafstar spoke "...Unnerving to say the least..."

Zen spoke "It’s beautiful."

Emerald spoke "Y-Yeah… You’re right. Looks like it’s about the same length as Shima’s."

Shima spoke "Mm… Mane, fur and feathers tends to get tangled and damaged when you grow it out long, but this mane is really pretty. Whoever this mane belonged to must’ve been proud of it. It looks like they took very good care of it…"

Rei asks "Proud…?"

But then we heard the bell tolling again.

Applejack spoke "It’s that bell again…"

The chimes were certainly echoing before they stopped.

Shima asks "Will another of the locks on the door in the Velvet Room come off…?"

Rei spoke "…Wh-Who’s that? Someone’s coming… They’re… calling for me…"

Akihiko spoke "Calling? I don’t hear anything."

The rest of us weren’t hearing that either.

Akihiko asks "You’re not just letting this place get to you?"

Rei spoke "Who is it? No, I don’t wanna go…"

Aigis spoke "Rei-san, please calm down. There is no one here."

Rei spoke "No, can we please go? Let me out of here…! I don’t wanna be here anymore… I’ll be a good filly… I’ve had it with this hospital and school stuff…! I wanna go home where everyone is…! I want to go back together…!"

Danyelle spoke "It’ll be okay, Rei."

Twilight spoke "Danyelle’s right about that. All of us will go back together."

Zen spoke "But you’re the one who made this school, Rei…"

Rei asks "…Me?

Junpei asks "Huh?

Zen asks "I’ve remembered a little more… You wished for this school… and created it… Are you… truly trapped here?"

Rei spoke "…I don’t know. I don’t know, Zen…"

Aigis spoke "Rei-san…"

Sounds like we got amnesiacs here.

Sunao spoke "…Zen-kun, I recall you saying that Rei-san’s belongings are hidden in the depths of the labyrinths. If, as you claim, Rei-san created this school… Then the labyrinths we’ve traversed, and the large Shadows within them, are connected to her. Extrapolating even further, it’s possible that Rei-san created all of these things."

“Rei created all this?” Rainbow Dash asked in shock.

Kori spoke "This “someone” we wondered about at the start… Perhaps there is no “third party” but Rei and Zen."

Shinjiro asks "…So, what? Rei created this place, made guardians to protect stuff, but now she’s lost her memories and wants out?"

Junpei spoke "That raises more questions than answers…"

Akihiko spoke "This isn’t the last labyrinth yet. We’re still missing pieces of the puzzle."

Shinjiro spoke "Yeah… The next one should be the last. The rest of the blanks should get filled in there…"

Sunao spoke "Yes… I agree. ……Let’s return to the Velvet Room…"

We soon left the whole labyrinth as we went to the Velvet Room. We saw the rusty lock shaking before it and the rusty chains were blasted off the doors, with the lock disappearing and one lock remaining.

Sunao spoke "As we thought, another lock is gone. Only one remains. The next labyrinth will be the last…

Danyelle kept Akoya close to her.

Fuuka spoke "The last one is on the third floor… It seems to be at the Ineighba Pride Exhibit.”

Kori spoke "Alright. I want all of you rested and prepared. Let’s disband for now…"

Danyelle spoke "I'm gonna head back to Ponyville."

Right after Danyelle teleported back to Ponyville, Vince pops up.

Vincent spoke "Hey guys."

“Wow. Did not see that coming.” I admitted.

Vince asks "What was that Spots?"

“Anyway, we’re gonna be here for a while.” I noted as we all went outside before everyone went their separate ways after hearing Kori’s words. We definitely need to be ready and rested. But then I noticed Fuuka calling out to Yukari as Dorai with Yoso and came up next to me to check it out too.

Fuuka spoke "Yukari-chan, do you want some takoyaki? Karei-chan and I bought some."

Yukari spoke "Ooh, count me in!"

Karei spoke "I was chatting with Fuuka-chan earlier. We were really hitting it off."

Yukari asks "Well, you two are by yourselves most of the time. So, what were you chatting about?"

Karei spoke "The secrets of showbiz."

Yukari spoke "Wow, that’s dark!"

Fuuka spoke "Karei-chan knows so much! She told me things like the shenanigans that pop idols are up to… You know!"

Yukari asks "Just make sure you don’t slack off support duties, okay?"

Fuuka spoke "Yes, Ma’am."

Yukari spoke "You seem to be getting along well, though. I was a little worried, since you can be shy around strangers."

Fuuka spoke "Um, well, you know how my abilities are unique, right? I’m different from you guys… I can’t fight Shadows. I know I’m the only one who can do this, but… sometimes I just feel… lonely and inferior."

Yukari spoke "Fuuka… I didn’t know that."

Yoso felt guilty about not knowing that.

Fuuka spoke "That’s why I’m really happy I met Karei-chan, who’s in the same boat."

Karei spoke "We’ve been laughing about all the cliched backup situations we get into!"

Yukari spoke "I see… I’m a bit jealous of you."

Fuuka asks "You? Jealous…?"

Yukari spoke "Mm… Our abilities may be a little different, but there’s not actually much difference between us. …There’s times I catch myself thinking, “Maybe it doesn’t really have to be me here.” I mean, only sometimes. But… ……When I get left behind because I’m not doing so hot, or when I get to tired and have to sub out… Someone takes my place, and it’s a short step from there to, “anyone with these abilities could do this.”

Fuuka spoke "Yukari-chan…"

Dorai seemed sad about Yukari feeling like that.

Yukari spoke "S-Sorry! I guess I’m a little tired."

Karei spoke "…Why do you think that? You’re all friends. The idea of some of you being unnecessary or replaceable doesn’t apply."

Yukari spoke "That………"

Karei asks "What is it?"

Yukari spoke "It’s… nothing."

Karei spoke "Nope. You have to say it. If you don’t say anything, we won’t understand… We can’t understand.

Yukari spoke "……We’re… not really friends. We were just gathered for a purpose… There are a few of us who get along on a personal level, like my brother and I, but that’s it.

Karei spoke "But you trust them, right? If you didn’t, you wouldn’t be able to know they’ve got your back.

Yukari was quiet.

Karei spoke "…There was a time that I lost sight of myself. After I entered showbiz, this “Karette” character was pushed on me. I lost track of which one “I” was. I hated “Karette,” but at the same time, I thought the “real” me wasn’t worth anything… But then I met my senpai, and they saved me. They said I never changed. That all parts of me, even Karette, make up who I am. That no one else in the world could be me. Worth isn’t a thing you earn because of what you can do. My senpai took me in just the way I am, plain old me. That’s why I fight for my senpai. They made me stronger, so I want to protect them now.

Yukari spoke "hat might be true for you and your friends, but…

Karei asks "Junpei-san said you’re fighting for world peace… I think that’s a really amazing thing. But can you do it? If you don’t even trust your companions? If you can’t even say what’s on your mind?"

Yukari spoke "That’s…"

Karei asks "Geez, fire back at me! I was being mean there… I can just tell from watching. You’re all on tiptoes and tiphoof around each other, trying not to butt heads. It’s easier to ignore a problem than to rock a boat, after all… Am I right?"

Yukari was silent.

Karei spoke "Sorry, but let me say something else about me again… I brushed off things so I wouldn’t get hurt. I thought that was the only adult way to handle it. But the fact is, the stuff I thought I was brushing off? It was really all building up inside me. So sometimes I’d explode and take it out on others, or say selfish things. I hated myself for doing that…"

Yukari spoke "…That’s a lot like me."

Karei spoke "It’s scary to come out and say what you think, right? But they’re your companions. They’re at your side. Sure, there are compatibility issues and personality differences, and everyone won’t all love each other… But at the very least, they’ll understand. You trust your lives to these beings when you fight. There’s nothing you can’t resolve by talking it out. All you need right now is the courage."

Yukari spoke "Coming to an understanding, though… Heh, it’s my senpai who don’t want that."

That really tugged Dorai’s heartstrings as he started leaking tears.

Fuuka spoke "*Tearfully* Yukari-chan…"

Yukari spoke "Wha-Fuuka!? Why’re you crying!? S-Sorry… it’s my fault for saying all that stuff…"

Fuuka spoke "*Tearfully* That’s not it… I didn’t understand you at all, Yukari-chan… I didn’t know you were so troubled…"

Yukari spoke "Nah, it wasn’t like that. I… I thought it just couldn’t be helped, so I tried to ignore it."

Fuuka spoke "*Tearfully* Yukari-chan, I’m so sorry…"

Karei asks "See? You do want to be understood, right?"

Yukari asks "…Geez, can you turn off that teen idol smile already?"

Karei asks "…So, Spottedleaf! Didn’t think I hadn’t noticed you, Dorai and Yoso back there, did you?"

Whoa! She spotted me!

Vince spoke "You don't know me and my siblings that well either."

Yukari asks "H-Huh!? H-How long have you four been standing there!? I mean... did you hear all of that!?"

Dorai approached Yukari with Yoso approaching Fuuka.

Dorai spoke "We were listening and... I'm really sorry you felt that way, Yukari."

Yukari spoke "Wha...!? Um... It's not like I don't trust you or any of the others, okay!? I mean, I think you, Yukan and Hapu are reliable and you always help me out, so I want to understand you more too, and..."

Dorai spoke "*Gentle smile* Thanks.

Yukari asks "Hey, what're you making me say!? *Blushing* Geez! Keep that a secret from everyone, okay!?"

Dorai spoke "*Hugs Yukari while blushing a bit* Sure thing."

Yukari spoke "*Blushing even more* H-Hey! Cut it out!"

Dorai spoke "Listen, I want to understand you more too..."

Yukari got silent at that when without thinking, she suddenly kissed Dorai on the lips, surprising him before he kissed back.

Yoso spoke "Hey um... Fuuka-chan? I heard about how being supporter made you feel, and I'm really sorry you felt like that."

Fuuka spoke "*Blush* N-No, really. It's okay, and to be honest... I wanna understand others more after what happened."

Yoso spoke "*Blush* Yeah, same here. Especially you."

Fuuka spoke "*Blushing more* H-Huh? What do you-"

Yoso suddenly kissed Fuuka on the lips as she was surprised before the dagonian's eyes closed with her kissing him back. Then Yukari realized what she was doing and disconnected.

Yukari spoke "Oh come on!"

Yukari ran off while blushing in embarrassment as Dorai followed her.

Karei asks "Hey, Spottedleaf-hime? Vince-Ōji? Do you think I was out of line, saying those things to Yukari-chan?"

"Nope." I answered.

Vince spoke "I don't think so."

Karei spoke "Okay then... My friends are all pretty awkward too. That's why I couldn't leave Yukari-chan alone..."

Fuuka and Yoso disconnected as the dagonian giggled.

Fuuka spoke "It's hard to believe you're younger than me, Rise-chan."

To be Continued...

Entering the Labyrinth's Shadow Part 3
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Entering the Labyrinth's Shadow Part 3

*Vince's POV*

I ask "How much farther do we have to go?"

We went on side missions for the Evil Spirit Clubs and requests out here in the Culture Festival earlier before heading here.

Seiko spoke "We should be close to the Ineighba Pride Exhibit."

I spoke "I hope so since we're six alicorns short..."

We soon arrived at the exhibit.

Akihiko spoke "So, this is it. The final labyrinth."

Seiko spoke There was a similar display at our Yasoponi High too."

Junpei asks "Huh, what was it like?"

Miran spoke "Nothing special really, just shelves filled with pottery."

Hehe, sounded like Zecora.

Junpei asks "Wait, why? For who?"

Akihiko asks "Isn’t this the first time we’ve come across a labyrinth that seems this… normal?"

I spoke "But still, I have a bad feeling about this."

Akihiko spoke "Well, I’m gettin’ ready for more!"

Shinjiro spoke "Stop getting so excited over this. I don’t want to waste my energy."

Rei asks "This will be it, right? I’ll do my best and not cause any trouble… so let’s leave this school together. Please?

Aigis spoke "Yes. We promise."

Emerald spoke "Just leave it to us!"

Zen spoke "…Let’s go."

We entered the labyrinth, only to find ourselves in a HUGE festival, and it looked like we were at the first night.

Rei spoke "…A festival? Wow, it’s a festival! I love festivals! I wonder if there’ll be tons of food here. Cotton candy, candied apples… Oh, and funnel cakes!

Shima chuckles "Looks like Rei-chan’s cheered up a bit."

Brooklyn spoke "Looks like it."

Ken asks "This is supposed to be an exhibit about the area, right…? Then why is it a festival?"

Aigis spoke "A culture’s distinctiveness is most strongly seen in their festivals and ceremonies."

Kaze spoke "It’s a festival within a festival…"

Emerald asks "Why are you saying it like “a dream within a dream”?"

Kaze spoke "I meant that this is another festival inside the Culture Festival!"

Emerald spoke "Oh. Well, this is the last labyrinth, so I guess this is like the center of it all? Still, a festival, huh…? I wonder if there’ll be a mikoshi. You know, one of those portable shrines!"

Shima spoke "I remember how you loved to be one of the ones who carried the mikoshi from shrine to shrine…"

Emerald spoke "Well, yeah. They gave you snacks if you did!"

Rei asks "Mikoshi are made of snacks!? Are they a pile of chocolate and wafers that you carry around!?"

Aigis spoke "That would lead to excessive sugar intake."

Kaze spoke "Kanji, you should carry a mikoshi if you find one. You totally look the part."

Kanji spoke "I don’t got a loincloth."

Kaze spoke "Uh, you don’t have to go that far with it."

Rei asks "You need a loincloth to carry a mikoshi?"

Emerald spoke "Well… some festivals are like that. I see them on the news sometimes."

Kaze asks "Like the one where guys in loincloths threw water around, climb up poles and dance on top of the mikoshi?"

Rei asks "Guys in loincloths throw syrup around, climb up chocolate bananas, and dance on top of kosher foods!? Festivals are amazing…! Will it be like that further in here too!?"

Seiko spoke "Yeah, I’m sure it will."

Teddie spoke "Whoa, the festival colt in Sensei is rearing its head!"

Shinjiro asks "Festival… colt?"

I laugh "Pinkie would get a kick out of this if she were here!"

To the surprise of the others, both Sleuth and Spottedleaf were dressed up in priestess clothes.

I nudge Goliath in the side before pointing at Sleuth.

Goliath didn’t show it, but he was surprised.

Spottedleaf spoke "Elizabeth talked us into wearing these."

I had to pinch my nose since I was thinking about what Roll would look like with a kimono on.

We moved forward before seeing a canal with the stairs on the other side. We decided to find a way around it before finding a sealed door, and from what its instructions said, we need a festival flame to open it. We walked around before finding a wooden fire post with the top lit aflame as we discussed how to use it before Koromaru and Tasuma showed up with the Shiba Inu holding a wooden stick in his mouth. It’s like they was telling us to carrying that stick as a torch with the fire before Zen tore off a piece of his cape and wrapped it around the top of the stick, making a torch as we lit it with the fire, but it looked like the fire wasn’t going to last long. We kept moving forward as we noticed that the seal wasn’t fully lifted. We still moved onward as we found stuff, had conversations, fought shadows until we noticed that the flame died out. Man, this would’ve been a good time for my big sis’ help. We kept moving forward, finding more bonfires before we encountered a green gourd-like FOE, but Karei and Fuuka told us that they monitored that FOE the whole time and it wasn’t moving at all, not taking a single step from its position. We still kept moving onward as we used shortcuts before finding out that green gourd FOE jumped away from us in fear because of the flame we had. We had conversations while moving onward while finding out no one could resist Koromaru and Tasuma when they look at you with their eyes set to Maximum Cuteness, making it impossible to say no. While we kept going, we noticed a red gourd FOE after us since we were carrying the torch. We had conversations before we finally made it to the stairs before Koromaru, Tasuma and Teddie sensed a lot of temperature heat in the next floor. We went down the stairs, going into the second night as we saw different surroundings before I started feeling sweaty.

Shinjiro asks "…Doesn’t this floor feel hot?"

Kaze spoke "And what’s up with that shadow on the wall…? I’m getting a bad feeling about this… Anyway, Kanji, we’re gonna leave it to you to lead the way."

Kanji whines "Why me, dammit!?"

Shinjiro spoke "All we can do is keep going… but I seriously don’t want to…"

I pull out a paper fan from somewhere before whacking Kanji with it.

I spoke "You lot forget, I have fire magic."

We moved past a door before seeing a Fast Guy moving towards us, but was cut off by the canal.

Kaze spoke "*Sigh* I knew it was gonna be like this..."

Karei spoke "*Communications* This one's really dangerous!"

Kaze spoke "I can tell that just by looking at it!

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* It's more than just looks! It can move very quickly as well! On top of that, it's very aggressive! It's going to case after you with tremendous speed!

Karei spoke "*Communications* Everyone! There's a door to the north! Hurry through it before the FOE catches up to you!

Kaze: R-Right! We've got to get to the door to the north! You got that!?

Crystal. We moved forward as we escaped the FOE, before Ken informed that there were stairs on the other side of the canal with Karei confirming it, but adding that they were past that FOE. We kept moving forward before we got exhausted from the heat before we went into a conversation about air-conditioning, helping us forget about the heat and relax, regaining our strength. We found a bonfire, but it wasn't lit, so we had to head back to the first night and light the torch before lighting bonfires and relighting the flame from bonfires throughout the first and second nights. We kept moving forward while having conversations, escaping FOEs while learning the Fast Guy fears fire, making it slower than before while making it stay away from us. We kept moving before encountering a quartet of FOEs carrying a HUGE mikoshi as we managed to slip through them and kept going. Later, we got to a room that was oddly muggy, probably because the bonfire in there was already lit.

I spoke "Uh guys... I think we're surrounded..."

Spottedleaf's tail suddenly splits into two, turning her into a nekomata-type Abyssinian-alicorn hybrid.

Karei spoke "*Communications* There aren't any enemies around here, I think the heat's getting to you.

Yeah, maybe Karei's right.

Shinjiro spoke "Damn, this heat is exhausting...

Akihiko spoke "So take your hat off.

Shinjiro spoke "Shuddup.

Ken asks "U-Um... Why are you always so bundled up?"

Shinjiro spoke "...Huh? Eh, I got my reasons..."

Ken spoke "...I see."

Hapu asks "Shinji? Are you alright?"

Shinjiro spoke "I'm fine, Hapu. No need to worry yourself."

Teddie spoke "*As he and Heifa were as flat as paper* H-He...eeeelp..."

Kori spoke "......! We've been ambushed! Teddie and Heifa have been hit!"

Heifa spoke "W-Wa...aaaater..."

Sunao spoke "No... They're just dried up. I believe they'll return to normal if we pour water on them."

We poured some water on Teddie and Heifa as they went back to normal.

Teddie spoke "Whew, we're alive again! I thought Heifa and I were gonna turn into cow and bear jerky."

Kori asks "Wha...!? How does that work...?"

Aigis spoke "Teddie and Heifa's true identities are revealed as forms of pasta."

Rei asks "*Gasp!* Teddie. are you and Heifa linguini!? Do either of you go well with tomato sauce!? Are you bother fundamental parts of Neightalian food!?"

Teddie spoke "Tomato sauce...? Hehe, that's right! I'm a bear necessity for every family."

Emerald spoke "No family needs you. But I really do feel like I'm gonna dry up... I'm all sweaty."

Spottedleaf asks "And why the HELL am I a nekomata?"

Emerald spoke "Whew... I have no idea..."

Akihiko spoke "If it's that hot, just take your clothes off."

Wow. Blunt much?

Emerald spoke "Oh, okay... I mean, no way!"

Akihiko spoke "Well, suit yourself. Don't mind if I do, though."

Sunao asks "Do you understand that what you're saying could be considered sexual harassment?"

Akihiko spoke "*Confused* Sexual what...? ...It's hot, so you take your clothes off. There's nothing wrong with that!"

This could get ugly.

Junpei spoke "There, there, Akihiko-san. Just think of the heat as an endurance match and power through!"

What, seriously? Do you expect him to-

Akihiko spoke "A match, huh...? Alright, then. I accept the challenge!"

He bought that!?

Junpei asks "Eh? Uhh...?"

Shinjiro spoke "Just do it on your own..."

Akihiko asks "Hmph, not up to the challenge?"

Shinjiro asks "...What?"

Akihiko asks "It's fine. I know how bad you are with the heat, Shinji. I mean, remember when you collapsed in the bathroom when we were kids?"

Shinjiro spoke "That's because you dared me not to leave the tub until you've counted to a thousand, you moron. Wait, and you passed out too!"

Akihiko spoke "Yeah, but I made it to 839! Heh, perfect timing. Let's get closer to the fire. First one to take off some clothes or complain loses!"

Shinjiro spoke "You're on. It's too cool here anyways!"

The dragon and minotaur walked closer to the bonfire. They definitely remind me of Rainbow Dash and Applejack.

Hapu asks "*Sigh* What am I going to do with you, Shinji?"

Junpei asks "Uhh... Are they doing their usual rival thing?"

Yukari spoke "You just had to go and provoke them... What're we gonna do about this? Although... there's something charming about it. It's like those two are real friends..."

Junpei spoke "Whaaat? That kind of crap's only allowed up until about Ken's age."

Ken spoke "I-I don't get in pointless fights like that!"

Isamu asks "Heehee, really?"

Yukari spoke "Okay, granted, the reasons for it are pretty stupid... But you can't speak your mind and butt heads like that unless you trust the other creature. That's why... Oh, sorry. It's nothing...

Junpei: Well, you got a point. It feels like our senpai are hiding a lot of stuff from us after all. I asked them when they got their Persona abilities, and they just dodged the question. Like, are we that unreliable to them?

Yukan spoke "Maybe we aren't."

Yukari spoke "I wonder what being reliable means to them... I mean, just needing us in battle doesn't seem like true reliance... Sorry, it's hard to put into words."

Junpei asks "Well, it's not gonna affect us in battle, so should we chalk it up to a subtle and mature relationship?"

Yukari asks "Mature huh...? Oh, that reminds me. How're those two holding up?"

We looked back at Akihiko and Shinjiro.

Akihiko asks "You're looking pretty red there. Why not take off that coat?"

Shinjiro spoke "Hmph, my coat's a handicap for you. It'd be boring to win too easily.

Akihiko spoke "Wha-Don't be ridiculous! I've got gloves on both hands too!

Shinjiro spoke "And I'm wearing a knitted cap on top of that. Just... admit defeat...

Yukari spoke "Oh, they're still at it...

It wasn't long before the dragon and minotaur started acting very strangely.

Akihiko asks "*Blushing greatly from the amount of heat while moving around dizzily* An ocean... There's an ocean on fire! Waves from a sea of protein crashing against a white beach of protein... Is this... heaven!?"

Shinjiro spoke "*Blushing greatly from the amount of heat while moving around dizzily as well* You moron... if you go that way, you're right in the path of Koro-chan and Tasu-chan's death rays... Agh...!? My eyes... My eyes!"

Emerald asks "Uh, they're starting to hallucinate! Sh-Shouldn't we stop them!?"

Kori spoke "No... Their quarrels are exacerbated because we tend to stop them halfway. I thought it might be good for them to go at it with no restraints once in a while."

Yukari spoke "...I didn't expect to hear that from you."

Kori asks "What do you mean?"

Yukari spoke "Oh, um... nothing."

Soon, Akihiko and Shinjiro fainted on the floor.

Seiko spoke "Hey, they passed out."

Kori spoke "Time to get going, then. We'll drag those two along with us."

Spottedleaf dumps ice water on Akihiko and Shinjiro, causing them to jolt awake.

Spottedleaf spoke "Come on, you two. Let's go.”

We kept moving with the lit flame, lighting more bonfires as we noticed the FOE carrying the mikoshi getting faster with the flame around before we later reached the stairs and went down them into the third night. We continued forward before we started solving puzzles to get past golden seals while we had conversations as Shima had one of her laughing fits and we found out that Aigis had 100 lame puns in her memory unit thanks to the chairman at Yukan's school who's an ally of theirs. We kept moving before encountering two squatting FOEs that were sweating and hopping around as we got past them before we were now right nearby the stairs now when our exhaustion set in.

Kori asks “Honesty, how much longer can this festival go on...!?”

Koromaru and Tasuma whined in agreement at that.

Aigis spoke "It seems Koromaru-san and Tasuma-chan are suffering in this extreme heat as well.”

Emerald spoke “Yeah, you've both got thick coats, after all. Being here must be tough on you two.”

Junpei asks “It's not going to keep getting hotter as we go, is it...?”

Kori spoke “If you can't keep up, then head back. You'll only drag us down.”

Shinjiro spoke “Hey...”

Kori asks “Am I wrong?”

Akihiko spoke “...Well, it is logical.”

Emerald spoke “Sh-She's kinda scary.”

Shima spoke “Mm...”

Junpei asks “Does Kori-senpai seem really on edge to you?”

Hapu asks “You think so?”

Yukan spoke “I bet she's tired.”

Yukari spoke “Yeah, I agree... She's trying to hide it, though... ......Um, Kori-senpai! Why don't we take a break! It's exhausting just being here... You seem a little tired, too.”

Kori spoke “Me...? No, I'm perfectly fine.”

Yukari spoke “Senpai... You've been pushing yourself hard ever since we came here, no? It's been one unfamiliar thing after another. Despite all this, you're trying to set a good example for us... But if you're tired, it's okay to show that. Can you not show even a hint of weakness to us? Do you trust us that little? ...I haven't said anything so far so as to not rock the boat, but it has to be done... for both our sake.”

Akihiko spoke “Yukari...”

Yukari spoke “The same goes for Akihiko-senpai and Shinjiro-senpai. We all hide things... just going along to get along. But doesn't that show that we don't trust each other at all? I'll be blunt... none of us really needs each other. All that's needed is our Persona abilities. Taking it a step further... we only need ourselves. It's not like I want to be BFFs or anything... It's just... I wish I understood you all better...”

There was a bit of a silence there.

Yukari spoke “...Never mind. Forget it. I'm just tired from the heat...”

Yukan and Hapu spoke “Yukari's right.”

Kori spoke “Yukan... Hapu...”

Rei spoke "Yuka-chan... Zen, Zen... Yuka-chan's sad...”

Zen was only silent at that.

Kaze spoke "Dude...”

Teddie asks “Sensei... What should we do...?”

Seiko spoke "...My little brother and I were transfer students. Before we were even used to our new home, a murder spree started and I gained my Persona... it was confusing. In a way, I was an outsider, so I had no reason to fight for Ineighba. But I made a promise to Kaze and Teddie spoke “I wanted to rescue everyone who had been kidnapped. Not to let the killer off lightly, but more than that. I want to fight for my family and friends who fight for me. They mean a lot to me. ...I act as their leader, but I'm sure I'd be nothing without them. My brother and friends faced their own Shadows and came out stronger for it, but I never met mine. To make up for that, though, I've had my friends and family to help me mature. It's my companions that I draw strength from in all this.”

Kori asks “Companions... strength...?”

Seiko asks “Are they replaceable? Are they not included among those you fight to protect?”

Shinjiro spoke "That ain't true...”

Yukar spoke "This is something I've thought about after talking to Karei-chan and her friends. We're not fighting just to erase the Dark Hour, or for whatever other reasons we have... I want to believe we're also fighting for ourselves... together, as companions. I want to believe I exist for their sake... the sake of the ones I fight with, that I live with.”

Shinjiro asks “...Yukari's right. We're fighting for a cause... for now. But that alone ain't gonna bring all of us together. Unless we trust in each other, we're nothing but a mishmash of creatures. Kori, Aki... I ain't exempting myself here, but have we tried to understand the new blood? As beings?”

Akihiko spoke "...I'm sorry, I didn't know we were giving you that impression...”

Kori asks “But... what should we do?”

Yukan spoke "We should be more open.”

Hapu spoke "*Smile* That's right.”

Karei spoke "*Communications* I agree! Hey, why not throw a party? That's give you plenty of time to talk with each other!”

Kanji asks “Karei!?”

Karei asks “*Communications* I know I'm not there right now, so sorry if I'm killing the mood! But I think the best thing to do is to have a delicious meal with everyone! Why not hold a "We Made It!" party once we get out of here?”

Hehe, I know Pinkie would agree with that fully.

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* I-I think that's a great idea! I'll show off my cooking skills!”

Karei spoke "*Communications* Great! Make sure you invite our group and the others here too, okay? Wait, is that possible? Hmm, good question!”

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* Th-Then, we should think up a menu, Karei-chan! S-So, everyone, um... See you!”

The comms suddenly go quiet as there was a bit of silence here.

Shima snickers "Snrk... Heeheehee... Ahahahahahahaha! It's so quiet here! Completely dead silent!”

Shima was having another laughing fit.

Kaze spoke "Sorry if I'm killing the mood," my ass!"

Kiko spoke "Heehee! That certainly lifted the mood.”

Junpei asks “I didn't hear Fuuka say she'd be showing off her cooking skills, did I?”

Ken spoke “We'd be in for hell if she did. But a party... That could be fun.”

Shinjiro spoke "...I'll cook, then.”

Yukari spoke "Oh, that reminds me. I've heard what a good cook you are, Shinjiro-senpai!”

Aigis spoke "Shinjiro-san's fingerprints were all over the "Family Cooking" magazine I discovered at the dormitory!”

Shinjiro spoke "Gah! Shuddup! I take it back!”

Hapu spoke "I can help with the cooking.”

Akihiko spoke "A man shouldn't go back on his word! Make mine with a double serving of protein!”

Shinjiro spoke "I ain't even putting one serving of that shit.”

Kori spoke "Ha... Hahaha! Very well, we'll hold a celebratory party when we get back. The Shitagaki Group will supply the funds.”

Ken and Isamu spoke "Yes!”

Akihiko spoke "That's what I'm talking about!”

Kori spoke "It's true that we know very little about one another. We are companions who fight alongside each other... But that won't hold just by gathering together. Companions... are something we must grow into.”

Yukari spoke "Senpai...”

Kori asks “I never told you about the time I awakened to my Persona, did I...? The reason I gained my Persona is because that was my duty. I was given my ability, much like a test subject... It was a duty, but also a source of hope. I had something I wanted to use that power to protect. Since then, I thought I had marched on the path I believed was best, without even a side glance. But... perhaps I had deluded myself somewhere along the way. I was only looking inward. I acted as if I was accomplishing my goals on my own. Even when I had companions with me who shared that goal... It seems the list of things I wanted to protect had increased without me realizing. Am I... weaker for that?”

Yukari spoke "*Smile* ...Not at all.”

Kori spoke "*Smiles back* I see...”

Fuuka whines "*Communications while sobbing* Senpaaaai...”

Kori spoke "*Blushes in embarrassment* E-Enough, Yamagishi! Come now, let's hurry onward. Staying here will only delay our party!”

Yukari spoke "*Giggle* Right.”

Kori spoke "Takeba... Thank you.”

Yukari spoke "*Surprised* Senpai... S-Say that again!”

Kori spoke "*Embarrassed blush again* Wha-“

Junpei spoke "Oooh, a rare tender moment form Kori-senpai! Yeah, let's hear it again!”

Kori spoke "D-Don't be ridiculous! I'm out of here!”

Kori moved on ahead.

Junpei spoke "Whoa, she's fast!”

Zen was still silent as we followed Kori.

Rei asks “What's wrong, Zen?”

Zen spoke "Beings... change.”

Rei asks “Change? How?”

Zen spoke "Both Yukari and Kori... In fact, everyone has changed. ...It's because they met each other.”

Rei spoke "Hm...? Oh, everyone's leaving! Zen, we have to go!”

Zen spoke "Yes...”

Rei asks “Let's keep at it just a little longer, okay?”

Even Leafstar was sweating.

Spottedleaf spoke "*pant* Short fur or not, I'm sweating!"

I spoke "Good thing Flintfur's not here, he's got black fur! And you know what folks say about darker colors... That could explain why Spottedleaf's sweating. And albinos are more sensitive to heat."

Spottedleaf spoke "But I’m not completely black!"

We went down the stairs, heading into the fourth night as we had conversations, solved puzzles, lit bonfires, dodging FOEs and beating Shadows. Later, we found the stairs, and I had a feeling we were close to the end as we went down the stairs, going into the final night as we felt a whole lot cooler now before finding how eerily dark it was here.

Yukari spoke "There’s probably something further inside here…"

Zen spoke "The festival… is ending."

Rei was quiet.

Aigis spoke "There’s no need to be frightened, Rei-san. We are all here for you."

Shima asks "I’m sure it’ll be all over soon. Once it ends, let’s go back together, okay?"

Rei spoke "Mm-hm…"

We moved forward before stopping at some kind of rope gate with talismans on them.

“Okay, everyone ready?” I asked.

Spottedleaf had the Divine Reflector on her back and a divine sword in her hands.

Spottedleaf spoke "When I cut that rope, all hell will break loose so be on guard everyone!"

All of us nodded as Spottedleaf slashed the talismans, causing them and the rope gate to burn away before we passed through.

Kori spoke "There it is..."

We saw a copper box resting on a pedestal that looked like an altar as we moved forward.

A voice spoke "Stay away..."

That made us stop.

Shima asks "Huh...!?"

All of a sudden, a filly in a green hospital patient outfit materialized from the shadows while holding a rabbit doll. And that filly was... Rei?! But when she opened her eyes, they were golden, telling us that was Rei's Shadow.

Rei's Shadow spoke "You can't have this. You can't..."

Junpei asks "Eh? Rei-chan!?"

Rei spoke "N-No... No...!"

Akihiko asks "What's going on...?"

Kaze spoke "It might be like what happened to us... If it is, then that's Rei-chan's Shadow."

Hapu asks "...Huh?

Kiko spoke "A piece of you that you reject and don't wanna accept... That becomes a Shadow."

Kaze spoke "You have to face your Shadow and accept that part of yourself... That's how we got our Personas."

Kori asks "Then... does this mean Rei will also become a Persona-user?"

Sunao spoke "I don't know about that... All I can say is that's how it went for us. Also, accepting yourself isn't as easy as it sounds..."

Kaze spoke "It's a side of you that you hid and pretended didn't exist... I don't think anyone can easily accept that. That's why you gotta let the Shadow say its piece and let it run wild a bit... I don't think you can find the strength to accept that part of you until you do."

Yukari asks "What does Rei-Chan want to say...?"

Rei's Shadow asks "Why... Why was I born...? Why was I even born...?"

Rei asks "Wh-Who is this filly? What's going on!? Zen... she's scaring me! I'm scared! Hey, can we go back? Can we please go back?"

Zen spoke "Rei... No, we're not going back."

Rei's Shadow spoke "Don't come near... Please don't take me away!"

The Shadow clutched her doll tighter and tighter until its neck broke open, revealing some stuffing before that stuffing grew and grew, engulfing it and Rei's Shadow. Huge bunny ears came out of it, followed by a monstrous head as its body started emerging from the stuffing while the stuffing started to shrink.

Shinjiro spoke "Wha-Hey!"

The transformation was soon complete as Best Friend roared at us.

Shinjiro spoke "Tch... I don't know what's going on, but it looks like we gotta step up."

Rei fell to her knees and covered her eyes with her front hooves before she started sniffing and sobbing.

Emerald spoke "*Grabs Rei's shoulders to comfort her* Don't worry, Rei-chan. We deal with stuff like this all the time! Hang in there! We're here with you!"

Best Friend roared again as we readied ourselves for battle.

Karei spoke "*Communications* Yeah, we need to calm it down first! Which means we gotta beat it!"

Goliath spoke "To think that this would happen, rather hard to believe, but true nonetheless."

Spottedleaf roars back in retaliation.

Best Friend jumped at Goliath as the gargoyle used his wings like a cloak, becoming fully guarded as the Shadow attacked with a fearsome bite. The attack didn’t hurt Goliath as he countered with a roar, damaging Best Friend just a bit.

Spottedleaf shot off a Divine Lightning at the shadow, inflicting pain.

Spottedleaf spoke "It seems to be weak to holy and lightning spells!"

But somehow, Best Friend looked like it didn't take any damage at all.

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* Not good! It's immune to light and dark attacks!"

Spottedleaf spoke "Stars above... Fuuka, Divine Lightning is a holy-electric attack!"

But Best Friend looked like it got a bit of paralysis. Don't know when it could freeze up though.

Spottedleaf spoke "Wait... Oh... Right."

Leafstar spoke "I wonder if my Wind Blade can cause damage to it."

Leafstar attacked with said attack, definitely damaging Best Friend before it roared, increasing its strength.

Spottedleaf shot a Fire Arrow at the shadow, causing a nasty burn.

Karei spoke "*Communications* Nice! You're making good progress!"

Best Friend suddenly let out a deafening roar, fortunately not damaging our ears, but unfortunately knocking us off our feet/hooves and onto the ground.

Spottedleaf still had the noise cancelling headphones on before she fired a Lightning Neko Roar at the shadow, knocking it into a wall hard thus weakening it.

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* Alright! We're getting halfway there!"

Yukari spoke "Yeah! We've just gotta keep this up!"

But then Best Friend did a spin slash with claws on its feet, attacking all of us.

With a speed spell in place, Spottedleaf dodges the attack before taunting the shadow thus making it focus more on her.

Best Friend tried multiple bite attacks on Spottedleaf, but she kept dodging them.

Leafstar spoke "I'm starting to see what she's planning, the tortie's wearing the shadow down to make it easier for us to beat it."

Spottedleaf roundhouse kicks Best hard, sending the shadow crashing into a wall hard.

Karei spoke "*Communications* Alright! We're almost there!"

I spoke "That's Spots for ya, she diverted the attention all to her so that she could tire out the shadow faster."

Spottedleaf dodges a bite attack before grabbing Best by the tail and spinning around fast to make the shadow dizzy.

Best Friend definitely looked a bit panicked thanks to it being so dizzy.

Spottedleaf flings Best up into the sky and due to the velocity, it was high up in the sky before it crashed down with swirls in its eyes.

I laugh "FATALITY!"

Best Friend was on its right knee and both hands before it got back up and roared, healing itself greatly.

Fuuka gasps "*Communications* H-Huh?! It endured that attack and healed itself?!"

We were so caught off guard by that, we didn't see it jump at us before it stomped its feet rapidly at us, hurting us a bit with some hits as we dodged the other stomps.

Karei asks "*Communications* Watch our for that attack! You guys alright?"

Spottedleaf grabs Best before flying high into the sky as she pulled off an attack normally used in the Redux-verse before slamming Best down hard enough to knock it out cold, ending the fight.

Best Friend roared in pain as it tried to reach out to Rei before it fell down in defeat. It suddenly started dissolving, transforming back into Rei's Shadow as she got up.

Shima asks "Rei-Chan... Could that filly be another part of you? There are different sides to beings. Everyone has things about them that they don't want to face or admit. If it's alright with you, will you talk to us? Can't we share in whatever burden it is you're carrying...?"

Rei spoke "I... I don't know... That thing... It's not me!"

Aigis spoke "Rei-san..."

Rei's Shadow growled as it held her head in pain before completely fading away.

Shima spoke "Oh... Wait...!"

Zen moved towards the box and opened it before pulling a card out of it.

Aigis asks "What is it?"

It looked like some kind of card that said,

"To Emi-chan
Please rest in peace.
Yuki"

Sunao asks "A message card...?"

Zen spoke "Please rest in peace..."

Yukari spoke "Th-That sounds kind of..."

Zen spoke "There are different sides to beings..." That must be true. But even with that in mind, some things cannot be accepted..."

Rei was silent.

Zen spoke "Rei, I... I remember everything now. I am Chronos, he who has dominion over time... I came here to take you away."

Rei spoke "I don't know... I don't know anything...!"

Zen spoke "You were always frightened of the labyrinths. You didn't dare go near them until they came... What you didn't want to brush up against was the truth hidden in the depths of the labyrinths. But you wanted to be with them... You entered the labyrinths you hated so much to stay with them... Because you wished to be just like them. You wanted to return to where they came from... But you can't. You're different from them."

Rei spoke "No... I'm no different!"

Zen spoke "I was mistaken then. You have to come with me."

Rei spoke "Zen, stop..."

Zen spoke "I'm going to restore your memories. *Steps up to Rei* Rei... I'm sorry..."

Zen raised his front right hoof against Rei's forehead as it gave out a lime-green glow before a magenta pulse of aura rang out as Rei opened her eyes, as they were changed to dark brown.

Rei asks "What... What was I...?"

Then we heard a bell tolling.

Zen spoke "Your time has come. Come with me... Rei."

Rei spoke "N-No..."

I'm lost.

Emerald spoke "Hey... what's all this stuff about coming and going? I mean... you're upsetting her!"

Zen spoke "Rei is..."

Rei spoke "Don't...!"

Zen spoke "Rei cannot... stay here. In fact... She can't stay... anywhere. The truth is... Rei is dead."

Rei spoke "Noooo!"

Rei ran off.

Zen spoke "Rei!"

Zen chased after Rei.

Aigis spoke "Rei-san!"

All of us decided to head after those two as we got out of the labyrinth before we chased Rei and Zen to the front of the clock tower outside the school.

Zen spoke "Rei..."

Rei was silent.

Shima asks "Hey... You said a moment ago that Rei-chan's... dead... What do you mean by that...?"

Zen spoke "This is a haven in the rift... It is linked to the collective unconsciousness. During the short moment after Rei died, and her soul was fading, she wandered here... That's why I came... to tell her that her time had come to an end."

Rei spoke "No... You're lying..."

Zen spoke "Rei. Your memories should've returned."

Rei spoke "...I'm scared..."

Zen spoke "There's nothing to be scared of. I'll be with you."

Rei spoke "...I'm not scared to die. I'm scared that I had nothing... I'm scared that I was born and died for nothing! *Voice breaking* Why was I born? My whole life was suffering and envy... I couldn't even go to school...! It would be fine if there was any meaning to all that. If there was a point... I'd be okay with it. But if there was no point... I can't accept it! For me to die like that... That this is the end! *Tearfully with trembling shoulders* I haven't even done anything... I haven't found anything...!"

Rei started crying.

Kneeling down by Rei, Spottedleaf spoke "We all have our own fears though. Even Flintfur had his own fears but with help from those he cared about, he overcame them. And I did as well. Plus I too was just like you Rei, afraid of fading away into nothingness but Twilight saved me."

Spottedleaf hugs Rei as the teen cries.

Rei shoved Spottedleaf away with shadows over her eyes, with them suddenly being golden.

Rei growls "*Distorted voice* What would you know!? You're still alive!"

Seiko spoke "A Shadow...!"

Aigis spoke "Rei-san...!"

Rei calmed down as the shadows faded and her eyes returned to normal. "Ah... I-I... I'm sorry... No... Noooooooo!"

But then Shadows suddenly broke through the school windows as they started charged, only to go right past us and headed right for Rei as they got her.

Zen spoke "Rei!"

Rei spoke "Zen! Zen!"

The Shadows carried her upward as the clocktower went higher and higher as it transformed with a giant mechanical spider at the top forming with Rei trapped in the top of the machine before the clocktower entrance opened. Even Spottedleaf can tell that there was a impenetrable barrier to prevent us from reach the top outside, which meant we can only get up there from the inside.

Akihiko asks "What is this...?"

Zen asks "This doesn't make sense. Why would something like this appear...?"

Karei asks "Was that Rei-chan's Shadow...?

Zen spoke "No. Perhaps the Shadows here have gone berserk...? They may be trying to prevent me from taking Rei away...

Karei asks "Taking Rei-chan?

Zen asks "They don't want to let go of this place. If Rei and I leave, it will disappear. So, to prevent that... But... how can ordinary Shadows have this kind of power...?"

Emerald asks "This world will disappear? Is that because Rei-chan created it...? Didn't you say before that Rei-chan created this school?"

Zen spoke "...No, I created it. I had only remembered some of the details at that time. In actuality, I used my powers to base this place on Rei's memories..."

Ken: Her memories...?"

Aigis spoke "Zen-san. Won't you tell us everything? About you and Rei-san? And how we may save her..."

Spottedleaf couldn't help but agree.

Flintfur leapt out of Spottedleaf's shadow since he had heard everything.

Flintfur spoke "Much like Spots and I, she's scared of being forgotten by others after fading away into nothingness. I too was once in a void where time meant nothing to me, nobody remembered me at all. But... *looking at Zen* Someone gave me a second chance."

Zen spoke "Yes... My true name... is Chronos. I am one of those beings you refer to as Death... I had come to take away a filly whose life had ended... That filly was Rei. My duty was to lead her to where all life returns..."

Flintfur used a memory spell to show what had happened.

12 years ago, at a haven in the rift, a filly opened her eyes to see nothing around her. "Where...? Why... am I...?"

Unknown to her, there was a lone stallion behind her, wearing a black hooded robe with pocket watch with dark chains around his neck before she sensed him and turned around.

"My name is Chronos. An aspect of Death." The stallion introduced himself.

"Death...?" The filly asked in confusion.

"Your time in life has ended. Thus, you must come with me. There is nothing that can overturn this decision. That is all." Chronos informed.

"......I died?" The filly asked in emotionless shock.

"That is correct. Your time has come. None can escape this fate." Chronos confirmed before there was a silence between them. "Are you not going to say anything? Most beings argue bitterly at this point. Those who don't, typically welcome me." Chronos noted as there was another silence between them. "Why are you not saying anything?" Chronos asked, another silence. "What is this pony...?"

There was more silence as that memory ended.

Zen spoke "Rei remained silent. Thinking back, she was in utter despair, so deep that she could not cry or even scream..."

Spottedleaf asks "But what about Flintfur and I?"

Zen spoke "I had no knowledge of your rebirths since my memories were still lost, due to Spottedleaf's being less than 12 years ago. And Flintfur's was around a year ago. But I couldn't understand Rei's despair at the time. I... took an interest in her, and had an idea... I wondered if I could make this filly who had fallen silent speak... That was all... It was just an idle means of killing time... I expended a fraction of my power... just for that purpose."

Another memory was being played through Flintfur's spell.

At a haven in the rift, the filly found herself in a school, empty and devoid of life.

"I created this based on your memories." Chronos said as he showed up beside the filly. "'Yasoponi High"... The place you dreamed of, no?"

"Yasoponi... High..." The filly repeated.

"Hmph, you've finally opened your mouth." Chronos noticed.

"This is the school I... was supposed to attend. I heard its bell from my hospital room. I imagined that there must be a large, old clock tower there... I heard the bell every single day. And I'd hear the laughter of everyone who attended school there too... I dreamed of this place... I wished to come here someday. I wished to make tons of friends... Now I'm finally here..." The filly informed as Chronos was a bit silent. "Look, Mr. Death... These are my treasures... They were probably put in with me into my casket." The filly said as she first brought out a rabbit doll. "A stuffed rabbit... Isn't he cute? He's from a picture book. A nurse made these clothes for him..." The filly started as she then brought out a toy ring. "And this is a ring. When I was little, my mom bought it for me at the festival. She said I would have a beautiful wedding... I asked if Prince Charming would come, and she said he would... My mom disappeared after that. Said she didn't want me... Then maybe she shouldn't have given birth to me. ...My name's Usagi Emi. My nurse guessed it's because my mom wanted me to smile and be happy, but that's not it. I was name Usagi Emi because I was the second child. My mom said so. That's all it means..." Emi continued as she brought out a cut-off lock of her mane. "See this...? It's my mane. The nurse kept a bit of it when it was still long and pretty. She gave it to me after all my mane got shaved off. But it didn't cheer me up much... I yelled, "Why would you do this to me!?" I cried and got angry... But I couldn't throw it away..."

"......You're holding one more thing..." Chronos noticed as Emi brought out a letter.

"What's this...? A letter? I didn't know about this one... It says, "Please rest in peace." Oh... It's from the ornithian in the next to me. She was three years older than me. Her name was Yuki-chan. She was really pretty, and nice, and always comforted me when I cried. Yuki-chan never cried. She'd smile even after all the painful tests. I really looked up to her. ...But she was discharged from the hospital. She sent a lot of letters. They'd say thinks like, "I'm doing well"... "You can do it, Emi-chan"... I... thought I did my best.. But I wonder if I had to try harder..." Emi said as she put away the letter before becoming silent for a few moments. "'In peace'... That's so cruel when she's still alive... I bet... I bet she's laughing, happy to be alive...! It's not fair...! Why only me!? Why was I born!? Why... Why did I have to be born!? I have nothing! No friends, no parents, not even my health...! I prayed to Faust every day, and not one prayer was granted...! Why... did I exist...? What was the point in my life...!?" Emi despaired as Chronos grew silent. "Thank you, Mr. Death... For showing me this place. But I didn't want to see it... Everyone else gets to come here every day, but I... I'm gonna die alone... This is too cruel...! That's enough... I've had enough! Hurry up and kill me! Take me away right now! I don't want to see this anymore...!"

Zen spoke "...And then she tried to gouge out her own eyes."

Shima asks "Her... eyes?"

Zen spoke "In death, one is bodiless, but the soul can still be harmed. Hers was meant to disappear, but still... I shielded her eyes in surprise. And stole away her memories..."

That left Spottedleaf shocked.

Spottedleaf spoke "Guess StarClan was different... My first death, I still had all my memories... My rebirth cost me all of my memories except for two, my name and my healer's knowledge."

Flintfur then played the next memory.

In a haven in the rift, the filly's eyes were now lime-green. "...Who're you?"

"I'm........." Chronos tried to answer.

"...Huh? My name... What was it?" The filly asked as Chronos was silent. "My name..."

"Your name is... Usagi Emi..." Chronos hesitantly answered.

"Usagi Emi...?" The filly wondered.

"...No, let's say it's something else. Something... you'd like more..." Chronos responded shakily.

"What was wrong? You're trembling. Are you scared?" The filly asked.

"Scared...?" Chronos asked, shocked about that emotion.

"Don't worry, I'm here with you. You're not alone." The filly assured.

"...Yes. I... will ensure that you are also not alone... always. ...You can call me Zhn." Chronos responded.

"Zin?" The filly wondered in confusion.

"It means, "one who lives with you"..." Chronos explained.

"Zin... How do you write that?" The filly asked.

"Write?" Chronos repeated, confused.

"Um... I'll make it "Zen". That means "nice"! Because you're a good pony!" The filly said.

"A good pony..." Chronos noticed as his hood hung over his eyes.

"Zen... Do you not like it?" The filly asked.

"It will do... Thank you. Your name... is Philei." Chronos said.

"Fi...lay?" The filly repeated while tilting her head.

"Philei." Chronos confirmed.

"Feelay. ...It's hard." The filly noted.

"Philei." Chronos repeated.

"Hi-Philei... Oh, I said it! Phi... Fi... rei... Is "Rei" okay? So we're Zen and Rei. Heehee... It's nice to meet you, Zen!" The filly greeted.

"Yes..." Chronos agreed as his hood hung over his eyes again.

"Zen? What's wrong? Are you hurt somewhere? Please don't cry..." Rei worried in concern.

"I'm so sorry... Rei." Chronos sobbed as the memory ended.

Flintfur ended the memory spell since it was the last one.

Zen spoke "I don't know how to describe what took place within me at that moment... If I had been possessed of a heart, I would have wanted to tear it out and crush it... It was that intense."

Spottedleaf spoke "Flintfur and I are what one would call Reborn."

Sunao spoke "Normally, a being can never come back to life... And yet, you granted Rei-san's wish that she had while she still clinging to life. ...It's as if you prepared a banquet for a starving stallion, and then forbade them to eat it... What you did may have been cruelty on that level."

Zen spoke "Yes... I hurt her... And not only that, I stole her memories based on a twinge of some emotion. I... hid my mistake...!"

Seiko, Yukan and Hapu spoke "Zen..."

Zen spoke "Time flows and swallows everything... Chronos obeys time and is a harbinger of the ends of time. I am Chronos. I cannot turn my back on that duty. But at the very least... at the very least, I wished to give her the answer she longed for. I wanted to give her the reason for why she lived that she wanted so desperately... But I couldn't figure it out. I knew no life, nor death, nor time... I didn't even have a heart. I didn't have a single word of comfort to give her... That's why I suspended things."

Aigis spoke "You chose not to take Rei-san away..."

Zen spoke "Yes. I left my powers as Chronos to a split half of myself and hid it in this clock tower. I sealed my memories as well, and hid them in a number of rooms in this school... along with Rei's things. Those rooms eventually became labyrinths, to prevent the truths within them from being discovered. The guardians in their depths also sprung from Rei, so as to not let anyone at those truths."

"That explains a whole lot about the labyrinths and guardians." I noted. "But Rei's memories had to be gone by then."

Zen spoke "To forget something means to seal one's memories deep below the conscious mind... True, Rei remembers nothing. But in her unconsciousness, she was always frightened of the truth. Rei most likely ate so much because she wanted to live... She yearned for life...

Teddie spoke "That's why she was eating all those delicious things...? Oh, Rei-chan..."

Zen spoke "I locked it all away... averting my eyes from the truth... and decided to spend a long, peaceful life here with Rei... It would last until I could tell her why she had lived. It... It was I who trapped Rei here... for my own selfish reason!"

Fuuka spoke "So that's what happened..."

Zen spoke "I'm sorry to have dragged you all into this... You heard the bell earlier, yes? The fourth lock should be released now. You can return to whence you came."

Yukari spoke "Return...? But..."

Zen spoke "This place is unstable. It will vanish along with Rei, its master... You should go back... while you still can."

Ken spoke "But..."

Goliath asks "But what of you, Zen?"

Zen spoke "I'll go to Rei... I promised to be with her. And... I can't leave that filly alone..."

Akihiko asks "And you're planning on doing that by yourself? That clock tower must be swarming with powerful Shadows. And that spider's waiting at the top. Can you really do something about this alone?"

Zen spoke "...I... have to..."

Shinjiro spoke "You moron... You ain't gettin' it! If you seriously want to save Rei, you gotta be willing to take us along."

Zen was confused.

Akihiko spoke "You need to finish what you started. ...We'll watch you do it."

Zen spoke "Akihiko..."

Kori asks "He's right. We may as well watch you form the closest place we can. That's what companions do... no?"

Zen asks "Companions... I see... Yukan, Hapu, Seiko, Spottedleaf, Goliath... Will you come with me?

Spottedleaf spoke "A Clan warrior like me never leaves someone behind."

Flintfur spoke "Same here even though I'm a Knight of Harmony... In-training."

Goliath spoke "We will assist as well, as we Gargoyles are guardians."

Yukan, Hapu and Seiko nodded, agreeing to help out too.

Zen spoke "Thank you…

Aigis spoke "There is no reason to thank us. I wish… In fact, everyone here wishes to save Rei-san. We should be the ones begging you to take us with you. “Zen-san, take us, dammit!” I say."

Yukan chuckled at that.

Zen spoke "*Wiping eyes* Yes… Of course… I want you all to come with me…"

Yukari spoke "Cool, then it’s decided. We can do this, Zen-kun. Once we head back and get ourselves prepared, let’s go together, okay? I’m sure Rei-chan is waiting for you."

Zen spoke "Right…"

We went back to the Velvet Room as the final lock was shaking, about to come off as it exploded, causing the red ropes to fall to the ground before vanishing as the three doors opened.

Margaret spoke "All the locks have been released, and the doors are open… you may now return to the worlds from which you originally came. This door… leads to my guest’s world…"

Elizabeth: And this door, in turn, should lead to my guest’s…"

Trixie spoke "Which means that this door’s gotta lead back to our world."

Margaret asks "It’s possible for you to return to your worlds right now… Will you?"

I spoke "We're not giving up on her! Not when we came so far!"

Yukan spoke "Yeah, we're going to save Rei."

Elizabeth spoke "I knew you would say so... We wish to remain here and see where your journey leads to as well."

Margaret asks "...There's something I'd like to talk to you about... Excuse me, but will the rest of you step out for a moment?"

Fuuka spoke "Oh... Th-Then, why don't we go find something else to do? Let's rest up and restore our spirits!"

The others left as there was only me, Spottedleaf, Flintfur, Goliath, Yukan, Hapu and Seiko left in here with Margaret.

Margaret spoke "I overheard Zen-san's story. So his true name was Chronos..."

Yukan and Hapu ask "He's Death?"

Margaret spoke "Yes, but he himself is not precisely the god of myth. This place connects deep into being consciousness. If he is a native, it means beings gave birth to him... When one's body perishes, the mind returns to the sea of souls... Many beings think of it in this way... They believe they are taken away to the afterlife through the guidance of a higher power. That imagery aggregated to give rise to those with the role of Death... That young stallion is one such being. *Pained smile* I now understand why this place had to be a Culture Festival... Festivals were originally ceremonies. Ritual practices to put souls to rest... Rei-san's soul, on the verge of disappearing, wandered into this haven in the rift... Because she was unable to escape her illusion, even in death, this ceremony was necessary to calm her. This is the last paradise constructed by a pitiable soul... That may be why we residents of the Velvet Room were drawn to it. Where one comes from, and where they will go... Everyone, even us, searches for the answer to that. ...I make this request of you seven: Please set this poor soul free."

Flintfur spoke "We'll do what we can to save her."

Hapu spoke "We promise."

The rest of us nodded in agreement.

Margaret spoke "I’m not worried at all. Knowing you and your friends, I’m certain you all can save them. I’ll be waiting for that time to come…"

We left the Velvet Room to catch up with the others…

To be Continued…

Entering the Labyrinth's Shadow Part 4: Final Showdown
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Entering the Labyrinth's Shadow Part 4: Final Showdown

*Flintfur’s POV*

Okay, we managed to clear all side missions and requests we have so far, before we got ready to head into the clock tower.

Vince spoke "It's now or never guys!!"

The rest of us agreed before heading into the Clocktower, arriving on the first floor as we saw gears of all sizes intertwined complexly.

Akihiko spoke "Talk about the stronghold of a real enemy. Doesn’t look like it’ll be an easy nut to crack."

Karei spoke "*Communications* Yeah, it seems like there’s an awful lot of floors… Just be calm and be careful drawing your map as you go."

Kori asks "It’s probably safe to assume that the Shadows are more powerful here. …Can you handle it, Zen?"

Zen spoke "It won’t be a problem. I’ve gained the abilities Rei had been using until now… I’ll cause no trouble."

Rei was the one healing us and increasing our stats, makes sense that Zen has them now.

Teddie spoke "Hrm? Don’t tell me that’s because of the power of love…!"

Zen spoke "It would be more accurate to say I’ve regained them. Rei’s battle abilities were originally my powers. She had the power to fight because I was with her… Which means I was forcing her to fight… I’ve regained my memories as well as the power I lent her. I’ll be able to fill Rei’s role from now on. I’ll make sure not to drag you down. So…"

Kori spoke "Just remember to not push yourself too hard… There’s no shame in relying on one’s companions."

Zen spoke "Yes… I understand. Thank you."

Spottedleaf's left wing was bandaged up since she had sprained it in the previous fight.

Sitting on Amaterasu's back, Spottedleaf spoke "That's what a Clan does, we look out for one another."

We moved forward, finding stuff before encountering a mechanical spider FOE with great jumping strength, which it make it hard for us to avoid it. We kept heading onward before we heard a faint voice.

Rei's Voice spoke "I'm sorry... I'm so sorry, everyone... I'm sorry, Zen... This is all because... I was selfish..."

The voice then faded away.

Teddie spoke "Rei-chan... She's suffering..."

Shima asks "The meaning of life... Who would have that answer?"

Zen spoke "...Why does one need a reason? They're living now and existing here. That is life. It doesn't matter if there is a meaning behind it or not..."

Shima spoke "Hmm... Maybe not, but..."

Zen spoke "...That's what I thought until I met Rei. Now I don't know anymore..."

Sunao spoke "It's not a matter of whether the meaning exists or not. The search for meaning is universal regardless."

Zen asks "The search for meaning...? You seek some justification for your existence?"

Yukan and Hapu spoke "We want that justification."

Spottedleaf spoke "She's just as scared as I was before I reincarnated."

Zen spoke "Why? You're already alive. You don't need any justification for that."

Akihiko spoke "...That's not what living's about. We're not talking about the natural order, like a heart beating."

Zen spoke "Akihiko..."

Akihiko spoke "The world living would always give me an image of myself standing alone, no matter how hurt I might be. But lately, I've started thinking about it in a different way. The reason why I'm alive, here, and okay with myself is because I had everyone with me."

Zen asks "Everyone...?"

Akihiko spoke "My parents, my teachers... Shinji, Kori, my companions and friends... my sister, who's passed... Without any one of those beings, I wouldn't be who I am now. In other words, the dragon I call "me" was created by all those other beings. ...That's when I think about living, I want to imagine tons of beings around me. My life isn't just my own... I'm not alone."

Zen asks "Not... alone...?"

I spoke "It doesn't matter how one is born into the world... Naturally born, created, reincarnated from a fading soul... We're all living beings. The circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant, it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are."

Spottedleaf spoke "Flintfur's right Zen, we never forget those that came before us as long as we remember them."

Zen spoke "Not alone..."

We kept going forward, having conversations, taking shortcuts, beating Shadows and dodging FOEs as we found the stairs before heading up to the second floor. But then we heard some kind of chains rattling...

Zen spoke "That sound... It's the Reaper!"

Junpei asks "Oh crap... That strong-as-hell monster?"

Zen spoke "Why...? ...Ah, of course. I'm only one of the many cogs in this machine. That's why this world is after me..."

Emerald asks "Wait, what? What do you mean?"

Zen spoke "There is something called natural providence in the world. It is the force that maintains balance... Even Chronos is under its control. I locked myself here and sealed away my powers. As a result, a life that should have returned... Rei's soul... is not returning to where it should. That endangers the balance. If it were to happen, it would eventually lead to this world's destruction... Thus, the seal-off Chronos was made to awaken before that could occur. The countdown had begun the moment I locked myself in here... And that hour has now struck... The time for this haven in the rift to disappear."

Junpei asks "Disappear, huh? ......Wait, so what's gonna happen to us? Or you? Or Rei-chan!?"

Zen spoke "...We'll disappear, too. Everything, including our very existence. To compensate, none of you here, or Rei, would have existed from the start. The scales would thus be balanced. No one will remember that any of you were alive..."

Seiko asks "We... would've never existed...?"

Zen spoke "That's correct... It will be made so that you were never born to begin with."

Kanji asks "What...!?"

Zen spoke "It's still not too late. You need to head back and return to your own times through those doors. Do that and you'll be..."

Ken asks "...Even if we're safe, what about Rei-san?"

Isamu asks "Yeah, what about her?"

Ken spoke "She said she wanted a reason to be alive, but to retroactively erase her existence... That's too cruel..."

Zen spoke "But..."

Kori asks "What will happen if Chronos awakens?"

Zen spoke "He'll assimilate me. He'll return to his original, complete state, and erase this world along with Rei... That's why he suspended Rei where she is. He wishes to lure me to where he is in this clock tower... That spider isn't a Shadow from the school. It's one of Chronos' minions. And all of you... were also bait..."

Hapu asks "Bait...?"

Zen spoke "Chronos was the one who summoned you from your original world... He did it to make me traverse the labyrinths... so that I would regain my memories... Chronos chose you all because you had the power to accomplish this..."

Kori asks "I see. So, we were pawns, who dutifully played our role perfectly. ...But are we still pawns?"

Zen asks "Eh...?"

Kori asks "Is us traveling with you to where Chronos waits part of his plan too?"

Zen spoke "No... I doubt it. When my memories returned, I was supposed to erase Rei and this world..."

Kori spoke "Yet you haven't done so."

Zen spoke "Yes..."

Yukan spoke "You've changed, Zen."

I spoke "A warrior never runs from battle unless the Clan leader says so. And since Blizzardstar's not here to tell me to retreat, I'm not backing down because the stubbornness I had from when I was a BloodClan leader still remains."

Zen asks "Changed...? Me...?"

Seiko spoke "Beings change... The plans of someone who couldn't even anticipate that aren't worth much."

Junpei spoke "Yep. Let's hurry up and send this loser packing."

Aigis spoke "Since we have been invited, it would be impolite to decline."

Koromaru and Tasuma bark "*Tails wagging in agreement* Arf!"

Yukari spoke "We're not just pawns. I'm glad I came here. I've grown as a being because of it."

Zen spoke "Everyone..."

Shinjiro spoke "Go and thrash this Chronos thing. And talk to Rei."

Zen spoke "...Yes."

Kori spoke "Alright... Let's go."

Spottedleaf spoke "TIL EQUIS ENDS!!!"

Leafstar and I yowl "ALICORN ALLIANCE DEFEND!!!"

We moved onward, finding stuff, beating Shadows, dodging FOEs and the Reaper as we solved puzzles while having conversations and finding new pathways. We soon got to the third floor, and later, the fourth floor as Fuuka warned us of a Reaper being on this floor. We kept going and reached the fifth floor as we solved puzzles and had conversations before we made it to the sixth floor as Koromaru, Tasuma and Bronx growled, sensing a Reaper on the floor. We had conversations while we kept moving forward, finding puzzles and new pathways as we solved them before we found the stairs and went up to the seventh floor. Yukan, Hapu and Kori explained to us about the tower in their time known as Tartarus, which seemed pretty scary if it could be endless as we beat Shadows, dodged FOEs and solved puzzles before we found the next stairs and went up to the eighth floor.

Karei spoke "*Communications* Huh? No way...! This floor is completely different than the others! It might be really huge!"

Shinjiro spoke "Yeah, it looks different too."

Sunao spoke "I assume we'll face more powerful Shadows, and run across more devious obstacles as well."

Shima spoke "Don't worry! This must mean Rei-chan isn't far off!"

Sunao spoke "...True. Let's steel ourselves and keep going."

Shinjiro spoke "Yeah."

Zen was quiet.

Shinjiri spoke "Zen... It's obvious you're stressing out too much. Times like these, you should remember how much Rei loved to eat."

Zen spoke "Ha... You're right. She must be hungry by now. I'll need to prepare many corn dogs, takoyaki and other meals for her."

Shima spoke "Rei-chan... Wait for us!"

Spottedleaf directed Amaterasu to keep going.

We kept moving forward as we found another elevator as we fought Shadows, avoiding FOEs and the Reaper before we found a lot of spiderwebs, and there wasn’t any other choice but to go through them. We tried to get through, but soon got stuck as we saw a silver-armored robo-spider FOE as it jumped great distances and looked like it was heading straight for us! We managed to escape and dodge the FOE before we kept moving forward while having conversations. Later, we found a lot more spiderwebs, which meant another spider FOE was around, so we got caught in a web on purpose to lure it out before we escaped and got away from it. The next set of stairs were just ahead and there were no FOEs around, but we were beyond exhausted.

Aigis spoke "It seems everyone is at maximum exhaustion. I believe a short break is in order."

Kori spoke "Yes, it does seem there’s more to come. We can take a rest here."

Spottedleaf spoke "I'd hate to bring out my secret weapon right now but that will have to wait."

Yukari asks "I know, would you like some donuts?"

Kori spoke "No, I'm fine..."

Yukari asks "Do you not like sweets?"

Kori spoke "It's not that. I bought some broiled squid at the stalls earlier, and it's giving me a touch of heartburn."

Yukari asks "...You eat broiled squid?"

Kori asks "Wh-Why do you ask? Is it so odd for me to eat broiled squid from a stall?"

Yukari spoke "It's not odd at all."

Kori spoke "Indeed, there should be nothing wrong about it."

Junpei spoke "I'm not saying it's wrong or anything, just that we're surprised."

Kori spoke "What do you mean, you're surprised? I've eaten things like ramen and beef bowls before."

Junpei asks "Uh... Well, what's your favorite food?"

Kori spoke "Well... I get cravings for Salad Nicoise, avocado spring rolls, and conger eel tempura quite often."

Yukari spoke "Wow. Not going with foie gras and truffles makes you sound like the real deal..."

Aigis asks "They all seem quite difficult to prepare. Will you be alright, Shinjiro-san?"

Shinjiro asks "...What're you talking about?"

Aigis spoke "The preparations for the party."

Shinjiro asks "Are you hinting that I should cook everyone's favorite foods?"

Aigis spoke "Yes, that is correct."

Shinjiro spoke "...Huh. Well, Salad Nicoise doesn't seem too tall a hurdle."

Yukari asks "Huh? Wow... That means you know the recipe for it, right?"

Shinjiro spoke "Yeah... I'll simplify the vinaigrette part though."

Shima asks "Vinai...grette?"

Emerald spoke "Oh crud, he's on a way higher level when it comes to food..."

Kori spoke "To eat a meal you prepare... I'm sure it will be more delicious than any professional chef's dish."

Hapu spoke "Heehee, no doubt about that."

Shinjiro spoke "Huh? You're both givin' me way too much credit."

Kori spoke "I meant because we'll all be enjoying it. The party should be a fun one."

Akihiko spoke "Alright, everyone, get your requests for Shinji in. First come, first serve!"

Shinjiro asks "What?"

Yukari spoke "Oh, then I want carbonara."

Yoso spoke "Same here!"

Dorai spoke "Spaghetti alla puttanesca for me!"

Shinjiro spoke "Wha..."

Junpei spoke "I definitely want steak! A thick one! I like fried chicken, too!"

Isamu spoke "Ooh! Ooh! I want Hot dogs and french fries!"

Shinjiro spoke "Wait, you guys, hold up..."

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* I'd like crab cream croquettes! Three of them, please!"

Shinjiro spoke "Hey, you don't get to dictate on portions, too!"

Koromaru and Tasuma barked happily with their tails wagging.

Aigis spoke "Koromaru-san and Tasuma-chan says that they'd like to eat your usual, specially cooked meal."

Yukari and Yoso asks "Specially cooked!?"

Shinjiro spoke "Hrgh..."

Akihiko spoke "I want..."

Shinjiro asks "Pancakes, right? Yeah, yeah. Now shut up. ...What about you, Ken?"

Ken spoke "Eh...? Um... ...Omelette with fried rice."

Shinjiro spoke "Alright."

Junpei spoke "I want curry too! And croquettes and gyoza and ramen! C'mon, what about you two?"

Hapu spoke "Heehee, home-style cooking."

Yukari spoke "Anything's fine."

Shinjiro spoke "Alright, alright! Just leave it all to me! Cripes..."

Junpei asks "Woohoo! A man never goes back on his word, okay!?"

Shinjiro retorts "Will you give it a rest!?"

I couldn't help but chuckle at how well they got along.

Leafstar spoke "Regardless of what the shy one says, I mostly favor birds... Uncooked though."

Vince spoke "I'll have curry with a side of fish."

Spottedleaf spoke "Anything but apples.... Don't tell Applejack this but I'm sick of apples."

I spoke "Rabbit, uncooked."

Sunao spoke "*Chuckle* I suspect their party is going to be a lot of fun."

Shima asks "Why don't we have a party too, once we get out of here?"

Emerald spoke "Ooh, good idea! That'll be the perfect time to bust out my cooking skills and..."

Seiko spoke "Wh-Whoa, wait a second."

Kaze asks "What're you saying!?"

Karei spoke "*Communications* We're telling you, just leave it all to us!"

Kanji spoke "If we start takin' stomach medicine now and stay well rested, we might get off with a slight illness..."

Emerald asks "Hey, what do you mean by that?"

Teddie spoke "I-If you wanna do a party no matter what, then you better defeat me first!"

Emerald spoke "*Readies herself as Heifa giggled* Okay, sure. Just stand right there."

Teddie spoke "No no no, I'm just kidding! I don't wanna be kicked AND force-fed the world's worst food!"

Foot, meet mouth.

Shima asks "World's worst food...?"

Teddie spoke "That's what Kaze said!"

Kaze asks "WHAT!?"

Way to pin it.

Kiko spoke "Uh-oh..."

Emerald spoke "Kaze, stand right over there."

Kaze whines "WHAAAAAT!?"

Seiko spoke "..I'll make sure you get a proper burial."

Miran spoke "Oh boy... this won't end well."

I spoke "Dude, it's your funeral..."

Zen chuckles "Hm… Hahaha."

Shima spoke Oh… He laughed!"

Zen was confused.

Shima asks "No, it’s nothing. Let’s do our best, okay?"

Zen spoke "Yes."

Spottedleaf snickers "I heard from Redux-verse Danyelle that her universe's Ein got beat up with a blue punch buggy!"

"HA!!!" I couldn't help but laugh before we went up the stairs to the ninth floor.

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* This floor seems vast too. Be careful you don't get lost!"

Karei spoke "*Communications* Senpai, are you okay? Don't push yourself too hard... I don't want you to die!"

Seiko spoke "Yeah... I appreciate that, Karei."

Karei spoke "*Communications* W-Wait...! That's not what I want to hear from you right now!"

Seiko spoke "...Alright. In that case, I'll save my thanks to tell you in person."

Zen was quiet.

Seiko spoke "C'mon... Just a little more now."

Zen spoke "Yes... Rei... Wait for us. We're coming for you... I... will keep my promise."

Amaterasu barks in agreement.

We moved forward, finding switches and rides, beating Shadows and having conversations as we later reached the stairs and went up to the summit, with the stairs heading outside just ahead. Earlier, we tied up all loose ends, by completing side missions and requests, which included beating FOEs and golden enemies at the Labyrinth ends, even the Reaper as we got a broken chain as proof of our victory over the Reaper. But now we were really ready.

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* One moment, guys! I'm getting a powerful reading from the next floor up! It's probably that spider Shadow! Please be careful!"

Kori spoke "So, above us is the top of the tower..."

Amaterasu growls.

Spottedleaf spoke "Be ready guys, I will be using my secret weapon for this fight."

Zen was silent.

Yukari asks "What's wrong?"

Zen asks "I was thinking about what to say to Rei... Will I be able to giver her a reason why she lived...? I never lived myself... Do I even have the correct answer...?"

Yukan spoke "It's all up to you."

Hapu spoke "Heehee... There isn't a right or wrong answer to a question like that."

Seiko spoke "Just tell her how you honestly feel, in your own words. She doesn't need some grandiose speech. You've been together so long that you'll get through to her."

Zen asks "My... own words...?"

Sunao spoke "What's important is that you face her. It's your attitude itself. Even the clumsiest attempt will do. The precise wording is beside the point here."

Zen spoke "After watching you all here... I've come to understand something. To live is to change. Your encounters with others change you... This is true for Yukari, Kori, and even myself. We all changed because we met each other..."

Kori spoke "Yes... You're right."

Zen spoke "Even the smallest interaction is part of a great flow, passed from being to being. We all affect each other, and things change naturally... That is how the world works. Which means... one's life is not merely one's own problem. Living changes beings around you, who in turn change you. That's why... one's life is by no means only your own."

Yukari spoke "Yeah... That's how I see it too."

Zen asks "Rei cried because she wanted meaning in her life. I couldn't give her that. But I see it differently now... The fact that Rei lived was itself the meaning in her life. To live is the duty of those who are given life... What do you seven think?"

Yukan, Hapu, Seiko, Goliath, Vince, Spottedleaf and I couldn't help but agree with that.

I spoke "Back when I was a normal cat, I killed others for fun... But I changed my ways."

Spottedleaf spoke "My first death was at the claws of a ShadowClan cat."

Zen spoke "I see... Well, it's not the only answer to that question, I'm sure. But I believe that there is a meaning for everyone. You seven have changed someone too. You're being kept alive by someone else. I choose to believe that this is the reason why you've lived... Then again, I shouldn't arbitrarily decide your meaning for you. ...Thank you. I must have been the one who called you here. Not as Chronos' pawns, but to help me... This is what I believe. Had I not met any of you or your friends, I couldn't have realized my own weakness, or truly saved Rei. Meeting you all was my destiny and my salvation."

Kanji spoke "Dude... You've become a real stallion!"

Zen spoke "A real stallion...? I don't understand. But I like the sound of it..."

Leafstar growls "We're getting close guys."

We went up the stairs, heading outside on the Clock Tower's summit as the Captor Spider was on the spire with Rei trapped inside it.

Kaze spoke "There it is..."

Karei spoke "*Communications* I'm getting a stronger reading! It's powerful, so be careful!"

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* Rei-chan is inside that Shadow!"

Junpei spoke "Hey! Rei-chan!"

Aigis spoke "Rei-san! Please answer us!"

Teddie spoke "Wake up!"

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* It's no use...! Rei-chan's reading is still weak!"

Akihiko spoke "Then we have to hurry and defeat it. Enough talk. Come at us!"

The Captor Spider then jumped down, ready to fight us as we saw its far right front leg being blue, which means ice, its middle right front leg, which means fire, its middle left front leg being light-blue, which means electric, and its far left front leg being green, meaning wind as all four front legs had shields.

Zen spoke "*Wielding two crossbows* Rei... We'll save you. Not with my power alone, but with everyone's... Through all of our strengths combined... We'll save you!"

Karei spoke "*Communications* We've got to save Rei-chan! Let's do it, no matter what!"

Spottedleaf throws a glowing orb to Zen.

Spottedleaf spoke "Use that to unlock a powerful attack!"

Spottedleaf shatters a smash ball before glowing with a rainbow aura.

Spottedleaf yowls "TAKE THIS!! WRATH OF STARCLAN!!! FOLLOWED BY A LIGHTNING NEKO ROAR!!!"

Several ghostly Abyssinians that were from ThunderClan surround Spottedleaf as they all charge up a Lightning Neko Roar before firing it at the Captor Spider.

That hit the Captor Spider hard before it crawled into the face of the clock tower as it brought its front legs out, shielding its head.

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* Hold on! The spider's using its legs to protect its head!"

A warp ring opens up behind the the spider before a spinning blur slams into the back of the spider's head hard.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Thought you guys would need help!"

Spottedleaf spoke "Perfect timing!"

Redux-verse Danyelle flew into another Spindash, cloaking herself in flames before clonking the spider hard.

A slightly bigger spindash rams into the spider since OC-verse Danyelle had also came to help.

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "Don't forget about me!"

A blazing ball of plasma hits the spider hard, inflicting damage.

Danyelle yowls "AND ME!!!"

Karei spoke "*Communications* We gotta take out those front legs!"

Danyelle hits the electric aligned leg with lightning magic, Redux-verse Danyelle hits the fire and wind aligned legs with with firebending and airbending while OC-verse Danyelle strikes down the ice aligned leg with firebending.

After the Freezing leg and Whirlwind leg were hit, they took a lot of damage while the Lightning Leg and Blazing Leg took little damage.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "You two cats are so dense!"

Danyelle aims her lightning at OC-verse Danyelle in anger but the blue nekomata dodges, causing the wind leg to get hit instead.

In fact, the Freezing and Whirlwind legs looked like they were about to fall apart, but the Whirlwind leg did it first since it was hit by that wind attack earlier.

Redux-verse Danyelle whipped up a tornado before launching it at the light blue leg, severing it.

The force also caused the Freezing leg to fall apart.

A sudden Ice Beam from Redux-verse Danyelle hits the Blazing leg, inflicting damage.

And the Blazing Leg looked like it was about to fall apart.

A second Ice Beam from Redux-verse Danyelle hits the Blazing leg, causing it to fully fall apart.

Leafstar spoke "The front legs are down!"

Without its front legs, the Captor Spider fell down, becoming wide open.

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* The head's wide open!"

Seiko spoke "There! Now's our chance!"

Both Redux-verse Danyelle and OC-verse Danyelle strike with Chaos Spear.

Sunao spoke "Our morale is high!"

We agreed as all of us charged at the Captor Spider in an all-out attack, beating it as the Shadow vanished with Rei slowly descending to the ground.

Danyelle spoke "If I hadn't got in touch with my counterparts, this fight would have been dragged out longer."

Zen asks "Rei! Rei, are you alright!?"

Rei asks "Zen…?"

Aigis asks "Thank goodness…! Are you okay? Can you walk?"

Rei spoke "No…"

Emerald spoke "You can’t? Here, take my hand!"

Rei spoke "Run… Please… run…!"

Emerald asks "…Huh?"

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* Be careful! Something’s coming…!"

The clock then struck 12 as the bell tolled.

OC-verse Danyelle had transformed into her Danyterasu form while snarling.

But then the minute hand floated off the clock as it stabbed into a gear before the ground that the gear and other gears it was connected to was broken off as the gears floated away with us on them! But then something emerged from the minute hand and revealed to be a mechanical humanoid alicorn stallion.

Zen spoke "…It’s been a while."

Clockwork God spoke "I am Chronos… Creator and giver of time… The time to reap the seeds I have sown has come…"

Zen spoke "This is the personification of my power as Chronos… An unfeeling god that only obeys its duty, and reaps what time is left… This was me before I met Rei. It will be powerful. Tremendously so."

Kori spoke "We have no intention of backing down after coming this far."

Akihiko spoke "Sorry, but I don’t pray to no gods."

Aigis spoke "The phrase “giving up” is not in my internal dictionary!"

Junpei spoke "Hate to break it to you, dude, but we’ve got power too."

Isamu spoke "Get ready to get your ass kicked!"

Shinjiro spoke "This’ll be a breeze for us."

Koromaru and Tasuma barked in agreement.

Yoso spoke "We’re stopping you here and now!"

Yukari spoke "Yeah, I’ll never back down. I’ll fight… for everyone’s sake!"

Dorai spoke "Think you can beat us? Think again!"

Ken spoke "Me too. I’m here because everyone else is with me… That’s why I’m gonna fight!"

All of us agreed to beat him too.

Zen spoke "Everyone…"

Yukan spoke "Believe in yourself."

Hapu spoke "And believe in us."

Zen spoke "Yes… …I’m weak… But that weakness has taught me much. That I’ve been running away, that it’s my companions who support me… The feelings I believe in, and what I wish to protect… Our enemy now is the “me” that used to run away. I will defeat myself!"

Clockwork God spoke "You, who were once a part of me… Return to me. Otherwise, you shall return to the embrace of eternity…"

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* It’s coming! Please…! Save Rei-chan…!"

A mask appeared on the Clockwork God’s face as the minute hand on his forehead pointed down before he clapped his hands together, causing the gears to move as we readied for battle.

Zen spoke "Philei… Forgive me… for I was not able to save you back then. And forgive me… for saving you now…! Let’s go!"

This was it! The final battle!

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* This is the final battle! Please win this!"

Aigis spoke "I will perform at full power!"

Danyterasu snarls "I'M NOT GONNA GIVE UP!!!"

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHn6S3tdpeQ

Danyterasu punches Chronos hard with a Fire Punch.

The Clockwork God countered with a Vorpal Blade attack, cutting Danyterasu as the rest of us attacked him. But then the Clockwork God swung its arms, with the motions forming a clock with a skull in front of it as numbers at five or higher appeared on each of us before they went down by one.

Karei spoke "*Communications* What was that!? There’s a weird counter on Senpai and the others!"

Zen spoke "That’s the Gear of Life… It counts down, and claims your life when it reaches zero."

Karei gasps "*Communications* No…! Isn’t there anything we can do!?"

Zen spoke "Revival skills and items can prolong the counter… But it cannot be completely removed until it claims you."

Karei spoke "*Communications* Then we’ve gotta pay attention to those counters, not just our health!"

Zen spoke "He governs death and time… Be careful."

Danyterasu countered the attack with Dialga's Roar of Time, cancelling out the Gear of Life.

Danyterasu spoke "You forget! I have Pokemon allies!"

But then the Clockwork God suddenly stopped time as he attacked Dialga four times with Agidyne and Bufudyne, causing Dialga to faint after the attack bombardment before he placed the Gears of Time back on us.

But Danyterasu had gone into Crossfusion Double Soul Dialga Soul before roaring so loud that Chronos' attacks cancelled out and stopping him from putting the Gears of Time on anyone again.

Mega-Danyterasu Dialga Soul spoke "Nice try jerkface! I've got skills you've NEVER SEEN BEFORE!!!"

But then an hour hand suddenly pierced through Mega-Danyterasu Dialga Soul, cracking the diamond and disabling Roar of Time.

Zen spoke "I told you to be careful! He governs Death and Time! He knew of your abilities!"

Mega-Danyterasu Dialga Soul had suddenly gone into Arceus Soul mode before thrashing Chronos with several Judgement attacks.

Mega-Danyterasu Arceus Soul spoke "I WON'T BACK DOWN!!!"

But then Mega-Danyterasu Arceus Soul was slashed by many Vorpal Blade attacks, causing her to nearly lose consciousness.

Clockwork God spoke "The time has come. The time to fulfill your role. The time to return to your original form. You have forgotten your role. You resisted your duty even after regaining your memory. You have reduced yourself to a mortal. You have reduced yourself to that which is unnecessary. I shall erase myself. I shall erase you, a part of me. I shall return everything in this world to ash. The time has come."

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* The enemy lost some health, but you can’t win alone!"

Vinyl sang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuwnltTO1V4 as the voices of her friends and allies call out, restoring Mega-Danyterasu Arceus Soul's health and power.

Vinyl: You're never gonna bring me down
You're never gonna break this part of me
My friends are here to bring me 'round
Not singin' just for popularity

Everyone: We're here to let you know
That we won't let it go
Our music is a bomb and it's about to blow

OC-verse Korra and OC-verse Mane Six: And you can try to fight
But we have got the light of friendship on our side

Redux-verse Korra and Redux-verse Mane Six: Got the music in our hearts
We're here to blow this thing apart
And together we will never be afraid of the dark

OC-verse Crusaders, MCAP Crusaders, Redux-verse Crusaders and Genderswap Crusaders: Here to sing our song out loud
Get ya dancin' with the crowd
As the music of our friendship survives survives

Genderswap-verse Stallion Six: Got the music in our hearts
We're here to blow this thing apart
And together we will never be afraid of the dark

Vinyl: Here to sing our song out loud
Get ya dancin' with the crowd
As the music of our friendship survives survives survives!!!!

