Diablo 3: Hell's Eclipse

by Blackdrag-rose

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Luna found that the portal Rivet brought them through was connected to an area outside Ponyville, a sight that she had long since wondered if she was ever going to see it again, with Canterlot resting on the mountain it had been build on in the distance, which the others stared at for a time. Her focus was on other things right now, such as the fact that there were a number of metallic frames that appeared to be portals, permanent ones by the looks of them, and each one seemed to go to a different place. After looking at them Luna turned her attention to Ponyville itself, where she paused as she discovered a sea of unfamiliar faces, species no one in her group had seen before, and armed forces that she was positive weren't here the last time she had been to Twilight's home. There was so much to look at that Luna didn't even know where to start, as this reminded her of when she first arrived in Sanctuary and found Leah, how everything had been so unknown at the time, and she could tell Kulle was already having a field day with all the new information in front of him.

After making sure that Luna's group was on this side of the portal, and no one was on the other side, Rivet joined them and closed the portal, the cracks reversing into a window before fading away, like the portal never existed in the first place, before noticing that everyone was surprised by what they were seeing.

"Yeah, Ponyville gets that a lot these days. It's a hub for our forces." Rivet commented, though at the same time she simply glanced around the area as Luna spotted what appeared to be robotic pirates hauling stuff to a workshop that was on the outskirts of the area, "You'll get used to it, in due time. We were sort of scattered in the past, even when the first couple of Displaced were discovered, but when Twilight returned things changed... she made sure to whip us into shape, forming a united front unlike anything our universe has ever seen. We're just looking for the remaining Displaced before we focus on waging war with the demonic empire, because Twilight doesn't want the others to be in danger of being attacked while we're in the middle of a full blown war."

"What are those?" Leah asked, focusing on the armed cluster of dragon humanoids that were nearly identical to her own transformed state, though they wore a variety of armor, in a number of different colors or from different types of metals, to which she noticed that the newcomers were training like they were a unit, despite having all sorts of powers.

"Those are the dracthyr, a very powerful species from the world of Azeroth... I'm not too familiar with their story, but from what I know they were an experiment or something that went right." Rivet answered, before she let out a sigh as the rest of the group glanced at Kulle, as it seemed like something he would do to make the world a safer place, causing the feline to think of something that might help them out, "If you want to know the whole story I'd recommend talking to Twilight, since she knows literally everything about every species that's part of our armada... even the species that she created."

"Hold on... Twilight made a whole new species?" Luna inquired, because she knew Twilight was smart, and that the younger alicorn would have literally spread her wings and her inquisitive mind in whatever world she had been sent to, but this was something she wasn't expecting to discover, that Twilight brought life to an entirely new species.

"Lady Twilight, to be exact." a feminine voice replied, where Luna found that a tall yellow fox creature landed nearby, or she had appeared out of thin air, or maybe she was a stealth person and appeared by stepping out of the shroud she had been wearing, it was hard to tell, whose hands had three fingers and she wore interesting purple gloves that reached back to her elbows, making Luna think she was a ninja or something, "I am Rena, of the Digians as Lady Twilight called us, but due to some circumstances on Earth the name of my species was changed to 'Digimon'. I've been working with the trainers to make sure that everyone is well trained and ready to go, and learn from the other groups as well since it helps expand our various arsenals... we definitely keep learning a lot from Flurry Heart and her other family."

Luna was surprised by this turn of events, she wasn't expecting Flurry, of all ponies, to be among the Displaced, even though it sounded like the baby alicorn had been sent to a family of warriors and that she had done well during her time away from home, before she and the others found someone walking towards them. She quickly realized who it was, because despite having an anthro form like Luna's new form, and a much larger chest for some reason, Luna recognized the lavender coat to the figure's body and the purple hair with highlights. Twilight's attire seemed to be casual themed, yet at the same time she had an air around her that suggested that she was ready for anything, while carrying a dark or demonic looking staff, and yet Luna noticed something else, she couldn't feel Twilight's power. This wasn't something she was expecting, rather it was like Twilight was on an entirely different plane of existence than what Luna was used to, and at the same time she could see that the others had no idea what to make of Twilight, making her interested in what they might learn from her.

In addition to that there was a black bipedal figure walking behind Twilight, with magenta lines on his arms and legs, plus he had a slender tail with a harpoon tip, it sure looked like one, two thunderbolt shaped horns with a drill-like horn right in the middle of his head, and he wore a blue cloak over his body.

"Luna, it's good to see you again." Twilight said, a smile appearing on her face, while at the same time Rena bowed her head as the other one simply stared at the group, as if he was judging them or sizing them up, it was hard to tell, and yet he also seemed like there was more to him than what they were seeing right now, "It seems that you had an interesting adventure, and have gained some allies of your own."

