Hey, everybody! Things are going great down here at college, especially with the fact I've got enough time to write for you guys! However, tests are starting to pop up here and there, so expect chapters like this to not come in as quickly. Before we get into the big story, it's time for the revival of our famous Q&A Session! Let's dive right in!

Q&A SESSION

Rainbow Dash: Hey, you guys! It's been a while!

Ben Tennyson: Sure has. Why don't we get things going with a couple of questions from a couple of OCs from our loyal reviewer, SkullCrusher550?

Natsu Dragneel: Sounds good to me! I'm gettin' all fired up!

Hinata Hyuga: Oh my…

Ivan: Question for Ben T.: Will Marco Diaz, who is Princess Star Butterfly's friend in another universe, be part of the Omni Force?

Ben Tennyson: Me and Dash met Marco and Star a while back. They're a fun duo to be around.

Rainbow Dash: Totally! Star's awesome with that sweet wand of hers.

Ben Tennyson: Marco's no slouch either. Though, considering who he is, I think he's meant to be an honorary member rather than a main one.

Rainbow Dash: Star on the other hand-

Ben Tennyson: Ah, hold on, sweetheart. We still gotta she if she can handle things herself…

Rainbow Dash: Oh, right…

SkullCrusher550: Can Delsin Rowe, Abigail "Fetch" Walker, and Eugene Sims from inFAMOUS Second son, be members of the Omni Force?

Ben Tennyson: Uh…

NegaiFreak: I'll handle this one. To answer that, no. I am not putting in characters that are recommended by others, unless I find a good reason for them to be a part of the Omni Force. In the case of others, people suggested characters and gave good reasons as to why they should be a part of the team.

SkullCrusher550: If the author knows this, he needs to search this powerlisting dot wikia dot com. PS. Don't put the word "dot" put an actual "." And you can search any superpower you'd like, but try to search the list of superpowers. Thanks!

NegaiFreak: Thanks for the heads up… but I'm not trying to find superpowers for characters who already have powers to begin with. Again, I've already got ideas in my head for my OCs too.

Dietrich: Question for Rainbow Dash: Did you always lose to the Crystal Prep Shadowbolts every year? And did they always try to prank you and defacing the wonderbolt statue?

Rainbow Dash: Well, the Friendship Games happen once every four years, but stuff like soccer, tennis, golf, and other sports happen year round! And we always end up being second best! Not to mention, they totally have to rub it in our faces by defacing the statue!

Ben Tennyson: That sure doesn't sound great.

SkullCrusher550: This is why I hate them!

Rainbow Dash: Me too, pal. Me too.

Aleks: Question for Applejack: Will you marry Kyoya from Metal Fight Beyblade on the future? Because I saw the shipping that your author put in his bio.

Applejack: Wait… Say what now?! *blushing*

NegaiFreak: Hold on, I'll explain. Ahem. That pairing is meant to be for a later fanfic story that has yet to be announced or even discussed. But yes, it will exist eventually, and so will that pairing.

Applejack: Huh?! *still blushing* Hold on a sec! Who's this Kyoya feller yer talkin' 'bout anyway?! A-Ah can't believe yer just puttin' me with 'im!

Rarity: Oh, Applejack relax. It's not like we all have a pairing that's somewhat hard to explain.

NegaiFreak: Uh, actually, you have one too.

Rarity: *widens eyes in shock* Never mind…

Oswald: Question for the Author: Wirst du eine neue Geschichte im nächsten Jahr? *Are you gonna have a new story next year?*

NegaiFreak: Of course I am! Who do you take me for? Now, as things are right this second, I won't announce what my next story is going to be, but it will be on the list of stories already posted on my profile page. I've already got a firm decision on it.

Pedro: Question for Sci-Twi: Hola, Twilight Sparkle, mi nombre es Pedro y un placer conocerte. Tengo una pregunta para usted, ¿por qué quieres que investigue las actividades extrañas alrededor Canterlot Alta? *Hello, Twilight Sparkle, my name is Pedro and it's nice to meet you. I have a question for you, why do you want to investigate the bizarre activities around Canterlot High?

Twilight Sparkle: Uh, hi Pedro. I really wanna investigate the strange energy readings around that school because of my research. I'm sure it'll be great for my future!