Eyes glowing pure white, Mega-Danyterasu Arceus Soul spoke "You see Chronos, I have one thing you will NEVER TRULY UNDERSTAND AND THAT'S THE MAGIC OF FRIENDSHIP!!!"

Four beams of rainbow colored magic followed by a Chaos Blast Spear from Mega-Danyterasu Arceus Soul hits Chronos hard, destroying him.

But then Chronos suddenly turned back time, completely healing himself before making Danyelle’s CrossFusion completely disabled.

Zen: I tried to warn you! He governs Death AND Time! Don’t expect that attack to work a second time! *Turns towards Clockwork God* And unnecessary? You don’t understand at all!

OC-verse Danyelle had been reduced to the size of a six year old.

Twirama snarls "YOU MONSTER!!"

OC-verse Fluttershy pulls OC-verse Danyelle out of the fight.

Twirama fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Chronos.

The Clockwork God countered with a Bufudyne, as the two attacks cancelled each other out.

Aigis spoke "Orgia Mode activated!"

Parts of Aigis lit up as she seemed faster and stronger than before as her attacks definitely damaged Chronos. We kept attacking the Clockwork God as he kept attacking us.

Clockwork God spoke "Players, you have done your part well. Yet, why do you not return from whence you came? The curtain has fallen... Why do those who are destined to perish defy me? You are creatures; your frail kind requires my protection. But if it is your wish, then I shall erase you as well."

Karei spoke "*Communications* Alright! You’re halfway there!"

Redux-verse Danyelle shatters a Smash trophy, calling on the powers of High Goddess Faust.

High Goddess Faust reverses all of the damage Chronos had done to the Alicorn Alliance and their allies, restoring OC-verse Danyelle back to normal as the nekomata retakes the Danyterasu form again.

Danyterasu takes on Crossfusion Beast out mode before roaring loud.

High Goddess Faust spoke "When a god decides to play naughty, I have to intervene!"

The alabaster alicorn goddess delivers a nasty piledriver on Chronos before breaking his arms and legs.

Clockwork God asks "I am Chronos... I was born from being, and accompany being on his journey... You wander an ephemeral dream... Your transience affords you uncompromising power... What is your life...? What is your death...?"

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* W-We’re almost there! You can do it, everyone!"

Zen spoke "I’ll show you what it means to live!"

Aigis spoke "I… overheated…"

Aigis suddenly became limp as it looked like she was unable to move for a while.

But High Goddess Faust didn't vanish, she was summoned by Redux-verse Danyelle.

High Goddess Faust spoke "As long as I'm around, you will NEVER win Chronos!"

High Goddess Faust delivers a god-tier Double Kick to Chronos's face, shattering his jaw.

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* We’ve changed too… Zen-kun, Rei-chan, everyone from Yasoponi High, and the rest of the others… They’ve all become precious to us!"

Karei spoke "*Communications* That’s right! That’s why we’re here! Rei-chan and Zen-kun are one of us!"

Aigis spoke "Creatures’ true strength comes out when they help others, especially when they care deeply. I want to be the same!

Seiko spoke "The connections we make give us strength… And we’ve forged new bonds in this strange world.

Yukan spoke "And we will stare death in the eye to save our friends."

Hapu spoke "You won’t be able to beat us!"

Sunao spoke "We’ve also changed by coming to this world. That is why we stand here, and that is why we will fight you!"

Zen spoke "Chronos… Do you understand what you were lacking? I didn’t have it until now either. The power in a fleeting life… The beauty it holds. Do you see…? They have taught me much. And so, I am here to defeat you and negate myself. I will save Rei… That is the duty I have undertaken, of my own will."

But then Zen shot a Smash Ball Spottedleaf tossed out before he froze time as he shot at the Clockwork God on all cylinders on a 20 meter radius. Zen then let time flow again as all of the shots hit Chronos right on as he fell down with his wings falling apart, causing the gears to stop.

Chronos gasps "This couldn't... how could it be...?"

Zen stepped up to Chronos. “I’m sorry… Your duties have come to an end. *As Chronos’ mask lifted with the minute hand pointing upwards again* You must return… from whence you came…”

Zen reached out his front right hoof in Chronos’ forehead as a glow was emitted with fierce winds.

Chronos spoke "Gaaah… The time… has… *Shatters before his pieces were scattered away by the fierce wind* come… at…last…"

That was it, Chronos was beaten.

Twirama spoke "Thank the stars above! It's finally over!"

Twirama lets out a happy roar, causing everyone to cheer.

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "If OC-verse Danyelle hadn't put the call out, we wouldn't have won. It's because of her quick thinking that we're all here now."

Moonshadow spoke "I agree!"

But Zen looked at the clock tower as the gears started moving back to it.

Vince spoke "It's all over."

*At the festival*

Azure chokes on some corn.

Azure asks "You want to run that by me again?"

Redux-verse Sonic chuckles "It's no big surprise though, I've got more than 4 wives. You can blame Equestrian marriage laws..."

Redux-verse Aria tackle-hugs Redux-verse Sonic.

Redux-Verse Sonic spoke "Whoa!"

Redux-verse Aria giggles "Pinned ya!"

Redux-Verse Sonic chuckles "Hehe, oh really?"

Redux-Verse Aria spoke "Yeah really.

*Back with us*

We got back to Rei on the Clocktower as Emerald and Yukari helped her up.

Zen spoke "Rei…"

Rei spoke "I… What have I done…? I’m sorry… I’ve caused so much trouble… I… I’m… *With tears* …already dead…"

Zen spoke "Rei…"

Rei asks "I… I shouldn’t exist… Things would’ve been better if I was never born! *Voice breaking with tears* Everyone got to school and had families! But I died all alone! Why was I born…? All I had in life was suffering and jealousy…! What reason was there for me to be born!?"

Yukari spoke "Rei-chan…"

Zen spoke "Rei… You don’t need a reason for your life. No one has such a reason. You existed. You lived. That’s all that matters. There is only one of you. Since being was born and forevermore afterward, the fully before me now will be the only Rei in existence. You are no one else. Everything you do, only you could have done."

Rei spoke "But I…!"

Zen asks "Didn’t the beings around you change a bit because you were there? In your life, there were those who found joy and sorrow in your words. I’m certain that you changed someone in that way. You gave someone life. And I’m certain that they changed you in turn. Your mother, nurses, friends… Whether you intended it or not, they were changed. They gave you life. Even if you disappear, the world you were from goes on. But that world is the one you lived in. Even if only a little, it changed because you lived it in. You were there as a small cog in that world. A being’s life isn’t defined by grand accomplishments. You lived. Does that itself not give meaning to your life?"

Rei asks "I… lived… Did I… live…?"

Hapu spoke "You lived courageously."

Rei was quiet.

Kori spoke "I didn’t know you when you were alive… but I can tell by watching you now that you lived to the last."

Rei spoke "……*Wipes tears* Thank you… I think… I just wanted someone to say that to me…"

Zen spoke "You did live, Rei."

Rei spoke "Mm-hm… Thank you…"

Zen spoke "To think that all you wished for was to hear these words… I made you suffer for so long… I’m so sorry."

Rei spoke "*Tearfully* Zen… I’m happy. I lived my life. I lived it… to the fullest. Thank you for waiting for me, Zen… I’ll go with you."

Zen spoke "…Yes."

Sunao spoke "Ah… The sky…!"

But then the purple sky suddenly turned back to its normal blue as the sun shined.

Shima spoke "What a beautiful blue sky… I feel like I haven’t seen it in a while."

Teddie spoke "*Out of his Bear suit* That’s right. The world is always shining like this… you just don’t normally notice it. No matter what problems you face, you can overcome them as long as you take the hands of the ones you love…Miracles aren’t something intangible. They can be grasped, as long as you have the courage to reach for them… All the people at your side will give you the push you need to do it."

Heifa spoke "*Out of her cow suit* Heehee, oh Teddie."

Emerald asks "…What?"

Kanji spoke "*Sniffling his nose* Dude… What a great speech…!"

Yukari asks "Oh, was I supposed to be moved…? All I thought was, “What the hell is he talking about all of a sudden?”

Teddie asks "*Back in his bear suit* Hrm? Didn’t my passionately spiritual message strike you directly in your hearts?

Heifa spoke "*Back in her cow suit* It did for me."

Spottedleaf dropkicks Teddie at Heifa, causing the two to kiss.

Yukari asks "Whoa, where’d that come from? Am I the horrible one…?"

Kaze spoke "*As Teddie and Heifa disconnected* It was obvious you were trying to make some sappy, heart-wrenching speech."

Kori spoke "W-Was he…? I nearly fell for it…"

Yukari spoke "Oh, we have our own pure heart…"

Kori spoke "Very well then… It’s been a while since we had an execution."

Teddie asks "Exe…!?"

Kori spoke "*Draws rapier* Would you rather be a throw rug or displayed as an ice sculpture…? Now, choose!"

Heifa spoke "Don’t even think about it!"

Zen spoke "Heh."

Rei spoke "*Smile* Ahahahaha."

Fuuka spoke "*Communications* You did it, everyone! The Shadow readings inside the school have disappeared!"

Junpei spoke "*Sigh* …It’s really over."

Seiko spoke "Well done, Spottedleaf."

Yukan spoke "Yeah, you did good."

Hapu spoke "You were amazing out there."

Spottedleaf spoke "Thanks, guys."

Zen spoke "What I’m feeling right now… this must be loneliness. …It’s time to say our farewells."

We soon were back in the school.

Elizabeth spoke "Everyone, thank you for your hard work. The exit doors are open. You may go through them whenever you are ready."

Yukari spoke "Ready…"

Karei asks "…Nope, not ready yet! We haven’t had enough fun here yet! Or spent enough time with each other, either. Right, Rei-chan, Zen-kun?"

Rei asks "Huh…?"

Theodore spoke "Well then, we will maintain the exit as is for a while longer."

Rei asks "Oh…! Thank you! Then I… um… I want to walk around with everyone. I want to walk through the school with you guys… Please?"

Karei spoke "Of course! There were actually some displays I wanted to check out!"

Emerald spoke "Ohh, right. You haven’t been in any of them."

Karei spoke "Yeah. It was fun chatting with Fuuka-chan, but I wish I could’ve been with you guys!"

Fuuka giggles "Me too. You seemed like you were having so much fun going through that haunted house…"

Emerald asks "Did… you not hear us screaming in terror the whole time…?"

Fuuka asks "There don’t seem to be any Shadows around anymore, so we want to go too… Can we? Please?"

Spottedleaf spoke "It wasn't just us though. The Redux-verse, OC-verse and Genderswap-verse helped out too."

Twirama calls out "Come on guys! Let's have fun!!"

Redux-verse Twilight was in her hybrid form while eating a cob of corn.

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "Oh stars, this is good corn!"

Danyelle giggles "Heehee, okay. Let’s all go together."

Fuuka giggles "Great! Tell us everything that happened along the way."

Karei spoke "It’s decided, then! Please be our guides through the labyrinths!"

Twilight spoke "Least that madness is over."

“Yep.” I agreed as we went into a labyrinth called the “Group Date Cafe.” And yeesh, pretty awkward, even though the Shadows have completely disappeared.

We later went into the Evil Spirits Club.

Azure laughs "Ya, ya, ya, ya, yo! Everybody put their hooves, paws and claws together and clap 'em as loud as you can. Flap 'em, clap 'em. I don't care, slap 'em!"

Courtesy of Bubble Berry and the three Pinkies, the party was in full swing as everyone had a great time.

And not only were we having an awesome party, but we were now exploring the labyrinths freely.

Junpei asks "Looks like there aren’t any Shadows here anymore, so you’ll be fine now, right Yuka-tan?"

Yukari spoke "Don’t make fun of me. I just don’t like dark places. Actually, Kori-senpai was more freaked out than me. I’m positive."

Kori spoke "…I have no idea what you’re talking about."

I then decided to pull a “look behind you prank.”

Vince and OC-verse Sonic were both snickering.

“Behind you!” I yelped in fake-fear.

Kori spoke "……! H-Hmph. I won’t fall for such cheap trickery."

Aigis spoke "*Holding a doll with a springy left eye* Kori-saaaaan, help meeeee."

Kori spoke "*Fearfully runs* Nooooooooooo!"

Akihiko asks "…How did you scream like that?"

Shinjiro asks "*Hand on his own face* That’s your question…?"

Pony Marie asks "Hey, what’re you so scared of? Do you seriously think some ghosts are gonna pop up?"

Roll was flying about while singing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X7ZvpwBiKA as folks cheer.

Blue Flame phases halfway through a wall, scaring Kori even more.

Pony Marie asks "…Oh. Hey, could Rei’s name be from the word for “ghost”?"

Rei asks "Eh?"

Zen spoke "…No.

Pony Marie asks "Then, what’s it mean?"

Zen spoke "…I won’t tell you.

Pony Marie spoke "*Blowing bubblegum* Hm… I thought it would’ve made for a good rhyme."

Rei asks "Oh, um, Marie? Can you teach me how to write poems?"

Pony Marie spoke "*blushes a bit out of embarrassment* Huh? What’re you talking about? Poetry isn’t taught. The words are supposed to just flow naturally.

Rei spoke "That’s so cool…!"

Theodore spoke "Interesting… Words flowing naturally from the mind… That’s quite deep."

Margaret spoke "Yes, deep indeed."

Elizabeth spoke "Too deep for me."

Pony Marie spoke "Hey, what’re you listening to us for!? C’mon, let’s go to the next one! Pronto!"

Miran spoke "Hehe, you never change, Marie."

We were soon at the food court on the rooftop.

Redux-verse Zoey was tearing into a tuna sandwich while a small black furred Mewtwo-alicorn hybrid with hot pink eyes was eating a fish.

Emerald sighs "So, this is the last time we get to eat the amazing food here… Okonomiyaki, yakisoba, ice cream…"

Ken asks "Huh? No mention of the meat?"

Isamu spoke "Yeah, you talked a whole lot about different kinds of meat, so Ken and I remembered all of them, Chie-chan."

Kaze spoke "What a useless lesson… Then again, we’re awfully familiar with the different types of protein now too."

Shinjiro spoke "He wouldn’t shut up about soybeans and milk and crap, right? Tch… Sorry about that. Try to forgive him."

Danyelle spoke "You know Kaze, I could ask Rising Sun to host a festival just like this in Ineighba with all kinds of food."

Kiko spoke "Don’t try to take him from me."

Teddie spoke "Gakky; you’re too soft on Akky. Don’t be so lenient, or he’s gonna get an even more swelled head."

Aigis spoke "According to my data, it says that you beg Kaze-san for ice cream every day, Teddie-san. In other words, you are an Ice Detective."

Sunao spoke*"Bead of sweat* What a wide range of usage for that “Ace Detective” joke…"

Danyelle spoke "Stars no Kiko, I'm a married she-cat with two kittens. I would never take someone else's love interest away."

Kiko spoke "Good."

Rei spoke "Let me try! Ice Detective...! *Pose!*"

Zen asks "...Like this? *Does the same pose*"

Junpei spoke "That ain't it!"

Yukari snickers "Snrk... Th-That's so lame...!"

Emerald giggles "Y-You shouldn't laugh... Heehee...!"

Snowfall giggles since Scorching had punted Kaze in the rear, causing him to crash into Kiko thus kissing her.

Spottedleaf giggles "Heehee! Look at those two hippogriffs."

Shinjiro spoke "Sheesh, it's almost over with and we're still clownin' around."

Kori asks "...It is almost over, isn't it?"

Shinjiro spoke "Anyway, thanks for your hard work, Yukan, Hapu, Seiko, Spottedleaf."

Yukan spoke "Well, I kinda wanna go and sleep."

Hapu spoke "I'm just glad I could help."

Shinjiro chuckles "Hahaha! You never change. That's what makes you two so reliable. When we go back, our mission goes on... I'm counting on you two."

Yukan simply nodded with a smile as Hapu blushed a bit with a smile.

We toured the Culture Festival with everyone and had fun with the party for along time before we were now at the food stalls hallway.

Spottedleaf asks "Hey Zen, do you know anything about a monster called Erebus?"

Zen spoke "No, I haven't heard of or know anything about it."

Spottedleaf spoke "Luna told me and Rainbow about it one time."

Spottedleaf opens a small window of magic to playback the dream she had.

*Dream*

Luna spoke "I know you think that those two statues might mean those ponies are dead, but they may return when the yearning for death fades."

But then we heard a monstrous roar before we saw what Rainbow couldn’t describe.

Luna spoke "That is Erebus, the will of the masses yearning for death and Nyx."

Spottedleaf was hissing as her fur fluffed up.

*end dream*

Zen spoke "...I have a feeling that they will be fended off."

Karei asks "Hey, I've got a great idea! Why don't we take a picture of all of us?"

Yukari spoke "Ooh, good idea! Let's see... There's no cameras here, so cell compact it is."

Emerald spoke "Okay then, everyone gather around! Wait... there's too many of us!"

Fuuka spoke "We won't fit if we line up... Besides, I'd like one where everyone is casual and relaxed."

Yukari spoke "Then, I guess everyone do whatever you want? C'mon, Team Velvet Room, you guys get in here too."

Trixie spoke "Yes!"

Elizabeth asks "Is that the device that takes souls from beings...?"

Theodore spoke "What are you talking about...? They're inviting us to join in, so let's do so."

Pony Marie spoke "Eh? M-Me too!? Well... okay. Yo, Theo, move out of the way. You're blocking me."

Aigis spoke "I will be conscious of the camera!"

Teddie spoke "I guess I'll let you and your she-dogfriend share the spotlight, you little mutt."

Koromaru and Tasuma barked happily at that before jumping on Teddie and Heifa as they licked the two beings.

Heifa spoke "Heehee! Easy, girl!"

Teddie laughs "Bleah! Y-You don't have to lick me! Please, not the faaaace!"

Fuuka spoke "I have a timer set, so get ready! Here it comes..."

We soon took a commemorative picture with everyone.

Margaret spoke "...I wonder if this will disappear as well."

Shima asks "Huh...?"

We were confused by that.

Twirama spoke "Even though it was brief, we all worked together to stop that mad god."

Spottedleaf uses a camera she had on hand to take a group shot of everyone together.

Spottedleaf laughs "Good thing I had a camera on hand!"

"But what're you talking about?" I asked.

Margaret spoke "This place will soon collapse and return to nothing. What happened in this world will be but a dream, destined to vanish by tomorrow. From within you as well..."

Sunao asks "Are you saying... that our memories will disappear?"

Margaret spoke "This world does not exist in the normal flow of time. That is why what was impossible became possible. Those rules won't apply once we step outside. The memories formed here cannot be taken back to your worlds."

Junpei asks "Wha...? Wait, for reals...?"

Ken spoke "But that's..."

Yukan spoke "I'm sure we'll meet again someday."

Hapu spoke "I believe that."

Seiko spoke "Yeah... I think so too."

Karei spoke "But we were getting to know each other so well..."

Fuuka spoke "Karei-chan... Still, I don't think it'll be like we never met. I'm glad that I met all of you. I'm sure that everyone feels that way, too. We became friends and companions... And feelings like that get sealed in the depths of our hearts. That's why, even if we lose our memories... I'm sure it'll be fine."

Seiko spoke "She's right. What happened here will have an effect on us from here on out... I truly believe that."

Putting the camera back in her hammerspace to prevent the photo from being erased, Spottedleaf spoke "If and/or when I have another kitten and it comes out a girl, I'd name her Rei."

Rei seemed a bit embarrassed at that, but also glad.

Kori spoke "If our meetings have changed us... then those changes cannot be undone. Even if you don't have the memories of the meeting itself..."

Yukari spoke "...Yeah."

Kori spoke "Let's go back. We'll go home and have our party. ...We won't forget."

We went into the Velvet Room as we were ready to bid farewell to Rei and Zen.

Rei asks "Everyone, thank you for everything until now. Um... Would you mind showing me your map?"

Yukan and Hapu asks "The map?"

Rei spoke "I want to see it... before I go."

Yukan and Hapu showed Rei the map they kept.

Rei spoke "*Tearfully* ......Thank you so much..."

Aigis asks "Rei-san... Why are you crying?"

Sunao spoke "...Zen-kun told me a little of Rei-san's life before she passed away. When she was young, she loved picture books, and dreamed of a happy marriage to her Prince Charming... And though she dreamed of going to school, she fell ill, and had no choice but to live at a hospital... She then passed away and a ceremony to put her soul to rest took place in this land. This parallels all the labyrinths that we found ourselves in. In other words... Rei-san... We experience your life for ourselves. Seen in that light, the maps we drew could be considered the tracks of Rei-san's life...

Zen spoke "...Not only Rei's. They are also the tracks of your lives as you navigated the labyrinths. One could say that everyone draws a map as they live their lives."

Junpei spoke "I feel like they're all mazes, though."

Zen spoke "I'm sure that you'll find it within yourselves to proceed down any path. You're not alone, after all."

Seiko spoke "Yeah... That's right."

Zen spoke "Allow me to thank you as well. And to apologize. I was the one who caused all this, yet you helped me. I will now take Rei and depart... to eternity."

Aigis asks "Eternity...?

Zen spoke "Where all life is born and returns to... I, too, will return there along with Rei. I'm no longer the Chronos that beings desired and gave birth to, you see."

Rei spoke "*Tearfully* Zen..."

Zen asks "Rei. Just as you lived, so did I live with you here. You gave me life. Did I live the best I could?"

Rei spoke "Mm-hm...!"

Zen spoke "Let's go... Philei."

Rei spoke "Philei... That's the name you gave me then..."

Zen spoke "It's your name... It means "love."

Rei spoke "Zen..."

Teddie spoke "Ooooooh... *Sniff* This is so mushy... *Sniff*"

Karei spoke "Geez, Teddie! This is the good part!"

Teddie spoke "*Sobbing* But... But... I can't believe we can't ever see them agaaaaaaiiin..."

Rei spoke "*Tearfully* Haha... I... I had a lot of fun. Thank you so much. Thank you...!"

Yukari spoke "This... really is goodbye, then..."

Aigis spoke "Rei-san, Zen-san... Farewell..."

Rei spoke "Bye-bye..."

Zen and Rei took each other's hooves as they went up the stairs before they completely faded away.

Fuuka spoke "*With tears* They're really gone."

Elizabeth spoke "It is time for us to go as well."

The Redux-verse gang had gone back to their universe as the OC-verse gang went back to theirs.

Vince spoke "Lest we forget..."

Scorching was teasing her sister.

Scorching spoke "You're one to talk Popsicle, you've got a huge crush on that Gareth guy!"

Snowfall spoke "Sh-shut up!"

Scorching spoke "Make me!"

The Icefire Sisters were soon in a fight cloud as they tumbled head over tails as they rolled towards where Mystery was, getting Gareth caught up in the tussle.

Soon enough, Snowfall was on her back while pinned down by Gareth.

Snowfall asks "Do you mind?"

Gareth spoke "Sorry."

Junpei spoke "So long, guys!"

Shinjiro spoke "Hey, thanks."

Ken spoke "Thank you so much!"

Isamu spoke "Yeah! It was so awesome!"

Kaze spoke "Welp, see ya!"

Kiko spoke "Until next time."

Sunao spoke "For now, please excuse us."

Teddie spoke "I'll see you next time, ladies!"

Heifa spoke "Heehee! You never change, Teddie. Later, you guys."

Kanji spoke "Thanks for everythin'!"

Akihiko spoke "We'll meet again soon."

Koromaru and Tasuma yip "Arf! Arf!"

Yukari spoke "See you again! For sure!"

Dorai spoke "Yep, next time."

Goryuu spoke "Hehe, no doubt."

Emerald spoke "Yeah, see you soon!"

Shima spoke "Thank you... It was fun!"

Kochuu spoke "No argument there."

Karei spoke "We gotta chat again sometime!"

Fuuka asks "Let's meet again for sure, okay?"

Yoso spoke "That's a promise."

Aigis spoke "This is not goodbye for us!"

Kori spoke "Well then, until next time."

Our group said their goodbyes as Twilight, Spottedleaf, Danyelle and I shook hands/hooves with Seiko, Miran. Yukan and Hapu.

Yukan spoke "Once we leave here, it's back to battle for each of us. We all have things we need to finish up."

Hapu spoke "Yeah, our jobs don't really end."

Seiko spoke "I'm proud to have met you all, and to have fought alongside you, as companions."

Miran spoke "No kidding, it was fun while it lasted."

Yukan spoke "...Take care."

Hapu spoke "...Until then."

Seiko spoke "We'll meet again... some day."

Miran spoke "This is goodbye... for now."

The four left through their respective doors as we left through ours, leaving only Elizabeth, Theodore, Margaret, Pony Marie and trice left.

Trixie spoke "This truly was a grand show, and it reached quite a spectacular close... When the curtain rises, it must also fall... I guess that's how the world works. When one show ends, another shall begin. When the finale comes back to the prelude... See you later."

The Velvet Room Residents then left through their respective doors before they closed.

End

Demona's Return
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Demona's Return

*Back in Twilight's Castle*

*Applejack's POV*

"Okay, so we're supposed to meet these Gargoyles, right?" I asked Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow spoke "Yeah, but I don't know who they are though."

Pinkie spoke "Even I don't know!"

“Me neither.” A voice added as Trixie showed up, still a genie.

Card spoke "Hey Trix."

Trixie giggles "Hi, Wild Card. Heehee."

Card spoke "It's a total bummer that I can't become an alicorn... I don't have enough alicornism to ascend into one."

Trixie spoke "Hey! Don't say that, Card! It's about what you do, not about alicornism."

Card spoke "I wish I was able to ascend... It's because I love you Trixie."

Trixie froze at that.

Danyelle spoke "Woah, I didn't see that one coming."

Spottedleaf spoke "I don't think any of us did."

Trixie spoke "Th-This is not a joke, right? Because Trixie does not like her feelings being toyed with."

Card spoke "I'm not joking around Trixie. Ever since I first met you, I was head over hooves in love with you but I was too afraid to tell you because of Spell Nexus."

Danyelle spoke "*Facepalm* Don't remind me."

Card spoke "Oh hey Twilight."

I ask "So, what's going on?"

But then we heard roars from the top of the castle.

Roll asks "What in StarClan's name was that?"

Werelight spoke "*smile* That would be Goliath and his five friends."

"Who?" The rest of us who just got inside from the front door asked.

Werelight spoke "Old friends of Luna's from before her fall to darkness."

Rarity asks "Pardon?"

Luna spoke "It's better if I explained it though."

Luna explained everything that happened prior to her fall.

Fluttershy was most shocked.

Werelight spoke "So yeah... Goliath, Brooklyn, Bronx, Hudson, Broadway and Lexington are the last of the Everfree clan gargoyles..."

Werelight's left ear twitches when she picked up on the scent of a female Gargoyle from the Everfree clan.

Werelight spoke "You might as well come out Demona, I know you're hiding nearby."

Demona asks "How did you know I was here?"

Goliath froze at that voice.

Werelight spoke "Alicorn by day, lycan by night is what I am. I have a keen sense of smell."

But then Werelight's nose twitched again.

A male Diamond Dog spoke "Ah, I see you noticed me and my right hand pony as well."

A male coyote diamond appeared with a well-dressed earth pony stallion and a female gargoyle.

Werelight, Azure and Rainbow were growling since the three of them didn't trust the Diamond Dog.

The Coyote Diamond Dog spoke Hmm... I can see that this trust will need to be nurtured. My name is David Xanatos, founder, owner and CEO of Xanatos Enterprises from Manehattan. And this pony is my right-hand pony, Strong Hoof."

Well, he is right about one thing, trust will have to be earned.

Werelight growls "Well, my name is Princess Twilight Sparkle... Werelight Shine at night."

Xanatos spoke "Hmm... Makes sense. Well, I certainly hope we can all try to get along."

Werelight spoke "I'm the one who found six of the remaining members of the Everfree clan and judging by Danyelle's growling, Demona's got a lot of anger built up in her."

Demona growled as it looked like she was about to bring out something before Xanatos stopped her.

Xanatos spoke "You have quite a judgement of character, Danyelle."

Ears flatten, Danyelle spoke "One of my counterparts can tell if someone's hurting deep down."

A warp ring opens up before OC-verse Danyelle steps out.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "The yellow cat is correct sir, I can tell if someone is hurting deep down. And from just looking at the female gargoyle, I can tell that she's hurting because of what happened to her clan a thousand years ago. Somepony betrayed the Celestia and Luna of this universe and killed most of the gargoyles, leaving seven adult survivors and 36 unhatched eggs behind. Two alicorns and a unicorn take the eggs to a place called Avalon so they'd be protected."

That suddenly angered Demona to no end as she burst out the front door and glided off, already getting beyond anyone's reach.

Xanatos spoke "Well, you certainly seemed to have rubbed salt into the wound."

But just before Demona ran off, OC-verse Danyelle used Chaos Chain Snare to restrain the angry female.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Look ma'am, I've already said this to my universe's Gilda back when I first met her because I understood her pain. The past can hurt but the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it and I can tell that you've been running from your pain for a long time."

OC-verse Danyelle walks over to Demona and hugs the gargoyle.

OC-verse Danyelle then uses her dimensional scream to show Xanatos and the other ponies what really happened to the Everfree clan.

*Flashback to before the massacre*

But Demona wanted to warn the rest of her clan of the possible attack, but she was too scared, because that would mean she might have to reveal her part of the conspiracy. She was angry about the other creatures' prejudice about gargoyles.

*After the massacre and after Noble had put Goliath into a stone sleep*

Demona awakened that night, and returned to find her clan slaughtered by the gryphons. Horrified and grief-stricken, she hid herself when Goliath returned to the castle, too afraid to face him. By the time she returned, Goliath and five other survivors had already been put under the stone sleep curse by Noble. Looking up at her mate's petrified form, Demona cried out, "What have I - what have they done to you?" In that moment, her mood changed from grief to anger and hatred, burying her guilt underneath her rage at the ponies and other creatures, blaming them for her woes so that she could avoid facing her own responsibility for her actions. She saw Atem, Noble Howl and Pyre below loading the rookery eggs onto the cart and driving away with them, but made no effort to go after them as she was unable to face the eggs. Instead, she kissed the stone Goliath one last time and glided away, sending herself into exile.

*End flashback*

Luna spoke "Demona, I know that saying sorry won't fix the damage that's already done but those 36 gargoyles that survived have already hatched and have formed their own clan. Including your daughter."

But then Demona's eyes glowed red in anger as she broke free and continued gliding away.

OC-verse Danyelle sighs "This... is gonna be harder than I thought."

"Looked like she didn't believe us one bit, not even you." I noticed as OC-verse Danyelle flew back down to us, nodding in agreement.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Her emotional wounds are too deep so it will take time for her to heal..."

Xanatos spoke "Well, I honestly wasn't expecting expecting that."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I sensed that she doesn't trust anyone in the Alicorn Alliance right now and..."

OC-verse Danyelle suddenly shot out of the castle after Demona when she sensed something bad was about to happen to the gargoyle female.

An arrow hits Demona on the right wing, causing her to fall to the ground from high in the sky.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "HANG ON! I'M COMING!"

A sudden Fireboom lights up the night sky as OC-verse Danyelle grabs Demona by the waist as the two veer toward the water before they crash land into the water.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "*Cough* Shit! She can't swim!"

Despite her own inability to swim, OC-verse Danyelle dove down into the water to get Demona back up to the surface before swimming to shore.

Shaking the water off, OC-verse Danyelle pushes on Demona's chest to get the water out of the gargoyle's lungs.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Come on... You can't die now!"

Demona coughed out water before immediately getting up as she growled at seeing OC-Verse Danyelle.

Demona growls "Don't think this changes anything!"

Demona ran off, escaping from sight as OC-verse Danyelle sighed.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Oh well, baby steps."

OC-verse Danyelle flew back to us.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "That one's gonna be a real piece of work though."

OC-verse Danyelle passes the arrow that she had removed from Demona's wing to Xanatos.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I found this lodged in her wing."

Xanatos spoke "Hmm? Well, that's surprising."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I picked up the scent of poison on the arrowhead too. Whoever shot this was trying to kill her."

Xanatos spoke "I'm not certain if it would be concerning or not, because something didn't smell right about her."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I smelled strange magic on her. It smelled like a shackle spell. Someone is magically shackled to her. I know of this since my universe's Twilight has a nine-tailed beast and a two-tailed beast shackled to her."

Werelight spoke "But I didn't sense any other soul inside her."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "It's not THAT kind of shackle Sparklebutt! God.... *pinching the bridge of her nose* What I was talking about is something like the chakra threads over in the Heartsverse."

Lexington snickers at the insult.

Brooklyn snickered too.

Danyelle snickers "Hey Brooklyn, what do you call a Diamond Dog with half a brain?"

Brooklyn asks "What?"

Danyelle laughs "Gifted!"

Lexington and Broadway burst into laughter at the same time Pinkie did.

Rainbow snickers "Okay you guys, calm down."

OC-verse Danyelle snickers.

Well, the nights are definitely gonna be interestin' from here on out.

Cocoa and Foxsong were both laughing at the joke.

End

Diamond Dog Dilemma
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Diamond Dog Dilemma

*Erza's POV*

I wonder what's going on back at the Diamond Dog Kingdom. Maybe Berkan's finding Katherina Proudpaws.

All of a sudden, my scales were glowing since I was being called by the map.

But at the same time, the sun finished setting.

Twilight, Flash, Azure and Rainbow go into their lycan forms as Goliath and the other gargoyles wake up.

We soon met up at Twilight's map room.

Werelight spoke "Ah good timing, I can't seem to make heads or tails of this mission since a gargoyle was also called but the only problem is... It's a long flight to the Diamond Dog Kingdom..."

I spoke "Well, I'll head on ahead to the kingdom."

The image of a squirrel was also seen on the map, indicating that Squirrelstar had to go as well.

Werelight groans "Well, this is bad..."

"Hm... I see your problem. The Kingdom might not take Squirrelstar that well." I noted.

Werebow spoke "Exactly and then there's Demona..."

"What? Surely this is a jest." I responded.

Werelight spoke "It's not a joke Erza."

This... Just got a lot more complicated.

Danyelle spoke "Demona should be arriving with a foul look on her face in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1..."

But then a part of the wall exploded.

Danyelle shields the ponies with magic.

Danyelle spoke "Called it."

When the smoke cleared, we saw a wrathful Demona, wielding an advanced firearm and her eyes glows red in fury.

Danyelle shot a fireball at the gun, knocking it out of Demona's grip.

Danyelle spoke "HOW DARE YOU BRING THAT THING IN HERE? YOU COULD HAVE GIVEN FLUTTERSHY A FREAKING HEART ATTACK!"

Like a bolt of lightning, Danyelle beats the tar out of Demona.

But it looked like Demona's anger wasn't getting any better.

Danyelle hisses "Can't you JUST let it go? You're no better than Ember was when she was little!"

The two females kept on fighting, Danyelle's claws were coated in ice which caused immense pain to Demona.

But Demona fought back, causing a lot of pain to Danyelle. But I decided to stop this fight before it could tear down the castle, so I delivered a swift neck chop to Danyelle and Demona, knocking both of them unconscious. But then I picked up Demona and carried her over my shoulder.

"I'm carry her to the kingdom while she's still asleep." I said.

But Danyelle jolted back awake due to zapping herself.

Pulling out a shock collar, Danyelle asks "Would this work for controlling her?"

"Why? We are not enslaving her." I replied.

Danyelle spoke "It's just to control her anger though, I had to resort to putting shock collars on the Dazzlings to control their anger."

"Know Gargoyles and their strength, she'd be able to tear it off." I pointed out.

Fluttershy spoke "Uh Erza... she's waking up..."

But as Demona was about to wake up, I delivered another neck chop, making her fall unconscious again.

Danyelle spoke "I use siren-level shock collars though, it's tough to remove and not even gargoyle strength can break one."

After the collar was put on Demona's neck, Danyelle nods at me.

"A word of caution: Do not think that this mission or the collar will be enough to change her." I warned Danyelle as I started searching for Squirrelstar.

Danyelle spoke "I used the same idea my OC-verse counterpart used on her universe's Twilight, those beads are enchanted to never be forcefully removed unless I take them off. All it takes is one command to stop her. But if her anger continues to increase, she'll cause the Windigos to return thus freezing ALL OF US IN ICE!"

"I will take that risk. And knowing her, I don't think that command will stop her." I said as I continued looking for Squirrelstar.

The sound of a distant windigo was heard thus scaring the ponies.

Hudson spoke "The cat is right lass, we gargoyles stand no chance against them windigos."

A voice spoke "Yoga!"

But then an earth pony stallion suddenly appeared.

Werelight spoke "I recognize him! He's the stallion that helped Sunset and I face our shadows!"

The stallion spoke "I apologize for not introducing myself the last time we met. I am Shaanti Jvaala."

Hudson spoke "Sorry lad but not even you can stop the windigos..."

Danyelle spoke "He's right though since according to Hearth's Warming legends, windigos are spirits that feed on hate and anger.. the more anger the spirit feels, the colder things will become. And because Demona's got a lot of built up anger, she's the reason why the Windigos have returned."

Shaanti spoke "Even so, I will assist in protecting this village."

Shaanti suddenly took a deep breath in, making his belly enlarge.

Shaanti spoke "This is the power of yoga."

Shaanti suddenly started breathing out fire as it formed into a giant ball of flame and got bigger and bigger. But for some reason, Werelight sensed no negative energy in the attack.

Shaanti spoke "Behold its beauty."

Shaanti then launched the giant fire ball at a Windigo, hitting it multiple times before the ball exploded, damaging the Windigo.

Danyelle slaps Demona across the face before grabbing her by the beaded collar.

Danyelle growls "This mess is your fault you know? If you even have a single shred of love left in your heart, you have to change your ways before we all freeze to death!"

Demona was still out cold.

Danyelle spoke "I think it's time we call Cadence in."

Shaanti spoke "Perhaps the most suitable choice, because even though it is slowly, the Windigos are healing from my flames rather quickly."

Starlight pops up with Cadence.

A sleepy Cadence asks "Can someone *yawn* tell me what's going on?"

But when Cadence saw the Windigos, her eyes popped wide open.

Danyelle explained to Cadence that the Windigos had been attracted to the anger within Demona's heart.

Cadence sighs "It won't be easy to calm her. But I'll try to drive them off."

Danyelle asks "Goliath, do you still care about Demona?"

Goliath spoke "...Yes."

Sleuth gallops off to be alone since she had growing feelings for Goliath.

Danyelle spoke "And it seems Sleuth has feelings for you as well..."

Goliath was definitely surprised.

Danyelle spoke "Which brings up a whole new problem.... Gargoyles don't do harems..."

A loud crash was heard before a male gargoyle tumbles head over feet before ending up with his head stuck in a wall.

The male spoke "Son of a... That hurt..."

Goliath asks "Scorpan?"

Scorpan was pulling his head out of the wall.

Scorpan spoke "First moment, I was flying, and the next, my wings felt like they were burning."

I spoke "I wasn't expecting this..."

Brooklyn spoke "Whoa, did not see that coming."

Danyelle spoke "Uh guys, we got TWO friendship problems to solve!"

Shaanti spoke "Indeed, and we must solve one immediately before moving onward to solve the other."

Danyelle spoke "We should deal with Demona's anger first before going to the Diamond Dog Kingdom."

Shaanti and Cadence were holding off the Windigos.

*Meanwhile with Sleuth*

Sleuth was hiding under her bed, not caring if her mane got dirty.

Sleuth thinks "{Stars above, what is wrong with my heart?}"

A stallion asks "Sis? What’s going on?"

A Pegasus stallion with dark brown fur, cut black mane that was shaved at the sides, black tail, wearing a blue vest over a black shirt, with his cutie mark being a wing crossed with a motor blade in front of a shield.

Sleuth spoke "Oh, uh, Drift Scout. Uh… it’s nothing."

Drift spoke "Big sis, I know something’s wrong."

Danyelle spoke "I'm no Cadence but even I can see that she has it bad for the one called Goliath. The only problem is... He still cares about Demona."

Noble Howl spoke "*Showing up* Can't say I'm surprised. She's his mate after all, but the ultimate choice may be now or soon."

Danyelle spoke "Ex-mate... Not only that, female gargoyles of the nocturnal variant breed only once evert 20 years."

But then we noticed Goliath suddenly gone, and Cadence too.

Danyelle thinks "*eyes were a lighter shade of blue* {What are you talking about Cadence?}"

"What's going on, Dany?" I asked.

Danyelle spoke "*eyes were a lighter shade of blue* I'm listening in on what Cadence is talking about."

"Huh? Why?" I asked.

Danyelle spoke "*eyes were a lighter shade of blue* She's talking to Goliath about Sleuth's problem."

"Really?" I gasped in surprise.

Danyelle spoke "*eyes were a lighter shade of blue* Yeah."

Danyelle's right ear twitches a bit before she giggles.

"What now?" I asked.

Danyelle giggles "*eyes were a lighter shade of blue* Goliath will be heading this way shortly."

Shaanti spoke "*Gentle smile* Indeed."

Danyelle spoke "*eyes were a lighter shade of blue* And Drift, you better not think of attacking him."

“Did you just speak through Cadence?” I asked.

Danyelle spoke "Sight sharing doesn't work that way."

“Then how do you know?” I asked.

Danyelle spoke "I can see things that have yet to happen."

“Oh.” I noted.

Danyelle spoke "Yeah and hey Goliath."

Goliath had indeed returned.

Danyelle asks "So, what did you and Cadence talk about?"

Sleuth stayed under her bed.

Drift spoke "Come on, sis. You can tell me what’s going on."

After Sleuth crawls out, everyone present was shocked.

Sporting a horn and a pair of wings, Sleuth asks "What are you all looking at?"

Cadence giggles "Was not expecting that."

Danyelle spoke "I didn't see that one coming."

"I don't think anyone could have." I admitted.

Danyelle spoke "Yet I'm the one that's more sensitive to raw magic bursts than any alicorn."

I then noticed Goliath completely frozen still, not in ice or in stone, but when I touched him, he tipped like a statue.

Danyelle laughs "Oh my StarClan! He's got it BAD!!!"

Brooklyn spoke "Looks like he won't be waking up for a while."

Then we noticed the Windigos started easing up.

Soon enough, the sun started to rise.

Danyelle spoke "I wish that Goliath and his friends didn't have to be in stone-sleep during the day."

Mystic spoke "I'm not sure if you know what you're asking."

Danyelle spoke "No offense Cadence but even I can see that Sleuth has it bad for Goliath despite her being a freshly ascended alicorn."

Cadence spoke "...I'll let it slide, this time."

Sleuth spoke "It's all true... But Demona's the only problem..."

Scorpan spoke "Look, I can help."

Danyelle, Twilight and Sleuth ask "How?"

Scorpan spoke "I think I'm supposed to come along."

Danyelle spoke "But sending a 10 year old Abyssinian into Diamond Dog territory is just asking for trouble..."

Squirrelstar spoke "The map chose me, we can't really argue with that. Besides, Erza can help them calm down."

Squirrelstar does have a point.

Danyelle spoke "Brambleclaw would have my tail if you got hurt Squirrelstar. You're just a child by Equian standards."

Squirrelstar spoke "The map chose me, so I'll have to go."

But suddenly, the squirrel image had changed to a lightning bolt and music note.

Twilight spoke "Okay, the map's on the fritz right now."

Squirrelstar asks "What the…?"

Sleuth spoke "My guess as to why it's like this is because of the blizzard... And for once, it's not the dumbass cyro's fault."

Ice Chill spoke "Hey!

A voice spoke "Phantom Wind!"

A familiar ghost jumped and slashed the Windigos, definitely wounding them as it landed on the ground before vanishing.

A second voice spoke "Seems like it was wise to come here."

We turned around to see Gizem and Flaring Blade, wielding their weapons.

Danyelle wingslaps Ice on the back of the head.

Danyelle spoke "She was talking about Blizzardstar! Your nickname is Icebrain."

Flaring Blade: *Horn glowing with Neighponese symbols flowing around her* Amaterasu!"

The symbols vanished as flames flew from underground and into the air, making a sphere on fire before it transformed into a giant Neighponese phoenix wearing burning beads as it shot dirigible light flares at the Windigos, damaging them more.

Spottedleaf yowls "LIGHTNING NEKO ROAR!!!"

A blast of lightning hits a Windigo, causing it to explode.

More Windigos kept on appearing but a sudden Fire Kyubi Roar sent them all packing.

Twirama spoke "Seems like I got called here by the map."

Danyelle asks "From your universe? What are the odds?"

Twirama spoke "I just happened to be in the right spot at the right time."

The blizzard then completely stopped as the map was working normally again.

Twirama spoke "Huh, would you look at that? It's working right again."

Gizem spoke "*Notices location* And just when Flaring and I arrived here to ask for help back home."

As dumb luck would have it, the flickering image of a starburst and an orange fox head was floating above Caninia.

Twirama asks "Why me?"

Danyelle asks "So Twirama, Demona, Scorpan and Erza?"

Twilight spoke "Yeah but one problem... Demona's back in stone for the day."

The other night gargoyles were stone too.

Scorpan spoke "Bit awkward carrying a statue."

Twirama spoke "Least my universe's Danyelle told me what she had done in Caninia."

*Outside the castle,*

Twirama was in her combat form so she could move faster while wearing a cart with no wheels strapped to her back.

Twirama picks the statue up and sets it in the cart.

Twirama spoke "Normally it would take days to get to Caninia by train but with my legs, we can get there by sundown."

Scorpan, Gizem, Flaring Blade and I were soon in the cart.

Twirama spoke "Hold on tight!"

With a howl, Twirama took off running towards Caninia.

The four of us held onto the cart tight.

The statue was close to falling out but Scorpan had to hold onto it.

Scorpan spoke "Please be careful!"

Since she had foals on the way, Twirama slows to a quick trot.

Twirama spoke "Sorry and since my universe's Cadence and the one of this universe aren't here, I can tell that you have a slight crush on the female gargoyle but the only problem is her anger."

I was snickering.

Scorpan stuttered while blushing as Flaring Blade covered her mouth with a hoof while giggling as Gizem cracked a smile with a slight chuckle.

A rumbling chuckle was felt throughout Twirama's body as she snickers.

Twirama spoke "I whacked my universe's Ein with a blue punch buggy one time and he got sent flying while screaming like a girl!"

Scorpan snickered at that.

Twirama spoke "My universe's Danyelle pranked Moeka with a stick bug and pinned the blame on Pierce!"

I was howling with laughter.

We were soon a minute away from Caninia.

And good timing too, the sun was starting to set thus Demona was due to wake up soon.

Twirama snickers "Blushing Gargoyle in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1..."

The statue exploded as Demona roared.

Twirama spoke "And don't even think about lashing out at us missy."

Demona suddenly turned toward us in anger and was about to lunge at us before she was suddenly shocked, making her roar in pain and fury.

I spoke "A little safety lock if Demona tries to attack one of us. She can't remove the beads either."

Twirama spoke "I'd rather not get attacked since I have foals on the way."

The revelation of what Twirama said stopped Demona from trying to attack the kyubi-alicorn.

Demona growls "This changes nothing."

I spoke "Don't make me get Danyelle on your sorry tail!"

Twirama spoke "No offense to myself and everypony else but that gargoyle's got the temper of a wild mustang."

Gizem spoke "Now down to business. There are five heroes in Caninia known as the Pack, but Flaring and I don't trust them. Some others don't trust them either."

Flaring spoke "But lately, there were robberies and beaten diamond dogs."

Twirama growls "Real heroes don't beat others up for no reason!"

Gizem spoke "Yeah, but we can't confirm it."

Scorpan spoke "This Pack group sounds like a bunch of animals."

"Worse than that. Animals hunt because they're hungry, while these hunters only do it for sport." I noted.

Twirama restrains Demona with a tail fully wrapped around the female gargoyle.

Twirama spoke "There's 7 of us and 5 of them."

"Still, they cannot be underestimated." I pointed out.

Twirama spoke "Size wise, I'm the biggest here."

Ghost spoke "*Appearing* I've seen how the Pack fights. They're clever and adaptable. If we don't watch ourselves, they could get the best of us."

Twirama growls suddenly.

I growl "They're close... I can smell them."

Flaring Blade spoke "No one, move. Look down."

Twirama turns herself and the others invisible while masking the scents.

We saw ourselves surrounded by traps as we didn't see a single movement.

Ghost spoke "They know you're trying to lure them out."

Twirama spoke "*voice was a whisper* Don't move."

There was nothing, only the howling wind.

Twirama's ears swivel about, listening for anything unnatural.

Ghost then vanished, ready to come back out when Gizem called upon him.

Twirama melts all the traps with her flames.

Gizem and Flaring spoke "Jump!"

We did that before the Pack erupted from underground, right from where we were before they went back underground.

Broad wings flapping, Twirama was now in the air thus avoiding further attacks.

Twirama asks "Gizem was it? Tell me, how many are in this pack?"

Gizem spoke "From what it looked like when they jumped out, all five of them."

But then something erupted from the ground and headed for us before we dodged it as we saw that it was a metallic boomerang when it exploded. That's when something else erupted and wrapped itself around one of Twirama's legs as it started pulling her down.

Twirama shot fire from her mouth at the five, melting the boomerang in the process thus freeing herself.

The Pack dodged it since they were still underground.

Gizem spoke "...We have to beat them at their own game."

Twirama came down to us as Gizem told us the plan before Gizem and Flaring sensed the Pack coming at us from underground again before we ran, with Scorpan carrying a protesting Demona as we led the Pack into a cave before we went into hiding above in the darkness up above, with us with wings carrying Demona, Gizem and Flaring Blade.

Twirama whispers "I could call in Redux-verse Danyelle since she's got earthbending."

Gizem whispers "No, when they realize something's odd, they'll resurface, and that will give us our chance."

Twirama whispers "We could use this cave as a means for a sneak attack since my flames have a long reach. Plus ground aligned attacks have no effect on me since I have flying affinity due to my wings even though I've got fire and psychic affinities as my dominant typing."

Flaring whispers "But due to how bright your flames can burn, that could give away our plan."

I whisper "Plus we can't risk putting a pregnant mare into further danger."

Twirama winced, knowing that was true.

A warp ring opens up behind Twirama before a shiny two-tailed Mew with wings floats out of it.

Redux-verse Danyelle asks "Did someone call me?"

Twirama spoke "Not really, but thanks for coming."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Trouble huh? I could easily force anyone that's hiding underground out with my Earthquake attack."

Gizem spoke "Very well, we'll get into positions to grab them from the shadows."

Redux-verse Danyelle floated out of the cave before using Earthquake on the ground to force the five out of hiding before Twirama flings magic ropes at them, restraining them.

Gizem spoke "Hmm..."

Twirama growls at the five while wisps of fire flow out from her mouth as if she were charging up a Flamethrower attack.

Demona smirked at that before Gizem and Flaring Blade stopped Twirama.

Gizem spoke "Calm yourself."

Flaring spoke "Don't let your anger control you."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Firebenders are known to have fiery tempers... No pun intended... More-so if they have kids on the way."

Twirama calmed down before huffing out a puff of smoke.

Redux-verse Danyelle conks Twirama on the back of the head but it wasn't hard enough to make the kyubi-alicorn lose the grip on the five.

To my surprise, Demona was rather confused at the headslap.

"There's going to be a lot of explaining after this." I noted.

Twirama spoke "Especially the headslap thing..."

Later, the Pack were arrested and sent to jail as we decided to check up on Berkan and Katherine.

I spoke "That was a close call though."

Twirama spoke "You’re telling me."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "It could have been a lot worse if I hadn't come to help."

Then Sanka showed up. "Hey guys, did I miss anything?"

Twirama spoke "Not a lot, a counterpart of my universe's Danyelle was able to force five troublemakers out of hiding with an Earthquake attack and I snared them with my magic."

Sanka spoke "Huh."

From Sanka's perspective, Redux-verse Danyelle looked like a hairless nekomata-gryphon hybrid.

Sanka asks "Anyway, here about the six Princess sisters?"

Twirama spoke "According to what I was told by my universe's Danyelle, lead is toxic to all animals and if I'm right... Somedog has lead poisoning."

Sanka asks "Ambrosia Muffinbuns, right?"

OC-verse Danyelle pokes her head out of a warp ring.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Wrong dog, it's Jennino."

Roll pops up suddenly.

Roll spoke "I remember you! I haven't seen you since Yuki's wedding!"

Sanka spoke "Yep. Gizem and Berkan's big bro."

Roll spoke "Twilight sent me here to help out since I have healing magic. *noticing Twirama* Ah, this universe's Twilight that is."

"Good call." I smiled.

Roll purrs happily.

Sanka spoke "Whoa, better be careful, 'cause Abyssinians and diamond dogs aren't exactly..."

Roll spoke "I know..."

Roll started to growl suddenly.

Sanka asks "Huh?"

Twirama growls "Whoever is hiding better come out NOW before they get a triple dose of fire to the tail!"

But then black, yellow-eyed monsters appeared.

Both Danyelles spoke "Aw SHIT!"

Sanka spoke "*Brings out katana and short sword* Guess I get to join the party after all."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Bad idea sir, those things are called Heartless and they can only be destroyed with a keyblade."

Sanka spoke "This is why I'm a special kind of adventurer. I've beaten and destroyed monsters like these before."

Redux-verse Danyelle and OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Not like these ones! They have insane regen speed!"

Sanka spoke "Hehe, really now? Plague Rhasa. Afterimage of Keiga. Kalla of Dark Flame."

Sanka suddenly summoned three ghosts.

Sanka spoke "That means I'll have to go full strength on this attack. Ghost 7..."

Sanka struck his katana on the ground at the Heartless as that suddenly caused a swamp to appear with it growing.

Sanka spoke "Furious Blanche!"

A giant monstrous ghost emerged from the swamp, causing a shockwave that damaged the Heartless before it chomped down on them as it dragged them down into the swamp before it vanished, somehow beating the group of Heartless while the three ghosts vanished.

But even MORE Heartless kept appearing.

Sanka asks "Come on. Can't have all the fun, can I?"

Twirama and Redux-verse Danyelle both roar loud, sending several Heartless flying.

OC-verse Danyelle flew on wings of flame as she sliced several Heartless with her Keyblade.

Gizem spoke "*Drawing katana* I definitely heard those."

A sickly Jenn spoke "We.. have to help..."

Roll spoke "*As Berkan and the other Diamond Dog Princesses showed up* Not until you're cured of lead poisoning!"

Jenn spoke "But..."

Roll growls "No buts! You want your condition to get worse?"

Vince flew at high speed before dropkicking a Heartless.

Ghost spoke "*Appears beside Gizem* Let’s go!"

Gizem spoke "Very well."

The ghost vanished as Gizem went into his fighting stance as Ghost appeared in front of him on the opposite side of a group of Heartless with the place suddenly getting darker.

Gizem and Ghost spoke "Phantom Cross!"

The two crossed paths before they slashed the group of heartless, beating them as the cave lightened up a bit back to its normal darkness.

Twirama spoke "EAT FLAMETHROWER!!!!"

Several Heartless catch fire.

Flaring Blade used her magic to create a giant seal on the ground below a group of Heartless before the seal exploded, damaging them as she appeared at that group before six smaller seals appeared around her.

Flaring Blade spoke "Circles of Inferno!"

The seals then exploded, destroying the group of Heartless while Flaring Blade was unscathed.

A Lightning Neko Roar causes hundreds of Heartless to explode.

Spottedleaf spoke "I brought in BACK UP!!!"

Roll spoke "Good timing Spots!"

Spottedleaf giggles "I try my best."

Roll had slipped into a Neighponese dialect which caused the others to be confused.

Roll spoke "Minasan! Ima shika nai!"

Twirama roars loud, leading the Alliance into battle.

Berkan attacked many Heartless as red energy seemed to come out of them, forming some kind of red sword while he got faster and faster.

Berkan spoke "Alright, it’s complete! *Grabs red sword* Extreme Overkill!"

Berkan swung the red sword downward before leaping back after it was swung into the ground. The red sword then suddenly detonated, causing an explosion in the form of a red geyser, hitting a group of Heartless into the air and holding them up while damaging them.

Several Heartless got frozen in ice by Blizzardstar and Redux-verse Danyelle.

OC-verse Clarity spoke "WIND SCAR!!!!"

A blade of energy rends the earth, destroying several dozen Heartless.

But then a giant Heartless appeared, looking like it was the leader.

Several hippogriffs lead by Poseidon and Novo charge into battle.

Twirama tramples a few Heartless.

Sanka, Berkan and Gizem fought with the giant Heartless.

Twirama pounces on the giant Heartless, sinking her fiery fangs into its neck before slamming it about.

Sanka spoke "Berkan! Gizem! Get ready!"

The three brothers readied to attack the giant heartless.

Twirama threw the giant Heartless at the trio of Diamond Dogs.

Sanka spoke "Descent of Sieg!"

Berkan spoke "Blood Riven!"

Ghost appeared beside Gizem.

Gizem and Ghost spoke "Phantasmal Slayer!"

Gizem and Ghost instantly disappeared while the area around the Heartless darkened. Ghost then reappeared above the giant Heartless before forcefully striking it downward before vanishing again. Gizem appeared on its right before slashing across it diagonally downward, then vanished, followed by Ghost appearing on its left before slashing across it diagonally downward to, then vanished. Both then reappeared before slashing it horizontally and simultaneously as Berkan transformed into a Blood Majin and charged forward before attacking the Heartless in a blood explosion. Sanka then summoned the First Soul Bender Sieg as it attacked the Heartless while forcing it onto the ground. But then hands of the dead emerged from underground, grabbing Sieg as they dragged him back underground before the First Soul Bender dragged the Heartless down with him, killing the enemy captain.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Holy Shinx! That last attack reminded me of Gira's Phantom Force attack!"

Sanka spoke "Heh, that’s ‘cause I can use my inner ghost, and I’m not a Soul Reaper Soul Bender anymore. Now I’m a Dark Lord Soul Bender."

Berkan spoke "Hehe, yeah. I rose up from a Hell Harbinger Berserker to a Blood Evil Berserker."

Ghost spoke "Heh, and Gizem has improved from being a Yaksha Ghostblade, and he became a Rakshasa Ghostblade, strengthening me as well."

Twirama spoke "Nine tailed fox inside my body."

OC-verse Danyelle asks "Forgetting someone, Twi?"

Twirama spoke "Of course not!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Your voice says otherwise."

Twirama spoke "Quiet you."

Scorpan spoke "Demona was it? I understand if you don't feel the same way towards me as I do towards you... It just might not work out, I'm a daylight gargoyle and you're a night-time one."

This is getting more complicated by the second, even though the Heartless are beaten.

Scorpan spoke "Guess I'll go back to my homelands... Alone..."

Demona spoke "Not. One. More. Step."

Scorpan froze at that.

Twirama snickers "She seriously needs to let it go."

Redux-verse Danyelle and the others snicker.

Demona spoke "I’ll give you one chance, but if you try anything, you’ll regret it."

Scorpan spoke "Guess kids are out of the question then."

Berkan whispered to Scorpan, “Maybe right now, but she might warm up to ya sooner or later. Believe me, Katherina and I were bitter rivals while we were pups. But we started getting along with each other, and here are, dating.”

Good thing Demona didn’t hear that in the slightest.

Twirama whispers "Even though I find Kurama annoying at times, he and I share the same body but not the same genders."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "My universe's Twilight is the same way with Deep Blue."

Scorpan spoke "Thanks. I’ll keep that in mind."

Spottedleaf spoke "You should probably take some time and get to know her first but before you make any reckless choices."

Scorpan spoke "Sure."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "I blew a gasket at a pair of aliens one time."

End

Strange Grand Prix Part 1
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Strange Grand Prix Part 1

*Spottedleaf's POV*

Since Hearth's Warming was fast approaching, I was in a rush to get my shopping done.

I spoke "Oh hey Twilight."

Twilight spoke "Hi Spottedleaf. Haven’t you noticed the other ponies? They seemed to be keeping their distances from us alicorns."

I spoke "Yeah, it's harder for me to get any shopping done. Given that Hearth's Warming is coming up..."

Twilight spoke "But there’s gotta be a reason why they’re acting like this."

I spoke "I think we should talk with OC-verse Danyelle about this."

Twilight spoke "Oh! You didn’t hear? Berkan and Katherina are coming over to Ponyville to visit us."

I spoke "You sure that's a good idea Twilight? Cats and dogs normally don't get along that well."

Twilight spoke "Well…"

A female spoke "You and your friends helped protect Caninia, so I’m willing to look past that."

The two of us turned around to find Katherina and Berkan.

I spoke "Fair enough but it wasn't just me though, MeadowClan and the other five Clans here in Ponyville united to help out."

Katherina giggles "And like I said, Berky and I are willing to look past them being Abyssinians and try to get along with them. *Tail wagging* Right, Berky?"

Berkan chuckles "Only for you, Kathie."

I spoke "My friends call me Spots, Spotty or Leaf. But some of the ThunderClan cats are scared of dogs."

Katherina spoke "Don’t worry, we’ll try not to cause trouble for any of ‘em."

I spoke "I wasn't even supposed to exist in this world yet here I am."

Katherina spoke "Again, we won't cause trouble."

Berkan and Katherina walked off.

Later, I got my shopping done as I was back at the castle with Twilight.

I groan "Can you believe this? Some stallion tried to rip me off when I needed some cherries! Five bits per cherry!"

Twilight spoke "Yeah."

We went into the castle was we saw some of our friends having fun talking to Berkan and Katherina, especially Rainbow Dash and Azure.

I spoke "Plus we'll be inviting the rest of the Alliance to the Hearth's Warming party."

Twilight spoke "Sweet!"

Then the two of us noticed Rarity going up to Katherina. “Tell me, did you two have fun?”

Katherine giggled as Berkan chuckled.

Blizzardstar spoke "Great StarClan Rares... You should keep your muzzle out of things like that!"

I giggle "So far, I've got invites written up for the OC-verse Mane Six and their universe's Mobian Guard. I have yet to get the invites for the Redux-verse Mane Six and their friends. Hmm... I think I should include the Heartsverse gang and the Genderswap-verse gang too."

But then Katherina whispered to Rarity and Rainbow Dash, “Well, let’s just say Berkan absolutely destroyed me.”

The three girls giggled.

A balloon had popped, scaring me to the point where I had the hiccups and so did Katherina.

I groan "Not *hiccup-meow* again..."

Katherina spoke "You gotta *hiccup-arf* be kidding *hiccup-arf* me…"

Flintfur spoke "She's *hiccup-meow* not..."

The little draconic Abyssinian-alicorn mix was fluffed in fear since he had scared himself.

Mistheart spoke "MOM! TIDEFUR BIT ME!!!"

Tidefur spoke "Did not!"

Mistheart spoke "Did too!"

Tidefur spoke "Did not!"

Mistheart spoke "Did too!"

Tidefur spoke "Did not!"

Mistheart spoke "Did too!"

I groan "Kids... can you not fight?"

Mossfire whacks his older siblings on the back of the head, stopping them from fighting.

Mossfire mewls angrily.

"Guess that's his way of saying, "Cut it out, you two."" I noted.

Akoya had turned invisible since she was trying to get out of a grooming by her mother.

Danyelle asks "Hey Spots, you seen Akoya anywhere?"

"Don't tell me she went invisible again?" I deadpanned.

Ben spoke "She did..."

I couldn't help but facepalm.

A magic burst had exploded River Sprint's house.

I spoke "*sweatdrop* I think we should get Aqua's magic under control right now..."

Twilight spoke "*Bead of sweat* Right..."

I ask "but how?"

Twilight spoke "Yeah… That’ll be hard to figure out."

I ask "Would a Crystalling work?"

Twilight spoke "Probably, but it’s a long way from the Crystal Empire."

Danyelle spoke "Not with warp rings on hand, I keep some on hand just in case if I need to get someplace that's further away a lot faster."

“Whoa, really?” I asked.

Danyelle spoke "Yeah but only I'm able to make them if we don't have any left."

Twilight spoke "Oh."

As luck would have it, both Twilight's cutie mark and Danyelle's cutie mark as well as my fur were glowing since a problem came up.

I groan "What luck...."

Applejack showed up, with her cutie mark glowing too.

Twilight spoke "Uh Applejack, I only see mine and Danyelle's cutie marks on the map... And by the looks of things, Santa needs help."

But then AJ's Cutie mark floating above the map suddenly turned into four numbers with a colon in between, making a clock.

Yellowfang spoke "That just ain't right ya know? Somethin' odd is goin' on here..."

Applejack spoke "Call me crazy, but Ah think we'll find out at midnight tonight."

Danyelle spoke "Yeah but Twilight, Spottedleaf and I will be out of town for a while and I don't know when we will be back."

I ask "Hold on, is that Snowfall's cutie mark too?"

Twilight and Danyelle ask "Huh?"

I spoke "Think about it girls, Snowfall's an ice type so cold weather doesn't bother her at all."

Danyelle spoke "Okay, that’ll definitely help."

Twilight spoke "So says the cat with seven affinities..."

Danyelle spoke "HEY!"

Twilight taunts "You want some cheese with that whine?"

“Okay you two, calm down.” I said.

Danyelle spoke "She started it."

“I don’t care who started it, I’ll finish it.” I said as us three girls soon found Snowfall as the four of us got ready to head out.

Danyelle gave Twilight the stink eye before opening a warp ring to the North Pole.

*Applejack’s POV*

Well, those four headed out for the North Pole.

Yellowfang asks "So what now?"

“Well, we’ll wait ‘til midnight to find out what’s goin’ on.” Ah said.

Yellowfang spoke "Ah think Danyelle got called an idiot..."

“Ain’t gonna question that.” I agreed as we did what we wanted to do here, and later, it was 11:59, one minute ‘til midnight as Ah noticed rain outside.

Rainbow spoke "Yeah, it’s raining tonight."

Sunset spoke "Uh guys... that's snow..."

Rainbow spoke "*Facehoof* Okay, I forgot that there was also gonna be snowing tonight. And before you say anything, there can be raining and snowing at the same time, and I don’t just mean hail."

Sunset spoke "Folks with ice affinities aren't bothered by this one bit..."

Then it turned midnight as one of the mirrors were suddenly static.

Yellowfang hisses suddenly.

A voice spoke "Rivals… They are… Friends, yet powerful foes! *Many familiar faces appear on the mirror* The desperate fighting program amongst high school students and royalty! A new legend is about to start!"

A location like a wrestling stadium appeared on the mirror.

A familiar voice spoke "May the bravest of all creatures! Come on down!"

We saw Teddie, but for some reason, he had some new features.

Teddie spoke "Nobody touches his precious Tenshi! The sister-complex kingpin of steel, Seiko Blade!"

Seiko spoke "*On mirror* It’s only natural."

Teddie spoke "Wage slave in the boonies by day, hero by night! Captain Ressentiment, Kaze Mizu!"

Kaze spoke "*On mirror* Everything that bores me has gotta go!"

Teddie spoke "A spunky dragon with deadly legs! The carnivore who’s discarded womanhood, Emerald Aura!"

Emerald spoke "*On mirror* You need to eat more meat!"

Teddie spoke "Please escort me to the ring, my prince! The unconquerable Snow Black, Shima Enaga!"

Shima spoke "*On mirror* I’ll finish you in one strike!"

Teddie spoke "Blooming roses and bulging muscles! The bloodcurdling beefcake emperor, Kanji Tatsumi!"

Kanji spoke "*On mirror* Deep in the realms of romance!"

Teddie spoke "The body of a child, the brain of a genius! The 2000-IQ killjoy detective, Sunao Howaitoberu!"

Sunao asks "*On mirror* Is this an army of idiots?"

Teddie spoke "Sales assistant and traitor! The deadly she-devil, Kiko Hayai!"

Kiko spoke "*On mirror* I’ll kill you all!"

Teddie spoke "The golden dragon in a dirty dog’s body! The fearsome fighter with apocalyptic arms, Goryuu Tatsumi!"

Goryuu spoke "*On mirror* You’re done, son!"

Teddie spoke "Small stature, but great power inside! The short strong strategist, Kochuu Burakkuhon!"

Kochuu spoke "*On mirror* You don’t stand a chance!"

Teddie spoke "Simple farmer, who’s never wrong! The tough Princess of Honesty, Applejack!"

“Yeehaw!” The me on the mirror whooped, much to my confusion.

Teddie spoke "Wonder, fire, both in the form of lightning bolts! The brave Princess of Loyalty, Rainbow Dash!"

Rainbow Dash spoke "*On mirror* I’m awesome!"

Teddie spoke "Shining diamond in anything fashion! The charming Princess of Generosity, Rarity!"

Rarity spoke "*On mirror* Prepare to be dazzled!"

Teddie spoke "Meek like a mouse, yet fierce as a lion! The heartful Princess of Kindness, Fluttershy!"

Fluttershy spoke "Don’t make me angry."

Teddie spoke "One-mare army and total party animal! The slippery Princess of Laughter, Pinkamena Diane Pie!"

Pinkie spoke "*On mirror* Time to party!"

Teddie spoke "Fight, and survive towards the one throne waiting at the end! The P-1 Grand Prix, where fierce fights will be fought! The battle begins tonight!"

The mirror went static again, but what we heard and saw was definitely a shock to us.

Yellowfang asks "How come Ah wasn't mentioned?"

Leafstar spoke "Many Clan warriors are asking the same thing Yellowfang..."

“That’s the least of our worries right now. If that was what Ah think it is, then the Midnight Channel’s back.” I pointed out.

Pebble spoke "I think we should contact Emerald since I have a bad feeling about this..."

But then my compact went off.

Micah responds to his.

Micah spoke "Micah speaking, oh hi Emerald. Pebble Heart was just talking about you."

Emerald spoke "Did you see that?! That was the Midnight Mirror!"

Micah spoke "Most of the Alliance saw it... Plus Pebble thinks it could be a trap..."

Pebble spoke "*in background* Exactly!"

Emerald spoke "It doesn’t matter if it’s a trap! Some of the others and I are meeting up with Seiko at Junes since he’s back in town for a few days. We’re heading into the TM world through one of the Telemirrors in Junes."

Micah spoke "We of MeadowClan kinda don't have Danyelle with us at the moment."

Emerald spoke "Wait! I didn’t see Dany on the Midnight Mirror!"

Micah spoke "Twilight wasn't mentioned either, same with Snowfall and Spottedleaf."

Emerald spoke "Look, Teddie, Heifa, Karei and Kanji are missing."

All of a sudden, the images of a star shaped leaf along with the images of a lightning bolt, a shadowed star, a gust of wind, a river and a flower were seen on the map above Ineighba.

Leafstar spoke "Well this is a first! All six Clans were called to Ineighba!"

"Looks like the we're meetin' up with the others at Junes too." I noted.

Micah spoke "About that Applejack, the map had called all six Clans that are in Ponyville to Ineighba. The star shaped leaf represents SkyClan, the lightning bolt represents ThunderClan, the shadowed star represents ShadowClan, the gust of wind represents WindClan, the river represents RiverClan and the flower represents MeadowClan."

"Again, it ain't like all of us can fight." I pointed out.

Leafstar spoke "But none of us can ignore a map summon."

“Ah know, but try not to get in trouble.” I said.

Leafstar asks "But how in StarClan's name are we going to transport 200 some-odd Abyssinians plus five alicorns to Ineighba?"

Pinkie spoke "Dany left behind some warp rings just in case any of us here are needed somewhere else."

Blizzardstar spoke "Pinkie, you're an idiot... Danyelle used her last one not long ago."

Pinkie asks "Then how’d these ones get here?"

Rainbow spoke "Those are fake... It's to keep Golden Ingot from using them to harass Celestia and Luna with pranks."

Pinkie asks "Oh. What about a long-distance group teleport spell?"

Leafstar whacks Pinkie.

Leafstar spoke "Not all of us have magic or are as gifted as Twilight, Starlight and Sunset are..."

Sunset spoke "I can help though."

Redux-verse Danyelle pokes her head out of a warp ring.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Maybe I can help!"

"Really?" I asked.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "My fur was itching since I was called by the map but when I talked to my universe's Twilight, she was rather shocked at where it was..."

Indigo threw Redux-verse Danyelle with Psychic, causing the two-tailed Mew to get her head stuck in the wall.

Redux-verse Danyelle groans "That hurt..."

Indigo spoke "You're an idiot, Danyelle."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "So says the Absol-Mewtwo hybrid that's a total scaredy Skitty when it comes to thunderstorms!"

Indigo spoke "Hey!"

Redux-verse Danyelle taunts "You want some cheese with that whine Gogo?"

"As funny as that is, we gotta get movin'." I pointed out.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Don't mind Gogo, he can be a moron at times... More so than Blizzardstar..."

Blizzardstar spoke "Hey!"

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Not you, my universe's Blizzardstar."

Blizzardstar spoke "I'll let that slide."

Redux-verse Danyelle notices Goliath.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "I sense some underlying pain in that one's heart."

"We can do talkin' later, Dany. Right now we gotta head ta Ineighba." I urged.

Redux-verse Danyelle asks "Oh right! *looking at the map* Can I get a list of who's going?"

"It'll be hard to swallow." I warned.

Leafstar spoke "We can't take the kits though."

"Right." Ah nodded.

Blizzardstar spoke "Then again... nearly all of the Clan Abyssinians are children according to Equestrian standards... Which can also anger the truancy officers.."

Vera showed up. “I can help look after ‘em.”

Leafstar was soon up on the ceiling.

Leafstar yowls "You nearly gave me a heart attack!"

Vera spoke "Sorry."

Blizzardstar spoke "I doubt alicorn magic or draconequus magic can cure blindness."

Vera asks "Where’d that come from?"

Rarity spoke "Shi was talking about Jayfeather..."

Vera spoke "Oh."

Several mothers had to cover the ears of their young children since a hellhound-earth pony hybrid crashed into Indigo.

The mare-bitch spoke "That fucking hurt!"

Mothwing gasps "Wow... What a foul mouth..."

Redux-verse Danyelle sighs "My universe's Shadow was just as bad..."

Vera asks "Now how did she get outta Tartarus?"

The mare-bitch spoke "What the-Ugh! I somehow left the book behind!"

Starlight asks "You okay miss?"

The mare-bitch spoke "Grr... I'm fine. None of your business.

Starlight spoke "There's no need to bite my tail off about it, I know what it's like to have an overly caring father that treats me like a filly when I'm clearly an adult."

The mare-bitch asks "*Growls in Starlight's face* And how do you know about me?"

Starlight spoke "I'm a lot like you in some ways."

The mare-bitch spoke "*Grabs Starlight* You know nothing about me!"

Blizzardstar snaps "PUT THE PREGNANT MARE DOWN RIGHT NOW FIREBALL STORM!"

The hybrid scoffed as she let Starlight go, who didn't show any fear at all.

Scorching spits a ball of fire at the hybrid yet it didn't cause a burn.

Fireball scoffs "Tch, was that supposed to hurt me?"

Scorching spoke "You need to take a chill pill."

Lan and Maylu were both laughing.

Fireball wasn't annoyed by that as she raised an eyebrow at that.

Aphmau asks "Want to know what Danyelle and I call Ingot?"

Fireball asks "*Looking at her cell mirror* What?"

Aphmau giggles "Screamer!"

Blizzardstar chuckles "He sounds like a filly whenever one of his pranks backfire on him."

Fireball stifled a snicker.

Aphmau spoke "Him and Pierce are a pair of idiots though."

Fireball spoke "Heh, I can tell."

Blizzardstar spoke "Guess we got off on the wrong hoof or paw there, I'm Blizzardstar. Ice to meet you."

Fireball asks "*Deadpan* Ice pun? Really?"

Blizzardstar chuckles "I use ice magic."

Fireball spoke "Other demons in Tartarus can too."

Starlight spoke "Let me guess, your adopted father tends to be overly caring at times and treats you like a filly right? My dad's the same way."

Fireball growls "Again, how do you know when you’ve never been in Tartarus?"

Starlight spoke "Lucky guess."

Fireball scoffs "Tch. It better be."

Redux-verse Danyelle opens a portal to Ineighba.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Let's go!"

"Right!" Ah nodded.

Blizzardstar soon got a call from Spottedleaf.

Blizzardstar spoke "Sorry Applejack, all of MeadowClan is needed up at the North Pole."

The map suddenly changed.

the MeadowClan icon along with a honey colored star was now floating above the image of the North Pole while the other five clan icons were floating above the image of Ineighba.

“Makes sense.” I noted.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Yeah."

"Let's move!" I urged.

Leafstar teleported before reappearing with Honeystar.

“That was quick.” I noted.

Honeystar asks "What was that for furbrain?"

Leafstar spoke "Important mission."

Honeystar spoke "This better not be a prank to set me up with that icefox."

Leafstar whistled innocently.

Honeystar scoffs.

Rainbow spoke "Let’s just go already!"

Rarity spoke "Indeed!"

Blizzardstar spoke "Hold it mares! All of MeadowClan is to report to where Spottedleaf is located."

Leafstar and the other Clan warriors soon got to Ineighba, and it was morning.

*In Ineighba,*

Squirrelstar spots Emerald.

Squirrelstar spoke "Hi there."

Emerald asks "What's going on?! Where's Dash and the others?"

Leafstar spoke "All of MeadowClan got called to the North Pole..."

Emerald was eerily silent, scaring Squirrelstar and Leafstar a bit.

Twilight spoke "*via compact* TM or not, an entire clan can't ignore a Clan summon."

Emerald spoke "We’re heading into that TM, clan summon or not."

Blizzardstar spoke "*in background* A good majority of Santa's assistants have gone missing which in turns puts Santa himself severely behind schedule."

What Blizzardstar said had stunned Emerald and the others.

Icy asks "Would that mean...?"

Blizzardstar spoke "*in background* Hearth's Warming is not gonna happen this year. Not if all of MeadowClan doesn't help Santa with making toys."

Emerald spoke "Listen, we can’t do this on our own either, and something tells me we’ll find more than Karei, Kanji, Teddie and Heifa in there."

Danyelle spoke "*in background* Emmy’s not wrong there, Blizzardstar. Wouldn’t hurt to send in backup."

Blizzardstar spoke "*in background* You've got five clans worth of Abyssinians to help you out, Santa needs MeadowClan's help."

Emerald spoke "Listen, whoever put up that Midnight Mirror won’t let them fight."

Rainbow asks "*in background* Give us a moment okay?"

A lot of growling and yowling was heard before Rainbow was tied up in candy cane rope.

Emerald asks "I probably shouldn’t ask, but what happened?

Danyelle spoke "*in background* Rainbow got into a scuffle with Santa but got tied up with rope... made out of candy cane..."

Starlight spoke "*in background* I'm starting to think that whatever hosted that midnight mirror is preventing Applejack, Rainbow, Rarity, Pinkie and Fluttershy from entering the competition. Plus Pebble Heart said that it was a trap."

Emerald spoke "Even if it was, we have to spring it. Our friends are in trouble."

Blizzardstar spoke "*in background* Right! Twilight, Flash, Applejack, Crosswind, Pinkie, Rarity, Rainbow, Azure, Fluttershy, Flowerstep, Snowfall, Honeystar, Danyelle and I will be in Ineighba real soon!"

Emerald spoke "Thanks, guys. I really appreciate it."

Twilight soon pops up with Flash, Blizzardstar, Crosswind, Pinkie, Rarity, Rainbow, Azure, Fluttershy, Flowerstep, Snowfall, Honeystar, Danyelle and I.

I spoke "We're here."

Emerald spoke "Nice, the others and I already discussed what happened, and we're goin' in."

Twilight spoke "Santa's also counting on us to find and save his assistants."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Indigo and I will help too."

Emerald spoke "Sweet!"

But then Redux-verse Danyelle's ears twitched as she looked around. "Huh, no one spying on us. Maybe Indigo and I should look around the city."

Indigo spoke "Danyelle, you're an idiot..."

Both Danyelle and Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Hey!"

Indigo smirked.

Both Danyelles fling lightning at Indigo, electrocuting the Absol-Mewtwo hybrid.

Indigo coughed out a puff of smoke as he was blackened.

Danyelle spoke "You had that one coming."

Emerald spoke "I could've kicked him, ya know."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "And get electrocuted by a Raichu-Mewtwo hybrid? Bad idea. Plus Indigo's a Dark-Psychic type, fighting type attacks deal double the damage to him."

We got to the others as we went into Junes, towards the TM section while waiting for customers to leave said section.

Indigo lets out a sudden fart, causing the customers to leave the TM section.

Kaze asks "*Nasally while covering nose* Dude, was that really necessary?"

Indigo spoke "*embarrassed* Hey, at least it helped drive the shoppers off..."

Emerald spoke "You know, it's been a while since last time."

Shima spoke "I'm a little nervous."

Seiko touched the tele-mirror, causing the the glass to ripple.

Goryuu spoke "Still works."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Let's go."

Seiko nodded with us agreein’ as we all went in there, falling through black oval outlines in whiteness around us. But suddenly, the colors reversed.

Seiko gasps.

Kiko asks "Huh!?"

Shima asks "Isn’t this different from usual!?"

Emerald asks "Oh no! Wh-What do we do!?"

Kaze spoke "Wh-What CAN we do!? We can’t stop now!"

We were then falling through many colors o’ light.

Redux-verse Danyelle whines "Too many colors...."

Then we were covered in a blindin’ light. And when it faded, I found myself alone outside o’ Yasoponi High. This gotta be the TM world, but somehow, we got separated.

Karei’s voice spoke "Helloooo! Sorry for the wait!"

Heifa’s voice spoke "Ladies and gentlemen of Yasoponi, welcome! The P-1 Grand Prix is gonna start!"

Karei’s voice spoke "There’s no need for manners or courtesy or anything today, so let it all hang out! Tell us how you really feel!"

“What in the?!” I gasped after hearin’ those voices as Ah saw Karei and Heifa commentating on mirrors before I noticed a ton of creatures watchin’. But they somehow felt like harmless Shadows to me.

Karei spoke "Ahe-he-hem! May I have your attention, please! I, Karette, and Heifa, will be your commentators! But first, the General has a few words for you all!"

Then Teddie appeared on a mirror, wearing the same stuff from last night.

General Teddie spoke "Well then! I’m proud to announce the opening of our bear-y own P-1 Grand Prix!"

“Teddie, what’s goin’ on?! We were lookin’ fer you and the others, and-“ I tried to say before I was cut off.

General Teddie spoke "Ugh, never thought you were the talkative type, AJ! You’re a mare of action! And talking’s a big waste of time! Less talk and more fighting! Would the next challenger come on down!

Smoke suddenly burst underneath me and blinded me, before it soon fades and I could see again while keepin’ mah guard up. But who appeared was a surprise, as it was Danyelle, which was a relief.

“Glad ta see you, Danyelle.” I smiled.

Danyelle fires a Lightning Neko Roar at me, forcing me to dodge.

“What the hay?!” I gasped.

Danyelle growls "Still stubborn on doing things alone."

Okay, somethin’ ain’t right. I readied my weapon, myself and my Persona, Terra.

“Looks like Ah gotta beat ya to snap ya outta it.” I noted as the battle started.

Karei and Heifa spoke "Ready…! Fight!"

Danyelle's claws were coated in ice and in fire as she attacks me.

I jumped, dodging as I delivered a good kick with my back legs, knockin’ her back a bit with some damage.

Danyelle grabs me before flying high into the sky.

She then crashed me into the ground, dealin’ me plenty o’ damage. But then I brought out Terra as she used Earthen Fury, makin’ me stronger and tougher as I tackled Danyelle again, dealin’ more damage while Karei and Heifa were still commentatin’.

Danyelle yowls "CYRO NEKO ROAR!!!!"

I was soon frozen in a block of ice.

But Ah soon broke out as Terra an’ I delivered an uppercut on Danyelle, knockin’ her out.

Karei spoke "Oh my… They lost."

General Teddie spoke "Hahaha! Alright, AJ! Keep doing that and mosey on ahead!"

“Don’t tell me yer keepin’ this goin’.” Ah sighed.

General Teddie spoke "Of course I am! And you’ll have to get to me, but you should hurry…"

The mirror turned off before Danyelle started comin’ to as Ah readied mahself.

Danyelle spoke "Man… I’ve clearly been slacking off on my training, but wouldn’t it kill ya to hold back a bit? Thought I was gonna die."

“Same to ya, Dany. Couldn’t have stood a chance if Ah didn’t give it mah all.” I said, relaxed that Danyelle was back to normal as she got up.

Danyelle spoke "Still, please stop poking fun about my wings like I was an outsider."

“Huh? Why would Ah say that?” I asked, completely lost about what was goin’ on.

Danyelle: You seriously don’t remember?"

“Ah would’ve if Ah did say that.” I answered honestly. “And ya still think Ah do things by mahself?”

