Unexpected Visitors to Equestria

As the Young Six were getting ready to rescue the rest of the crew, they all looked at the manifest to know everyone's names.

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1. Squidbeak Captain Christina Cephalopod

2. Squidbeak Agents 3, 4, and 8

3. Callie Cuttlefish

4. Sally Cuttlefish

5. Jerome Cuttlefish

6. Marie Cuttlefish

7. Iris Cuttlefish

8. Michael Cuttlefish

9. Mike Dreemurr

10. Taylor Dreemurr

11. Aaron Grady

12. Athena Grady

13. Andrew Grady

14. Lizzie Grady

15. Angelo Grady

16. Atari Grady

17. Walker Johnson

18. Becka Johnson

19. Jacob Johnson

20. DJ Octavio

21. Jenny Octavio

22. Rosa Octavio

23. Octarian Commanders Grax, Soran, and Koval

24. Octarian Agents Robin, Eloise, and Geneva

25. Salmonling Admiral Kyle

26. Salmonling Sergeants Troy and Grant

27. Salmonling Agents Randy, Dakota, and Jaxon

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Just as everyone was about to begin the rescues, they noticed eleven tracking signals grouped together in the Ghastly Gorge. A closer look at the signals revealed that they belonged to multiple entities with matching names. Flurry realized that Callie, Marie, the Ammonites, the other two Cuttlefishes, three of the Gradys, and the Dreemurrs were in the gorge together. All seven friends quickly loaded up on three extreme condition rescue crafts and flew to the gorge. When they saw all of the safety lights flashing, they knew that everyone was accounted for. One thing that stood out was that everyone had already exited their pods.

"We are here to rescue you.", called Gallus to everyone.

Hearing this caught everyone's attention, and they gave the seven friends a rundown of who was who. Callie was married to Mike, and Taylor was their 2 year-old son. Callie was also in a wheelchair, and the reason was clear when Flurry saw that her belly was bulged, meaning Callie was pregnant. Sally and Jerome were Callie's parents. Marie was her cousin, and she was married to Andrew. Her parents were Michael and Iris. Aaron and Athena were Andrew's parents. Most of the inklings were relieved to hear they were being rescued, but Smolder noticed that Marie and Andrew were crying.

"Are you two okay?", she asked them calmly.

"We got separated from our precious angels, Lizzie, Angelo, and Atari.", said Marie through her tears as she handed Smolder a photo of the three kids.

"Lizzie is our oldest. She's almost 4. Angelo is next in line, and is close to turning 1. Atari is our newest baby, and she's only TWO MONTHS old.", screeched Andrew.

"How did you get separated from them?", asked Silverstream.

"We were rushing to get off the ship as soon as possible. Callie had Taylor wrapped up warm and strapped in his carrier, and Mike frantically told us to hurry and get our kids because the medical bay's airlock was going to close at any minute. Unfortunately, we tripped on the tips of our shoes and got to the door as it finished closing. Lizzie was banging on the window in panic, but I put in a keycode to remotely activate the Pediatric Escape Pod so they'd know how to get out. Lizzie nodded, picked up Atari and Angelo, and climbed into the pod. Once we saw the hatch closing, we turned around and ran to our own pod to get out before the ship crashed. Sadly, they did not land with us, so we're scared to death and hoping they're not hurt.", said Marie.

"Fear not, Marie. We will bring them back to you.", said Flurry in assurance.

Everyone followed the crew onto the rescue crafts and they were flown to Canterlot. During transit, Callie said that she and Mike had been expecting for eight and a half months, which meant Taylor was about to become a big brother. The sibling was due any day now. Once everyone was shown to their guest rooms, Flurry started gearing up to rescue Lizzie, Angelo, and Atari. Their signal was coming from the Frozen North, so she made sure to bring her winter coat.