Charles: Question for Rarity: Nice to meet you Rarity, it's a pleasure to meet you. I have a question do you make Gobsmacked dress and clothes in your store? PS. By the way... you're the most wicked dressmaker on over the world. I hope you keep it up. *Started to wink at Rarity and she starts to blush madly*

Rarity: Oh, you're… uh… quite flattering… Anyways, I'm not sure I understand the idea of "Gobsmacked" dress, but I'm sure I can make one… And thank you for your kind words. *starts backing away nervously*

Aleks: Question for Sunset Shimmer: Since you're the former student of Princess Celestia, are gonna apologize to her when you're back in Equestria?

Sunset Shimmer: Of course I am! After everything that's happened, I understood what she was trying to teach me…

Ben: And that's thanks to Twilight, right?

Sunset: *nods happily in reply*

NegaiFreak: Now, let's get into another set of questions from SpiritReaper42!

SpiritReaper42: First Question: Ben, were there any regrets you had when you had the Omnitrix for the first time?

Ben Tennyson: Uh… not really… If I never got the Omnitrix, that summer would've been really boring…

SpiritReaper42: Second Question: Rainbow Dash, in a worldwide battle called Death Battle, your pony counterpart defeated Starscream from the Transformers. What are your reactions to it?

Rainbow Dash: That… Is… AWESOME! I totally rock if I can take down something like a Transformer!

NegaiFreak: I bet you could do it as a human too.

Rainbow Dash: Absolutely!

Third Question: Fluttershy, what do you think of this Chihuahua? *shows Fluttershy a white Chihuahua*

Fluttershy: Oh, he's so cute! *snuggles with the Chihuahua*

Fourth Question: Omni Force, Superman defeated Goku in Death Battle. One time when they accidentally destroyed the earth. Second time, he bested Goku's Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan. What are your reactions to it?

Ben Tennyson: …Wow.

Rainbow Dash: No kidding. That was… AWESOME!

Sunset Shimmer: And kinda scary…

Hinata: Yeah… They're that strong…

Natsu Dragneel: Which makes 'em all the more fun to fight!

Happy: Aye, sir!

Rook: Unreal…

Fifth Question: Rarity, Pinkie, and Fluttershy, ever played Five Nights at Freddy's?

Pinkie Pie: I've never heard of that game before… Is it like a party game?

Rarity: I haven't heard of it either… Do you know what it is, Fluttershy?

Fluttershy: Nope…

NegaiFreak: Word of advice, don't look it up.

Pinkie Pie: Why not?

NegaiFreak: Trust me, it's not as fun as you think it'll be… With that all said and done, I think it's time to start this monster of a story! Now, before we begin, I just wanna mention a few things. One, Happy is going to be in this fanfic as well, due to circumstances that I felt could use his humor. Second, this story is going to be divided into three parts, including the prologue and epilogue to make five chapters total. Parts like this one are going to be very like, and will also have scenario stories from SpiritReaper42 at the end of them. And that's all you need to know!

END Q&A SESSION

And that's that! But before we head into the first of "Friendship Games: The Omni Force Crossover", I'd like to make one last thing perfectly clear. I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS OR THE SHOWS THEY'RE FROM! Thank you. Now with that done, let's get on with the show!

FRIENDSHIP GAMES

THE OMNI FORCE CROSSOVER

The day was nearing its end with the sun descending in the sky above, as Sunset Shimmer was running hurriedly along the sidewalk, having her shadow appear on a house whiled her heels clacked against the ground beneath her feet. Fallen summer leaves below her got blown away as she passed, while she no longer wore her Proto-Glasses upon her head, having put them back into her jacket. She crossed the street to Canterlot High School, racing by its horse statue towards the steps, where Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Natsu, and Hinata were gathered, as Fluttershy and Rarity were joining them too.

"I got your text, Rainbow Dash!" the red and yellow haired girl said with a concerned expression as she approached, gesturing back towards the mirror monument, "Did something come through the portal?" she asked as she halted herself before them while Pinkie Pie was running in too, "Is Equestrian magic on the loose?" she continued questioning as she held her hands up, "Did Twilight come back with a problem that only we can solve?!" she asked in exclamation, motioning to herself.

"Has a giant cake monster covered all the cakes in the world in cake?!" the puffy haired girl suddenly chimed in, much to her friend's surprise as she had a cupcake in each of her hands, which she then stuffed wholly into her mouth, causing the amber skinned girl to give off a blank look of annoyance while she placed her left hand at her hip.

"Um, not exactly…" the rainbow haired girl finally responded as she was kneeled down before her black guitar case, pulling her instrument out as she stood up and turned her head to the group with a nervous grin on her face.