Danyelle spoke "What? Hay no!"

She’s bein’ honest about that, that’s fer sure.

Danyelle was in a shitty mood since she had lost.

A yell was heard since Twilight had got sent flying by Redux-verse Danyelle before crashing down in front of me.

Twilight groans "Owie... For a tiny thing, that cat can pack a punch... *Notices Danyelle* Oh boy."

Danyelle was about to stomp off when there was a painful-like noise as she stepped into somethin’ invisible before she backed off.

Danyelle yelps "Ouch! What was that…?"

“An invisible barrier? Guess the loser can’t leave.” I noticed.

Twilight spoke "And since I lost to a Pokemon... I can't leave either..."

Danyelle soon calmed down. "Well, be careful, AJ."

I couldn't help but smile as I was headin' out for real this time.

Twilight spoke "Good luck Applejack."

Ah then left the area as Ah was soon in a hallway, tryin' ta figure out where ta find Teddie while runnin' into invisible walls.

A mare asks "Hey! You there! You're one a'them participants in that Grand Prix thing, right?"

That sudden voice spooked me a bit as Ah readied to fight.

The mare spoke "Whoa whoa whoa! What's the big idea!? You could poke someone's eye out, swinging those hooves around!"

Ah turned to see a young mare I ain't never seen before. She had pale fur, a blueish gray tail, very long blueish gray mane tied into a ponytail and piercing red eyes, while wearing a Yasoponi High summer uniform. She definitely looked like a real being.

"Mah apologies, didn't mean ta frighten ya." Ah said.

The mare spoke "Sorry ain't gonna cut it! What were you gonna do if you hurt one a'the students here, huh? You can't go pulling that stuff without student council approval. Alright, the jig is up. I'm puttin' the kibosh on this tournament right now!"

Yikes, she might be gettin' the wrong idea.

Indigo had launched a Night Slash at the mare.

Indigo spoke "You can blame the Midnight Mirror for that!"

But the mare didn't even seem to be hurt as it looked like there weren't any mirrors around.

The mare asks "Midnight Mirror? What're ya talkin' about?"

"We're actually tryin' to stop the tournament." I said. "Wait, did ya fall in here through a TM?"

Later, after explaining, we explained some stuff to her, learnin' that she was the Student Council President before we heard a boom.

"Where'd that come from?" I asked.

Miss President spoke "Hey, that sounded like it came from the gym! I oughta tell you both to go home, but I get that you're worried about your friends. C'mon, let's go check it out!"

We moved forward as Indigo an' I were surprised that Miss President could keep up with us. Soon, we burst into the gym, but no one was here, only seeing huge piles o' stacked chairs, twisted and intertwined everywhere on the open floor, formin' two large towers close to the ceilin'.

Miss President asks "What is this...? Who'd go to all this trouble?"

Two of Pinkie's guards were out cold and chained to a wall.

"What in tarnation?!" Ah gasped before one of the mirrors turned on, showing General Teddie.

General Teddie laughs "Oh ho hoooo... You found two former competitors, AJ! Well, that's fine by me, of course! But shouldn't you keep your mind on the fighting? *Notices mah expression* Whoa! You look so mortified! That's the face I was hoping to see, heeheehee! You're definitely worried about your friends!"

Miss President growls "Hey, you! You're the ringleade a'this mess, aren't you!? What's the idea, raising a ruckus like this without runnin' it by the student council!? Pack it in and clean all this up already!"

General Teddie spoke "What're these tiny things? I'm in the middle of an important conversation with AJ! Yappy little mutts like you and your friend should be muzzled and sit in the corner! Sit, puppies, sit!"

Those two were definitely angry, but I assured them that I'd handle this.

"Ah don't think you'd say stuff like that, Ted." I pointed out.

General Teddie spoke "Hmph! You'd seriously believe a liar like her? C'mon, AJ... your opponent's getting tired of waiting for you! Would the next challenger come on down!"

Another cloud o' smoke appeared from the ground before it vanished, revealin' Goryuu.

Goryuu asks "Hey, country mare. What's wrong? Still protecting others alone?"

I knew immediately after that I had to fight as I readied mahself.

Miss President asks "What the... Applejack-hime!?"

Ah couldn't answer her right now.

"Whatever either of ya see, keep calm. Promise me neither of ya will run away." I requested Miss President and Indigo.

Indigo growls "I may be a scaredy Skitty at times but I'm not gonna run away with my tail between my legs. I can't call myself a bearer of the Element of Magic if I turned my back on my friends."

Redux-verse Danyelle soon arrives to fight Indigo.

Karei spoke "Ooh! Two battles going on at the same time? Let's get it started!"

Heifa spoke "Ready...! Fight!"

Indigo spoke "This won't be easy though Applejack, my universe's Danyelle is the freaking Avatar."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "I’m an Avatar, not THE Avatar, you idiot."

Indigo spoke "I know that but you still have the disadvantage against me since you're a Psychic type!"

Indigo knocks the diamond dog out but was soon knocked out by Redux-verse Danyelle before the crazed Mew hits me with earthbending, knocking me out.

General Teddie spoke "Hey! That was too quick, and Redux Danyelle’s obviously outta control and fought Goryuu’s opponent! As of now, Redux Danyelle is hereby disqualified and Indigo wins by default! And if she misbehaves anymore, she’ll die right on the spot!"

Redux Danyelle was suddenly trapped in an invisible barrier.

Redux-verse Danyelle was glowing red in anger.

Indigo spoke "Shit! SHE'S ABOUT TO USE CHAOS BLAST!!!!"

The barrier shatters completely due to the attack.

Indigo spoke "And are you NUTS?!? If my universe's Danyelle dies, her children won't last long on their own!"

What Indigo had said really concerned me and the council president.

Miss President spoke "‘Ey! Stop! You’re gonna kill the students! *Redux-Verse Danyelle was not listening* I. SAID. STOP!!!"

Miss President somehow leapt greatly into the air an’ delivered one heck of a punch against Redux-Verse Danyelle’s head, knocking her out cold as her Chaos Blast attack was cancelled, causing our jaws to drop at that amount of strength.

But the Mew teleported out of the way.

But Miss President saw that coming and knocked Redux-Verse Danyelle out cold for real this time after she reappeared.

But Redux-verse Danyelle was above the school.

Indigo glares at Teddie.

Indigo snarls "CALL OFF THE TOURNAMENT NOW!!"

General Teddie spoke "Hehehe, no can do."

But suddenly, Teddie appeared on the roof. “Dany-chan! Please stop!”

That got Redux-Danyelle’s attention as she turned toward him.

Indigo snarls "YOU THREATENED A MOTHER!"

Redux-verse Danyelle's fur had gone from blue to black since a dark synergy stone was lodged in her back.

Redux-verse shadow Danyelle spoke "*monotone* You're such a bother..."

A shadow ball hits Teddie, sending him flying.

Indigo spoke "Applejack, call your friends! We got a Shadow Mew on the loose! And if it's anything like what happened to Orion, that Mew will be out for Gaea energy!"

But then a warp ring suddenly appeared as a female figure tackled Shadow Danyelle.

A Mobian fox spoke "She can’t! They’re still trapped in this tournament! I’ll stop Danyelle!"

Indigo gasps "Korra?!"

Shadow Redux-verse Danyelle was now in Plasmeon-taur form as she dropkicks Redux-verse Korra into a tree, knocking the fox out cold.

Shadow Redux-verse Danyelle steals the magic out of me before going after the other alicorns.

Six voices spoke at the same time "MOM! Please stop!"

Shadow Redux-verse Danyelle froze in her tracks.

Damien spoke "Mom, just stop this and come home, please."

The five girls added with the big cute eyes and whimpering sad lips.

Shadow Redux-verse Danyelle charges up a shadow ball to throw at the six.

Redux-verse Ben tackles the six children to the ground, saving them from the attack.

Redux-verse Ben spoke "Indigo! You, Ash, Asuna, Orion, Haru and Akane have to use the Elements of Harmony!"

Indigo spoke "No need to tell me twice!"

Five more Mewtwo step out of a portal, three were hybrids and two were not.

Akane spoke "We're with ya Gogo!"

Redux-verse Ash spoke "Yeah bro."

Orion spoke "Time to put an end to this shadow."

Asuna spoke "I agree brother!"

Redux-verse Haru spoke "Yeah!"

Akane spoke "We might need this too."

The Growlithe-Mewtwo hybrid was holding a Synergy broach in her hands.

Several Blood Chains restrain the Plasmeon-taur.

Flintfur and Bone spoke "We can't hold her down long!"

The six Mewtwo spoke "NOW!!"

Flintfur held the broach with his magic as the six Mewtwo fired a Harmony beam at it, sending out a purification beam at Shadow Redux-verse Danyelle.

The dark synergy stone shatters, curing Redux-verse Danyelle of the darkness but the stone had left a nasty wound on the Mew's back.

To be Continued....

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Workshop Worries

*Twilight's POV*

*North Pole*

After telling Danyelle off, the trio and I arrive at the North Pole right outside Santa's workshop.

Snowfall spoke "Wow… This is so awesome."

Spottedleaf spoke "Y-you're one t-to t-talk... I'm f-freezing! I h-haven't g-grown in m-my w-winter f-fur y-yet..."

Danyelle asks "Need some fire?"

Spottedleaf stammers "Wh-what am I? A F-FireClan c-cat?"

Danyelle spoke "Hey, I’m only trying to help. No need to get catty. *Covers mouth* Okay, bad choice of words."

I spoke "Danyelle, you're an idiot."

Danyelle spoke "Yeah, that one was on me."

I wingslap Danyelle.

Danyelle spoke "Again, I had that coming."

I spoke "Yes, yes you did."

Snowfall spoke "Anyway, let’s head in there."

Spottedleaf spoke "R-right..."

We kept going forward.

Spottedleaf spoke "Oh, I can’t feel my feet… I can’t feel my feet!"

Danyelle spoke "Great StarClan... Quit complaining Spots."

I spoke "Don't make me wingslap you again Danyelle."

Snowfall spoke "We’re here!"

Spottedleaf sneezes, causing a bolt of lightning to hit one of the reindeer.

The three of us couldn’t help but facepalm.

Spottedleaf spoke "S-sorry... I'm not used to this weather..."

“We’re might be in trouble.” I deadpanned.

Danyelle checked her compact.

Danyelle spoke "Uh girls, I think there's a competition going on."

"Whaddya mean?" The three of us asked.

Ears pin back, Danyelle spoke "Teddie, Heifa, Karei and Kanji are missing."

Spottedleaf asks "What?"

Danyelle spoke "I heard it from Pebble who had heard it from Emerald."

“When we’re done with this mission, we’re heading to Ineighba to help the others.” I said.

Danyelle asks "Why do I get the feeling that Blizzardstar called Pinkie an idiot?"

Danyelle's left ear twitches when she heard a hearty laugh.

Danyelle asks "What was that?"

I spoke "I bet it was Santa."

Danyelle spoke "Same here."

Danyelle soon spots a silvery white Abyssinian tom with a red outfit.

Spottedleaf spoke "Uh... sorry for zapping one of your reindeer sir."

"How come? Look like normal weather." The Abyssinian shrugged off as I saw the word "Naughty" tattooed on his right forearm and the word "Nice" tattooed on the left arm.

Spottedleaf spoke "I'm not built for extreme cold..."

"Huh, you remind me of Bunny." The Abyssinian noted.

Spottedleaf spoke "Short fur can have that effect on anyone that isn't used to the extreme cold. Plus folks with long fur or dark colored fur can't handle hot weather."

“Yeah.” I agreed.

Spottedleaf spoke "You have it easy Snowfall, the cold never bothered you!"

Snowfall barks "Hey!"

Danyelle giggles "Sounds like Snowfall's gonna need some herbs for that burn."

Snowfall growled before looking a bit down.

Danyelle asks "What's got your tails in a twist?"

Snowfall sighs "I'm just... jealous of my little sister."

Danyelle spoke "Let me guess, you've got a crush on Honeystar but the problem is... You're immortal, shi's mortal and you're both of different clans."

Snowfall asks "H-Huh?"

Spottedleaf giggles "I heard about it from Fluttershy!"

Danyelle spoke "Wow, wait until Scorching hears this."

I spoke "Danyelle, you do know that you can contact Scorching easily with the compact."

Danyelle giggles "I know, I just can’t help with teasing sometimes."

I giggle "Great StarClan, you're just as bad as Cadence is when it comes to teasing."

Danyelle asks "And what is that supposed to mean?"

I giggle "*sing-song* Nothing~!"

Danyelle asks "Anyways... *turning to face Santa* Have you been having any problems?"

Santa spoke "Preparations are a little behind this year."

Spottedleaf spoke "I might have to call in the rest of my clan to help out since two alicorns and two Abyssinian-alicorn hybrids aren't enough."

Spottedleaf patches through to Blizzardstar.

Spottedleaf spoke "Blizzardstar, we need help!"

Danyelle spoke "Could take a while."

I snicker "Yeah and judging by the way Snowfall's acting, Honeystar was called as well."

Spottedleaf giggles "Talk about luck."

I giggle "Yeah."

Snowfall sneezes.

Danyelle asks "Cold?"

Snowfall spoke "Someone was talking about me..."

“Really?” I asked in surprise.

Soon enough, Rainbow and the rest of MeadowClan had arrived.

Blizzardstar spoke "Hey Sparkles."

Rainbow yelps "OW! Why is my cutie mark burning all of a sudden?!"

Applejack spoke "Ah told y’all we’re needed in Ineighba."

I ask "If that were the case, why wasn't I called to Ineighba?"

Danyelle contacts Emerald via compact.

Danyelle spoke "Hey Emmy."

Emerald spoke "Where's AJ and the others?! They should've been here by now!"

Danyelle spoke "According to Blizzardstar, all of MeadowClan got called to the North Pole. Which sadly means Applejack, Rainbow, Rarity, Pinkie and Fluttershy need to be with their clan."

Emerald spoke "BUT THEY'RE NEEDED IN INEIGHBA!!! THIS IS SERIOUS!!!"

Danyelle didn't show it, but I can tell that she was scared by Emerald's anger.

I took the compact from Danyelle.

I spoke "Emerald listen, even though my friends were on the TM, they weren't called by the map to Ineighba! Clan summons are far more serious than normal map summons. Not to mention, majority of Santa's assistants have gone missing which in turns puts Santa himself severely behind schedule."

Emerald spoke "*Via compact* We’re heading into the TM, Clan summon or not! Our friends are in trouble!"

Blizzardstar spoke "A good majority of Santa's assistants have gone missing which in turns puts Santa himself severely behind schedule."

What Blizzardstar said had stunned Emerald and the others.

Icy asks "*in background* Would that mean...?"

Blizzardstar spoke "Hearth's Warming is not gonna happen this year. Not if all of MeadowClan doesn't help Santa with making toys."

Emerald spoke "Listen, we can’t do this on our own either, and something tells me we’ll find more than Karei, Kanji, Teddie and Heifa in there."

Danyelle spoke "Emmy’s not wrong there, Blizzardstar. Wouldn’t hurt to send in backup."

Blizzardstar spoke "You've got five clans worth of Abyssinians to help you out Emerald, Santa needs MeadowClan's help."

Emerald spoke "*On compact* Listen, whoever put up that Midnight Mirror won’t let them fight."

Rainbow asks "Give us a moment okay?"

Emerald asks "*On compact* I probably shouldn’t ask, but what happened?"

Danyelle spoke "Rainbow got into a scuffle with Santa but got tied up with rope... made out of candy cane..."

Starlight spoke "I'm starting to think that whatever hosted that midnight mirror is preventing Applejack, Rainbow, Rarity, Pinkie and Fluttershy from entering the competition. Plus Pebble Heart said that it was a trap."

Emerald spoke "*On compact* Even if it was, we have to spring it. Our friends are in trouble."

Blizzardstar spoke "Right! Twilight, Flash, Applejack, Crosswind, Pinkie, Rarity, Rainbow, Azure, Fluttershy, Flowerstep, Snowfall, Honeystar, Danyelle and I will be in Ineighba real soon!"

Emerald spoke "*On compact* Thanks, guys. I really appreciate it."

I teleport with the 13 straight to Emerald's location.

*Roll's POV*

I spoke "Well, there they go."

Vince spoke "Let's just hope they pull it off."

Lan asks "Why do I get the feeling that our nee-chan and another Danyelle just got verbally roasted?"

Maylu asks "Whaddya mean?"

Lan spoke "Danyelle nee-chan's my guardian since I'm only 15."

Vince spoke "Hey, she's our big sis, Lan."

Lan spoke "I know that nii-san."

Vince spoke "Cool."

Spottedleaf spoke "We should get to work."

I spoke "Right, then let’s go."

Everyone else in MeadowClan spoke "YEAH!!!"

Everyone soon got to work since Hearth's Warming was a week away.

“This is gonna be fun, yet tough.” I noted.

Maylu spoke "I agree sis."

Vince spoke "Yeah, I mean, we’re no elves."

Maylu spoke "I know but Santa's counting on all of us to help out."

Lan spoke "Yeah, we’ll hold out until the others come back with the elves."

Quick spoke "Agreed!"

Santa chuckles "Appreciate the help."

Shadowfang spoke "We of MeadowClan are always willing to help those in need."

Scootaloo asks "Ooh! Think we’ll get on the Nice list for this?"

Santa chuckles "Hehehehe, nice or naughty lists, you all hold the records, but this may be wiping clean the slate."

Mistybreeze spoke "And to think this all started because of a Clan summon."

“Okay, let’s keep going.” I said.

All of the chakats and alicorns cheer.

We also noticed some yetis workin’ here.

Hawskong snickers as shi and Shadowfang pushed Mistybreeze and Fireball towards each other while Micah was holding a spring of mistletoe above the two.

Fireball: *Growls while looking up* Is this some kind of joke?

Mistybreeze spoke "*flustered* N-no it's n-not... Plus I was j-just too afraid you'd reject a freak like me... My sire was a budgietaur yet these puny wings can't get me off the ground..."

A pair of weak wings were on Mistybreeze's lower half.

Fireball asks "Little heavy?"

Mistybreeze spoke "Ignoring the rudeness behind what you said, I will never be able to fly..."

Fireball scoffs "Tch, so that's it? You're just gonna give up like that?"

Mistybreeze spoke "StarClan's sake! I can't fly because I don't have hollow bones!"

Despite her small wings, Mistybreeze ran off to be alone.

Fireball asks "What's hir problem?"

Micah spoke "Shi can't fly since shi was frail as a cub so hir wings won't grow any bigger than an adult Pegasus' wings... So I heard."

Fireball scoffs "Tch, sounds worse than syphilis."

Hawksong spoke "Ah may be half alicorn but Ah can barely stay five tail lengths in the air since mah wings are still growing."

Racing spoke "If ya care 'bout hir, go after hir!"

Fireball scoffs "Tch, fine. But only because I don’t feel like doing nothing."

Mistybreeze was up on a wooden beam while crying.

Fireball groans "Ugh… This is gonna be annoying."

But due to the chakat's weight, the wooden beam breaks thus causing Mistybreeze to fall on Fireball thus squishing the demonic mare-bitch in a rather awkward position.

Fireball spoke "Nothing new for me."

Several kids had covered their eyes since Mistybreeze had just entered peak male phase.

Lan asks "Why do I have that dreadful feeling that a counterpart of Danyelle nee-chan became corrupted?"

A portal appeared as Chameleo popped his head out of it.

“Yeah, had a feeling that might happened, so I called Redux-verse Korra and tell her to head to the Shadow World in this universe just in case.” Chameleo said before he went back into the portal before it closed.

Lan uses a warp ring to send Mistybreeze and Fireball to the Chuddle Hotel.

Lan spoke "Last thing we need is a bunch of mentally scarred kids."

Vince spoke "You’re telling me."

Lan spoke "Yeah plus Danyelle nee-chan would beat the tar out of us if she caught wind that Irene and Akoya were exposed to that too soon."

Vince spoke "Shh!"

Maylu whacks Lan upside the back of the head.

Maylu spoke "The same applies to Patch, Jazz and Volt too."

Lan spoke "Sorry."

Maylu giggles.

Vince chuckles "Hehe, easy there, little bro."

Maylu giggles "Talk about being dense!"

Lan spoke "Hey!"

Shadowfang chuckles "She's just teasing ya."

Lan spoke "I hope so."

*Meanwhile in the Chuddle Hotel*

Mistybreeze asks "Fireball?"

Fireball asks "What?"

Mistybreeze asks "D-do you like me as more than just a stranger?"

Fireball spoke "If you this scared, you could use some toughening up. So yeah, I guess I can hang with you."

Mistybreeze spoke "It's n-not that... I'm in peak male phase..."

Fireball groans "*Facehoof* Ugh… Of course you want to access one of my holes."

Mistybreeze spoke "But I w-won't force myself on you if it makes you uncomfortable."

Fireball spoke "Where do you think I’m from? There’s a Lust ring there."

Mistybreeze spoke "But I'm just a mortal chakat though."

Fireball asks "Does that really matter?"

Mistybreeze spoke "Honestly, not at all."

*Some time later*

Mistybreeze asks "So what now?"

Fireball giggles "Heh, find a guy in case your other half goes wild."

That made Mistybreeze blush.

Mistybreeze giggles "You sly mare-bitch!"

Fireball spoke "Eh, been called worse."

Mistybreeze giggles "Yeah but you're my mare-bitch."

Fireball spoke "Yeah, but who can say for sure. And why don't we keep this on the down low, my adopted dad would lose his shit if he found out."

Mistybreeze spoke "Yeah but it's hard to hide a pregnancy once you start showing."

At that very moment, Mistybreeze's compact had gone off thus revealing the voice of a pissed off stallion.

Mistybreeze spoke "We're in deep shit now Fireball...."

Fireball asks "Who’s that?"

Mistybreeze spoke "Y-your dad..."

Fireball spoke "What?! How'd he-Ugh... Right, the book."

Turning hir attention to the compact, Mistybreeze groans "What do you want?"

The male spoke "You know exactly what I want, you slut! Leave my daughter alone!"

Mistybreeze whimpers "but..."

Fireball spoke "Mistybreeze, I'll handle it."

Mistybreeze spoke "O-okay Fireball, I trust you..."

Fireball snaps "*Grabs Mistybreeze's compact* Fuck off, Blitz! I'm not a puppy anymore, and I wasn't when you adopted me! I was almost eighteen!"

Blitz spoke "Adopting you at that age still counts!"

Mistybreeze growls "If you even THINK of killing me, you'll set off a war between demons and alicorns!"

*Meanwhile*

Luna was relaxing on a bed while talking to a mirror.

Luna spoke "That's the basic gist of it Stolas sir. If Shir Mistybreeze is killed then that will only cause a war between demons and MeadowClan."

Stolas spoke "Oh dear, and if Blitzy gets in trouble, I get in trouble, and we don't want that!"

Luna spoke "Exactly, I should let Lucifer know right now."

A second mirror in Luna's room shimmers as the image of a demonic alicorn appears.

Luna spoke "Ah, good timing Lucifer. I was just talking about you."

Luna then noticed that Stolas was already on his way.

Luna explained everything to Lucifer.

Luna spoke "So yeah, last thing any of us need is a dead chakat.... Which could lead to a war between demons and MeadowClan..."

Lucifer spoke "*Annoyed sigh* I already have enough troubles with executioners coming from Heaven to wipe out any sinners spotted by them in the Pride Ring at the end of each year."

Luna groans "Great StarClan, that bad huh?"

Lucifer spoke "Tartarus is a bit overpopulated, but Adam upstairs thinks that can be solved by his team of Exorcists coming down to exterminate the sinners."

Luna spoke "That stallion's gone mad with power... I can only hope Goddess Faust can put a stop to it."

Lucifer spoke "That's a big IF, moon princess."

Luna spoke "I know Luce but Goddess Faust is the one that rules over heaven."

Lucifer spoke "And she might let him off easy."

Luna spoke "I hope so..."

*Back with Fireball and Mistybreeze*

Despite how small hir wings were, Mistybreeze had them fully spread wide in anger since shi was mad at Blitzo.

But then a portal appears, confusing the three.

Mistybreeze asks "And you are?"

A demonic gryphon stepped through.

Stolas spoke "Please everyone, just calm down."

Mistybreeze asks "Did Princess Luna ask you to help?"

Stolas spoke "Indeed."

Starlight steps through a portal.

Starlight spoke "Talk about being overprotective..."

Blitzo asks "Huh?"

Starlight glares at Blitzo with such a look that could scare a demon senseless.

Starlight spoke "You'll have to learn sooner or later that Fireball's not a little filly anymore, I know what it's like to have an overly caring father that I had to put my hoof down and say enough."

Mistybreeze spoke "Sir, I love Fireball and I can't imagine my life without her."

Blitzo spoke "…Fine, but if you break her heart, I’ll make you eat my gun and bullets!"

Mistybreeze spoke "My species takes romance seriously."

Stolas spoke "Blitzy, please leave them be."

Blitzo spoke "*Annoyed groan* Just say my name right for once!"

Starlight snickers "What's the matter Blitzo, too chicken shit to hit a pregnant mare?"

Blitzo growls "*Cocks gun* Don’t push me! I’m not in a good mood!"

Starlight shouts "VERA!!!!"

Vera showed up. “Again, Blitz? Ya really gotta stop Jumpin’ the gun.”

Then a rimshot was heard.

Starlight spoke "There seriously needs to be a no guns rule for this hotel..."

Vera spoke "Point taken."

Vera snapped her fingers as Blitzo's gun vanished.

Vera spoke "Don't worry, it's back at your apartment, along with your other weapons."

Mistybreeze spoke "Fireball, there's something I want to ask you."

Fireball asks "What?"

Starlight tapes Blitzo's mouth shut with hellfire-proof tape.

Mistybreeze asks "Fireball, will you marry me?"

Fireball asks "Heh, fine. But you won't have a problem if a guy joins in, right?"

Mistybreeze spoke "Since chakats swing both ways, of course."

*Back at the North Pole*

Lucy and a few others were busy with wrapping the non charred gifts since Natsu, Spike and Scorching were constantly sneezing thus setting things on fire.

Ice spoke "Those hotheads really need to cool off."

Lucy tailslaps Ice Chill.

Lucy spoke "Dragons hate the cold."

Wendy spoke "Please, calm down."

Spike stammers "W-why do I have th-that feeling th-that something b-bad is gonna happen to Twilight and the others?"

Wendy hugged Spike, calming his nerves.

Spike spoke "I'm worried about Twilight..."

Wendy spoke "I'm sure she's alright, Spike."

Spike spoke "I hope so Wendy..."

Spike hugged Wendy back.

Lucy's compact goes off suddenly.

Danyelle spoke "Guys! We got MAJOR TROUBLE!!! I need ALL of MeadowClan, ThunderClan, WindClan, ShadowClan, RiverClan and SkyClan to help stop an out of control shadow!"

But then it went static.

Shadowfang spoke "Attention everyone! We're needed in Ineighba right now since our alicorn friends are in danger!"

Santa spoke "Wait, don't be so assuming."

Ben spoke "My wife is in danger though! And judging by her tone, another Danyelle is badly injured."

Santa asks "And you don't believe they can pull through?"

Ben spoke "It'll take a Hearth's Warming miracle..."

Santa spoke "Now sometimes, others have to make their own miracles."

Ben spoke "All we can do is pray to StarClan that they pull through because as I heard from Willowpelt... If Spottedleaf dies a third time, that'd be it for the dark tortoiseshell."

Spike spoke "Dude! Don't think about that!"

Ben spoke "Metaphorically speaking, of course."

Willowpelt spoke "But he is right though young dragon."

Spike spoke "Just stop! I don't wanna think about that!"

Frostleaf spoke "Immortals have it lucky though."

Ben spoke "Yeah."

Shadowfang spoke "Good news everyone! Danyelle and the others made it out alive!"

Several folks started to cheer.

Spike spoke "Awesome!"

Shadowfang spoke "And what’s more, they found the elves!"

Azure spoke "AWESOME!!!!"

Erza and the other Diamond Dogs howl in happiness.

Santa couldn’t help but smile with hearty laughter.

Stormcloud spoke "Hearth's Warming is back on schedule!"

Gilda and the other gryphons cheer.

Spike spoke "Alright!"

Natsu snickers "Hey bro, you and Wendy might want to look up."

Spike and Wendy ask "Huh?"

There was a sprig of mistletoe floating above the two teen dragons, courtesy of Micah's magic.

Lucy couldn’t help but giggle.

Micah chuckles "You and flamebrain are next Lucy!"

Natsu and Lucy ask "Huh?"

Nashi was hovering in the air above her parents with mistletoe tied to the tail.

Natsu gasps "Nashi?!"

Lucy grabs Natsu by the scarf before kissing him on the lips.

Natsu was surprised at first before kissing her back.

Lucy spoke "Love you Natsu."

Natsu chuckles "Hehe, how did I end up with a dragoness like you, Lucy?"

Lucy giggles "We can blame Mira for that."

A six-tailed kitsunepony with white fur spoke "I heard that Lucy!"

Shadowfang notices a Nightlight Fury egg half buried in the snow just outside the workshop.

Shadowfang grabs the egg before bringing it inside.

Shadowfang spoke "Natsu, I think you and Lucy should look after this egg."

Lucy asks "Why?"

Wendy spoke "It takes a dragon to raise a dragon."

End

Author's Note

Side chapter to Strange Grand Prix

Strange Grand Prix Part 2
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Strange Grand Prix Part 2

*Indigo's POV*

Since my universe's Danyelle was too injured to move and I was still in the competition, neither her or I could escape.

I spoke "Ben, you have to take your kids along with our universe's Korra and get out of here."

Redux-verse Ben spoke "But Dany..."

"It's alright, she's out of the tournament." I responded as magic was returned to Applejack.

Flintfur and Bone both hiss loudly since a mirror from below was exposed since Redux-verse Danyelle's weight from the Plasmeon-taur form had broken a hole in the school roof.

"Quick! Before he sees you!" I urged as Ben brought out a warp ring.

Bone hisses "We're too late!!"

General Teddie spoke "What is all that noise?! Hrm? More surprise competitors?! How unexpected!"

I shot a shadow ball at Redux-verse Ben, sending him and the six kids along with Redux-verse Korra through the warp ring.

I spoke "They're not competing!"

But then a puff of smoke enveloped Orion, Asuna, Akane, Redux-verse Ash and Redux-verse Haru before it vanished with them.

General Teddie taunts "Hehe, can't say the same about your friends. Now where could they have gone?"

I growled before heading back to AJ and Miss President, as the cowgirl beat Goryuu by the skin of her teeth.

AJ asks "What happened out there?"

I growl "General Teddie happened... But the problem is, Akane's no fighter."

Applejack spoke "If she’s like Fluttershy, she could be when angered."

I spoke "True but you don't want to be near Orion when he's mad."

Karei spoke "The winner is Applejack-senpai! Ahaha, what an utter thrashing!"

Heifa spoke "Heehee! You’re telling me!"

General Teddie laughs "Heeheehee…! I love all this animosity! These cocky, self-righteous “friends” showing how they really feel by beating the crap out of each other… That’s the real thrill of the P-1 Grand Prix!"

Miss President asks "How much further are you gonna push this…? Why are you doing it, anyway!? These guys are friends! What’s so much fun about making friends fight each other!?"

Applejack and I noticed that Miss President was more upset that General Teddie was “making friends fight each other,” than why he dragged them into this mess.

Applejack spoke "Thanks, lass, but it’s alright."

Miss President spoke "It’s NOT alright! This is-!"

Applejack and I turned towards General Teddie.

“Sorry, but that wish of yours won’t be granted.” I declared.

General Teddie gasps "What?"

Applejack spoke "Did ya think that makin’ us fight would break us apart and hate each other? Big mistake on your part. We believe in our friends, that they’ll never fall for tricks like that."

General Teddie spoke "Grr… You’re so stupid!"

General Teddie turned around as the mirror went off.

Miss President spoke "U-Um… That boy’s come around."

Goryuu groans "Ugh… My head…"

Applejack spoke "Y’alright? Sorry about not goin’ easy."

Goryuu asks "Well, I know something was off. Sorry about that. Did I say anything that hurt you?"

Applejack spoke "Yeah, but ah won’t go into details."

Goryuu spoke "And for some reason, you slapped me with so much harsh bluntness, which wasn’t like you at all."

Applejack spoke "Ah don’t need to know what Ah said, but now Ah know somethin’. The enemy can somehow mess with our senses, especially with what we hear."

I spoke "The honest truth can hurt some times."

Bone spoke "And to think that Pebble Heart fella was right about this being a trap."

Twilight soon shows up with Danyelle via teleportation magic.

Twilight growls "That monster's gone too far!"

I got the two Pegasi down off the wall.

I spoke "We have to put a stop to this madman."

Miss President asks "What kind of creatures are you…?"

Goryuu spoke "Oh, we used our Personas."

We explained to Miss President what just happened as AJ and I introduced her to the others here.

Miss President spoke "…I’m gonna check out the Announcement Room. That General Teddie’s behind the whole shebang, right? And if he came from me… Then I gotta own up to the responsibility. As student body president, I can’t let this go."

“Hold on! We’ll take care of the Shadow. You have to-“ I tried to see before being cut off.

Miss President spoke "What, get out of this TM world? And how am I supposed to do that? Go on, show me the door."

She got us there.

Miss President asks "I might not be as strong as you guys, but I’m no slouch in a fight. Wouldn’t it be better if we went together. And I know it’s dangerous. But there’s gotta be somethin’ only I can do to help… Tartarus, that aside, I can’t leave after causing so much trouble… making friends fight each other! I’m goin’ on ahead. You don’t wanna waste time arguing, yeah?"

Miss President went on ahead before Goryuu, Danyelle and Twilight were trapped in the barrier again.

Danyelle spoke "Ugh… Well? Go after her."

Applejack spoke "Don’t worry, we’ll come back for y’all when this is over."

Twilight spoke "But Applejack, you know you can't fight alone."

Applejack spoke "Twi, listen. As far as Ah know, these fights are one-on-one."

Bone spoke "Flintfur and I aren't involved with this mess so maybe we could find a way to stop it before someone ends up severely injured."

Sapphire spoke "Same with Ruby and I."

“Careful, you get spotted and you might get teleported and dragged into this too.” I warned.

Pebble pokes his head out of Flintfur's shadow.

Pebble spoke "Good thing I taught these two toms how to use shadow movement."

the three toms vanish into the shadows to dodge General Teddie's gaze right before the mirror was back up.

Applejack and I went off, following Miss President before catching up with her, like she expected us to.

Applejack spoke "Look, if ya wanna help, then promise you won’t leave our side or do anything reckless. It could be life or death here."

Miss President spoke "…Sure thing. Then let’s get to that Announcement Room together."

We had a conversation about our friends while moving forward before she brought out a weird question in concern.

Miss President asks "What if… you had to kill each other?"

Kill each other…? Applejack and I were definitely caught off guard by that question, haven’t even considered that.

Miss President spoke "Haha, sorry, that was probably over the line. I don’t know why I said that…"

“We wouldn’t let that happen.” I assured as we kept moving as we realized that the invisible walls are only blocking the tournament fighters. We soon reached a locker room in the hallway with stairs before encountering an invisible wall, preventing us from going forward or back. Nowhere to go, which can only mean one thing.

Applejack spoke "Be careful, this could mean…"

Sapphire spoke "We're in for another fight..."

Then General Teddie appeared on a mirror in the entryway. Third round coming up.

General Teddie spoke "Heeheehee... are your snouts okay? Geez, you're such klutzes."

Applejack growls "Still pretendin' to be Teddie? Gettin' old, so why not show yer real self?"

General Teddie spoke "Boy, you've gotten peevish! I don't have any idea what you're talking about."

Guess riling him up didn't work.

Applejack spoke "Alright, ya want a fight? You'll get a fight."

"Who's next?" I added, playing along with AJ.

General Teddie spoke "Ooooh, now you're getting into the spirit of things! Let me guess, you're starting to enjoy beating up your friends? Just a heads up, two against two are just two one-on-one battles here. Heehee... okay! Would the next challengers come on down!"

General Teddie had no idea we were playing along as a puff of smoke erupted from the ground, and when it faded, it revealed Rainbow Dash and... Redux-verse Ash?!

Applejack spoke "Well, can't say Ah didn't think this could happen."

Rainbow Dash spoke "Hehe, yeah, same here."

I spoke "I'm not fighting my brother."

Ash taunts "Wow, so you’re saying I win by default, scaredy-skitty?"

That… ticked me off.

Applejack wingslaps me on the back of the head, calming me down.

I spoke "It's not that Ash, our universe's Danyelle was severely injured because of a dark synergy stone!"

Redux-verse Ash spoke "Yeah, I know she needs a rest, but I also know that the stuff we say gets messed up so we fight each other. You had it easy at first, fighting your friends, but now here you are, fighting your own brother. I had to keep killing, over and over... all because of you creatures!"

Yeah, I'm definitely hearing things, and I can tell the same's said for AJ if Rainbow Dash is saying stuff like that too.

Rainbow Dash spoke "It hurts... It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."

Rainbow Dash and Redux-verse Ash spoke "I'll give you a taste of the pain they put me through!"

It was clear now that we had to fight to stop the illusion and move on.

Karei spoke "Well, well, round three of the P-1 Grand Prix already! Word on the street is that the electric master and the speedster may have a slight advantage!"

Heifa spoke "Will Indigo and Applejack win this one?! Let's start the entertainment! Ready...! Fight!"

I fight with a clear mind against the fake Rainbow.

I spoke "AJ, you have the advantage against electric attacks."

General Teddie spoke "Uh-uh-uh. You'll be fighting Ash, and AJ will be fighting Rainbow Dash. No "if"s, "and"s or "but"s about it."

Applejack spoke "Indigo, it's fine. It's only one round and you only have to knock him out."

I spoke "If he was a Lucario-Mewtwo hybrid, I'd have my ass kicked in five seconds flat!"

*Meanwhile with Akane,*

The Growlithe-Mewtwo hybrid was carrying a poorly bandaged Redux-verse Danyelle in her arms, trying to find the shy alicorn.

Akane spoke "I just hope no one walks in here."

Redux-verse Danyelle groans in pain.

Akane spoke "I'm sorry I let this happen, Danyelle."

Redux-verse Danyelle groans "Don't be Akane... I was stupid... to touch that stone..."

Akane asks "When did it happen?"

Redux-verse Danyelle groans "A short while after the stupid tournament started... And I smell chakat..."

Akane asks "Who?"

Redux-verse Danyelle groans "I smell flowers..."

Akane spoke "Sounds like Flowerstep."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Knowing our universe's Flowerstep, the one of this universe hates fighting as well."

Akane couldn't help but give a sigh of relief.

*Back with us...*

I beat Ash and AJ beat RD, even though it was a close call, as I noticed Applejack smiling.

General Teddie spoke "Pssh, wipe that smirk off your face. This isn't fun at all!"

Heh, well, General Teddie sure wasn't happy about there not being much injuries as the mirror turned off.

"Ash?" I asked in concern.

Redux-verse Ash spoke "Ugh... Sorry about that, bro."

I spoke "I just hope nobody runs into Orion... I'd hate to see what will happen..."

Applejack asks "Y'alright, Dash?"

Rainbow Dash spoke "Yeesh... Probably. You're definitely stronger now as an alicorn."

Applejack spoke "Hey, yer quicker now."

Rainbow Dash asks "Well, at least some of the others are safe. But I can tell the weird stuff you're saying before was just my ears playing tricks on me. *Notices Miss President* Hold on, who's she?"

I introduced Miss President to Rainbow Dash and Redux-verse Ash.

Rainbow Dash spoke "That's fishy. Emerald told me that she remembers the president being a male..."

Miss President asks "What're you saying? I'm the student council president. Who else would I be?"

Rainbow Dash spoke "Emerald sounded sure though. What's your name? That'll clear things up."

Miss President spoke "My name... *Stops moving* I... my name's..."

Applejack asks "Somethin' wrong?"

Miss President gasps "My... memories... No, I don't want to fight anymore... Why do we have to kill one another...!?"

Something's not right here as AJ and I tried to approach Miss President to help calm her down.

Miss President spoke "Aaaaaagh...!"

Suddenly, Miss President flailed her legs around, like she was trying to ward off demons only visible to her. Rainbow and Redux-verse Ash touched her front legs before Miss President caught them and easily knocked them aside. We narrowly managed to catch them before they slammed into the concrete wall. Talk about power. We tried approaching Miss President on all four sides, but before we knew it, she was flying through the air, jumping! That was no ordinary jump, her entire body was up higher than my head! Miss President kicked off the ceiling, changing directions before landing at a full run.

Rainbow Dash spoke "Whoa... Who is that mare?! Was it something I said? She mentioned her memories..."

Applejack spoke "There were a bit blurry, maybe she was right there in gettin' 'em back..."

Ash asks "What kind of memories would drive her crazy like THAT and run away...?"

"Sorry you two, but you're stuck since you lost." I apologized as me, AJ and some of the others readied to move forward to chase Miss President.

Redux-verse Ash spoke "Good luck Gogo."

Rainbow Dash spoke "Don't worry about us, you guys go ahead and help that mare."

We then went off back into the hallways, but even though we were moving as fast as we could, the invisible walls kept appearing, keeping us from making much progress.

Applejack spoke "If non-competitors like Miss President can go through them, we won't be able to keep up...

We kept moving before we went into a classroom, then a familiar voice echoes into our heads.

A voice spoke "...-jack... Applejack! Can you hear me!? Please answer me!"

Applejack asks "Wait... Karei, is that you?! Really you?"

Karei spoke "Thank goodness... I've been all alone since that weird fake Teddie captured me. And then you were all fighting each other..."

Yep, that's the real Karei alright.

"Where are you right now? Know where we are?" I asked.

Karei spoke "I'm sorry, I don't think there's time! I'm stuck in the Announcement Room...! Please everyone, you and the others have to hurry! If you don't he'll-eek!"

Applejack spoke "Karei...! Come in, Karei!"

No answer. Communications was cut off.

Sapphire spoke "This is bad Princess..."

Flintfur's voice was soon heard via telepathy.

Flintfur spoke "Apple... Can.... hear me? I found... real.... Teddie..."

Applejack asks "Yeah, Ah know! What’s goin’ on?!"

Flintfur spoke "Pebble.... Right... It.... trap... rid world.... alicorns..."

Applejack spoke "Get rid o’ all alicorns? Nah, something’s tellin’ me it’s more personal than that."

But then AJ and I each felt a hand brush our shoulders as we jumped away in surprise and readied ourselves. But then we saw a black male dragon with silver spines, gray eyes and a tan underbelly, having two band-aids, one on his left forehead and one on his right cheek, a cross shaped scar in his short hair-like spines on the left side of his head, and chin stubble spine/scales. He was wearing brown pants, and the left thigh of his pants is bandaged, while the right has several tears on it, reddish brown mixed-martial arts gloves and a matching cape. He seemed to have been injured by a huge animal, as he has three scars on his chest, and a few scars on his arms as well. In addition, he was carrying a machete, a bottle of water, large knife on his belt and some kind of firearm with him in a hilt on his left shoulder strap. We also noticed a Minotaur bull with him, having steel-colored eyes, unkempt brown hair on his head, also having a bit of a stubble dark pale fur for his upper half as his lower half was brown like his hair. He was wearing a black beanie along with a black and red jacket while wielding an axe.

The dragon spoke "Who’re you? Haven’t seen ya before."

The minotaur spoke "Looks like they got dragged into this tournament too."

I spoke "Applejack and I along with some others got forced into this stupid fight..."

The dragon spoke "Name’s Akihiko Sanada."

The minotaur spoke "Shinjiro Aragaki."

Akihiko asks ""Fought some of your friends on the way here, and I can tell cause the mare with the hat was in that video. Princess of Honesty, Applejack. Yeah?"

Spottedleaf pops up suddenly.

Spottedleaf spoke "I remember you two! We had worked together to stop Chronos."

Akihiko asks "Huh? What’re you talkin’ about?"

Spottedleaf asks "Don't you remember a dark tortoiseshell alicorn-nekomata hybrid?"

Shinjiro: Isn’t that what you are?

Applejack spoke "Ah think she's trying to git ya'll ta remember somethin'."

"Wait, why're you here?" I asked.

Akihiko: Tch, on any other mission, we destroy Shadows. But this mission's different.

Applejack: Destroy Shadows? Don't that mean...?

Shinjiro: Yeah, Aki and I are Persona-users if that's what you're wondering.

But then a mirror turned on as Spottedleaf went invisible, showing General Teddie. "Ahaaaa! So that's where you and your pals got to, AJ! I've been looking all over for you! Hmm? Who're the tough guys?

Applejack: You should know, you brought them here.

General Teddie: Oh my, did you figure it out? I didn't have a choice after those guys decided on their own to horn in on the fun. Don't you and Indie know what's coming next, Applejack? Don't you?

The mirror then turned off.

"Sorry, do either of you know the rule of this tournament?" I asked.

Akihiko spoke "Looks like "Applejack" is my opponent. The winner's the only one who can continue, right? Fine by me, I was waitin' for a challenge."

Shinjiro spoke "*Annoyed sigh* You moron, but since none of us are getting anywhere without a fight."

"Name's Indigo, none of us have anything against either of you, but we're kinda in a hurry." I said.

Shinjiro spoke "Don't complain if you lose though."

I readied myself against Shinjiro as AJ prepared to fight Akihiko.

"Gonna give it all I got!" I declared.

Shinjiro spoke "Remember, you asked for it."

Applejack spoke "Mess with the pony, you get the hooves!"

Akihiko spoke "Alright, ring the bell!"

I spoke "Mess with this Absol-Mewtwo, you get the claws!"

An invisible Spottedleaf yowls, indicating that the fight had started.

I fought Shinjiro, and he was real tough. Especially with that Persona of his he called "Chiron", even though Spottedleaf looked surprised.

AJ was fighting Akihiko and his Persona known as "Caesar" making Spottedleaf look more surprised.

It was a long and tough fight, but AJ and I managed to win and knock them out, barely. Applejack and I were panting as a mirror turned on, showing General Teddie.

General Teddie spoke "Wowza! Now that's the Applejack I know! That tough guy was no match for you! Heeheehee... Serves you right. Keep suffering! Friend against friend, beating the heck out of each other!"

Applejack spoke "Heh, ya don't get it, do ya? We ain't fight because o' hate. The reason we can really fight is because of our trust, respect and friendship!"

Then we heard a low growl from General Teddie, which was actually a bit scary.

General Teddie growls "*Golden eyes with a distorted voice* Stupid... You're such a dumbass! What's with you!? Trust? Respect? Friendship? So what if you don't hate each other? You're not like me...! I was forced to fight against my will...! I destroyed them with my own hooves! You should all have to go through the hell I suffered... See how it feels to destroy everyone you call a friend! If I knew this was gonna happen, I would've made the rules so you had to kill your opponents to move on!"

Now everything made sense, and I can tell AJ knows that too. This must've been something from Miss President's past, which explains the tournament her Shadow had made, she wanted us to feel what she experienced firsthand, or firsthoof. But then someone crashed through the ceiling, revealing a stallion pony in velvet blue clothing.

Applejack gasps "Theo?!"

Theodore spoke "My apologies, I clearly was not expecting anyone to be here. My name is Theodore, but you may call me Theo."

We were about to head out before...

Theodore: Please wait a moment. I'm afraid I shall have to test you two in a battle. If required, Applejack, you and Indigo can tag-team against me."

Applejack asks "Uh... Is this really a good idea?"

Theodore spoke "Again, I do apologize, but I must test you two for the battle ahead. And I must admit, I am growing quite excited."

Spottedleaf and Applejack looked at me, silently telling me not to underestimate him, even though if he's using a book as a weapon.

"Well, I guess can't hold back. Ready, AJ?" I asked.

Applejack spoke "Darn tootin'!"

Spottedleaf spoke "Let's end this mess once and for all!"

*Meanwhile with Akane*

The hybrid was trying to stifle the bleeding.

Resting on a pile of stained towels, Redux-verse Danyelle sighs "What kind of mother am I to attack my own kids...?"

Akane spoke "shh, save your strength. You're in bad shape..."

Akane pokes her head out of the janitor's office that she and Redux-verse Danyelle took shelter in before looking around fearfully.

Akane spoke "*withdrawing her head* We should be okay in here for now. I can't contact our universe's Zoey for some blue aqua because I don't want her getting involved."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "I'm so sorry..."

Akane spoke "It's not your fault, it was that dark synergy stone's fault. It caused you to go insane."

Akane's nose twitches.

Akane spoke "Shit, I smell someone coming this way."

Picking Redux-verse Danyelle and the towels up thus setting her into a small wood backpack, Akane smashes the tiled floor before digging through the ground thus escaping through the tunnel which was sealed up as well to stop the competitor from following.

Akane soon pokes her head up in the announcer's room.

*Back with us...*

AJ and I managed to somehow beat Theodore and that persona he used called Samael. Theo then left before Akihiko and Shinjiro got up. They then explained their mission, they were sent here to find the 5th Generation Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon, "Labrys" the big sister of one of their friends called "Aigis". To our shock, they Anti-Shadow Weapons were robots with faces of ponies, before Spottedleaf, AJ, myself and the others moved forward, leaving Akihiko and Shinjiro. Soon, we heard a familiar voice.

Miss President spoke "That's enough...!"

That was Miss President's voice as we soon got into the Announcement room.

General Teddie asks "Hmm...? You're finally here. Hello, Applejack. Congratulations! How does it feel to have won the P-1 Grand Prix?"

General Teddie smirked at us as we saw Karei and Miss President.

Karei spoke "There you are, guys! You're late!"

Then Seiko showed up, followed by a female robot alicorn.

Karei spoke "Senpai! Listen everyone! It's all been him from the beginning! He can make whoever's looking at him see him as someone else!"

Seiko asks "So he's not actually taking on other forms...?"

Karei spoke "No, he's just distorting the things you see and hear!"

Applejack asks "*To General Teddie, who now has golden eyes* Who in Equestria are you?"

General Teddie spoke "*Distorted voice* Hahahahahaha! You still can't tell? Seriously, the level of intelligence around here...! Fine, then. Here... Get a good look!"

General Teddie chuckled darkly as black goop emerged from his zipper neck before it covered him and transformed into an orb of black goop. It then transformed into Miss President, but she had strange wings on her back and everything flesh about her was mechanical except her face and mane as she was still wearing the high school outfit. The wings suddenly blasted off of her, transforming into a HUGE axe as her front hooves gained mechanical fingers before she stood upright and grabbed it. Before looking at us with golden eyes and a dark chuckle.

Miss President's Shadow spoke "I am a shadow, the true self..."

Miss President spoke "That's... my face..."

Miss President's Shadow asks "How about it? You wanted to see what I am, didn't you!?"

Miss President asks "Why... why does she look like me!?"

Karei spoke "That's its true form. That thing... is your Shadow."

Miss President asks "This... is a Shadow? She really came from inside me...?"

Aigis spoke "Labrys..."

Seiko spoke "I don't know what your past was like... It must have had some painful memories. But you have us with you now! We're going to get you out of here!"

Shadow Labrys laughs "Ahahahaha! You hear that, me? Your "friends" are trying to tell you something. Too bad they don't understand at all... These clowns are so hopelessly naive! I wish I could've made them feel my pain... What it's like having to murder one another...! That sadness and pain and anguish... Everything went black, and I was always left alone! I'm a weapon! A machine made only to fight! No organic can understand my suffering...!"

Labrys spoke "Stop... I've had enough! I'm a pony! I'm not like that!"

Shadow Labrys spoke "Hahahaha...! Oh, you're still clinging to that? Then take a look at what you really are!"

Shadow Labrys' eyes gleamed with a golden light as Labrys was transformed, becoming just like her Shadow with her axe turned into wings on her back.

Labrys gasps "No...! Nooooooooooooooo! You're lying... This isn't real... I'm not a machine... You're... You're not me!"

Shadow Labrys laughs "Haha... Ahahahaha! Finally... You've finally said it...! Now... I can be myself! Yes... the power...!"

Shadow Labrys roared as something emerged from underneath behind her, which I could only describe as a monster from Hell.

I don't know how, but Shadow Labrys' transformation actually summoned her Shadow Persona. But then I noticed Akane.

Redux-verse Danyelle opens two warp rings before Redux-verse Midnight gallops full speed out of one and Mistybreeze along with a pair of demonic ponies gallop out of the other.

Mistybreeze asks "WHAT IN STARCLAN'S NAME IS THAT?"

Twilight and the others who had lost soon pop up.

Danyelle spoke "I'm patching through to the rest of MeadowClan and the other Clans!"

But there was only static as an invisible and impenetrable barrier appeared, trapping me, Applejack, Seiko and Aigis with Shadow Labrys and Asterius.

Midnight howls "ORA!!!!"

A flurry of fists shatter the barrier.

Midnight spoke "Thought you could get away with HURTING A FRIEND OF MINE? WELL THINK AGAIN!!!"

But then Midnight and something invisible were constrained by chains as the barrier went up again, far tougher than before.

Shadow Labrys spoke "Don't interfere!"

But the foxcat demon dug underground, popping up inside the barrier as Akane followed.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "You forgot that the competition isn't over since there is one person that didn't fight!"

Shadow Labrys spoke "I said don't interfere!"

Chains lunged at the two before AJ, Seiko, Aigis and I got in front of the two and deflected them.

Applejack spoke "Yer fight's with the four of us! No one else!"

Despite the wound on her back, Redux-verse Danyelle's eyes glow white as she flew out of the backpack before delivering a Double Kick at Shadow Labrys.

Avatar Mode Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "*fur turning stark white but the fur around the wound was as black as ink due to bits of the dark synergy stone still lodged in her back* I'm not running away from a fight!"

Shadow Labrys spoke "Fine then! You wanna die? Be my guest!"

The five of us charged as we started fighting Shadow Labrys and Asterius.

Avatar Mode Redux-verse Danyelle teleported before Shadow Labrys' attack hit her.

I spoke "NIGHT SLASH!!!"

A white hot Flamethrower shot out of Avatar Mode Redux-verse Danyelle's mouth since she didn't feel any pain.

Seiko performed a Cross Slash with Izanagi as Aigis summoned her persona, Pallas Athena, as she did a Goddess Shield charged attack with her. Applejack attacked with Terra as all five of our attacks landed on Shadow Labrys, dealing plenty of damage.

Avatar Mode Redux-verse Danyelle yowls "CHAOS SPEAR!!!"

a spear made of chaos energy hits Shadow Labrys hard.

Applejack summoned a card and shattered it with a headbutt.

Applejack spoke "INCOMIN'!"

Applejack charged as we got out of the way before Applejack reached Shadow Labrys before turning a full 180 before kicking her high into the sky as Terra appeared before a light covered her before it faded, revealing Atlas in Terra's place before he tore the sky asunder as he called down a Gamma-Ray Burst, with the beam hitting Shadow Labrys dead-on as she was blasted down to the ground. But when she was one foot close to the ground, Applejack kicked her again, straight forward this time as the ray moved with Shadow Labrys, still dealing her damage while crashing through many walls before crashing into a steel one, causing her to stop as the ray faded, with Shadow Labrys knocked out.

Applejack spoke "YEEHAW!!! That's what happens when ya mess with a pony!"

Our jaws dropped at that.

Redux-verse Midnight growls "But this isn't OVER!!!"

Avatar Mode Redux-verse Danyelle gives Applejack a fistbump.

Avatar Mode Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "That was wicked awesome...."

Avatar Mode Redux-verse Danyelle powered down before fainting.

Akane spoke "Danyelle!"

Shadow Labrys spoke "Aaaaaaaaaagh...!"

The power around Shadow Labrys vanishes as Asterius burned away.

"Labrys..." AJ, Seiko, Aigis and I couldn't help but noticed.

Emerald spoke "*Shows up* There they are! Seiko-kun! Labrys! Everyone!"

The others showed up too.

Kaze spoke "Man, as soon as that invisible wall thing disappeared, I knew you did it!"

Shima spoke "Mm-hmm! We ran into Akihiko-san and Shinjiro-san along the way. They told us about Labrys and everything."

Kanji spoke "A little late, wasn't it!? If someone told me what was going on form the start, I would've..."

Teddie spoke "You fell into the TM when you were half asleep! Fur crying out loud, you really know how to blow it when it counts..."

Kanji asks "Hey, what'd you go and tell them for!?"

Sunao spoke "Er... I don't think this is the time for that!"

The rest of the Ineighba Investigation team was here too. We were explained some things.

Seiko spoke "These are my friends... We've all faced our weaknesses at one time or another..."

Labrys asks "Your weaknesses... You all... faced your Shadows?"

Karei spoke "Sheesh, enough doom and gloom! If you don't hurry and accept her, she'll get all lonely!"

Labrys spoke "But... I'm a weapon who didn't want to fight... and I dragged you all into this..."

Goryuu spoke "No point in thinking about it now, this Grand Prix's already over."

Emerald asks "Your jumping skills were amazing, but you're surprisingly sensitive, aren't you?"

Kaze asks "Uh, what does that have to do with her jumping skills?"

Aigis went towards Labrys.

Aigis spoke "Nice to meet you, Labrys... or rather, Sister. I am Aigis, the 7th Generation Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon. ...I am your successor."

Labrys was definitely surprised, same with half of the others.

Aigis: My mission to retrieve you has brought me and my colleagues here. They are waiting for you."

Labrys spoke "...Are they gonna lock me up again? Well, considering all I did, of course they will..."

Aigis spoke "We can discuss that later. Right now, there is an important task you must carry out."

Labrys spoke "I gotta do this, huh..."

Seiko spoke "It's okay. We're all right here with you."

Labrys knew that he was right as the rest of us agreed.

Labrys spoke "Yeah... *Faces her Shadow* That's right... You're me. You're the way I was on the inside, screamin' to be understood... the pain wantin' to be known... You're all I couldn't say. You were always inside me... You're me, a machine with a heart. I'm sorry I ignored you all this time. I was the one who left you all alone..."

Shadow Labrys silently nodded before Labrys hugged her Shadow self.

Labrys spoke "No... You are me after all...!"

The Asterius symbol below glowed blue and vanished as Shadow Labrys transformed into Labrys' persona.

Labrys spoke "This... is my Persona..."

Later, we went to the rooftop, only to be surprised that the TM world regained its studio-like appearance the others were used to.

Redux-verse Danyelle was on Redux-verse Midnight's back since she was in no state to move.

Akane spoke "Before we part ways, my universe's Danyelle is dire need of surgery to remove the remaining bits of dark synergy stone or she'll turn into Shadow Danyelle again."

“Right.” I agreed as we encountered a female hippogriff with red mane and tail while wearing a white fake fur coat that looked real over a black catsuit, having a rapier and carries an Evoker in a holster on her thigh, along with elves.

Akane spoke "Could you help us? We got a wounded nekomata."

The hippogriff summoned a Persona and used Diarahan to heal Redux-verse Danyelle while removing the last bits of Dark Synergy Stone.

Akane spoke "Thank you so much miss."

The hippogriff asks "I’m Kori Shitagaki, Labrys’ handler. It seems you met Akihiko, Shinjiro and Aigis, correct?"

I spoke "We did, I'm Indigo Ketchum. Boltbrain over there is my brother, Ash."

Redux-verse Ash spoke "Gogo!"

Twilight spoke "I'm Princess Twilight Sparkle. The others are Princesses Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Rainbow, Danyelle and Spottedleaf."

Flintfur pops out of Twilight's shadow with Bone and Pebble following.

Bone spoke "I'm Bone, the shortstack is Flintfur."

Flintfur whines "Bone!"

Pebble spoke "I'm Pebble Heart."

I spoke "The others are Orion, Akane, Asuna and Haru."

Redux-verse Midnight spoke "And I'm Midnight Storm."

Kaze asks "So, um… what’s going to happen to Labrys now?"

Kori spoke "Well… you deserve to know. We were thinking of sealing her away again. But our report from Aigis says that thanks to you, Labrys has acquired a Persona. She’s hardly a rogue test unit anymore. Besides… she has a heart. We would never treat anyone with a heart so poorly."

Kanji spoke "Yeah! We did it!"

Emerald spoke "Thank goodness…! I’m so happy for you, Labrys!"

I chuckle "My universe's Danyelle and this universe's Applejack were the ones that stopped her."

Danyelle spoke "I'm going to be hosting a Hearth's Warming party in Ponyville and you guys are all invited."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Awesome! I'll invite my friends!"

Twilight laughs "Hey, don't forget about the folks in the OC-verse!"

Kori giggles "I suppose we could come along."

Akihiko spoke "…Good job, guys. Let me say thanks."

Labrys asks "You’re… not gonna lock me up again? No foolin’?"

Kori spoke "We only seal away objects. If I did that to you, knowing you have a heart, I’d be no different than the Shitagaki Corporation of old. Labrys… you’ve been blessed with good friends."

Twilight spoke "That's what clanmates do for each other, we help those in need."

Labrys couldn’t help but smile.

Labrys suddenly goes silent.

Labrys’ head dropped suddenly like a puppet with no strings with her eyes suddenly turning gray. I noticed Akihiko keeping his guard up before a bizarre voice came from Labrys.

An eerie voice spoke "It’s not over yet…"

Okay, THAT wasn’t Labrys’ voice!

Kori spoke "What…!? It’s the same communication system as ours!"

Akihiko spoke "Everyone, step away from Labrys!"

Shinjiro spoke "Get back if you don’t wanna die!"

We listened to the three as we all spread out and watched Labrys from a distance.

Aigis spoke "I cannot gain access. She is being hacked! It isn’t coming from inside this facility… The signal originates elsewhere!"

Shinjiro asks "Wait, outside this world?"

Akihiko asks "You mean outside the TM!?"

Both Danyelles were growling.

Leafstar spoke "*via compact* Guys... Can... me? Something... trapped... Clan... warriors!"

The eerie voice spoke "Do not worry, they will be released unharmed in due time. This is just a little extra resistance. Now, entertain me!"

We dodged Labrys' axe as we knew we had to snap her out of it.

Seiko spoke "We'll save her, no matter what you try!"

Applejack spoke "We won't let her be hurt like this anymore!"

Redux-verse Midnight grabs the axe and yanks it out of Labrys' grip.

To be Continued

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Strange Grand Prix Part 3

*Danyelle's POV*

I growl at the robot.

And soon, Labrys was incapacitated as we beat her in a battle.

The eerie voice spoke "My, she was quite easily defeated. Evidently I didn't push her far enough... Well... she is a test unit, so this is as far as my little game goes."

Seiko spoke "Who are you...? Why are you toying with creatures' emotions like this!? Labrys isn't a tool! If you want to fight, then come out and fight!"

The eerie voice laughs "Haha, you're quite passionate. Seiko Blade, was it?"

This revelation shocked all of us.

Kori spoke "Labrys' Shadow was only the mastermind of the tournament... I see now... you're the true culprit behind the whole thing!"

The eerie voice spoke "Indeed. It was I who stole Labrys away. Since I don't have a Persona and can't enter the TM, I needed a puppet that could run amok for me. Labrys' Persona was only partially awakened, so I had a feeling her Shadow would appear if she underwent a little suffering. You got the better of me this time; you deserve to know at least that much."

Seiko spoke "This time... So your scheme hasn't ended."

The eerie voice spoke "Well then, everyone. Until we meet again!"

Labrys slumped to her knees at that as her eyes turned back to red.

Leafstar spoke "*via compact* Everyone! Somehow, the warriors of the other five clans are freed, but we can't find who trapped us."

Kori spoke "...It seems whoever our adversary is, they're connected to us. I advise you not to get involved in this matter any further. From here on, you should leave this to us."

Emerald gasps "What...!? Wait a second! We went through this whole big thing, and that's it!?"

I spoke "Go cough up a hairball Kori, this mess concerns us too."

Kanji spoke "They're right! There's no way in hell we're backing outta this now!"

Kori spoke "I understand how you feel... but this is too dangerous for you. We will do our best to ensure that no harm comes to you. Trust in us and let us work."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "This is NOTHING compared to what I fought!"

Twilight spoke "Exactly!! We're stronger when we fight together!"

Seiko spoke "...Guys, I think we can trust Kori-san. We should let them handle this."

Applejack spoke "Honestly, Ah gotta agree with Seiko on this one."

Needless to say, their friends of the MCAP-Verse were shocked.

Redux-verse Danyelle and I both spoke "ARE YOU NUTS?!? That's suicide!"

Seiko stared directly into Kaze's eyes for a moment.

Kaze spoke "Uhh... yeah! We're all tired, so let's just get the heck outta here! Haha, hahaha...!"

Twilight spoke "Not a chance Kaze. A clan that fights together, stays together."

But shockingly, the rest of Seiko’s friends, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Spottedleaf and Blizzardstar seemed to agree with Seiko and Applejack.

Redux-verse Midnight spoke "Good luck trying to change my mind, this demon isn't backing down from a fight."

Twilight spoke "Blizzardstar! You CAN'T be serious, you're the MeadowClan leader for StarClan's sake! If that thing attacks the rest of the Alliance AND MeadowClan, it'll be game over!"

Crosswind spoke "Come on Jay-Jay, we can't do this alone. Think about the children!"

Blizzardstar spoke "Listen, I trust them. And don’t worry, if they need any help, they can call us."

Kori spoke "*Smile* That much is certain."

Redux-verse Midnight spoke "Don't even bother trying to make me change my mind."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Or mine."

A warp ring appeared as Redux-Verse Opaline and Redux-Verse Ben came out, while the alicorn mare was licking a popsicle.

Redux-verse Opaline giggles "*Singsong* Oh Nighty!"

Redux-verse Ben spoke "Danyelle, please come back. Our kids are worried about you."

Looking at Redux-verse Opaline, Twilight spoke "You look like an adult version of my baby sister..."

Redux-verse Midnight was out cold with a huge blush on his face.

Redux-verse Opaline asks "Really, now?"

What Redux-verse Ben said got Redux-verse Danyelle hard.

Hitch had to restrain a mad Sunny with magic.

Sunny spoke "Let me at her Hitch!"

Hitch spoke "Cool it will you? That's not the Opaline you know!"

Sunny spoke "But-!"

Hitch spoke "Don't make me get Izzy."

Sunny froze at that, knowing how insane Izzy could be.

Twilight spoke "Good call Hitch."

Redux-Verse Opaline asks "Agreed. *Wakes up Redux-Verse Midnight* Well, ready to have fun tonight, Nighty-foxcat?"

But something was off about Redux-verse Midnight.

Danyelle spoke "*pulling Redux-verse Opaline back with magic* Watch it! He's acting weird!"

Redux-verse Opaline asks "Nighty?"

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "His demon blood's causing him to go savage!"

Redux-verse Opaline asks "*Whispers to Redux-verse Danyelle* Okay, is it weird that it's making me a little hot?"

Redux-verse Midnight had lost full control of himself before attacking the Investigation Team.

Fortunately, they managed to protect themselves from that attack, not taking much damage.

But Redux-verse Midnight had bitten Kiko.

Kaze spoke "Get away from her! Garudyne!"

Kaze summoned Jiraiya as he spun in a Garudyne tornado, hitting Redux-Verse Midnight enough to let Kiko go as Shima healed the female hippogriff completely with Diarahan.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Oh hairballs! He has tarkat!! AND QUIT PISSING HIM OFF MORE!!"

Large saber teeth had grown from Redux-verse Midnight's mouth, digging into Kiko's body.

Indigo spoke "Dany! The spell!"

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Go cough up a hairball Indigo, I CAN'T use Sacred Penance!"

But then Redux-verse Rani came through the Warp Ring.

Redux-verse Akoya was with her older sister.

Redux-verse Akoya spoke "We got this mama!"

Redux-verse Danyelle gasps "What're you two doin' here?!"

Redux-verse Akoya and Redux-verse Rani spoke "We stop mad foxcat!"

The two Mews clasp hands before using Teleport to get Kiko out of Redux-verse Midnight's mouth as Flintfur and Bone use Blood Chains to restrain the foxcat.

Shima used Diarahan again, fully healing Kiko.

Redux-verse Akoya and Redux-verse Rani spoke "DIVINE JUDGEMENT FOR A TROUBLED SOUL!!! SACRED PENANCE!!!"

A burst of pink magic and a burst of blue magic hits Redux-verse Midnight, purging the virus from his body.

Redux-verse Midnight groans "Ugh... what happened?"

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Long story short, you went nuts because of tarkat."

Redux-verse Midnight yells "…SAY WHAT?!"

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Don’t worry though, Rani and Akoya treated your symptoms."

Akane runs a scan on Redux-verse Midnight.

Akane spoke "Uh Danyelle, I'm not sensing any traces left of the tarkat virus on the eleven tailed fuzzball."

Redux-verse Danyelle asks "How'd that happen?"

Akane spoke "My guess would be that a double dose of Sacred Penance fully purged it from his body."

Redux-verse Midnight spoke "Doesn't mean I can't get it again, and that might only work on those from Equis or Mobius."

Those from the Redux-verse winced at that, knowing he had a point.

Twilight spoke "Last thing we need is it infecting someone in the OC-verse."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Well, let's head home."

Redux-verse Midnight noticed Redux-verse Opaline's outfit again and became a blushing, babbling mess.

I spoke "See you guys on the 25th."

Those from the Redux-Verse returned home as the rest of us went home too, more exhausted than any of us expected. At least everyone is safe, even Labrys.

I spoke "We should pick up the rest of MeadowClan though."

Rainbow yawns "Right…"

Bold pops up with Mint suddenly.

Bold and Mint spoke "Momma!"

Rainbow giggles "Hehe, hey kids."

Bold asks "Play?"

Mint had a rubber chicken in her mouth.

Rainbow giggles "Heh, how can I say no to that?"

I giggle "Seems like we've got a future Firebolt in the making."

Rainbow spoke "My kids already made me a proud mom, and that only makes me more proud."

I sigh a bit, noticing that my breath was colder than normal.

I ask "Is it just me or has it gotten colder?"

Rainbow asks "It’s winter. Whaddya expect?"

Celestia soon appears.

Celestia spoke "But not like this! It's the worst one yet!"

Sunny asks "How can we stop it?"

Various ponies and chakats were thinking the same thing.

Seiko asks "What’s going on?"

Twilight had wrapped Opaline up in thick blankets since foals couldn't keep heat in their bodies as good as adult ponies could.

Twilight spoke "The Windigos are back and there's far too many of them!"

Santa suddenly appeared. “Krampus. He’s back to finish what he started.”

Shadowfang and the other adult chakats were huddled around the young children to keep them warm.

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Fight Before Hearth's Warming

*Twilight's POV*

I had to contact Blitzo via compact and warn him to rally as many demons as possible since a major fight was coming.

Danyelle contacted OC-verse Danyelle and warned her of the threat.

Celestia spoke "I've already alerted Zelestia of the threat."

Santa Claus was suddenly wearing a black fur hat, a long red coat with black fur trim, and a red plaid shirt while having two swords strapped to his wrists.

Redux-verse Twilight and two other alicorns soon step out of a warp ring.

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "Thought you guys would need help."

OC-verse Korra soon arrives via warp ring with OC-verse Danyelle since OC-verse Twilight was unable to fight.

"Thanks." I smiled.

Indigo returns with about 20 adult Mewtwo and all 30 Ender Mewtwo.

Orion spoke "It was Indigo that had warned our universe's Twilight of a threat."

My compact soon goes off.

I soon answer.

I ask "Hey Blitz, good timing. Know anything about Krampus?"

Blitzo spoke "*On compact* Wrong guy to ask. Besides, there aren't much demons comin' along."

Stolas spoke "*On compact* I'll explain."

I spoke "We're all listening."

Stolas spoke "*On compact* Listen, Krampus is basically the dark side of Hearth's Warming, but it seems that dark side is going out of control."

Danyelle spoke "I bet it's because of the imbalance of nature as well. More alicorns keep appearing."

OC-verse Danyelle asks "How can we stop him?"

Santa yowls "Ack! My back!"

Santa held a paw on his back.

OC-verse Danyelle growls "It's just as I thought! Krampus is growing stronger while Santa's getting weaker! I know what we need to do!"

Stolas spoke "*On compact* I'm not sure it's what you think, Danyelle."

OC-verse Danyelle lets loose a powerful yowl, calling in all of the Smashers from her universe.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Good call! We need as many fighters as possible!"

Danyelle roars loud, calling in the other Holiday Guardians.

OC-verse Sonic soon arrives with ALL of the Smashers.

Adagio spoke "The windigos themselves feed on fear and hate though."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "And so does Krampus."

Stolas spoke "*on compact* Yes, and unfortunately, Krampus is the cause of that fear."

OC-verse Sonic spoke "There's hundreds of us and one of him though."

Orion spoke "We're not going down without a fight!"

Santa spoke "Ugh... But with how much fear there is... My power is kaput."

One of the Ender Mewtwo spoke "Fear is a natural thing to have but it's easy to overcome!"

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Exactly."

Santa spoke "Yes, but he won't be easy."

After arriving, Zwilight spoke "Good thing I put the call out to three other universes. One of which is known to the OC-verse and the Warrior-verse. The other two, not so much."

Two portals open up before an armored wolflike creature steps out with his universe's Twilight as a battle scarred Twilight steps out from the other portal.

Neoverse Twilight spoke "We got the call from the zone cop chief that trouble was brewing so we had to answer the call."

Mewverse Twilight spoke "Exactly."

Twilight asks "What the hay happened?!"

Mewverse Twilight spoke "I've been through a few wars in my universe."

Twilight spoke "Please tell me it's because you went through them in different timelines."

Mewverse Twilight spoke "Crystal Empire war was the worst one since Sombra was mad with power."

But then Starlight started feeling very scared.

Sunburst spoke "It's okay Starlight, I'll stay with you."

Neoverse Twilight spoke "As for me, the wolf is Tormund. He's been my personal guard since before I had to get my crown back from the Sunset of my universe."

Tor sighs "Twily, how many times have I told you? Call me Tor."

Starlight spoke "No... It's not that... It's about the Mewverse... What if... *Hyperventilating*"

Sunburst wingslaps his wife to calm her back down.

Starlight spoke "Mewverse Twilight. Please, search for your Starlight Glimmer and stop her from using Starswirl's spell, but please don't kill her. It won't fix anything."

Mewverse Twilight spoke "I will since I hate having these scars."

Starlight spoke "You won't kill her, right? She was alone and wanted to have a friend, but was scared to make any because of the cutie marks."

Mewverse Twilight spoke "If she's anything like you, she was afraid to make new friends since it was a cutie mark that caused Sunburst to leave her behind."

Neoverse Twilight spoke "Perhaps I should do the same before my universe's Starlight tries to get rid of Tor and Roberta."

Mewverse Twilight spoke "*Warm and gentle smile* Thanks for the heads up, Starlight. I really appreciate it."

Tor spoke "That's it! That's the answer to our problem! We need to face our fears!"

Rainbow asks "Say what now?"

Neoverse Twilight spoke "What Tor means is that since Krampus feeds off of fear, we can't run away with our tails between our legs."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Exactly and there's also a saying. United we stand, divided we fall."

Applejack spoke "Hehe, yeah."

The diamond dog warlord that Rainbow had met in Ineighba was with the Investigation Team.

The diamond dog warlord spoke "Greetings Rainbow-hime."

Rainbow asks "Nobunaga?"

Nobunaga spoke "Hai, Rainbow-hime. Rising-hime sent me to help you and the other alicorns out. Though I was not expecting to see alicorns from other universes here."

Tor growls suddenly.

OC-verse Danyelle growls "HE'S COMING!!!"

There was suddenly a blizzard/whiteout weather combo.

Neoverse Twilight, Mewverse Twilight, Redux-verse Twilight and I kept our backs to one another as the others kept close.

Redux-verse Twilight was on her hind legs while holding a sword in her hands since she was in her Deep Lilac form.

Tor kept close to Neoverse Twilight since he was her bodyguard.

Neoverse Twilight spoke "Stay close everyone!"

Rainbow asks "You think we don’t know that?"

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "He could pick us off one by one!"

Rarity spoke "Hmm? Watch out on the ground!"

A shockwave of chaotic energy shot by us, fortunately missing all of us.

Deep Lilac spoke "That was bloody close!"

Indigo growls "Yeah, no kidding, and in case you folks don't know, that was war chaos magic."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I can't take on my ultimate form without my Twilight's help."

Redux-Verse Ash spoke "Dang..."

Deep Lilac and OC-verse Danyelle cloak everyone with fire magic to keep them warm.

Fluttershy spoke "Thanks."

Redux-verse Danyelle transforms into a Plasmeon-taur before roaring loud, thus dispersing the snowy fog.

"This is gonna be tough." I admitted.

Deep Lilac spoke "We don't know when he'll jump out at one of us."

The children were all huddled in a group with the adults surrounding them.

But then a huge club made of sticks was flying at us as we dodged before it flew back to where it came from.

Redux-verse Danyelle shot a ball of plasma at the spot where the last attack came from, causing a loud bleat to be heard.

“Something tells me that didn’t hurt much.” I noted.

Crosswind spoke "We have to think happy thoughts! All of us!"

“Gonna need to put up a protective shield during that.” I noted.

OC-verse Danyelle and Redux-verse Danyelle both put up Chaos Barrier to shield the Allied Forces.

Deep Lilac spoke "Good thing we got a pair of nekomatas that can use Chaos Barrier."

Neoverse Twilight spoke "Yep."

Tor was holding a sword in his hands.

“Thanks.” I smiled.

Crosswind spoke "'Bout time ya showed up Bunny!"

A hole suddenly appeared, as a giant anthro immortal rabbit came out.

Bunny spoke "G’day, Crosswind."

Crosswind spoke "As ya can tell, Krampus is tha cause o' this whole mess."

All three Danyelles hiss loudly.

Bunny asks "Wait, where’s Sandy and Tooth?"

Santa "Don’t forget Frost."

Danyelle's ears droop.

Danyelle spoke "The Sandmare.... is no more..."

A gust of cold wind kicks in before an immortal Pegasus shows up.

Danyelle spoke "Good timing Frosted Water!"

Bunny spoke "Not the first time Sandy’s been killed, but she’ll be back."

Snowfall was blushing like mad since she was staring at Frosted Water.

Frosted asks "Huh? What's going on?"

Gareth chuckles "She's got a huge crush on ya dude since she's also an ice user like ya are."

Gareth had his tails curled around Scorching's tails, causing the blonde furred alicorn to blush.

Frosted chuckles "Heh, guess I am pretty cool."

A cold wind blew through at that pun.

Gareth chuckles "And get this dude, she's single!"

That made Snowfall blush even more.

Scorching punts her sister in the rear, causing Snowfall to crash into Frosted thus causing the two to kiss.

Bunny spoke "Oy, heartwarmin' and all, but we got a dark side to take care of."

Redux-verse Midnight spoke "RIGHT!!!"

Spottedleaf yowls "ATTACK!!!!!"

We charged into battle as Bunny readied his boomerangs.

Spottedleaf fired three devout beads at Krampus, inflicting serious damage.

Deep Lilac laughs "The dark tortie's got the right idea!"

Danyelle spoke "I still believe in you Santa."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I may be 31 yet I still believe!"

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "SAME HERE!!!"

Santa suddenly had his two swords out, able to move like someone younger than his age as he joyously laughed before charging ahead.

Redux-verse Crosswind rears up before slamming hir front paws down, causing an earthquake to hit Krampus.

Santa then attacked Krampus, slashing him good.

OC-verse Danyelle shot holy flames from her mouth, inflicting a nasty burn on Krampus.

But then windigos attacked us.

OC-verse Danyelle's Flarerudamon flew fast as he used Flaming Brave Bird to destroy the windigos.

Even Redux-verse Flarerudamon did the same thing!

Natsu spoke "DRAGONS! LET'S LIGHT 'EM UP!!!"

Spike spoke "Let's go!"

Spyro and several other fire breathing dragons shot fireballs at the windigos.

Spyro spoke "All fired up!"

Even Snowflake and her fellow dragons flew into battle.

Things were definitely starting to go well before Krampus started fighting Santa face to face.

Spottedleaf flew at high speed, curling into a ball as she slams into Krampus hard thus knocking him down.

Krampus got up and was about to attack Spottedleaf and Santa before a whip made of golden sand grabbed one of his legs and pulled him back as we saw a golden dust devil spinning.

Crosswind laughs "The Sandmare is BACK in business!"

The Allied Forces and I started singing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBSu6XO7caU thus severely weakening Krampus while giving Santa and the other Guardians strength.

Danyelle, OC-verse Danyelle and Redux-verse Danyelle: As dawn shines on us every morn
The fire of friendship is reborn
And all the friendships we have made
We cherish in every way

Azure, OC-verse Sonic and Redux-verse Sonic: Loyalty binds us and makes us strong
Honesty shows that we belong
And kindness shared will unite us through each day

All: The fire of friendship lives in our hearts
As long as it burns, we cannot drift apart
Though quarrels arise, their numbers are few
Laughter and singing will see us through

Quick, OC-verse Tails and Redux-verse Tails: Will see us through

All: We are a circle of pony friends
A circle of friends we'll be to the very end

Alto, Largo and Allegro: Though the winter brings all its cold and storm
The glow in our hearts keeps us warm
The friends we now call our family
Will always see us through

Quick, OC-verse Tails and Redux-verse Tails: Will see us through

Rainbow, Zipp, OC-verse Rainbow, Mewverse Rainbow, Neoverse Rainbow and Redux-verse Rainbow: Loyalty binds us and makes us strong
Honesty shows that we belong
And kindness shared will unite us through each day

All: The fire of friendship lives in our hearts
As long as it burns, we cannot drift apart
Though quarrels arise, their numbers are few
Laughter and singing will see us through

Quick, OC-verse Tails and Redux-verse Tails: Will see us through

All: We are a circle of pony friends
A circle of friends we'll be to the very end

The dust devil faded, revealing the Sandmare as she formed a left hand on her front left hoof before wagging her pointer finger in an "uh-uh-uh" fashion.

Sandy spoke "You need to take a nap."

The Sandmare then clenched the hand into a fist before winding up and uppercut Krampus right into the air before he crashed back down, knocked unconscious while mini Wendigos made of golden sand flew around his head.

Spottedleaf spoke "And he's out like a light!"

Various Mobians, chakats, ponies, Abyssinians and dragons cheer.

*Frosted's POV*

It really wasn't that long until Krampus got back up, and boy, was he angry.

Krampus spoke "You fools! I am Krampus! And you will learn true fear!"

Krampus charged at one of our friends, but just phased through them. They couldn't see him.

Krampus spoke "*Starting to get scared* No! No..."

Krampus started running as the other guardians and I went after him, chasing him to the entrance of a cave.

Spottedleaf and Twilight flew after the Guardians.

Spottedleaf spoke "We may believe you exist but we're not scared of you anymore!"

But then Windigos crept out of the cave as Krampus darkly chuckled.

Krampus spoke "Hehe, this is far from over, North. They still smell fear."

Santa chuckles "Can't be my fear. I'm not even afraid."

Krampus asks "Wha...?"

"Looks like it's your fear they smell." I smirked.

Krampus spoke "No..."

The Windigos suddenly lunged at Krampus as they dragged him into the darkness of the cave as he kept screaming no, before his voice faded.

Spottedleaf and Twilight blast the top of the cave, causing it to collapse on itself thus sealing Krampus away for good.

Twilight spoke "He won't bother anycreature again."

"Not bad, Spotstar duo." I quipped.

Spottedleaf spoke "Thanks Frosted."

Twilight spoke "*GASP!* I just remembered something! There's a reindeer and two snow creatures coming over to see Gareth, Scorching and Snowfall!"

Spottedleaf wingslaps Twilight.

Spottedleaf spoke "Not in front of Frosted, it might make him jealous."

"So, who's Snowfall? I just wanna know." I asked.

Twilight spoke "You mean Snowfall Dazzle? She's an alicorn kitsunepony, ice type according to what I heard from one of the other two Danyelles. Her younger sister is Scorching Flame, a fire type alicorn kitsunepony."

"Ice? Really now?" I noticed, liking where this is going.

Twilight and Spottedleaf giggle "Great StarClan, you got the hots for her!"

"Huh?" I asked, surprised by what they just said.

Luna soon pops up with Moonlight on her back.

Luna spoke "It's been too long Nicholas old friend."

Santa chuckles "Haha, finally out of the moon, Luna?"

Luna giggles "Very much so and this little rascal is my daughter, Moonlight Shadow."

Santa chuckles "Hehe, with the wolf now, eh?"

Luna giggles "Yeah..."

*A bit later*

Twilight spoke "May I have everyone's attention please? I have an announcement to make."

The visitors from the OC-verse, Redux-verse, Mewverse and Neoverse turn to look at Twilight as the other alicorns did as well.

Twilight spoke "*ahem* I'm sure that many, if not all of you are busy on Hearth's Warming but I do hereby invite you all to a pre-Hearth's party in Ponyville the day before Hearth's Warming Eve!"

Many folks cheer.

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Hearth's Warming Celebrations Part 1

*Starlight's POV*

I was in bed with Sunburst as the both of us woke up, looking at each other in the eyes with smiles.

