Twelve bipedal figures were moving around, each one the same basic form but different in looks. Six were male, six were female, and each wore a set of armor, colored as they saw fit, and carried weapons. On their backs, a long weapon, a firearm of some sort, and a weapon for close up, daggers, a hammer, or as most had, a sword. They were inside a storage room of some sorts, and were retrieving objects and weapons from closets around them. In a few moments, every single one of them had stopped moving, and they looked towards one. He was the same from earlier, his helmet was smooth, with grooves arching around his head, and a spire protruded out of the front of it, raising nearly a foot into the air above his head. As he finished packing his weapons, he turned around to face the other eleven, and he raised a hand in gesture. Momentarily, the groups split into pairs, each set moving for a different side of the heptagonal storage room. At each side, there was a two-person pod, designed for short-range flight. The pairs entered the vehicles, and as the doors sealed, six muffled thumps were heard from the pods as each launched off into the blackness of space, a planet and it's moon growing ever nearer in the viewport on the seventh wall.

The six pods began a descent onto the moon, triangulating and targeting the signal from before. Landing in a hexagon around a spire of rock, each pod opened up and two stepped out.

From the first, two bipeds, a male and a female, stepped out. The male was of medium build, and his helmet had three thin green wires protruding out from the back and a brown tail, curving down. Next to him, the female's helmet was triangular, the point down, and on top, it seemed to have a sort of bulb.

From the second pod, another set of male and female stepped out. The male was the same as the one from the dark room, and his helmet was the same. The female's helmet had a lit up cross on the front and a halo-like projection behind it.

From the third pod, a male stepped out, his helmet shaped with a central head and a protrusion where his mouth would be. On the sides, slight portions projected out into a shape like a hammerhead. The female behind him had a far less detailed helmet, it was shaped like a lightbulb with a central 'eye'.

Out of the fourth pod, another pair of bipeds appeared. The male's helmet was shaped like that of a hammerhead shark with a bump in the center, and the female's helmet was shaped strangely, like a fin, with a point on her forehead.

The male of the fifth had to squeeze his way out of of it, his helmet a pair of triangular protrusions wrapping around his head to his forehead, and the female's seemed very insect-like, a whimsical tail curving all the way over her head.

Out of the last pod, another large male stepped out, his helmet reminiscent of the northern lights, a flat top and a large halo around him. Beside him, a thin female stepped out, her helmet like tongues of flame.

The twelve bipeds slowly stepped towards the monolithic structure between them. It was an obelisk, like those of ancient Egypt, and engraved upon it were thousands of tiny pictures, each one depicting a different scene.

"Well, it took you guys long enough. Now, there's not much more to say. The enemy is everywhere, their leader needs to die. I'd fight my way to her if you want to live. By the way, in the exact center of each face of the obelisk is a weak point. Hit that to open it."

A look passed between the group, and one of the bipeds stepped forwards. The one with the triangular protrusions, Rhino, reached behind himself and pulled a massive hammer from his back. He turned on his heel as his foot hit the ground, and the hammer swung around him, building up speed. As Rhino completed the turn, the hammer's head smashed into the side of the obelisk. The stone monument shattered with the impact, and shards of stone burst around the twelve, who simply stood and watched. Their personal energy shields flared, catching the stone pieces and deflecting them.

As the dust in the low-gravity cleared, a figure emerged from the ruins of the obelisk. He was a congregation of a multitude of animals, a wing from a bat, a leg from a goat, an arm from an eagle, the head of a horse, and more. He began to speak.

"Hello, Tenno." Each of the Tenno tensed up, their hands falling to the handles of their weapons. "It's been a while, hasn't it? I was born of the chaos of Earth, you know. I was created back when the humans forged their first swords. I was so proud of them. But I digress, as I am your new ally. Once upon a time, I used to be the mischief-maker of this forsaken planet, and I had my fun. But then I made a mistake. I played with the mind of one of the most powerful creatures on that planet, and I went too far. She abandoned the values of their time, and turned the society into what it is today. I'm sorry, but that was much longer ago. Anyways, I am Discord, and I would like to welcome you to the dystopia that is Equestria." Discord stepped to the side and waved his hand, pointing at the dull planet behind him.

Author's Note

Ash-Saryn
Excalibur-Trinity
Volt-Mag
Loki-Banshee
Rhino-Nyx
Frost-Ember
These are the names of each, male followed by female in each pod, in order.