"Uh, I don't understand…" Sunset admitted with a confused look as she raised her left eyebrow, raising her arm up.

"Course you wouldn't…" the dragon slayer grumbled in frustration, crossing his arms with a huff as he looked away, much to the bewilderment of his teammate, who scratched her head with a concerned expression.

"Well, Sunset," the cowgirl began as he went over to the cerulean skinned girl, pointing at her instrument as one of its strings was undone, causing her to glance at her out of annoyance, "I was just tellin' Rainbow Dash here that a broken guitar string doesn't really qualify as an emergency," she told her, flicking the wire up and down before she held it in the fingers of her left hand.

"It totally does!" her rainbow haired friend retorted, yanking the instrument away as she held it at the neck in both of her hands.

"Really, Rainbow Dash!" the fashionista chimed in as she sported a pair of red-framed glasses over eyes, having a strand of measuring tape around her neck, and a pin cushion upon a bracelet on her left wrist, "I was in the middle of sewing a very complex appliqué on my latest frock," she explained sternly.

"And I was just about to tuck everyone in for the night at the shelter…" the shy girl mentioned as she petted a white bunny that was in her arms, "Now we'll have to start stories all over again," she noted with a sad look on her face as the animal had the same reaction.

"Why would you send all of us an emergency text for a guitar string?" Sunset asked, crossing her arms in annoyance.

"Yeah, why?" the fire mage questioned with an angered scowl plastered upon his face.

"Well, I was going to pony up and show our fans some awesome guitar licks," the rainbow haired girl began to answer as she gestured towards the steps, where Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Apple Bloom were all seated, waving to her, "but I kinda need all six strings to do it," she pointed out as she tugged on the undone wire, "Got any extra?" she asked with a sheepish grin.

"Boy…" Pinkie sighed as everyone else groaned out of frustration at the cerulean skinned girl.

"Ya know," Natsu started to say as he went up to her, getting her attention, "maybe you oughta' pony up for somethin' better," he recommended, igniting his right fist in flames, "How 'bout a rematch?!" he suggested with an excited grin, causing her to widen her eyes in shock.

"N-Natsu!" Hinata cried out, stammering a little as he turned to face her, raising an eyebrow in confusion, "You already sparred with her a few hours ago…" she pointed as she anxiously fidgeted her fingers around, "Besides," she began, "I'm sure you're feeling tired too…" she mentioned.

"No way!" the dragon slayer retorted with a pump of his left fist, "I'm a hundred percent ready to kick anyone's butt!" he proclaimed, "In fact…" he continued with a smirk on his face, causing the Hyuga girl to nervously back up a step, "How 'bout I take both of you on at once?!" he challenged, cloaking his left fist in flames as well. Before the Gentle Fist user could reiterate her previous point, an amber aura shrouded her rambunctious teammate, much to his surprise as the fire on his hands went out. "Hey!" he yelled, "What's goin'-? WHOA!" he suddenly yelped, getting lifted into the air. He then looked down to see the red and yellow haired girl with her magic activated, having her pony ears and ponytail present, along with a glowing, amber light upon her left hand.

"Jeez…" she groaned, shaking her head, "Natsu, can't you go at least a day without asking for another fight?" she asked rhetorically, raising an eyebrow.

"Aw, come on, Sunset!" he responded in plea as he continued to float in the air, "You asked me and Hinata to come here and train with ya, right?!" he shouted, making the amber skinned girl sigh.

"Well… yeah, I did, but-"

"THEN YOU OUGHTA' BE GLAD I'M ASKING FOR ANOTHER FIGHT!" the fire mage yelled loudly in interjection, causing everyone to flinch in surprise, "We'll all get stronger that way!" he mentioned, "So come on!" he pleaded as his captor readied her fingers, snapping them, "Let's-! AAAHHH!" he exclaimed, spinning around in midair wildly as the red and yellow haired girl was performing the action with her magic.

"Are you gonna settle down now?" she asked with a blank look on her face as she raised an eyebrow.

"Y-Y-YYESSS!" Natsu screamed in plea, dizzied and sickened by the fast rotating he was experiencing. All of a sudden, the aura around him vanished, allowing him to plummet onto the ground on his face, hitting it with a thud. He lifted his head up to reveal a green, sickly look upon it.

"Oh my…" Rarity uttered in surprise and disgust as Sunset deactivated her magic, blowing the magical cloak over her hand out with a smirk.