Sunburst yawns "Morning Starry Eyes."

"Morning Sunny Smile." I greeted back.

Sunburst places a hoof on my swollen belly.

Sunburst chuckles "Seems our little Luster wants out soon since she's becoming more active."

I couldn't help but smirk with half-lidded eyes. "Oh? You really wanna have more fun so you can see me like this more?"

Sunburst only chuckled softly.

Twilight had Akari by the tail since the filly was covered in soot.

Twilight spoke "Good morning Starlight and Sunburst."

But neither of us paid attention as we kept sweet-talking each other.

Sunburst spoke "You're always beautiful, Starry, no matter what. Seeing you like this only makes you more beautiful."

"Oh, Sunny, and you're always a handsome stud. Hearing you always seeing me as beautiful just makes me love you more." I giggled.

A sharp pain shot up my back as a contraction hits.

Setting Akari down, Twilight spoke "MEDIC!!!"

Featherwhisker, Spottedleaf, Micah and the other MeadowClan medicine cats rush into my room with towels and whatnot.

There was even a basin with water to rinse off my foal.

Shortly after the foal was born, Moth Flight cleans the foal off with warm water and some foal-friendly soap before wrapping her in a soft blanket.

Moth spoke "It's a girl!"

I couldn't help but giggle.

Moth asks "What will her name be?"

Sunburst and I could only smile as we long decided that name. "Luster Dawn."

Moth spoke "She's just as cute as my kittens were long ago."

Me and the other adults in the room winced at that, knowing how much Moth misses them.

Micah spoke "I never had the chance to meet them back when I was a normal cat."

Moth seemed a bit silent at that.

Micah asks "Mothy?"

Moth suddenly hugged Micah.

Micah wraps his arms and wings around Moth, hugging her close.

Micah spoke "Even though we're anthro cats now, my love for you hasn't changed."

Moth then started sobbing softly into Micah's chest.

Micah whispers into Moth's ear. "We could try for more."

Moth’s fur then stood on end at that, as she suddenly started purring nonstop.

Danyelle was tangled up in garland.

Danyelle spoke "Twilight~!"

Twilight asks "How’d that happen?"

Danyelle whines "This was Rainbow's doing...."

Twilight sighs "Still pranking."

Rainbow giggles "*Shows up* Hey, at least it was all in good fun."

Danyelle spoke "And besides, Golden Ingot's still on the naughty list."

Rainbow spoke "Goes without saying since he’s still an idiot."

But then two midnight-blue letters floated in, with Luna’s cutie mark on it.

Featherwhisker spoke "I'm no Danyelle but even I can tell that those are for Spottedleaf and Twilight."

Twilight asks "Really?"

Featherwhisker spoke "Yes."

Twilight spoke "Heh, and don’t forget you don’t stop pursuing peace, Spottedleaf."

Spottedleaf spoke "Peace and Patience go hand in hand."

Soon enough, warp rings from the OC-verse and Redux-verse open up as the Mane Six from those two universes arrive.

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Hey other me."

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "Hey."

Twilight spoke "Talk about timing."

Danyelle spoke "We're still missing the Mewverse Mane Six and Neoverse Mane Six as well as the Genderswap-verse Stallion Six."

Justice was laughing since Loot Loot was tangled up in tree lights.

Applejack spoke "Wow, Goldcrown actually managed to make a gateway between his world(s) and ours."

Loot Loot asks "Uh, yeah, dudes. But… a little help?"

Justice untangles Loot Loot from the tree lights.

Justice asks "What's Hearth's Warming?"

Loot Loot spoke "Yeah, new to me too."

Twilight spoke "Glad you asked!"

After Tor, Roberta, the Neoverse Mane Six and the Mewverse Mane Six arrived, Twilight and the others were gathered in the family room.

Twilight spoke "Once Moonshadow and his friends arrive, I'll tell you the story of the Hearth's Warming that almost never happened."

Loot Loot spoke "Well, hope I don’t fall asleep from boredom."

Spottedleaf spoke "Go cough up a hairball Loot Loot..."

Loot Loot spoke "...Somehow, I'm glad I ain't a cat."

Gareth chuckles "She was being sarcastic."

Loot Loot asks "Huh? Got cold paws?"

Frostleaf hits Loot Loot with ice breath, turning the Pegasus into a block of ice.

"Heehee, that's cold." I punned.

Much to the horrors of Rainbow, OC-verse Rainbow and Redux-verse Rainbow, Mewverse Rainbow had a metallic wing as well as a slightly torn ear and a scar on the face.

Mewverse Rainbow spoke "Sorry we're late, Rarity was taking too long to get ready."

Rainbow spoke "Yeesh! I want to say you look awesome, but even I think that's bad."

Mewverse Rainbow spoke "I had a severely damaged wing as a newborn so my parents had no choice but to have the doctors amputate it. But even if my universe's Starlight is stopped, it won't reverse the damage."

But that made me even more worried. "But, what if she caused that to happen, even without you even laying eyes on her or knowing her?"

OC-verse Twilight spoke "My universe's Danyelle warned me that if anything is affected in the past... Like stopping a rainboom... It could lead to nasty effects on the present."

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "I agree since my universe's Starlight had been reformed early on thanks to Danyelle's Dimensional Scream."

I spoke "If it weren't for Spottedleaf, I would've gone down the path of darkness."

Twilight spoke "Hey, I still would be able to stop you, while possibly traveling to alternate futures."

I playfully shove Twilight.

I giggle "You're such an egghead though Twilight."

Rainbow asks "*Smirk* Say, Mewverse me, is your Twilight afraid of a certain food?"

Mewverse Rainbow snickers "Yeah."

OC-verse Rainbow giggles "Same with my universe's Twilight and the Redux-verse Twilight."

Neoverse Rainbow "Same with my universe's Twilight."

Spottedleaf snickers "Hey Twilight~! Quesadilla."

Twilight, OC-verse Twilight, Redux-verse Twilight, Neoverse Twilight and Mewverse Twilight scream as four of them were now up on the ceiling in fear.

"...Really? They're still scared of that stuff?" I deadpanned.

OC-verse Twilight spoke "I can't be overly stimulated since I have foals on the way."

Rainbowtwo was on her back while laughing.

The rest of the Mewverse Mane Six ask "Huh?"

Orion spoke "Don't mind her."

Mewverse Rainbow asks "Wait a sec! Why does she look like me?!"

Rainbowtwo spoke "I was cloned from my universe's Rainbow though I wound up a Mewtwo."

Mewverse Rainbow's eye twitched.

Neoverse Rainbow whacks her Mewverse counterpart on the back of the head.

Mewverse Rainbow asks "What gives?!"

Rainbow spoke "Girl, that was a headslap. Like Danyelle always says..."

Danyelle, OC-verse Danyelle and Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Slap in the face would be humiliating, back of the head's a wake-up call."

Mewverse Twilight spoke "Sorry about that. My Rainbow Dash has some anger issues. More than any of yours I bet."

OC-verse Danyelle and Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Shadow is worse..."

Mewverse Twilight asks "Should my universe consider itself lucky?"

Neoverse Twilight spoke "Obviously, since your universe and my universe don't have.... What's the word I'm looking for..."

OC-verse Danyelle and Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Mobians."

Neoverse Twilight spoke "Right, that."

Rainbow spoke "But this universe has its own Sonic, Azure Wind."

A third portal mirror shimmers before the Stallion Six tumble out.

Moonshadow spoke "Elusive, get your hoof away from my ass."

OC-verse Twilight asks "What the...?"

Redux-verse Twilight giggles "My universe's Sonic has 8 wives though."

Rainbow asks "What the? Who are they?"

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "In order of marriage... There's Roll, Blaze, Spitfire, Aria, Michelle, Sally, Pixie and Zephyr. And before the Fluttershys ask, it's not Zephyr Breeze."

Fluttershy couldn’t help but sigh in relief.

OC-verse Fluttershy, Redux-verse Fluttershy, Neoverse Fluttershy and Mewverse Fluttershy also sigh in relief.

Redux-verse Fluttershy spoke "Oh thank goodness..."

OC-verse Twilight asks "Say Mewverse me, have you ever had a relaxing day where you don't have to deal with constant wars?"

“Yeah, that’s a good question.” Twilight agreed.

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "I agree!"

Mewverse Twilight winced at that.

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "Guess that's a no."

Redux-verse Sonic spoke "Twilight, you're an idiot! You forgot about Moltry!"

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "Hey, you’re her guardian."

Redux-verse Sonic spoke "Gah! Good point…"

A fiery wing whacks Redux-verse Sonic upside the back of the head.

Moltry spoke "Sonic, you're an idiot. I'm your ninth wife."

Azure fainted from that amount of numbers.

Looking at his Redux-verse counterpart, OC-verse Sonic asks "Dude, what the heck is wrong with you?"

Redux-verse Sonic spoke "Well… a lot has changed with me, my wives and kids, all in a good way."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "I still find it weird that my universe's Lance is a hedgecat while the Lance in the Redux-verse is a hedgefox."

Moltry, Michelle, Pixie, Zephyr, Redux-verse Roll, Redux-verse Blaze, Redux-verse Spitfire, Redux-verse Aria and Redux-verse Sally gang up on Redux-verse Sonic in a dogpile.

But then Sonic went into his 1,000 pound-form, getting really obese as he started to lift them up before the nine wives smirked.

Michelle giggles "You really didn’t think we’d see that coming?"

All nine of them went into their 1,000 pound-forms, becoming really obese as Sonic struggled to keep them up before…

OC-verse Danyelle's left eye twitches since being overweight was her trigger.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Calm down, OC-verse me. At least it’s not you in there."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "*Takes a deep breath, calming down* You’re right, point taken."

Redux-verse Sonic’s nine wives pinned him down again since he couldn’t hold them up anymore.

Twilight spoke "*sweatdrop* Good thing the family room is ground floor or I would have blown a gasket."

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "Believe me, we’ve strengthened a LOT of buildings."

Redux-verse Tails spoke "I still remember that one time my universe's Rainbow punched me so hard that I crashed into a building! I was just a regular Mobian fox back then. But then that stupid hyena threw a thunderstone at me, causing me to become what I am now."

Quick Fix spoke "Whoa."

Scorching spoke "hey everyone! Gareth's made a Hearth's Warming feast!"

Redux-verse Sonic and his nine wives’ stomachs growled like manticores.

Gareth spoke "There's plenty of cooked veggies for the ponies. And the meat is for the rest."

Redux-verse Rainbow asks "How much food did ya make?"

Gareth chuckles "Enough to feed an army! I asked Spike to help me out."

Despite the cone on her neck, Redux-verse Danyelle asks "And how big would that army be?"

Gareth spoke "About 250 since the Alliance alone has about 100 alicorns."

Redux-verse Tails spoke "Then that should be enough."

Indigo laughs "Last one to the kitchen is a rotten Exeggcute!"

Indigo ran off to the kitchen.

But then thirty or more ponies ran in there, followed by Redux-Verse Sonic and his nine wives, trampling over Indigo.

Redux-verse Danyelle laughs "Talk about being flat as a pancake!"

Frosted spoke "Yeah, he had plenty of pancakes."

Snowfall giggles.

Indigo groans "Ow..."

Hotaru asks "You okay Uncle Gogo?"

Indigo spoke "Maybe…"

Ash chuckles "You're okay you oaf, I've handled worse things than you."

Redux-verse Tails chuckles "Man, my universe's Sonic and his wives gotta be real hungry."

Redux-verse Rusty spoke "You're one to talk dad!"

Redux-verse Tails asks "Yeah, but remember that prank our Ein managed to pull on those ten?"

Redux-verse Rusty sighs "Not just that, you haven't gotten over the loss of your wife...."

Redux-Verse Tails glared at Redux-Verse Rusty at that.

Redux-verse Miyuki spoke "Miles....."

Redux-verse Zoey spoke "We're still looking for more, and besides, thanks to Fluttershy asking a cockatrice to petrify Inari, we have a WHOLE LOT more time to find the stuff."

OC-verse Zoey asks "You talking about the blue aqua?"

Redux-Verse Zoey spoke "Exactly."

OC-verse Zoey spoke "Good thing I had some stored away in case but the only drawbacks are old age or if the body was fully incinerated."

Redux-verse Zoey asks "So… You’ll help?"

OC-verse Zoey spoke "Of course! And there's a cockatrice on your head...."

A female cockatrice with dark purple plumage, light lilac neck feathers and a pale lavender head along with a red crest of feathers was perched on Redux-verse Zoey's head.

Redux-Verse Zoey spoke "Oh, this is Edith. She means no harm."

the ponies all sigh with relief.

Spottedleaf spoke "I've got a pet phoenix."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "No way! I have a pet phoenix too!"

Spottedleaf asks "Who's your phoenix called?"

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "His name's Kindle."

The front door slams shut suddenly after Zecora arrives and she was extremely sluggish due to the cold weather.

Zecora spoke "Brr! I am sssso not built for thissss weather...."

Danyelle asks "Need a coat?"

Ben spoke "I thought she was in hibernation..."

Zecora asks "Why would I missss thissss holiday?"

To Zecora's surprise, there were four more versions of the Mane Six that she knows.

Zecora spoke "Tell me I am not hallucinating."

Danyelle spoke "You're not, the other 24 mares are from 4 different universes. The Redux-verse, the OC-verse, the Neoverse and the Mewverse."

Zecora asks "Ah, and those stallions that look ssssimilar to them?"

Vince spoke "Genderswap-verse."

Zecora spoke "Ah, I ssssee."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Oof... I think I felt a kick."

Twilight spoke "Wow. I was wondering why your belly was so big. You're eight months pregnant."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Since one's bigger, I'm stuck in my combat form for the next three months."

Twilight spoke "Again, wow."

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "Least I didn't have that issue when I was pregnant with Luke."

A dark blue furred three year old Mobian cat with ice blue eyes was on Redux-verse Twilight's back.

Twilight spoke "Aw, he's cute."

Looking at Twilight, Redux-verse Luke spoke "You look like lanky vewsion of my pony momma."

Twilight asks "Sorry, what?"

Danyelle spoke "Toddlers of any species have a hard time pronouncing words like rabbit... Thus it sounds like wabbit instead."

Twilight spoke "Oh."

Redux-verse Twilight spoke "Enough small talk! Let's PARTY!!!!"

Bubble Berry and all five Pinkie Pies spoke "YEAH!!!"

Danyelle was off in a different room that was soundproof while talking to a foxlike demonic alicorn mare.

Danyelle giggles "*via compact* Hey Honey Bee, what's up ya foxy bitch?"

Honey Bee giggles "Hehehe, when was the last time you came to party in Hell?"

Danyelle spoke "I was only ten at the time and on the run with my twin brother and my seven year old brother. Oh and Fireball's with my fellow alicorns plus she's got a mate now. But ya should have heard Blitz's anger! He threatened to kill Mistybreeze... The dumbass went as far as calling the chakat a slut..."

Honey Bee asks "You think that was bad, you should've seen him when he joined Fireball's first time at one of my parties, he was seriously drunk after beating me in a drink-off, which was giving a not-okay vibe, ya know?"

Danyelle spoke "I can easily imagine you getting along with Pinkie, she's a total party animal. And with Hearth's Warming fast approaching, we've got folks from five other universes spending it with us."

Honey Bee spoke "HA! Sounds like a wild party!"

Danyelle spoke "You're invited too under one condition, no swearing around the children."

Honey Bee asks "Hey, I'll try. Mind if I bring my boyfriend along?"

Danyelle spoke "Fuck yeah!"

Honey Bee spoke "Nice!"

Danyelle spoke "I should let Neoverse Rainbow know that her boyfriend isn't allowed to swear either. And please don't laugh at my Redux-verse counterpart."

To be Continued

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Hearth's Warming Celebrations Part 2

*Twilight's POV*

Not long after Danyelle came back, the party was in full swing as we sang songs to lift our spirits.

Justice soon got drunk on the eggnog and was now flirting with Mewverse Rainbow but she dropkicked him into a wall.

Mewverse Rainbow spoke "Trample off ya perv! I have a boyfriend already!"

Justice spoke "Oh."

Neoverse Rainbow spoke "That had got to hurt..."

A red portal suddenly appeared with a sigil on it.

Danyelle spoke "'Bout time ya showed up Bee!"

A combo of an alicorn mare, changeling and fox hellhound came out with a male lupine diamond dog hellhound.

Mistybreeze was wary of the two.

Fireball spoke "Bee! Tex! Good to see you two again!"

Vortex chuckles "Hehe, well, you know my marefriend, always a party gal."

Mistybreeze was quiet.

Honey Bee asks "Huh? Who's the sour cream?"

Danyelle spoke "That's Mistybreeze, shi's still a little cheesed off because Blitz had the nerve to call hir a s-l-u-t...."

Honey Bee asks "He was trying protect Fireball, and he meant well. But when he’s drunk, he can be out of control, like a mess. And that Mistybreeze is giving a not-okay vibe, ya know?"

Danyelle spoke "If it wasn't for Vera, Mistybreeze would have been killed and thus a war between demons and my clan would have broken out."

Mistybreeze spoke "StarClan's sake Danyelle, let it go! Today is supposed to be happy!"

Honey Bee spoke "Hard to agree to that if you’re not happy, Mistybreeze."

Mistybreeze spoke "It's bad enough my wings won't grow any bigger than what they are now."

Honey Bee spoke "So? They could be a pair of extra hands."

Mistybreeze unfurls hir left wing to its full length.

Mistybreeze spoke "My dad's a budgietaur yet I can't fly."

Honey Bee spoke "Doesn’t mean they’re useless."

Mistybreeze spoke "Just.... drop it."

Honey Bee spoke "Hey, just trying to cheer ya up, sour cream."

Stone had a carrot stuck in his nose, causing others to laugh.

OC-verse Korra laughs "Hey look, dinner and a show."

Water giggles "Heehee, yeah."

Redux-verse Korra asks "Hey Mewverse Rainbow! What do you call a hyena with half a brain?"

Mewverse Rainbow asks "I don't know, what?"

Redux-verse Korra laughs "GIFTED!!!"

OC-verse Twilight was howling with laughter.

Mewverse Rainbow started rolling on her back in laughter.

The others laugh as well.

Even Mistybreeze laughed, smiling.

A white furred wolflike Diamond Dog with heterochromatic eyes in red and blue was sitting beside Mewverse Rainbow.

Justice was balancing on his front hooves.

The white furred wolflike Diamond Dog asks "What is he doing?"

Danyelle spoke "I think he's trying to impress Mewverse Rainbow but to no avail..."

The white furred wolflike Diamond Dog asks "Is he desperate?"

Mewverse Rainbow "He should give up on trying to impress me, I already have a boyfriend."

The white furred wolflike Diamond Dog spoke "I don’t think that sank into him."

Mewverse Rainbow spoke "He should just back the cuss off. You're the only one for me Aoi."

Aoi chuckles "Hehe, and you’re the only one for me, Skittles."

OC-verse Danyelle and Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "We use that nickname for our Rainbows too."

OC-verse Twilight yawns loudly.

OC-verse Twilight spoke "I don't know about you all but I'm gonna get some sleep."

I ask "You sure?"

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Yeah... I've not been sleeping well lately since these two keep kicking at night... And I fear Astral would get squashed in the womb by his larger twin."

I spoke "Yeesh…"

OC-verse Twilight spoke "I should have told Matatabi to wait until after I had Astral..."

Rainbow spoke "Dang."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Dumb cat got impatient..."

OC-verse Kurama growls "Watch it Sparkle Butt!"

OC-verse Danyelle asks "Do I need to say it?"

OC-verse Clarity warns "Bad idea Danyelle... Do you WANT her to have a miscarriage like your mom had with your brother?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "No."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Good Danyelle."

*After supper*

All of the children were tuckered out from playing.

Honey Bee laughs "Whew! Now THAT was a party!"

Roll spoke "It sure was."

Fireball and Mistybreeze were looking out a window.

Justice was lodged in a wall since Aoi had roundhouse kicked the stallion.

Mistybreeze was snuggled up beside Fireball while sleeping.

Vera spoke "Well, better head back and catch some Z's."

Vera teleported back to her home and her sleeping family before she went to sleep.

OC-verse Twilight was on her back while snoring.

"Well, goodnight everyone." Starlight yawned before going to sleep beside Sunburst as the two of them cuddled each other with smiles while asleep.

Redux-verse Midnight was in a soundproof bubble since he had a loud snore.

*The following morning*

Pigment and the other young children excitedly exclaim "WAKE UP EVERYONE!!!"

Us teens and adults yawned as we groggily woke up.

Redux-verse Midnight shook the sleep off his body in a doglike manner.

Redux-verse Midnight yawns "Before we open presents, we should *yawn* have breakfast first. And try not to trample Indigo again... Once was enough for him."

Indigo spoke "Thank you..."

Hotaru spoke "Good move."

“Happy Hearth’s Warming, Sunny Smile.” Starlight greeted her husband.

Sunburst yawns "Happy Hearth's Warming Starry Eyes."

OC-verse Twilight was munching on some pancakes.

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Happy Hearth's Warming you three."

We then saw Redux-Verse Sonic waking up with his nine wives as they were still in their 1,000 pound-forms.

Michelle spoke "Happy Hearth’s Warming and Merry Christmas, everyone."

Mewverse Twilight asks "What's Christmas?"

Moltry spoke "A different world’s version of Hearth’s Warming."

That only further confused the ponies from the Warrior-verse, Mewverse, Neoverse and Genderswap-verse.

Tor spoke "I don't think such a holiday existed in the world I came from."

Redux-verse Spitfire spoke "Let’s not worry about that."

Neoverse Twilight spoke "Exactly!"

Redux-verse Sonic and his nine wives’ stomachs growled ferociously.

Redux-verse Jazz spoke "Dad! Rekka bit me!"

Redux-verse Sonic groans "Oh boy. Here we go again."

OC-verse Sonic spoke "Least I have it easier with just one wife."

OC-verse Blaze was talking with her Redux-verse counterpart.

A mirror shimmers before Cadence and her family show up.

Cadence spoke "Happy Hearth's Warming Twilight."

I spoke "Happy Hearth’s Warming Cadence."

To Cadence's surprise, there were four other Twilights as well.

Cadence asks "What’s going on?"

I spoke "Counterparts from different universes. The eight month pregnant Twilight's from the OC-verse, she helped out the Alliance when we had trouble with the Medici Mafia. The battle scarred Twilight's from the Mewverse, the Twilight that's sitting beside a yellow wolflike creature is from the Neoverse and the Twilight with ice blue eyes is from the Redux-verse."

Cadence spoke "Oh."

I spoke "If it wasn't for OC-verse Twilight, most of the Alliance would have been wiped out by the mafia."

Rainbow spoke "I dunno. We could’ve still won without any lives lost."

OC-verse Rainbow spoke "Our Twilight told us what happened with that Lorenzo jerk."

Rainbow spoke "Hey, those goons were a walk in the park."

Redux-verse Rainbow spoke "Thanks to our Danyelle, we're more aware of threats that have yet to happen."

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "Yeah, but Warrior-verse Rainbow Dash has a point."

Flash chuckles "Hehe, remember how we first met, Twily?"

I giggle "Yeah, it was just after my parents had adopted Spottedleaf."

Spottedleaf giggled at that.

Ivypool asks "And remember when I had called you Sparkle Butt?"

“How could I not remember?” I responded.

Flash chuckles "But you're my Sparkle Butt, Twily."

"Aw, you." I giggled. "So Cadence, you and Shining feel like hanging out with me and Flashy sometime?"

Flurry and Spirit pounce on Akari and Strawberry before tickling them.

Cadence giggles "Yeah. Could use some family time. *Smirk* Maybe a double-date?"

I couldn't help but giggle with a smirk in agreement at that.

Aphmau was wearing a red dress with fuzzy white lining, causing Aaron to faint with a major nosebleed.

“Hey Rarity, is my special dress ready?” I asked as Rarity smirked.

Rarity giggles "I had to adjust it to Celestia's size since you're as tall as her."

“Point taken.” I admitted.

Danyelle spoke "Too bad I won't get as lanky as you though Twi. I'll remain the same height for the rest of my immortal life."

Rarity spoke "I don't believe lanky would look good on Abyssinians."

Erza spoke "Or on Diamond Dogs..."

Celaeno spoke "Or Ornithians."

Then ten simultaneous loud building-rumbling belches were heard, telling us that Redux-Verse Sonic and his nine wives hard a lot of pancakes and enjoyed their meal.

An eleventh yet much louder belch was heard since Redux-verse Midnight had eaten too much.

Redux-verse Midnight groans "Okay... wasn't a good call eating that much."

Redux-verse Sonic spoke "Never said it was a contest."

Redux-verse Midnight spoke "Go cough up a hairball Sonic."

Redux-verse Blaze hissed at that.

Even OC-verse Blaze growls.

Sunny spoke "Dude, you just insulted all of the cats..."

"Even yourself since you're half cat." I pointed out.

OC-verse Zoey and Redux-verse Zoey spoke "And us too!"

Redux-verse Midnight spoke "Whoops."

Redux-verse Zoey giggles "Pig, tickle him!"

Pigment and the other kids gang up on Redux-verse Midnight before tickling him.

Redux-verse Midnight spoke "*Laughing* H-Hey! Stop!"

Pigment and the other kids spoke "Not a chance!"

Strawberry laughs "S-Spirit! Th-that tickles!"

“Huh?” I noticed in confusion.

Cadence spoke "That's Winter Spirit, my son."

"Wow." I awed in surprise.

Damien sneezes, causing him to shift into a Mew form.

Damien spoke "Whoops."

Redux-verse Daria was also in her Mew form.

Redux-verse Daria spoke "You're silly bro."

Danyelle asks "What’s going on?"

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "The two of them inherited my ability to take on a Mew form. But I was rather surprised when Damien opened his eyes for the first time."

Danyelle asks "How come?"

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "My husband and I both have blue eyes yet Damien has purple eyes."

Danyelle spoke "Whoa."

Pigment asks "Presents now?"

Danyelle spoke "Sure thing."

Huey and the other kids race to the family room, trampling Redux-verse Orion in the process.

Huey spoke "Sorry Uncle!"

Orion spoke "She needs to get better control of her spawn…"

Rainbowtwo spoke "Like we're any better with Rosebud."

Orion spoke "Don’t remind me."

Rainbowtwo giggles "But you know you love me Rio."

Orion chuckles "*Sighs with a smile* Can’t deny that."

Rainbowtwo snuggles up to her husband.

Orion chuckles "Hehe, easy there."

Mewverse Orion grumbles "Lucky furball..."

Mewverse Twilight spoke "Don't mind him, he's just being a sourpuss."

Cadence spoke "Sounds like he’s jealous."

Mewverse Orion spoke "I'm not!"

Cadence spoke "*Smirk* Yep, you are jealous. Denial."

Mewverse Orion thumps his tail in annoyance.

Mewverse Rainbow spoke "...Call me crazy, but maybe that can be arranged."

Redux-verse Rainbow spoke "You don't mean...."

Mewverse Rainbow Dash spoke "How do you think I got my prosthetic wing? And yeah, I'm gonna let my Twilight say it."

Mewverse Twilight spoke "*Smirk/smile* Science and technology."

Rainbowtwo spoke "And cloning."

Leafstar was confused about the presents.

Leafstar asks "Is this some sort of prophecy from StarClan?

Spottedleaf was on her back while laughing.

Spottedleaf giggles "I still remember the first Hearth's Warming I had spent with Twilight's family, I was just as confused as you are right now."

Leafstar asks "Really?"

Spottedleaf spoke "Yeah, I was."

After the party had ended, the Mewverse Mane Six along with Aoi and Mewverse Orion head back to their universe while the Neoverse Mane Six along with Tor and Roberta went back to their universe.

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Saddle Row Review/ Flutter Brutter

*Twilight's POV*

After the mess that had been the cleansing, Mistybreeze and Fireball were hugging each other close.

Mistybreeze spoke "I was so scared of losing you Fireball."

Fireball giggles "Come on, you’d think I’m that easy to be killed?"

Mistybreeze spoke "You may be stubborn as a minotaur but that only makes me love you more."

But then we heard a crash, followed by a male voice. “Ai yai yai… Mi cabeza…”

Danyelle asks "What the?"

“Should we check that out?” I asked.

Fluttershy spoke "It could have been my brother."

But when I looked, I saw what looked like a demonic batpony stallion.

Scorpan asks "Do I know you?"

The male spoke "No, can’t say that you do since I was born in Tartarus."

Mistybreeze was scritching a spot on Fireball's back, causing the demonic mare's tail to wag.

The male asks "Hmm? Who are they?"

I spoke "The chakat with weak wings is Mistybreeze, shi's the lifemate of Fireball Storm."

The male asks "Chakat?"

Mistybreeze spoke "Half, my dad was a budgietaur."

Danyelle spoke "Also, chakats are hermaphrodites, so they can swing both ways."

Hawksong spoke "Ya ferget, Ah'm a ponykat and so are Appleseed, Snowfire and Hawkbreeze."

Danyelle spoke "They're hermaphrodites as well."

Rarity spoke "Mythic may be a sphinx but shi's also a herm."

"Wait, how?" I asked.

Blizzardstar spoke "I carried hir to term."

"Oh." I noted.

Rarity was soon in pain.

Danyelle spoke "MEDIC!!!"

Spottedleaf spoke "Great StarClan! You didn't have to yell Danyelle!"

Spottedleaf transports Rarity to the hospital.

“Well that just happened.” I noted.

Danyelle spoke "It was only a matter of time before her water broke."

“True.” I nodded.

Blizzardstar asks "Do you girls remember when I had opened up a new boutique?"

Danyelle spoke "Yeah."

Blizzardstar spoke "It was quite a disaster at first."

"You're telling me." I responded.

Blizzardstar snickers "Remember when Lune got his head stuck in the wall?"

Danyelle giggles "Heehee! How could I forget?"

Yuki giggles "We can blame Goldfin for that prank."

“Yeah.” I giggled.

Danyelle spoke "*sweatdrop* I just hope Zephyr leaves Rainbow alone..."

Fluttershy spoke "He clearly doesn’t know that she’s already part of a herd."

Rainbow spoke "No offense Fluttershy but that stallion is more lazier than OC-verse Blaze's lasagna-loving cousin."

Fluttershy spoke "I know, and that worries me."

Spottedleaf spoke "If he tries to flirt with me, I'll claw him up so bad that he won't be able to sit for a week!"

“Wait, what about our new demon batpony friend?” Pinkie asked, popping up all of a sudden.

Mistybreeze asks "You mean Star Chaser?"

Pinkie spoke "Yep."

Fireball asks "So what ring you from?"

Star Chaser spoke "Gluttony Ring, and I honestly must say, Fireball and Mistybreeze, you both are truly beautiful. Ustedes dos son hermosas flores."

That made both Loona and Mistybreeze blush, and surprisingly, as red as roses.

Mistybreeze's wings shot up on end.

Neither Fireball or Mistybreeze knew it, but their tails started wagging in excitement and arousal.

Spottedleaf spoke "Uh Fireball, you've got a ponykat foal on the way though."

Fireball spoke "*Flustered* I-I know! I know…"

Danyelle spoke "And judging by scent, shi'll be half demon."

Fireball asks "*Deadpan* Ya think?"

Mistybreeze spoke "If only there was a way for me to be immortal."

Pinkie spoke "Believe it or not, Mistybreeze, ya might’ve jinxed it."

Mistybreeze spoke "Airhead."

Pinkie only shrugged at that.

Cheese chuckles "That may be so but you're my airhead Pinkie."

Pinkie giggles "Heehee, wasn’t that a bit cheesy, Cheesy?"

I giggle "Stupid is as stupid does."

"*Snicker* Yeah." Pinkie and Cheese agreed.

I spoke "No offense Fluttershy but your brother is a strange stallion... More so than Red Hoof."

Fluttershy spoke "None taken."

And speaking of Red Hoof, a loud scream had come from him since he had just ascended into an immortal alicorn.

Rainbow spoke "Guess my husband has a more worthy rival now."

Azure chuckles "You mean the knucklehead?"

Rainbow asks "Remember that time he challenged you to an eating contest, before you became an alicorn?"

Crosswind was fidgeting.

Azure spoke "How could I not? He threw up the last carrot he had eaten."

Applejack asks "Crosswind? Y'alright?"

Blizzardstar spoke "Should've seen this one coming, shi's in peak female phase."

Applejack asks "Ya serious?"

Rarity spoke "Shi's serious Applejack, you didn't know that chakats and their subspecies swing both ways when it comes to love."

But then Applejack mischievously smirked, having an idea.

Danyelle giggles "I can see where this is going, you're gonna drag Crosswind and Red to the Chuddle Hotel. Right Applejack?"

Applejack asks "Ya got that right, Dany. Mind makin' a portal or a door?"

Danyelle spoke "You have a teleportation spell though since I only use the warp rings to get to far-away places like Ineighba faster."

Applejack spoke "Oh. Right."

Rainbow laughs "Wow Applejack, you're a bigger bonehead than Loot Loot!"

Applejack asks "Hehehe, alright. How's about you an' Azure go against Red Hoof an' me in a Challenge in a week from today?"

Rainbow spoke "Aw yeah! You're on!"

I spoke "Flash and I want a bite of that Challenge!"

Danyelle spoke "Same for Ben and I!"

Pinkie spoke "Ooh! Me and Cheese too!"

Mr Rich chuckles "Might as well count me and Lillian in too."

Lillian asks "{What?}"

I spoke "Mystic, I need your help."

Mystic asks "Yes?"

I spoke "I wish that the pterolycus could speak like a normal pony can."

Mystic spoke "Whoa, that’s a brand new one. Very well."

I spoke "This is more for Mr Rich so that he can hear Lillian's real voice."

Mystic spoke "Now that’s more specific."

I spoke "I learned the hard way that I shouldn't use my wishes for things I want, I should use them to help others. Like I had with Fizzlepop's broken horn."

Mystic spoke "Yeah, be specific with your words or you get gray areas."

Fizzlepop spoke "If Twilight hadn't helped me fix what was broken, I wouldn't have been able to use my magic."

I spoke "Yeah."

Fizzlepop spoke "*major blush on her face* And it's bad enough that I have a crush on somepony..."

“And you still haven’t told us.” I pointed out.

Fizzlepop stammers "And w-why would I?"

“Just pointing it out.” I smirked.

Fizzlepop spoke "It's not like I have a crush on a black unicorn stallion with a white mane or anything!"

I laugh "Oh my StarClan! She so does!"

Pinkie spoke "Hmm..."

Danyelle spoke "I don't think that's a good idea Pinkie, we don't know where the stallion in question even lives."

Pinkie spoke "No, it’s just there’s a big Pinkie Sense goin’ on in my head."

Danyelle spoke "And since I'm more sensitive to raw bursts of magic..."

Pinkie spoke "Let’s not get too focused on it."

Danyelle's ears flatten since she heard Zephyr approaching.

Rainbow asks "What is it?"

Danyelle spoke "Don't... turn... around... Rainbow..."

Rainbow asks "Wait… You don’t mean…?"

Adagio growls "She does..."

Rainbow spoke "…I’m out!"

Rainbow Dash flew off so fast, there was a dust cloud comically shaped exactly like her left behind.

Spottedleaf teleported after Rainbow.

Azure asks "Should I take care of him?"

Spitfire spoke "Best to leave him be since it's obvious that Rainbow Dash won't pick anyone else. I heard rumors that lycan mares only choose one stallion for life."

Azure asks "Whoa, really?"

Spitfire spoke "Yeah, plus I heard that the black cat over in the Redux-verse is also half alicorn. And get this! Her maternal grandmother is Redux-verse Luna!"

Azure spoke "Dang…"

Poking her head through a portal, Redux-verse Zoey spoke "I was baffled beyond belief too."

Then Danyelle’s ears twitched, making her giggle.

Redux-verse Zoey asks "What?"

Danyelle spoke "Oh, there’s only a new mare, hiding outside."

Claws glowing pink, Redux-verse Zoey used her magic to drag the mare inside the castle.

Azure was then surprised as he looked like he recognized the mare.

Quick asks "Is that you Acorn Swirl?"

Acorn asks "Quick? Azure? What happened to you two?"

Azure spoke "What are you talking about? I've always been a pony, same with Quick."

Acorn asks "I know, but you’re alicorns. How?"

Danyelle spoke "Twilight did it!"

“What the?! What’re you talking about?!” I asked.

Danyelle spoke "Don't give me that Sparkle Butt! You caused that mass ascension."

“How was I supposed to know that could happen?!” I pointed out before I noticed Acorn wearing a cloak.

Cyber suddenly pops up since she had just become an alicorn.

Cyber spoke "Twilight~!"

Acorn spoke "Actually, I used to be a unicorn, but now… *Takes off cloak, revealing her alicorn wings* I’m an alicorn."

A black alicorn with a dark gray mane and gray eyes bowls me over.

I ask "What the? Cyber Song?"

The black alicorn mare was shaking as she cried.

Danyelle asks "What just happened?"

Cyber cries "It's D-Data Card... he's dead...."

But then my compact started ringing.

I ask "Twilight Sparkle speaking, who is this?"

The being spoke "Faust."

I ask "It's about Data Card correct?"

Cyber was hiding under a pile of blankets as she cried.

Faust spoke "Yes, and another soul since Data Card and that panther's soul are somehow fused."

I spoke "I haven't heard it from Bluestar yet."

Faust spoke "Usually takes a minute or two."

The moonstone fragment was glowing suddenly.

I spoke "Excuse me for a moment."

I teleported with Yellowfang straight to the moonstone before touching the cold stone with the tip of my nose, going into a peaceful slumber.

*In StarClan*

I spoke "Oh, hello Bluestar. I got your message."

Yellowfang asks "Is somethin' the matter?"

“Nothing wrong.” I assured.

Bluestar soon appears.

Bluestar spoke "Ah, Princess Twilight Sparkle. It's good to see you again."

Moon Flower and Raven Song dart over to me before nuzzling me.

I couldn’t help but giggle.

Yellowfang asks "So, these two were the ones that didn't survive. Right Twilight?"

I spoke "Yeah."

"Anyway, did a Data Card fused soul show up?" I asked.

Bluestar spoke "Two new souls did appear but they are not fused together anymore."

"Really? How?" I noted.

Bluestar spoke "It's best you hear it from Data himself."

A ghostly colt about 6 years old with gray eyes and jet black mane trots over on silent hooves.

Data spoke "My goodness, you've grown into a fine mare cousin Twilight."

...Huh?

"Say what?" I asked, completely dumbstruck.

Data laughs "Guess Cyber never told you huh?"

"No." I said.

Data spoke "She tries to hide her pain behind a mask. After what had happened to me the first time..."

"What happened?" I asked.

Bluestar spoke "It was roundabout the same time Spottedleaf had reincarnated..."

*Flashback to three weeks after Spottedleaf had reincarnated*

*No POV*

A Pegasus stallion was trying to dig his six year old son out from the pile of rocks.

The stallion spoke "Come on, kid. You better be alright."

Young Twilight asks "Uncle Swift Shield?"

Swift Shield spoke "Twilight, glad you're here."

Young Spottedleaf asks "What happened?"

Swift Shield spoke "*Still digging* Trouble."

Young Spottedleaf helps with the digging.

Young Twilight helps as well.

Young Spottedleaf spoke "I see something!!"

Young Twilight spoke "Then let’s hurry!"

Young Spottedleaf spoke "I feel something sticky underpaw..."

The 7 year old Abyssinian kept moving the rocks out of the way with her magic, only to find a dead colt.

Swift Shield spoke "...We're too late."

Young Twilight spoke "Explaining this to Cyber won't be easy..."

Young Spottedleaf however, felt devastated.

Young Twilight pinches the nape of Young Spottedleaf's neck with magic, knocking the young cat out.

*End flashback*

*Twilight's POV*

I soon wake up with an alicorn colt with the exact same colors as the original Data Card sleeping beside me.

I spoke "That's the last time I trust you with a weird flower Yellowfang!!"

Yellowfang spoke "Uh..."

I ask "What?"

I soon notice an alicorn colt sleeping beside me.

"Is that..." I wondered.

Yellowfang spoke "Either way, Cyber's gonna freak the cuss out."

"Yeah, but now 3rd time's the last one." I noted.

Yellowfang spoke "Eyup, guess that means he's a lot like Spottedleaf."

"That means he'll either stay on the surface or go down if he..." I started to say before cutting myself off.

Yellowfang spoke "Don't even say that Sparkles! StarClan's sake... Yer more paranoid than Spottedleaf was when Gilda accidentally tore the library tree in half one time!"

End

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Night Feline

*Danyelle’s POV*

*Snicker!* This is gonna be awesome!

Lan asks "Nee-chan, what are you planning to do?"

Before I could answer…

An alicorn mare giggles "You really don’t think you and Twi are gonna do this without me, do ya?"

I turned around, seeing Cadence, much to my surprise.

Lan chuckles "It was mostly Roll's idea."

Cadence spoke "You’re lucky I sensed it and got here in time before pulling it off."

I giggle "True."

Cadence asks "So, what's the plan?"

I whisper Roll's plan into Cadence's ear.

Cadence spoke "Hehehe... Perfect."

Lan snickers "So Operation: Lovebug is a go?"

Roll showed up with Twilight.

Roll spoke "You bet."

Maylu soon arrives with Patch on her head.

Maylu spoke "Hey Lan."

Lan spoke "Hey, Maylu."

Patch mewls.

Lan spoke "Hehe, hey Patch."

The little brown Abyssinian-alicorn boy reaches for his dad but something was wrong with the wings.

Lan asks "Whoa, you okay, little buddy?"

Rainbow soon pops up with Bold and Mint on her back.

Rainbow spoke "I've seen this problem before with Scootaloo. The little guy's wings are damaged but since Redheart's an alicorn now, maybe she knows healing magic."

Lan asks "Really?"

Rainbow spoke "Yeah."

Lan spoke "Cool."

Akoya was on Lan's head.

Roll asks "Anyway, shall we get this plan rolling?"

Vince pops up with Jazz and Volt hanging off his wings.

Roll spoke "Whoa, did not see you coming."

Vince chuckles "But you know you love me Rolly-polly."

Roll giggles "Oh stop, Vincy-Wincy."

Vince pulls Roll over to him before nibbling on her neck, causing her to purr.

Roll giggles "*Lustful purring* Can’t this wait until after the operation, MegaCat?"

Vince chuckles "Sure kitten."

Roll spoke "After the operations done, YOU’LL. BE. IN. FOR. A. TREAT."

Roll then licked Vince right on his nose, making him blush madly.

Ingot asks "Treat?"

Roll sent Ingot flying and screaming with a punch.

I spoke "He'll never learn..."

Cadence spoke "*Sigh* Yeah."

I spoke "I heard rumors that Redux Sonic's got 12 wives now."

Cadence asks "Huh? Really?"

I spoke "From what my Redux counterpart said... There's a hedgefox, two Pegasi, a chipmunk, a siren, a half cat half Litten, a Ninetales, a Moltres, a Pidgeot-Mewtwo hybrid, a chakat, a Zacian and an elder siren."

Roll asks "You know that's only a rumor, right?"

Redux Danyelle pokes her head through a portal.

Redux Danyelle spoke "It's no rumor. I was just as surprised when Charybdis started dating Sonic."

Azure spoke "*Showing up* I dunno if I should be relieved or jealous."

Redux Danyelle spoke "Least OC-verse Sonic has it easier, he's only got one wife. *giggle* And there was this one time when Meau teased Giorno with octopus salad."

I giggle "Heehee! Nice, but we’re about to go on an operation, setting up a blind date."

Redux Danyelle giggles "Oh, this oughta be interesting! I know just the song that could really help set the mood!"

I giggle "Wait until the date starts."

Redux Danyelle hands me a photo of her universe's Lan and Maylu with their baby son.

Redux Danyelle spoke "That little brown Mew is my universe's Patch."

Cadence and I spoke "Aww!"

Redux Danyelle spoke "*looking at her watch* Okay girls, it's time."

Cadence spoke "Initiate “Operation: Lovebug”."

Roll spoke "I've already made arrangements at the Tasty Treat in Canterlot."

Cadence asks "*Giggle* So we’re luring them there?"

Roll giggles "You bet your wings filly!"

“You boys get to Ozul, us ladies will go to work on Nadia.” I snickered.

Vince spoke "Sure thing sis."

Redux Danyelle giggles "I'm gonna get an accordion."

Twilight asks "For what?"

Redux Danyelle giggles "It's a surprise though Sparklebutt."

As fate would have it, the marks of the Mane Six as well as Zecora's cutie mark were glowing.

Twilight spoke "Guess I'm needed elsewhere."

I spoke "My guess would be because of the Roar though since Spottedleaf's fur is flickering as well."

Rainbow asks "Think you can pull it off without us?"

I spoke "Relax Skittles, we got Cadence to help."

Cadence giggles "True dat!"

Roll giggles "Yeah."

The Mane Six went off with Spottedleaf and Zecora.

Roll spoke "Well, there they go."

Vince asks "Shall we get started, kitty-kins?"

Roll giggles "Yeah."

We then began the operation, splitting teams into boys and girls.

Redux Danyelle giggles "This is gonna be our best idea yet! Given that Hearts and Hooves Day is coming up..."

I couldn't help but giggle. "Nadia and Ozul are gonna be going WAY past all-out with each other on that day."

Redux Danyelle giggles "As will you though furbrain. I see that look in your eyes."

"Oh really? What about you?" I fired back.

Redux Danyelle spoke "I've got three kids still in diapers for StarClan's sake!"

"But that doesn't stop ya from having fun with your hubby-wubby, right, me?" I smirked.

Redux Danyelle spoke "Don't make me set your tail on fire."

Us two Danyelles glared at each other, before we giggled.

Redux Danyelle giggles "I remember this one time when my universe's Maylu gave my cousin in-law heck."

“How about we talk gossip after the operation’s cleared?” I smiled.

Redux Danyelle pulls an accordion out from her tailfur.

Redux Danyelle spoke "Right."

"First, let's do a number when we get to Nadia." I said.

Redux Danyelle's eyes shimmer.

Redux Danyelle spoke "No time, the guys are coming with someone."

Roll spoke "Probably Ozul."

Redux Danyelle spoke "Guess some speedster got impatient."

Cadence and I couldn't help but facepalm/facehoof.

Redux Danyelle spoke "Not much we can do about it."

Cadence asks "Well, shall we get to luring?"

Redux Danyelle giggles "Good thing I can use Sweet Scent since I'm no normal Mobian nekomata."

Redux Danyelle shook her fur before flapping her wings to blow the sweet smell towards Nadia.

Nadia asks "*Purring* What is that aroma?"

A random chakat spoke "It smells sweet..."

I spoke "Uh, other me? It’s bringing out unwanted attention."

Redux Danyelle spoke "Well excuse me! No creature told me that Sweet Scent was this potent!"

Roll spoke "Maybe we can lure Nadia with something else."

Redux Danyelle spoke "Tch, I can't control the potency level of Sweet Scent yet."

the white chakat drags Nadia over.

The chakat spoke "Ah got 'er for ya."

Redux Danyelle asks "And who're you?"

Crosswind spoke "That'd be mah sibling, Moonfang."

"When did you show up?" I asked.

Crosswind spoke "Ah got a whiff o' that smell..."

Redux Danyelle spoke "That was me, sorry."

Crosswind spoke "Though it was rather potent, it had no effect on me since Ah've got a lifemate."

Redux Danyelle spoke "Phew. Glad that's the case."

Crosswind spoke "Mah sibling doesn't though but shi's lookin' fer one."

Redux Danyelle spoke "*Facepalm!* Tell me she's not after..."

Crosswind spoke "Oh StarClan no, Moonfang's not interested in Abyssinians or whatever Ozul is."

Redux Danyelle asks "But what about Nadia? Is shi interested in her?"

Crosswind spoke "Don't make me kick you."

Moonfang spoke "Don’t worry, Ah’ll find my own mate."

Crosswind spoke "Ah'm sure ya will Moonfang."

Moonfang spoke "Thanks, Crosswind."

We then got Nadia to the rendezvous point.

Redux Danyelle started playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtywtkQfGTo on the accordion.

A waitress spoke "Ah, you two must be Nadia Fortune and Ozul. Please, come on in. A table was reserved for you two."

Redux Danyelle gives me a high-five.

The two Abyssinians were lead to a table as the waitress took their drink orders.

A brown furred Mobian rabbit was singing the same song that Redux Danyelle was playing.

The two Abyssinians got some warm milk as they made their food orders.

A large plate of spaghetti and meatballs was placed before the two cats.

Redux Danyelle giggles "Here it comes."

Amiya giggles "Yeah."

Cadence spoke "Shh, shh. Here it comes."

Redux Danyelle uses a video recorder to record the whole thing so the rest of the Alliance could see it later.

"The moment of truth." Cadence and I giggled as Nadia and Ozul were slurping up some spaghetti while they didn't notice that they were eating the same string before their mouths and noses touched as Nadia turned away in embarrassment with a blush before Ozul rolled a meatball over to her.

Redux Danyelle's tails were wagging a bit, though not enough to whip up a tornado.

Soon, the music ended as the two Abyssinians paid the bill and left the restaurant.

Nadia asks "U-Um... Ozul?"

Ozul asks "Yeah?"

Redux Danyelle held back a giggle as she recorded the whole confession.

Nadia spoke "Um... I really don't know what's gotten me like this, but I-"

Ozul spoke "Let me tell ya somethin', Lucky."

Nadia asks "H-Huh?"

Ozul spoke "Despite you being immortal thanks to the Life Gem you ate, and the fact you can fall apart and put yourself back together again, it's always been that loyal, protective and daring attitude that caught my eye, even in the darkness."

Nadia started blushing harder.

Redux Danyelle giggles quietly.

Ozul asks "And you know... *Bends onto one knee* We are a couple of misfits, aren't we?"

Ozul dug into his chest fluff before bringing out a box and opened it, revealing a ring with a blood-red jewel shaped exactly like Nadia's bell as she gasped while covering her mouth.

Needless to say, Cadence was shaking in excitement.

I pull Cadence's ear to calm her down.

Ozul asks "Nadia Fortune... *Calm sigh* Will you marry me?"

Nadia was clearly speechless as she started whimpering with tears threatening to flow before she pounced on Ozul and literally wrapped around him while crying out of pure joy.

Nadia exclaims "YES!!!"

The others that were watching cheer in happiness as Azure howls happily.

Redux Danyelle yowls in happiness.

Cadence spoke "Heehee! I can hardly wait for their wedding and Hearts and Hooves Day!"

Flash chuckles "Five bits says their wedding will be on Hearts and Hooves Day!"

Frostleaf spoke "Double that on right away!"

Cadence giggles "Triple that on their honey moon being on Hearts and Hooves Day."

Soon enough, bets and bits were being exchanged with Blizzardstar holding the pot of bits.

Blizzardstar chuckles "Heehee, wow. You're really serious about this bet, huh?"

Crosswind spoke "What can Ah say? We chakats take romance seriously."

Redux Danyelle giggles "My universe's Dren said the same thing!"

Cadence spoke "And here I thought I was the only one who takes romance seriously."

Redux Danyelle giggles "My universe's Cadence would say the same thing! As would the OC-verse Cadence."

I giggle "Either way, it was a success."

Cadence spoke "You bet it was."

Redux Danyelle spoke "Oh look, Twilight and the others are coming back now!"

"Talk about timing." I noted.

Twilight asks "What did we miss?"

Redux Danyelle spoke "*Snicker* I'll show ya."

*One video later*

Spottedleaf giggles "That's amazing!"

Rainbow spoke "AWESOME!!!"

I giggle "It was mainly Roll's idea."

Twilight asks "And Cadence was in on it?"

Cadence giggles "I was."

Twilight asks "*Smirk* And why do I have a feeling that there's a love bet going on?"

Cadence giggles "Flash started it."

Twilight snickers "*Lustful smile* Then I have something in mind for him at midnight tonight. Plus, you and Shiny are more than welcome to join in, Cadence."

Flash spoke "But babe, our daughters are still in diapers."

Twilight giggles "*Nuzzling Flash Sentry, making him blush while making his wings flap out and go stiff* But who said we can't have fun ourselves, Flashy-Washy?"

Twilight then licked Flash Sentry's cheek before kissing him right on the lips, turning him into putty.

Flash spoke "We could try again."

Twilight spoke "*Lustful giggle and growl while pinning Flash down* Or more, hubby-wubby."

Flash spoke "*Lustful growl while smirking* Only for you, wifey-lifey."

Data spoke "EWW!!! TAKE IT TO A HOTEL ROOM!!!"

End

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Dragon for a Day

*Spike's POV*

*Yawn!* Wow, I slept really well tonight. I wonder why. But then I felt something on me before I saw... Wendy.

Wendy was snoring a bit.

Heehee, maybe I should give her a bit of a wake-up call. I wrapped my tail around Wendy's before hugging her.

Wendy yawns a bit.

Wendy spoke "Mmm... Spikey-Wikey..."

Heh, maybe the wake-up call needs one more touch. I kissed Wendy right on the lips with closed eyes and my arms around her waist before she kissed me back with her arms around my neck.

Natsu spoke "Morning bro!"

Wendy and I stopped as I deadpanned at Natsu. "Really dude?"

Lucy whacks Natsu with a frying pan.

Lucy spoke "Sorry about that Spike."

"It's cool." I said as Wendy woke up with a smile.

Wendy spoke "Besides, you and Natsu can join in, Lucy."

Natsu spoke "That reminds me, I got a letter for Wendy and it's from Ember."

Wendy asks "Really?"

Lucy wrapped her tail around Natsu's.

Natsu gives the scroll to Wendy.

Wendy opened the scroll as Lucy knocked and pinned Natsu down.

Wendy gasps "I'm an auntie now!!!"

I soon had my back against a wall since I was really itchy and it wasn't from the call of the Dragon Lord.

But as I was, I heard a shocked/scared scream from Twilight’s room.

Lucy spoke "That makes no sense.... Twilight's a lycan."

I looked out the window and froze in shock. “Uh… guys? You might wanna see this.”

Lucy groans "First, it was Rarity... Now it's Twilight... What next, Rainbow gets turned into a dragon?"

A female asks "Did something happen?"

Blazing Heart showed up, and she was somehow turned into a dragon too!

Azure crashed snout first into a wall since he was also a dragon.

Azure spoke "OW!!!"

Natsu spoke "Everyone’s suddenly a dragon!"

Blazing asks "Hmm… I think a Longma friend of mine said something about an event like this back in my dimension. Are there any Chineighse creatures?"

“From what I remember hearing Twilight read, so far there’s the Kirin. But we don’t know if there’s any Longma out there.” I answered.

Blazing spoke "Then any Kirin that transformed into a dragon is where we start looking."

Popping up suddenly, Flintfur spoke "Rarity and Spottedleaf are dragons again!"

Blazing spoke "I can imagine that, and there might be a reason."

Danyelle spoke "Let me guess, the year of the dragon has begun."

Blazing asks "Yes, but how did you know?"

Danyelle spoke "Lucky guess."

Blazing spoke "Still, let's find a kirin transformed into a dragon."

Azure had a silly grin on his face since he was a bit smitten with Blazing Heart.

Blazing giggles "Leave the herd invitation proposal until after we're back to normal, blue blur."

Azure spoke "Sure thing, kitty cat."

We went to the Friendship Map as everyone showed up here, revealed to have been transformed into dragons.

Strawberry was glancing about for her friend.

And then I noticed Twilight’s dragon form.

Much to the surprise of the others, Sleuth was a nocturnal gargoyle yet her alicorn features remained.

Blazing spoke "What? Someone must've used magic."

A voice spoke "Reality-bending, I may add."

Discord appeared, looking like a dragon version of himself, but in to be honest, he didn't look very different at all.

Twilight snickers "Someone better wake Goliath up."

But then Sleuth suddenly turned to stone.

Blazing spoke "It's still daytime, so whoever used that spell wasn't aware of the night gargoyles turning to stone during the day to recover their energy and heal themselves."

Twilight carries the statue up to where Goliath's stone form was located, setting the stone from of Sleuth down beside him.

Twilight snickers "Come night-time, Goliath's in for a big surprise."

Blazing spoke "until then, we’ll need to find out what’s going on."

Then Flaring Blade showed up, but she was transformed into a dragon. “Looks like the year of the dragon has started. Which means the spell’s in place for at least the first 24 hours.”

Surprisingly enough, Erza didn't look any different.

Erza spoke "Dragon hybrids like me don't have to deal with that sort of thing though."

Natsu spoke "Same with purebred dragons."

A pale pink dragon snout poked through the mirror that connected to the one in the Crystal Empire.

Cadence asks "A little help here?"

Twilight spoke "Oh. Right."

Flaring spoke "*As Twilight helped Cadence out* There’s 12 Chineighse zodiacs, and the most amount of days it could last is 12, the Year of the Dragon usually lasts for the first 5 days, but it’s rare if the spell wears off after the first day of the year."

Wendy asks "Barring half dragons and whatever Discord is... anyone can be affected?"

Danyelle looked a bit more draconic than normal since she had dragon blood in her veins.

Danyelle asks "And what about creatures that have dragon blood in the veins?"

Natsu snickers "Uh bro, you might want to look in a mirror."

Discord spoke "Looks like someone used another reality-bending spell."

“Huh?” I asked, totally lost before I saw my reflection in a mirror. “I’M A PONY?!”

Wendy was a Pegasus for some odd reason.

Wendy spoke "This feels so wrong..."

Discord spoke "Guess that second spell was a double-whammy."

Various dragons scoff "Ya think?"

Discord spoke "Hmm? I’m sensing something."

A blue colored female Charizard crashes headfirst into a wall.

Redux Danyelle spoke "That hurt!"

Danyelle spoke "This has Potion Nova's hoofwork written all over it..."

Twilight asks "Hold on, how could she get every single person in the world to drink a dragon transformation potion?"

Danyelle tried to answer, but couldn’t, admitting that Twilight had a point.

Rarity spoke "Unless it was in powder form..."

A female asks "Why are you just assuming it’s me when I’m in the same situation as you are?"

We turned around and saw Potion Nova, who’s a dragon too.

Potion spoke "Besides, I would remember doing that if I did do that, but I didn’t."

Danyelle spoke "If it wasn't you, then someone else must have.... Wait... SCORPAN!!! GET DEMONA'S STATUE OVER HERE NOW!!!"

Twilight spoke "Hold on! We can’t just jump to conclusions. Maybe Blazing’s right about why everyone’s a dragon."

Redux Danyelle groans "Charizard in my case..."

Discord spoke "Odd, I’m sensing a chained Puck."

Both Danyelles growl "You have GOT to be joking!"

Discord asks "What?"

A blue colored Moltres with glasses stepped out of a different warp ring.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "You think THAT's bad? Just look at me!!! I'm a freaking Moltres!"

OC-Verse Twilight spoke "I said I was sorry!"

OC-verse Danyelle squawks "That's the LAST time I trust you with a transformation spell Sparkle Butt! And you know what? SIT GIRL!!!"

OC-verse Twilight was face down on the ground.

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "*Mumbling to herself* At least the last time with me."

Redux Danyelle spoke "Least I got it easier."

Lucy dropkicked River Tide at Ice Chill right as Redux Danyelle opened a warp ring to the Warrior-verse Chuddle Hotel.

Lucy spoke "Nice follow up."

Redux Danyelle spoke "Maybe I should pull that on my universe's Gray and Juvia."

Danyelle spoke "Suggestion... Send them into a place that’ll really test their endurance against the heat or the cold."

Redux Danyelle spoke "Much like my universe's Elsa, cold weather never bothers ice types."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Right."

Redux Danyelle giggles "But there is one thing I can agree on with my OC-verse counterpart... Gray's an ice brained stripper."

Both Danyelle counterparts snickered at that.

Danyelle giggles "Ice Chill's an icebrain though."

Discord asks "Anyway, shall we go to finding Puck?"

All three Danyelles spoke "We don't know where that jerk is."

Discord comically fell onto his back at that.

OC-verse Twilight "Finding that guy's like finding a needle in a haystack... A really big haystack."

Danyelle spoke "She's got a point there Discord."

But then I noticed storm clouds brewing.

All three Danyelles started growling.

OC-verse Twilight growls "That doesn't feel normal..."

Discord spoke "Puck must be brewing up a BIG spell."

OC-verse Twilight growls "If he attacks the Mewverse, Neoverse, Heartsverse and Genderswap-verse... All hell will break loose!"

Discord spoke "Hold on! Sure, Puck is mischievous, but he wouldn’t go THAT far!"

Rarity spoke "But that still doesn't answer for what he did to Sleuth."

Discord spoke "No, something tells me he’s bound by someone."

Redux Danyelle spoke "Can't be no worse than that ONE time where my friends had the wrong bodies."

Danyelle spoke "Let's just find Puck so we don't find out."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I'd rather not deal with a screaming unicorn since my clothes aren't fireproof."

Rarity spoke "*AHEM!*"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I was talking about my universe's Rarity, she's still a unicorn."

Rarity spoke "Apologies."

Natsu spoke "C'mon! Let's go!"

Redux Danyelle spoke "I remember this one time where my universe's Rainbow and Applejack tried to have a drinking contest but I had to call it off before the two of them along with Sawk Lee got drunk."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Tell me about it. *Shudder!*"

We went off, looking for Puck.

Redux Danyelle spoke "Of course, I had another mitten on the way but I didn't know at that time."

Danyelle asks "Mitten?"

Redux Danyelle spoke "Baby Mew."

Danyelle spoke "Oh."

Since the sun had gone down, Sleuth was the first one to wake up as the others follow.

Sleuth spoke "You better not leave us behind."

I then noticed that we haven't changed back yet.

Blazing spoke "It hasn't been at least 24 hours yet, so we're still like this."

Noble soon shows up with a young nocturnal gargoyle female.

Sleuth asks "Uh Goliath? You okay?"

As if fate would have it, the marks of the Mane Six along with two of the Danyelles as well as Spottedleaf's fur were glowing. Even Noble's mark, Sleuth's mark, OC-verse Twilight's mark and Redux Danyelle's tails were glowing.

Noble spoke "Odd..."

Danyelle spoke "Find Puck now, mission later!"

Redux Danyelle spoke "StarClan's sake Warrior-verse me, you should know by now we CAN'T ignore a map summon!"

"I'll handle Puck!" I declared.

Twilight spoke "Not by yourself, you're not!"

Natsu spoke "Don’t worry, I’ll help him. He’s my little bro after all."

Igneel spoke "Oh no you boys don't."

Wendy spoke "I’ll help him out too."

Spottedleaf spoke "I'd rather not get set on fire by Torch if you got hurt Wendy."

Lucy spoke "*Sigh* Don’t worry, I’ll help too."

Nashi asks "Mama?"

Lucy spoke "Don't worry, Nashi. I won't leave you."

Nashi spoke "Want sibling."

Natsu and Lucy were flustered.

"Hehe, since Hearts and Hooves Day is coming up..." I smirked.

Danyelle spoke "It's tomorrow actually."

That only made Natsu and Lucy blush even more.

Discord spoke "Found Puck! He's definitely chained up and taking orders from someone, a unicorn from the looks of it. Wouldn't be surprised if it was a criminal locked up by Sleuth."

Redux Danyelle spoke "StarClan's sake... I want my nekomata form back!"

The unicorn spoke "Not a chance. Puck! Take care of them!"

Puck spoke " The creatures love a battle hearty, so does Puck; come on let's party!

Weird and random stuff started coming out of the ground, heading right for us.

Redux Danyelle roars "CHAOS SNARE!!!"

Flintfur yowls "BLOOD CHAINS!!!"

The unicorn was soon restrained and unable to move.

OC-verse Twilight engulfs herself in fire, transforming to Twirama before roaring loud.

But then the random stuff constrained us.

OC-verse Korra and Redux Korra tag-team with airbending to blow the stuff away.

Redux Sonic, OC-verse Sonic and the other airbenders team up to aid both Korras.

Sleuth spoke "Should've known you'd be able to get out."

The unicorn spoke "Officer Sleuth, you know you can't lock me up forever!"

All three Danyelles spoke "Mess with the cat, you get the claws!"

OC-verse Blaze, Redux Blaze and all of the other cats snarl at the unicorn.

Twilight growls "You might as well give up punk, there's hundreds of us and only one of you."

“Anyway, think you can help us, Puck?” I asked.

Puck asks "Hmm… What would be in it for me?"

Goliath spoke "…Freedom."

Puck asks "*Smirk* Who am I to refuse such an offer?"

Puck then started performing a spell.

Puck: First the pony I’ll attend *Transforms Sleuth back to normal, despite being in dragon form after that* and now the dragons I will mend. *Transforms Wendy and I back to our normal dragon selves* If his efforts you commend, free Puck, let him homeward wend.

Goliath grabbed the chains and snapped them in two, freeing Puck.

Sleuth spoke "Bummer... I liked being a gargoyle..."

Twilight asks "Oh, also, could you do something about the Night Gargoyles here so they can move during the day?"

Puck noticed that as he vanished for a few seconds. “You want your Night Gargoyle friends here to be their gargoyle selves by night and not stone by day? So be it.”

Puck then reappeared in the air.

Puck: Fearsome creatures who would stay
unchanged by the light of day,
remain you thus throughout the night,
and be thou flesh by dawn's fair light.

Puck then vanished again, going who knows where.

Redux Sonic spoke "What a weirdo."

Noble spoke "But now that’s over, we have other business to attend to."

Spottedleaf spoke in an unknown language. "Vocate venti fortunate, Ex ricae Oberonis, Et hic navis frugum regate, Ad orae Avalonis."

The ones that were called by the map suddenly get teleported straight to Avalon.

Goliath and Demona had gotten teleported with the group.

Sleuth asks "Where are we?"

Noble spoke "Avalon."

To be Continued

Avalon
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Avalon

*Sleuth’s POV*

Those of us were were called to this Avalon were on a boat with Goliath, Demona, Bronx and the unknown female gargoyle with Noble as he explained what was going on at Avalon.

Noble asks "Remember what I told you what happened while you and your friends were stone, Goliath?"

Goliath spoke "Yes. I owe you more than I can ever repay."

“I still don’t understand how you could have lived back then and still look young.” I said to Noble.

Noble spoke "Well, time passes differently on Avalon. Every hour here is a day in the real world. I came back once a hundred years to see if the spell was broken, old friend."

Goliath spoke "You spoke of the Archmage, but he died long ago after falling into that ravine."

Noble spoke "Don’t know how he made it, but he’s invading Avalon. We gotta get there before the sun rises, since the spell hasn’t been casted on the Gargoyles there."

Goliath spoke "We will help you any way we can."

Pinkie spoke "LAND HO!!!"

The mist cleared, revealing Avalon as we landed on shore before getting off the boat.

OC-verse Twilight spoke "But it still doesn't explain why Redux Danyelle, OC-verse Danyelle and I were called here. We're not of this universe."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Twilight, shut up."

Noble spoke "By the way, the other eggs are here."

Goliath asks "Where?"

We looked up, seeing a male gargoyle show up before picking up a female gargoyle beast as he glided around and towards us before landing.

Male Gargoyle spoke "I see you’ve returned with Angela, Noble. And with others as well."

Noble spoke "Good to see you again, Gabriel."

“These are the eggs?” I asked as the male gargoyle called Gabriel set the female gargoyle beast down before she ran towards Noble.

Noble spoke "*Chuckle* Yeah, and this one’s Boudicca."

Gabriel spoke "*Notices Goliath* I suppose you’re Goliath? *As Goliath nodded* Hehe, Angela has heard much about you. It was her dream to meet you in all honesty."

Noble spoke "*Referring to unknown female gargoyle with us* By the way, this is Angela."

Goliath asks "You’ve given them names?"

Angela giggles "Of course! How else could we tell each other apart?"

Noble chuckles "I raised Angela as if she were my own daughter."

Gabriel spoke "We should get back to the castle."

Angela spoke "Gabriel’s right. It could be dangerous here."

We started moving forward before we heard a voice.

A voice taunts "Dangerous? Do you think so?"

We turned around, seeing a male elderly lesser alicorn made of sand.

Goliath spoke "Archmage!"

Archmage (Sand clone) spoke "*As another rose* Very astute, Goliath!"

Goliath was attacked by the other sand clone and was knocked over and covered in sand before the other Gargoyles were grabbed by tentacles of sand before we started fighting the sand clones, only for our attacks to have no affect.

Archmage (Sand clone) spoke "Don’t push your luck, Noble Howl. *Pushes Noble into another sand clone* I gave you time to prepare for death, and you wasted it looking for help. *As sand covered the other gargoyles with Archmage heads appearing on the heaps of sand* There is no help for you under the heavens. *As Goliath got up and broke free* I’m insulted you thought otherwise."

Goliath roars "Don’t be too insulted."

Goliath helped free us with Boudicca helping free the other trapped Gargoyles as we fought the sand clones before a giant sand clone appeared.

Archmage (Sand Clone) spoke "Don’t crow too loudly. After all, what have you achieved? *Starts gaining gargoyle features* You beat up a beach. At dawn, you all will die! Get used to it. *Turns to stone before explodes*"

Noble spoke "We better return to the castle or we’ll be attacked by wind next. Angela, your lead."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "I can't use my beast form here!"

Redux Danyelle spoke "You think that's bad? I can't use ANY of my powers!"

We started moving forward, following Angela.

“I know this isn’t the time, but I can’t help noticing that Angela sort of looks like Demona, except her coloring’s different. Whose daughter is she?” I asked.

Goliath spoke "Daughters and sons belong to the whole clan, Sleuth. It is the gargoyle way.

We soon arrived at a castle, seeing other gargoyles as we went inside.

Goliath asks "How many are wounded?"

Angela spoke "Too many. We weren’t prepared for battle."

Gabriel spoke "Before tonight, there was never any need to hone our combat skills."

Noble spoke "Still, I’m glad no lives were lost."

Fluttershy got right to work on healing the wounded.

Redux Danyelle asks "What was that jerk's problem?"

Twilight spoke "The gargoyle way kind of reminds me of the chakat way but it's not the pony way."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Nor is it the Mobian way."

Redux Danyelle spoke "Or the Poké-Mobian way."

Spottedleaf spoke "It kind of reminds me of my past life where the kits were cared for by nursing she-cats."

Rainbow spoke "That’s what I wanna know!

Goliath spoke "The way you guarded our children, Noble, is more than I dreamed of. I am glad to be here.

A female gargoyle groaned.

Noble spoke "Well, right now could’ve been gladder.

Goliath spoke "*Notices wounds* Beam burns! Tell us what happened."

Rarity asks "Wait, where’s Demona?"

We looked around and saw that Demona was suddenly gone.

Noble spoke "Well, right now, the only ones on Avalon are us and those of this castle. And the sleeping king of course, but we’ve yet to find him. The Weird Sisters were the leaders in the attack, accompanied by a gray-bearded Abyssinian, and for some reason… Demona."

Goliath asks "Demona?"

“And I bet gray beard was Macbeth.” I added.

Noble spoke "So you already know the Abyssinian.

“Yes, but they hate each other.” I noted.

Noble spoke "Didn’t show any of that here."

Goliath spoke "The Weird Sisters have been using them all along. Demona and Macbeth must still be under their control.

Noble spoke "Starswirl’s old nemesis/rival, the Archmage, is pulling the strings. I saw the Eye of Odin right below his horn, and the artifact definitely turned him into a powerful alicorn. He’s also wearing the Phoenix Gate, which will allow him to travel time and space in a single thought. If I didn’t know my old spell book from when I was a unicorn, I’d think he has that too."

“Which explains a lot. Macbeth and Demona must have stolen those talismans from you guys while they were under the Weird Sisters’ power.” I realized.

Goliath spoke " And the Sisters must have given the talismans to the Archmage."

Fluttershy spoke "*Healing the gargoyles* Well, at least we know those two didn’t do it because they wanted to."

Noble spoke "Weird thing is, there were TWO Archmages. And after that losing fight, I knew I needed help. And I’m glad Angela and I found you guys. But we’re on the clock, because if we don’t beat the Archmage before dawn, let’s just say we’ve lost before the battle even started."

Gabriel spoke "We have less than three hours left."

Angela spoke "But Goliath’s here now. He can protect us."

Goliath spoke "We can deal with Macbeth and Demona. We’ve done that before. But we cannot fight the Archmage without magic. Noble, we’ll need your help."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Sleeping king.... It has to be King Arthur!"

Noble spoke "You catch on quickly. In fact, the legends are true."

Goliath spoke "*Looking over map* Perhaps we can recover the Eye of Odin and the Phoenix Gate, their loss would diminish the Archmage’s power greatly. We cannot hope to take our enemies by frontal assault. Our best chances lies in stealth."

Angela spoke "Then you’ll need a guide."

Gabriel spoke "Two. We know every inch of this island."

Redux Danyelle spoke "But think about it though guys, a large nine-tailed fox can stick out like a sore paw in a place like this."

As luck would have it, Redux Danyelle had the Phoenix Gate in her hands since she managed to steal it from the Archmage.

But then Redux Danyelle was suddenly shocked by the Phoenix Gate, causing her to drop it as she became paralyzed before Noble inspected it.

Noble spoke "This is only a mere powerless replica enchanted with a paralysis spell. The Archmage knew you would try to take the Phoenix Gate and wore the counterfeit as you took this. I wouldn't suggest trying that again, since he'll be expecting that."

Redux Danyelle spoke "Uh, I had changed my ability to Lightning Rod so electric attacks have no effect on me."

Noble spoke "*As Redux Danyelle went back to normal* Consider yourself lucky he didn't expect that. Still, don't do that again as he'll be expecting anyone to suddenly appear."

Goliath spoke "Noble is right. This must be a surgical strike. Angela, Gabriel, you're with me. The rest of you must stay here and help protect the wounded. Sleuth, you'd better come up with a contingency plan in case this doesn't work."

I nodded as the three gargoyles left before I turned towards Noble. "Wait a minute. Tell me about the sleeping king."

Redux Danyelle and OC-verse Twilight go with the three gargoyles in case they needed firepower.

*Goliath's POV*

*Sigh* I can't believe two of the others came along.

Redux Danyelle spoke "Nobody can tell me to stay put though. Plus my ability can keep you guys safe if that guy decided to use lightning spells, I can't be hurt by electricity."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Same reason but only my universe's Danyelle can stop me."

But then Gabriel stopped, causing the rest of us to stop.

Gabriel asks "I heard something... over there. Did you hear it?"

The rest of us, excluding Redux Danyelle shook our heads and the nekomata nodded.

Angela spoke "The grotto is just ahead."

"I'll act as diversion. The rest of you retrieve the Eye of Odin and the Phoenix Gate, and get out." I said.

Redux Danyelle "You're not distracting alone, big guy."

OC-verse Twilight whispers "Now you see why Redux Danyelle came along, her hearing is better than mine is since I have a loud voice."

OC-verse Twilight moved ahead with Angela and Gabriel.

"And no heroics." I added to my last statement.

Redux Danyelle spoke "You can't stop a Twilight once she puts her mind to something."

The two of us then looked around before I spotted a shadowy figure moving.

"Jalapeña." I muttered before started following the figure in silence.

*Sleuth's POV*

Noble spoke "None of us know much about the sleeping king, only that he remains asleep until his country needs him."

OC-verse Danyelle asks "And what about the legendary sword, Excalibur?"

Noble spoke "Sorry, but there's no sign of the sacred sword in Avalon."

"How do I get there?" I asked.

Noble spoke "You want to wake him up? But we don't know what protective spells there could be around where he lies."

"We have no choice." I pointed out.

Noble spoke "Hmm... Fair enough, we do have to search every nook and cranny of Avalon. I'll go look for him."

"Not without me. My idea, remember?" I reminded.

A voice was heard from the sword strapped to OC-verse Danyelle's back.

The sword spoke "Thou would be foolish to go alone."

Both Noble and I got spooked by the sudden voice.

OC-Danyelle spoke "Oh, right."

A male voice spoke from OC-verse Danyelle's 2DS since she never went anywhere without it.

The male voice groans "Dany, you're a bigger idiot than Ein..."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Megaman, shut up."

*Goliath's POV*

Angela, Gabriel and OC-Verse Twilight moved toward the grotto, seeing the Archmage meeting with the Weird Sisters before the something poked Angela's back.

Angela spoke "*Whispers while elbowing Gabriel* Stop it!"

A voice spoke "Hands up...

The three turned around, seeing Demona and a gray furred male Abyssinian with a beard and black cloak, known as Macbeth, aiming firearms at them with their eyes glowing blue.

Macbeth spoke "And don't move."

Redux Danyelle and I showed up and stopped the ambush.

"No! They are our clan's children. Demona, I know you still don't trust other creatures, but these are innocent gargoyles." I told Demona.

Demona asks "...No. *Eye glow fades as she sighed* Can it be?"

"And you, Macbeth... Does your much vaunted sense of honor include the slaughter of innocents?" I said to Macbeth as the glow in his eyes faded as well. "The Archmage is using you!"

OC-verse Twilight growls at the two.

A torrent of water swirled up before crashing down thus revealing a pink alicorn mare with green eyes, dark pink mane and a dress identical to the Lady of the Lake's dress.

Red Rose spoke "CEASE THY PRATTLE AT ONCE!!!"

But then we heard a dark chuckle as a sphere of plasma appeared before it vanished, revealing the Archmage. "Oh, you're very good, Goliath, but appealing to their better natures won't help you. They're my creatures now. *Demona and Macbeth's eyes glowed blue again* I have great plans for you and your four friends, Goliath, but these young ones are expendable. *Turns towards Demona and Macbeth* Destroy them."

But then Boudicca tackled the three, knocking them down as Angela tried to take the Eye of Odin, only to get attacked and sent back by magical energy after she tried to take it, but failed.

Gabriel spoke "*Lifts Angela* Angela! Come on!"

Red Rose spoke "This is not over, Archmage.

The seven of us then retreated.

The Archmage spoke "I generously allowed them to live until dawn, but if they're so eager to die..."

*Sleuth's POV*

OC-verse Danyelle, Noble and I were moving forward, though I was falling behind a bit as I panted. "Come on, you guys, slow down. We're on the same side, you know."

Noble spoke "Sorry about that. Guess that lone wolf's still in me."

OC-verse Danyelle asks "Great.... How can we stop that jerk?"

We moved forward as Noble explained what happened over the last before we found a cave entrance.

Noble spoke "Here we are."

“This? I was expecting something… grander.” I noted as we kept heading inside before we entered a room, seeing a giant square pillar with two suits of armor wielding swords in front of it. But when we were on the bridge, the suits of armor moved and charged at us as I brought out my crossbow. “Stay back!” I gasped as I fired, only to knock a helmet off.

Noble spoke "*Starts glowing* I got these ones. Armored warriors who would stay upon the winds of yesterday. *As the suits of armor glowed as well* You have discharged your promise bold, so sleep you now, grow still, grow cold."

The suits of armor then fell apart while dropping the weapons.

A glint of metal was seen as Azure Wind pops up while holding a sword with his mouth.

But he somehow seemed frozen as I moved forward before the front half of the bridge collapsed. “Noble! What do I do?”

Noble spoke "Believe in yourself and jump! It’s a leap of faith!"

I did what he said and jumped across the bridge, but when I got up and turned around, I was honestly confused as I saw that the bridge didn’t collapse in the first place. But then the pillar lowered as I approached King Arthur and the frozen Azure Wind. “Arthur Pendragon, King of all Bridle, you are needed.”

But then King Arthur glowed before turning into red streams of magic as he flowed right into Azure Wind, causing him to unfreeze.

Dropping the sword in shock, Azure Wind spoke "Whoa… head rush."

Rainbow asks "Azure, you okay?"

“What the?! Azure, when did you-?” I tried to ask.

Azure spoke "I’m fine, Dashie. But now we gotta head back to the castle."

*Goliath’s POV*

We were back at the castle as Angela petted Boudicca.

Angela spoke "It’s a good thing Boudicca decided to follow us."

But then we heard clanking as we saw a door open, revealing OC-Verse Danyelle, Noble, Rainbow Dash, Sleuth and for some reason, Azure Wind as the blue alicorn came in before we realized what happened.

Gabriel spoke "Noble, is that…"

“I take it, you had more success than we did.” I noticed.

Sleuth spoke "Thanks to Noble. Demona and Macbeth are two of the greatest warriors of all time. We’ve got to face it, Goliath. You’ve never actually beaten either of them."

“I only foiled their plans or fought them to a draw.” I admitted.

Sleuth spoke "We needed the best warrior who ever lived. We needed… King Arthur, Azure Wind’s previous incarnation."

Azure asks "Uh, thanks for the compliment, but can someone tell me what’s happening?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Long story short, Blue Blur here is the reincarnation of King Arthur."

Azure spoke "I’d find that hard to believe, but with a second set of memories, can’t really argue with that."

We explained the situation to Azure.

Noble asks "Can you help us, Azure?"

Azure spoke "Well, you did awaken one of my past lives early, right after I found this sword I have in Bridle. But you really need my help, huh? Then I’ll help ya fight the Archmage and his goons."

Gabriel came in from his patrol. “The warriors have been spotted in the orchard!”

Noble spoke "Had a feeling he’d attack before dawn."

“He might have waited for sunrise if not for me.” I said.

Azure asks "Hey, nighttime’s actually the best-case scenario here. I mean, there won’t be much of us during the day. I know some or half of us are good in a fight, and that Sleuth fought Demona and Macbeth before. I’ll lead the defence against those two. But what about the Archmage?"

“I’m the one he wants. I will face him.” I volunteered.

Angela spoke "Not without me."

Danyelle spoke "Plus we've got the Nine Tailed Terror with us too. Day or night, she's able to fight."

Azure spoke "Those who can’t or won’t fight will stay here to protect the injured Gargoyles.

Fluttershy spoke "*Nod* Right."

Azure spoke "But now there’s only the Weird Sisters."

Noble spoke "I’ll take care of them. I beat them before, I can do it again."

OC-verse Twilight growls "Not by yourself wolfboy."

*Sleuth's POV*

We were soon outside, hiding before we started fighting Demona and Macbeth as Azure Wind started fighting Macbeth.

Macbeth asks "Who are you?"

Azure spoke "Azure Wind, but in a past life, I was Arthur Pendragon."

Macbeth gasps "King Arthur?"

Azure spoke "You bet!"

Macbeth spoke "Well, I always wanted to see how I'd stand up against the best."

The rest of us fought Demona, with me landing a blow on her, somehow causing Macbeth to flinch in pain before Azure pinned him down while holding one of his arms behind his back, causing Demona to snarl in pain.

Azure spoke "Looks like we got a double-whammy. Whenever we attack one, we also attack the other."

Demona spoke "*Gets up* I must put some distance between us."

Azure spoke "Don't let her get to the palace!"

We tried to stop Demona, but she glided off to the castle.

*Noble's POV*

Any second now.

OC-Verse Twilight groans "Ugh..."

Then the Weird Sisters showed up.

Phoebe taunts "Taking a rest, lone wolf? Or have you chosen this place to be your grave?"

"Had a feeling you'd be here." I simply answered.

Selene laughs "You and your friend are no match for us."

Artemis spoke "There is no future for either of you."

OC-verse Twilight roars loud as flames engulf her as she transforms into Twirama.

Twirama growls "I'M NOT GOING TO DIE HERE!!!"

"Time for some extra juice. Mystical Avalon, hear my plea! Fill me with your energy!" I chanted as I tapped a stone with my horn before I felt magic flowing into me before I fired a powered-up beam which hit the Weird Sisters.

Twirama roars "EAT FIRE KYUUBI ROAR!!!!"

The attack hits the trio, hurting them as well.

Phoebe spoke "You hurt us, sorcerer!"

Artemis spoke "You steal power from the land of our birth."

Weird Sisters spoke "You both will suffer!"

The two of us were then attacked by the Weird Sisters.

Twirama rears up before slamming her forepaws on the ground, sending a fiery tornado towards the Weird Sisters thus hurting them greatly.

*Sleuth's POV*

Demona flew up and hit some area, knocking down a few gargoyles before she landed when she saw Boudicca heading for her as she flew down and walked into the building, running into Fluttershy and Rarity before the female gargoyle from before tried to strike her, but was thrown to a wall as she aimed her weapon and the gargoyle when Fluttershy and Rarity shielded her.

Rarity asks "Stop! Are you insane?!"

Fluttershy spoke "They're your family!"

Meanwhile, Azure struck Macbeth's firearm, knocking it out of his hand. "Time to finish this."

But then Macbeth kicked Azure down as he aimed his sword at the alicorn.

Macbeth spoke "Yes. One way or another."

*Goliath's POV*

I roared as I glided towards the grotto, seeing the Archmage.

The Archmage spoke "Goliath."

I tried to tackle him while airborne, but he dodged.

Archmage asks "Is that the best you can do?"

The Archmage blasted me with magic, sending me down onto my hands and knees as he laughed.

*Sleuth's POV*

Gabriel asks "Demona! *Shows up from an open window* Are you afraid to face one of your own?"

Gabriel had a few small holes in his left wing as he grabbed onto the chandelier before swinging off it and kicked Demona as some of the others showed up.