"Friends, a lover, allies, and some reluctant acquaintances." Luna replied, referring to Imperius and Malthael with the last part of her response, who didn't seem at all worried or bothered by her remark, while Twilight raised an eyebrow but kept the smile on her face, before Luna focused on the piece of information that was bothering her, "So, we've learned about the Displaced, and I know some ponies went missing before I was sent to Sanctuary, but I have to ask: how many of us are still missing? And what happened to Celestia?"

"That's not an easy question to answer. Plenty of us have finished our adventures and have returned, while a few have come to the decision to stay in their new homes." Twilight answered, beckoning for them to follow as she lead the way back to her castle, allowing the others to follow after her as she dismissed Rena, who headed over to one of the training areas, all while the silent one followed along without wasting even a second.

Luna found that there were a number of species, in addition to the normal ponies that were walking everywhere, there were humans with what Twilight called elves, dwarves, vulpera, worgen, and many others, plus all sorts of dragons that weren't the dracthyr, since they were dressed differently and acted differently.

"Spike and Ember were sent to a world filled with dragons, all types of magic, and a lot of danger... but they came back with a brother, friends, and a living legend." Twilight commented, knowing that the group was interested in what they were seeing right now, she couldn't blame them at all since she had spent weeks delving into the information from their world, it was rich in history, knowledge, and everything else she loved, before she brought them inside the castle, "I've changed the ballroom to be a viewing area, so you can see the worlds that the other Displaced were sent to... or at least the ones that we've been able to find. Some of the viewing orbs are only what we're allowed to see, otherwise we would have gone to collect the rest of the Displaced... we've learned that we cannot recover a Displaced until they've completed their adventure, or we run the risk of screwing everything up, but I've bent that rule once to make sure a danger to the universe was wiped out."

Luna nodded as they entered the ballroom, finding that there were floating orbs in the room, exactly as Twilight had said, to which she, Leah, Tyrael, and Kulle stared at them, while Imperius and Malthael seemed to wait outside the room, not doubt due to their interest in the demonic threat and not the rest of the Displaced. One she found was about Tirek, in a world that seemed to involve him dying a lot and being reborn so he could suffer again, even if he had two allies, a warrior and a rogue, helping him out, while another seemed to show Twilight's human counterpart with Starlight and another pony that seemed to be Cozy Glow. The general theme she found was that each Displaced had either an anthro form, like her, or were human, plus each one seemed to gain some sort of power during their adventure, allowing them to dominate their foes and claim victory, or alter the course of history for the world they were sent to. Each orb held a story, one that they could learn from the Displaced that were in each one, and she was impressed as she stared at Flurry's, the little one had grown into a warrior of incredible skill, before she found the one that she was interested in.

It showed a girl that looked like Celestia that was walking by a green haired body and a pony girl that caused Luna to pause for a moment, as all three of them were dressed in near identical uniforms, like they were going to school together, but it was the pony girl's appearance that made Luna pause.

"That's Nightmare Moon... she ended up in the same world as my sister." Luna said, focusing on that orb and none of the others, it was the most important one in her mind, while at the same time the others turned to look at it, while Twilight came to a stop near them and studied it for a moment, "But... I don't understand. I expected her to be hunting my sister, but here she seems... I don't know. Happy? Content?"

"It is very interesting, and makes me eager to see them when it's time to meet up with them." Twilight remarked, though she didn't have Luna's concern about the situation, because with some of the worlds it was hard to tell if the Displaced had their memories or if they were entering with a blank slate, like how her memories had been sealed or how Spike and Ember knew nothing before eventually recovering their old memories, so this could be a new person they were looking at.

"And who is this?" Kulle asked, referring to one of the orbs that were in the section that seemed to be for those who hadn't returned to this world yet, which seemed to have two Displaced traveling together with a group of what he assumed were either teenagers or young adults, since they appeared to be about Leah's age.

The one they were focused on was a tall figure who seemed muscular, as far as they could see, though she was busty, like Twilight as Luna discovered, and had a wide smile on her face, while the second one was slightly shorter, almost like a teen, who had pink hair and seemed to like riding the former's shoulder, but the first's flame-like hair stopped Luna.

"No... no, it can't be! That's... that's impossible." Luna commented, because the figure was a myth, someone she thought to be a legend or even a creation from the ponies of Equestria, even before her own transformation into Nightmare Moon, and yet here was evidence that she was wrong, that a far more dangerous force was free to roam the worlds.

"Celestia's own dark side, the mythical Daybreaker in the flesh." Twilight answered, laying eyes on the figure as she traveled with Pinkie Pie and the group that they had encountered, wondering if they had made friends with the group, and yet she was very interested in what sort of information they might learn from the figure when she returned, "Celestia is now much younger than you, Nightmare Moon seems to be having fun, and Daybreaker not only exists but is having the time of her life by the looks of it... it's very interesting, wouldn't you say so?"

Luna sighed as she sat in a nearby chair and stared at the orbs that were in front of her, the ones they could see, because this was already a lot of information for them to take in and she had a feeling she was going to need her full attention for the rest of it, plus there was the chance they might fight Twilight or some of her allies to prove their skills, making her eager to see what the coming hours might throw at them next.

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