"Woohoo!" the cerise-haired girl cheered, standing up, "Go Sunset!" she exclaimed with a pump of her right fist, causing the red and yellow haired girl to sheepishly blush from her flattery.

"You okay, Natsu?" the partier girl asked as she and Applejack picked the dragon slayer up from the ground by the arms.

"Y-Yeah…" he stammered in response, "I'll be good…" he muttered, shaking his head in order to regain his composure.

"Huh…" the Hyuga girl sighed with a laugh, while the amber skinned girl pulled off her brown knapsack, reaching inside of it.

"Here," she said, pulling out a single, rolled-up guitar string, handing it off to Rainbow Dash, "But everyone finished practicing for the day," she pointed out while she put bag back over her shoulders, "I'm pretty sure all the music rooms are locked…" she mentioned as the weight of her backpack was causing her to hunch over slightly.

"No problem," her fellow Omni Force member responded as she tied the new string onto her instrument, having its end dangle off of it, "The acoustics in the hallway are perfect for power chords," she noted, getting down on a knee as she strummed it loudly, posing like a rock star, "C'mon!" she beckoned, standing back up, while her red and yellow haired friend shook her head with a smile as she looked up at the sky, "Let's go!" she yelled, heading inside the school with Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie, Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Hinata, Natsu, and Applejack in tow, with the latter stopping to hold the door and turn back before entering.

"You comin', Sunset?" she asked as her companion remained outside.

"I'll catch up in a bit," she replied with a wave of her hand.

"Mind if I join you then?" the Gentle Fist user questioned, chiming in as she remained at the entrance, "I think I'd be able to relax a little more around you compared to Rainbow…" she admitted with a little giggle, causing her teammate to do the same.

"Sure," she replied, sitting down on the steps as she signaled for the Hyuga girl to seat herself beside her on the right, which she did. As the cowgirl went inside, the dragon slayer came out, going over to his comrades.

"Whatcha' guys up to?" he asked, folding his arms behind his head as he approached, sitting down next to Sunset while she pulled off her backpack again, reaching inside of it to take out a brown, hardcover book, with an emblem of a sun upon it.

"I'm gonna write to my friend in Equestria," she responded, having a pen in her right hand.

"Twilight, right?" Hinata guessed, causing her to nod in response, "Ben told me all about her," she mentioned, smiling brightly with her friend.

"Twilight, huh?" the fire mage uttered, as he peeked at the paper within the hardcover, "Sounds like she's special to ya…" he noted, looking at the heavily handwritten pages on the book.

"She definitely is," the red and yellow haired girl replied, flipping to a blank page as she began to inscribe her message onto the paper, "Dear Princess Twilight," she started,"how's life treating you in Equestria?" she asked,"Any cool new magic spells?" she asked on through her words, "It's been pretty quiet here at CHS for almost a year since the Battle of the Bands,"she mentioned in her writing, "We still pony up when we play music," she pointed out, "which Rainbow Dash just loves to show off," she added, "But I still can't quite grasp what it's all about," she admitted as her friends watched her continue to mark the paper with her pen,"I would love to hear what you think about it when you get a sec," she finished, "Your friend, Sunset Shimmer," she signed off, but then blinked as she remembered something, putting her utensil back against the page, "And P.S.," she began again, "things've been great with Ben and Rook for both me and Rainbow," she mentioned, having ended her message as by the sidewalk near the school, a bus pulled up to a stop at the curb, opening its doors to allow a pair of sneakered feet to walk out. The person standing there as the transport departed was wearing black sweatpants and a gray hoodie, including mysterious glasses with black frames over her light purple face. She walked over to the building, pulling out something from her pocket, holding it in her right hand. It appeared to be a scanner of some sort, with its antenna folding out as its small screens showed a meter and a seismograph separately.

"How does that book work?" Natsu asked, raising an eyebrow as he placed his hands on his knees, while the girl was approaching the building, as her scanner's protuberances buzzed about wildly, picking up energy readings.

"Well, when I write something in here," the red and yellow haired girl began, "it appears in the pages of a book Princess Twilight has," she explained, "And she can send me a message whenever she wants too," she mentioned.

"So… it's like a lacrima?" he guessed.