Demona spoke "How cozy. Now you can all die together."

I fired a crossbow which narrowly missed Demona. "Wouldn't you rather have me?" I challenged before realizing I ran out of ammo.

Demona spoke "Always. *Throws weapon away*"

The two of us started tussling.

*Goliath's POV*

Archmage spoke "I have waited a millennium for this moment. *As he blasted me with more magic* And it was worth the wait. *Chuckles*"

*Sleuth's POV*

Demona had me pinned down before Rainbow Dash and Gabriel tackled her, pinning her arms down.

Rainbow Dash spoke "Keep her steady! Come on!"

But then Demona kicked, clawing a tear in Gabriel's left wing.

Demona spoke "*Attacking Rainbow Dash* Let go of me!"

But then I joined Rainbow Dash as we pinned her down.

Demona spoke "I will destroy you all!"

Demona tried to reach for her firearm before Boudicca and OC-verse Danyelle showed up with Gabriel helping us pin her down as the gargoyle beast kicked the firearm away.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Playtime's over. Move now!"

The three of us got off Demona.

"CHAOS BARRIER!!!" OC-verse Danyelle shouted as she fired a beam at Demona with Fluttershy and Rarity assisting her by firing supporting magic beams as well, trapping Demona in a reinforced barrier she couldn't get out of.

Rainbow Dash spoke "Heh, not bad, you three."

Redux Danyelle spoke "But it's NOT OVER YET!!!"

Noble's POV*

That attack sent the Weird Sisters into the water as they got up.

Artemis spoke "Avalon! Aid your children!

The Weird Sisters summoned up a wind and lightning storm as the winds were close to blowing Twirama and I away before I tapped my horn on the ground, causing a big and tall tree to emerge, making the wind go around us before lightning was about to strike the tree right down the middle, only to fly somewhere else and hit Redux Danyelle with her showing as Twirama went back to her pony form with her, Redux Danyelle and I running into the caves while the Weird Sisters followed up.

*Azure's POV*

I got up, my vision a bit blurry as it started clearing.

Macbeth spoke "Your past life has been sleeping too long, old man."

I then dodged his sword before kicking him away. "Too bad you won't beat me." I quipped before our swords clashed, with Excalibur slicing through Macbeth's sword as I then charged Macbeth to a tree and grabbed his broken sword before pinning his cloak to the tree, hanging him up as I punched Macbeth, knocking the Abyssinian out cold.

*Noble's POV*

We were now at where we found King Arthur's tomb.

Redux Danyelle spoke "That was freaking close! If I hadn't had Lightning Rod as my ability, you two would have been electrocuted."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Yeah."

"Don't worry, the tree would have taken the strike instead." I assured as the Weird Sisters arrived.

Selene spoke "You only delay the inevitable."

Phoebe asks "Where is the sleeping king?"

"Back where he belongs. Iron armor, swords, and riches. *As I glowed before firing a beam at the fallen heaps of armor* Form a chain to bind these witches!" I chanted as the suits of armor transformed into a long chain as it wrapped around the Weird Sisters, binding them as they fell to the floor.

Azure had golden armor on his body.

Azure spoke "Woah..."

*Goliath’s POV*

The Archmage spoke "Did you think I’d forgotten our last battle? *Blasts me with magic* Well, I’m no longer that weakling. I could destroy you with a word."

“Then why don’t you?” I pointed out.

The Archmage spoke "Because I’m having too much fun."

The Archmage blasted me with magic again before Angela flew in and tackled him.

The Archmage spoke "Fools!"

The Archmage grabbed Angela and started attacking her with magic as Spottedleaf appeared before the two of us tackled the Archmage down the hill. I attempted to take the Eye of Odin off before the Archmage threw me and Spottedleaf into the water:

The Archmage spoke "Ice!"

The Archmage froze the surface of the water as Spottedleaf and I found ourselves swimming under a sheet of ice as the Archmage chuckled. Spottedleaf and I sank down before we charged upward, breaking through the ice as we grabbed the Eye of Odin. The Archmage tried teleporting from place to place, but we teleported with him before Spottedleaf and I threw him onto the hill as I had the Eye of Odin in my hands.

“You lose again, Archmage.” I said as Spottedleaf and I went into land before the Archmage got up, revealing himself to be the frail, old and long bearded unicorn stallion I knew in the past.

The Archmage spoke "You fool! I still have the Phoenix Gate, and the Grimorum Arcanirum is part of me forever!"

But then magic started surging through the Archmage, much to his realized horror.

The Archmage spoke "No! The Grimorum! Without the Eye I cannot control its power! *Screams as he was incinerated to the point where not even ashes remained, only leaving behind the Phoenix Gate* Oh, my lovely magic!"

“It is over.” I said as Spottedleaf nodded in agreement.

Redux Danyelle spoke "It would be wise to hide those items someplace where they can't be used for evil ever again."

Spottedleaf shook the water off her body, causing her fur to go poofy.

*Spottedleaf’s POV*

We soon returned to the shore with the Eye of Odin and the Phoenix Gate.

Goliath spoke "I owe you a great debt, Noble."

Noble asks "Hmm? What for?"

Goliath spoke "You saved the gargoyles. *Turns towards Gabriel, who has a healed wing* I will miss you all."

Gabriel spoke "*Shakes hands with Goliath* Our place.. my place is here. The others are already rebuilding the palace. Your clan could join us."

Goliath spoke "No. Gargoyles and other creatures must learn to live together again, or it will never be safe for us in the outside world."

Angela spoke "Goliath, I want to go with you."

Goliath spoke "It’s a dangerous path, Angela, but… *Places hand on Angela’s right shoulder* you’d be welcome company."

I spoke "Oh for the love of StarClan! Goliath, Angela is your daughter!"

Next thing I knew, the other alicorns tackled me, covering my mouth.

Twilight spoke "You idiot!"

I teleported before I was tackled.

I growl "He deserves to know the truth though, even Applejack would agree with me on that. Right Applejack?"

Applejack seemed nervous to answer as a silence rang through the air.

Pinkie spoke "Awkward.

Goliath spoke "*To the Weird Sisters as Demona and Macbeth were on a boat* ...Now, free them from your spell.

Phoebe spoke "*Eyes glowing* We free you from our dreadful gaze."

Selene spoke "*Eyes glowing as well* Do as thou will..."

The Weird Sisters spoke "*All eyes glowing* And as thou please."

Demona and Macbeth glowed before that glow faded with them falling unconscious as Goliath pushed the boat they were on out to sea.

Noble spoke "Don't worry, they'll find themselves back home."

Selene spoke "They will have no memory of anything that happened since the spell was cast weeks ago."

Phoebe spoke "Now, keep your part of the bargain.

Goliath snapped the chains, freeing the Weird Sisters as the trio vanished in a pillar of fire.

I spoke "Applejack!"

Applejack spoke "*Wince* Sorry, Spottedleaf, but ya picked a bad time ta say it."

I spoke "Don't make me sic Crosswind on your sorry tail."

Applejack spoke "*Blushing* Just givin' ya mah honest opinion there, Spots."

All three Danyelles giggle.

Angela spoke "Gabriel, I have to go... See the world... Find my place in it."

Gabriel spoke "And so you will, *As he and Angela hugged each other* but I will miss you, my rookery sister."

We said our goodbyes as Gabriel wished us good luck as we started heading back before Sleuth and I noticed Goliath carrying a sack.

Sleuth asks "Souvenirs?"

Goliath spoke "I'm personally going to ensure that the Phoenix Gate and the Eye of Odin are never used again."

Sleuth spoke "If you say so. My personal goal is to get back to Ponyville. As soon as possible."

Noble spoke "*Facehoof!* Didn't you hear what I said, Sleuth? Avalon doesn't send us where we want to go. Avalon sends us where we need to be."

All three Danyelles spoke "It's the same as the Cutie Map, we can't force a friendship mission to appear. They have to appear on their own."

End

Dance Celebration Part 1
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A Medicine Cat among Ponies

Dance Celebration Part 1

*Rainbow Dash’s POV*

*Stretched out and yawns* Another awesome day today, and gonna visit Ineighba to boot.

Bold asks "Momma?"

“Yeah, squirt?” I asked.

Bold asks "Can Mint and I come with you?"

Azure chuckles "What do you think Skittles?"

That made me giggle. “Since it’s just a friendly visit, sure thing.”

Spottedleaf pops up with her family.

Willowpelt asks "Could we come too?"

“Why not? In fact, think the whole gang can come along?” I wondered.

Spottedleaf spoke "Maybe the entire Alliance can come!"

“Whoa, let’s not go overboard here.” I said.

Azure spoke "But Rainbow, you oughta know Rising by now. If she invites just us, the rest of the Alliance is going to find out."

I spoke "Oh StarClan... I forgot about that..."

Nadia and Ozul showed up, back from their honeymoon, and it looked like Nadia had a big kitty bump.

Spottedleaf spoke "Nadi!"

Nadia giggles "Heehee, hey everyone. Our honeymoon to Abyssinia and Blobtopia was the cat's meow."

Spottedleaf giggles "Mareis would have been a great place to be, I was there once on my honeymoon with Frostleaf."

Danyelle asks "So, how many months has it been since you became pregnant?"

Nadia spoke "Heehee, 3 months."

"Three months?!" Those of us who didn't know gasped in total surprise.

Nadia spoke "Yep, Ozul and I are having a healthy litter of 7, 9, or 13 kittens. All hybrids too. The docs weren't sure how many there were exactly, but they did say there'd be a lot."

Danyelle's nose twitches.

Danyelle spoke "I smell twins."

Shizu and Rimuru showed up, with the female dog having a puppy bump as big as Nadia’s.

Danyelle spoke "*Nose twitches before she becomes shocked* Whoa, three months pregnant with twins as well? Did not see that coming."

Next thing we knew, Nadia and Shizu were butting a heads as their bellies rubbed against each other.

Ingot was tied to a tree since he was being an idiot as usual.

Rarity spoke "Hmm… Those two certainly remind me of you and Applejack, Rainbow Dash."

Sleuth was depressed.

Pinkie spoke "Hey, Sleuth. Cheer up! We’re heading to Ineighba!"

Sleuth sighs "Why should I? It's obvious that Goliath still loves Demona..."

Pinkie was about to say something, but I stopped her. “Not the best time now, Pinks.”

Cocoa soon pops up with Foxsong.

Foxsong was in pony form due to the foal developing inside her.

Cocoa spoke "Hey Dash!"

“‘Sup, you two.” I smiled.

Shizu spoke "How about we make a bet, Nadia Fortune? First one to give birth on due date wins."

Nadia asks "Hehe, really? Care to make it interesting?"

Shizu whispered into Nadia’s ear.

Nadia spoke "Alright, you got a bet."

Spitfire soon arrives with a very pale yellow alicorn foal with deep brown eyes and a silvery white mane on her back.

Spitfire spoke "Hey Rainbow."

“Hey Spitfire.” I smiled before noticing the foal.

Spitfire spoke "This little scamp is Silver Wind."

“Wait, colt or filly?” I asked, not sure.

Spitfire spoke "Colt."

“Nice.” I smiled as everyone was now ready to head to Ineighba.

OC-verse Danyelle soon arrives via warp ring.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "You better not leave me behind. I'm part of the Alicorn Alliance too."

But then Nadia and Shizu’s stomachs growled ravenously.

OC-verse Danyelle giggles "no offense to the wolfish ponies and the Mobian wolves but it seems like you two are hungry like a wolf."

Shizu spoke "Well, we’re both eating for three."

Nadia spoke "And if we’re this big after 3 months, just imagine how much bigger we’re get."

Spottedleaf spoke "About that... Cats and dogs back in my old world had a three month pregnancy. So the same rule still applies to Abyssinians and Diamond Dogs."

That left Nadia and Shizu confused as Vera showed up, carrying two potions.

Vera spoke "Hey guys."

As dumb luck would have it, both Nadia's and Shizu's waters break.

The two were rushed to the hospital as their husbands and Vera accompanied them. The Abyssinian and Diamond’s Dog’s bellies were really jiggling with punches and kicks from the insides, like they were getting bigger. After a few minutes, we heard light mews and barks we entered the room, seeing kittens and puppies. Nadia held two kittens, one girl and one boy in her arms, and it was the same with Shizu. All of the babies were moving fine.

Nadia spoke "*Tiredly* So who…"

Shizu asks "*Tiredly* …Was first?"

Nurse Redheart spoke "Actually, surprisingly, you both gave birth to your children at the same time."

Shizu asks "*Starts to smile* So we… tied? *Smile drops* Wait… not good."

Nadia spoke "*Tired groan* Guess we’re both doing it since… *Pant* we both lost."

Foxsong spoke "I think I just felt a kick."

Redheart spoke "Sorry about that, I guess something about the spell was on the fritz, miscounting the amount of babies."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Even folks with a keen nose can screw things up."

Danyelle's left ear twitches before she started growling.

OC-verse Danyelle pulls her counterpart aside just before Redux Danyelle pops up.

OC-verse Danyelle asks "What did you see in your vision?"

Danyelle spoke in a low tone "It was hard to tell but it was an amalgamation of monsters... enough to freak any Fluttershy out..."

“Danyelles, can we please not now? We’re trying to get ready to head to Ineighba.” I pointed out.

Nadia spoke "Vera, Shizu and I need you to do something."

Vera asks "What is it?"

Shizu and Nadia whispered into the Draconequus’ ears.

Vera spoke "Since you both agreed for the loser’s penalty, I guess so."

Vera snapped her fingers, causing to big cylinder-shaped containers of whipped cream to appear with hoses that were connected to a single opening on each of the containers, as the other end of each of the hoses were like double straws.

Nadia spoke "Ozul, come here for a sec."

Shizu spoke "Rimuru, if you could come to me."

Ozul spoke "Okay."

Rimuru spoke "Sure."

Ozul and Rimuru went to their wives before the two girls each grabbed a hose. Then the two couples put their mouths on the double straw-like ends of the hoses while Nadia and Ozul had their noses touching each other, same with Shizu and Rimuru. The two couples then started drinking the whipped cream as they got bigger and fatter. About like a minute later, the containers were empty, as Nadia, Ozul, Shizu and Rimuru were each 1,000 pounds obese, having finished drinking the whipped cream before the babies looked hungry.

OC-verse Danyelle's right eye was twitching in annoyance.

Danyelle spoke "Vera! What did I tell you about making THOSE kinds of bets when OC-verse Danyelle is nearby? You reverse it right now before I SNAP YOUR WINGS OFF!!!"

Vera spoke "Hey, I didn’t know about the bet until Nadia and Shizu told me after the bet was done."

OC-verse Danyelle threw a fiery punch at a wall in anger, causing a hole to appear.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I'm not paying for that damage since the money I have doesn't work in this universe."

Vera spoke "I’ll handle this."

Vera got to rebuilding the holed-up wall as Nadia and Shizu started nursing their children.

Danyelle grabs Vera by the neck and strangles her.

Danyelle snarls "Next time, keep your obese crud out of OC-verse Danyelle's line of sight whenever she visits."

Vera spoke "*Unfazed* Noted. Now please let me go."

Redux Danyelle spoke "I should probably let Jasmine know when I get back home and..."

Redux Danyelle's fur bristled up since she had seen something in her sight sharing with Icy River.

Redux Danyelle spoke "Alicorn Alliance! We got trouble in Ineighba! More oni have appeared!"

I couldn’t help but facehoof. “OH COME ON!!! Can’t we catch a break!?”

OC-verse Danyelle and Redux Danyelle use Chaos Control to teleport the combat ready fighters to Icy's location.

A silvery white chakat with sapphire blue eyes was fighting a smaller oni.

The chakat spoke "Bout time you lot got here! More oni suddenly appeared and no matter how many the guards and I cut down, more keep appearing!"

“From the looks of things, Seiko and Miran are still in the city.” I noticed while pounding some Oni.

The chakat spoke "That may be so but these damned oni keep spawning!"

Danyelle spoke "Sounds like we gotta find the portal spewing them out and close it."

The chakat spoke "These monsters are being summoned, if we find the asshole behind the mess then we can stop the oni!"

Pinkie spoke "I can find it!"

The chakat spoke "It's not that easy pink one, the summoner is always on the move and they keep to the shadows. Oh, I'm Silverfeather."

Ozul suddenly popped out of a rift that appeared. “Finding someone in the shadows is as easy as fighting someone in the darkness.”

Silverfeather spoke "It's not that easy sir, the summoner constantly erases their tracks thus making it harder to catch. Even the police have a tough time catching the jerk."

Ozul spoke "Maybe... *Liquid-like darkness covers him with abyssal dots like stars before a rift opened behind him as he slowly stepped backward into it until his upper half poked out* But the summoner can't hide for long."

Ozul then let go, falling into the rift before it closed. Looks like he went aether-charged.

All three Danyelles were suddenly grabbed by the oni and dragged away somewhere else.

Silverfeather spoke "Well, shit... Seems like the summoner doesn't like the fact that three powerful females are in their way of domination."

*In an unknown location*

The three Danyelles were rudely dropped on the ground in front of the summoner.

OC-verse Danyelle groans in pain.

Redux Danyelle growls "what the hell are you going to do to us?"

A scarred wolftaur male snaps "I can't have powerful ponies or whatever you three are getting in my way of taking full control of all of Neighpon!"

But then four gunshots were heard as the scarred wolftaur roared, falling to its knees with his ankles bleeding.

But the oni were in the way, shielding their master.

The wolftaur laughs "You can never stop me from taking over Neighpon! And once I kill the behemoth guardian, there will never be another one for 500 years!"

A voice spoke "Found you…"

The area they were in was suddenly surrounded by a dome of darkness.

But a powerful spell kept Ozul away from the three females.

The wolftaur laughs "You're a fool for coming alone! It just so happens that I'm using the guardian's power to keep you in submission! And I, Drago Wolfsbane, will destroy the entire alicorn alliance and there's nothing you can do about it!"

A voice spoke "Orgia mode engaged!"

Drago was suddenly tackled by a figure that had a blue glow, knocking the wind out of him as he was sent flying back, but landed with a wince.

The being spoke "You severely underestimate us."

The four saw Aigis, but she had mechanical wings and a mechanical horn, with them and other parts of her glowing blue.

But a powerful oni swats Aigis away, causing her to crash into a wall.

Drago spoke "As if you pests can lay a hand on me!"

But a portal opened right behind him as Chameleo lunged out before delivering two-fingered strikes all over Drago, causing him to freeze before he fell down, still frozen.

Chameleo spoke "Like we haven’t faced enemies like that who’ve said that before."

Several chains of pure darkness restrain the two attackers, stopping them before they attacked Drago.

Drago spoke "You jerks obviously don't know what it was like for me! I was exiled from my pack for use of the dark arts and oni summoning! And I was the one who wiped out my former packmates in a single day! Now I am stronger than you will ever be!"

All three Danyelles spoke "You can still start over, you know."

But then Chameleo vanished in a puff of smoke, revealed to be a log.

Chameleo spoke "Here’s a quote an old friend of mine said from his wilder days, “When your opponent starts boasting, he’s already lost.”

Chameleo delivered a swift neck chop, knocking Drago out cold.

But Drago kicks Chameleo hard in the stomach, sending the Pokemon flying.

Drago scoffs "What makes you think you can save me? I won't lose to a stupid ninja!"

But then Chameleo vanished in another puff of smoke, revealed to be a shadow clone.

Drago snaps "QUIT HIDING LIKE A COWARD AND FACE ME! NO SHADOW CLONES!!"

Chameleo spoke "I’m not hiding, I’m fighting as a ninja should. Always keep the enemy guessing."

Unknown to Drago, Danyelle made a call, contacting Cadence and requesting her to come to her location as Chhameleo landed a kick on Drago, keeping him distracted.

Drago snaps "JUST THE MERE SIGHT OF A NINJA PISSES ME OFF!! SHADOW DISRUPTION!!"

Inescapable chains tie Chameleo off, stopping him from using any of his ninja powers.

Chameleo spoke "Well, your plan won’t work anyway, Drago. You’re not that different from Mz. Ruby."

Drago spoke "Get a good long look at these wings and this horn then! They were from the mare I killed!"

Bloodied pale green wings and a broken horn were thrown on the ground in front of Chameleo.

Drago spoke "That mare thought she could stop me but she failed to!"

Chameleo spoke "That’s because she thought she had to fight you alone. But you won’t beat us."

Drago scoffs "Once I deal with you brats, I'll go after that stupid mare's little cousin!"

Chameleo spoke "From how similar he is to a friend of mine, you’re as good as beaten."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Quit pissing him off more Chameleo! A starving wolftaur is dangerous!"

But then Vera popped up. "Maybe he's a little hangry."

Vera brought out a big steak, catching Drago's attention. "You see this big fat juicy steak, Drago?"

Vera moved the steak a bit, causing Drago's eyes to follow it.

Drago spoke "Yeah... *Shakes head* No! You won't tempt me!"

Vera spoke "Hmm, I guess not. *Carelessly throws steak away* What a waste though."

Drago's hunting instincts took over as he immediately chased the steak. "NO! IT'S AN AWESOME STEAK!!!"

Drago leapt and caught the steak before he immediately started eating it.

Danyelle spoke "Dude's been having trouble hunting since Rising Sun-hime put the ban on such a thing."

Right after the steak was gone, Drago pins Vera down.

Drago growls "You cheeky bitch."

But then Vera snapped her fingers, causing a pile of steaks to appear as that immediately caused Drago to jump into it and dig in.

Danyelle giggles "Like Green Gourmet would say, the way to a male's heart is through his stomach."

After finishing the pile, Drago looked normal, despite his two comically distended bellies, before he suddenly started whimpering with tears threatening to fill his eyes, as if he remembered something he'd forgotten before.

Redux Danyelle's eyes flash white, triggering a past vision.

Past Drago spoke "*Breathing* Come on, Drago... Keep it together..."

A female voice spoke "Dinner time!"

Past Drago spoke "Coming, dear!"

Past Drago moved before meeting up with a female wolftaur that seems the same age as Past Drago. The couple then dug in, eating the meat.

Past Drago spoke "Mmm! You hunt the best meat, sweetie!"

Female Wolftaur giggles "I try, honey.

The time skipped a bit until Past Drago and his mate were seen talking.

the female Wolftaur spoke "Drago, it's getting worse."

Past Drago spoke "Baby, I've got it under control."

the female Wolftaur spoke "But you're getting more violent with the rest of the pack. And it started when you began using dark arts negatively."

That seemed to have made Past Drago realize something. "Skye... If it looks like I'm gonna go completely crazy, I need you to leave the pack."

Past Skye asks "What?"

Past Drago spoke "You heard me. I'll need you to get away as fast and as far as you can!"

Past Skye spoke "But Drago-"

Past Drago spoke "I can't lose either of you!... *Sigh* I don't think you or the pup can be safe with me anymore..."

Redux Danyelle thinks "So he sent her away to protect the unborn pup."

Redux Danyelle watches the rest of the vision.

After seeing everything she needed to know, the vision ended.

Redux Danyelle teleported somewhere before reappearing with a wolftaur bitch and a nine year old female wolftaur.

Then Cadence showed up

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Talk about timing."

Drago was still whimpering, focusing on the taste of the steak.

Rising Sun spoke "Drago Wolfsbane! You are under arrest for assault on royalty, murder of an alicorn as well as murder of your pack."

But Drago didn’t hear any of that, still focused on the taste.

Cadence spoke "I should be able to snap him out of it."

Danyelle pushes the wolftaur bitch over to Drago.

Danyelle spoke "Say something to him."

Skye nodded as Cadence started using a spell to help clear Drago’s mind.

Skye asks "Drago?"

Drago spoke "*Freezes* S-Skye…? But I thought I told you to-"

Skye spoke "I did. And it’s been ten years since then."

The nine year old wolftaur girl had a flower tucked in the fur by her right ear.

Drago asks "*As his head continued to clear* Wh-Who is that?"

The young wolftaur spoke "I'm Rosebud!"

Drago asks"*Gasp of realization* Y-You mean..?"

Skye spoke "Yes Drago, this is our daughter."

Cadence was past halfway done as Drago started whimpering more with his emotional dam about to break.

Danyelle's ears were on high alert.

Rosebud then ran over and hugged Drago.

Rosebud spoke "Dad, I love you."

That blew Drago's dam wide open as the spell was complete, fully clearing Drago's mind as he sobbed happily, hugging Rosebud back as the oni vanish.

Danyelle asks "Does anyone hear music?"

Rising spoke "Oh, the Love Meets Bonds Festival is coming up in a few days."

OC-verse Danyelle and Redux Danyelle ask "The what?"

"Oh, that's right! That's the whole reason we're visiting Ineighba again! I totally spaced from all this!" I remembered.

Danyelle spoke "Hey Rainbow, I think we should invite the folks from the Neoverse, Mewverse and Genderswap-verse too!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I dunno, might overcrowd Ineighba."

Twilight spoke "Given that my OC-verse counterpart has a beast form..."

Danyelle spoke "Twilight, you're a smartass."

Twilight giggles "Better a smartass than a dumbass."

I then headed out before encountering Seiko and Miran at the train station, and it looked like the town didn't change at all.

A familiar voice spoke "I have seen the light! I've learned the most important lesson from the events last year!"

I looked and saw a familiar stallion delivering a passionate address to the crowd.

Shokubutsu spoke "Unfortunately, this world is full of things meant to deceive creatures. The things you do in pursuit of justice may actually be a terrible mistake... One creature is not enough to judge these things! It was a group of males and females who taught me that. In their spirit, I want to join hooves, hands, claws and paws with all of you to rethink this town's future! I want Ineighba to be a town free from deceit and distractions that keep you from focusing on the things most important to you!"

A housewife earth pony mare asks "Hey, you three? Do any of you know who that is?"

"Yes." Seiko, Miran and I answered.

The housewife earth pony mare spoke "He was arrested during those terrible murders last year, right? And now he's running for mayor... That was a surprise! He's so passionate, though. At first, no one wanted to go near him, but look at him now. I've been to a few of his speeches. I think he might be a pretty nice guy."

Shokubutsu spoke "If we can all work together on this, and not get so sidetracked by passing trends, this town will regain its former glory! So please, lend me your strength! Please...!"

Well, looks like Shokubutsu changed for the better. Later, the three of us went to Kojiro's house, but it seemed like he was busy, so we went to the central shopping district.

An abyssinian tom with a straw hat spoke "Hey, what do you think of beefsteak onigiri? We can freeze it and sell it nationwide through Amazing Commodities..."

A thinking male diamond dog spoke "I dunno... Those are handmade, aren't they? I don't think we can mass produce them... On the other hand, maybe "limited quantities" and "handmade" are good selling points that can revitalize this town."

A housewife pegasus with manebraid spoke "I thought of moving away once... but I don't think I could bear to be away from here."

A housewife unicorn with dyed mane spoke "I understand completely... This is where we were born and raised. We'll have to work together if we don't want it to fall apart."

A sweaty young earth pony stallion spoke "Great news! Junes said we'll have their full cooperation!"

A young female changeling spoke "Yessss! Good thing we went to talk with them! If only we'd done it sooner..."

A troubled male griffon spoke "But... what are we supposed to sell in a "locally produced goods" section? I guess the steak kabobs are good, but what other stuff is there? We're not famous for anything else..."

A loud old male hippogriff spoke "It can be anything, you half-wit! Vegetables, fish, even ramen! As long as it's something we put our backs into, it'll sell like hotcakes! You gotta work hard so you don't embarrass Junes! We can't be weak now!"

Hehe, looked like everycreature's getting along. Seiko, Miran and I then went to Junes' food court as Danyelle caught up with us.

The other alicorns that had come to Ineighba had followed Danyelle.

While eating a salad, Twilight spoke "Great StarClan! This is really good!"

Applejack spoke "Hehe, glad to see Junes hasn’t changed."

But Seiko, Miran and I thought we saw something in the bushes.

Yosuke spoke "Ow! You’re going to give us away, idiot!"

Teddie spoke "Only because you were slow! Slow like a jar of molasses!"

Kaze spoke "Shut up! They’re going to hear! *As Seiko, Miran, Applejack and I approached the bush* Ugh, we blew it… Oh well… Here goes! One, two…! *Pops out of bush* Wah!"

Teddie spoke "*Pops out of bush* Baaaaaaaahhhh! It’s a bear!"

A silent awkward wind blew at that as the rest of the investigation team showed up.

Emerald spoke "What are you guys doing?! This isn’t anything like we planned! And what’s with the “Bahh! It’s a bear!”?! Ugh! You make it sound like we’re the ones getting ambushed!"

Sunao sighs "I knew we’d run into snags…"

Kaze spoke "I'm sorry…"

Teddie spoke "I’m sorry…"

Karei asks "*Excited* Aaaahhhh! Senpai! You and the others are here, you’re here! Did you miss me?"

Looks like the Investigation Team changed a bit.

Seiko asks "Heh, we missed all of you. But what’s going on?"

Looking at Emerald, Silverfeather asks "Do you or your friends know anything about a wolftaur named Drago Wolfsbane?"

Emerald spoke "No, first we’ve heard of him."

“But what’s all this about?” AJ asked.

Kaze spoke "Uhh, we heard you guys were coming, so we planned a little surprise. I mean… things got kind of nuts when you last visited in May. We thought instead of you guys coming to each of our houses, we’d spice things up this time."

Kiko spoke "*Giggle* It has been some time."

Emerald spoke "Yeah. And we thought you guys’d miss us a little if you couldn’t find any of us."

Kanji spoke "It didn’t go quite like we planned, but… It’s been a while, you guys."

Shima asks "Were you surprised?"

Pinkie spoke "Totally!"

Shima spoke "You were!? Success! Pfft… Ahahahahahaha!"

Emerald spoke "Sorry, she laughs for even less reason than before…"

Karei asks "Whoo! So hey, Senpai, how do I look? Did you think I was someone else? Is your heart melting?"

Kaze spoke "Oh, come on, you know who’s changed more than anybody else here!"

Kanji somehow had black fur, a different hairstyle, wearing glasses and a collared t-shirt. “Gah! Will you asshats lay off!? You’re gettin’ a little rude there!”

Shima spoke "Ahahahahahaha…!"

Sunao spoke "Well… we have all changed a little. None of us can remain in stasis forever."

Shima spoke "Ahhahahahahahahaha! Pffff… hee… hee…"

Emerald spoke "Stop laughing already…"

Kaze spoke "None of us want to be the guy who’s always talking about how great things were back in the day. As long as we’re all here, keeping an eye out for each other, we can change."

Teddie spoke "Kaze’s still a show-off! Not me, though! I’m different now! Why, I’ve powered up so much that I’m probably a grizzly bear!"

Kaze spoke "Huh, sounds powerful. I’ll stick you with all the manual labor, then."

We couldn’t help but laugh. Glad things haven’t changed much.

Twilight spoke "Not to mention, there was a murder..."

Twilight sets the severed wings and horn down in front of Kaze's team.

Kaze asks "…Where did you get those wings?"

Twilight spoke "I picked them up after a male wolftaur had been arrested."

Kaze immediately calmed down.

Danyelle spoke "Well, after we snapped him out of it, it was more like he turned himself in.

But then Seiko's compact rang as he opened it, revealed to be Kojiro calling.

Kojiro asks "Oh, hi... it's me. Did the surprise go well?

Miran asks "Wait, you were in on it?!

Kojiro spoke "Hahaha, don't say that to a detective. But give me a break. They forced me to act like I wasn't home. I'm a pro when it comes to seeing through a lie, but when I'm the one who has to put on an act, I don't last five seconds...

"Hehe, just like you, AJ." I smirked as Applejack pouted in embarrassment with a blush.

Kojiro spoke "Anyway, bring them all back here. I've got a good meal waiting."

The call then ended.

Seiko spoke "Well, there's a meal at Kojiro's place soon, so let's head there."

Kanji spoke "Oh, really!? Let's eat!"

Karei spoke "Hey! Kanji! This is to celebrate Senpai and the others coming back!"

Kanji spoke "Shut up! I know!"

Danyelle notices a yellow kirin mare with warm brown eyes and a golden yellow mane.

End

Dance Celebration Part 2
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Dance Celebration Part 2

*Lan's POV*

Vince was itching at his neck since he had fleas.

Vince spoke "I hate having fleas!!!"

I bet others will understand that, including me. Anywho, we were at Kojiro's house, having a big meal that was enough for all of us.

Emerald spoke "Mmmmm! *Munch!* Munch!* *Gulp!* So gooooood!"

Kanji gasps "Emerald-senpai, that's your second one! We get one each, remember!?"

Goryuu chuckles "Hehe, calm down, Kanji."

Kojiro spoke "You kids sure eat a lot... I thought I might have ordered too much, but look at you, plowing through it already."

Kaze spoke "Sorry 'bout that. And thanks."

Midnight was chowing down on a large serving of food since he was bigger than the other alicorns.

Midnight spoke "*burp* Excuse me."

Opaline spoke "*Giggle* You silly stallion."

Kaze spoke "Isn't Tenshi-chan here? I'd hate to eat her share too..."

Kojiro spoke "She's at piano lessons. Don't worry, I set hers aside."

Seiko and Miran ask "Hmm?/Huh?"

Kojiro chuckles "Oh, didn't I tell you? Yeah, Tenshi started learning the piano. She should be back home any time now. I'm sure she'll be rushing home. *Smile* Ever since she found out you'd both be back, it's all she's talked about. *Joyous laughter*"

Twilight spoke "And with a huge group, I think the venues for the dance celebration are gonna be packed."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "I agree with you on that. But at least we have my kyubi form along with Midnight's size."

Seiko spoke "Well, I'm glad she's doing well."

Miran spoke "Same here."

Kojiro spoke "Yeah... me too. She's growing and learning every day. It's an amazing thing to see. Just watching her gives me strength. It's slow, but I'm moving on, bit by bit. Actually... I came across some information about an old hit-and-run incident. The victim was Sen Hana... my wife. I've been chasing dead ends and false leads for so long... but I think I'm finally getting close to the truth."

Wow, I can tell all of us are glad about that.

Kojiro spoke "*Shakes head* Just when I thought I'd keep my personal feelings separate from my job... Haha... It's strange. Though, it's thanks to you two that I was able to draw that line in the first place. Thank you."

Miran spoke "No problem."

Kojiro asks "What happened with the last case?

Korjiro spoke "Oh, that? Well... I don't know if you two or anyone from outside Neighpon heard already, but Shokubutsu got released on lack of evidence."

That surprised us, even though not by much.

Kojiro spoke "I can't tell you too much... but basically, no one could reproduce his supposed methods. Not even Shokubutsu himself. He was very insistent on the details of his crimes, but a diary isn't enough evidence to build a case on. He came to me to apologize, but I told him he should come up with his own way to make up for it. He said he was going to run for mayor... I don't know how serious he was about that."

Shima spoke "Oh... so that WAS Shokubutsu-san giving those speeches."

Kojiro spoke "Oh yeah... And I went to see Hidzume."

Again, surprised us.

Kaze asks "What happened to him...?"

Emerald asks "Were you the one to interrogate him...?"

Kojiro spoke "No, I wasn't part of that. I couldn't be. We were too close. But he was indicted. It was probably just circumstantial evidence, but he said a lot of things only the real killer would know. After they set a trial date for him, I was able to go see him."

Sunao spoke "I see..."

Kojiro spoke "They say he's a model prisoner. The bastard says he gets better treatment behind bars than he did when he was was working with me. Heh... Next time when I go see him, I'll bring him a cheap cabbage."

Well, Kojiro looked happy.

Redux Twilight spoke "I killed two people though but I was pardoned of my crimes because I was protecting my kids."

Kojiro spoke "Well, I guess it depends on perception."

But then a door was heard open.

Tenshi spoke "I’m home!"

Tenshi didn’t have pigtails and her mane was a bit longer as she had a maneclip.

Tenshi spoke "Dad, are big bros- *Notices Seiko and Miran* BIG BROS!"

Kojiro asks "*As Tenshi smiled* Hahaha, surprised, Tenshi?"

Teddie spoke "Welcome home, Teni-chan!"

Tenshi spoke "Teddie, too! And Karei-chan! Everyone’s here! *Smile* I’m learning piano now! And I’ve been a good filly!"

Seiko spoke "We’re proud of you."

Miran spoke "Definitely."

Tenshi spoke "Hehehe… I’ll play for you sometime!"

Kojiro spoke "I didn’t think she’d ask to start piano lessons. Like mother, like daughter, I guess. Sen was a piano teacher… but Tenshi’s pretty good herself. At first, I didn’t even want to hear the word “piano,” but now that she wants to learn, I’ve gotta get over it."

Tenshi spoke "I remember what my mom played! I’m gonna play it for you, dad!"

*Later…*

Tenshi spoke "Dad! The weather report’s on!"

A Newscaster spoke "And now, the weather. It was nice and sunny today, but what will it look like after that? Take it away, Mariko."

We then saw a familiar Pegasus mare. “Hello! Marino Kusumi here. We’ve been having a lot of rain recently, so starting today I’m gonna make it sunny. I mean, after all that rain, I don’t think we’re going to have to worry about any water shortages this summer. And besides, someone’s visiting! I can’t have it rain while he’s here! So, I’m gonna keep it sunny for a while.”

The Newscaster spoke "Mariko? Mariko!? Please calm down!"

A familiar Mare spoke "Oh, but if it gets too hot, then some rain should be fine. He should tell me whenever he wants it different and I’ll change it. Just like that!"

Whoa, that weather forecaster is that pony Marie, but at least we know a nickname now so we can avoid confusing her with Abyssinian Marie.

Emerald spoke "Oh… I forgot to mention…"

Kanji spoke "She’s been coming here a lot. She’s famous now…"

Redux Danyelle spoke "I smell a storm coming in a week's time, a right nasty one."

Karei spoke "How'd she get so popular so fast? What was the station thinking? Her stage name's so boring, too..."

Tenshi spoke "This mare will decide tomorrow's weather, right? Whenever she says it's gonna be sunny, the sun comes out!"

Kaze asks "Uh... in her case... maybe...?"

The newscaster spoke "Thanks, Mariko! Tell our viewers goodbye!"

Mariko spoke "Yeah, yeah. But before that... a personal message. I'm doing just fine! Love you, Miran!"

That shocked most of us as Tenshi gasped with a smile.

Karei asks "WH-WHAT!?"

Emerald asks "*Shocked blush* Um... Was that...?"

Kaze asks "*Shocked blush* D-Did she just confess her love... on a public news show!?"

Kojiro spoke "Haha, I can imagine the complaints flying in right now. Kids these days... Wait, that was your name, Miran. If only you were so lucky, huh? Hahahahaha!"

Miran blushed in embarrassment at that.

Mariko spoke "I hope you all have a gooooood day tomorrow! Remember, the more you put in, the more you get out!"

Tenshi spoke "*Smile* The more you get out!"

MegaMewverse Danyelle spoke "Holy Shinx..."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I didn't see that coming!"

Kojiro spoke "I see that weather mare a lot. The younger ones at the station tell me they feel motivated whenever she does that."

Seiko spoke "*Smile* I'm not surprised."

Kojiro spoke "I feel it a little myself, to be honest. Well, I'm just glad the weird fog is gone. Now we don't have to obsess over the weather report."

Shima spoke "It is really great, though. Everyone in town is more motivated."

Emerald spoke "Yeah. Creatures have so much energy now!"

Kojiro spoke "You're right. It doesn't wear you down walking through town anymore, not like last time."

Sunao spoke "Everyone has a more positive outlook on life than when my brother and I first came."

Kojiro spoke "It shows creatures can change. For better or worse, I guess... it depends on your perspective. After the fog lifted, I'm sure creatures just realized that it's a lot brighter when your eyes are open. There's a lot we'd rather not see... A lot of grime in the heart. But if you close your eyes to everything, you can't even see the creatures close to you... How can you be happy like that? The only thing to do, really, is to keep marching on, straight ahead."

Kochuu spoke "Hehe, too true, boss."

The rest of us nodded in agreement as Kojiro blushed in embarrassment.

Kojiro asks "I'm rambling, aren't I...? Guess I had more to drink than I thought... Oh yeah, Tenshi, didn't you say there was something you wanted to tell Seiko and Miran when they came home?"

Kaze spoke "Your cooking is barely food, Emerald."

Teddie spoke "HAH! BEARLY!"

Heifa: *Sigh* Again with the bear puns, Ted?"

Emerald spoke "Hey! Shut up!"

Kiko spoke "Take it easy, Kaze."

Shima spoke "That's cold, Kaze; I could've made some too."

Kanji spoke "Er, please don't!"

Tenshi asks "Um, can we...? *Whispers into Kaze's ear*"

Kaze spoke "Gotcha!"

Kojiro, Tenshi and the Investigation Team turned towards Seiko and Miran.

Kaze spoke "Got it."

Tenshi spoke "*Ahem!* Well then! One and..."

Kojiro, Tenshi and the Investigation Team: Welcome back!!/*Kanji* It's good to see you senpais!"

Karei asks "Kanji! It was 'welcome back'! How could you mess that up!?"

Kanji spoke "Hey jus-Sh-Shut up, alright! I just got stage fright, that's all!"

Kaze spoke "Well, I figured someone would blow it."

Seiko and Miran couldn't help but smile.

But then a whisper was heard in the heads of me, Vince and Danyelle.

Danyelle spoke "But I have this nagging feeling that one case has still not been solved."

Vince spoke "I can see where this is going..."

I ask "Nee-chan, nii-san? What do you mean?"

Danyelle asks "Hey Teddie, do you know anything about a missing Pegasus mare?"

Teddie asks "Hmm? What do you mean?"

Vince spoke "Actually, Lan, Danyelle and I have family stuff to take care of. See ya later."

Vince took me and Danyelle before bringing us outside.

Irene and Akoya were on Danyelle's back while Jazz and Volt were on Vince's back and I had Patch on my back.

Danyelle spoke "Guys, I don't think we can get our kids involved."

Vince spoke "I know that."

Then Roll, Maylu and Ben showed up.

Danyelle spoke "Sorry Ben, Maylu and Roll but my brothers and I are the only ones that can solve this."

Ben asks "What's going on?"

Danyelle spoke "Hikari family stuff. *noticing OC-verse Danyelle and Redux Danyelle's stares* Ah, Warrior-verse only that is."

Roll asks "Do you want us to look after them?"

Akoya hisses at her aunts.

Danyelle spoke "Oh geez..."

Vince spoke "Dany look, the kids have the Hikari blood so it doesn't seem fair to leave them out."

Danyelle spoke "But they’re kittens."

Vince spoke "You were like that when we were young though Danyelle."

Danyelle blushed in embarrassment at that.

Vince snickers "Remember the one time Lan got stuck in a vase?"

“Vince!” I pouted with an embarrassed blush.

Vince chuckles "Chill out bro, you were only 2 back then. And mom had a hard time getting you into the bathtub as well."

But then Danyelle’s eyes widened, realizing something.

I ask "Nee-chan?"

Danyelle spoke "I think I know what’s going on. We need to head to Junes, now."

Vince spoke "But sis, the rest of the Alliance might be there."

Danyelle spoke "This is a Hikari family matter, we’re the only ones who can do this."

Redux Danyelle spoke "You might as well count me and OC-verse Danyelle in as well, the two of us are quite strong. And we're not taking no for an answer."

"She's got a point there." I said.

A little piebald Mew was on Redux Danyelle's head.

Danyelle: What the...?

Redux Danyelle spoke "This little one is Aurora, she's a piebald dwarf Mew."

Danyelle asks "Dwarf?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Meaning, she won't get as big as an adult Mew. As for me, I'm bigger than a normal Mobian because of what I was before."

Danyelle spoke "That's ironic."

A swirl of magic engulfs OC-verse Danyelle, causing her to take human form.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "This is my original form though since the nekomata-gryphon form you see me as was the result of my universe's Lillian making a wish."

"...Anyone else glad Lyra isn't here?" I asked.

OC-verse Danyelle drops the illusion, reverting back to her Mobian form.

Danyelle and Vince spoke "I am."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Regardless, I should be careful with my real form."

Danyelle spoke "Come on! We need to go!"

Redux Danyelle spoke "You're as impatient as I am!"

OC-verse Danyelle asks "Seriously?"

Redux Danyelle spoke "Oh bite me."

Us Hikari went into Junes’ TM section.

OC-verse Danyelle's ears were on full alert.

We looked around, and there was no one watching us as I whispered, “Alright, let’s head in.”

Redux Danyelle spoke "OC-verse Danyelle might take on Mobini form though..."

To be continued

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Rescuing Tina

*Danyelle’s POV*

Welp, we’re at Junes.

Twirama was heard laughing since Redux Twilight had threatened to slice Teddie to ribbons.

“Vince, Lan, you both ready?” I asked.

Vince spoke "Yeah sis!"

A loud bang was heard since Loot Loot had got sent flying by one of Golden Ingot's pranks.

Lan spoke "Time to find out what's going on in there."

I giggle "Oh, that was just Loot Loot getting pranked by Ingot."

Lan spoke "I meant in the TM world, sis!"

I spoke "Not a chance Lan! You don't want to worry Maylu if you got hurt."

Vince spoke "Don't you remember, Dany? What's going on in there requires all three of us."

I comically face-faulted at that.

Redux Danyelle spoke "What the cuss are we waiting for? Let's go!"

Those of us heading in jumped into the TM, finding ourselves back in the Tele-Mirror World.

OC-verse Roll asks "Is it just me or has it gotten foggier in here?"

Redux Danyelle spoke "Allow me!"

Redux Danyelle flaps her wings hard, blowing the fog away with her airbending.

“This doesn’t make sense. The fog should be gone from this world.” I noticed.

Redux Danyelle spoke "Unless someone was causing it on purpose..."

OC-verse Danyelle asks "Hey Warrior-verse me, didn't you say your parents died when you were 7?"

“Yeah, but… My gut’s telling me that mom is somehow in here, alive.” I admitted.

Looking at me, Redux Danyelle spoke "I looked into your past with my dimensional scream and I don't think she's even alive."

But then a voice somehow echoed, “Danyelle… Vince… Lan…”

Redux Danyelle growls "that smells like a siren..."

OC-verse Danyelle growls "I sense it too..."

A voice calls out “Help… me…”

The five cats look at each other before running towards the noise.

Redux Danyelle and I spoke "Oh my StarClan..."

OC-verse Danyelle asks "What the...?"

“Looks like our path to the source isn’t going to be easy.” I noted, seeing Shadows.

Redux Danyelle spoke "We could just teleport past them."

“Problem with that, if fog and Shadows are in this labyrinth, then teleporting to anywhere except the entrance of this place or world is disabled.” I pointed out.

Two white furred wolves pop out of OC-verse Danyelle's shadow as one pops out of Redux Danyelle's shadow.

Redux Danyelle spoke "good thing my OC-verse counterpart and I have the same stand."

Lan spoke "Let's go!"

Pink-blue armor appears on OC-verse Danyelle's body as well as her stand.

MegaDanyoll spoke "Yeah!"

We fought the shadows before soon beating them.

Redux Danyelle's eyes shimmer.

Redux Danyelle spoke "Watch out! Giant shadow approaching!"

A figure started coming out of the fog, and it was… Mom?!

Redux Danyelle growls "Careful Warrior-verse me, don't get tricked by a fake!"

OC-verse Danyelle was growling as well.

I... I wanted to believe my counterparts, but... Somehow, my heart was telling me that was her.

The female spoke "It's so good to see you three again."

I spoke "I thought you were killed ten years ago!"

The female spoke "I thought so too, but I didn't want to leave you and your brothers all alone."

But then she yelled in pain as something started happening to her.

The female spoke "Please! Get out of here! She's taking over again!"

Redux Danyelle shouts "Chaos Chains!"

Chains of pure chaos energy restrain the Abyssinian female.

But then the chaos chains were somehow absorbed into mom as she transformed into a giant half-pegasus half Abyssinian beast.

The monster spoke "I am a Shadow, the true self… I have merged with the other me. Come, my children, let us be together forever."

BATTLE START!!!

I yowl as my counterparts and I fire devout beads at the monster.

Redux Danyelle launches blades of air at the monster.

Vince and Lan were doing pretty good too.

I spoke "Damn it... It's feeding on her guilt! We can't stop it."

Vince spoke "Calm down, Dany! Mom just needs a wake-up call from us!"

I spoke "But Vince, she's out of control!"

Lan spoke "Wait! Maybe there's something that can help!"

Glancing at my cutie mark, I spoke "I think I have an idea."

I started singing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=insF0_YTb40 as the other four sang along.

The five of us kept singing.

The voice asks "GYAH!!! *Voice sounding different* D-Danyelle…? Vince…? Lan…?"

Ocean Melody's singing voice rang clear.

A voice spoke "Please… Help… Me…"

Redux Danyelle flew at high speed into the shadow's chest, causing it to roar in pain.

*Redux Danyelle's POV*

Keeping my mind and heart clear, I look around for the source of the voice.

Warrior-verse Tina whimpers "Help me…"

I cast an ice bubble around the Pegasus and lassoing the bubble with Chaos Chains before flying back out, pulling the bubble along with me.

Shadow Tina screams "NOOOOO!!!"

Now that I look at Warrior-verse Tina, any injuries she had looked fully healed but they also left behind some scars.

I spoke "NOW OC-VERSE ME!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "You got it!"

OC-verse Danyelle then blasted Shadow Tina, beating her and reverting her back to normal, despite still having the golden eyes.

Danyelle growls "Where is my father?"

Shadow Tina spoke "…Dead. You saw what happened. Died trying to protect me…"

Vince spoke "Mom told Dany and I to take Lan and run though!"

I removed the chaos chains and ice bubble around Tina.

Tina spoke "Don’t let her words get to you… She’s trying to get one of you three to kill her, because she feels like a complete failure as a mother. And I should know I felt that too…"

That made my Warrior-verse counterpart freeze.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Like I told the Gilda and Moondancer of my universe... The past can hurt but the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it."

I spoke "It's true."

Tina asks "*Sniffles with tears threatening to fall* You… You really mean that?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Not long after I had arrived in the Equestria of my universe, I sensed something was bugging Gilda so I reached out to her. I understood her on an emotional level since I had lost contact with a friend I used to have when I was a child. I also helped my universe's Twilight forgive herself when she bailed on Moondancer's party, I stopped an AWOL Starlight Glimmer by bringing Sunburst in to stop her. I've yet to get Chrysalis to change her ways for the better. I also reformed the Dazzlings of my universe as well."

Tina whimpered before pulling herself together and faced her Shadow. “You’re right. I thought myself as a failure of a mother, but I also thought of myself as a failure of a wife. You were right about everything you said about me. But I can’t let my guilt weigh me down or my past define me. And I know you know that too, right? I mean, you’re me after all.”

Shadow Tina seemed shocked before nodding with a gentle smile as she became engulfed in a blue light.

Danyelle spoke "I should warn you mom... Lan, Vince and I have kids now."

Tina asks "H-Huh?"

Shadow Tina became a blue light as it went into Tina.

Danyelle spoke "Two girls."

Lan spoke "One boy."

Vince spoke "One boy and one girl."

Tina was shocked to say the least.

I giggle "You don't wanna know how many kids I have."

Danyelle spoke "Come on, Mom. Let’s go."

Tina spoke "I'm sorry but I can't leave this world, everyone thinks I'm dead."

Lan asks "Come on! Don't you wanna see your grandkids?"

Vince spoke "Lan, we can't take Mom out of the TM world."

Danyelle spoke "Vince is right Lan, last thing we need is the Investigation Team hounding us with a shitload of questions."

Lan asks "Come on! The case was closed! Wouldn’t this mean the case just solved itself?"

That… actually makes sense.

Danyelle spoke "StarClan's sake Lan, the case was closed ten years ago! It was marked unsolved by Rising Sun herself!"

Lan spoke "AND THE CASE IS STILL CLOSED, SO IT WOULDN’T CHANGE EVEN AFTER WE BRING MOM BACK WITH US! And knowing Seiko, he’ll just leave this be."

Danyelle slaps her younger brother across the face.

Danyelle spoke "JUST LET IT GO LAN!!!! THE POLICE NEVER FOUND MOM'S BODY TEN YEARS AGO!"

Lan snaps "DON’T YOU GET IT! IF WE LEAVE MOM HERE, SHE’LL JUST BE ALL ALONE AND WHO’S TO SAY SHE WON’T LOSE IT AGAIN?!?"

That made us freeze.

I snare the four with chains, stopping them.

I spoke "StarClan's sake! Can't you four just drop it? What's done is done!"

That seemed to have calmed them down as I let them go.

“And besides this is Tina’s decision.” I added.

Tina asks "…I’m glad that you three are alright, and I appreciate you don’t want others to question me. But… now that I know all of you are married and have children, how am I supposed to stay here when they haven’t seen their own grandmother?"

Danyelle spoke "My brothers and I had given up on looking for you since the police didn't want us in their way ten years ago..."

*Ten years ago, Ineighba*

*Young Danyelle's POV*

Come on! She’s still gotta be alive!

My 7 year old twin brother was carrying a 4 year old Lan on his back.

Young Vince spoke "Sis, we have to hide. that orphanage manager is still after us."

“I know! But I refuse to believe our parents are dead! Their bodies were never found, so they have to be alive!” I said while we were still running.

Young Lan spoke "But Nee-chan, you saw what happened to dad...."

Young Vince spoke "And mom too…"

“NO!! I refuse to believe they’re dead! I want to find them and the truth!” I declared.

A pink furred Abyssinian with jade green eyes crashed into me.

“Ow! Sorry!” I apologized.

Young Roll asks "Dany? Vince? Lan? That you?"

“Roll?!” The three of us gasped in surprise.

I tease "Hey Vince, I heard a little rumor that Roll has a crush on you."

Young Vince spoke "Sh-shut up sis!"

Roll spoke "*Blush* N-Now’s not the time for this!"

My left ear twitches.

I spoke "Uh oh.... We have to run... NOW!"

I grab Young Roll by the wrist before running as fast as I could to Rising Sun's castle, keeping to the alleyways since my yellow fur would stick out like a sore claw.

Young Vince asks "W-What happened?"

After rolling around in some mud to disguise my fur color, I spoke "That jerk of a manager was chasing Roll... And please don't ask about the mud."

Young Vince spoke "Okay."

I ask "Wait... Where's Lan?"

Young Vince spoke "Huh? But I’m holding him on my ba… *Looks behind himself, seeing Young Lan gone*"

I groan "You idiot, we can't go looking for him now. Not with that jerk's goons looking for us."

Young Vince asks "Wait… You don’t think HE got Lan, do ya?!"

I spoke "More than likely but we can't go after Lan now, not when the three of us are so close to Rising Sun's castle."

One worker calls out "HEY BOSS! I FOUND THE LITTLE SHITS!"

I grab Young Vince and Young Roll by the wrists before hightailing it to the castle.

Now exhausted, I ask "Did we lose them?"

I heard no response.

I look back, noticing that the two were gone.

I whimper "Vince.... Where are you...?"

*end flashback*

Redux Danyelle's POV*

I shook my head to shake off the headache.

I spoke "I had no idea you had it that bad."

Danyelle asks "How did you…?"

I spoke "Much like the OC-verse me, I can see past and future."

Danyelle spoke "Oh."

I spoke "Yeah but I can't control when it happens."

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "Same here."

My left ear twitches before I started growling.

A sudden Flamethrower hits the shadow heartless, causing it to explode.

A voice spoke "Hope I'm not late!"

I spoke "Akane! Good timing!"

Akane showed up. “I try."

Danyelle spoke "You look different than the last time I saw you."

Akane spoke "You can blame Pierce throwing a Fire Stone at me for that."

I spoke "I gave that idiot sheep hell for the prank."

OC-Verse Danyelle giggles "*Teasing* So Akane, have your eyes on anyone?"

Akane growls "I'm 16 for Arcee's sake!"

“You are, but you’re not too young for love.” I teased with a smirk.

Akane spoke "Bite me."

My OC-verse counterpart and I giggled.

Akane grumbles "You two are worse than a pissed off Sesshomaru...."

“Hey, we’re not angry.” I pointed out.

Akane spoke "So says the nekomata with a Donald-level temper."

“Excuse me?!” I growled.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Redux me, you’re only proving her point."

Danyelle spoke "Can we focus on getting out of here? I do NOT want to be here any longer!"

But then a stack of three tele-mirrors appeared.

OC-verse Danyelle asks "What the hell?"

Danyelle spoke "Guess Teddie already sensed us and made us a way out."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Can't be the Teddie I know, he's a pervert."

Danyelle spoke "Don't worry, this one's a pervert too. But let's go."

I spoke "*sweatdrop* Miroku and Brock are worse."

Tina went in first before the rest of us came through.

OC-verse Danyelle had gone back to her universe.

I spoke "Well, I should get going before Rani sets the kitchen on fire again."

*Tina’s POV*

Akane and Redux Danyelle went back to her universe.

A pair of alicorn-Abyssinian kittens had flown at Danyelle, tackle hugging her.

“Who are these little cuties?” I gushed.

Danyelle spoke "These two are Irene and Akoya, my daughters."

The two looked at me, full of curiosity.

Vince spoke "My two are named Volt and Jazz."

Lan spoke "And my son is named Patch."

Irene and Akoya started flying toward me.

Melody and Lettuce were on Danyelle\s back.

"And who are they?" I added as Irene and Akoya hugged me.

Danyelle s[poke "The pale green is Lettuce Rsuh and the catlike one is Ocean Melody."

To be Continued...

Dance Celebration Part 4
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Dance Celebration Part 4

*Rainbow Dash’s POV*

Wow! This was an awesome party!

Emerald asks "By the way, Karei-chan… What’s all this “important business” you were talking about? I mean, you came all the way here to tell us about something, right?"

“Oh, right! You wanted to ask us something?” I remembered.

Karei spoke "Mmhm, well… I actually have a favor to ask of everyone."

Emerald asks "A favor? What is it?"

Danyelle spoke "Don’t keep us in suspense."

Teddie spoke "Ohh ho ho ho, I get it now. Karei-chan’s here to scout me as a brand-new idol, huh!? But I already have an exclusivity deal with Junes. Me, an idol… I don’t know if I could bear the pressure!"

“Uh, no…” Emerald and I said with a bead of sweat.

Kaze spoke "Dude, you’re just a part-timer anyway."

OC-verse Twilight asks "Can I kick him?"

Ido spoke "Hahaha, well… maybe not the idol part, but he’s not completely off track."

Karei spoke "*Gasp!* Ido-san! I told you I wanted to say it…!"

Ido spoke "Hahaha, sorry, just trying to help! You seemed like you were at a loss for words."

Kaze asks "Wh-Whoa, hold on! I-I’m not sure I get it! Could you explain what’s going on!?"

Twilight asks "Yeah, what is it?"

Kare spoke " W-Well…"

Seiko spoke "Karei wants us to help her stage her comeback. She wants to use us as her backup dancers."

“Backup dancers!?” Most of us gasped in surprise.

Emerald spoke "Ohhhhh, I see, backup dancers! Right! Phew, I was kinda surprised there, ahaha…"

Shima asks "Emerald, you know what a backup dancer is?"

Emerald asks "Well, I mean… not exactly… But since it has “backup” in it, it’s nothing too big, right…?"

Kanji asks "Backup dancers are just… that, right? Y’know, guys that dance… in the back?"

Emerald spoke "Ahhh, okay, I get it. Dancing in the back! So that’s what we’re going to…!"

Goryuu spoke "Yep, you figured it out."

Emerald asks "You mean w-we’re going to dance!? B-Backing up Karei-chan!? Us…!?"

Karei spoke "That’s right. I’m scheduled to star in this Love Meets Bonds festival coming up… And I told my agency that if I’m going to appear in it, I wanted you guys on stage with me! They okayed it, so here I am. Soooo… Please, everyone… I want you to dance with me onstage at the Live Meets Bonds Fest next two days!"

Kaze spoke "Wha-Whoa whoa whoa! Next day after tomorrow!? On stage with an idol!? Th-That’s an impossible deadline! I mean, I don’t even know where to start! Look, if we could somehow be expert dancers in two days, then everyone in school would be professionals!"

Danyelle spoke "I got it! We could hand out flyers for the performance!"

Shima spoke "Yeah! Dancing together sounds like a lot of fun. I’d like to try."

Kaze asks "Wha…!?"

Shima asks "After all, Karei-chan personally asked us. Plus, we learned how to dance during PE at school, right?"

Emerald asks "Oh yeah, we did. Like this, and this, and one of these… hwataaaa! Right?"

…Could use some work.

Kanji asks "Pretty sure we never did that… *To Seiko, Miran, Sunao and Kochuu* You guys already knew about this, huh? So… you’re okay with it?"

Seiko spoke "Karei was in trouble, after all."

Miran spoke "Yeah, we didn’t mind."

Kaze spoke "Yeesh. That right there is real generosity…"

Rarity asks "Excuse me?!?"

Kanji spoke "Then I don’t got a reason to say no either! I’m in!"

Goryuu spoke "Hehe, count me in too."

Teddie asks "Sounds like fun! I know all about that stuff! It’s like, “Yo my name’s Teddie I’m a lyrical beast/I love the ladies and Personas and Topsicle feasts!” …Right?"

Heifa spoke "*deadpan* Teddie, that’s rapping."

Kaze spoke "*Bead of sweat* Are you serious!? That’s not even close to dancing! No one’s even trying to back out of this one, huh…"

Sunao spoke "To be honest, Kochuu and I expected this reaction. We were surprised as well when we heard about her plans, but the two of us imagined this is how it would turn out."

Kochuu spoke "So it doesn’t really surprise us."

Kanji spoke "Appearing in this thing’s fine and all, but do we even have the time to practice? Senpai, Miran, Sunao and Kochuu ain’t around here for long, and we don’t know what the hell we’re supposed to do.

Emerald spoke "Oh, that’s right, huh!? We have classes, so it’s not like we can just visit your studio every day…

Shima spoke "True… I’ll be pretty busy helping out at home as well.

Ido spoke "You don’t need to worry about that. Let’s see… Hold on just a moment. *Gives out something* Here… These magic memory discs, or known as MMDs, have all the steps you’ll need for the routine we’re using at LMB. Karei-chan also said she’ll be coming here to practice with you whenever her schedule allows. These come with commentary by a famous instructor, so it should be all you need to practice on your own. Oh, and if you’re really gonna be dancing, I’ll have a talk with your guardians. There’s gonna be a lot of view mirrors, and I’ll need their permission before I can put you guys on TM."

Emerald asks "Yikes… We’re gonna be on TM!?"

Teddie spoke "Wow…! Finally, Teddie’s grand debut in living rooms across the nation!"

Seiko spoke "*A bit surprised* TM, huh…? That Miran and I didn’t know."

Kaze asks "*Bead of sweat* Don’t you have to find out all the details before you just sign off on this kind of stuff!?"

Kiko spoke "*Giggle* Looks like no one has changed still."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Speaking of mmds, I could get in touch with Miku. She's a really good dancer and can help train the others who are taking part in the event."

Karei asks "*Smile* Then that's that! I'm so happy, thank you so much, everyone! Are you okay too, Kaze-senpai?"

Kaze spoke "*Sigh* Well, this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance... And saying no isn't really gonna do much at this point... *Smile* Alright, fine. Let's do this!"

Shima spoke "Karei-chan herself will be teaching us. I'm sure we'll manage!"

Seiko spoke "Yeah. Let's do our best."

OC-verse Danyelle groans "And my idea got ignored...."

Karei asks "No, I heard it, and I think that could help. But why do I feel like that sounded familiar?"

OC-verse Danyelle asks "What did you mean by that?"

Redux Aphmau was in harpy form for some odd reason.

Kaze spoke "Heheh... Now that it's been decided, time to get hyped! Don't blame me if my slick moves send you head over heels for me!"

Shima spoke "*As Kiko giggled* Oh, don't worry, that's impossible."

Emerald asks "Wait, you can dance?"

Kaze asks "Hey, don't butt in like that! I'm trying to pump myself up here! Do I have to explain everything!?"

Foot, meet mouth.

Ido spoke "Hahaha, glad to hear it. I'd better start recording, then."

Ido brought a small mirror out of his bag.

Kanji asks "Recording? Wait... that some kinda mirror?"

Ido spoke "Well, I mean, since it's decided that you ARE going to perform... I thought it'd be interesting if we recorded the practices for documentary material. Reality TM is pretty big these days. It might be good publicity for Karei-chan. Something like "The Road to Karei Shinai's Comeback!"

Karei spoke "*Giggle!* Plus! I thought that might be an important thing to have when we're practicing for the show."

Emerald asks "What, a mirror?"

Karei spoke "Well, that too, but something more important. I'm gonna be honest with you... dance practice is way harder than you might think. Rhythm in dance needs a lot of movement you just don't do in your everyday life. So bringing you guys up to on-stage quality, getting that muscle memory down within two days...? Honestly, it's gonna be hard. Even for me.

Sunao spoke "K-Karei-san, that sounds unnecessarily ominous..."

Karei spoke "Sorry, but it's the truth. So, if we can put our feelings right now into words, and share it with everyone when we're feeling down... *Smile* We can remember that feeling when we need it most, help each other back up, and get on the right track again."

Seiko spoke "I see... So it's a way of connecting all our feelings. Alright, let's do it."

Karei spoke "Exactly! So we'll go around the group, and we'll all declare our resolutions for the mirror. Okay? Who'll go first? Hmm... guess I'll pick..."

Danyelle spoke "I'm more of a singer, same with the sirens."

"I'm in on the dancing!" I smirked.

Azure spoke "No offense Dashie but you have four left hooves when it comes to dancing."

"I can improve!" I pouted.

Though still in diapers, Mint was twirling about in the air as she danced.

Azure chuckles "Looks like we've got a little ballerina on our hooves, eh Dashie?"

"Oh." I noted. "Then I gotta get better so I can look cool for our foal!"

Mint spoke "Mama, you alweady cool as is!"

I couldn't help by nuzzle Mint. "Thanks, kiddo. But it's not like I can't get any cooler for you and papa."

Mint cheered and clapped her hooves at that.

Bold was soon on my head.

Bold spoke "Mama!"

Azure spoke "Hehe, if Mint and Bold are cheering you on, I guess I'll cheer you on too."

Danyelle teleported somewhere before reappearing with a Pegasus mare along with two unicorn bodyguards.

Danyelle spoke "I have an idea Karei, you could perform with this mare if you want."

Karei asks "Wait, you're serious?"

Danyelle spoke "The sirens and I will be handing out flyers though."

Ben asks "Want me to get the flyers out, babe?"

Danyelle spoke "It's okay Ben, I've got this covered."

Ben spoke "You sure? Don’t want you to stress yourself."

Danyelle spoke "StarClan's sakes Ben... I'm pregnant, not disabled..."

Ben spoke "Yeah, but we know how emotional you can be while pregnant."

Danyelle spoke "I heard that OC-verse Twilight was WAY worse when she was pregnant with twins since one was bigger than the other."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "I can hear you, ya know."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "SIT GIRL!"

OC-verse Twilight was soon face down on the ground.

Danyelle giggles "That doesn’t get old."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "You should have seen how snippy my world's Twilight got when Ein pranked her. Of course, this was all before the whole Kurama thing."

Soon, we got to work. Surprisingly, Twi, AJ, Rarity, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Sunset, Starlight, Trixie and Spottedleaf volunteered too, some others joined too while the Dazzlings volunteered for the singing like Danyelle did. Soon, us participating got great outfits each with a yellow scarf or ribbon. Later, I was with AJ, Spot, Dagi, Seiko, Sunao and Karei as we met an idol group known as Kanamin Kitchen and their manager, Ms. Kyoka Ochimizu, a female changeling. The leader was a female sheep known as Tomoe Sayama, another member was a female Diamond Dog known as Kanami Mashita, one was a female chicken ornithian known as Tamami Uesugi, there was surprisingly a female pterolycus known as Sumomo Ujima, who might be a bit older than the CMCs, and the fifth was a female earth pony known as Nozomi Nakahara, who had a cutie mark of a rose with an eighth note. In the afternoon, the six of us were still at the studio practicing while hearing about all of Kanamin Kitchin suddenly going missing as we saw Kanamin’s real appearance, but we accepted her for who she really is. Soon, we were getting ready to head back to the other as we discussed what was going on. There were guesses of what’s happening being a promotional stunt, but that seemed much.

Sunao spoke "I see… By the by, there’s something I’d like to mention which may have no bearing on this case… I heard an odd rumor regarding the festival."

Seiko asks "An odd rumor?"

Sunao spoke "IYes. If you got to the festival website at midnight, it plays an unusual video. The video shows an idol known to be dead dancing in it… Those who watch the video to the end are taken to the “other side” and never awaken… or so the rumor goes."

Karei asks "Wh-Whoa, Sunao-kun! Where is this coming from?"

Sunao spoke "II’m sorry, I wasn’t trying to scare you. O-Of course, I don’t believe this tall tail about some dead idol… Not one bit!"

Hehe, yeah right.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I think that's a load of bullshit."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "And can you not talk about ghosts though? I'd rather not deal with a screaming cat and a screaming wolf..."

"When did you two get here?" I asked.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Just a few seconds ago."

Karei asks "*Smile* Sunao-kun... You're scared, huh?"

Sunao spoke "...Yes. But that isn't important! I didn't bring this up to talk about that!"

Well, no time to be worrying right now.

Seiko spoke "Go on, Sunao."

Sunao spoke "Yes, a-anyway... There's something that disturbs me about this rumor."

Applejack asks "Like whut?"

Sunao asks "Well... doesn't it seem a bit similar to our prior experiences...?"

Seiko spoke "When you looked at a switched-off TM at midnight on a rainy day, you'll see your soulmate... You're talking about the Midnight Mirror."

Okay, I guess that makes sense.

Sunao spoke "Of course, it's justified to say how much we can trust these sorts of rumors. On the other hand or hoof... this particular rumor has some troubling aspects to it."

Adagio asks "Like...?"

Sunao spoke "...There had been genuine victims. And their numbers have been rapidly increasing. Though naturally, there's no proven correlation between the victims and the rumor. It's quite possible that the rumor sprung up in reaction to the the victims... But it's a fact that a good handful of creatures are in a comatose state right now."

"A coma..." Seiko, AJ, Spot and I noted.

Karei asks "Seriously...? I've never heard about that. Hey, is something like before happening again...?"

Sunao spoke "There's no knowing whether this is a "case" yet or not. I only briefly heard about it yesterday during work. I was going to look into it, and if it did turn out to be connected to that case... I thought it might be necessary for me to consult everyone about it."

Seiko asks "The LMB website at midnight, huh...?"

Seiko and I looked at the clock, and it was 11:58, almost midnight. We could find out right now...

Seiko asks "It's almost midnight. Why don't we check it out for ourselves?"

Sunao spoke "...I knew you'd say that. In all honesty, I doubt that this rumor has anything to do with the disappearances... But all the same, it may be faster to get to the bottom of this rumor ourselves."

Karei asks "W-Wait, you want us to look at it right here, right now!?"

Spottedleaf spoke "Yep, that's what it sounds like."

Karei asks "Geez, fine! But we're all gonna look at it together! Whatever happens, no running away, okay!?"

OC-verse Twilight spoke "I have a bad feeling about this. Even Matatabi thinks so too."

Karei spoke "Let’s see… Love… Meets… Bonds… Oh, here it is, the official LMB site."

Karei brought out her compact and brought up the site, but it didn’t look like anything happened.

Sunao spoke "The site appears to be operating normally…"

Karei spoke "See? Nothing’s coming up. That rumor has to be fake."

Seiko, Spot and I checked the clock, now one minute before midnight. Let’s hope nothing weird happens.

Karei gasps "Wait-What is this!?"

We saw something new displayed on the compact, seeing crackling static and eerie light flickers, accompanied by infinite shadows swaying barely visible. We saw an unknown silhouette in front of a web that looked like it was made of yellow ribbons.

Sunao asks "They do look like creature silhouettes. *Video now showing the silhouette dancing in front of other dancing silhouettes with an eerie song playing* And they seem to be dancing, don’t they?"

We then saw another unknown silhouette grasping, like it was against the other side of the mirror before it was all static.

Sunao spoke "…That’s all of it."

Karei spoke "Th-This has to be just a prank! I’m gonna check with the admins about this. Oh, or it’s part of Ms. Ochimizu’s PR! I bet she spreads that weird rumor to get Kanami’s group to sell more…!"

But then I heard something as I noticed Seiko, AJ, and Spot’s ears twitch, same with OC-Verse Danyelle’s. What was that?

Sunao asks "What’s the matter, Senpais? *As that strange noise sounded again* …Did you hear something just now?"

Seiko spoke "Yeah, I heard it too."

Karei asks "No way… So it wasn’t just me…?"

OC-verse Twilight was growling.

But then we felt the atmosphere change before hearing a female eerie voice. “Hahaha…”

Seiko asks "A voice…!?"

But then a purple rift emitting an eerie light appeared on the ceiling.

Sunao asks "What… is that…?"

An eerie voice spoke "Come, Karei Shinai… I’ve prepared a place just for you…"

Karei asks "Wh-Who’re you!? How do you know my-!?"

But all of a sudden yellow ribbons erupted and coiled around each and every one of us in the room, dragging us up into the rift.

Karei spoke "Eeeeeek!"

Sunao spoke "Aaaah…!

Seiko spoke "Ngh…!

“What’s going on?!” I yelled before everything went white, then black.

To be Continued....

Dance Celebration Part 5
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Dance Celebration Part 5

*Rainbow's POV (still)*

Ugh… My head…

A voice spoke "…up… Wake up, Rainbow Dash!"

I looked up, seeing Spottedleaf as I got onto my hooves with Seiko getting up, only to find ourselves in some kind an anthro form wearing complete versions of our outfits.

Seiko groans "Nngh…"

Karei spoke "Oh, you’re up! Thank goodness…

Seiko asks "Sorry about that… Where are we?"

Sunao spoke "Most likely the “other world” that those who see the video are taken to, wherever that may be. It seems the rumor was true…"

OC-verse Danyelle was in her Mobini form for some reason.

Karei asks "Wherever it is, it’s too dark to see anything. What should we do, Senpais?"

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "Hmm… Maybe-"

The eerie voice laughs "Hahaha…"

“You again?!” I growled.

Sunao spoke "It’s that voice…"

The eerie voice spoke "Welcome, Karei Shinai, to our Midnight Stage."

“……! Midnight Stage…!?” Seiko, AJ and I gasped.

The eerie voice spoke "That’s right… an ideal world where no one hurts or gets hurt. I only intended to invite Karei-san here… but oh well. I prepared a stage for you all. Here… take a look."

The lights flashed on, as we found ourselves on a stage that had a title reading “Shinai Karei”.

Sunao gasps.

Twirama snarls "I have a REALLY bad feeling about this!"

Karei asks "Just who the heck are you!? Not only did you drag us here, you put this thing together…! What are you trying to accomplish!?"

The eerie voice spoke "Hahaha, never mind that. I just want to connect with all of you. Look… See how many have been waiting for your comeback."

All of a sudden, shadows filled the empty audience stands, but they had yellow ribbons.

Seiko asks "Are these… Shadows!?"

The eerie voice spoke "Come now… won’t you sing? Dance for them. It’ll make everyone happy."

The shadows have eerie cheers while swaying their bodies. It’s like they’re just watching us! The yellow ribbons are connected to them, writing as if the ribbon themselves were alive. If a fight starts, this won’t be an easy battle.

Karei spoke "I-I’ve had enough of this…! You kidnap us to who-knows-where, and now you want us to dance for these Shadows!? To hell with that! Send us back home, NOW!"

Sunao spoke "What the…? The Shadows…"

The Shadows suddenly stopped, leaving a silent stillness in the place as an eerie song started playing with it getting louder and louder.

The eerie voice spoke "Send you back…? No… you’re all going to dance. That’s what everyone’s here for, after all."

The Shadows started moving to the song, like they were dancing before all of us suddenly felt extremely weak, finding it hard to just stay standing.

Karei spoke "What is this…? I feel… weak…!"

The eerie voice asks "Haha… Isn’t this wonderful? This song is my gift to everyone. Don’t you feel it…? How they all desire to connect with you…?"

Applejack asks "Yer sayin’ that we’re like this ‘cause of that song and the Shadows’ dancin’?!"

Seiko spoke "Exactly, that’s what’s going on…!"

Sunao spoke "Ngh…! Seiko-senpai! Rainbow-hime! Spottedleaf-hime! Applejack-hime!"

Seiko spoke "Right…!"

Applejack spoke "Ah hear ya…!"

Spottedleaf spoke "Let’s go…!"

“You got it…!” I nodded as the five of us readied ourselves with Sunao drawing her firearm as the four of us called out our Personas.

Sunao asks "Ready?"

“Persona…!” Seiko, Applejack, Spot and I shouted as we summoned our Personas with Sunao summoning hers before they attacked, only for them to suddenly vanish with Sunao’s projectile.

Seiko spoke "What!? Ngh…!"

“You gotta be… kidding me…!” I growled.

Sunao asks "M-My bullets disappeared, and the others’ Personas, too…!?"

The eerie voice spoke "Haha…"

Spottedleaf asks "Did you do this…?!"

The eerie voice laughs "Hahaha, don’t accuse me of something I didn’t do. I told you earlier… No one gets hurt here."

This is insane… All of our attacks were gone with the wind before they could even get to the Shadows. Like that weirdo voice said, any act of violence just disappears!

A solar flame hits some of the shadows, making them vanish.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "To hell with that! You obviously don't know who you're dealing with! Eat FIRE NEKO ROAR!"

More flames hit the shadows, causing them to all vanish.

Deep Lilac growls "That won't work you furbrain!"

But all of the shadows immediately reappeared, undamaged at all and completely unaffected.

OC-Verse Danyelle gasps "WHAT?!"

The eerie voice spoke "Hahaha… I do know who I am dealing with. And didn’t you hear me? No one hurts or gets hurt on the Midnight Stage."

Karei asks "Nngh…! What do you… want from us!?"

The eerie voice asks "Hahaha, nothing, really. We’re just asking you to accept us. Come on… let’s connect with these eternal bonds. *Chuckles with ribbons sparking* Won’t you be good children? It’s alright… Don’t be frightened. Let’s dance together. Won’t you join us, Karei Shinai…?"

Gah! My head’s pounding like a drum!

Seiko spoke "Ngh… My mind…"

Sunao spoke "…Careful! *Catches Karei* This is bad…!"

Karei spoke "N-No… I can’t… Ngh…"

Karei fell to her knee while holding her headphones with a small mirror safely falling out of a pocket.

Sunao spoke "Karei-san!"

But then different music started playing from the headphones, causing the Shadows to stifle and move weirdly.

Karei spoke "*Reaches out to mirror* I can’t lose…!"

But then the Shadows started dancing differently as we suddenly felt stronger.

Sunao asks "What the…?"

Seiko asks "I can move again? But how…?"

Spottedleaf asks "Does this mean…?"

Sunao and Spottedleaf spoke "We need to move!"

Sunao spoke "The Shadows are being affected by our music and movement!"

Spottedleaf spoke "We gotta fight fire with fire on this one."

Sunao spoke "It’s just as Spot and I thought… That eerie song we’re hearing is forcing the Shadows to dance! If we can interrupt that song and the Shadows’ dance, we might get through this…!"

Sunao asks "But… how…?"

Spottedleaf spoke "Honestly, we have no idea…"

Sunao spoke "But one idea comes to mind. If we can force them into a different song and dance like before, then maybe…!"

The eerie voice spoke "What chatty children…!"

Ribbons sudden lunged and wrapped around Sunao, Spottedleaf and OC-Verse Danyelle’s legs.

Sunao spoke "No…!"

Spottedleaf asks "What the?!

OC-verse Danyelle asks "Why didn’t I see that coming!?"

Karei spoke "Sunao-kun! Spot-hime! Other Danyelle!"

Seiko, AJ and I gasped and growled at that.

The eerie voice spoke "You’re connected with us… *With ribbons sparking* Now you can become the you everyone wants you to be."

Sunao spoke "Everyone, please! Stop their… their dance…"

Sunao, Spottedleaf and OC-verse Danyelle suddenly fell unconscious.

Seiko spoke "Sunao!"

“Spottedleaf!” I called out.

Twirama spoke "Danyelle!"

Karei asks "We just have to get throws Shadows moving to our music, right…? *Gets up*"

Seiko spoke "Karei…!"

Karei spoke "Senpais, if that stuff Sunao-kun and Spottedleaf-hime were saying is true, then there is something we can do to help them and the other Danyelle… right now."

Seiko asks "Huh…!?"

Karei spoke "I’ll try and use my Persona. Maybe I can deliver our music to those Shadows at full blast. The way they reacted to my music earlier. I think I might be able to affect them a little bit. But… I don’t think that’ll be enough. That’s why… I need you and the others’ help too, Senpai! If music and movements affects them, then we should be able to pull them into our rhythm, right? Don’t worry, just show off your cool dance. I know you, Rainbow Dash and Applejack can do it, Senpai!"

The three of us nodded, ready to get down.

Seiko spoke "We can do this."

“Let’s boogie.” I smiled.

“Time for this hoedown to start, Dash!” Applejack smiled as the music began with Adagio and Twirama helping voice the vocals.

Seiko and I started dancing, getting the Shadows’ attention. It wasn’t long until they started getting riled up, cheering for us. And then… Fever Time! Applejack joined in as the two of us danced together like rivals and friends.

Applejack spoke "Don’t leave me outta the fun yet, Dash!"

“Heh, I wouldn’t dream of that, Jack!” I smirked.

Karei spoke "You’re all doing great! I can feel what’s in your hearts!"

The crowd of Shadows were now going crazy as Fever Time ended with AJ backing off for now.

Applejack spoke "Hoowee! That was fun! Let’s do it again sometime."

“You bet, AJ!” I smiled as Seiko and I kept dancing. We were past halfway through the song as it was soon Fever Time again with AJ coming back.

Applejack spoke "Time ta wrap up this performance, Rainbow Dash!"

“Yeah, let’s really wow the crowd, Applejack!” I agreed as we kept dancing great.

Karei spoke "You’re all doing great!"

Seiko spoke "It’s working, the Shadows are going for it!"

We were soon reaching the end of our performance.

Seiko spoke "Persona’s the power of the heart, depending on your heart’s true nature, it changes form. Not just for hurting, and not just for fighting. Right now, we know we can show you how we really feel. We will never stop changing!"

We then finished our dance.

Seiko spoke "Answer my call… Izanagi!"

“Let’s blow ‘em away… Jing Wei!” I called out.

Applejack spoke "Let’s do it, Terra!"

The three of us summoned our Personas as they appeared before Izanagi and Terra gained bass guitars as Jing Wei gained an electric one and played them like pros, making the Shadows glow brightly.

"That was king crazy! Awesome doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel!” I whooped.

Seiko spoke "Alright, that was perfect! That was our best dance! I wish we could always do that."

Applejack spoke "Now that was a performance to remember, Dash!"

“I think I leveled up!” I smiled before the three of us breathed heavily, definitely working up a bit of a sweat with the adrenaline gone. Looks like dance and music is our weapon in this world.

Karei spoke "Good job, Senpais! That was a fantastic performance! Actually, what were those Personas just now!? There was something different about them…"

Seiko spoke "We’re not sure. But when we thought we wanted to convey our feelings to those Shadows… Our Personas responded from within me."

“That sounds right to me.” I nodded.

Applejack spoke "That’s what Ah felt like too."

Karei spoke "Ooooh! Way to go, Senpai! And that’s why you’re our leader! Only you can pull off something that amazing!"

Seiko spoke "Haha, come on."

Applejack and I snickered, knowing about why Karei said that before Sunao, Spottedleaf and OC-Verse Danyelle regained consciousness.

Sunao groans "Nnh… I…"

Karei spoke "Sunao-kun, Spot-hime, Other Danyelle, we did it! Senpai, Rainbow Dash and Applejack gave ‘em a super sweet show!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Yeah, it really blew me away."

Spottedleaf spoke "It was beyond awesome, it was… beyawsome."

Sunao spoke "We sensed it as well. That’s what allowed us to return to our right mind…"

Karei spoke "You sensed it…? But you three got caught by those ribbony things and…"

Sunao spoke "Yes… because of that, we learned something about those Shadows."

“Really?” Seiko, AJ and I asked.

Seiko asks "What did you find out?"

Sunao spoke "When caught in that ribbon, it’s as if you’re forced to be the “you” that others desire, rather than how you perceive yourself… You’re made to believe you want to be tied to the other Shadows with that ribbon, even if it means discarding who you truly are. The most dreadful thing is that I, Spottedleaf and Danyelle ourselves felt sure that is what we needed to do…"

Karei spoke "That’s crazy! You’re no one else but you, Sunao-kun."

OC-verse Danyelle started to sing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXanXGVWjJ0 as the others danced along to the beat.

Twirama laughs "Let's boogie!!!"

*After the second song and dance was done...*

Sunao spoke "Well, in hindsight, I can see how bizarre the assumption was. So my theory is that the ribbon has the power to induce those beliefs."

Seiko spoke "Yeah, I sensed it too. While we were dancing, I felt like none of us could let our guard down at all... that the Shadows would take us if we did. That song and the Shadows' dance probably have a similar power. So what we did was concentrate on getting our message across as we danced."

"You bet, Seiko." I smiled.

Applejack spoke "*Nod* Darn tootin'."

Karei asks "You said something like that earlier, too... What did you guys want to tell them?"

Seiko spoke "We only did what you said, Karei. Dancing is about "expressing yourself and your feelings to the beings watching you," right? So we danced to show the Shadows who we are, not what they wanted to see."

Sunao asks "Ha... And as a result, Spottedleaf, Danyelle and I remembered who we are. It's ironic that the key to this confrontation was the "true self" I once tried so hard to deny. One shouldn't abandon one's self just because they've been connected to others... I feel that those Shadows were released from that ribbon's binding because they sensed that as well. Um, Karei-san... you didn't get that sense from watching the others dance?"

Kare spoke "O-Of course I did! I could tell their dancing was different from usual! I just couldn't put it into words 'cause of all that Persona stuff that happened!"

Seiko spoke "Haha, yeah... I'm sure you got the message loud and clear, Karei."

But when we looked at the cheering Shadows, their glow shined brighter and brighter as they began to dissolve, like they were melting into light. Even though we were in a tough spot, all of us here couldn't help but be awestruck at the beautiful sight.

Karei spoke "Wow... It's beautiful."

Soon, every single Shadow vanished into light.

Karei spoke "The Shadows' presence is fading... What's going on? It's like they're returning somewhere."

Sunao asks "Returning...? To where?"

Karei spoke "I don't know, but that's the feeling I get. With that weird ribbony thing gone, it seems they all disappeared from this world. Maybe they realized something wasn't right, like you, Spottedleaf and Other Danyelle did, Sunao-kun."

Seiko spoke "*Smile* Yeah, let's hope so."

Twirama chuckles "This is nothing compared to the one time my universe's Danyelle had caused a cake to explode."

OC-verse Danyelle asks "Can we NOT bring that up?"

Deep Lilac spoke "Now I'm interested."

Sunao spoke "Still... what could those Shadows have been? They didn't seem quite like the Shadows we knew..."

Adagio spoke "Sunao's got a good point there."

Spottedleaf spoke "Well, we still need to find a way out of-"

But then the atmosphere changed again.

The eerie voice asks "You don't like the stage? After all the trouble I went through to prepare it...?"

Karei spoke "You again...! I've had enough of this! Is your idea of "eternal bonds" tying up the Shadows with that thing!? You've got one twisted mind!"

Sunao spoke "That's right! If this is the "connection" you speak of, then it's too much one-sided!"

The eerie voice chuckles "Ahahahaha!"

OC-verse Danyelle growls "Why're you laughing!?"

The eerie voice spoke "It's okay... If that's what you think, then I certainly won't force you to stay here. But don't get so cocky just because you sent those back... Our bonds are eternal... There are countless others to forge them with."

Sunao asks "You...! Are you going to bring someone else in here!?"

The eerie voice spoke "Hahaha.... Sorry, but you've already stepped off the stage. The next performance will be beginning soon... featuring Tamami and the others."

Karei gasps "Tamami!? You don't mean...!"

Now it all made sense! The disappearances... but I can't just assume the worst.

Seiko asks "The members of Kanamin Kitchen... did you kidnap them!?

The eerie voice spoke "Hahaha... Why do you care? It has nothing to do with you."

Karei spoke "I'll try scanning the area! Come, Persona...!"

Karei summoned Himiko as she scanned.

Karei asks "...There are a bunch of places where Shadows are bunched up. One, two... four total? ......! I found someone! Is this... Tomoe...!?"

The eerie voice spoke "ahaha... No playing around in the venue. It's off-limits to unauthorized personnel..."

But then the warp rings started sparking like the ribbons.

The eerie voice spoke "And no sneak previews... Ahahahaha!"

Karei withdrew her Persona before ribbons wrapped around us. We totally let our guard down as we started being dragged somewhere.

Karei spoke "Aah!"

Seiko spoke "No...!"

Our field of vision suddenly went white.

The eerie voice spoke "Hahaha.... Goodbye, Karei Shinai."

Everything then went black before we crashed on the ground, finding ourselves mildly injured, back in the real world at the lesson studio room at Takura Productions and in our normal forms.

Seiko asks "Is this...?"

"Yeah, we're back in the real world." I agreed as all of us were pretty much alright.

Karei asks "Oww... Geez! Is this how you treat an idol!?

Sunao spoke "Looks like we're back in the studio... So as soon as we reject the "bond" that voice spoke of, we are promptly asked to leave..."

Seiko spoke "At least we're all back safe."

Karei spoke "Uh-huh. I was honestly bracing myself for the worst..."

Redux Danyelle spoke "All of you have five seconds to get off my back before I use Chaos Blast!"

We did that as Redux Danyelle sighed in relief.

Karei spoke "*Gasp!* But wait, that reading I got a second ago! It was definitely Tomoe’s… I’m certain that’s who I picked up on."

Sunao asks "……! The same Tomoe-san we met earlier!?"

Karei spoke "I’m pretty sure, yeah."

Deep Lilac tried using the Warp Rings to make a gate back to the Midnight Stage, but they weren’t working at all.

Deep Lilac spoke "Guess we’ll have to wait and find that portal again."

Seiko asks "What about the other girls? Kanamin Kitchen is Kanami-san and four other members, right?"

Karei spoke "I don’t know… That place is a lot bigger than I thought. The only reading I picked up on in the moment I had was Tomoe’s."

Sunao spoke "Given what we heard from Kanami-san, it’s safe to assume that the rest of Kanamin Kitchen disappeared around the same time. If you detected Tomoe-san’s reading over there, the others are likely to have been taken as well.

Seiko spoke "Yeah, Sunao's right."

“Okay, so let’s go over what we know…” OC-Verse Danyelle counted.

Sunao spoke "The rumored video clip that plays at midnight, victims who have fallen unconscious, and now a group of missing idols… This does seem to demand an investigation."

Redux Danyelle spoke "I'm worried about my kids."

Karei spoke "First things first, though. What was that world we were in? The name "Midnight Stage" bothers me."

Seiko spoke There were Shadows there, too... It seemed kind of like the TM world we used to go into."

Sunao spoke "And then there's that voice. It has to belong to the root of this trouble..."

Karei asks "You don't really think it's that, um... deceased idol behind this, do you?"

Sunao spoke "That's beyond my knowledge! Let's put that possibility aside for now!"

Applejack spoke "Yeah, that ain't what we're talkin' 'bout at the moment."

Karei spoke "Mm-hm... Either way, I can't leave them in that awful place. Please, guys! Could you help me out? I want to save them!"

Seiko spoke "Of course! Count me in."

Sunao spoke "I'm a bit shocked, in fact. Did you think we'd shrug it off as none of our concern? There are already victims, making this an honest-to-goodness case. And we're the only ones who can solve it."

Danyelle spoke "We can't get the OC-verse and Redux verse involved in this mess."

Applejack spoke "Yeah, gotta keep 'em safe."

Karei spoke "...Yeah!"

Seiko spoke "Now that that's decided, we need a plan. Kaze and the others will be here in the morning. I'm sure they'll help us out too."

Sunao spoke "Then let's go over the case once they join us. For now, though, I think we should leave. We need our rest, after all."

"Yeah, all those smooth moves tired me out." I admitted.

Seiko spoke "Right. Things are gonna get busy, so we should rest while we can."

Karei spoke "Got it! I'll go ahead and tell everyone about the situation. Oh! We shouldn't drag Kanami into this, huh...? I feel bad, but I won't tell her anything."

Seiko spoke "Yeah, I agree. It's for her own safety."

Karei asks "Okay, so I'll just contact our gang! Well then, you guys ready to go home?"

Danyelle's ears flatten when she heard the eerie voice again.

Danyelle spoke "Dispel!"

A raw burst of magic spread out from Danyelle, exposing anyone who was hiding with an invisibility spell.

But there was no one here using an invisibility spell.

Danyelle spoke "Oh come on!"

Seiko spoke "No point in worrying about it now."

Danyelle spoke "*Sigh* I guess you're right. Let's go."

We started heading home for the day.

End

Author's Note

End of Season 6

Welcome Back to The Midnight Stage
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Welcome Back to The Midnight Stage

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Start of Season 7

Welcome Back to The Midnight Stage

*Applejack’s POV*

The next morning, all of us participating dancers and singers from this universe visited the productions and practiced for a bit before heading ta find Kanami as we soon found her in a shooting. Karei made sure that Kaze and Teddie to not make a scene since they’re fanboys of Kanamin Kitchen. But as we were gonna talk to her, Ms. Ochimizu approached us.

Ochimizu asks "Karei Shinai. What is the meaning of this? Are you on some sightseeing trip with that group of yours? If it’s a field trip you’re interested in, could you take it elsewhere?"

Karei spoke "Oh crap…! It’s Ms. Ochimizu!"

Kanji (Rai) asks "Who’s this nasty hag?

Seiko spoke "She’s the general producer of the festival we’re performing in. Her name is Ms. Ochimizu."

Kaze asks "*Bead of sweat* Dude, are you serious…!? The general producer of the Love Meets Bonds Festival is Kyoka “The Empress” Ochimizu!?"

Seiko asks "You know about her, Kaze?"

Kaze spoke "Of course I do! She’s always on TV… She’s this super scary female changeling who has no problem making other celebrities cry!"

Goryuu spoke "Yeesh…"

Kanji (Rai) spoke "I don’t get it, but it sounds like she’s sorta important."

A pterolycus-alicorn hybrid female wingslaps Rai.

the hybrid barks "You're a bigger idiot than that dumbass unicorn!"

Rainbow spoke "And here I thought pre-reformed Chrysalis was a total bitch... Uh, no offense to the Diamond dogs!"

Wings flapping, Rising Sun snaps "THAT IS FAR ENOUGH OCHIMIZU! CAN'T YOU SEE THAT YOUR CHOICE OF WORDS STARTING TO PISS OFF THE NINE TAILED TERROR AND THE OTHER ALICORNS?"

Occhimizu spoke "Honestly… we’ve had enough complications already. I don’t need any more cropping up. Perhaps I should demand extra payment from Takura Productions for having to deal with these rude children."

Kanji (Rai) asks "The hell’d you say!?"

Kaze asks "Woah, hold it, Kanji! Gimme a break! Dude-wait, do you hear something…?"

An eerie song started playing.

Emerald asks "Aaaaaack! What is this!? Where’s it coming from!?"

Heifa asks "How should I know?!?"

Teddie asks "Hrmmm… Hey, sound techs! What’s going on!?"

No, it couldn’t be…!

Seiko spoke "It’s that song we heard yesterday right before we fell into the Midnight Stage…!"

Sunao spoke "Senpai, look!"

A purple rift appeared on the ceiling.

Kanami asks "*Curiously* Whoaaa… What is this? Could this be a close encounter of some kind?"

Sunao asks "This doesn’t make sense… It’s not midnight! What’s going on!?"

Karei spoke "There’s no time for that! Kanami’s gonna get taken!"

Ochimizu asks "Kanami is what…!?"

Karei spoke "Ms. Ochimizu, please move aside!"

Shima spoke "Excuse us!"

Karei and Shima rushed pass Ochimizu.

Teddie spoke "Wow! My babies are surprisingly bold!"

We followed the two.

Ochimizu spoke "Wait! I said wait!"

Karei spoke "Kanami…! Get away from that light!"

Kanami asks "Huh? Karei-senpai…?"

But then ribbons erupted, diving right for Kanami as we tried to shield her when suddenly…

Karei spoke "Ms. Ochimizu…!"

Ochimizu got to Kanami faster than any of us at normal runnin’ speed and pushed her out of the way, getting herself caught by the ribbons instead.

Ochimizu asks "Hmph… how troublesome. Don’t I always tell you not to space out like that!?"

Kanami asks "Ms… Ochimizu…?"

Ochimizu spoke "Listen, if something happens to me, go to Ido. The festival must-aah!"

Ochimizu was pulled into the rift.

EmeraldShe got dragged in! Wh-What’re we gonna do…!?"

Seiko spoke "We follow her! Come on, everyone!"

All of us followed Seiko as we jumped into the rift, causing everything to go white, then black.

We soon landed and found ourselves in an area, but Ochimizu wasn’t around.

Sunao spoke "…Looks like we made it."

Emerald spoke "Ow… I fell right on my butt."

Hehe, looks like Teddie and Rai landed right on Kaze.

Kanji (Rai) spoke "Owwww… Well, at least we made it in one piece."

Teddie spoke "That took a while! I was worried I might get separated from everyone and be one lonely bear."

Ah then noticed all of us bein’ in anthro forms and complete outfits.

Shima spoke "You know, I remember something like this happening before. Haha… that takes me back."

Kaze asks "C-Can you guys chat after you get off of me…?"

Kanji (Rai) asks "The hell are you doing, Kaze-senpai?"

Kaze spoke "What’s with that tone!? I’m the victim here!"

Danyelle and Redux Danyelle stayed behind to get Kanami to Ido.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Since we're two cats short, we're gonna have to rely on my keen ears to find that stubborn Changeling."

Emerald asks "Alright, no fighting! Hmm… is this the Midnight Stage?"

We looked around, definitely see the place and the split path. Definitely the Midnight Stage.

Seiko spoke "Yeah, but this place looks different from where we were before."

Sunao spoke "Last time, that voice seemed keen on capturing Karei-san. It invited us directly to a prepared stage. Perhaps we’re being treated differently this time because we forced our way in."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "But we should keep our guard up just in case."

But then we all felt the atmosphere change.

The eerie voice laughs "Haha…"

Emerald asks "Wh-What is that voice…?"

Seiko spoke "It’s the master of the Midnight Stage… and probably the culprit behind this."

Twilight asks "What?!?"

The eerie voice asks "Didn’t I say this place is off-limits to unauthorized personnel? Or… do you want to connect with us after all?"

The voice echoed from every direction, making it difficult, even fer OC-Verse Danyelle to tell where it’s comin’ from.

Karei spoke "Enough with these games…! Who are you!? Release Tomoe and the others right now, and Ms. Ochimizu too!"

Eerie Voice taunts "Release them…? Haha… That wouldn’t be right. Can’t you see? They’re happier here."

Kaze asks "*Bead of sweat* H-Happy!? Is it serious?"

Kiko asks "*Bead of sweat* It’s gotta be a joke, right?"

Kaze spoke "They’re locked up here by force! There’s no way they’re happy about that!"

The eerie voice spoke "…Do I see new faces here? Good, you can connect with us too.

Sunao spoke "You’re not willing to listen, huh? Then we’ll have to do it the hard way."

The eerie voice spoke Do what you want. You’ll understand eventually…"

The eerie voice faded away as the atmosphere was normal again.

Sunset spoke "I feel like I can breathe easier now."

Shima asks "The atmosphere seems different… Is it gone?"

Seiko spoke "Yeah, I think so. I’m just glad we weren’t cast out like last time."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Regardless, we should proceed with caution. Even I don't know what can jump out at us."

A fluffy Mewtwo from the Redux-verse nods in agreement.

Teddie spoke "That aside… I really don’t like how this place feels. It looks fun and all, but it totally doesn’t feel that way."

Pinkie spoke "I feel that too."

Teddie spoke "It’s kinda like my world… And I can smell some familiar scents from way off… But it doesn’t feel connected to my world."

Kanji (Rai) asks "You mean the TV world?"

Teddie spoke "Yeah… It might be in the same neighborhood, but I don’t think there are any ways to go back and forth."

Seiko spoke "So this Midnight Stage is a world all its own…"

Emerald spoke "By the way, is that the entrance? It branches off in two different paths…"

We looked, definitely seein’ a fork in the road.

Karei spoke "Hold on, let me search around. Come, Himiko…!"

Kanji (Rai) asks "*As Karei summoned her persona* Whoa… I know you told us already, but we really can summon our Personas here. But we can’t use ‘em to fight with, right?"

Goryuu asks "Hehe, you didn’t believe it at first, little bro?"

Seiko spoke "We tried, but what the voice said was true. No acts of aggression worked, whether it was using my Persona or Sunao’s firearm."

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "And even if we do land a hit, they’ll only just fully regenerate."

Seiko spoke “No one hurts or gets hurt… That must be the rule here."

Kaze spoke "No one gets hurt, huh…? That sounds fishy already… It’s way too good to be real."

Sunao spoke "Indeed. Also, that voice used bizarre ribbon-like objects it referred to as “eternal bonds”…"

Kochuu spoke "Yeah, you told us that before, and it sounds like they’re keeping the Shadows in the Midnight Stage."

Sunao spoke "When Spottedleaf, Other Danyelle and I were caught by one ourselves, we could clearly tell it wasn’t any true bond, but outright brainwashing. No one should be allowed to force someone to discard their true self just for the sake of another’s desires."

Seiko spoke "That’s why we need to show them how we feel with our dancing…!"

The fluffy Mewtwo asks "Would singing work as well?"

Adagio spoke "It does help the effects of the dance get stronger."

Karei spoke "Hey, I found them! *To one direction* Tamami is through here… And Tomoe is further in the back. *To the other direction* I’m sensing Sumomo and Nozomi down the other path… Guess we were right about all four of them being over here. But Tomoe’s reading is much weaker than yesterday… The others seem pretty weak, too. We need to get them out of here."

Kaze spoke "I was hoping this wouldn’t be the case… We’d better hurry."

Shima spoke "Then why don’t we split up into two teams? That way, each team can save two of the girls."

Karei spoke "Hmm, there are two forks to the path here, but it seems like they come together again further down. If we do like Shima-senpai says, we should be able to meet up there."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Oi vei... I've seen enough Scooby Doo episodes to know that splitting the group up is never a good idea."

“Hey, given the situation we’re in, we don’t have a choice.” Ah pointed out.

Kaze spoke "That takes care of that. Okay, Karei’s a pro, and Seiko’s already won once with his dancing, so they should be on different teams."

Kanji (Rai) asks "In that case, me, Sunao, Kochuu and Heifa’ll go with Karei. Might as well just split up by year we’re in, yeah?"

Sonata spoke "Same with me, Danyelle, Twilight, Sunset, AJ, Rarity and Adagio."

Kaze spoke "Uh, I guess that’s fine… I just wasn’t expecting that from you."

Kanji (Rai) asks "Heh, we’ve actually been talkin’. Like, we can’t keep relyin’ on our senpai forever, y’know?"

Sunao spoke "That’s correct. We thought we should find our own way of working that suits us. I hadn’t expected to put it to test here, but it would be a good opportunity… I’ll support Kanji-kun’s proposal as well."

Emerald asks "Whoa… You guys have been thinking about this a lot, huh?"

Karei spoke "Haha, I bet you guys never knew we talked about stuff like that. If you keep treating us like kids, we’ll surpass you before you know it!"

Seiko spoke "That sounds like a great idea. I’m with Kanji on this one too."

Emerald spoke "Alright! Let’s make it a competition? We’ll see which team can rescue these girls faster! Bring it on!"

Teddie asks "Heeey, what about me? Which team am I on?"

Karei spoke "You’re coming with us!"

Teddie spoke "Hnnngh, I’m getting fired up! The time has come for me to overcome the great wall that is Sensei, and fly out into the vast world beyond!"

Kaze asks "Fly away from Junes first, will ya…?"

OC-verse Danyelle snarls loudly at the others in annoyance.

Twirama spoke "My universe's Danyelle has a point though, we're safer together."

Rainbow Dash asks "Really? Do you think we could take both paths and save ALL the girls in one group?"

OC-Verse Danyelle tried to argue, but couldn't find the words. "N-No..."

Twilight spoke "Listen, we appreciate you trying to keep us safe, but we're on a deadline here. Not only will going together in one group take more time, but it'll also put us and the girls in more danger."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I've faced worse shit than you guys have!"

OC-verse Danyelle flew off down one path, blocking it with Chaos Barrier.

Deep Lilac spoke "Well, you all just pissed her off."

Karei spoke "She's trying to do this on her own... But she'll only get herself caught that way!"

Twirama spoke "It's more than that, Danyelle once told me and my friends about the war in her world."

Through the use of magic, Twirama shows the others one of OC-verse Danyelle's memories from when she was a normal human.

Twirama spoke "Before she came to Equestria, Danyelle wasn't much of a fighter. Knuckles often kept her out of the fights because she had no powers."

Teddie asks "Hrm?"

Twirama spoke "Sonic told me about it though."

Kanji (Rai) asks "Whaddya think we are? A couple o’ morons?"

Twirama asks "*Confused* Huh?"

Kanji (Rai) spoke "We know she ain’t weak, but that doesn’t mean she has to do everything on her own!"

*Meanwhile with OC-verse Danyelle,*

The nekomata Mobini teleported with Chaos Control to dodge the ribbons as she sang various songs loud and clear, causing the shadows to not snare her.

The eerie voice taunts "Hahaha… What’s wrong? Are you yearning to bond with us?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Fuck you! I will never yield!"

OC-verse Danyelle soon had pink-blue armor on her body.

MegaDanyoll spoke "Show yourself you damn coward!"

The eerie voice laughs "Hahaha, why should I do that? Is it because you know you’re weak without your powers?"

MegaDanyoll growls "YOU DON'T KNOW ME AT ALL!!!"

Eerie Voice taunts "Oh? Then what about that war? Hahaha…"

That froze MegaDanyoll.

OC-verse Eggman, OC-verse Chrysalis, OC-verse Adagio, OC-verse Aria, OC-verse Sonata, OC-verse Starlight, OC-verse Discord, OC-verse Luna and OC-verse Gilda arrive via magic.

OC-verse Gilda growls "You leave my friend alone!"

The other former baddies that OC-verse Danyelle had reformed agree with OC-verse Gilda.

OC-verse Danyelle stammers "H-How did you-"

OC-Verse Discord spoke "I powered up the Warp Rings, though we only got a minute before we’re zapped back."

OC-verse Roll spoke "You're all a bunch of morons! You all got yourselves into this mess and thus unable to get out until the problem's solved!"

OC-verse Discord spoke "No, seriously, look."

The Draconequus held an affected warp ring as it showed a timer of 1 minute counting down.

OC-verse Chrysalis spoke "Good grief Discord, you're a bigger idiot than Ein is!"

The OC-verse Dazzlings snarl suddenly since a random ribbon had grabbed the warp ring and destroyed it.

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "*Facepalms* Grr! I can’t believe I’m about to do this, but… *Snaps fingers once*"

*Back with us…*

The Chaos Barrier suddenly vanished, opening the path.

Twirama and Deep Lilac ask "What the!?"

Miran spoke "Even though she thinks she can do this on her own, her heart knows otherwise and she subconsciously lowered it."

Twirama spoke "No, she lowered it on her own."

Karei spoke "Anyway, we'll each rescue two girls, then meet up at the rendezvous point, okay? I'll make sure to keep an eye on you guys, and if anything happens on our end, I'll let you know with my Persona."

Sunao spoke "I hope you don't mind us going on ahead. We'll see you in a bit."

Kanji (Rai) spoke "Senpai, you better not let your guard down and get your asses handed to you by some weird thing!"

Karei's group and Ah went on ahead and went down the path that used to have the Chaos Barrier as Twirama followed them.

*Rainbow Dash's POV*

Wow, there they go.

Kaze asks "*Surprised* Did they just totally steal the spotlight...?"

Shima spoke "Wow, they've all grown up before we knew it... I felt like I was watching them leave the nest for the first time."

Emerald spoke "*Bead of sweat* Shima, you sound like my mom..."

Seiko spoke "We should hurry too. We need to save Tomoe-san and Tamami-san as fast as we can."

Kaze asks "Alright then! Third Year Investigation Team and crew, you guys ready to go!?"

The rest of us agreed as we went down the other path as Deep Lilac followed us.

Deep Lilac spoke "*Sigh* I can't believe this..."

End

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Tamami's Big Top

Author's Note

Seiko's side of the chapter

Tamami's Big Top

*Pinkie's POV*

Okay, I was with Seiko's group as we arrived at an odd place.

Shima spoke "This is a very different look compared to the last place..."

Kaze spoke "What is this? It's starting to look like some... weird circus."

Sapphire whimpers "Th-this is m-more s-scarier th-than Nightmare Moon...."

Emerald asks "The TM world changed according to the mind of whoever appeared on the Midnight Mirror, right? There's Shadows around and we can call out Personas here, so does that mean this Midnight Stage works the same way?"

Kaze spoke "*Bead of sweat* You're telling me someone's mind looks like a circus on the inside? That, uh... raises a lot of questions."

Kiko spoke "Not to mention that doesn't make much or any sense."

Deep Lilac spoke "This place is more bizarre than Discord!"

But then I felt a shiver down my spine, telling me the atmosphere changed.

The eerie voice spoke "Hmhm… Welcome to Tamami Uesugi’s Midnight Stage."

Rainbow spoke "That voice…! Come on out already!"

The eerie voice spoke "Hmm? And why should I do that? I don’t see any reason to bother with you."

Rainbow growls "*Tick mark* What’d you say…?!"

Kaze spoke "Somehow, I’m glad I’m not the one blown off this time."

Can’t blame Dashie for being mad. We can’t see who’s talking and we don’t know who it is either. It’s like the voice is deaf to our words.

Seiko asks "…You just said this was Tamami-san’s stage. Is she up ahead?"

The eerie voice spoke "Hmhmhm… Yes, she is. And her performance is about to begin. She’s going to become the Tamami everyone wants, a true star, shining brightly at our eternal concert."

Kaze spoke "Karei told me about your spiel. Becoming the “you that others want,” huh? That’s just letting yourself be brainwashed!"

The eerie voice spoke "Brainwashed? Not at all. This is for Tamami’s sake. Forcing others to deal with your true self won’t make anyone happy. To her, there’s no point in being someone that nobody loves… But if she becomes the Tamami everyone wants, then everyone will love her. Hmhmhm… Nothing could make her happier."

Okay, that’s weird. It’s like that voice truly thinks it’s “for Tamami’s own good.”

Miran spoke "This is bad. It isn’t listening."

The eerie voice spoke "In any case, I’m sorry you’ve come all this way… But I’m afraid there’s no admission for those without a ticket."

The gate suddenly closed as ribbon-bound Shadows became the crowd.

Emerald asks "Wh-What the!?"

Goryuu asks "Shadows?!?"

Shima spoke "Shadows connected by ribbons… just like Sunao-kun said!"

Seiko spoke "Be careful! Don’t get caught!"

The eerie voice spoke "Come on… connect with us. If you do, I’ll let you join us and see Tamami on stage…"

A song started playing with the Shadows dancing, causing us to feel weak.

Rainbow spoke "Gyah! Not again…!"

Kaze spoke "I know I was warned, but I didn’t think it would be THIS bad…!"

Emerald spoke "Oh crap…! They’re getting closer-Ugh!"

Seiko spoke "Everyone, hang in there! Don’t let the pressure overwhelm you!"

Kaze, Kiko and I nodded as we stepped forward.

Kaze spoke "Heh. Good thing Karei assigned each of us a song to work on! Dancing is “expressing ourselves”… I still don’t get it, but looks like I gotta give it a shot!"

Adagio spoke "I’ll help on the vocals!"

“Don’t forget me and Kiko!” I smiled.

Emerald asks "Give it a-Kaze, you’re going to dance!?"

Kaze spoke "Hey, when it comes to showing off your moves, it’s first come, first served. Sorry, but Pinkie, Kiko and I got dibs on this one!"

Karei asks "*Calling through telepathy by Himiko* Senpai, everyone, are you alright!?"

Kaze spoke "Karei, perfect timing! We need our song!"

Karei spoke "*Through telepathy by Himiko* Kaze-senpai, Kiko-senpai and Pinkie’s track? Okay, I’m on it! I’ll turn it up full blast!"

Kaze spoke "Suh-weet! Alright, Karei… Hit it!"

The three of us were ready to dance.

Kaze spoke "We’ll be sure to make it look good!"

Kiko spoke "Okay, here we go."

“Time to get this party started!” I whooped as the music played with us starting to dance.

Deep Lilac and the others sang along.

As Adagio and most of the others sang, the three of us danced really good as we felt charged up.

Kaze spoke "Okay, bring it on whenever!"

Kiko spoke "All good to go!"

“Fever Time ready!” I quipped as it was soon Fever Time before Emerald, Trixie and Rainbow Dash joined in.

Emerald spoke "It’s our time in the spotlight!"

Trixie spoke "Time for the great and powerful Trixie to get a piece of the action!"

Rainbow spoke "Alright! Let’s make this awesome!"

The six of us were totally in sync.

Emerald spoke "Ho-ho, you’re pretty good too, Kaze!"

Kaze spoke "Hwataa, huh! Way to go, Emerald!"

Trixie spoke "You’re doing well, Kiko!"

Kiko spoke "Thanks, you as well, Trixie-chan."

Rainbow spoke "Haha! You’re killin’ it, Pinkster!"

“Heehee! Same to you, Dashie!” I giggled.

Shima spoke "I can tell they really understand each other."

Kaze asks "Amazing moves, Emerald! Should I learn Kung-Fu too?"

Kiko spoke "*Giggle!* That was indeed great and powerful, Trixie."

“That was so awesome, Dashie!” I cheered as Emerald, Trixie and Dashie backed off with Fever Time ending. We kept dancing as we felt charged for another Fever Time. It later began again with those three coming back in.

Emerald spoke "Alright! Time to bust out my steak power!

Trixie spoke "Get ready for the greatest show you’ll ever see!"

Rainbow spoke "Haha! Time to kick it up a notch!"

We danced awesomely as we had sharp hoof/footwork.

Seiko spoke "Good! I can sense all of your passion."

Kaze spoke "That was the best performance ever! The power of meat and work!"

Kiko spoke "Heehee! Quite the finale, Trixie."

“Wa-hoo! We were so cool there, Dash!” I smiled as we soon finished our dance.

Kaze spoke "Come, Persona!"

Kiko spoke "Persona!"

“Let’s go!” I whooped as our Personas appeared, with Kaze’s gaining an electric guitar, Kiko’s gaining a glass armonica, and mine gaining a drum-set as all three of them played like pros, causing the Shadows to glow brightly as our performance was king crazy!

Seiko spoke "Kaze, you, Kiko and Pinkie did it! That was a great performance."

Shima spoke "Yes, you three were wonderful!"

Kaze spoke "Heheh… Phew. Not such a disappointment now, huh? It’s not like I’ve been screwing around all this time, y’know!"

Trixie's left ear twitches suddenly.

Trixie asks "Is it just Trixie or is there a really HUGE shadow approaching?"

We looked around, seeing nothing as the gate opened.

Rainbow spoke "It’s just you, Trix."

Emerald spoke "Whoa…"

Shima spoke "Emerald, are you alright? You’re spacing out."

Emerald spoke "Oh, it’s… it’s nothing! Nothing at all. Really. Just, uh… It caught me off guard and I was like… Damn, Kaze…”

Kaze chuckles "Ohhh ho ho ho! What was that, Emerald? Now that you’ve seen how cool I can be… *Gasp!* Are you… falling for me?"

Shima asks "No, that’s not possible. Right, Emerald?"

Emerald spoke "Yeah. Your dance was awesome, but none of that other stuff."

Kaze asks "*Bead of sweat* …Uh… Shima-san. Emerald-san. It was supposed to be a joke… Could you please get the punchline instead of taking it seriously…?"

Goryuu spoke "Well that’s a relief."

Kaze spoke "Gah… Dammit! Even the Shadows understand me better than you two!"

We saw the Shadows in the area, melting into light while breaking free of the ribbons.

“Oooh!” I awed.

Kaze spoke "Whoa…"

Emerald spoke "Wow…!"

Shima spoke "It’s beautiful…"

Rarity spoke "You can say that again, darling."

All of us were definitely watching in awe.

Deep Lilac spoke "Something is definitely strange about all this..."

Kaze spoke "What’s up with those Shadows, anyway? I mean, these guys are kind of different from the Shadows we’re used to, huh? Usually, they try to beat the crap out of us as soon as they see us."

Shina spoke "Now that you mention it, you’re right. Oh, are they calm because they’re chained down? You know, like Chosokaneigh."

Seiko asks "Chosokaneigh…? The Sengoku-era feudal lord?"

Emerald spoke "No, not him. You know, my pet dog. His name’s Miku! I keep telling her, but she keeps forgetting."

Kaze spoke "Hell, this isn’t even the TM world. Are there really this many Shadows outside of it? I know it happened once, but that was kind of a special case…"

Emerald asks "Hmm… Maybe they were caught in the TM world, and then they got yanked over here?"

Shima asks "Perhaps someone was walking them?"

Kiko asks "*Bead of sweat* You really still on dogs, Shima?"

Seiko spoke "I don’t know if it’s from the TM world or not, but it’s possible they were brought here from somewhere."

Kaze spoke "Hmmm… Let’s say they’re from inside the TM. You’d think Teddie and Heifa would’ve noticed their presence first thing, right? But it it’s not the TM they came from, that’s mean there could be Shadows… anywhere."

Emerald asks "Uh, first off, where even is “here”? This definitely isn’t the TM world, right?"

Goryuu spoke "Teddie did confirm that, so we can at least be assured of that topic. Maybe."

Spottedleaf spoke "That voice did say this world is where no one hurts anyone.”

Kaze spoke "Yeah, no one hurts or gets hurt, right? Well, if you get brainwashed by that ribbon, I guess you wouldn’t even think about hurting anyone… Who the heck is that voice, anyway? Sure sounds like they know a lot about this world."

Rainbow spoke "Actually the voice rules over it, probably even created everything here."

Emerald spoke "Agreed."

Seiko spoke "Who knows? It’s not like any one specific person made the TM world, either. Though if the voice does have that kind of power, then we’re up against one tough opponent."

Rainbow spoke "We could be dealing with another godlike entity."

Wow, that’s actually smart of Dashie to say.

Seiko spoke "It’s possible, but we don’t know for sure."

Shima asks" It’s hard to believe this is all the work of a normal creature… Aha! Maybe the culprit isn’t normal? An alien, maybe?"

Emerald spoke "*Bead of sweat* Uh… I kinda doubt that."

Kaze asks "Oh yeah, that reminds me… I did a little research after Karei’s message. You know what creatures are saying about the LMB website’s video, right? That it’s the “curse of a dead idol”?"

Yikes, Emerald was definitely scared while Shima was interested.

Emerald spoke "Wh-Wha!? No! Nooo! No, no, no, no, no! Stop right there! How can you bring that stuff a-at a time like this!? I can’t believe you!"

Kaze spoke "Hey, I’m being serious here. There was an idol that committed suicide a while ago, and rumor has it that she cursed the site from beyond the grave…"

Shima asks "So, since she’s already dead, you think she has supernatural powers?"

Goryuu spoke "Oh boy…"

Emerald spoke "Gah! You too, Shima!? Just stop! Conversation over! C’mon, we should get going! We need to save Tamami-chan, right? We don’t have time to be standing around chatting!"

Deep Lilac spoke "No argument about that here."

Seiko spoke "You’re right. Let’s focus on rescuing Tamami-san."

Kaze spoke "*Smile* Alright! If we’re ready, then let’s move!

We then went past the gate, rushing ahead. We soon found ourselves at another gate.

Emerald spoke "Look, someone’s there…!"

We looked ahead, seeing a silhouette in a white outfit, totally lost.

Seiko spoke "That’s her! Tamami-san!"

Rainbow spoke "Tamami! Over here!"

We arrived as Tamami saw us.

Tamami asks "Yu-san…!? Dash-hime…!? Dazzle-chan…!? Huh!? Why are you three here…!?

Kaze spoke "Dude, awesome… Just like on TM! It’s the real Fluffy Hen in the flesh…!"

That made some of us girls giggle at Kaze being in his fanboy mode.

Deep Lilac wingslaps Shima.

Deep Lilac spoke "Watch it, I'm half alien."

Shima spoke "Oh, sorry."

Kaze asks "*Notices Tamami’s attire* Huh? But… why are you in your stage outfit…?"

Tamami asks "We were practicing, and we heard this creepy song, and then something all… flat and slithery wrapped around us, and… I-I don’t know what happened, but the next thing I knew, I was here! This doesn’t make any sense! Where are we!? And who are you!?"

I can tell she’s relieved, even though acting like a grumpy kid with a temper tantrum.

Kaze spoke "Oh, uh, yeah, we haven’t introduced ourselves! I’m Kaze Mizu, this guy’s team partner… And this is Emerald Aura and Shima Enaga."

I introduced myself and everyone else in the team.

Adagio spoke "Don’t worry, they’re our friends and team."

Kaze spoke "Anyhow, you can relax now that we’re here. Don’t worry, Tamami! We’ll save you!"

Tamami remembered our names and wondered before looking at all of us new faces to her.

Emerald asks "Huh!? Uh… Something wrong?"

Shima spoke "N-Nice to meet you…"

Kiko asks "Uh… Okay?"

Goryuu asks "There a problem?"

Kaze asks "Whoa, that’s close… Uh… Wh-What’s up?"

Rarity asks "I-I beg your pardon…?"

“Ooh! Are we having a staring contest?” I guessed.

Tamami spoke "*Smile* Mm… Yep! I win! I’m the cutest one here."

Emerald asks "Wha…!?"

Rarity asks "Huh?!"

Kaze asks "THAT’S what that was about!? Is this really the time for that!? A-And hey, why are the guys and I even in the running?"

Dashie couldn’t help but laugh a bit.

Rarity's left ear twitches before hearing the eerie voice again.

Trixie spoke "I'm scared...."

The eerie voice: Hahaha… I’ve found you. Oh, Tamami, what a funny girl you are…

Kaze: Well, who do we have here we won’t let you have Tamamin!

Eerie Voice: You’re still around? Sorry, but it’s almost time for Tamami’s big performance. Let’s go, Tamami… Make everyone laugh, like you always do.

Tamami: Wh-Why should I go with you? Besides, I’m not trying to make anyone laugh…!

Eerie Voice: Oh, I know… You’re just working hard, always trying to do your best. But it’s a funny thing, isn’t it? The harder you work, the farther away you seem to push everyone…

Tamami: F-Funny!? How dare you! I-

Eerie Voice: It’s alright… I understand your pain. If you connect with me, you won’t have to suffer at all.

The gates closed as ribbon-bound swaying Shadows filled the crowd again.

Kaze spoke "These guys again…!? Dude, there’s even more of them this time."

Tamami asks "I… won’t have to suffer?"

Seiko: Don’t be fooled. You can’t listen to what that voice says."

Tamami spoke "Huh? O-Okay…"

We were ready to protect Tamami.

Emerald growls "Hey, you! Think you can smooth-talk Tamami-chan? Whoooa! Not gonna happen, sorry!"

Goryuu growls "You’ll have to deal with us now!"

Shima spoke "That’s right! All your pretty words are nothing but lies!

Kaze spoke "Heh, now that we’re here, it’s not gonna be so easy for you!

Kiko spoke "We won’t let you get Tamami-chan!

The eerie voice spoke "Ha! Stop yapping. You don’t know a thing about Tamami. No one likes pain or suffering… So let’s all get connected.

The song started playing with the Shadows dancing, making us feel weak again.

Tamami spoke "What is this… song…!? Ugh, my head…!"

Kaze spoke "This song again…! Ugh, no matter how many times I hear it, it makes me cringe…"

Emerald asks "Ugh, so many Shadows! Just how many more are there in this freakin’ place!?"

Seiko spoke "Still, we can’t afford to lose. Stand back, everyone…!"

Shima spoke "Wait, Seiko-kun. I’ll dance this one."

Rarity spoke "And I as well."

Deep Lilac spoke "Guess I’ll join too."

Emerald asks "Shima!? What are you saying!?"

Shima spoke "Don’t worry. I’ve been practicing the song Karei-chan gave me when I took a bath at our inn. “First come, first served,” right, Kaze-kun? Then here I come!"

Shima, Rarity and Deep Lilac readied themselves.

Kaze asks "Hey… You think Shima just really wanted to dance?"

Emerald asks "*Bead of sweat* Shima… You were dancing in the inn’s open-air bath…?"

Karei asks "*Through telepathy by Himiko* Sorry for the holdup, Senpais! The Shadows are right in front of you, aren’t they?"

Shima asks "Karei-chan! Rarity, Deep Lilac and I’ll be dancing this time. Can you prepare the music for us?"

Karei spoke "Y-You mean your track, Shima-senpai? Uh, give me a sec…! Okay! Ready when you are!"

Shima spoke "Thank you! Then let’s begin!"

Rarity spoke "Let us dance!"

Deep Lilac spoke "Let’s get it started now."

Shima spoke "It’s starting. Alright, time to focus."

Rarity spoke "Allow me to show you my grace and beauty."

Deep Lilac spoke "Alright, let’s go."

Seiko spoke "We’re eager to see your elegant dance, Shima."

Spottedleaf spoke "Try not to hold back, Rarity."

Sapphire spoke "I’ll be there to support you, Lilac."

The music began as the three started dancing with Adagio helping with the vocals.

Spottedleaf yowls since she got grabbed by a ribbon.

Spottedleaf asks "CAN SOMEONE HELP ME???"

To be continued...

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Tamami's Big Top Part 2

*Pinkie's POV (still)*

Rainbow spoke "Not again! But it won’t work this time."

“Right!” Spottedleaf agreed, staying strong as Shima, Rarity and Deep Lilac felt charged up.

Shima spoke "Ready anytime!"

Rarity spoke "Time for the spotlight!"

Deep Lilac spoke "Let’s get serious."

It was soon Fever Time as Seiko and Sapphire joined in while Rainbow helped Spottedleaf break free as the Abyssinian/alicorn hybrid danced along too.

Seiko spoke "We’ll help shake things up."

Spottedleaf spoke "I won’t lose heart again!"

Sapphire spoke "Time to make this interesting."

The six of them were dancing in perfect sync.

Seiko spoke "Looking great, Shima."

Shima spoke "You saved me again. You’re so dependable."

Spottedleaf spoke "Sorry about the late entry, hope this dance made up for it."

Rarity spoke "You are not at fault, Spot."

Deep Lilac spoke "That was pretty amazing."

Sapphire spoke "Glad I could help."

Kaze spoke "Your passionate feelings totally came across."

Fever Time ended as Seiko, Spottedleaf and Sapphire backed off.

Shima spoke "That was amazing, Seiko-kun! I could really sense your feelings!"

Rarity spoke "You truly have improved, Spottedleaf. Well done!"

Deep Lilac spoke "Thanks for the help, Sapphire. Really appreciate it."

The three kept dancing as it was later Fever Time again with Seiko, Spottedleaf and Sapphire coming back in. The six danced like real pros as Fever Time soon ended as the three later finished their dance.

Shima spoke "Persona!"

Shima summoned her persona as Konohana Sakuya gained a saxophone before playing it awesomely, causing the Shadows to glow brightly.

The Shadows disappeared into light while cheering as the ribbons disintegrated.

Shima asks "Thank goodness… I guess they understood us. How well did we dance though, I wonder?"

Deep Lilac spoke "I'm noticing a pattern here... What that voice is saying isn't true at all! Real unity is built on friendships!"

Tamami spoke "Wow… Wh-Who are these creatures? Are they really amateurs? Their moves weren’t anything special, but the emotions in those dances… I… I can’t possibly…"

Eerie Voice spoke "Do you see now, Tamami…? They’ll only hurt you. You’re not like them… They can’t save you."

Kaze growls "Stop being a sore loser! You trying to pull something else?"

The eerie voice spoke "Hmhmhm. Me? No, no… I am offering friendship while you’re the ones tormenting Tamami. After all, Starlight once yearned for mine."

Tamami spoke "No… I… I need to be number one… The best… or else, my place… M-My purpose…"

Seiko spoke "Tamami-san! Stay calm!"

Tamami spoke "N-No! I…!"

But then all of a sudden, Tamami was caught by ribbons and dragged beyond the opened gate.

Tamami screams "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…!"

Kaze spoke "Tamami!"

Shima spoke "Tamami-san!"

Those ribbons got Tamami faster than Rainbow Dash could’ve blinked!

Rainbow gasps "H-How…?"

Kaze asks "Dammit! What the hell was that…!?"

Seiko asks "We can’t “save” Tamami-san? What did that voice mean…?"

Emerald spoke "Later! We have to hurry! She wasn’t acting normal at all… Tamami-chan is in danger!"

Rainbow spoke "Yeah, no time to chitchat!"

Shima spoke "You’re right. Let’s chase after her!"

We all agreed before dashing past the gate before soon arriving inside a giant tent.

Kaze spoke "What the-This is an actual circus tent!"

To our horror, OC-verse Danyelle and the former baddies from her universe had the ribbons on them.

Rainbow spoke "Karei tried to warn her!"

Kaze asks "Wait, is Tamami really here…?"

Shima spoke "I see her…! Over there!"

We saw Tamami at the center of the tent, standing with a spotlight over her.

Tamami snaps "Shut up…! I’m going to be the best! The number one idol in the industry! Do you have any idea how much work I’ve done? How hard I’ve worked for that…!?"

The Eerie Voice taunts "Hahaha… True, you’ve put a lot of effort into realizing your goal. But is that what YOU really want?

Tamami: Huh…?"

Eerie Voice spoke "You just want to be accepted… All your life, your famous actress of a mother and your beloved father have told you to be a star.

Tamami: How… How could you know about that!?

The Eerie Voice laughs Hahaha… I know everything about you… And I know how badly you’re hurting inside. You’ve been trying hard for them, but you’re well aware that you’ll never live up to your mother’s image… or even Kanami. And since you’re not the best, no one is going to accept you. No one will ever love you… Poor Tamami.

Tamami spoke "Stop… Stop it, stop it, STOP IT!

Uh-oh! This seems familiar, Tamami rejecting everything the voice is saying like that. We rushed for her and the others.

Kaze spoke "This is bad…! We gotta hurry!"

Kiko spoke "Right now!"

Seiko spoke "Tamami-san…!"

Shima spoke "Tamami-san…!"

Others of us called out too.

Tamami spoke "……! Ah…"

Eerie Voice: Look… They’ve come for you and some audience members, Tamami… Stronger, more talented creatures, here to “save” helpless little beings… Yes… I know that you aren’t strong. You don’t really want to be the best…

Tamami spoke "No, that’s not true… I…"

The Eerie Voice spoke "It’s alright… Don’t kill yourself over something you’re not. Creatures want you just the way you are. Just listen for yourself. Listen to everyone’s voices…

A Cynical Voice asks "Tamami doesn’t need to be number one. Her looks are pretty average, but she’s still decently popular. Who cares if she doesn’t sell that much?"

We heard an unfamiliar voice like it was whispered directly into our ears.

Goryuu asks "Huh!? Who was that?!"

Emerald asks "Wh-What the…!? Who’s talking!?"

Kaze asks "I don’t know! But is he talking about Tamami!?"

A Frivolous Voice spoke "I know, right? As long as she’s fun to watch, I’m totally fine. She’s kind of a natural airhead. All she needs to do is make us laugh sometimes!"

A Timid Voice spoke "I don’t want her to break out or anything… I’d prefer she just kept being the group’s comic relief."

A Sleazy Voice asks "I heard she does a ridiculous amount of training on her own, but why? She won’t lose her job as long as she keeps creature laughing, don’tcha think?

Tamami spoke "Ah… I…"

The Eerie Voice spoke "See, Tamami? You don’t need to go to such trouble. No one expects it… Won’t you accept these creature’s desires? You can leave your days of pain and hardship behind."

Tamami spoke "…I see… *Weak giggle* I never needed to work hard… after all…"

But then Tamami was wrapped up in ribbons like caught in a web while lifted in the air.

Kaze spoke "Tamami…!"

Emerald spoke "Tamami-chan!"

Tamami spoke "I don’t care anymore… If that’s what everybody wants… I might as well take the easy way."

Tamami was suddenly wrapped into a ribbon cocoon as black mist washed over it and her body.

Goryuu spoke "Dammit! This isn’t good!"

Seiko: She’s been taken in by the voice’s power…!

Eerie Voice spoke "Hmhmhm… There, we’re connected. Now you can become the Tamami everyone wants."

The cocoon grew bigger before it bursted open, revealing a giant clown-like Shadow.

A voice laughs "Ahaha…! Yes, it feels great! This is the me that all the creatures love…! I’m totally fine with this… Everybody will accept me now! And all I had to do was forget about myself!"

But then the audience stands on the lower floor became crowded with ribbon-bound Shadows.

Emerald spoke "Ugh… I’ve had enough of this! Throwing your feelings away, pandering to creatures so they’d like you!? There’s no point in that!"

Rainbow spoke "You’re tellin’ me! Doing your absolute best and hardest is awesome, especially when you push past the limits to improve!"

Emerald spoke "Creatures should be proud of you for training like crazy, for fighting to make yourself even better!"

Goryuu spoke "Atta girl, Emmie!"

Emerald spoke "I know you know that, Tamami-chan! And I’m not gonna forgive anyone who doesn’t respect hard work!"

Most of us were surprised.

Shima spoke "Emerald…!"

Emerald spoke "There’s lots of things I hate about myself… I tried to hide them, worried that others might not like me… But these guys saw me inside and out, and they accepted me for who I am! That’s why I’m with them now! All of the important stuff that everyone taught me… I’ll get it through to you, Tamami-chan!

Kaze spoke "Yeah, Emerald! Knock ‘em dead!"

Karei spoke "*Through telepathy by Himiko* Emerald-senpai… I heard everything!"

Emerald spoke "Karei-chan! Eheh, it’s kinda embarrassing… but there you have it! So cue it up!"

Goryuu spoke "I’m in!"

Rainbow spoke "Me too!"

Karei spoke "*Through telepathy by Himiko* Yeah! I’m cranking it up, so show me that fancy footwork!"

Emerald spoke "Alrighty then… Let’s do this!"

Rainbow Dash spoke "Showtime!"

Goryuu spoke "Here we go!"

The trio readied to dance.

Emerald spoke "Tamami-chan, we’ll save you and the others in no time!"

Rainbow spoke "Hang tight, Other Dany!"

Goryuu spoke "Don’t worry, you’ll snap out of it soon enough!"

Kaze spoke "You’re on fire, Emerald! Show off those kicks!"

Trixie spoke "Time to steal the show, Rainbow Dash!"

“Count me in, Gory!” I smiled as the music started with Adagio helping with the vocals as the trio started dancing while the clown Shadow bounced up and off between two trampolines.

OC-verse Chrysalis was chewing through the ribbons in attempt to break free.

Soon, the three felt charged up.

Emerald spoke "Yeah! Ready whenever!"

Rainbow Dash spoke "Alright! Awesome time comin’ on!"

Goryuu spoke "Heh, no more amateur hour."

It was soon Fever Time, causing the laughing masks to change color and start crying in horror with the two portraits to change color to while moving like they were laughing.

Kaze spoke "*Joins in* Alright! Things are heating up!"

Trixie spoke "*Joins in* Time for a star performance!"

“Let’s show those Shadows laughter AND hard work!” I quipped while joining in as the six of us were dancing expertly while in sync.

Kaze asks "That’s the spirit! Tamami, can you hear us?"

Emerald spoke "Thanks, Kaze. I knew you could do it if you try."

Trixie spoke "Other Danyelle, all eyes are on us!"

Rainbow Dash spoke "You bet, Trix, and I bet they’re hearing us too!"

“Make sure to be all ears, folks! Causing the voices in our performance are turned up to 11!” I declared.

Goryuu spoke "Haha! They’re paying attention alright, Pinkie-hime!"

Seiko spoke "Good! I can sense all your passion."

Emerald spoke "*As Kaze, Trixie and I backed off a bit with Fever Time ending* Whoo-hoo-hoo! I guess your moves aren’t just for show. Thanks!"

Rainbow spoke "Hahaha! Looks like you’re great and powerful after all, Trixie. Not bad!"

Goryuu spoke "Thanks for making this fun, Pinkster: Let’s do it again sometime."

The three kept dancing as they later felt charged up again. It was soon Fever Time again as the clown Shadow stopped midair between the trampolines and inflated to the point of immobility, making the belly face red and frowning with the nose flashing. Meanwhile, Chrysalis broke free as she started freeing the others trapped.

Kaze spoke "*Joining in* We’re butting in!"

Trixie spoke "*Joining in* Let’s end this dance!"

“Time to finish this with a bang!” I whooped as I joined in again too.

Kaze spoke "We’ll have you, Other Danyelle and the others saved in no time, Tamami!"

Emerald spoke "Not bad, Kaze! You’ve rocked the house!"

Trixie spoke "You better hope you’re hearing this performance, Other Danyelle!"

Rainbow spoke "Of course she and the others are hearing it, Trix! You’re doing awesome!

“Time to wrap this up!” I declared.

Goryuu spoke "Yeah, we’re almost done! Great job, Pinkie!

Shima spoke "Oh, you’re all doing great!

Emerald spoke "*As Kaze, Trixie and I backed off with Fever Time ending* You nailed it, Kaze! You’re pretty good too!

Rainbow spoke "Way to blow away the crowd, Trixie! That was sweet!"

Goryuu spoke "You’re definitely a party girl, Pinkster! Don’t stop partying."

The trio soon finished their dance.

Emerald, Rainbow Dash and Goryuu spoke "Persona!"

The three summoned their Personas as the clown Shadow became still with the nose stop flashing. Tomoe gained a green trumpet, Jing Wei regained the electric guitar as Guan Yu summoned a pair of maracas before they played ‘em like pros, causing the clown Shadow’s nose to flash rapidly as it screamed in pain and writhed while becoming enveloped in light before OC-verse Chrysalis freed everyone else.

Kaze asks "Did that do it…!?"

The monster soon crumbled away, revealing Tamami.

Tamami groans "Ugh… Ahh…! I…"

Tamami opened her eyes.

Emerald spoke "Tamami-chan!"

Kaze spoke "Tamami…"

Rainbow Dash spoke "Other Danyelle!"

Tamami: I… What…? Oh, that’s right… Hahah, well… I guess I really blew it there…"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "What was I thinking…? I’m such an idiot…"

Kaze: Eh, no biggie, right?

Emerald: Yeah! What’s important is that you, Other Danyelle and the others here get it now, Tamami-chan.

Tamami spoke "Oh man… I thought I did everything I could, but I didn’t realize I had so much to learn…"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I was so hung up on my past and that war… thinking I was still weak even though I had powers… But I was only weak because I couldn’t trust my friends or believe in them… I’m sorry."

We could feel new resolves in those two.

Tamami spoke "I’m going to stick to my extra voice training, and all the dance lessons…! No matter what anyone else thinks, I won’t give up! I’ll keep at it so one day, I’ll be able to express my real self to those creatures I heard!"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I’ll keep getting stronger, not so you guys won’t worry about me or so I’ll do everything on my own, but so I’ll be able to protect my friends as they protect me.

Tamami spoke "Thank you so much… Emerald-san, Rainbow-hime, Goryuu-san. And all of you too."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Yeah, thank you all so much for helping me realize that."

Seiko spoke "Good luck, you two. I’m sure you both can do it."

OC-verse Gilda spoke "Remember what you told me Dany? The past can hurt but the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it."

OC-verse Chrysalis spoke "And besides, no creature is flawless."

OC-Verse Danyelle spoke "Thanks, you two."

Tamami spoke "BUT! I'm still gonna be number one! No more helpless little chick, ever! From now on, I'm the one doing the saving! It'll be exciting! Dramatic! Like I'd suddenly appear and save a puppy caught in a storm drain!"

Rarity spoke "*Surprised* Oh my...!"

Kaze asks "*Whispers to Emerald, Rainbow Dash, Trixie, Goryuu and I* Hey... You think she knows this kind of stuff is why creatures think of her as the goofy one...?"

Emerald spoke "*Whispers back* Don't ask me...!"

OC-verse Adagio laughs "The possibilities are endless!"

OC-verse Danyelle and her friends sing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJjxKhjR9H4 as they and the folks from the Warrior-verse started to laugh happily.

To be concluded...

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Tamami's Big Top part 3

*Pinkie's POV (still)*

Tamami spoke "You guys, I'm standing right here! I'm an idol! A very serious, very professional, non-comic relief idol!"

But then a giant door appeared out of thin air.

Emerald asks "Wh-What the!?"

Shima asks "A door of some kind... but where does it lead?"

Tamami spoke "Wait, is this... the door to our dressing room...? Oh, it totally is! It's got the same scratch right across here.

Seiko asks "The door to the dressing room?"

Tamami spoke "Yeah, the one at Takura Productions. We use it all the time when we have a recording session or something.

Kaze asks "Takura Productions, you mean where we came from. How could it be here, though...?"

Seiko spoke "Let's go take a look inside. We might find out something.

We agreed as we opened the door and went inside, finding ourselves in a dressing room.

Emerald spoke "Um, hellooo? Excuse meee..."

Tamami spoke "It's a tiny bit different, but this is the Takura Productions dressing room... I'm sure of it."

Seiko spoke "I don't sense any enemies around... I think we might be safe here."

That gave us some relief as we were beat.

Shima asks "Did you notice you can't hear that bizarre song in here?"

Miran spoke "There's definitely something different about this room from the other places.

Kaze spoke "Yeah, I know what you mean. Almost makes me forget we're in another world.

Tamami asks "*Notices a piece of paper before grabbing it* What... is this...?"

Kiko asks "Hmm? A note of... some kind?"

Emerald: A-A note? Does that mean... someone was here before us!?"

Seiko spoke "I don't think this is a letter. It's more like a diary entry."

Kaze asks "A diary? Whose, though...? Hey, Seiko, you mind reading that out?"

Seiko spoke "*Reads diary entry* "The pressure from everyone is crushing me. No one really knows me, I don't have any bonds with anyone... I don't want to sing. I have no right to sing that song. It hurts so much... I feel like I'm suffocating... I want to disappear... I'm too weak even to stand on my own. I just wish I could connect to someone... To have a bond to support me..."

That was a bit spooky.

Shima spoke "The writer was clearly in a lot of pain... I wonder if they came here and wrote it."

Seiko asks "But this isn't the real world. Who'd even have had the chance to do that?"

But that entry was definitely a clue.

Kaze spoke "*Bead of sweat* I just thought of something... but, uh, I dunno..."

Kiko spoke "Come on, Kaze. Say it."

Kaze spoke "That "voice" out there kept telling us and Tamamin to get "connected," right...? And then there's this note, and the "idol who committed suicide"? I dunno, but I'm getting the idea that it's all..."

Emerald spoke "N-Nuh-uh! Y-You know I can't handle that stuff!"

Tamami asks "An idol... who committed suicide...?"

Karei asks "*Calls through telepathy by Himiko* Everyone, are you alright?"

Seiko asks "Oh, Karei... We're fine, how about you guys?"

Tamami spoke "Wh-What the...!? What's going on!? Oh no! Now I'm hearing voices? Karei-senpai's in my head!"

Shima spoke "Don't worry, it's like a compact. It's harmless."

Tamami asks "O-Oh... R-Really?"

Karei spoke "*Through telepathy by Himiko* We just saved Sumomo. You're with Tamami, right? I can tell she's there."

Seiko spoke "I'm glad you're safe. Looks like things are going well on your end, too."

Karei spoke "*Through telepathy by Himiko* Yeah! Kanji and Teddie are both really pulling their weight, Oh, and so is Sunao-kun and the others, naturally!"

Tamami spoke "Oh, thank Faust... Sumomo's okay."

Karei asks "*Through telepathy by Himiko* And the place you're in right now... It looks like a dressing room, right?"

Seiko asks "What about it?"

Karei spoke "*Through telepathy by Himiko* I think it'd be best to leave Tamami there to rest, instead of moving on ahead with her."

Tamami spoke "Wha-Why!? I don't wanna stay here on my-Nngh..."

Tamami stepped forward before losing her balance as she was thankfully still standing. Yep, she's definitely tired.

Rainbow Dash asks "Tamami, you all good?!"

Tamami spoke "Y-Yeah, I'm fine. It's just... I feel really tired..."

Karei spoke "*Through telepathy by Himiko* I knew it... It's like the TM world. Normal creatures get exhausted just by being here. So it would do more harm than good if she went with you guys."

Kaze asks "Is it really that safe here, though? I mean, what if Shadows pop up again while we're gone?"

Karei spoke "*Through telepathy by Himiko* You sent away all the Shadows in your area, so it should be okay. Plus, I don't even sense a residual Shadow presence in that room... It's almost like a safe zone."

"Safe zone?" I wondered.

Karei asks "*Through telepathy by Himiko* As far as I can tell, yeah. So you should make sure Tamami gets some rest, and go on ahead. Oh, and about Ms. Ochimizu-Ah, geez, I gotta go! We'll talk later, okay?"

Seiko spoke "Got it."

The transmission ended.

Emerald spoke "What was Karei-chan gonna say something at the end there? Wonder what it was."

Seiko spoke "Yeah, something about Ms. Ochimizu..."

Tamami asks "H-Hey... Do I really have to stay here? I can't go with you guys...?"

Shima spoke "I understand what Karei-chan's saying, but it's only natural for Tamami-san to feel anxious, being here alone."

Emerald asks "What should we do? Maybe one of us stays with here?

Seiko spoke "Considering what just happened, it's probably a bad idea to split up our forces more...

A voice spoke "I'll stay with Tamami."

To our shock, we looked around, seeing... Ms. Ochimizu walk in?!

Seiko asks "Ms. Ochimizu!?"

Ochimizu spoke "You need someone to stay in order for you to move on, right? So, I'm saying I'll stay."

All of us were shocked.

Kaze asks "*Bead of sweat* That IS Ms. Ochimizu, right...? The LMB producer?"

Shima spoke "I think so... that rude changeling we met at the studio."

Emerald asks "Shima, she can hear you! Wait, hold on. She protected Kanami-chan, and she got dragged into this world... Why's she standing here all cool like nothing happened!?"

Kaze spoke "This has got to be what Karei wanted to tell us..."

Ochimizu spoke "Of course I pushed Kanami away to protect her. I'm sure nobody had a better plan at the time."

Ouch.

Shima spoke "You don't have to say it like that..."

Seiko asks "Ms. Ochimizu... I'm glad to see you safe. But how did you get here?"

Ochimizu spoke "...I hate repeating myself, but I suppose I must, since you weren't with the other group. I simply walked here. When I came to, I was lying on the ground, so I started moving. I did run into some strangely-dressed creatures along the way, but they didn't do anything to me."

Rainbow Dash asks "Hold on... You're talking about the Shadows?! And they just left you alone? How and why?"

Ochimizu spoke "I don't know. But when I got closer, they vanished into thin air. Suppose I'm not too popular here, either."

Kaze asks "Sh-Shadows have likes and dislikes...?"

Shima asks "Pardon my rudeness, but... you don't look very surprised, given the situation. Why is that?"

Ochimizu asks "Well, I'm not that hardheaded. I don't know where this is, but after what happened... It would seem reasonable to think that something supernatural is going on here. And panicking won't get me anywhere, will it? Now, from the looks of you, I'm guessing you have an idea about what's going on, or this is something you're used to. And you've come here to save Tamami and the others. Is that correct?"

Wow, she's one smart cookie.

Adagio spoke "Well, I guess that's pretty much what's going on."

Ochimizu spoke "Then I can only offer my thanks. Sumomo and Tamami... At the very least, your group rescued those two already."

Emerald asks "W-Well, we just, you know, did what we could... Wait! Ms. Ochimizu, how do you know that?"

Ochimizu spoke "I met Karei Shinai and the others prior to coming here. It was after they saved Sumomo."

Kaze spoke "*Bead of sweat* Dude, she really gets stuff done...!"

Ochimizu asks "Tamami, if you're a professional, then bite the arrowhead. You're staying here with me. Understood?"

Tamami spoke "Y-Yes ma'am...!"

Trixie spoke "Yikes, so intense... Not even Trixie could say no to that..."

Kaze spoke "I friggin' told you...! This is the Empress! Every fan's worst nightmare!"

Ochimizu spoke "That's all I have to say. If you're done here, then go. I'll leave the other members to you."

Seiko spoke "*Smile* "No mistakes will be tolerated, right? We'll do our best."

Ochimizu ended the conversation.

Emerald spoke "Seiko-kun, I can't believe you can talk to her like it's nothing. She really gets under my skin."

Shima spoke "Me too. Does she really have to put things so harshly...? That's no way to ask favors of others. It makes me lose the will to even try."

Kaze spoke "Yeah, huh. I've seen her on TM, but man, she's even rougher in person..."

Rainbow spoke "Hey, when you think about it, she's a bit like Spitfire."

Kaze spoke "But is it me, or is she harsh on purpose? I wonder if there's a... hidden agenda, or something..."

Seiko spoke "Do you really think so? She did thank us, so I don't feel back about anything she said..."

Kaze spoke "Well, we're here to save the members of Kanamin Kitchen. Whatever she says, it doesn't change what we're going to do."

Shima spoke "Yes... you're right. I'm sorry I brought up such an awkward subject."

Seiko spoke "Anyway, we should take a quick rest and get moving. We don't have any time to lose. We need to save everyone."

Two left, one for each our teams.

Ochimizu looks over the diary entry.

End?

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Sumomo's Doll House

*Applejack's POV*

We went down the path as we found ourselves at a gate.

Kanji spoke "Whoa, what is this place? It's... kinda cute, like from a fairy tale or somethin'..."

Twirama spoke "This place kinda gives me the heebie-jeebies."

Sunao spoke "Don't let your guard down, Kanji-kun. There's no telling when the enemy will attack."

Kanji spoke "Yeah, I know."

Sunao and Kanji were silent.

Karei asks "Uh... Everything okay with you two...? You're awfully quiet. Are you not feeling well?"

Teddie spoke "*Back in his bear suit, dancer style* Awww... Nao-chan, you're all lonely because you're not with Sensei, huh? Don't worry! Teddie will stay at your side forever and ever!"

Heifa spoke "*Back in her suit, dancer style as well*Ahem!*"

Teddie spoke "Oh! And Heifa of course."

Sunao spoke "Th-That's not the case!"

Kanji asks "Y-Yeah! Same here! ...Wait, did you just ignore me, Ted!? When the hell did you and Heifa put THOSE on!?"

Teddie and Heifa were back in their suits, but they looked different. Heifa looked a bit like a belly dancer/cowgirl combo.

Teddie chuckes "Oh, I see... When Kaze's not around, Kanji's keeps us in check. *Gasp!* Does that mean... Kanji's checking me out right now!? I-Is my innocence in danger!?"

Kanji spoke "No, I'm not! And enough with that crap! It's gettin' REAL old, dammit!"

Karei spoke "*Sigh* Come on! How long are you two going to mess around? It just never stops with you!"

Sunao spoke "Well, I-I wouldn't call it loneliness, precisely, but... It does feel awkward without Senpai. Precarious, if you will."

Kanji spoke "Yeah, no kidding. We said all that earlier, but it's 'cause of them we're all together in the first place."

Kochuu spoke "I can understand that."

Kanji spoke "It just doesn't feel right, not hearing the usual "Kanji!" or "Calm down."

Teddie spoke "This is a very serious situation indeed... Without Sensei to protect me, I'll be bombarded from all sides with harsh criticism..."

Kanji spoke "Dude, just don't stir up any shit..."

Karei spoke "Alright, that's enough! Come on, guys, we need to keep our spirits up! Did you forget what we discussed? That we wanted to grow into a team our senpai would be proud of? Seiko-senpai's not with us, which makes this a perfect opportunity! Let's work together and impress everyone!"

Heh, bet that rallied 'em up.

Sunao spoke "Karei-san is right. This is well within our power!"

Karei spoke "Yeah, Sunao-kun! Totally!"

Sunao spoke "Although... our team could be better coordinated if we had a decision-maker. I suggest we come to a consensus on who should assume that role."

Karei spoke "You mean, choose a leader? I'm fine either way."

Teddie spoke "A substitue Sensei, huh!? Okay, I nominate myself! Go, team! Teddie wants YOU! Yahoo!"

Sunao spoke "Well... In a manner of speaking. To be clear, I'm declining the position. I tend to prefer the role of advisor."

Teddie spoke "Oohoohoo! Sounds like Teddie wins by default!"

Kanji spoke "Wha-Hey, hold it! There's no friggin' way that's gonna work!"

Karei asks "Wanna do it then, Kanji?"

Kanji spoke "Huh? W-Well, if that's what you guys want, I guess I can give it a shot..."

Teddie spoke "Whaaaat!? Et tu, Kanji!? My empire was destroyed in a day!"

Kanji spoke "*Tic mark* What empire!? You ain't the leader yet!"

Karei spoke "I don't care who! Just hurry up and decide! Ugh, you're both acting like foals..."

Kanji spoke "That's it, Ted... You asked for it. You and me, right now, dance battle! I'm gonna crush you!"

Teddie spoke "Challenge accepted! Prepare yourself for the ultimate in bear-reakdancing!"

*Sigh* Fer the love of...

Twirama tailslaps Kanji, sending him flying at Sunao thus causing the two to kiss.

Twirama spoke "I'll take the lead then! And Teddie, shut the fuck up."

But then the atmosphere changed, that feeling all too familiar.

Sunao spoke "*Gets Kanji off of her, calming down* Hold on, everyone…! I felt something…"

The Eerie Voice spoke "Hahaha… You sure are funny. Welcome to the Midnight Stage, featuring Sumomo Ujima."

Karei asks "There you are…! Wait, Sumomo’s up ahead?"

The Eerie Voice spoke "Hmhm, that’s what I said. It’s almost time for the performance… She will shine forever on the Midnight Stage, as the Sumomo everybody wants… Sumomo is a lucky girl. She gets to join us and share our bond."

Kanji spoke "Heh! I already heard about ya, but damn, you’re one grade-A dumbass! You kidnapped her and you’re sayin’ she’s lucky!? You got a beatdown comin’, punk, so get your ass over here!"

The Eerie Voice spoke "I’m glad to see you’re full of energy… But let me remind you of one important thing.

Kanji asks "Huh? The hell ya talkin’ about?"

Sunao spoke "Kanji-kun… In this world, no one hurts or gets hurt. I already confirmed that rule for myself. To physically assault someone here would be impossible."

Kanji spoke "Tch, stupid rules…"

The Eerie Voice spoke "Here, you can say goodbye to all your pain and suffering, and connect with everyone… Hahaha… Sumomo will be so happy. Look how many have gathered just for her…!"

The gate closed as ribbon-bound Shadows appeared.

Teddie spoke "Gaaah! Shadow alert! Shadow alert! Hrmmm? They really are tied together by those weird ribbony-thingies!"

The Eerie Voice spoke "Hahaha… You’ll understand soon enough. Come on. Just connect with us…"

That song started playing with the Shadows dancin’ makin’ us feel weak."

Sunao spoke "Ugh…! This song!"

Kanji spoke "Gah, the hell is this…? I don’t feel so good…!"

Kochuu spoke "Dammit…! It’s giving me a splitting headache!"

Teddie spoke "Ahhhehh… I’m getting all… wobbly…"

Heifa spoke "This… is bad…"

Sunao spoke "Be careful… If you’re caught in those ribbons, they’ll start affecting your mind!"

Karei spoke "Hang in there, everyone! Don’t let them get the upper hand! Their so-called “bond” is a joke. We need to make them realize that!"

Kanji spoke "Heh… I hear ya! Why should I be all buddy-buddy with ‘em when I’m only gettin’ tied down!? Hey, Karei! Gimme my homework song! I’ll show ‘em what’s up!"

Sunset spoke "Don’t leave me out just yet!"

Parasoul spoke "Same here."

Karei asks "Huh? You’re going to dance?"

Teddie spoke "Whaaaaaat!? That’s no fair! This was where I’m supposed to step in!"

Kanji spoke "Watch and learn, Ted… You’re about to see Kanji Tatsumi bring the house down with a male’s dance!"

Karei spoke "Well, you’re not gonna hold anything back, as if you ever did… It might actually be perfect for the first round. Okay! I’ll play your song, so you’d better give it everything you got!"

Kanji spoke "Damn straight! A’ight then… Hit it!"

Sunset spoke "Let’s do this!"

Parasoul spoke "Let’s get it started now."

The three were ready to dance with Sonata and Twirama helping with the vocals.

Kanji spoke "I won’t slack off!"

Sunset spoke "Time to bring the heat!"

Parasoul spoke "I’ll show you my skills."

The three started dancing with the music beginnin’ ta play.

Midnight pops up suddenly with Twiliterasu in tow after tracking Sunset's magic pattern.

Midnight spoke "I hope you don't mind my dropping in!"

The trio then looked charged up.

Kanji spoke "Huh! Rah! I'm ready anytime!"

Sunset spoke "Let's crank it up!"

Parasoul spoke "Hmph! I won't hold back."

It was soon Fever Time as Sunao, Ah and Umbrella joined in.

Sunao spoke "Alright! Let's turn it up! It's showtime!"

"Time for this rodeo to start!" Ah whooped.

Umbrella spoke "Let's do it, big sis!"

The six of us were in perfect sync as we danced great.

Sunao spoke "I feel full of energy just watching! Looking great, Kanji-kun!"

Kanji spoke "Heh, lookin' pretty cool! But, yeah... good help, Sunao."

"Yee-haw! Yer on fire, Sunset!" I cheered.

Sunset spoke "Heh, you're a wild dancer yourself, AJ. Thanks."

Umbrella spoke "Wow! You're awesome at fighting AND dancing, big sis!"

Parasoul spoke "*Chuckle* Thank you, Umbrella. You've improved as well."

Teddie spoke "Alright! That was cool!"

Midnight spoke "Consider me blown away."

Fever Time was now endin' fer now.

Kanji asks "Heh, you outta breath? Dance with me again, okay?"

Sunset spoke "*As Sunao, Umbrella an' Ah backed off* You guys were awesome, thanks for the help."

Parasoul spoke "We'll let you know if we need another splendid performance.

The trio kept dancing as they soon looked charged up again. Fever Time then came back as Sunao, Umbrella an' Ah came back with all six of us dancin' greatly. Fever Time later ended as Sunao, Umbrella an' Ah backed off before Kanji, Sunset and Parasoul finished their dance.

Kanji spoke "Take-Mikazuchi!"

Sunset spoke "Sol!"

The two summoned their Personas as Take-Mikazuchi gained a drumset and a stool with Sol gaining a rhythmic guitar before playing them like experts.

Twirama breaks a Smash ball, using Matatabi's healing yowl thus purifying all of the ribbon-bound shadows. With that and the Personas' instruments causing the Shadows to glow brightly as they melted into sparkling lights.

Kanji spoke "Damn, this is awesome..."

Sunao spoke "Hmm... Oh, but you, Sunset-hime and Parasoul-san were quite impressive yourselves, Kanji-kun!"

Kanji asks "H-Huh?"

Midnight chuckles "What the Changeling is trying to say is that she thinks you were really cool Kanji."

Karei spoke "Good job! You kinda freestyled a bit here and there, but it was very you!"

Teddie spoke "I have to say, that was an amazing performance. Not bad, Kanji!"

Kanji spoke "Y-You think so!? I mean, of course! Whaddya expect from me, huh? Heheh!"

Sunao spoke "Well done. The Shadows were going wild to see you, Sunset-hime and Parasoul-san dance.

Kanji blushed from all the comments we were givin’ him, Sunset and Parasoul.

Kanji asks "Hey, this still kinda bothers me, but… Why does dancing work on the Shadows?"

Sunao spoke "Kanji-kun… Don’t tell me you just danced without understanding why…"

Kanji asks "Wha-Course I understand! Y’know, it’s all that, uh, stuff! Right? Like, like Karei said… Dancing ain’t about thinkin’ too much, but more like, uh… lettin’ yourself out…? Yeah?"

Karei spoke "You were actually listening? I’m kind of surprised, Kanji."

Kanji asks "Well, what I’m trying to say is… I did put my feelings into it. Y’know, like sayin’ “This is who I am…” But the fact that the Shadows actually got that? I dunno, man. Shit’s weird. I mean, how’s that possible?"

Sunao spoke "You do have a point… No matter how strongly we try to express something, it’s useless if our audience is incapable of understanding it…"

Kochuu spoke "Which could mean those Shadows have and can recognize emotions."

Teddie spoke "I bet those Shadows didn’t get it at first. They were just dancing to that creepy song, feeling okay about it because they were doing it in a big crowd. But then, they saw Kanji, Suns-hime and Para-chan gettin’ down… And they were like, “Oooh, those guys’ got the groove! Forget this, I’m going over there!”

Heifa spoke "*Giggle* Only you’d say that, Ted."

Sunao spoke "I see… That may well be so."

Teddie spoke "Case closed!"

Midnight spoke "Not yet at least."

Karei spoke "In any case, we got our message across. Doesn’t that make you feel goo? Being accepted by someone, creatures or Shadows… It’s the best feeling! Okay, let’s take a quick break and get going! That voice said Sumomo was up ahead."

Kanji asks "Yeah! I’m ready to beat the shit outta-Wait, we can’t… Uh, dance some sense into those Shadows! Hey… You wanna just make her the leader?"

Teddie spoke "Yeah, we’re totally outclassed…"

Karei asks "Huh? You guys say something?"

Sunao spoke "*Smile* It’s nothing, leader. Please, show us the way."

Karei spoke "Me, the leader…? Ah well. Let’s go!"

Twirama didn’t seem to have any problem with that as we rushed past the opened gate.

Teddie spoke "But those Shadows… They felt kinda different from the ones we fought before… I wonder why. Oh, well! No time to worry about stuff like that! I’ve got some sweet ladies to rescue! Raaaaaaaaawr! I’m coming for you right now, my precious idols!"

Yep, Ted’s a die-hard fan.

Later, we arrived at another gate.

Midnight spoke "This one seems heavily locked..."

Teddie asks "*Stops sniffing* Nrgh! Cutie ahoy! Could that be...!?"

Karei spoke "That's... Sumomo! Hey, Sumomo...!"

We moved forward, findin' Sumomo as she saw us.

Sumomo spoke "*Southern Accent* Karrie-senpai... Jackie-chan and Naa-chan! Ohh, thank goodness! I was all torn up worryin' about y'all!"

Karei spoke "Geez, I was the one worried! I'm so glad you're safe!"

...So Sumomo's from the country. That explains why the last time Ah met Sumomo, I felt somethin' off 'bout her voice, like she was usin' a different accent than the one she's using now.

Teddie spoke "Woo hoo-hooo! It's the adorable piglet Momo-chan, right here in front of me! Kaze and I haven't missed a single Kanamin Kitchen appearance on TM! But... Hrmm? Something's different..."

Sunao spoke "*Surprised* I-It's her manner of speech. She sounds like a different person altogether than when I met her..."

Karei didn't seem surprised an' since Ah'm country mahself, can't say Ah'm surprised neither.

Karei spoke "I guess that is surprising, huh... Sumomo actually grew up deep in the country, so this is how she really is. She doesn't mind bugs at all, and she does a lot of farmwork back at home. She's a lot tougher than she looks."

That made me chuckle with a smile.

Teddie spoke "No way!? Cute li'l Momo-chan, the sweetheart of teenage males everywhere, it was all an act!? Everything I know is a lie..."

Sunao spoke "I was thoroughly fooled too... I'm a detective..."

Kanji spoke "Huh? So what? No big deal."

Midnight spoke "Quit being a moron Kanji."

Kanji asks "What was that!?"

Sumomo asks "Ms. Ochimizu done worked my tail off, after all. Ah’m guessin’ you were hopin’ Ah’d be the sweet li’l sister type?"

Kanji asks "The what now?"

Sumomo spoke "Y’know, like an adorable li’l kid you just wanna look after. Small an’ cute. But… you can only go so far with that… Ah’ve been thinkin’ maybe Ah oughta try doin’ sumthin’ else, even if it’s a tiny bit at a time."

Midnight spoke "Look Momo, bad things happen all the time but we of the Alicorn Alliance are trying our hardest to make the world a better place for immortals and mortals alike. And you know what? You can let some creepy voice tell you how to live your life or you can be awesome again!"

I spoke "Midnight, now ain't a good time fer a song!"

Midnight sang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjsv-6wfqyg, causing the ribbon-bound shadows to vanish into thin air.

I tailslapped Midnight at the back o' the head. "Midnight, y'all have seriously bad timing. There ain't any Shadows here 'cause they didn't show up!"

Midnight asks "Are you saying I'm stupid?"

I spoke "No."

Midnight asks "Do I look stupid to you?"

"Ah ain't saying that." I pointed out.

But then the atmosphere suddenly changed.

The Eerie Voice spoke "Don't say that, Sumomo. Or else no one will love you anymore."

Kanji spoke "Heh, who do we have here...? Sorry, but you're too late."

The Eerie Voice laughs "Hahaha... It doesn't matter. Sumomo can't get out of here, so why hurry? Sumomo... do you want to leave this world? Do you really want to upset your fans...?

Sumomo asks "M-Mah fans...!?"

The Eerie Voice asks "That's right... Everyone wants the you they know as a helpless, adorable little child. Wouldn't they feel so betrayed, if they saw you now?"

Sumomo spoke "Ah... Ah ain't betrayed anyone...! Ah've worked dang hard up 'til now!"

Eerie Voice spoke "Hmhmhm... Yes, you've really done well. But it's still not enough... You need to become the Sumomo that everyone wishes for."

Ribbon-bound Shadows appeared, filling the empty audience stands.

Teddie asks "It's those out-of-bearacter Shadows! Trying to kidnap Momo-chan, eh?"

Karei spoke "Well, forget that! We're not handing Sumomo over!"

Kanji spoke "Heh, you ain't gonna have it your way as long as we're here!"

Eerie Voice spoke "Hahaha... You really are energetic. But you know nothing, so I suggest you keep your mouths shut. You have no idea just how much Sumomo is suffering...

Karei: What are you talking about...?

Eerie Voice: You don't need to know... Connect with us, and everything will work out. No one will get hurt. No one will have to suffer. Now... accept our bond...!

That song started playing with Shadows dancing, making us feel weak again.

Sumomo: Nngh... Wha-!?"

Teddie spoke "Arrrrrrrgh! Stop this song! It makes my fur stand on end!"

Sunao spoke "No matter how many times I hear this, it never gets any better..."

Kanji spoke "You call this freaky shit a bond...!? Get the hell outta here!"

But then Teddie, Heifa and Midnight stepped forward.

Karei asks "Teddie...!?"

Teddie spoke "Karei-chan, if you would be so kind! The bear of the hour needs your finest song! Leave it to... Teddieeee!"

Heifa spoke "Don't forget about me."

Midnight spoke "That last performance earlier might've been too soon, but at least I have an audience."

Kanji asks "What's up, you three? Itchin' to get on the floor after seein' me dance?"

Teddie spoke "I'm gonna show you who's da man! Teddie is in da house, yo!"

Karei spoke "*Smile* Gotcha! Teddie, I'm giving you, Heifa and Midnight the coolest tune I've got, so do your absolute best!"

Teddie spoke "Aye aye, Karei-chan! Nowwwwwww, drop! That! BEAT!"

Heifa spoke "Heh, I'll show 'em what's what."

Midnight spoke "Time to boogie!"

The trio were ready to dance.

Teddie spoke "This'll be a piece of cake. Easy as pie."

Heifa spoke "Alright, let's move it, move it, move it!"

Midnight spoke "This foxcat's 'bout to get wild!"

The three started dancing as the song began.

To be Continued...

Sumomo's Doll House Part 2
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Sumomo's Doll House Part 2

*Applejack's POV (still)*

The Trio soon looked charged up.

Teddie spoke "Got it! I'm ready whenever!"

Heifa spoke "Now we're really gonna get down!"

Midnight laughs "*Howl!* Haha! Time to hunt!"

It was soon Fever Time as Kanji, Twirama and Kochuu joined in.

Kanji spoke "Fever! Or cold! Or whatever, we're on the case! Hell yeah!"

Twirama spoke "Time to make things more interesting."

Kochuu spoke "Let's amp this performance up a notch!"

The six danced greatly together.

Kanji spoke "Good goin', Ted! But don't relax just yet!"

Teddie spoke "Watching that made my manliness skyrocket!"

Twirama spoke "That was excellent, Heifa! Keep going!

Heifa spoke "Heh, smooth mooves, Twi."

Kochuu spoke "Great job, Midnight!"

Midnight spoke "Thanks, Kochuu! You're doing nice yourself."

Fever Time soon ended.

Teddie spoke "You just don't know your own strength! *As Kanji, Twirama and Kochuu backed off* I thought I was gonna get flattened!"

Heifa spoke "That was a smart play there, Other Twilight. Come back again sometime."

Midnight spoke "Now that's a groovy detective, Kochuu. Nice job."

The trio kept dancing before Teddie and Heifa jumped out of their suits, wearing the costumes they were wearing in the real world.

Teddie spoke "I'll make 'em fall head over heels for me."

Heifa spoke "Time to show what I can do out of the suit."

The trio were still dancing greatly as they soon looked charged up again.

Teddie spoke "This bear is fully charged!"

Heifa spoke "This bovine's ready to stampede!"

The trio kept dancing like pros before Teddie and Heifa later jumped back into their suits as Fever Time happened again with Kanji, Twilight and Kochuu came back. All six of them danced in perfect sync before Fever Time soon ended as Kanji, Twilight and Kochuu backed off before Teddie and Heifa jumped out of their suits again, dancing greatly with Midnight. As the dance soon came to an end, Teddie gave a bow.