"In your world, yeah," the amber skinned girl responded, "I always thought of it more as an e-mail," she admitted with a shrug, while the girl beside her giggled. Meanwhile, the stranger they hadn't yet taken notice of was standing behind the mirror statue, adjusting her scanner to the appropriate settings as she held it before the structure. The meter was within the green coloring while the seismograph continued to buzz, enticing her to go over to the other side of it, suddenly seeing the meter delve into the red zone to her surprise as its whirring sounds became even louder, catching the ears of the dragon slayer, who looked out to see her touch the mirror, which began shining upon contact with her left hand.

"Who's that over there?" he asked, standing up and pointing out the stranger to his teammates, who perked up in astonishment.

"Huh?" they both uttered simultaneously, taking notice of the mysterious figure as well.

"Hey!" Sunset yelled aloud, catching her attention as she turned around and gasped to see the group of three at the steps, "What are you doing?!" she asked, standing up with Hinata. The stranger quickly began to flee, heading towards the street.

"Wait!" the Gentle Fist user shouted, "Stop!" she demanded as the hooded person ran into the street. The red and yellow haired girl was about to give chase, but screeched to a halt at the sidewalk the moment a car zoomed just by her.

"Hang on, Sunset!" the fire mage reassured, going over to her and picking her up bridal style, much to her embarrassment, "Hinata, let's go!" he cried out, leaping at a great height while the Hyuga girl did the same, about to reach the other side of the street. However, the mysterious figure managed to swing around a light pole as a bus came to a stop right near her, opening its doors to allow her to get on board, just before the heroes reached. As it drove away, Natsu put the amber skinned girl down as his other teammate had her Byakugan activate. "Fire Dragon…" he began, puffing his chest out, much to the shock of the girls with him. Reacting swiftly, Hinata palmed him right in the torso, halting him from completing his act as flames spewed out of his mouth like drool, smelting out on the sidewalk below. "Ugh…" he groaned in pain as his weak stomach had been messed with too much for his liking, wrapping his arms around it.

"Jeez, Natsu…" Sunset uttered out of annoyance before she turned to see the departing transport far in the distance, "Who was that?" she asked, putting her right hand at her chin as she narrowed her eyes.

"I dunno…" her dark blue-haired friend responded as she focused her own eyes on it as well, "But… I think that bus is heading towards the city…" she pointed out as it continued to drive off. Inside of the vehicle, the stranger sat down in the back, removing her hood to reveal her violet hair with rose streaks tied up in a bun, with a hairpin of a six-pointed star upon it as well.

"Huh…" she sighed deeply out of relief, having done what she needed to as the transport was approaching the city. A while later, it stopped at the front of another school building, which was shining with some of its crystal-like structures. The mysterious girl disembarked from the vehicle before it drove off, heading through the glass doors inside the place, and then went through door after door until she reached a lone room, turning on a light to reveal a board filled with pictures and graphs, all connected by lines of red string. She then posted a new image on that same board, being a drawing of the mirror structure with a question mark upon it.

SONG: Friendship Games, Performed by the Rainbooms

Ahhhh, ooooh…

Shhh...

Ahhh, ohhhh...

Na, na, na-na-na, oh!

Ha!

Ahhh, ohhhh...

The Friendship Games!

We've come this far,

And we're not goin' back! (No way!)

Prepare yourself,

Cuz we're on the attack! (Attack!)

Won't have to find us,

We'll be trackin' you down! (Right now!)

And when we're finished,

We'll be takin' the crown!

All the way… (All the way…)

All the way to the Friendship Games!

Na, na, na-na-na, oh!

Na, na, let's go!

All the way… (All the way…)

All the way to the Friendship Games!

Na, na, na-na-na, oh!

Na, na, let's go!

Hey! Ho!

TARA STRONG AS TWILIGHT SPARKLE

TODD HABERKORN AS NATSU DRAGNEEL

Hey! Let's go!

REBECCA SHOICHET AS SUNSET SHIMMER

BUMPER ROBINSON AS ROOK BLONKO

[Rainbow Dash]

We studied hard,

And we're here to win!

ASHLEIGH BALL AS RAINBOW DASH AND APPLEJACK

YURI LOWENTHAL AS BEN TENNYSON

[Applejack]

We're only tellin' you once!

[Sunset Shimmer]

Our magic comes from the inside out!

ANDREA LIBMAN AS PINKIE PIE AND FLUTTERSHY

STEPHANIE SHEH AS HINATA HYUGA

[Main six]

What you see's what you get,

Don't you ever forget!

TABITHA ST. GERMAN AS RARITY

[All]

All the way… (All the way…)

CATHY WESELUCK AS SPIKE THE DOG

TIA BALLARD AS HAPPY THE EXCEED

All the way to the Friendship Games!