Teddie spoke "Brought to you by our sponsor, Prince Teddie."

All of us could tell Ted was being theatrical as curtains appeared in front of the trio before receding, revealing Teddie and Heifa back in their suits.

Teddie spoke "Bear time!

Heifa spoke "Time to moo 'em down!"

Teddie and Heifa summoned their Personas as Teddie's gained a DJ booth with Heifa's gaining a cello before they both played them like pros, causing the Shadows to glow brightly before they disappeared into the sky, freed from the song and ribbons' binds.

Midnight spoke "Now THAT, was awesome!"

Teddie spoke "Woo-hoo! Yeah! I bet they felt that! Teddie's debut performance was a smash hit!"

Twirama spoke "I've got a bad feeling about this whole thing..."

Sumomo spoke "You guys’re amazin’… Oh, what is this…? I’m gittin’ goosebumps all over…"

The atmosphere changed again.

The Eerie Fans spoke "Hahaha… It seems you’ve lost more fans, Sumomo. Are you okay with that? They’re all going away."

Teddie spoke "Hey, whaddya saying!? I’m still Momo-chan’s fan! My heart is right with her!"

The Eerie Voice taunts "…Are you sure about that? Hmm, Sumomo…? Are you that confident in your “true self”? You think everyone will still love you? Apart from being cute, you have no redeeming features. You’re just a doll who can’t do anything on your own… Without that cuteness… you’d have nothing left."

This ain’t good! That voice is tryin’ ta rattle Sumomo!

Sumomo spoke "Ah… N-No… I wanna be…! *Suddenly grabbed by ribbons before being dragged beyond the opened gate* Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Karei spoke "Sumomo…!"

Sunao spoke "Sumomo-san…!"

“Sumomo!” I gasped as it all happened in the blink of an eye, capable of makin’ even the fastest creatures jealous of that speed.

Teddie spoke "Momo-chan’s been taken! Oh noooooo!"

Kanji growls "Dammit! What the hell!"

Sunao spoke "Mind games… The instant she showed her weakness in her heart, she fell for that voice’s trap."

Karei spoke "Come on, we gotta chase after Sumomo! Let’s move!"

We charged in, going past the gate before we soon found ourselves at a stage like a toy box.

Teddie gasps "Whoa! What in the what!?"

Sunao spoke "An oversized doll house? This is quite an unsettling picture…"

Twirama growls "That creepy-assed voice is trying to get under our skin!"

Kanji spoke “Hey look! That’s…!"

We looked, seeing Sumomo on the doll house floor.

Sumomo spoke “No! I… I got a lot of things that I wanna do… that I wanna be!"

The Eerie Voice spoke “But you can’t, Sumomo… Don’t tell me you forgot. Remember what you were told when you left the countryside…? “You mustn’t be selfish.”

Sumomo asks “S-Selfish…!?"

The Eerie Voice asks “Hmhmhm… That’s right. “You shouldn’t cause people trouble.” “You need to meet creatures’ expectations.” You were always told that… right? You know you’re an unsophisticated hillbilly. You have nothing outstanding. No looks, no personality… But you want to make everyone back home happy… You said so yourself, Sumomo. How disappointed would they be if they found out you ignored your fans and ended up abandoned by them?"

Sumomo asks “How… do you know that…? ‘Bout me… ‘bout my folks…?"

We arrived, calling out to Sumomo.

Sunao spoke “Sumomo-san!"

Teddie spoke “Momo-chan!"

Sumomo looked at us with horrified eyes, this is bad!

The Eerie Voice spoke “Now… Sumomo, I’ll let you hear everyone’s voices."

A Cynical Voice spoke “Sumomin is so cute! She’s perfect as the group’s little kid. She’s so adorable, I don’t even care that if it’s an act."

Karei asks “Wh-What’s with that voice…? Where is it coming from…?"

Teddie asks “I don’t know… But is he talking about Momo-chan…!?"

A Frivolous Voice spoke “She just needs to be cute, and that’s all. Heck, I’d be weirded out if she tried something different."

A Timid Voice asks “Sumomin doesn’t have to do anything. I’m kind of a fan of how she’s this helpless little kid, you know?"

A Sleazy Voice spoke “She’s been acting like she’s thinking about her future lately, but all I can see her as is a sweet little girl."

Sumomo spoke “Heh… heheh… haha… ohhh…"

The Eerie Voice spoke “See, Sumomo…? All you have to do is be what everyone wants you to be. The “real you” are nothing but a burden… Carrying it around will only bring you pain and suffering."

Oh no… That there’s the snowflake that broke the snowpony’s back!

Sumomo spoke “I… see… I-I jus’ had ta toss it away…"

Sumomo was suddenly wrapped up in ribbons while lifted into the air.

Kanji asks “Wh-Who! Hey, you okay!?"

Karei spoke “Sumomo! We’re here to save you!"

Sumomo spoke “No… It’s awright… I oughta make folks happy…"

Sumomo was then cocoon as dark mist enveloped the ribbon cocoon before it grew and grew, then bursted into a giant doll pinned down by stakes.

Karei spoke “This is…!"

Sunao spoke “Sumomo-san! Tch… Her identity is being dominated by their wants!"

The being spoke “*Northern accent* Hmhmhm… Hee hee hee! Ahh, this is so nice… I can feel your love for me, everyone! I just had to get rid of my feelings… That’s all there was to it. Now… I can connect with everybody! I’m nobody if I’m not loved… I have to meet everybody’s expectations, or else I’m totally worthless!"

Shadows with ribbons appeared in the seats, cheering for Sumomo.

Karei spoke “No…! You’re wrong, Sumomo! You’ll ignore your feelings and just do what you’re told? You think your REAL fans are gonna appreciate that!? Don’t run from it… Don’t give up! We’re idols! We need to stand our ground!"

Kanji spoke “Heh… I’m right with ya on that one."

Karei spoke “Kanji…!"

Kanji spoke “Hey, Tiny! Uh, Sumomo, right!? Why don’t ya take a cue from your senior here!? I know it’s hard to live up to others’ expectations, and I know it gets tough… But listen, dammit! It ain’t right to be pretendin’ to be somethin’ you ain’t! You gotta find a way forward, even if you’re scared!"

Teddie spoke “Kanji’s right! If you throw away your real feelings, then sooner or later, you won’t be able to tell who you are! That would be just… too sad!"

I stepped up as Sunao and Umbrella came behind me.

Sunao spoke “Yes… And that’s exactly why we cannot accept this. Karei-san! I ask that you prepare my song!"

Karei asks “A-Are you sure, Sunao-kun!?"

Kanji asks “Huh!? You’re gonna dance!?"

Sunao spoke “I may not be as skilled as you all when it comes to dancing… In fact, one might say I have… trouble expressing myself, in general. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have a self to express. Please leave this to Applejack-hime, Umbrella-san and me!"

The others smiled.

Karei spoke “Okay! You’ve been practicing so hard; I know you can do it! I’m ready when you are, so just say when!"

Kanji spoke “Welp, guess I’ll let you take this one. Get ‘em, Sunao!

Teddie spoke “Nao-Chan… Awright! Break a leg!"

Sunao spoke “Sumomo-san… We’ll show you what it’s like to have your true self understood! Let the music play!"

“Time ta get this rodeo started!” I declared.

Umbrella spoke “Okay! Here we go!"

The three of us were ready to dance.

Sunao spoke “Just endure this a little longer, Sumomo-san!"

Teddie spoke “Whoo-hoo! Nao-chan, you’re as cool and beautiful as always!"

“Here’s mah dance, from one cowgirl to another!” I smiled.

Kochuu spoke “Alright, Applejack-hime! Let’s do this!"

Umbrella spoke “I’ll show you what a little filly can do!"

Parasoul spoke “I shall watch your performance, Umbrella."

Sunao, Umbrella an’ I started dancing as the music began with Sonata and Twirama helping with vocals.

Twirama snarls "You know something? I'm getting REAL SICK OF THE NO HURTING RULE!!!"

Midnight spoke "Calm down, Other Twilight. Nothing we can do about that."

The three of us danced greatly as we were soon charged up.

Sunao spoke "Alright, ready when you are."

“Heh, time for a hoedown.” I chuckled.

Umbrella spoke "Real fun, here we come!"

Fever Time soon happened as Teddie, Kochuu and Parasoul showed up.

Teddie spoke "Teddie Night Fever! Whooo!"

Kochuu spoke "Time for the cavalry."

Parasoul spoke "I shall assist."

The six of us danced really great and in sync.

Teddie spoke "We’re gonna express our feelings whether you like it or not!"

Sunao spoke "To think I’d actually be dancing with Teddie."

Kochuu asks "Hey, can you hear us?"

“Yee-haw! What a round!” I whooped.

Parasoul spoke "I’m certain that Sumomo will feel this performance."

Umbrella spoke "So it’s working? Yay!"

Fever Time soon ended.

Sunao spoke "You really do have a style of your own, Teddie."

“Much obliged fer the help, Kochuu.” Ah said as Teddie, Kochuu and Parasoul backed off for now.

Umbrella spoke "Thanks, big sis! That was so much fun!"

Us three kept dancing as later felt charged up again before Fever Time soon started with Teddie, Kochuu and Parasoul returning. The doll Shadow’s face changed, becoming a bit darling and cracked with the eye shapes being different and right eyes becoming black and red. The doll Shadow brought the pacifier out her mouth before a stake lifted her head up high and hard enough to break through the roof of the doll house while said head was bouncing up and down with her mouth open.

Teddie spoke "Whoo-hoo! Here I go!"

Kochuu spoke "Let’s do this!"

Parasoul spoke "Time to make this more exciting."

The six of us danced together is great sync as we felt like we were definitely gettin’ through before Fever Time soon ended.

Sunao spoke "Though it was short-lived, Teddie, your dancing was remarkable."

“Hoo-wee! That was one rodeo you rode out, Kochuu!” I smiled as Teddie, Kochuu and Parasoul backed off.

Umbrella spoke "You’re the best big sister ever! Thank you!"

The three of us soon finished the dance.

“Persona!” Sunao an’ I shouted while summonin’ our Personas as the doll Shadow’s head came back down before it moved dizzily. Sukuna-Hikona held her laser sword as she gained a violin as Terra gained a bass guitar before they both played like real pros, causing the doll Shadow to yell while becoming engulfed in light.

Sunao asks "*Pant!* Did we get through…!?"

The doll Shadow swelled up before exploding, leaving Sumomo behind in its place.

Sumomo groans "Ah… ahhhhhhhh…! I…!"

Teddie spoke "Momo-chan!"

Karei spoke "Sumomo…!"

Sumomo spoke "*Back to southern accent* I was so wrong… I’m hopeless…"

Kanji spoke "Aw, don’t be stupid. You’re safe now. Just give it another shot, or however many it takes."

All the Shadows were gone too.

Teddie spoke "That’s right! I’m sure everyone back home is cheering for you, working hard!"

Sumomo asks "Ah… haha… Yeah, you’re right. *Sigh* Guess I haven’t grown a single bit… see, my hometown’s in the boonies… Only one ride every three hours, an’ my school only had eight students… So when I passed the audition, the whole dang town came out an’ congratulated me… They all really believed in me, and told me that I oughta listen to the people here… I wanted to make them happy, so I told myself I’ma do anything if that’ll sell the group. But… that ain’t all it is, huh? I mean, it’s important ta sell and all, but if I wanted creatures ta really like me… I’d hafta work on my own dang charm, and share that with everyone, yeah?"

We couldn’t help but agree as we were glad our message got through.

Twirama was still on a rampage but none of us could stop her.

Midnight spoke "For the love of… *Jumps up* CALM DOWN ALREADY!

Midnight tail slapped the back of Twirama’s head. Hard, getting her attention of him.

I spoke "Oh StarClan no... SHE'S CHARGING UP AN ATTACK!!!"

A Tailed Beast Bomb was seen in Twirama's mouth.

But then Ah noticed a weird doohickey as Ah pressed a button, causing the weird machine ta say in OC-Verse Danyelle’s voice, “SIT GIRL!!!”

But that didn't work since Twirama no longer had the beads on her neck.

Twirama fires off the attack in a blind rage, though avoiding everyone.

I spoke "Of all the times we need OC-verse Danyelle, now would be a good time!"

But the attack suddenly vanished into thin air.

*Twirama’s POV*

What am I doing?!

Matatabi was in a blind rage within my mind and I couldn't control her.

Kurama asks "*Bead of sweat* Was I always like this on my rampages?"

I spoke "Afraid so Kurama... And at a time like this, we need help from the other tailed beasts... If they are still alive."

Kurama spoke "Hey, I faded away from Naruto and ended up reborn inside Himawari. Us Tailed Beasts are made of pure chakra and don’t die permanently."

I spoke "You idiot fox, you were reborn in my soul when I was born."

Kurama spoke "That was who knows how long after Himawari died."

I spoke "Good freaking grief, can we talk about this later? Your wife is out of control and I can't contact Chrysalight right now."

Kurama spoke "I don’t even know how that beetle even got into that universe in the first place."

I spoke "Not to mention Kokuo."

But this is exactly what that eerie voice wants. Our body going crazy is what normal creatures want to see, a mindless monster.

Kokuō and Chōmei's voices call out via telepathy "{SNAP OUT OF IT MATATABI!! THINK ABOUT YOUR SON FOR ONCE!!}"

Matatabi was only snarling now, ready to pounce at anytime.

Kurama snarls at his wife in an alpha fox manner, shutting her up.

I feel like I should stay out of this one.

Kurama spoke "This is your mess too Sparkle Butt! You have to help!"

“But I have a feeling this is up to you.” I noted.

Kurama gives me a nasty glare.

“I’m serious.” I pointed out.

Kurama spoke "You forget, you've known me since you were just a newborn foal! Matatabi hasn't known you long. You and I are stronger together. The two of us are what brings about your Twirama form."

“I know, but still…” I tried to say.

Kurama spoke "If you die then Matatabi and I would have to find new hosts. Plus Akari and Astral would starve to death."

Okay, that got me there.

Kurama spoke "I can't do this without your help Twilight, we are one in the same."

To be Concluded

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Sumomo's Doll House part 3

*Twilight's POV (still)*

“…Okay.” I sighed.

I noticed a ribbon around my right foreleg, so I started pulling it to get it off.

“Oh jeez! We can’t give in!” I realized.

Kurama spoke "And since the damn ribbons are fireproof, we're so SCREWED!"

But then an idea hit me. "Kurama, we need to express ourselves to Matatabi!"

Kurama asks "How?!?"

"You know how they did it and given that we're at the Midnight Stage." I pointed out.

Kurama spoke "I'm not much of a singer or dancer but I will try!"

Kurama and I started singing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkPO-5JBYIo as clear as we could so we could get through to Matatabi.

After we finished, the ribbons disintegrated as Matatabi started calming down.

Matatabi groans "Oh my aching head!"

Kurama asks "Mata! You okay?"

The two tailed cat groans "Aside from a sudden breeding urge... I'm fine..."

I spoke "Shit..."

*Applejack's POV*

Looks like Twirama finally calmed down. "Guys... I'm sorry for really losing it like that."

I spoke "No need ta apologize Other Twilight, we couldn't help ya out in that situation though."

Anywho, we turned back to Sumomo as Ah talked ta her. "Well, in any case, Sumomo, yer darn tootin' right about that. It ain't bad to make folks happy, but it ain't right ta lie to yerself while doin' it. So just live up to their expectations yer way."

Sumomo spoke "Awright! My mind's made up! First thing when I get back, I'm gonna talk t'the agency! Maybe I ain't that cute, and maybe I'm a runt, but I'll shore find somethin' I'm better at than anybody! Then, when I'm ready, I'll start showin' folks who I really am... so they'll eventually like the entire me!"

Twirama chuckles "My youngest son may be an oddball, I wouldn't want him any other way."

I nodded at that with a smile.

Karei spoke "I think that’s great. But, um… the agency might have a tough time figuring out how to promote you."

Sumomo spoke "Whaaaa!? Karrie, senpai, ain’t you gonna help me out? You gotta do somethin’ like come on a show with me, together! Pleeaaase!"

Karei gasps "Wahh, Sumomo! You got your snot on my outfit! C-Come on, you’re ditching a little too much cuteness! You’re still an idol! A-And why are you still calling me that when you don’t have to be all cutesy anymore!?"

Some of us couldn’t help but laugh, glad at how good friends they’re bein’.

Twirama spoke "ugh, I feel sick again..."

But then a door suddenly appeared.

Karei asks "Wh-What is this...!?"

Sunao spoke "It seems to be a door. I can't be certain where it leads to, though."

Karei spoke "Hold on, I'll check... Persona!"

Karei summoned Himiko as she scanned the door.

Karei spoke "Hmmm, looks safe inside. I'm not sensing any Shadows behind the door-Hey, wait a second... This is the door to our studio's dressing room!"

Sunao spoke "At Takura Productions? It does seem vaguely familiar..."

Karei spoke "It's definitely it! I'm sure of it. I've been through this door more times than I can count!"

Kanji spoke "Well, how 'bout we go in? Beats just standin' around talkin' about it."

We agreed before heading inside as it was big enough for all of us.

Sunao spoke "It does seem safe here... I detect no signs of an ambush, either."

Karei asks "It is a bit different, but yeah... This is our agency's dressing room. How in the world could it be here, though...?"

Teddie spoke "Hrmm? I don't hear that spooky song in here."

Kanji spoke "...The hell is this place? Feels like a totally different world than outside..."

Kochuu spoke "Either of it's a coincidence or this having a reason, I don't think any of us knows."

Twirama spoke "It's like a safe zone or something."

Sumomo suddenly walked ahead of us, finding somethin’ like a paper with writing. “Wh-Wh-What in tarnation is this…!? Something’s written here, an’ it’s downright creepy…”

Karei: It looks like… some kind of note. What’s this doing here?

Sunao approached the note and started reading it. “”I know what I want my songs to express, but everything important will go unsung. It’s my fault; she has done nothing wrong. But she takes all the blame for me… I can’t stand it any longer…” What is this…? It feels like a diary entry of some sort.”

Kanji asks "I dunno… Dude wants to say somethin’, but can’t? And everybody’s baggin’ on some girl but she’s actually coverin’ up for the dude… Guess he feels bad about it. *Notices our surprised expressions at him* …Uh? Wh-What gives…?"

Sunao spoke "Kanji-kun is… using deduction…"

Kanji asks "Huh!?"

Teddie spoke "It’s amazing how creatures grow: I never thought I’d see the day Kanji would use his brain… I can bearly contain myself… *Sniff* I’m so happy for you, Kanji…"

We couldn’t help but smile, happy that Kanji was actually trying to think.

Kanji asks "*Embarrassed blush* What the hell do ya mean by that!?"

Twirama spoke "What the dumbass bear is trying to say is that you're not as stupid as a certain pain in the tail hyena I know."

A voice asks "Ugh, what a racket. Even in a place like this, you’re squabbling and fighting like children in a playground? *Sigh* Honestly, can’t you be more civilized?"

We saw someone come in, revealed to be…

Sumomo spoke "Ah… M-Ms. Ochimizu…!"

Karei asks "Huh!? W-Wait… really…!?"

Ah couldn’t believe it, Ms. Ochimizu just walkin’ in?

Kanji asks "H-Huh? But, didn’t you get snatched up by that ribbon stuff…?"

Ochimizu spoke "That’s correct. It was, well… surreal, to say the least. But when I came to, I was lying on the ground. So I walked here as I assessed the situation."

Kochuu asks "Hold on, walked here!? Didn’t you encounter any Shad-*Ahem* suspicious characters on the way!?"

Ochimizu asks "Yes, I did. But they didn’t do anything. They just vanished into thin air the moment they saw me. I was surprised at first, but… if that’s how they are, then there’s not much point dwelling on it, is there?"

Teddie asks "Whuh-How they are!? Th-That’s it!?"

Twirama groans "I'm gonna kill Matatabi for this..."

Sunao asks "*Ahem!* ...Um, excuse me, but... Despite the odd situation, you don't seem terribly surprised. Why is that?"

Ochimizu asks "It's a waste of time and energy. Standing around in shock won't accomplish anything, will it?"

Karei spoke "That is... true, but..."

Ochimizu asks "I'm not as inflexible as you'd think. Taking everything into account, it's fairly obvious that something supernatural is going on here. But as of now, I doubt that my actions will bring about any positive change. So why even panic? You, on the other hand, look to have far more experience in this field than I do. You instantly reacted to the situation when Kanami was about to be dragged in... I'm assuming you've come here yo save Sumomo and the others?"

Kanji spoke "Well, uh... yeah."

Ochimizu spoke "Then you have my gratitude. Thank you. At the very least, Sumomo is safe thanks to you."

Ochimizu bowing in gratitude so low like that is kinda scary.

Karei spoke "Wha-M-Ms. Ochimizu!? Please, stop that, I mean, we only...!"

Ochimizu spoke "You only what? Only did what was natural? Then it's only natural for me to thank you, as well."

Aaaaand she's back.

Kanji spoke "Tch, what's wrong with you? Can't tell if you're really grateful or not..."

Ochimizu asks "You have an opinion on the matter?"

Kanji spoke "No, dammit! Ugh, you're a major pain in the ass, you know that!? Just... get on with the conversation already!"

Sunao spoke "So, Ms. Ochimizu, why are you here? You seem like a rational being; I'd think you came to us for a reason."

Ochimizu spoke "As a matter of fact, yes. I'll get right to the point: If you're going ahead, leave Sumomo here. You clearly aren't fazed by incidents like these, but it's not anything Sumomo and I are used to. If we were to stick together, you would have to constantly worry about Sumomo. I need you to save all four of the girls. Any potential unnecessary issues should be avoided to ensure success. Moreover... Sumomo doesn't appear to have the energy to go with you."

Now that we looked at Sumomo, she did look pale.

Teddie asks "Whoa! Momo-chan, you look pale! A-A-Are you alright?

Sumomo spoke "Y-Yeah... I just got a... pretty fierce dizzy spell..."

Parasoul spoke "Sumomo clearly isn't able to travel. And it doesn't matter if she stays or goes with us, she needs to rest."

Karei spoke "Yeah... you're right. I don't sense any Shadows around here, so it's probably safer to stay in this room than go anywhere. And I gotta admit... if we all move on, I don't think we can handle the Shadows while protecting Sumomo."

Teddie asks "B-B-But... is it really okay to leave Momo-chan here all by herself?"

Sunao spoke "He's right. Sumomo-san would feel anxious if she were left here alone."

Ochimizu spoke "Alone? No, I'll stay with her. Did you forget? The mob outside won't attack me. And even in case they do, two of us will have a higher chance of survival than just her alone."

Makes sense, honestly.

Karei spoke "Okay, but please... don't do anything risky. You should be safe as long as you stay quiet in this room."

Ochimizu asks "Understood. Did you hear her, Sumomo?"

Sumomo spoke "Yes, ma'am...!"

Ochimizu spoke "Go whenever you're ready. I wish you luck."

Karei asks "Alright guys, let me contact Senpai before we leave. I wanna see how they're doing. It'll only take a moment, so everybody take a breather, okay?"

Karei distanced herself as she summoned Himiko before communicating with the other group.

Kanji asks "Hey, I still don't have a handle on her, but... ya think that Ochimizu changeling ain't as bad as we thought?"

Sunao spoke "Kanji-kun, she's still in earshot...!"

Ochimizu didn't listen as she looked at the note.

Twirama whispers "Something about her is rubbing my fur the wrong way..."

Twilight spoke "Well, you heard Karei, other me. We need to rest up while we can before heading out."

Twirama asks "When did you get here Warrior-verse Twilight?"

Twilight spoke "*Deadpan* I was with you the whole time."

Twirama spoke "You nearly gave me a freaking heart attack when you spoke up, I had NO idea you were there!"

She didn’t notice? The rest o’ us knew she was with our group.

Twirama's left ear twitches.

Twirama asks "Do any of you hear a piano?"

None of us heard any piano.

End

Dance Practices with Visitors
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Dance Practices with Visitors

*Meanwhile with Kanami and two of the Danyelles*

*Redux Danyelle's POV*

I was pacing back and forth since the recent vision I had gotten scared me.

Danyelle spoke "Well, the portal that appeared was… something."

I spoke "Yeah but there was something off about those ribbons..."

Kanami asks "Huh…? *As crew members murmured* Karei-senpai…? Seiko-san… Ms. Ochimizu? H-Huh…?"

Ido showed up. “What’s wrong, Kanami-chan? You seem flustered. *Noticed something* Hm? Where’s Ms. Ochimizu? Oh dear… And she said she would look after Kanami-chan while I was taking a call."

Kanami spoke "I-Ido-san! This is terrible…! I mean, this is really bad!"

Ido asks "What do you mean? *After Kanami explained* Ribbons…? That’s what took Ms. Ochimizu, Karei-chan, and the others?"

Kanami asks "I-I’m telling the truth! It really happened! Didn’t it!?"

The memory mirror users nodded, still taken aback by what happened a few seconds ago.

Ido spoke "*Smile* I’m gonna have Kanami-chan take a break, if that’s alright. *Calls on his compact* …Odd, Ms. Ochimizu isn’t picking up."

Kanami spoke "It really happened! I mean, I saw with my own eyes…!"

Ido spoke "I know, I know. I’ll manage somehow, so don’t worry too much about it, Kanami-chan. I just needed to confirm the code on the documents. Ms. Ochimizu set it, and it’s four digits, so I have an idea what it might be."

Kanami spoke "I-Ido-san…!"

Ido spoke "This is tricky, though… We already can’t reach the Kanamin Kitchen girls, and now add Ms. Ochimizu to the list… *Dismay* This is just gonna end up adding more fuel to that rumor."

Rising Sun pops up suddenly but her devout beads were missing.

Rising spoke "One of my sacred treasures is missing though."

Ido spoke "Princess Rising, please remain calm."

Kanami asks "What rumor…?"

Ido spoke "Oh, you haven’t heard? There’s a rumor going around about the LMB website. Haha, it’s absurd, but supposedly, if you visit the LMB website at midnight, it plays a cursed video. They say creatures who watch it get taken away to the “other side” and never wake up again."

Kanami spoke "A cursed video…"

Ido spoke "It’s been good for the website’s hits, and interest is certainly up as a result. But considering the details of the rumor, it’s hard to be too happy about that."

Kanami asks "Other side…?"

Kanami zoned out as Ido noticed that.

Ido spoke "You seem a bit drained, Kanami-chan. You’re free to take the rest of the day off."

Kanami asks "Huh?"

Ido spoke "Things could get complicated in light of these events, so leave things to me. I’ll adjust your schedule and contact you with the changes later, so if you’re not feeling well, try to rest up for now."

Danyelle spoke "Uh Ido, you forgot... Rising Sun is far above the rank of princess, she's a goddess."

Rising Sun spoke "Danyelle, it’s okay. Ido’s called me that before, and I’m like a counterpart of Celestia after all."

Danyelle spoke "That may be so but your power level is a lot higher than Celestia's power level is."

Kanami spoke "B-But I have a magazine interview after this…"

Ido spoke "We’ll have to cancel it. We don’t have the whole group together, after all."

Kanami spoke "But Ido-san…! We gotta look for Ms. Ochimizu and the others!"

Ido spoke "…Kanami-chan."

Kanami spoke "Hrgh… O-Okay. I understand."

Ido spoke "I'll check in with you later, so make sure to get some rest."

Danyelle spoke "My counterpart and I will stay with Kanami to make sure nothing grabs her."

Kanami spoke "Excuse me…"

Kanami walked away.

I turned invisible before following Kanami.

Kanami went into a dressing room as I followed her in.

Kanami sighs "I’m positive Ido-san doesn’t believe me. What happened a minute ago…? I hope Ms. Ochimizu and the others are okay… what should I do? What…? What am I supposed to do!? The police…? No use, they’ll never believe me! The agency? Wait, that’s Ido-san, so that’s no good! Oh, the PR team! Yeah… no. They’d just end up hating me! *Sigh* Seriously, what do I do…? I guess I should change for now… I just HAVE to think about it on the way home!"

Kanami went behind the curtains.

Kanami spoke "Oh, this costume’s so tight in the chest and udders… *Gasp!* Have I gained weight? Nah, no way! *Grunt!* I can’t zip myself up the back anymore either. Hnnnngh… *Grunt, squeaking* Even the… buttons seem like they’re gonna… pop off… Mmph… Bleaaaaah… It’s finally off…"

Kanami came out, wearing glasses and looking like a totally different bovine.

Kanami spoke "Mmmm! Plain clothes are plain great! Hehehehe!"

I let out a faint sneeze but it wasn't loud enough to be heard, causing a barrier to go up around the dressing room.

An Assistant Director shouts "Dammit... Where'd he go!?

A Memory Mirror User spoke "The cops! Call the police! This is not good at all, we gotta hurry and find him!"

What?

Kanami asks "Hrm...? The police? Are they shooting a movie...?"

But then I heard a *Ping!*

I pounced on a lanky stallion, pinning him down thus stopping him from getting near Kanami.

I growl "Who are you and WHAT are you doing here?"

The Suspsicious Stallion asks "Where's Kanamin!?"

"Why are you asking that?" I growled again.

The Suspicious Stallion spoke "I need Kanami's blood to lift the curse! I accidentally saw that video! Without her blood, I'll be taken...!"

Okay, this guy's crazy.

I shot off a yowl, alerting the police and managers to come to where I was while I tied the crazy stallion up with rope.

A stallion spoke "Sigh* And here Tenshi and I were here on my vacation days to see Seiko."

A familiar stallion showed up, revealed to be Kojiro.

Dropping the invisibility spell, I spoke "This bozo tried to attack the cow but I stopped him before he could."

Ido then showed up. "Kanami-chan! Are you okay!? Kojima-san!?"

I explained everything to Ido about what almost happened.

Ido asks "I'm sorry. I'll go with them to help keep an eye on him. I'll be back soon, but can I ask you and Kojiro to look after her in the meantime?"

I spoke "Of course sir. If I wasn't here, it would have been a lot worse."

Kojima spoke "Sure. I wouldn't know my way around here anyway, so go do your thing."

Ido spoke "Thank you for your help."

I spoke "No problem sir, I'm glad to help."

Ido spoke "Kanami-chan, I'll take you home later, so stay here. Don't worry about the stallion, he's Seiko-kun's uncle."

Kanami spoke "He is? Oh, okay...!"

Ido left.

I spoke in a hushed tone "Kanami was it? I don't think it's a good idea for you to leave the studio."

Kojiro spoke "Calm down. The city's no less dangerous than it always was, but... I didn't think I'd stumble across a disturbance this fast."

Kanami asks "Oh, no, it's partly my fault for being absent-minded all the time. I'm gonna get it from Ido-san again... Wait a sec, you're Seiko-san's uncle!?"

Kojiro spoke "Yeah, I'm Tegowai Kojiro, *As Tenshi showed up* and this is my daughter, Tenshi. You are...?"

I spoke "I'm not the Danyelle that you know."

Kanami spoke "Golly... Seiko-san's uncle sure is tough... Oh! I'm Kanami Mashita, heheh. Pleased to meet you!"

Kojiro spoke "Mashita? I've heard that name somewhere... Come on, Tenshi. Say hello."

Tenshi asks "...I'm Tenshi Kojiro. Are you Kanamin...?"

Kanami spoke Wow, you're so cute, Tenshi-chan! Wait, huh!? Yes, that's right! You know who Kanamin is!"

Tenshi spoke It really is Kanamin! Dad, it's Kanamin!"

We got a fanfilly.

Kojiro asks "Kanamin...? Hmm, I do remember an event at the Ineighba Police Stations with some honorary Chief that got canceled. Then does that mean you're a celebrity or somesuch?"

Kanami asks Yep! Even if I don't look like it, I'm an idol! Hm, but why was the Police Station event canceled...? Sorry, I can't remember now... But so you're from Ineighba, Kojiro-san?"

Tenshi spoke "My dad's a police detective."

Kanami spoke "Whoa!? A police officer!? No wonder he looked so strong...! Oh! He's Seiko-san's uncle AND a detective? He might actually listen to me...!"

Kojiro spoke "There's no need to be all nervous. Just do what you want until that Ido pony gets back."

Kanami spoke "Ah, yes! Thank you!"

I spoke "Kojiro was it? You probably don't know me since I'm from a different universe but I'm Danyelle Hikari. I was assigned as a temporary bodyguard for Miss Mashita for a while until my OC-verse counterpart and a few others from the Alicorn Alliance solve the mystery behind those weird ribbons."

Kanami asks "H-H-How did you know I was gonna tell him about that stuff?"

I spoke "Much like my OC-verse counterpart, I can see past and future events."

Kanami spoke "W-Wait! I-I don’t know if what happened earlier was related or not, but Sumomin and the others are missing, too!"

Kojiro asks "Sumomin…?"

Kanami spoke "Um, she’s in my group! We lost contact with all four of them yesterday, and…"

Kojiro spoke "I’m not doubting what you want to tell me, but the details are a little…"

Kanami spoke "I know, I know! But still…!"

Kojiro spoke "Under normal circumstances, I’d tell you to go to the local police, but I can tell that’s not easy for someone so high-profile. Anyway, the police won’t take any serious action just because someone’s been missing for a day or two. Then again, I haven’t been able to reach my nephew… it also concerns me that Seiko hasn’t contacted me at all, when he knew we’d arrive today. Hm…"

Kanami spoke "Hrrrgh…"

Tenshi asks "Dad, you’re not going to help Kanamin?"

Kojiro spoke "*Sigh* Looks like there’s a lot in this world that I just don’t understand."

I soon got a telepathic message from OC-verse Danyelle, saying Tamami that was found. Then a telepathic message from OC-verse Twilight stating Sumomo was also found had followed after the first message.

I spoke "Good news Kojiro sir, Tamami and Sumomo have been found and rescued."

Kojiro asks "Well, that’s good and all, but are there any leads?"

Kanami asks "…Huh?"

Kojiro spoke "I’m asking if there are any leads I can work off to investigate this. I can’t help if we have nothing to go on."

He’s got a point there.

Kanami spoke "Oh! You mean clues, right!? Umm… Oh… The cursed video…! A cursed video plays at midnight on the Love Meets Bonds Festival website! They say if you watch it, you’ll never wake up again!"

“Isn’t that what that suspicious stallion was ranting about?” I noticed.

Kanami spoke "Yeah. He said he was afraid of getting killed by a dead idol!"

Kojiro spoke "How in the world would a dead creature kill anyone…? *As I shrugged* Well, anyway. I’ll look around here and see what I can turn up… at least until I hear from Seiko. But if they really have gone missing, I’ll file a report with the police. And I’m sorry, but if it comes to that, we’ll need to take your statements."

Kanami spoke "Of course! I’ll do anything to help out! Well then, uhh…"

Kanami reached for her pocketbook, smart choice if you’re scatterbrained. But then it looked like she remembered something.

Kanami spoke "That’s right! I’m free in the morning tomorrow, so I just have to help look into this!"

Tenshi spoke "Then I’ll just have to help look too!"

The two high-hoofed as I giggled.

Kojiro spoke "Sheesh, They’re treating this like some kid’s game… Anyway… that colt better not be sticking his head into any nasty business again…"

I pick up the ribbon I had sliced off in the attack, triggering a vision of the past. Kojiro saw the same thing I had seen.

I noticed an Abyssinian she-cat idol in my vision.

I ask "You seeing what I'm seeing Kojiro?"

Kojiro asks "What in the…?"

But then I started seeing yellow ribbons before it all became static, sending us back to reality.

I spoke "Great StarClan, I only got half a vision!"

Kojiro spoke "Well, half is still something."

He had a good point. Well, after we said goodbye to Kojiro and Tenshi, Ido rode Kanami home as I accompanied her, we did some quick shopping at a store nearby and returned to her home.

Kanami spoke "I'm baaaaaaaack! Although there's no one to greet here. Heheh, it'd actually be a big problem if there WAS someone else here..."

I ask "Do you live alone?"

Kanami sighs "Kinda, yeah. Ooh, my pea sprout friends are growing nicely. I bet they'll be ready to harvest again soon. I watered the good ol' daikon radishes just yesterday, so they're still good to go... *Sits on futon chair* Uuuuuuugh... I'm pooped. Too much going on lately... But I got Kojiro-san's number, and I've reviewed my schedule for tomorrow, sooo... Yep, I'm all set. Sumomin... Tamamin, Tomomin... Nozomin... I wonder if they're all okay. I wish I'd gotten to know you all better... Where did you go...?"

I spoke "According to the messages I got from OC-verse Danyelle and OC-verse Twilight, Sumomo and Tamami have been found. They're both with Ochimizu as I speak. That still leaves the other two."

Kanami spoke "Still... Nope, nope! I've got no time to be bummed out about this!"

I couldn't help but smile at that.

I spoke "I've yet to get messages about the other two."

Kanami spoke "Let's see what's up onmirror. *Turns on three-way mirror* Hrm... Let's try "video," "idol," and I guess "curse too...? Holy moly...! It's got this many hits!? Daaamn... Huh? Wait a minute... I knew it... A bunch of these are specifically about the festival. Ngh...! *Holds head in pain* My poor head's hurting... Maybe I caught a cold... Ugh, I'm so tired now that I'm back home. *Yawn!*"

Kanami took a nap as she later woke up.

Kanami yawns "Hrgh, w-was I asleep? Sorry, Ms. Ochimizu... Umm..."

Music was playing on the mirror.

Kanami asks "This is the LMB website... Did I open this...?"

It was close to midnight as we kept looking, only to see nothing odd.

Kanami spoke "Gets up* ...Nah. There's no way! *Starts taking clothes off* I just have to take a bath and go to bed! *Turns off lights before heading into her bathroom and starts showering and singing* ~Gotta wake up super early. So I just have to get my beauty sleep. What do I do tomorrow? Maybe I have to take all the garbage out. Ginger was on sale today~"

I noticed it was midnight as Kanami kept singing. I didn't need to look at the mirror to know that the video was playing. I didn't look at it at all since I couldn't risk the danger.

I kept a vigil all night long to make sure nothing bad happened.

To be continued??

Ten years ago...
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Ten years ago...

*Spottedleaf's POV*

Red, it was all I could see since I had been slain in battle against the Dark Forest. Knowing I wouldn't be able to see Firestar in StarClan, I silently prayed to the founding leader of ThunderClan for a second chance at life. The next thing I knew, I was reincarnated as a seven year old anthro cat in a whole new world. But most of my memories had been erased. Memories of my family and my Clanmates had been completely erased.

I groan as I got up, not realizing that I had a different body.

Looking for a pond to get some water into my stomach since my mouth was dry, I soon realize that I was not a normal cat anymore.

I yowl loud, scaring what seemed to be a small horse.

I immediately backed away since my primal instinct was to run away but a larger horse with strange powers had a hold of me.

I mewl in fear since I was terrified, plus I couldn't quite understand what the larger horse was talking about.

I think "Great StarClan, I have to run!"

But due to the odd grip that the larger horse had on me, I couldn't escape.

Suddenly, some sort of energy went into my throat thus causing me to understand the other horses.

I hiss "What was that for?!?"

The large horse spoke "Calm down young cat, I mean you no harm."

I hiss "Yeah right! My kind is terrified of getting trampled by you horses."

The smaller horse gasps "That's awful... But I'd never hurt you."

I was a bit skeptical at that.

I hiss "Who are you?"

The large horse spoke "Twilight, I'm leaving this cat in your care. Something tells me her herbal knowledge might come in handy. I'll have a word with Cadence so that she knows that she'll be helping out."

Twilight asks "W-What? Are you sure, Princess Celestia?"

Celestia spoke "She's just a frightened child with no sight of her parents though."

I hiss in annoyance.

Twilight spoke "*Nervously* Uh…"

I growl "What?"

My tail was twitching a bit in annoyance before I spot a pink horse of the same variant as that white one enter the garden.

Cadence spoke "Hello!"

My ears were flattened a bit since I was wary.

Cadence asks "Huh? Are you okay?"

Twilight spoke "She's just wary of you Cadence. Plus I don't think she's from Canterlot at all... She smells like medicine."

I kept to myself for a while since I was getting a lot of weird stares.

Cadence spoke "I’m sure it’ll work out."

Twilight spoke "I don't know Cadence. I think she's not Equestrian born..."

Cadence asks "Not Equestrian born? What do you mean by that Twilight?"

Twilight asks "Remember Spike?"

I scoff "I was a regular cat once..."

Twilight asks "What are you talking about?"

I spoke "It's none of your concern."

Celestia soon returns.

Celestia spoke "I had a talk with the doctors about the cat though, they suggested that she train under them to hone her skills since she seems to be a skilled herbalist."

That caught my attention.

Celestia spoke "Plus one of the doctors found a dragon egg recently, I'm rather curious if the cat can use magic... If she has the potential for it."

Okay, now I’m motivated.

The egg was soon brought in on a hay filled wagon, it was a sky blue color with a white underside.

Focusing my mind, I imagine the magic flowing out of my claws.

A gust of wind kicked up as I shot magic into the dragon egg, causing it to hatch.

A female skyfire dragon chick yawns after breaking out of the shell.

I… I… I just couldn’t help but find it adorable.

Twilight spoke "How peculiar, feathered dragons are rather rare. And by the looks of her, she's an air and fire elemental."

I spoke "Hmm, she'll need a name."

Cadence asks "How about... Wendy?"

I spoke “Perfect!”

Twilight spoke "Speaking of names, we never got your name though."

I giggle "My bad, I'm Spottedleaf."

Twilight spoke "I’m Twilight Sparkle."

I spoke "My name is rather unusual..."

I soon glance at a nearby pond, realizing that as an anthro cat, my upper body would require items to cover it.

I sheepishly ask "If it's not too much trouble to ask, could I get something to cover my body?"

Cadence spoke "Sure thing."

I spoke "Plus I'll need some sort of alias... One that I'll go by when interacting with others."

Twilight asks "Hmm... How about Leaf?"

“Really?” I asked in surprise.

Twilight spoke "Most ponies don't know what you are though, let alone the fact you're not Equestrian-born. We should keep that a secret."

“Okay.” I answered.

Twilight spoke "We're going to get along great!"

“Really?” I asked.

Twilight spoke "Yeah."

Celestia thinks "Perhaps taking on a second student can help me understand Leaf's nature."

*Some time later,*

I was wearing a simple flower print dress to keep my upper chest covered.

“I hope I get used to this world.” I said to myself.

Wendy was soon on my head.

“Aww…” I cooed, still looking at my adorable adopted little sister.

I thought about my former world, knowing that I would never be able to go back to it since I was dead.

I spoke "I don't know how to sing though..."

Wendy cooed on my head.

Spike chirped.

I ask "So uh, where should I stay?"

Twilight spoke "If you want, you can stay with me."

I spoke "I don't have parents though so I'm pretty much an orphan. But I should warn you now, I do eat meat."

Twilight spoke "O-Oh. Well, Spike and Wendy might eat those too. So okay."

Carrying Wendy on my head and the other dragon in my arms, I follow Twilight to her house.

Twilight spoke "Mom! Dad! I’m home!"

Mrs. Sparkle spoke "Welcome home dear and I see you brought a friend with you."

Twilight asks "Actually… Is it okay if I ask you and dad something?"

I explained to Twilight's parents that I had no parents and no place to call home.

Mr. Sparkle asks "What sort of diet do you have?"

I spoke "I'm a carnivore by nature since I can't digest flowers that well."

Mrs. Sparkle spoke "I'll let Shining know that we have another member of the family."

“Shining?” I asked in confusion.

Twilight spoke "He's my older brother."

Shining soon returns home with a young Pegasus colt. The colt had a two-tone sapphire blue mane with matching tail, a brilliant gamboge coat and vivid cornflower blue eyes along with a two tone shield and lightning bolt cutie mark.

Much to my amusement, Twilight had bolted to her room in embarrassment.

Mr. Sparkle spoke "Hi Shining."

Shining spoke "Hey dad."

I was snickering since Twilight was flustered.

I giggle "Real smooth mister, you just embarrassed your younger sister when you brought back that colt."

Shining asks "Who's this?"

Mr. Sparkle spoke "This is Leaf, Princess Celestia arranged for her to stay with us since she doesn't have parents or a home. And before you ask, she does eat meat since she can't digest plants that well."

Shining spoke "Oh."

I spoke "Nice to meet you."

Keeping my claws sheathed, I shook paw-hand with Shining Armor.

Shining spoke "Likewise."

Mr. Sparkle asks "So Shining, who's the colt?"

Shining spoke "This is Flash Sentry."

I spoke "And judging by Twilight's reaction... I think she's either embarrassed or in love..."

And so, I adjusted to life with the Sparkle family.

End

Swarm of the Century/ Trouble in Neighpon!
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Swarm of the Century/ Trouble in Neighpon!

*Chrysalis’s POV*

*Blissful sigh* It’s been so long since I had that kind of fun with Mandible… Wait a minute, I sensed something dangerous in the air, and for a strange reason it was coming from Fluttershy’s house.

Spottedleaf was relaxing on a lawn chair outside the library while enjoying the weather. Yellowfang was working at the hospital.

I soon hear Rainbow and Azure tussling with each other over a rubber chicken.

*Giggle!* I wonder how those two will be in heat on a full moon at night. I still can’t believe it’s been a while since Cadence and I considered each other rivals.

Twilight was itching at a bite mark on her neck since she had gotten bit by Rainbow.

“Are you alright?” I asked.

Twilight spoke "Yeah but the noise of that squeaky toy is driving me nuts plus Princess Celestia is coming for a visit, I haven't seen her since she got married."

“Well, I sensed something strange at Fluttershy’s house.” I said.

Spottedleaf spoke "It's probably nothing."

“I dunno.” I responded.

Spottedleaf spoke "Plus I don't think we need any interruptions."

I still couldn’t shake that bad feeling.

Mandible chuckles "Hey Chryssie."

After hearing that voice, I couldn’t keep my wings from fluttering. “Hey Manny.”

The two of us kissed for a minute before we gave each other a love bite, making both of us blush at that.

Danyelle was sparring with Pharynx.

Danyelle spoke "Not bad."

Pharynx spoke "Least we can keep our skills sharp in case something happens."

Danyelle's fur fluffs up suddenly.

Danyelle spoke "Something’s wrong."

“You sensed it too?” I asked.

Danyelle spoke "Yeah..."

“Wanna head to Fluttershy’s house?” I asked.

Danyelle spoke "Yeah, I think it might be that kind of problem..."

“And it better not be what I think it is.” I dreaded.

Danyelle spoke "I hear something... and a lot of it..."

Soon we arrived at Fluttershy’s cabin.

Danyelle asks "Fluttershy-chan, is everything okay in there?"

I opened the door before a huge swarm just burst out.

Danyelle spoke "Holy cuss...."

“…Was that what I think it was?” I asked.

Danyelle growls "Parasprites..."

Danyelle started to sing, getting the attention of all of the parasprites.

“*Whew!* So you already encountered them.” I sighed in relief.

Danyelle spoke "They multiply fast though and music's the only way to stop them. Plus I can tell that Pinkie-chan's thinking the same thing."

Pinkie asks "Where’s an accordion?!"

Danyelle spoke "I got this under control."

Pinkie asks "Really?"

Danyelle spoke "Yeah."

A flash of light was seen under Danyelle's dress as the image of a lightning bolt and treble clef was seen on the hybrid's hips.

Danyelle asks "What was that?"

Twilight spoke "Uh… Danyelle? I think you got a cutie mark."

Danyelle spoke "Guess it was because of my Pegasus half that caused it."

I spoke "And it seems the pink one's got a big grin on her face."

Twilight spoke "Yep. That means Pinkie’s gonna make a party."

Danyelle spoke "No offense Pinkie-chan but I don't like loud noise. It's a cat thing you know."

After the parasprites were cleared out of Ponyville, Celestia and Pyre arrive as Pinkie was setting up a cute-ceañera for Danyelle.

Danyelle spoke "Hello Celestia-hime."

Celestia spoke "Hello, Danyelle."

Danyelle whispers in Celestia's ear.

Danyelle whispers "So, when will you and Pyre-Ōji be having foals?"

Celestia blushed as bright as the sun at that.

Danyelle was giggling as Pyre's wings shot up on end.

Celestia spoke "Well-Uh-We’re having a hard time deciding on a honeymoon."

Danyelle snickers "Or a honeysun."

Danyelle's nose twitches.

Danyelle giggles "Something tells me that you've got a foal on the way already Celestia-hime."

Celestia spoke "*Blushing* O-Oh! Uh-Really? Um…"

Danyelle spoke "My nose never lies."

Celestia spoke "…*Smiling* Actually, I know where the honeymoon will be for Pyre and I."

Danyelle spoke "I heard that Neighpon is rather nice this time of year."

Celestia giggles "Heehee! Why not."

Pyre spoke "But Celly, Luna doesn't have the same magic you have."

Celestia spoke "Well, it’s a good thing I know a fellow solar alicorn."

Spike burped up a letter from Rising Sun herself.

Twilight spoke "According to this letter, she can't leave Neighpon though. Something about hostile monsters..."

Spike spoke "Not to mention someone’s already on their way to help. But some of us should head there too in case they need help."

Twilight spoke "I can't help since Nyx needs me more. Rainbow's got a foal on the way so she can't help."

“I’ll go.” I said.

Danyelle spoke "As will I since I know my way around Neighpon."

“I gotta help so I could make up for what I did back then.” I explained.

Mandible spoke "Oh no you don't Chryssie, I have plans for you."

Heehee, oh that Mandible. Well, two can play that game. I swish my tail around Mandible’s neck as I said, “Oh, you’re a very naughty changeling king, aren’t you, Manny? How’s this: I help Danyelle out with this mission, and when I return, I’m all yours for 2 whole weeks?”

Mandible sighed blissfully as he was putty in my hooves. Aw yeah, this changeling queen’s still got the touch.

Mandible spoke" *Lovingly* Of course, Chryssie."

“Thank you, Manny. And here’s a promise to seal that deal.” I smiled before I kissed him on the lips as he kissed back with our tongues dancing with each other. We soon ended that kiss with a wet smack.

Mandible spoke "Be careful, honeybug."

“I will, sweetiebeetle.” I cooed back as Danyelle and I readied to head off.

Danyelle spoke "It's a long flight to Neighpon though."

“So? I can handle it. Besides, I think my wings could use the exercise.” I responded.

Danyelle spoke "I doubt Sunbutt could keep up with me though."

I snickered at that as I whispered to Danyelle, “Don’t let Cakeflank hear that.”

Danyelle fell over in laughter from that.

Danyelle's ears perk up suddenly.

Danyelle spoke "Uh Bugbutt, you might want to run."

I knew what she meant by that as I immediately took off, flying to Neighpon. “See ya a Neighpon, furball!”

Like a blur, Danyelle flew after me.

Danyelle spoke "LIGHTNING BOOST!!!"

Danyelle zips past me like a bolt of lightning.

Danyelle laughs "Eat my dust Bugbutt!"

“Oh, it’s on now!” I smirked as I flew faster, catching up with Danyelle, racing each other towards Neighpon.

A voice spoke "FIRE DRAGON ROAR!!!"

A blast of fire hits me, sending me careening towards the ground.

Danyelle spoke "HANG ON CHRYSALIS! I'M COMING!!!"

Danyelle flew fast, breaking the sound barrier as she pulled off the sonic lightningboom thus saving me from becoming a buggy pancake.

Banking back up into the sky while holding onto me, Danyelle asks "You okay?"

“Yeah. *Pant!* Thanks.” I said in gratitude.

Danyelle spoke "Least I figured out the lightning bolt part of my cutie mark.... Though I kinda lost my clothes in the process... High speed can do that to someone with clothes..."

Danyelle was covering herself while blushing in embarrassment.

Danyelle spoke "I wonder if I could get a custom Wonderbolts outfit..."

“If Rainbow mane told me right, you have to be a Wonderbolt to get that.” I remembered before I brought out a spare change of clothes for Danyelle. “Good thing I planned ahead.”

Danyelle spoke "Smart-Ears."

“Speed-tail.” I quipped back as I gave Danyelle that dress. “Anyway, we should get going.”

Danyelle spoke "Yeah but that was Azure's nickname."

“…You could’ve told me that sooner.” I said as we were close to Neighpon.

Danyelle soon lands on one of the balconies of Rising Sun's castle.

Danyelle spoke "Chrysalis-Joō, I'll explain why we came here. Oh Rising Sun-hime, it's good to see you again."

Rising Sun spoke "Danyelle, it's good to see you too."

Kneeling down, Danyelle spoke "Celestia-hime and Pyre-Ōji sent me here with Chrysalis-Joō to help you and the others fend off the monsters that plague Neighpon. They along with Luna-hime and Noble-Ōji couldn't come help since they have to protect their kingdom. Twilight-chan and her friends couldn't help either since they either have kids on the way or have kids to look after."

Rising Sun spoke "Oh, thank you, Danyelle-Chan. Lightning Edge is having trouble too."

“I’m sorry, who?” I asked in confusion.

Rising Sun spoke "Lightning Edge is a kirin that lives here, who has fire, lightning and light affinities. She’s one of my dear friends."

Danyelle spoke "I know a kirin that has earth and light affinities, his name's Mint Chip."

A female yelps "Gah!"

A female kirin with umber fur, white-blonde mane/tail, amber eyes, a red horn, black scales and hooves, wearing a red scarf and wielding two daggers was knocked back.

Rising Sun asks "Lightning Edge! Are you okay?"

Lightning groans "Ugh… I think so."

Danyelle asks "What kind of monsters are we dealing with?"

Lightning spoke "Oni."

Danyelle "Oni huh? Anything else?"

Lightning spoke "No. but they’re seriously tough!"

A male spoke "Sounds like you could use some help there."

We looked behind us to see an Abyssinian tom with green and medium-blonde fur with sunglasses and a white shawl while carrying a guitar case and a bouquet of roses.

Danyelle's wings shot up on end.

“And how would you help us?” I asked before the tomcat smirked while dropping the guitar case

“The name’s Tyson.” The tomcat introduced himself before he tapped the guitar case with his right foot, causing it to open and a square sword to come out it as he caught it with his open right hand. He then spun the bouquet, unraveling it as the roses scattered, revealing a double-barreled firearm. “I’m more than I look.”

I snicker "Well, you embarrassed the hybrid."

Danyelle spoke "*Blushing in embarrassment* Chrysalis!"

I spoke "Your wings say otherwise."

Tyson asks "Are we gonna tease all day or are we gonna beat some Oni?"

Danyelle yowls as she flew into battle, blasting oni with her Lightning Neko Yowl.

Tyson spoke "Lightning, good to see you again."

Lightning giggles "Heeheehee! You too, Tyson."

Danyelle yowls "A LITTLE HELP HERE?"

Tyson spoke "Sure. Oppression!

Tyson shot with his firearm once, using the recoil to leap backward before he threw a net of explosives woven by their primers. When a group of Oni charged, they ran onto the net as Tyson smirked before the explosives detonated, catching the group of Oni in the blasts and burning them.

Lightning spoke "Still clever as usual I see."

Tyson spoke "And you’re just as fast as ever."

A female voice spoke "CELESTIAL BLAST!!!"

A male spoke "FIRE ROAR!!!"

Several Oni got destroyed.

Danyelle gasps "No feathering way.... Natsu! Lucy!"

end

Rally! Allied Forces versus Tigerclaw!
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Rally! Allied Forces versus Tigerclaw!

*Spottedleaf's POV*

Some time after Danyelle convinced her sensei to help in the fight, I was overseeing the training progress.

Twilight spoke "I think we should evacuate the children and non-fighters to Vera's hotel."

Shining Armor spoke "Good idea sis."

Fluttershy spoke "Um… But I wanna help."

Flowerstep spoke "Sorry Flutters, you're not a fighter though. And I don't want to lose you."

Fluttershy spoke "But I can’t do nothing while my friends fight with their lives on the line."

Twilight spoke "But you can protect the kids though."

Fluttershy spoke "But-"

Rarity spoke "No buts Fluttershy, we nearly lost you once. We can't lose you again."

Rainbow asks "Think about it Shy, would you send a five month old ponykat into battle?"

Fluttershy spoke "NO!!!"

Danyelle spoke "You can use your strength to protect Hawkbreeze and the others."

Fluttershy spoke "Fair enough."

Rainbow Dash spoke "Thanks, Flutters."

Fluttershy spoke "Flowerstep's right though, I'm not a fighter unless provoked."

I ponder "Hmm…"

Firestar asks "What is it Spottedleaf?"

I ask "What did Tigerclaw do again?"

Flintfur explained everything he knew.

I spoke "Oh! That’s right!"

Ears pin back, Firestar asks "What is Scourge doing here of all places?"

Flintfur got really nervous.

I spoke "Firestar, calm down. He’s changed."

Firestar spoke "He's the reason why my first of nine lives was taken! Even Blackstar and Leopardstar know that!"

Both cats nod in agreement.

Twilight was growling suddenly.

Twilight spoke "Save it. He’s close."

Berkan was clenching his left arm. “About time.”

Cloudstar spoke "I may not know what's going on but I'll help you out!"

Blackstar spoke "Agreed."

Roll and Vincent spoke "Count us in."

Ghost appeared next to Gizem.

Ghost spoke "I’ll lend you my strength."

Gizem spoke "*Slightly pushing katana with left hand thumb, showing a glimpse its ghostly blue glow on the katana’s steel* Very well."

Twilight spoke clearly for all to hear. "I will not lie to you any longer! Equestria is in grave danger. But when I look at you all, I don't just see creatures of all kinds. I see friends, family... Strong, brave individuals who have stood by each other's side and have never, ever backed down from a fight! Today, we face a danger like none before! As one of the Elements of Harmony, your friend and as a sister in arms. I ask you to fight one more time! For Equestria!"

Various combat ready ponies spoke "FOR EQUESTRIA!!"

Various gryphons screech loud as the dragons roar loud.

The Abyssinians and chakats yowl loud as Erza howls.

Berkan’s eyes suddenly changed as he wielded his zanbato.

Firestar, Blackstar, Onestar, Leopardstar and Cloudstar yowl loud.

Blizzardstar yowls loud.

Silas and Tyson brought out their weapons and firearms.

Danyelle's body crackles with static as she yowls.

Yuki and Haru yowl loud, as did Muta.

Foxsong roars loud, which was heard all the way to Canterlot.

Hearing Foxsong's roar, Celestia spoke "So, the war has started."

Meanwhile, a pair of purple eyes glowed in a cave, having heard that roar.

I spoke "Alright, we will beat Tigerclaw."

Cocoa spoke "That murderous tabby is GOING DOWN!!!"

Gertrude spoke "Agreed."

All of the kids and non-fighters had been evacuated to the Chuddle Hotel as Clarity shows up via warp ring.

Clarity spoke "I'll help in any way I can!"

Therron spoke "Hopefully this Tigerclaw can put up a good fight."

I spoke "StarClan have mercy on us all."

Vera spoke "*Looking through spyglass* Uh, guys? Tigerclaw looks stronger than you said he would."

Eyes shimmering, Rarity spoke "And to make things worse, he's got Diamond Dog followers!"

Vera spoke "Yeah, I seriously think they have Lan and Maylu."

Roll snarls as fire swirls around her.

Danyelle growls "Those mutts are gonna PAY!!!"

Blizzardstar yowls "MeadowClan, ATTACK!!!"

Firestar yowls "LionClan, ATTACK!!!"

The six clan leaders charge into battle as the others follow them.

Danyelle flew into battle with Vincent, Roll and the other fliers following her.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtKCNJmARF0 was heard as the united clans fought with the dogs.

An enemy attacked Berkan before the diamond dog grabbed the enemy with his left hand. “You’ll only take a nap.” Berkan said as his left arm glowed and surged red as the enemy diamond dog suddenly became pale and fell unconscious before Berkan let the enemy go. “Hehehe. You punks better make this fun for me.”

Danyelle spoke "Whatever you do, don't hurt Lan or Maylu!"

The yellow Abyssinian-Pegasus hybrid paralyzes a Diamond Dog with her electricity.

Firestar sets a Diamond Dog on fire while Onestar sent another flying with a gust of wind.

Therron sensed a diamond dog planning to attack him from behind as he flipped around and grabbed the enemy before throwing him over his shoulder.

Keeping her sword sheathed, Clarity kicks a Diamond Dog in the breadbasket causing it to keel over in pain.

A group of diamond dogs charged at Tyson, but the Abyssinian smirked as he pressed a button on the detonator in his hand, causing explosions beneath the group as they were sent into the air and fell to the ground while being knocked unconscious. “Should’ve payed more attention.” Tyson quipped as he brought out a bottle and drank a swig of it. “Now that’s the good stuff.”

Danyelle and Tigerclaw were hissing at each other.

A few of the Diamond Dog bitches scoff before siding with MeadowClan since they were sick of being used as breeding slaves.

I smiled at that.

Erza punches a blue furred Diamond Dog in the face, knocking him out cold.

But then something in a dark black mist crawled out of the diamond dog’s mouth.

Danyelle claws Tigerclaw's face while dodging his attacks.

Danyelle taunts "What's the matter Tigerclaw-baka? Too scared to hit a she-cat?"

Tigerclaw was starting to get angry.

Danyelle throws Tigerclaw into the water.

Tigerclaw jumped out and attacked Danyelle.

Danyelle flew up to dodge the attack.

Berkan was soon approaching Tigerclaw .

Danyelle spoke "I got this one!"

Danyelle flew at lightning speed, pulling off a Lightningboom in the process as she slashes Tigerclaw's head clean off thus ending the dark tabby for good.

But then Danyelle felt a stabbing pain in her arm.

Danyelle spoke "OW! What the cuss was that? It hurts!"

Ghost spoke "Tch. He truly is stubborn, even his spirit is trying to kill you."

But then we all heard ominous whistling as there was a bright red-eyed wolf diamond dog with a black riding cloak with a built-in hood approaching the Danyelle. He brought out sickles and slashed at the Abyssinian, only to intentionally miss her before he grabbed something invisible. “Do not worry senora, I’m only here for Tigerclaw's spirit.” The diamond dog said before walking off while whistling that same ominous tune before he completed faded away.

Firestar spoke "That was the third time Tigerclaw was killed... The second time was by my claws."

Flintfur stammers "F-first time was by my claws..."

I spoke "That means he’ll only come back six more times."

Firestar spoke "No he won't. Remember, he had all nine lives ripped out at the same time back when I was alive."

Danyelle asks "Wait a minute, that wolf… What was he doing?"

Haru spoke "Don't look at me!"

Ghost spoke "…No need to worry. We won this battle."

Corvo spoke "No doubt about that."

Brigit spoke "Heh. Yeah."

I spoke "Yeah! We did it!!!"

The dragons all roar in happiness as the Abyssinians yowl.

Lightning Edge spoke "Heehee! We certainly beat him."

Flaring Blade spoke "Indeed."

Danyelle yowls loud in happiness.

Swift Cyclone spoke "Well that was eventful."

Twilight spoke "What really matters is that we won!"

Swift Cyclone chuckles "Heh. Can’t argue with that."

The blue-furred diamond dog groaned with a hand holding onto his head in pain as he got up. “Ugh… What happened? Where am I?”

Erza spoke "You're in Ponyville."

The male asks "Erza? Is that you?"

Erza spoke "Yeah Jellal, it's me. Dragon wings and all."

Jellal asks "What happened? How did I get here?"

Erza spoke "Long story short, you were being controlled by an evil Abyssinian."

Jellal asks "What? Who?"

I spoke "My insane nephew, Tigerclaw... He's dead now, Danyelle killed him."

Danyelle spoke "It's true."

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Party Palooza!
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Party Palooza!

*Pinkie's POV*

It's been one party after another for me and Cheese since we've been finding nascent alicorns and inviting them to tour the world with us.

But the biggest surprise was the fact that I was carrying three fillies and a colt though I was just a month in.

Cheese chuckles "This sure is fun, right, Pinkster?"

“Heehee, yeah! Especially our little honeymoon at the Chuddle Hotel, big colt.” I seductively said with a tiger-like growl.

Cheese chuckles "*Seductively* Oh-ho! You were quite a package yourself, big filly. *Tiger-like growl*"

Oh, I don’t just love my Cheese Sandwich, I crave him every single moment I’m still alive!

To my surprise, my hunk of a husband was an alicorn too!

“I still can’t believe the two of us put together our own private party for your ascension, sweetie.” I groaned.

Cheese spoke "Well, after our adventure, maybe we can at our room in the Chuddle Hotel."

That got me more excited. “Aw yeah! Nonstop fun!”

Cheese laughs "And nonstop feasting!"

“Just the two of us for three weeks straight!” My hubby-wubby and I declared in unison as our excitement skyrocketed.

A white Pegasus mare with sky blue eyes and mane asks "Shouldn't we look for other alicorns?"

Before I was about to answer, my horn glowed as I sensed something in the forest, like it was hidden in the leaves.

The Pegasus mare bars my path with a wing.

The mare spoke "Whoever is hiding, come out now."

We then saw something jumping throughout the trees, like it was retreating.

Sapphire gasps "Ruby Flare nee-chan!"

“Huh?” I asked, totally confused.

Featherwhisker spoke "Miss Sapphire is of Neighpon descent, same with her older sister."

Ruby spoke "You gotta help me!"

“What happened?” I asked.

Ruby's speech had slipped into the Neighponese dialect.

Sapphire spoke "There's been reports of dragons round these parts... Nadders, Gronkles, Zipplebacks, Monstrous Nightmares... One guard said they saw a Songwing too..."

Songwing? Why does that ring a bell?

Sapphire spoke "Songwings are often seen in pairs though since a single Songwing can cause trouble."

Cheese asks "Any Night Furies or Light Furies?"

A unicorn guard spoke "None so far since the last known Night Fury is currently in Neighpon."

My ears suddenly twitched, hearing something.

Featherwhisker spoke "We got a Nadder... Female and likely gravid due to the eggs in her..."

I ask "Should we help it?"

Featherwhisker spoke "Gravid dragons are more temperamental than normal..."

After getting a salmon from the zeppelin's fridge, Featherwhisker carefully approaches the Nadder.

Orchid asks "What is he doing?"

“Trying to give her food, silly.” I giggled.

Cheese spoke "But female dragons can be temperamental when they have eggs on the way."

Just as the Nadder was about to attack Featherwhisker, Lionblaze showed up on the back of Nightclaw.

Lionblaze spoke "Careful dude! Dragon females are more aggressive when they have eggs on the way!"

Snowflake had backed the Nadder into a corner, calming the gravid dragon down.

Lionblaze sighs "I swear to StarClan, are all medicine cats this stupid?"

“I call that brave.” I responded.

Cheese spoke "Same here."

Lionblaze spoke "My brother's kinda grumpy though..."

Featherwhisker chuckles "Kinda reminds me of my mentor. But Goosefeather was bonkers though."

Lionblaze asks "So uh, have you found any alicorns yet pink one?"

Featherwhisker spoke "I heard from Yellowfang that Rarity found eight alicorns along with an alicorn ponykat. Spottedleaf said that Danyelle found three but is travelling with seven since Snowfall and Scorching had ascended differently. Moth Flight said that Twilight found one shortly after Sunset ascended. I heard from Prince Lune that his wife found two alicorn colts. Pebble said that he and Applejack found one. No report from Cloud Spots yet. Nothing from Cadence yet, not since Shining Armor ascended."

“Huh.” I noted before we heard a thud.

A sky blue alicorn mare with a bubblegum pink mane and a scar across her blind eye was out cold on the ground.

“Another universe?” I wondered.

Lionblaze growls "Something bad is coming..."

Vera suddenly showed up in a panic and closing an open portal in the sky shut. “You’ve gotta be kidding me! Tirek’s earlier return is bad enough, but the very absolute last thing we and all of the multiverses need is THAT getting here, anywhere or anywhen at all!”

I immediately patch through to Zelestia, warning the cop of what was happened.

Zelestia spoke "It's also happening in the OC-verse since the Celestia of that universe told me about it."

Vera gasps "TWO PIBBYs?! *Facepalm!* Talk about double trouble!"

Vera suddenly kicked a tree before we heard a *BWOOMP!* and, “Team Rocket’s fatly blasting off again! *Star KO*”

Vera spoke "Whoops! Good thing it’ll wear off and they’ll be back to normal in a week or so."

I spoke "Star Rose had that one coming though...."

Vera spoke "Hopefully he’ll get used to it."

The mare groans in pain.

Zelestia spoke "*voice only* I'm going to patch through to your world's Celestia and ask her to call off the hunt since I fear the alicorns are in great danger."

Vera asks "Not just of Tirek, is it?"

Zelestia spoke "Your world's Tirek died 800 years ago, according to what I heard from Zuki."

I don’t know why, but that made my knee extremely pinchy.

Lionblaze and the trio of dragons growl.

We suddenly heard screaming as I instinctively teleported and caught a strange chakat before bringing it back to my zeppelin.

Nightclaw carried the gravid Nadder up onto the zeppelin so Featherwhisker could work on getting the eggs out safely.

Lionblaze asks "Is that a... chakat?"

“Hey, I just caught hir...” I pointed out before I got a better loot at the chakat.

The chakat groans "Ugh… What? Where am I?"

Lionblaze spoke "I heard about it from Spottedleaf since one was spotted in Neighpon. Then Cloud Spots reported a Koshai to Princess Celestia."

The chakat spoke "I see, then me suddenly finding myself in this new world is no coincidence. My name is Stormblizzard."

Lionblaze spoke "I'm Lionblaze, ThunderClan warrior. The others are Princess Pinkie Pie, Prince Cheese Sandwich, Featherwhisker, Nightclaw and Snowflake. There's also a Nadder that's got eggs on the way so Featherwhisker's got his paws full."

Orchid spoke "I'm Orchid Jewel, Featherwhisker's wife and mother to Cozy Glow and Sweetwhisker."

Stormblizzard asks "I see. But I can sense that there is trouble. What is happening?"

The sky blue mare spoke "C-corruption.... It seeks to destroy all worlds...."

Stormblizzard spoke "…I knew something was off."

I spoke "Dany's counterpart is also aware of this mess since there's a Pibby in that universe too that's rallying as many battle ready fighters."

Stormblizzard spoke "I see."

Pibby spoke "They might have fallen to the corruption by now..."

I spoke "If that's the case then it'd be too late to save them."

Stormblizzard spoke "Somehow, I find that highly doubtful."

Wait-What am I saying?! “Blizzy’s right! We can’t quit now! There could be others here!”

Cheese spoke "We have to send word to the OC-verse since they might be under attack as well!"

Stormblizzard spoke "Wise choice."

Lionblaze spoke "This mess doesn't just affect our universe, it affects all universes!"

*Meanwhile in the OC-verse*

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Watch your tail there Twilight! Don't let it touch you!"

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Right! EAT FIRE KYUBI ROAR YA DAMNED CORRUPTION!!"

Water suddenly surrounded a group of corrupted enemies from all directions before it turned into crystals, trapping them.

Maria shouts "CHAOS HEAL!!!"

A blast of healing energy hits the corrupted people, cleansing them of the corruption.

Some kind of alien-Pokémon combo showed up.

The creature spoke "Whew! Glad Gemeleon came in handy."

OC-verse Twilight spoke "This is bad!"

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Author's Note

Crossover with HTTYD and book 4 of Life as a Sonic OC

Searching for Sirens/ Plundervine Problems
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Searching for Sirens/ Plundervine Problems

*Danyelle's POV*

After I had regained my strength, I set out on my zeppelin with Cocoa and the seven sirens. I had to take Ocean Melody and Lettuce Rush with me since I couldn't leave them alone too long.

“So you three male sirens, what’re your names?” I asked.

The teal male spoke "I'm Allegro, the other two are my brothers, Alto and Largo."

Sonata nuzzled against Allegro as he nuzzled her back.

Adagio was coiled around Alto.

Aria and Largo intertwined their tails.

Foxsong had Cocoa in her front legs.

I spoke "Bringing back a species will be hard since the only known way to find a siren is by singing."

Adagio spoke "Agreed."

I spoke "Good thing I'm 5% siren though since my talent is singing."

Cocoa spoke "Here's an idea that could work! We could go on a world tour while performing concerts to lure out hiding sirens!"

Aria spoke "Huh, not a bad plan."

I spoke "I agree but under one condition. You Dazzlings have to use your singing for good reasons."

Sonata spoke "Sure thing."

I spoke "Last thing we need is a bad pony handling your costume designs and whatnot so I'll be your manager."

Foxsong asks "Where should we perform first?"

“Hmm… An ocean’s a good place to start as any.” I noted.

Foxsong spoke "Good idea."

Adagio spoke "Still, we might attract other melodic creatures."

Pulling out a book on all known Equian species that I had written, I look through it.

I spoke "Alicorn, Unicorn, Pegasus, Earth Pony, Gronckle, Songwing, Night Fury... Here! The Alyra's roars are almost musical, perhaps even beautiful. Each call is a note in symphony, rising in crescendo until a terrifying, deadly finale. It's also said that the Alyra's natural enemies are Songwings and Sirens.”

Cocoa asks "Wait a second! Didn’t Thorne say that the Alyra was of the Radiant Element? Doesn’t that mean…? But how did the Alyra get onto this planet anyway?"

I spoke "My guess would be that Ozul's world and our world are merging... I decided to write a book on all species so that future generations know what's what."

Foxsong spoke "But how is that happening in the first place? Because if it was true, the world would be floating shattered islands."

Alto spoke "Maybe all the humans of that world was teleported to a different world before it started happening and the magic’s putting the pieces back together."

I spoke "Good thing I asked my counterpart for a trans-dimensional phone in case there was a surplus of Mobians that used to be humans... I think it's some sort of zone rule."

Largo spoke "Still, better watch out for the real tough behemoths Charred warmed us about, not that they’re seen much and pretty much only live in a few places."

My tail fur had fully bristled up since I had sensed trouble.

I spoke "Cocoa, turn this zeppelin around! We got MAJOR trouble in Ponyville!"

Cocoa spoke "But the sirens we’re trying to find…"

I spoke "We'll go looking for them AFTER we help the alicorns deal with the Plundervines!"

Cocoa spoke "Okay."

We turned back, unknowing about the pair of eyes watching us.

Foxsong was growling since she had sensed that someone was watching.

Cocoa spoke "I know you sense something wrong, but Danyelle said that we need to head back."

Foxsong spoke "Fine... I'll behave but only for you, you silly tanuki."

Cocoa giggles "Ohoho, don’t give me that, ya crazy fox."

Cocoa and Foxsong started playfully tussling with each other.

Foxsong giggles "Cheeky tanuki! and that was your counterpart's favorite insult."

“Sassy fox!” Cocoa giggled back as I couldn’t help but smile at those two.

I used my magic to teleport the two to a room in the Chuddle hotel before the sirens and I arrived in Ponyville.

And it was definitely being attacked by Plundervines.

Nariko was definitely doing well against the fine, with her electrified quills tearing through the vines like butter, while Thorne was protecting others with his own thorny vines.

Since I still had Rising Sun's devout beads on my neck, I fired a Divine Lightning Neko Yowl at the vines thus letting the alicorns know I had returned to help.

Nariko spoke "Talk about timing!"

A pale mint green unicorn mare with a red song-gem on a necklace was growling as she fought off the vines.

“Lyra?” I noticed.

Adagio asks "Wait a second, is that…?"

Lyra had suddenly transformed into her siren form before ripping plundervines apart.

Lyra roars "STUPID VINES!!!"

Sonata spoke "Wow. Talk about luck."

I spoke "I didn't see that coming."

Zecora showed up, with her equipment too.

I spoke "Let me guess, the Plundervines caused the balance of the Everfree Forest to go out of whack and thus you had to pack up and flee."

Zecora spoke "Indeed, as you can see. The Everfree Forest became too much even for me."

I spoke "We can't ask the OC-verse to help so we have to..."

My eyes flash white suddenly.

I spoke "Twilight! Rarity! Applejack! Pinkie! Rainbow! Fluttershy! Spottedleaf! Give me the Elements! I know what I have to do to get rid of the vines!"

Nariko spoke "I’ll come along too in case those vines come after you."

After taking the elements from the seven, I flew into the forest alone.

I soon find the Tree of Harmony but it was covered in vines plus I had noticed four tightly woven piles of vines.

I fly about while putting the elements back onto the tree while dodging the vines.

Soon enough, I only had Twilight's element left but I was tangled in vines so I used my magic to put the Element of Magic back on the tree thus causing it to regain its power and destroy the vines in the process.

I pant "That was bloody close..."

I pass out just as the four piles of vines vanish, revealing four of the alicorns.

It was Princesses Celestia, Luna and their husbands!

Celestia spoke "It took a lot of bravery for Princess Danyelle to come here on her own to save the Tree of Harmony."

Luna spoke "Don’t forget the other Seven Princesses, Tia."

Celestia spoke "I know sister, the Alicorns of Harmony had to give up the elements though."

Twilight spoke "I understand that it needed to be done, especially for all my friends and family."

I groan in pain due to the headache I had gotten.

Rainbow spoke "What came as a shocker was Lyra though. None of us realized that she was a siren."

Fluttershy spoke "Thanks for holding off the Plundervines, Nariko."

Nariko spoke "I try my best."

Rarity spoke "But the real hero was Danyelle, she faced all odds and saved the tree on her own after we gave up the elements."

But then we heard coughing as we could tell from that something was injured.

I ready the devout beads in case it was a threat as I asked Fluttershy to go get Redheart.

The creature groans "Ugh… At least those killer thorn vines are gone…"

I ask "Who are you?"

We saw a combo of a babirusa and a prehensile-tailed porcupine with turquoise-blue spikes on its scalp, back, front legs and upper side of its tail.

The creature spoke "Oh, sorry about that. Name’s Spinetusk, and I’m a Quillshot. I was trying to figure out where I was, but I was wrapped up in some crazy vines."

I soon notice a strange box with seven keyholes on it.

I spoke "Seven locks, seven keys..."

Spottedleaf spoke "Must be very important."

I spoke "I think this is likely an upgrade of the Elements."

Rainbow Dash spoke "Not until we open it, that’s for sure."

I spoke "Yeah, I think you seven are the ones to figure out how to open it..."

Applejack asks "Pardon?"

I spoke "I think this is a task only you seven can solve."

Rarity spoke "Oh dear. That will be hard."

Twilight spoke "Especially since two of the keys will be harder to find."

end

Author's Note

Start of Season 4

Final Showdown! Allied Forces versus the Mafia
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Final Showdown! Allied Forces versus the Mafia

*Honeystar's POV*

I spoke "Alright everyone! Listen up! The mafia is planning to attack New Mareidian soon but we will be READY to fight them! We won't let them hurt another alicorn again!"

Every alicorn present was cheering.

Twirama roars loud.

Word soon reached Card Trick so he rallied all of MeadowClan together.

Card spoke "Attention everyone, I just received word from Blizzardstar that the Medici Mafia is planning to attack New Mareidian soon so I need every combat ready Pegasus, gryphon, dragon and Changeling to airlift the Clan cats to Applejack's location right away!"

Tyson spoke "Looks like we got an invitation to quite a party."

Dovewing spoke "I assume it'll be more than that Tyson, We might be going to war soon."

A tom spoke "Not if we cut off the head first."

The group turned around, seeing Samhit.

Tyson spoke "Haha! Perfect timing!"

Tigerstar asks "But how in StarClan are we going to get the combat ready unicorns and earth ponies to New Mareidian?"

Vera showed up. “Ai-yai-yai… Group teleportation, remember?”

Dovewing spoke "That'll work."

Samhit spoke "But if there’s a Skullmare on the loose, things will get troublesome."

A creamy white stallion with blue eyes and a curly blonde mane spoke "Exactly!"

Card Trick spoke "MeadowClan and LionClan warriors! MOVE OUT!!"

Dovewing was on the back of a nadder as other non-winged Clan cats got onto the backs of other flyers as they prepared to take flight.

Sky High spoke "Hey! Golden Wind!"

Sky High showed up.

Golden Wind spoke "Ah, Sky High. It’s good to see you again, amico."

A purple blur had pounced on a white gryphon male.

Wave titters "Pinned ya Bruno!"

Bruno chuckles "Alright Wave, please calm yourself. Good to see you too. And Golden Wind, I see you’re head of Passione now. Congratulations."

Golden spoke "Well, I couldn’t have done it without my friends."

Bramblestar spoke "Golden Wind was it? We need your help."

Golden spoke "Yes, I understand what we need to do."

While climbing onto the back of a Monstrous Nightmare, Bramblestar spoke "The Medici Mafia is planning to attack New Mareidian soon. We of LionClan and of MeadowClan are to mobilize immediately to provide backup for Princess Applejack."

Sumarda spoke "Don’t forget, the other princesses are heading there too."

Trixie spoke "As well as a few allies from the OC-verse since they're under orders from Zelestia."

Card spoke "Don't forget, we got male alicorns too."

Sumarda asks "Welp, everyone ready?"

The allied clan cats all spoke "READY!!!"

Bramblestar's Monstrous Nightmare takes flight at the same time as the other dragons.

All of SkyClan take flight as well.

*Meanwhile in Ineighba*

Danyelle spoke "Skittles! We have to go to New Mareidian right now!"

Rainbow spoke "Right! Emmy, round the others up and get them onto the zeppelin. The war against the Medici Mafia has begun!"

*At the same time with Twilight*

Twilight and her group was heading to New Mareidian.

Micah spoke "Guess the war has started."

Twilight spoke "It has."

*With Rarity and Pinkie's groups,*

Rarity spoke "We should head to New Mareidian."

Pinkie spoke "Right."

*With Fluttershy's group*

I spoke "Dagonians! Chakats! Now is not the time to be at each other's throats! We have to stop the Medici Mafia if we are to maintain peace!"

The combat ready chakats all yowl before Fluttershy and I lead them onto the zeppelin.

*Applejack’s POV*

Hoowee! It took a while, but all of us got to Lorenzo, and found Black Dahlia before she rang some kind of bell as female creatures in bunny outfits from bars while wearing skull masks and wielding weapons showed up.

Big Band spoke "I will handle Dahlia, it’s a bit of a personal matter between ASGs."

Peacock spoke "Oh no ya don’t Saxafras! Me and my gang are helpin’ ya!"

Avery spoke "Boss got that right, ya big mook!"

Twirama snarls "THIS ENDS NOW!!!"

Phantom and his marefriend were ready to fight.

We started fighting the female goons as Peacock and Big Band fought Black Dahlia.

The dragons shot fire at the goons, roasting them.

I tackled a couple of the goons through walls.

Twirama sent 20 goons flying with a tailslap.

Umbrella attacked some goons with her living weapon, Hungern as it grabbed them with its mouth before chewing and swallowing said goons.

Spottedleaf pounces on a goon, clawing the guy's face.

Parasoul spoke "Black Egrets, fire!"

Masked soldiers fired their weapons on a group of goons, hitting them dead on.

One or two Chaos blasts were seen since OC-verse Danyelle had slaughtered a few dozen goons.

Nadia took off her tail and used it like a sword as she slashed some of the goons.

OC-verse Danyelle flew into a spindash, tearing through several goons.

Painwheel used the spinning blades attached to her back to rip through other goons.

Twirama had pounced on Lorenzo, sinking her fangs into his neck.

Twirama growls "Grr! Even like this, his scales are tough!"

But then Black Dahlia fired ice bullets at Twirama, freezing her in her tracks and encasing her in ice. “Looks like I’ll have to teach you manners after I’m done with these trash who call themselves weapons.”

Lorenzo pried himself off and started to flee.

Twirama set herself on fire before chasing after Lorenzo.

Burning Twirama snaps "GET OVER HERE YA LITTLE SHIT!"

Burning Twirama grabs Lorenzo's neck again, pinning him down as OC-verse Danyelle flew at high speed towards Black Dahlia.

Black Dahlia spoke "Catch."

Black Dahlia threw something at the two and it stuck onto them.

OC-Verse Danyelle gasps "*Stops* What the?!"

Twirama and OC-Verse Danyelle were tryin’ to get the somethings off them before we heard beeping.

OC-verse Sunset used her magic to teleport the bombs off the two royals, sending them deep underground.

Black Dahlia smirked before we noticed blinking red lights on Twirama and OC-Verse Danyelle.

Black Dahlia *Brings out detonator* Watch out for the little things."

Dahlia pressed the button, only for nothing to happen, much to all of our confusion.

A tom spoke "Gotta admit, wiring was good, but I made them into duds."

We looked around and saw Tyson, much to our surprise.

Burning Twirama spoke "You saved my furry ass."

the white furred kyubi-alicorn pried Lorenzo's jaws open before shooting a fireball down the dragon's throat, causing the wings to rupture.

Burning Twirama laughs "Not so fireproof on the inside, are you?!"

Big Band suddenly had bagpipes parts on him as he played a bit, as if he was doing a taunt before the parts withdrew back into him.

“All charged up!” Big Band said before jumped into the air above Black Dahlia. “Tympani…” Big Band started as he pulls out several timpani and mallets. “Drive!” Big Band finished as he banged on the timpani with the mallets, causing multiple sound blasts to shoot out of the bottom of each timpani, hitting and juggling Black Dahlia as they flew higher. “You’re in trouble now!” Big Band quipped as he withdrew the mallets and timpani before grabbing Black Dahlia’s head and trapped her in a giant bell. “Death Toll!” Big Band shouted as he brought out two bigger mallets before he used them to violently ring the bell, shattering it and launching Black Dahlia upward.

“Know what this is?” Tyson said with a smirk and holding a detonator before he pressed the button as an explosion went off and hit Dahlia as she was about to hit the ground before she found herself on a giant explosive and surrounded by fire as Tyson watched from a distance. “Have a good time with Incredible.” Tyson quipped as he swung his square sword down on a giant detonator button, setting the bomb he called “Incredible” off with a huge explosion, sending Dahlia flying towards Peacock before she grabbed the assassin and shoved her into a burlap sack.

Peacock spoke "Andy! Tommy!"

Andy and Tommy spoke "*Showing up* Right boss!"

The three then started stomping down on Black Dahlia before a small walking bomb joined in with a baseball bat. Tommy and Andy jumped, backing off as Peacock turned around and started walking away while smokin’ a lit cigar before she smirked and threw it away at the bomb’s lit fuse, causing it to blow up the sack and Dahlia in a great explosion.

Peacock spoke "Goodfellas."

Dahlia was sent flying with her legs blown to pieces before she was on the ground in fury.

The Alicorn Alliance soon has Lorenzo and Dahlia surrounded.

Zelestia spoke "Black Dahlia, you and Lorenzo are both under arrest for attempted murder of royalty as well as the murder of one Cloudrunner. Zwilight and Zadence, take them away!"

The two alicorn cops restrain Lorenzo and Dahlia with magic.

Twirama snarls "Any last words?"

Black Dahlia simply smirked as her back opened up, revealing a button before her tail pressed it, and all of us heard beeping. “Sayonara.”

OC-verse Danyelle shouts "CHAOS BARRIER!!!"

A barrier traps Dahlia, preventing her from killing everyone in sight.

The countdown was only a few seconds as she self-destructed inside the barrier, before we saw that Lorenzo was gone!

Twirama was also gone but the alliance and I soon saw her coming back with Lorenzo's dead body in her jaws.

Twirama spoke "Coward tried to run away."

Honeystar spoke "Friends! Allies! We have won this war!"

Honeystar lets out a yowl as the others let out various noises.

Twirama roars loud.

But Faunia however held her head in pain.

Crosswind asks "Ya doin' okay Faunia?"

Faunia gasps "M-My head!"

Samson asks "Wait a minute… Kid, are your memories-"

Faunia spoke "GAAAAAHHH!!!"

OC-verse Danyelle used Chaos Heal to ease off Faunia's headache.

Faunia spoke "Samson… Thanks for saving me…"

Samson asks "What the?! How do you know about that, kid?!"

Faunia spoke "It was the last thing I remembered before you bonded with my mane and tail, even though you sealed away my memories doing that."

Twirama spoke "What matters is that the mafia can't threaten us ever again!"

Faunia spoke "Actually, we did put an end to my grandfather’s empire."

Danyelle spoke "If it wasn't for my counterpart and Twilight's counterpart, many of us would not have survived. We owe it to them for aiding us in a dire time."

…Wait, what?

“Grandfather?!” Most of us asked in shock.

Faunia spoke "My full name is Faunia Mane Medici. But knowing that, I hope I’m still your friend."

Twirama spoke "Even though I was the one that offed your grandfather, I hope you don't take any form of revenge against me."

Faunia spoke "Don’t worry about that. My parents and I cut off our ties with the Mafia since we didn’t want any part of what they were doing."

Danyelle spoke "That may be so but Vitalneigh is still out there."

Twirama shot a large fireball at a tree, forcing Vitalneigh out of hiding.

Faunia spoke "Uncle."

The rest of the Alliance glare at Vitalneigh.

Vitalneigh scoffs "You… How are you still alive after Ottomo drilled your head with bullets?"

Samson spoke "*As Faunia turned around and Samson revealing himself* You can thank me for that, punk."

Vitalneigh spoke "You’re that parasite that was on that mutt. So you moved from the dog onto her to save her from death’s door. Quite a plan, I must admit."

Samson spoke "Tch. I still have a score to settle with you for ordering that puny salamander in a big robo-armor to shoot Dog, my last host, dead."

Twirama and all of the Changelings and Abyssinians growl at Vitalneigh.

Faunia’s horn glowed as she made a memory screen.

There was thinking as a dog as black as Faunia’s man and tail growled.

A mare asks Mars? Who do you think-

Mars spoke "Just keep packing, Emarelia, I’ve got this."

Past Vitalneigh asks "Mars?! You’re alive! We got hit HARD tonight, and you’re the only one that- …packing for a vacation, Mars Shield?"

Mars spoke "It’s… a long story."

Past Vitalneigh spoke "Is it? The Skullmare hit every Medici in Maplecrest, but somehow my brother, who cut ties with his family over a trivial matter, is spared? The moment you walked away, I should have seen this coming. Hiding away, keeping your hands clean, hiding your time until…"

Emarelia spoke "Vitalneigh, p-please we can explain, just… c-calm down…"

Past Vitalneigh spoke Calm down? CALM DOWN?! Sure. Let’s do this nice and calmly. Ottomo, go find Faunia. I’ll handle these two."

Ottomo spoke "Pip pip!"

Mars spoke "You can’t be… No.. NO. FAUNIA! GET OUT N-"

We heard two gunshots.

Past Faunia: DAD? DAD?!!

Past Faunia showed up, with blonde and slightly wavy mane and tail before we saw Mars and Emarelia, shot dead from Vitalneigh’s weapon.

Past Faunia cries *Sobs* Why?! Why are you doing this?!!"

Past Vitalneigh spoke "The Skullmare kills all of our family members in Maplecrest, but spares yours? YOURS?! The only ones who turned their backs on the family?! Traitors. You can finish her off now, Ottomo."

Ottomo spoke "Jolly good!"

Past Faunia spoke "No! SAMSON!!!"

*WHA-BAM!* Ottomo fired from his mechanical fingers and shot Faunia through the head.

Past Samson spoke "Faunia!! You’ll pay for this you lanky freak!"

The dog growled in agreement before the screen went static.

Past Vitalneigh asks "A talking dog? How pedestrian. Ottomo?"

Ottomo spoke "Righty-o!"

*WHAAA-BAM!* We heard gunshots and splattering.

Past Vitalneigh spoke "Should anyone care to investigate, they’ll think it’s another Skullmare attack. Let’s go, Ottomo. My father is waiting for our report."

Ottomo: Capital idea, sir! Off we go."

We then heard the two leave.

Past Samson spoke "Ngggghhh, that thing punches like a… baby… that goes to the gym seven times a week. C’mon Dog, we should bounce in case that baby wants a rematch. …Dog? DOG?!! No, that’s… No. NonononononononoNONONO! I’m—I’m sorry, buddy. I never meant… I should’ve protected you… Aw, hell…"

Past Faunia groans "Ughh…"

Past Samson spoke "Kid?! Kid, you’re alive?!! Barely breathin’… Sorry, kid, you’re gonna have to forgive me for what I’m about to do…"

The static faded before we saw the Faunia and Samson we see now.

Past Samson spoke "Okay… *Huff*… I think we’re safe… *Wheeze* Should be healin’ quicker now… Sorry again about how this shook out, kiddo. Just couldn’t leave you there. Not after everything I’ve been through with your… OUR family. Couldn’t lose it all like I lost-"

Past Faunia groans "Nnnnggghhhh…"

Past Samson spoke "You’re awake! Take it easy, kid. You got banged up pretty good."

Past Faunia asks "Wh-Who said that? Who’s talking? Where am I? Who… Who am I?"

Past Samson spoke "Hoo boy. Samson ol’ buddy, what’ve you gotten yourself into this time…"

The screen then faded, as most of us were shocked at what happened.

Twilight drapes a wing over Faunia's back.

Flash spoke "I'm also an orphan too so I know what it's like to be alone. If it weren't for my brother in-law, I wouldn't have met Twilight."

Twilight giggles "True there."

But then a black blur ran past us before grabbing Vitalneigh by the neck, revealed to be Shizu wielding Vice-Versa.

Rimuru gasps "Shizu, what in Faust's name are you doing?"

Faunia and Samson pulled Rimuru back.

Samson spoke "C’mon, Rimuru. You know what she’s doing. That punk killed adoptive relatives of hers and never told her anything about them."

The Sakurai sisters and the Hikari trio were growling at Vitalneigh.

Danyelle yowls "MURDERER!!!"

The five cats attack Vitalneigh, restraining him.

I covered Apple Bloom’s eyes since I knew it could get messy.

The other adults had covered the eyes of the children since they knew the same thing I did.

Vice-Versa cracked his knuckles.

Danyelle growls "This is the END of the Medici Mafia's terror!"

Vincent growls "The Alicorn Alliance will never let your empire win!"

Roll growls "For the sake of alicorns everywhere, it's over for you Vitalneigh!"

Shizu spoke "Back off. I’ll finish him."

Vincent spoke "The five of us cats are only holding him still so that he doesn't escape."

Shizu asks "Really now?"

Danyelle broke Vitalneigh's legs, stopping him from running away.

Danyelle spoke "I'm not like other Abyssinians though, I'm as strong as a dragon."

Shizu spoke "Then here we… *Vice Verse grabs Vitalneigh* go!"

Shizu then held Vice-Versa to mercilessly smash them into the ground until she spins her living weapon with Vitalneigh in his grasp.

Shizu spoke "Get ready for the Ultimate… *Tosses Vice-Versa, who was still holding Vitalneigh, skyward before she did a handstand while balancing a giant sword on one of her feet* Showstopper!"

Vice-Versa and Vitalneigh fell before the living weapon forcefully impaled him into the sword.

Spottedleaf spoke "His soul will not be going to StarClan anyway... Not after all the crap he's done."

Leafstar spoke "At least it's all over now..."

A voice spoke "I do suggest we help rebuild New Mareidian."

We turned around to see Squigly and Leviathan, alive and well.

Twilight spoke "A lot of spellfire was used too."

Danyelle spoke "We should check for casualties too."

Faunia spoke "Gah!"

Honeystar asks "Oh what now?"

Faunia started gaining dragon scales as her alicorn wings turned into dragon wings.

Twilight asks "Faunia?"

Faunia spoke "Must’ve been from my family."

Danyelle spoke "You almost look like a kirin."

Lightning Edge spoke "Yeah, but us Kirin are Chineighse."

Danyelle spoke "I guess Equestrian kirin look different."

Faunia asks "Do I look more of a dracony?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "One of my adopted children is a dracony though."

A gryphon-kirin hybrid male walks past Faunia, winking at her.

Samson asks "Huh? What’s that guy’s deal?"

Faunia however, didn’t respond. Heh, and I think I know why.

Honeystar snickers "Seems like somekirin's in love!"

Faunia asks "H-Huh?"

Samson scoffs "Tch. You’re jokin’, right?"

Blizzardstar spoke "Chakats don't lie."

the hybrid spoke "Hi."

Faunia stammers "Oh! Um… H-Hello?"

the hybrid spoke "Huh, you looked slimmer in the memory screen."

Faunia spoke "You can thank Samson’s eating habits for making me a little overweight."

The hybrid spoke "I'm Swift Fire."

Faunia spoke "Faunia Mane."

Now that Faunia mentioned it, her barrel did look a lil’ more pudgy than she was in that memory.

From Faunia's perspective, it was clear that Swift was rather fluffy for a half kirin.

But then Squigly suddenly became a hippogriff alicorn.

Leviathan spoke "Goodness! I must admit, milady, this is surprising."

Squigly spoke "Oh dear… I think I can agree with that, Leviathan."

Twirama spoke "Uh, genetics don't work that way..."

Vera showed up. “Hey, life is just full of unexpected surprises.”

Twirama spoke "True there and besides, Korra was a male in her past life."

Leviathan asks "Korra? Why does that name sound both familiar and unfamiliar at once?"

A warp ring opens up before a Mobian arctic fox with alicorn wings steps out.

Korra spoke "That would be me."

Water was flabbergasted since she was looking at her counterpart.

Water spoke "You sound like me..."

Korra spoke "Well, I’m you from another universe. But if it’s not me, maybe it’s Aang."

Leviathan asks "Aang? Why does that sound like Wind Arrow?"

Twirama cuffs Korra on the head.

Twirama spoke "But I thought you said that Aang died before you were born."

Twilight spoke "That's what happened with Wind Arrow too!"

Vera spoke "Whoa! Let’s not overthink this. It’s not that hard to explain."

Both Twilight and Twirama spoke "That's quite an easy one, reincarnation was involved."

Danyelle spoke "With the mafia destroyed, LET'S PARTY!!!!"

Pinkie popped up. “YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!”

OC-verse Danyelle exclaims "Ya, ya, ya, ya, yo! Everybody put their talons, hands or hooves together and clap 'em as loud as you can. Flap 'em, clap 'em. I don't care, slap 'em! *squawking*"

Twilight laughs "Party in Equestria baby!"

The party was soon underway and everyone was having fun!

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Fight for your life Spottedleaf! Alicorn Alliance Versus Tirek
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Fight for your life Spottedleaf! Alicorn Alliance Versus Tirek

*Danyelle's POV*

With two items still remaining, Spottedleaf knew that the battle against Tirek was drawing near.

Spottedleaf spoke "I will not lie to you any longer! Equestria is in grave danger. But when I look at you all, I don't just see mortals and immortals. I see friends, family, Alliance members... Strong, brave individuals who have stood by each other's side and have never, ever backed down from a fight! Today, we face a danger like none before! As one of your princesses, your friend and as a sister in arms. I ask you to fight one more time! For Equestria!"

Various chakats yowl "FOR EQUESTRIA!!!"

The lycans howl loud.

Corvo spoke "Heh, guess it’s showtime, so you’ll see what I got now that I’m a Raven Ranger."

A masculine voice was soon heard on various compacts but it wasn't from any stallion I knew.

The stallion spoke "*via compact* W-warning..... Lady Tirek... On the loose.... Planning to attack.... Alliance..."

Celestia asks "Lady Tirek?"

Twilight spoke "Basically a genderflipped version of this world's Tirek."

I spoke "I do believe that there's a world out there where genders are reversed... For every mare in this world, they'd be a stallion in that world."

Brigit spoke "That sounds… odd."

Holding up her compact since it showed a male version of Twilight's face, I spoke "That may be so but given that Zelestia hasn't warned us about Lady Tirek, we don't have much choice but to trust this guy's word."

Corvo asks "Okay?"

The stallion spoke "Oh where are my manners? My name is Prince Dusk Shine and the mare beside me is my wife, Flare Warden."

Flare Warden spoke "Heehee! Hi."

Flash Sentry spoke "She looks just like me, but as a mare."

I spoke "I'm surprised there isn't a male version of Spottedleaf."

Dusk chuckles "Funny you should mention that... Oi Fireleaf! Get your furry ass over here!"

A dark tortoiseshell Abyssinian-alicorn male spoke "Okay okay, Dusk! Don’t get your wings all molty."

All of the alicorns in the Alliance burst into laughter.

Blizzardstar laughs "Great StarClan, that was funny!"

Noticing Blizzardstar, Dusk asks "What sort of creature is that?"

I snicker "Nerd alert."

Twilight spoke "It’s a lot to explain."

Dusk chuckles "Knowing Elusive, AJ and Butterscotch... Two of them would be flabbergasted to say the least while Elusive would attempt to flirt."

Twilight spoke "Heehee, I don’t doubt that."

Dusk spoke "I better tell Elusive off before he attempts to do anything that might get him iced."

Dusk heads off to find Elusive, which had escalated into a catfight.

Flare spoke "*sweatdrop* Sorry about this.... Dusk and Elusive tend to bicker a lot even though the two are friends."

“Heh, remind you about anyone?” I smirked.

Twilight spoke "Can it furbrain."

“Heh, egghead.” I chuckled.

Twilight counters "Gamer cat."

“Bookworm.” I fired back.

Twilight spoke "Takes one to know one!"

Flash Sentry spoke "Okay you two."

Aria whacks Twilight and I on the head, breaking up the fight.

Adagio spoke "Now isn't the time to be fighting with each other! We have to evacuate the children, pregnant females and the non-fighters to Vera's dimension."

Spottedleaf spoke "That won't stop that centaur bitch if she's got the Skull Heart!"

Squigly suddenly gasped.

Leviathan asks "You sensed it too, Squigly?"

Umbrella asks "Huh? What am I feeling?"

Carol (Painwheel) spoke "For once, this cursed blood in me is actually useful for once."

Spottedleaf spoke "Looks like we'll have to team up with the Stallion Six to stop Lady Tirek!"

Flare spoke "*via compact* I've already told Solaris, Pyra, Artemis and Silver Moon. They're sending Dusk and his friends to help you out."

A warp ring opens up before OC-verse Danyelle, OC-verse Twilight, OC-verse Sunset, OC-verse Celestia, OC-verse Luna, OC-verse Cadence and OC-verse Leilani step out.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "You lot can count me and my fellow alicorns in, I'm part of the Alicorn Alliance too."

The other six alicorns from the OC-verse nod in agreement.

Parasoul spoke "Umbrella, go with the others to Vera's dimension."

Umbrella spoke "No, big sis! I'm fighting with you and the others!"

Parasoul spoke "But-"

Umbrella spoke "Besides, I got Hungern with me."

Hungern growled in agreement.

Parasoul spoke "Fine, but the moment you get hurt, retreat immediately."

Umbrella spoke "Okay."

OC-verse Cadence spoke "I have to be careful though so I won't be in the fight."

Peacock asks "Hot damn! Skullgirl Season's back already?"

Dusk and his friends soon arrive thanks to a warp ring from OC-verse Danyelle.

Fire swirls around OC-verse Twilight as she transformed into Twirama.

Twirama spoke "WE WILL STOP THAT DAMN CENTAUR!!!"

Bubo spoke "We'll help out too!"

I spoke "We don't have much time to evacuate the non-fighters! VERA!!!"

Vera appeared. "Yes?"

I spoke "I need all of the non-fighters and any pregnant female taken to the Hotel since this fight might scar them for life."

Vera spoke "Alrighty then."

OC-verse Cadence spoke "I'll help you out then."

Rainbow spoke "I'll fly out to the Crystal Empire and warn Shining!"

Rainbow flew off northward.

Twilight spoke "Good."

Applejack was talking to Loot Loot.

Loot Loot spoke "Nah, no Skull Heart can control me or the others."

Applejack asks "Really?"

Fin spoke "Yeah, we're actually alive."

Crosswind asks "You're kiddin'? You're kiddin', right?"

Loot Loot and Fin spoke "Nope."

Applebloom spoke "We did fight skeleton zombies."

Twirama was snarling since something else was approaching.

OC-verse Luna spoke "IT'S WORSE THAN WE ALL THOUGHT!!!"

Hundreds of spirits from both StarClan and the Place of No Stars were now under Lady Tirek's command.

Twilight was shaking since Moon Flower and Raven Song were among the spirits.

Fortune spoke "Dude... That's messed up."

Twirama growls "It's the effects of the Skull Heart."

Twilight then suddenly calmed herself. "Moon Flower and Raven Song are my responsibility. I'll hold the two off."

Flash spoke "I'll help you Twily, they're as much my responsibility as they are yours."

A thought crossed my mind, but I couldn't jump to conclusions right now and focused on the upcoming battle.

Bluestar, Adderfang, Swiftbreeze, Redtail and Patchpelt were hesitating to attack Spottedleaf since they knew that if she died, the dark tortoiseshell would be unable to go to StarClan.

BGM: Feel the Thunder

I take flight to dodge a pounce from a random StarClan cat.

Peacock spoke "Of course you realize, this means war."

Peacock blew a whistle as a group of spirits and skeletons charged at her before...

Avery spoke "I'M GOING TO ROLL ALL OVER YOU!!!!!"

A roadroller crashed onto said group with Avery responsible for that while on it as he laughed darkly before time suddenly stopped as Avery started attacking the roadroller.

Avery spoke "MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA!!! WRYYYY!!!"

Avery gave the roadroller one last punch before time started moving again as he jumped off when the roadroller exploded, defeating the group of ghosts and skeletons that aimed for Peacock.

I spoke "Just don't kill any of the StarClan cats though!"

Peacock spoke "Don’t worry."

Spottedleaf summoned her two Personas, snapping all of the spirit cats free of the Skull Heart's control.

Azure crashed into a tree since he had all of his magic taken.

Rainbow spoke "Azure!!"

Azure groans "Dang it…"

Twirama roars loud, snapping all of the spirits back to their senses.

Lady Tirek laughs "Ha! Fools! Even if you restore them, they can’t resist the Skull Heart’s influence for long!"

Bluestar snarls "You can't control me or my family! We refuse to hurt Spottedleaf though!"

Lady Tirek spoke "*Smirk* Then let’s see how long you can last before you’ll fall under the Skull Heart’s corruption."

Twirama snarls "You obviously don't know Spottedleaf then! If she died a third time, she can NEVER go to StarClan!"

Twirama fires a Tailed Beast Bomb at Lady Tirek.

Skeletons appeared and blocked the attack.

Lady Tirek spoke "That only proves how weak she is."

Spottedleaf snaps "I AM NOT WEAK!!!!"

A powerful gust of wind kicks up as Spottedleaf lets loose a powerful Roar that was far louder than it ever was, sending Lady Tirek flying.

Peacock spoke "Whoa! Now that’s a real boom box ya have!"

Twirama spoke "Mine's just as loud, if not louder because of this form."

I spoke "That may be so but it's NOT OVER YET!!!"

The Mare Six, Spottedleaf and the Stallion Six dart off to the tree of Harmony with the last two items on hand.

Twilight asks "Are you sure this is it?"

Dusk spoke "It has to be. Remember, the future of your world and my world are riding on the outcome of this."

But then skeletons and zombies started rising from the ground, blocking our path.

Twilight spoke "GET OUT OF OUR WAY!!!"

Grabbing a sword from her hammerspace, Twilight slices the zombies to ribbons while Rainbow went wild on the skeletons.

Peacock spoke "Not today, suckas!"

Peacock blasted some of the enemies.

Twilight throws the Thunder Glaive to Peacock.

Twilight spoke "That's more effective against undead type monsters!"

Peacock spoke "No need to worry, I was made to beat undead!"

Twilight spoke "The others and I will keep pushing through!"

Peacock spoke "Don’t worry, me and my gang will keep these palookas busy!"

I yowl as I flew highspeed as I curled into a ball, knocking over several skeletons like bowling pins!

Frostleaf laughs "STRIKE!!!"

Peacock spoke "Nice!"

Spottedleaf spoke "We're almost there!"

Peacock spoke "I’ve seen enough cartoons that a plot twist could happen here."

I spoke "DON'T JINX IT PEACOCK!"

A leonine roar was heard as a sphinx that Somnambula knew flew into the fray, ripping zombies apart.

Peacock spoke "Hey, I’m just saying."

Atem asks "Hey Somnam, does that sphinx look familiar to you?"

Somnambula spoke "I think so."

Jinxie spoke "You oughta, it's been a thousand years since I last saw you!"

Somnambula gasps "Jinxie?"

Jinxie roars loud before a huge pride of sphinxes flew into battle.

The sky above the battle was soon filled with sphinxes, dragons, gryphons, hippogriffs, Pegasi, Changelings and newly turned alicorns that were carrying the non-winged fighters.

Braeburn was carrying Strongheart on his back as the freshly turned alicorn flew into battle.

I couldn’t believe my eyes as Peacock’s eyes comically bulged out with her jaw literally hitting the ground.

Daring spoke "When Zelestia put the call out to all of the leaders, we had to answer it!"

Justice blasts Lady Tirek with a beam of light.

Lady Tirek laughs "Ha! You think all of this can stop me, you just made the inevitable come sooner!"

Twirama roars "FIRE KYUUBI ROAR!!!!"

Corvo spoke "*Having a pitch-black aura with black feathers and glowing red eyes* It’s high noon!"

Twilight and her friends along with the Stallion Six got the chest open, thus the thirteen had a new appearance.

Twirama, Twilight and Dusk spoke in unison "It's over Lady Tirek! We may have given up our alicorn magic but the 13 of us as well as those of the Alicorn Alliance carry within us the most powerful magic of all! The magic of Friendship!"

The Mare Six, the Stallion Six, the OC-verse Mane Six along with Spottedleaf blast Lady Tirek, stripping away all of the magic she had stolen while erasing the Skull Heart from existence thus leaving her in a weakened state.

Rainbow Blitz exclaims "What a RUSH!!!"

But then Lady Tirek started disintegrating, reducing to ash.

Novo asks "Is it over?"

Blizzardstar spoke "I think so."

Both Pinkies along with Bubble Berry and Cheese Sandwich throw a huge party to celebrate the victory.

Twilight spoke "To be honest, I'm glad Zelestia put the call out to the other nations. Without them, the Stallion Six and the OC-verse Mane Six, we of the Alicorn Alliance would not have been able to defeat Lady Tirek as well as erase the Skull Heart from existence."

Song: Let the Rainbow Remind You

Twilight, Twirama and Dusk: Each one of us has something special
That makes us different, that makes us rare

Fluttershy, Butterscotch and OC-verse Fluttershy: We have a light that shines within us
That we were always meant to share

All: And when we come together
Combine the light that shines within
There is nothing we can't do
There is no battle we can't win
When we come together
There'll be a star to guide the way
It's inside us every day
See it now! See it now!
Let the rainbow remind you
That together we will always shine
Let the rainbow remind you
That forever this will be our time

Twilight, Twirama and Dusk: Each one of us will sometimes falter
We may stumble, we may fall

Rarity, Elusive and OC-verse Rarity: But we still have a kind of magic
One that will see us through it all

Twilight, Twirama and Dusk: Let the rainbow remind you
That together we will always shine

End

Author's Note

End of Season 4

Princess Spike/ Corrupted Roots/ Firebolt Celebrations
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Princess Spike/ Corrupted Roots/ Firebolt Celebrations

*Natsu’s POV*

My little bro seemed worried about Twilight.

Even Nyx, Akari, Strawberry and Cherry were worried about their mother.

Lucy asks "Had Twi been sleeping at all?"

I spoke "Both her and Spottedleaf have been up for three days straight planning out the summit."

Wendy spoke "I think they need to take a nap with Flash and Frostleaf."

Hitch spoke "Still Sunny, it’s pretty low."

Sunny spoke "I haven't sensed any alicorns lately... Not since Flintfur's ascension."

Spike spoke "This is gonna be tough."

Danyelle flew into the room with an excited look on her face.

Danyelle spoke "We got THREE more alicorns!"

“Who?” Spike and I asked.

Danyelle spoke "Emerald, Seiko and Miran!"

“What?! How?!” I gasped at the last two alicorns mentioned.

Danyelle spoke "Remember back on Nightmare Night there? Rainbow said that she had sensed a change in Seiko and Miran."

“Thought she had a gut feeling.” Spike quipped.

Danyelle spoke "I saw it happen though."

Lucy spoke "How? Those two were somewhere else in Neighpon."

Danyelle spoke "Baka dragon, I'm far more sensitive than the other alicorns are."

Lucy growls "*Butting heads with Danyelle* What did you just call me, Dimwit cat?"

Danyelle growls "*butting heads with Lucy* You heard me baka dragon."

Danyelle and Lucy were now in a fight cloud as we heard yowling and growling.

“Should we do something?” Spike asked.

I spoke "Lucy may be tough but I heard rumors that Danyelle's as tough as six Behemoths."

Wendy snickered. “They’re like you and Ice Chill, Natsu.”

I laugh "I could beat him any time!"

Spike snickers "Oh really? Then how come Erza beats you both?"

I spoke "Sh-shut up bro!"

I soon have Spike in a headlock while giving him a noogie.

Spike chuckles "Cut it out, Natsu!"

“Wouldn’t be funny if you had a Gray of your own, huh?” I chuckled back.

Wendy spoke "Garble's a jerk though."

Spike spoke "Don’t remind me."

Wendy spoke "But I have heard rumors that Garble's secretly a beat poet."

Spike asks "…Say what now?"

I snicker "We could use that bit of info as blackmail if Garble tries to pick on you again Spike."

But then Lucy stopped, causing Danyelle to stop as well.

Lucy spoke "I just remembered hearing about something."

Aphmau spoke "I heard rumors of an Abyssinian-dragon hybrid male though."

Lucy spoke "Yeah, that’s what I’ve been hearing."

A sleep deprived Spottedleaf spoke "Hey guys..."

Yikes! Twilight and Spottedleaf looked like total zombies!

Mel was on Danyelle's back.

Danyelle spoke "Oh hello Luna."

Luna showed up.

Strawberry pounces on Alien Wind, tussling with him.

Danyelle giggles "That is adorable."

Luna spoke "*Smile* Indeed. And I see two princesses are sleep-deprived."

Danyelle spoke "They've been up all night planning out the summit since it will be doubling as a way to find more nascent alicorns."

Luna spoke "True enough."

Danyelle spoke "And given that my brothers and I are more sensitive to raw magic bursts, we can tell if somepony's ascended."

Luna asks "And have you sensed any new ones yet?"

Danyelle spoke "Yeah, three of them this time. Emerald, Seiko and Miran. I happened to be in Ineighba talking to Icy River when I felt a magic surge similar to the one that caused me to become immortal."

Luna spoke "It could have happened when Izanami was defeated."

Danyelle spoke "We were lucky we had backup from the OC-verse and Redux-verse that time or it would've ended in disaster."

Danyelle's fur bristled up since she had a vision of the future.

Danyelle spoke "Ugh... That was the worst vision I had yet..."

Lucy asks "What?"

Danyelle spoke "A rather huge war will happen in the OC-verse later on... Roundabout the time the Celestia and Luna of that universe are about to retire... I saw about 5000 other Twilights fighting a nasty monster called Singularity... Our Twilight was one of the many Twilights fighting it."

Twilight's eyes twitched at that amount before she fainted from info overload. The same was with Spottedleaf.

Danyelle drenches the two females with ice cold water magic, causing them to jolt awake.

Danyelle spoke "If you two are gonna sleep, do that with Flash Sentry and Frostleaf."

Marie giggles "Don't tempt them Danyelle."

Danyelle asks "*Giggle* C'mon Marie, it'll make them sleep easier-How'd you get here?"

Lune spoke "She came with me, Yuki and Haru. Something about needing time off from looking after Milo and Lydia. Those two landed Oliver in the hospital recently."

Danyelle spoke "Ouch."

Haru spoke "Yeah..."

To Danyelle's surprise, Honeystar and the Dagonian leader were among the visitors.

Parasoul and her little sister, Umbrella showed up too.

Parasoul spoke "I see the River King has attended as well."

Danyelle spoke "Fluttershy was the one who united ForestClan though."

Honeystar chuckles "True there."

Pinkie showed up with a big smile. “Anyone thinking the map might upgrade itself?”

Danyelle spoke "StarClan's sake Pinkie, you nearly gave me a heart attack!"

Lucy giggles "Pinkie, you are so random."

Danyelle spoke "No matter what universe it is, Pinkie Pie is an airhead."

Wendy spoke "Total party animal too."

Danyelle spoke "As is Cheese Sandwich AND Bubble Berry.... You think two party ponies is bad enough? The multiverse would explode if there was 5000 versions of Pinkie in the same universe."

Lucy snickers "Unless there was some kind of Pinkie-Verse."

Danyelle screams "STARCLAN'S SAKE LUCY! DON'T EVEN MENTION SUCH A THING!!!"

Lucy spoke "It was only a joke."

Danyelle asks "Say Luna, have you found Alien Wind's parents yet?"

Luna spoke "I’m still searching."

Danyelle spoke "Worst case scenario, they could be dead."

Luna spoke "Let’s hope it isn’t that."

Micah pops up suddenly since he had recently ascended.

Micah spoke "I have good news and bad news though."

Danyelle gasps "Micah?!"

Micah asks "What?"

Danyelle asks "You ascended?! But how?!"

Micah spoke "You should ask Leafstar that one. She sensed that I was an unascended alicorn and next thing I knew, I was half alicorn yet 100% immortal."

Danyelle’s jaw dropped at that.

Micah asks "So uh, what do you want first? The good news or bad news?"

Danyelle spoke "Good news."

Micah spoke "Good news is, Alien Wind’s parents are still alive. Bad news is, where they are is completely unknown.

Danyelle asks "What about Zakuro's parents? Or Little Wolf's parents?"

Micah winced at the mention of Zakuro's parents.

Danyelle spoke "Touchy subject huh? I won't pry further."

Micah spoke "Well, Little Wolf’s parents are alive too, but there’s no clue as to where they are either."

Danyelle spoke "I got a message from Bluestar last night, saying that both of Zakuro's parents are in StarClan now."

Micah spoke "I figured Bluestar would send that."

Danyelle spoke "The biggest problem is finding potential alicorns in the other Clans since there aren't any Abyssinian-Pegasus hybrids in ThunderClan, RiverClan, ShadowClan, WindClan and ForestClan than there would be in SkyClan and MeadowClan. I haven't sensed any in TundraClan."

Micah spoke "Yeah…"

Spike spoke "Guys, Wendy and I gonna be filling in for Twilight and Spottedleaf."

Danyelle throws Lightning Dust with magic at Lamorak, causing the two to lock lips and beak.

Danyelle teleported off to avoid Cadence's rage.

The two then broke the kiss.

Lightning Dust spoke "I am SO gonna get Danyelle back for this…"

Lamorak was a stammering mess.

Stormcloud chuckles "Bout time you made a move Lamo, even though the yellow fuzzball had to intervene."

Lightning Dust was definitely a blushing mess.

Jackie spoke "Uh oh... Seems Cadence is mad..."

Flurry and Spirit both cuff their mom on the back of the head.

Lightning Dust spoke "I’m… gonna clear my head."

Lamorak spoke "Y-Yeah. Same here.

Lightning Dust flew off as Lamorak then got angry at Danyelle for pulling that prank.

Lamorak spoke "I can’t believe that cat just did this!"

Vince growls "If you lay a claw on my sister, I'll roast your sorry tail faster than a Rainboom. Got it Lamorak?"

Lamorak growls "Oh yeah?"

Stormcloud spoke "Guys, stop."

Vince grabs Lamorak with magic before throwing the green gryphon at Lightning Dust as Lan opened a portal to the Chuddle Hotel, causing the two to tumble through.

Vince chuckles "We make quite a dynamic duo, Lan."

Lan laughs "I know bro! And you yeeted that gryphon!"

*A few days after the summit*

*Rainbow's POV*

Racing was sparring with Hawksong when I was called to Wonderbolt HQ by Spitfire.

“I wonder what’s up.” I said.

Lightning spoke "Same."

Lightning Dust and I soon got to Spitfire, meeting up with her and Fleetfoot.

Lamorak and Azure followed, as did Bold and Mint.

Soarin spoke "Oh good, you're here."

Spitfire spoke "I wanted to let you guys know about something."

Lamorak asks "Is it about the Firebolt thing?"

Spitfire spoke "Yep. As of today, the Firebolts are OFFICIALLY formed."

That made all of us smile.

Lamorak spoke "But I'm nowhere near as fast as Azure is though."

Azure taunts "*Smirk* What's wrong, Lame-o? Too chicken to race me?"

I wingslap my husband upside the head hard.

I spoke "Cool it Speedy! you should know by now that as an alicorn, you're a LOT faster than you were as a Pegasus!"

Lamorak spoke "...You know what? I'll train to be as fast as you, blue boy."

I laugh "So says the gryphon that's now dating Lightning Dust!"

Lamorak spoke "I WILL be as fast as the wind!"

Mint chirps "I not as fast as my bwother though but I twy."

Azure spoke "Keep dreaming featherduster, I'll still be faster than you."

Lamorak spoke "I WILL get as fast as you!"

Spitfire spoke "Well, can't say you can't try."

Danyelle pops up with Irene on her head.

Danyelle spoke "StarClan's sake Lamorak, you're just as bad as your Mobian counterparts in the OC-verse and Redux-verse... They can never outrun OC-verse Sonic or Redux-verse Sonic."

Spitfire spoke "Again, doesn't mean they can't try."

Danyelle spoke "I heard a sad rumor about my Redux-verse counterpart though. Her real parents are dead..."

A slight kick was felt from in Danyelle's stomach.

Spitfire spoke "Anywho, I have plans for myself, Rainbow Dash, Fleetfoot and Lightning Dust."

Danyelle spoke "The Firebolt thing was my idea though."

Spitfire asks "Wanna join in?"

Danyelle spoke "I would but I have another kitten on the way plus Ben and Vince would pluck my wings if I pushed myself too much."

Spitfire asks "So you respectfully decline?"

Danyelle spoke "I'll still join but I'll be on maternity leave until I have my kitten."

At that moment, Danyelle's cutie mark as well as my cutie mark was glowing.

Danyelle groans "Oh great... That map has the worst timing..."

"At least take it easy on your mission." I advised.

Danyelle spoke "Your cutie mark's glowing as well Skittles."

A loud crash was heard since Ashley had lost a fight with Shiromori.

“Whoa, this’ll be quick.” I noticed.

Ashley groans "N-no Rainbow-hime.... Shiromori is too dangerous for you to fight..."

Mystery and Gareth were snarling at the dark cerulean alicorn.

Gareth growls "Damn it all to Taratarus! That monster hurt my cousin!"

Danyelle asks "Wait a minute… Is that a dryad pony?!"

Gareth growls "Yeah but she's been corrupted by something yet none of us can figure it out."

Danyelle spoke "We have to call in OC-verse Danyelle, she's our only option to stop Shiromori."

Danyelle brought out her compact.

A rather soaked OC-verse Danyelle soon answered.

OC-verse Danyelle asks "What is it?"

Danyelle spoke "Got a corruption problem."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Let me guess, corrupted dryad."

Danyelle asks "You saw it with your Dimensional Scream?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Pibby was spazzing out not long ago since she sensed corruption remnants in your universe. I'm on my way to help you out soon. After I calm Pibby down of course."

Danyelle spoke "Okay. But we’ll have to find out where that corruption is in the meantime."

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Try asking one of those foxes, they might know."

“I got this.” I smiled as I summoned Nike before she used Rend, slamming the ground three times while sending out fissures that attacked Shiromori. The second hit tore opened her left side, revealing her heart as the third hit disarmed Shiromori. As Shiromori regenerated, I noticed her heart glowing darkly.

A few Blood Chains restrain Shiromori, stopping her from moving about.

Flintfur spoke "Spottedleaf sensed something was off so she sent me to help you guys out."

A warp ring soon opens up as OC-verse Danyelle steps through it.

Good timing too, cause those chains stopped Shiromori’s regeneration.

OC-verse Danyelle blasts Shiromori's heart with a full-powered Chaos Heal, cleansing the corruption out of it.

Shiromori then fell unconscious.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "You alicorns and foxes are lucky to have an Abyssinian that can use the Blood Chains skill. I can't use that sort of skill since my element is fire."

Flintfur asks "Should I let her go, Dany?"

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "Given that the corruption's gone for good, you might as well."

The blood chains vanished, letting Shiromori go before her body went underground, followed by a small pink flower growing out of the ground.

Mystery spoke "Must’ve fallen asleep."

Gareth spoke "She'd probably need time to recover after that ordeal. But once she wakes up, she'll be a whole new pony."

Then my cutie mark and Danyelle’s cutie mark glowed.

OC-verse Danyelle's cutie mark was glowing as well.

OC-verse Danyelle spoke "I should get back before Sardon blows up the kitchen again. I swear, that fox has NO common sense!"

OC-verse Danyelle went back to her universe.

I got back to base, meeting up with Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Lightning Dust.

Spitfire spoke "That’s fast."

Flintfur flew after me.

Flintfur spoke "You ain't seen nothing yet!"

I spoke "You should've seen it Spits, Flintfur here helped me stop that crazy mare!"

Spitfire spoke "Huh. Maybe we'll let you join the Firebolts when you're old enough, Flint."

Flintfur spoke "Maybe there could be an Abyssinian branch of the Firebolts."

Danyelle spoke "This little rascal snared Shiromori with Blood Chains which slowed the mare's regeneration to a near stop thus making it easier for my OC-verse counterpart to strike with Chaos Heal."

Spitfire giggles "Heh, not bad, Flint-kitty."

Despite his ink-black fur, Flintfur was blushing brightly.

"Don't worry, kitten. That might be your nickname when you become a Firebolt." I said.

Flintfur chuckles "But with my cutie mark, I can't balance being a Firebolt and a Knight of Harmony though."

"Hello? I'm the Princess of Loyalty. You can definitely balance being a Firebolt and being a Knight of Harmony." I assured the tomcat.

Danyelle spoke "I'm just a cat from Neighpon though, I don't have anything special."

"Whaddya mean? You're plenty special." I pointed out.

Danyelle spoke "StarClan's sake Rainbow, I don't have a legit Persona since Koa's my pet."

"That doesn't mean you're not a great friend." I responded.

Danyelle spoke "I do put the safety of my brothers first though since I fight to keep them safe."

"Which is totally awesome and just facts." I agreed.

Danyelle laughs "Immortal or not, I'll fight fang and claw to keep my family... No, my entire Clan safe."

Ben then showed up. "Hey Dany."

Irene spoke "Daddy!"

Ben hugged Irene before he and Danyelle hugged each other.

Danyelle spoke "Hey Benny-boo."

Ben chuckles "Calling me by my pet name already, Dany-kins?"

Danyelle spoke "I'm teasing you."

Danyelle's nose twitches suddenly.

Danyelle asks "Hey Rainbows, you smell something off?"

"Beats me." I shrugged.

Ben asks "I put on some perfume today, Dany. Wanna go on a date night?"

Danyelle spoke "I can't have any alcohol though."

Ben spoke "Don't worry, we'll go to a restaurant that doesn't have alcohol."

Danyelle spoke "Good, I don't want our new child to have any disabilities."

Ben was now shocked before he grabbed Danyelle as those two went into a dip pose.

Ben asks "Have I ever told how much I LOVE you, Dany-darling?"

Irene was hovering in mid-air since she had lost her grip on Danyelle's head.

Danyelle spoke "Many times."

Ben asks "*Lovingly with half-lidded eyes* Do you know how much, my cute little kitty-kins?"

Danyelle giggled before laying a hand on Ben's cheek with half-lidded eyes as well.

Danyelle spoke "Not to mention, Irene's flying now."

Ben spoke "And I can tell both of us are very proud of her."

Danyelle snickers "And something tells me that our Cadence had just challenged a different Cadence to a contest."

Ben chuckles "Hehe, then I know that'll be a lovely contest to watch."

The two Abyssinians then kissed.

Ben spoke "*Blissful sigh* I love you so much."

Danyelle spoke "*Lovingly* Sure thing, my big bunny-Benny-boo. Let's have a date night."

Ben spoke "*Lovingly* Then it's settled, my sweet kitty-Dany-kins. It will be wonderful."

Danyelle spoke "Knowing OC-verse Cadence and Redux-verse Cadence, they'd want in on the contest too."

Ben spoke "Definitely. Now let's be off."

Danyelle spoke "Sure. After we drop our kid off at Twilight's."

Irene spoke "No wanna!"

Danyelle asks "You sure?"

Irene spoke "I wanna be with you!"

But then Mint showed up, looking like she wanted to play with Irene.

Irene pounces on the immortal Pegasus filly, tickling her.

Then Vera showed up. "Maybe your kids could play with Hana's kids while you two cats go on your date?"

Danyelle spoke "Irene's currently an only child since my other child isn't born yet. And I should warn Luna not to give Alien Wind any bananas... He's allergic to them..."

Danyelle uses the compact to contact Luna.

Danyelle spoke "Sorry to bother you but I should warn you, don't give anything banana related to Alien Wind. He's severely allergic to bananas and at his age, he could die if he had a banana."

Luna spoke "Thank you for telling me."

Danyelle spoke "Last thing we need is a pair of angry Pegasi after both our heads if that happened."

Luna spoke "*shudder* Agreed."

Mint and Irene were playing with each other good.

Suddenly, Strawberry pops up with Lettuce and Zakuro before ganging up on Mint as the five tumble about.

Twilight spoke "*Showing up* Don't worry, I'll look after them."

Danyelle spoke "I'm starting to see a pattern here.... We've got a half wolf half unicorn, a shy siren, a Pegasus that chirps like a bird and an alicorn that can meow like a cat... The only one missing is a hyper little kirin..."

Later, Twilight was looking after Mint, Strawberry, Irene, Lettuce and Zakuro while Danyelle and Ben went on their date. Meanwhile, myself, Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Lightning Dust were in a Suite in the Chuddle Hotel, ready to start out She-Firebolt Celebration for real.

"Alright, everymare ready?" I asked as there were tons of food on the table as all four of us mares were in anthro forms wearing clothes that were our style.

A small purple male siren was with his parents.

Vera asks "Hey Aria. You and your fam taking a tour around here?"

Aria spoke "Yeah and this little guy is Pie Crust. I wasn't thinking straight when I named him. Largo was a bit mad at me for it but it is what it is."

Vera asks "Wanna go the aquatic tour route?"

"Ready!" Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Lightning Dust responded to me.

Aria spoke "Sure."

Vera then lead Largo, Aria and Pie Crust on a tour of the hotel through the water route as Spitfire, Fleetfoot, Lightning Dust and I dug in, eating the food really fast and nonstop. An hour later, each of us were huge and weighed 4,000 pounds, being real fat before the four of us gave a huge belch.

"That was awesome." I smiled.

Lettuce was hiding from Irene and the other three when she crashed into Pie Crust.

Lettuce spoke "Sowwy."

Lettuce swam off as Pie Crust was a bit frozen at that with a blush before he went back to following Vera and his parents.

Spitfire asks "You said it. *Brings out belly dancer outfits big enough for all four of us* Since that eating contest was a four-way tie, shall we start the second half of the celebration?"

"Yeah!" Fleetfoot, Lightning Dust and I agreed as the four of us soon had our belly dancer outfits on with nothing else. Us She-Firebolts then bumped all four of our ginormous fat bellies together at once before we started belly-dancing away.

"Whaddya girls think about staying as 1,000 fat mares for a whole month after we leave here?" I asked.

Spitfire spoke "Eh, why not."

Fleetfoot spoke "Sure thing, RD."

Lightning Dust spoke "Alright, we will."

"Alright! Then let's keep belly-dancing until we drop!" I whooped as us mares in the suite cheered and kept belly-dancing while doing some dance moves that intentionally bumped us into each other. But little did the four of us know, Azure, Soarin and Lamorak were in a different suite, just as fat, big and heavy as we are, and they were wrestling each other while agreeing to stay 1,000 pounds for a whole month after checking out.

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Cart before the Ponies/ 28 Pranks Later
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Cart before the Ponies/ 28 Pranks Later

*Spottedleaf's POV*

*YAWN/MEOW!* Ah, another beautiful morning.

Leopardfoot yawns "Morning sis."

"Morning, Leopardfoot." I greeted back.

Leopardfoot asks "So what's going on today?"

“How about we go outside and find out?” I offered.

Mistheart was soon on my head.

Mistheart spoke "Morning mama!"

“Morning Mistheart. What’s gotten you up early?” I noticed.

A flyer was in Mistheart's mouth which was for the go-kart race.

“Heehee, competitive for racing, I see?” I giggled.

Mistheart spoke "No mama, it for you and auntie Leopardfoot."

“Say what now?” I asked in surprise.

Frostleaf chuckles "She's right Spots, this could be a good opportunity to spend the day with your sister."

“Ya sure? I haven’t really done this before.” I noted.

Frostleaf spoke "True but you could ask Rainbow or Applejack about it."

“Right.” I nodded.

Twilight was talking to Cheerilee about the race.

Twilight spoke "I don't think it's a good idea for the adults to take part in the go-kart race though."

A loud gunshot magic sneeze from Lan had caused Cheerilee to become an alicorn.

“Oh boy…” I noted.

Maylu spoke "It was just dumb luck that Cheerilee was a nascent alicorn."

Danyelle spoke "Lan…"

Lan asks "Y-yes nee-chan?"

Danyelle spoke "Try to control yourself next time."

A dark mulberry mare with a cloak was among the crowd since she was looking for someone.

The mystery mare asks "Excuse me, have you seen an eleven tailed foxcat-alicorn hybrid anywhere?"

“Huh?” I wondered in confusion.

Sunny shouts "Get back Spots! That's Opaline!"

The mare asks "Huh? Who’re you? And how do you know my name?"

Sunny growls "We of the Alliance have met your Redux-verse counterpart."

The mare spoke "Still, who are you? Because I don't know you.

Sunny growls "Don't play dumb with me Opaline!"

Izzy grabs Sunny and pulls the light orange alicorn mare away.

Izzy spoke "Sunny-bunny, calm down."

A warp ring opens up before Redux-verse Opaline steps out despite the foal bump on her belly.

Redux-verse Opaline spoke "Wow, seems like the Warrior-verse version of me is a bit dense."

Opaline angrily asks "What was that?!"

Redux-verse Midnight chuckles "Picking on my wife now, are we?"

Opaline gasps "*Stammering with blushing head* W-W-W-W-W-W-W-W-WIFE?!"

Redux-verse Midnight howls, getting a response from his counterpart.

Midnight soon skids to a stop, bowling Opaline over thus causing the two to tumble down a hill.

Then we heard the sound of bowling pins being knocked over.

Hitch was on his back while laughing.

Rainbow laughs "Hehe! Strike!"

Zipp hoofbumps her fellow alicorn while laughing.

Pinkie spoke "Heehee! Wow! They really fell head over hooves for each other!"

Still restraining Sunny, Izzy giggles "Literally!"

Twilight asks "So what about Sunny now?"

A pale blue alicorn with pink hooves spoke "It's kind of a long story..."

Scootaloo whines "Rainbow! You promised you'd help me with my go-kart!"

Rainbow glared at Twilight.

Twilight asks "What?"

Rainbow spoke "I’m helping Scoots build her go-kart."

Twilight spoke "But you have to build it the way she wants it."

Danyelle asks "Right Miss Cheerilee?"

Cheerilee spoke "If you're certain."

Danyelle spoke "And with the racetrack itself, there is a big chance the racers could have a nasty crash."

Cheerilee spoke "I hadn't thought about that..."

Danyelle spoke "And before Applejack and Rarity get any ideas, the karts have to be what Applebloom and Sweetie Belle want."

Applejack spoke "Ah'll try ta keep mahself in check."

Rarity spoke "As will I."

Danyelle spoke "Good."

Quick already had his go kart finished right as a fourth tail had split off from his third tail.

Quick yelps "Ow!"

Scorching asks "You okay kiddo?"

Quick spoke "I think I got another tail."

Scorching spoke "I originally had six but I gained three more upon evolve-ascending, same with my sister."

Scootaloo faints from embarrassment.

Rainbow and Azure snickered at that.

Quick spoke "It's not funny!"

Zipp snickers "*Snrk!* It is to some of us."

Quick growls "Don't make me zap you Zipp."

Zipp asks "*Eyebrow raise* Really?"

Zipp was soon half frozen.

Winter spoke "Don't make fun of my son."

Quick spoke "Thanks mom."

Winter spoke "*Hugs Quick* But by the time you have all nine tails, that filly will be loving you nonstop."

A flustered Quick spoke "MOM!!! THAT WAS UNCALLED FOR!!!"

Danyelle spoke "I still can't believe that dumbass Golden Ingot had the nerve to prank Leafstar with a cucumber... Only to get sent flying with a wind blast!"

Azure laughs "HA!"

Danyelle spoke "He'll never learn!"

Pinkie spoke "Hmm… Wonder if there’s such a thing as a Sisternado."

Danyelle spoke "Pinkie, you are such an airhead! Plus you're not an airbender."

Applejack suddenly snickered.

Roll giggles "No matter what universe it is, Pinkie is such an airhead!"

Cheese chuckles "Maybe, but she’s MY airhead."

Danyelle giggles "My OC-verse and Redux-verse counterparts could say the same about the Pinkie they know."

Twilight giggles "Yet Golden Ingot and his counterparts are idiots."

Rainbow spoke "Yeah, they must have gold for brains."

A Mew was heard giggling.

Redux-verse Danyelle giggles "Once an idiot, always an idiot!"

Applejack spoke "Eyup."

Danyelle giggles "Stupid is as stupid does."

Redux-verse Danyelle giggles "That's pretty much Inuyasha in a nutshell as well."

Some time after the go-kart race, Rainbow was going overboard on pranking everyone.

Danyelle spoke "I'm gonna skin that mare!"

"What happened?" I asked.

Danyelle's fur was dyed pink.

Danyelle growls "What do you think happened?"

"Yeesh." I winced.

Justice groans "She threw my helmet into the lake."

Wendy whines "Rainbow shaved me!"

I then noticed Pinkie.

Justice asks "You okay Pinkie?"

Pinkie spoke "Huh? I’m fine."

Applejack spoke "Even Ah can tell that was a lie Pinkie."

A loud scream was heard from Cyber since she had spotted an alicorn colt that looked just like her dead brother.

“Talk about timing.” I noted.

Cyber screams "TWILIGHT!!! WHAT IS THIS?"

Twilight nervously giggled.

Yellowfang spoke "Busted..."

Twilight spoke "It’s a lot to explain..."

Cyber spoke "Try explaining that to my dad!"

Twilight asks "…You mean Uncle Swift Shield?"

Cyber growls "How do you know my dad's name?"

Twilight spoke "I was there… when the first one happened…"

I spoke "As was I..."

Cyber froze at that.

I spoke "It was three weeks after I was adopted into Twilight's family when the original Data Card... died..."

Cyber became speechless.

Twilight spoke "I'm sorry..."

Shadows were over Cyber's eyes.

Data asks "Th-this a bad time?"

The voice instantly calmed Cyber down.

*Meanwhile*

Zane was yelling since Ingot had blown up his lab.

Zane screams "IIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTT!!!"

Moeka spoke "Kestin, calm down before I smack you."

Zane spoke "Sorry... It's just that idiot won't stop blowing my lab up!"

Then the compacts started ringing.

Aria asks "Huh?"

Zane picked up one of the compacts and answered. "Hello? Oh! Dany!"

Pie Crust was on his mother's head.

Danyelle spoke "Hey Zane, I need your and Moeka's help with a prank I'm gonna pull on Rainbow and Ingot."

Zane spoke "A prank against Rainbow and Ingot? *Dark and devious chuckle* Count me in."

Aria spoke "Count me in as well!"

Danyelle snickers "Might as well include the sirens in on the prank too."

"Ooh! Don't forget a certain Abyssinian in New Mareidian." I snickered.

Twilight teleported before reappearing with Nadia.

Twilight spoke "Hey Spots! I got her!"

I ask "Perfect! Hey Nadia, ready to let your head roll?"

Nadia spoke "Hehe, for a prank? Sounds purr-fect!"

Ozul showed up. "If my Lucky's joining in, I'm in too."

Nadia spoke "*Blush* R-Rifty...!"

Leopardfoot spoke "It's not my fault if he's an idiot."

Danyelle giggled at noticing Nadia's blush.

Willowpelt giggles "She-cat's got it bad!"

Leopardfoot spoke "Willowpelt, that was meowsy."

Danyelle asks "Anywho, everyone ready for the biggest prank of all time?"

Various Abyssinians, Diamond Dogs, dragons, gryphons and alicorns cheer.

Danyelle spoke "And it's SO obvious that Nadia has it bad for Ozul."

But then Danyelle got an idea before whispering it to Twilight and I, making us giggle.

Twilight snickers "We should so set the two up on a date."

“Yeah, a BLIND date. But let’s save that for later.” I whispered.

Danyelle spoke "Regardless if Cadence yells at us for it..."

Twilight spoke "Don’t worry, I can handle my sister-in-law."

I spoke "True there Twilight and... quesadilla."

Twilight yelps "*Jumps* GYAH!!!"

I laugh "That never gets old!"

Danyelle asks "Ready?"

Natsu spoke "Let's get back at those two idiots!"

Kim spoke "Gah! No Noi! Those are for our prank!"

Noi asks "Hmm?"

Danyelle spoke "We all know you love cookies though Noi but we need these for a prank we're going to pull on Rainbow Dash and Golden Ingot."

Pierce spoke "Even I think Ingot's getting a little carried away."

Aphmau spoke "No matter how many times we take his TNT away, he always has more."

Nadia laughs "Well, it may be time we give 'im a REAL good scare!"

Redux-verse Danyelle giggles "I'll help too!! Nothing is more scarier than a mad mother!"

Danyelle asks "When did you get here?"

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Warp ring, try to keep up."

Danyelle spoke "Right, forgot about that."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "I remember this one time where I had to help a feral version of my universe's Tails try to find a way home after he had passed through a one-way portal."

Quick spoke "Yeesh."

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Yeah but he was like a puppy in terms of behavior."

Scootaloo snickered while Quick Fix blushed at that.

Redux-verse Danyelle giggles "And it seems the young three-tailed foxpony wants a belly rub!"

Quick stammers "N-No I don't! Besides, I have four now!"

Scootaloo pounces on Quick, knocking the four-tailed foxpony onto his back before giving him a belly rub.

Quick laughs "St-Stop it!"

Scootaloo spoke "Not a chance Tails!"

Winter giggles "Cute nickname."

Quick spoke "MOM!!!!"

Winter giggles "And who knows? Maybe when you grow up, mares might come screaming for you."

Quick curls up into a ball in embarrassment.

Scootaloo asks "Yeesh, ease up a bit, will ya?

Danyelle giggles "I agree."

Winter giggles "Heehee, sorry."

Danyelle spoke "Let's get this prank started."

Then we started preparing for that night.

Twilight snickers "I have an idea guys! Instead of cookies, we should try testing Ingot's spice limit!"

“Prank Rainbow first, then that.” I snickered.

Danyelle spoke "Shush! I hear her coming..."

Spike whispers "This is gonna be awesome!"

Redux-verse Danyelle whispers "I know!"

We then ate our cookies, ready to make ourselves look like cookie zombies.

Nadia whispers "How's this?"

Nadia showed us holding her decapitated head for real, still being alive perfectly fine.

Redux-verse Danyelle giggles "Very spooky!"

Nadia whispers "And watch this."

Nadia dropped her head as it walked on her ears and blasted forward with a blood burst.

Danyelle spoke "Places everyone, I hear the two coming now."

We nodded as we went into our positions.

Redux-verse Danyelle had messed her fur up before groaning like an actual zombie.

Rainbow laughs "Hah! We got them good, didn't we Ingot?"

Ingot laughs "Haha! You bet!"

Rainbow spoke "Any minute now…"

Only silence.

Rainbow laughs "And did you see the look on Featherwhisker's face when we pranked him with those cucumbers?"

Ingot spoke "Hehe, yeah!"

Rainbow asks "…What’s going on? Why is nobody coming outside?"

A guttural growl was heard as several Abyssinians and other creatures had rainbow colored stuff around their mouths.

Even the sirens had the same dulled look.

But then Nadia’s head rolled, also having rainbow colored stuff over her mouth as her eyes were closed and head lifeless.

Even Goliath and his fellow gargoyles had the rainbow filling on their mouths too.

The gargoyles growled with their eyes glowing white like usual as Nadia’s headless body crept on.

But Demona's eyes were glowing red.

Redux-verse Danyelle spoke "Cookies...."

Rainbow asks "Uh, guys?

But then Nadia’s eyes opened instantly before leaping at Rainbow Dash with a ravenous yowl.

Nadia spoke "COOKIES…!"

Then Peacock and her gang showed up, actually looking like cookie zombies, but we weren’t gonna question them.

Peacock spoke "Cookies…!"

Ingot spoke "Uh Rainbow, we have to RUN!!!!"

Rainbow spoke "No need to tell me twice!"

Ingot ran away screaming like a little filly.

Rainbow flew after him with AJ, AB, Scootaloo, Rarity, Sweetie Belle and Pierce, since they didn’t eat the cookies yet, thanks to that being part of the plan.

A dull-colored Azure bodyslams Rainbow, pinning her down.

Rainbow spoke "Azure! Not you too!"

Azure spoke "I want cookies..."

“Sorry!” Rainbow apologized as she kicked Azure off her before catching up with the others.

The others follow the small group.

The group soon hid inside a farm.

Pierce spoke "The barn won't last long against seven gargoyles plus all six clans!"

Applejack spoke "What’s goin’ on out there? Fillyscout cookies never caused all this."

Rainbow spoke "I… I think there’s something in the cookies."

Noble pops up suddenly but he wasn't under the effect.

Noble asks "Maybe I could help?"

A young female nocturnal gargoyle was with the wolfish alicorn.

Rainbow spoke "Noble! Boy, are we glad to see you!"

Noble uses an invisibility spell on his adopted daughter so that Goliath didn't spot the young gargoyle.

Noble spoke "These cookies smell different...."

Applejack spoke "Come on. Fillyguide cookies have been the same fer years. It’s not like there’s a new recipe that turns creatures into cookie-cravin’ zombies."

Rainbow spoke "U-Unless there is."

Applebloom asks "Huh?"

Applejack asks "What did you do?"

The invisible gargoyle spoke "Out with it Skittles!"

But then the windows started being broke through as the front door started being forced open before Ingot and Rainbow blocked them off.

Noble and the gargoyle help the two.

Noble spoke "Don't eat those cookies Applejack!"

Rainbow spoke "Okay, so Ingot and I might have switched the fillyguide cookies with our joke cookies, to make everyone’s mouths rainbow, but it somehow made everyone cookie-craving zombies instead! S-So we should stay here until the effects wear off, and as long as nobody else eats the cookies, we’ll be fine."

Rarity spoke "*Covered in shadows* That’s good, Darling. Except for one thing… *Reveals herself as a cookie zombie* We have already eaten them…"

That spooked the four before they saw AJ as a cookie zombie too.

Applejack spoke "Looks like yer prank up and backfired…"

The four yelped as Rainbow Dash dropped the lamp, revealing Scootaloo, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle as cookie zombies as well.

CMC trio spoke "Cookies…!"

The young gargoyle was shaking but she tried not to scream.

Applejack kicked away the blockade as the door burst open, revealing the cookie zombie horde.

Rainbow spoke "N-No! Don’t! You don’t want these! They’re bad!"

Danyelle spoke "But we do want them...."

Peacock spoke "We want cookies!"

Rainbow Dash spoke "I'm so sorry! I never meant for any of this to happen! It was suppose to be a funny prank, but this isn't funny at all!"

Pinkie spoke "...Exactly!"

The Mew started giggling.

Redux-verse Danyelle laughs "We got you good!!!"

All of us then returned to normal while wiping the rainbow stuff off our faces.

Rainbow asks "H-Huh?"

Ingot asks "What is going on?"

Featherwhisker chuckles "After that cucumber prank you two pulled on me, I came up with an idea to get back at you two boobs. So I asked Pinkie for help."

Pinkie spoke "Aw shucks, it was nothing."

Danyelle spoke "And believe me Rainbow, it was NOT easy convincing Demona to help out."

Peacock asks "Ya think, Dan-cat?"

Noble chuckles "That's nothing compared to the surprise I have for Goliath and Demona."

The others all burst into fits of laughter.

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Dungeons and Discords
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Dungeons and Discords

*Hitch's POV*

While the mares were out for a friendship mission, I met up with Azure and a few of the other stallions at Twilight's castle.

I spoke "Hey guys!"

Azure spoke "‘Sup."

I take notice of two new alicorn stallions that I haven't seen before.

I ask "Who are they?"

Azure spoke "A lot to explain."

A thump was heard outside before an earth mare groans in pain.

Noticing the mare outside, I spoke "Oh jeeze... Someone better warn Sunny before she finds out and starts screaming..."

Azure asks "Huh? You know her?"

“Yeah. She somehow went back in time and we didn’t even know it.” I guessed.

Justice spoke "But I thought you said Sunny lost her mom when she was little!"

“I did. That’s what we all thought, not knowing what actually happened.” I responded.

Azure snickers "Between you and me though Hitch, I heard a little rumor that Golden Justice has a little crush on Pipp."

“Really?” I asked, intrigued by the news.

Justice spoke "Sh-shut up Azure!"

Azure asks "Or what?"

Justice spoke "Stuff a chili carrot in it Slow-nic!"

Azure spoke "Ohoho! You did NOT just go there!"

Justice spoke "Well, I just did! And I can kick your speedy flank any time!"

Azure spoke "Now ya did it!"

The two stallions were now in a fight cloud.

Justice kicks Azure through a wall.

Azure knocked Justice literally into the ground.

But Justice counters at the last second and judo throws Azure at Discord, knocking both out cold.

Natsu spoke "And he's out cold!"

Then Ignis suddenly showed up. “What’d I miss?”

Natsu chuckles "Golden Justice and Azure Wind got into a fight but since the freshly ascended stallion was stronger, Azure got knocked out. Oh hey Loot Loot."

Loot Loot asks "Yo. What’s happening?"

Natsu explained what happened.

Loot Loot spoke "Dang."

Pebble spoke "You're telling me! I got a nasty vision a while ago from StarClan...."

Loot Loot spoke "*Deadpan* Dude, you’re really killin’ the vibe."

Pebble spoke "Shut up bonehead, Exis is planning to make a return soon..."

Loot Loot spoke "Psh! Dude, that’s impossible. He’s trapped in a time that has fire and ice."

Midnight spoke "You doubt the word of a medicine cat? Nothing is impossible if that jerkface had found the time stone that I hid away."

“…Where and when did you hide it?” I asked.

Midnight spoke "It's best you don't know since if that jerk got his bony hooves on it, he could use it to erase our ancestors thus killing us as well."

Ignis spoke "Midnight, don’t say that."

Discord and Azure soon regained consciousness.

Pebble spoke "StarClan's sake, you're being paranoid Midnight!"

Midnight growls "I'm NOT PARANOID!!"

Azure spoke "Maybe more than a friend of mine."

Quick spoke "If you're talking about Red Rose, I'll whack you Azure."

Azure spoke "That’s not who I’m talking about, little buddy."

Quick spoke "I heard from one of the gargoyles that you're the reincarnation of King Arthur."

Azure spoke "*Rubs the back of his head nervously* Come on, I can’t be THAT important."

Soarin chuckles "You're one to talk Sonic, you're the captain of the Wonderbolts alongside Rainbow Dash!"

Azure spoke "Better not let Spitfire hear you say that, or she’ll tell you to give her twenty."

Soarin chuckles "You're just as bad as Rainbow is when it comes to pranks, remember that prank you two pulled on Misty Fly and Thunderlane?"

Azure spoke "Heh, how could I forget? But come on, what’re we wastin’ time talking around for? It’s Guys Night!"

Crosswind spoke "*Ahem*!"

Azure spoke "Oops, my bad."

Crosswind spoke "Azure, yer an idiot."

Azure asks "Did you just call me slow in the head?"

Crosswind spoke "Ya shouldn't anger a chakat though."

Pebble asks "Ignoring the outburst from Azure, what game should we play?"

Azure spoke "Well-"

Spike spoke "I got the perfect one! It’s gonna be so awesome!"

Natsu spoke "Bro, I think you forgot that Pebble Heart doesn't know what a game is."

Spike spoke "Don’t worry, this one will be easy."

All of a sudden, the front doors to the castle were shoved open thus revealing a panicking Gorseclaw.

Gorseclaw spoke "I need to speak to Spottedleaf and Twilight! There's a problem in RiverClan!"

Ignis asks "Hmm? What’s the problem?"

Gorseclaw spoke "It's Splashtail! He's pissed that Icewing was chosen to be the new leader of RiverClan! He mentioned something about a meddling MeadowClan pony sticking her muzzle where it shouldn't be."

Azure asks "Who spilled his water?"

Soarin spoke "Think about it Azure, he said that it was a mare though. So it has to be one of the Alicorns of Harmony."

Spike had a pale look on his face.

Spike spoke "Oh StarClan no...."

Midnight spoke "Spike, calm down!"

Gorseclaw spoke "And to make matters worse, a MeadowClan kit was brutally attacked by Splashtail. One of the SkyClan cats saw what happened."

Midnight asks "Who?"

Gorseclaw spoke "Fortunately, I managed to bring the kit with me so he’ll be alright."

Spike spoke "That's Tidefur!"

Gorseclaw went off before returning with Tidefur, who was shivering nonstop as his breath was… visible?

Nyx and her sisters take Tidefur from Gorseclaw with their magic before setting the shivering kit on a blanket near the fireplace, curling up around him to warm him up.

The SkyClan cat that Gorseclaw had mentioned was fighting with Splashtail in a one on one battle.

Splashtail was wielding an odd pike.

The terra type cat had a blaze type weapon in her hands as she fought Splashtail.

But then Splashtail gained a dark grin before stabbing the pike into the ground, creating a shield of ice magic, pushing the cat away with some chills.

The terra type cat drove her weapon into the ground, creating a fiery twister around Splashtail thus trapping him.

Natsu asks "Whoa! How’d you do that?"

The terra type cat spoke "Dumb luck."

Natsu pouts "Aw..."

Justice snickers "Hey Flamebreath, you might want to look at Pebble."

Natsu asks "Huh?"

Pebble was a stammering mess.

Natsu asks "Uh... What's going on with Pebble?"

Crosswind snickers "Remember how it was fer Ozul?"

Natsu asks "Uh... Yeah?"

Crosswind snickers "Same reason, different male."

"What should we do about Splashtail though?" I asked.

Splashtail was soon tried up with vines.

The terra cat spoke "That oughta restrain him."

Ignis spoke "Hmm... I think I may have something in mind to help."

*Shortly after the girls had returned,*

Danyelle asks "Why not call in Cadence?"

Twilight spoke "A fair trial should happen as well."

Rarity spoke "I agree."

Ignis was resting on Splashtail's belly, who was filled with water like a waterbed with a hose that was plugged to his tail earlier.

Azure spoke "We're not sure if it was the best time."

Rainbow spoke "Anyway, we got a BIG request from Karei."

Azure asks "And what's that?"

Rainbow spoke "Well..."

End

Dance Celebration part 3
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Dance Celebration part 3

*Fireball's POV*

Wow, my belly's damn big.

Mistybreeze chuckles "I'm so damn lucky to have you as my lifemate."

Mistybreeze rubs my belly, causing my tail to wag a bit.

"Heehee. Thanks. Maybe Star Chaser can fill you up when you're peak female." I giggled, making Mistybreeze blush.

Mistybreeze chuckles softly "But I can only carry one child to full term. It's a chakat thing you know?"

"Yeah, but think of how big his dick is and how big he could make us." I added, making both of us shiver in delight.

Danyelle spoke "Oi! Watch your mouth Fireball! There are kids nearby!"

Okay, glad I only whispered that to Mistybreeze.

A sharp pain shot up my back.

“Gyah! Already?!” I yelped.

Spottedleaf, Yellowfang and Featherwhisker rush me off to Five Clan Clinic to focus on the delivery.

Good thing Mistybreeze was there to support me.

Spottedleaf and the other medicine cats were hard at work to deliver the ponykat foal.

Micah had brought over a branch for me to bite on.

Mistybreeze held my right front hoof.

Moth spoke "I can see the head now!"

I was starting to crack the branch in my mouth.

Once the ponykat's shoulders were out, Moth and Micah carefully pull the child out.

Moth spoke "It's a...."

Micah and the other medicine cats were confused as to what the child's gender was.

I was panting heavily since I managed to snap the branch in half with my jaws.

Mistybreeze spoke "It’s hard to explain, since shi took after my gender."

Moth notices a tiny pair of wings on the child's lower half.

The child then chirp-meow-yipped a bit.

Mistybreeze asks "Hey Fireball, what do you think of Blazepelt for the child's name?"

“What made ya think of that?” I asked.

MIstybreeze spoke "You're a demon, I'm not so the kid is half demon. Plus it's highly likely shi'll have fire powers later on."

“Heehee, you’re crazy. But since I’m from you-know-where, I guess I’m crazy too.” I giggled.

Mistybreeze laughs "Your adopted dad's gonna lose his mind once he meets his grandkid!"

“No kidding.” I smiled with a laugh.

Mistybreeze chuckles "Who knows how much chaos our kid will cause once shi's older!"

“Who knows how many kids we’ll have!” I giggled back.

Mistybreeze teases "Oh, you want another one already?"

“From you? Not yet. Let’s wait until Star Chaser gives each of us one.” I responded, teasing back.

Mistybreeze chuckles "You know, we could just ask Vera for a gender swap pendant instead."

“Are you trying to keep me all to yourself?” I asked a bit menacingly.

Mistybreeze laughs "You oughta know by now that chakat marriage laws states that we are to only have one mate."

“Remember AJ, Red Hoof and Crosswind?” I pointed out.

Mistybreeze spoke "Don't get me started on your Redux counterpart, I heard that she married a royal."

"Who?" I asked.

Danyelle spoke "I think shi was talking about Redux Loona."

“I know that, idiot.” I responded.

Danyelle asks "Are you saying I'm stupid?"

I spoke "No."

Danyelle asks "Do I look stupid to you?"

“I’m not saying that, I’m just saying I already know what shi meant. I’m asking who’s the husband.” I specified.

Danyelle spoke "According to my Redux counterpart, the guy's name is Ryōta Taisho. He's half demonic dog Mobian half alicorn."

Holy… Wow, she hit the jackpot on that.

Danyelle giggles "Too bad I can't say the same about OC-verse Loona."

“Did you seriously just read my mind?” I deadpanned.

Danyelle spoke "Lucky guess... And you might as well come out Blitzo, I know your scent."

Blitz growled as he came out.

Mistybreeze was holding Blazepelt in hir arms.

Mistybreeze asks "Is that any way to behave around your grandchild?"

Blitz stayed quiet.

Mistybreeze spoke "This little one is Blazepelt, your grandchild."

Blitz was still silent. Heh, trying to be tough.

Mistybreeze places Blazepelt in front of Blitzo.

Blazepelt chir-meows cutely.

Mistybreeze chuckles "I bet Stolas would find this to be cute."

Heh, Blitz is trying to stay tough, but I saw his lips quivering.

Blazepelt reaches for Blitz's face before smooshing it to make funny faces which in turned caused Mistybreeze and I to laugh.

And Blitz is starting to break.

Mistybreeze was snickering so much.

Danyelle giggles "He's starting to crack up."

Blazepelt then started nuzzling against Blitz while gently pawing his face, which look like it broke him as he laughed from the furry adorable tickle torture.

Danyelle giggles "That did it."

I started feeling better already as I got up.

Mistybreeze sighs "I hate being mortal... And genie magic can't help."

Danyelle spoke "Like Pinkie said, don’t jinx yourself."

Cleaning her hands with water, Spottedleaf asks "Maybe a blood transfusion from an immortal chakat could solve that issue?"

Danyelle spoke "…Spot, that is a crazy idea. So crazy, it just might work."

Spottedleaf spoke "I would like the immortal chakats to visit the clinic as soon as they can."

Mistybreeze spoke "This could take a while."

Spottedleaf spoke "This could also work for Shadowfang too. Although... An immortal gryphon would be needed to help turn Jackie, Stormcloud, Wave, Lamorak and Dash immortal."

Danyelle asks "Where to find one though?"

Spottedleaf asks "What about Gilda?"

Danyelle asks "Say what?"

Spottedleaf teleported before reappearing with Gilda.

Gilda asks "What was that for, you stupid cat?"

Spottedleaf growls "Unless you want to be on the receiving end of a Lightning Neko Roar... Never call me or any of the Abyssinians or chakats a stupid cat again. Got it Gilda?"

Gilda stammers "C-crystal..."

*Snicker!* Wow.

Mistybreeze laughs "It just goes to show, you don't piss off an Abyssinian with the Roar!"

Rainbow pops up with Mint on her head.

Rainbow spoke "Hey guys! There's a HUGE festival going on in Ineighba!"

Danyelle asks "Really?"

Rainbow spoke "But it’s not happening in a while. Which means we can help with the preparations! Not to mention Karei wants to ask us something."

Spottedleaf spoke "I can't leave the clinic unattended long."

A medicine cat asks "You think we can’t handle this, Spottedleaf?"

Pebble asks "You sure Dappled Pelt?"

Dappled spoke "Of course."

Moth spoke "Micah, Pebble and I will make sure to bring some souvenirs back for you and Cloud."

A faint blush was on Dappled's face.

Pebble laughs "Good one Moth! You embarrassed her!"

Moth giggles "I try!"

Micah snickers "If I didn't know any better Dappled, I could have sworn you had a crush on Cloud Spots!"

Dappled spoke "Sh-Shut it!"

Keeping his wings folded tightly, Micah asks "You wanna fight, buddy?"

Spottedleaf spoke "Now isn’t the time for that. If we’re going, I’ll trust you to take care of things while we’re away, Dappled."

Pebble grabs Micah by the tail before dragging him off.

Moth spoke "Dappled and I will handle Five Clan Clinic until you get back."

Spottedleaf spoke "Thanks, you two. *Jokingly* Don’t burn the place down."

Dappled and Moth laugh "How can we when neither of us have fire affinity?"

Twilight spoke "Oh and Spots, you might want to talk to Celestia about Five Clan Clinic before Neighsy tries to shut it down."

Spottedleaf asks "Right. Is Spike here?"

Twilight spoke "Your compact would be a lot easier since Spike's sick in bed."

Spottedleaf spoke "Oh, right. *Brings out and opens compact* Paging Celestia."

*Meanwhile in Canterlot*

Celestia answered her compact.

Celestia asks "You caught me at a bad time Spottedleaf, what's up?"

Spottedleaf spoke ""I need to tell you about someplace."

Celestia spoke "Let me guess, it's about Five Clan Clinic."

Spottedleaf asks "How did you know?"

Celestia giggles "It comes with experience."

Spottedleaf asks "Oh. So you’ll give the okay on the place?"

Celestia spoke "Given the fact that it helps teach the other medicine cats things that they didn't know before, I will allow it to continue running. I will speak to Neighsay personally."

Spottedleaf spoke "Thanks."

Celestia spoke "No problem Spottedleaf."

*Back at the hospital…*

Celestia ended the call as Spottedleaf gave a sigh of relief.

Mothwing asks "So, it's all good?"

Spottedleaf spoke "You bet."

*Elsewhere*

Scorpan was talking with Goliath about things.

Scorpan asks "Is it true that Sleuth has a crush on you?"

Goliath spoke "...Yes."

Scorpan spoke "Yet your heart belongs to Demona."

Unknown to the two males, Cadence was flying in the air when she overheard the conversation.

Sleuth was on a bench by herself while sighing.

Cadence spoke "This is quite the conundrum..."

Sunset spoke "It's just like how my MegaMewverse counterpart had it... She had a crush on a white furred Mew with black markings but he liked someone else, which meant she had to back off... So I heard."

Cadence spoke "*Wince* Yeesh..."

Sunset spoke "And I heard rumors that my Redux counterpart had married a blind Mewtwo."

Cadence spoke "That's surprising."

Sunset spoke "You think that's weird, I heard rumors that Azure's Redux counterpart has 14 wives!"

Cadence asks "*Faintly* ...Huh?"

Sunset spoke "Based on what Redux Danyelle said... There's a hedgefox, a chipmunk, a half Litten, a chakat, two Pegasi, a Kantonian Ninetales, two sirens, a gryphon, a Kantonian Moltres, a Pidgeot-Mewtwo hybrid, a Zacian and an Umbreon."

Cadence was so shocked, her spirit comically floated out of her mouth.

Sunset spoke "And you don't want to know the number of kids!"

Cadence: *Starting to froth at the mouth* H-How many...?

Sunset spoke "Even I don't know, Redux Danyelle never said how many."

Cadence's eyes rolled up as she fainted from shock.

Sunset spoke "Oh boy... I need smelling salts."

Featherwhisker pops up suddenly, scaring the cuss out of Sunset.

Featherwhisker asks "You need something?"

Sunset asks "Have any smelling salts?"

Featherwhisker spoke "Check the clinic, I'm sure one of the medicine cats has some."

Sunrise spoke "Sunshim! I can't find Sunflower!"

Sunset asks "What?! Is she teleporting all around again?"

Sunrise spoke "Yeah, I think she got into the sugar again."

Sunset asks "*Sigh* What am I going to do with that filly?"

Sunrise spoke "*sweatdrop* If she's anything like her OC-verse and Redux counterparts... She'll be hyper for life... And I'd rather not get a tailslap from Aria if her next child becomes hyper from sugar overdose."

Sunset spoke "Sunrise, I think you jinxed it."

A pregnant Aria spoke "Shut it Bacon Hair!"

Sunset spoke "Oh shut it, Siren Eye!"

Foxsong sends Sunset careening into a tree with a tailslap.

Foxsong spoke "Insult one siren, you insult them all."

Aria and Foxsong gave each other a high-tail.

Danyelle was in her siren form as she snuck up on Ben from behind before pouncing on him, tumbling head over tail through a portal to the Chuddle Hotel.

Sunrise spoke "Well, as soon as we find Sunflower, we should be able to go to Ineighba."

Twilight was carrying the hyper filly in a barrier bubble.

Twilight groans "That's the last time Pinkie feeds large amounts of sugar to a foal!"

Sunrise spoke "Thanks, Twi."

Twilight spoke "You might wanna put a leash on her for a while."

Sunrise spoke "Right."

Twilight spoke "Thank StarClan that Mint Leaf and Strawberry Bell aren't like that."

Sunset managed to get herself unstuck. "Okay, everyone ready?"

Twilight spoke "We should wait for Danyelle."

Sunset spoke "*Bead of sweat* Let's hope it doesn't take long."

*20 minutes later,*

A portal opened as Danyelle and Ben came out.

Danyelle was still in siren form since she now had a child on the way.

Danyelle spoke "Hey guys."

Sunset asks "So, everyone ready?"

Danyelle spoke "One warp ring to Ineighba, coming right up!"

*One warp ring to Ineighba later,*

The Harmony Guard had also arrived at the same time the OC-verse Pony Guard and Mobian Guard did.

Asuna spoke "That stupid pervert better stay away from me or I will fling him into a creeper pit."

"Who?" I asked just to make sure.

Danyelle spoke "She was talking about Teddie...."

A loud roar was heard from five miles away.

Aphmau asks "Was that a tiger?"

But then a single bolt of red lightning flashed through the air.

Redux Danyelle had gotten hit by the lone bolt of lightning but she didn't feel any pain.

Redux Danyelle spoke "That tickles."

OC-verse Danyelle giggles "Something tells me that was MrBeast."

A blue furred Abyssinian-dragon hybrid with pink stripes was up on the roof of Yasoponi High.

The hybrid laughs "You’re crazy until you’re successful, then you are a genius."

Redux Danyelle and OC-verse Danyelle giggle "Yep, that definitely sounds like MrBeast."

Danyelle asks "Who?"

Redux Danyelle and OC-verse Danyelle spoke "In our respective universes, MrBeast is an extremely popular Youtuber."

Danyelle spoke "Um, could you two not speak in unison? Kinda creepy."

Redux Twilight "It reminds me of the one time Luna freaked the cuss out when Celestia and Newlestia spoke at the same time."

Danyelle asks "You serious?"

OC-verse Twilight spoke "Least I didn't have that issue though."

The hybrid asks "So, am I late for the party or what?"

OC-verse Twilight spoke "We're still waiting on the Genderswap Stallion Six and their friends, the Neoverse Mane Six and the MegaMewverse gang."

Cocoa spoke "Yeah, what she said though James."

But then a well suited earth pony stallion with glasses showed up. “Ah, there they are. Hello, everyone!”

“Huh?” Most of us asked in confusion.

Shima asks "So… I guess you’re Shima-chan’s manager…?"

Karei spoke "Oh, let me introduce you. This is my manager, Ido-san."

Ido spoke "I’m Shinjitsu Ido. It’s nice to meet you, I’ve heard all about you from Karei-chan."

Kanji spoke "Yeah, ma-uh… Yes sir. Nice to meet you."

Shima spoke "I-It’s nice to meet you…"

Oc-verse Twilight spoke "Just so I'm not mistakene for one of the other Twilights, you can call me Twirama."

Redux Twilight spoke "You can call me Deep Lilac if you want."

Danyelle spoke "The OC-verse gang and Redux gang are counterparts."

Looking at her Redux counterpart. OC-verse Rainbow asks "Since when did you become an alicorn?"

Redux Rainbow spoke "Roundabout the same time Warrior-verse Rainbow did."

OC-verse Rainbow spoke "Man… I’m so jealous…"

Ido spoke "Oh, that’s right. I brought you all some drinks. Here, please take them. Sorry about making you and your brother help, Seiko-kun."

Seiko spoke "Oh no, thank you for treating us."

Miran spoke "It’s the least we could do."

Teddie spoke "Wooooo! Cold drinks! I call the orange juice!"

Kanji asks "Hey, Ted! Whaddya doin’, grabbin’ the drinks before our senpais!?"

Heifa spoke "*Sigh* I’ll take the milk."

All of us started grabbing some drinks.

Moonshadow spoke "I see that ther are some new alicorns in the Alliance."

To be Continued...