Na, na, na-na-na, oh!

Na, na, let's go!

IRIS QUINN AS PRINCIPAL ABACUS CINCH

JUDD NELSON AS EON

All the way… (All the way…)

All the way to the Friendship Games

Na, na, na-na-na, oh

Na, na, let's go!

Na, na, na-na-na, oh

Na, na, let's go!

[softer] Na, na, na-na-na, oh

Na, na, let's go!

The glasses wearing girl was busy at work, with sparks flying as she was inventing a new machine, taking apart her recently used scanner to do, configuring its schematics into her new device.

[even softer] Na, na, na-na-na, oh

Na, na, let's go!

After tinkering around and getting the parts together, she finally finished her contraption, which was a round, pendant-like machine that opened up and glowed, with a symbol of a six-pointed star upon it, outlined in purple. She smiled at her work, knowing it was complete as it hummed softly. Unbeknownst to her though, a figure lurked in the shadows of the room, being Eon, as he watched on with an evil grin.

"Excellent…" he uttered, narrowing his eyes in satisfaction.

END SONG

PART I

The next day, Canterlot High seemed as busy as ever with students bustling about, walking through the hallways, chatting with friends. The only place that seemed remotely quiet was the library, where scholars were working silently, studying alongside others and reading various books. Deep within the shelves, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Sunset Shimmer, Applejack, Hinata, and Natsu were all near a table, with the latter of the group sleeping, as his head was upon an open hardcover on the tabletop. Leaning asleep against him as well was a blue furred cat with a white underbelly. He had a rectangular head, with pink ears, big black eyes under his eyelids that had small, thin eyebrows, and light blue cheek marks near to his tiny whiskers; two on each side of his face. Also, he had a triangular nose that lead to his semi-round upper lips on the sides. Along with that, he had a rectangular body and a long, white-tipped tail; as the rest it was blue. Additionally, he had a green backpack, which covered the green Guild Mark on his back. A bubble of snot blew out from his nose as he slept soundly, while the others watched on.

"I thought he said his cat wasn't keen on coming along…" the fashionista pointed out with a raised eyebrow.

"Well…" the Hyuga girl began, "I told Natsu that Happy might not be safe staying alone in the wilderness," she explained, "especially at night," she added, "So, he took off to his world and picked him up," she said.

"Huh…" the indigo-haired girl sighed with a grin, "He sure is scatterbrained to actually bring his friend after a week of being here…" she noted, referring to the dragon slayer as the cowgirl sat on a chair by him, holding a book in her hands.

"I don't think even his cat knows where he is…" she mentioned, "Seems like he catnapped 'im, an' brought 'im here," she added, as the exceed's eyes began to flutter open.

"Aye…" he muttered, sitting up while his partner continued to snore on the table.

"Howdy there, little buddy!" Applejack greeted with a wave of her hand as she placed her feet on the tabletop, leaning back in her seat. The anthropomorphic cat blinked for a few seconds before comprehending his current location.

"WAAAAHHHH!" he shrieked in fright, enticing his pink-haired friend to suddenly wake up as his eyes began to open, while all the girls around covered their ears and cringe.

"Huh?" he uttered in confusion, lifting his head up and rubbing his eyelids with his fingers as his exceed looked around frantically at the library before him.

"N-N-N-Natsu!" he cried out, beginning to whimper, "Where the heck am I?!" he exclaimed, "Is this some kinda nightmare?!" he asked on, tugging on his sleeve.

"SHH!" a multitude of voices shushed, causing everyone around them to wince out of embarrassment.

"S-Sorry…" Hinata stammered quietly in apology, blushing slightly.

"Happy, we're here in Rainbow and Sunset's world…" the fire mage told the cat tiredly as he started to calm down, still sweating nervously, "I brought ya here last night 'cause I didn't think you'd be safe all alone back in Earthland…" he pointed out.

"Uh…" the exceed uttered as he turned to face the girls around him, with some being familiar while others were new to him, "…Hi?" he greeted nervously with a raised eyebrow.

"Hey there, little buddy!" the cowgirl acknowledged back, reaching her right arm out to him, "Name's Applejack!" she introduced, taking his paw and shaking it lightly, "The girl next to Hinata over there's Rarity," she pointed out as the cat turned to see the fashionista wave to him, making him wave back, "And that's Fluttershy over there," she mentioned, with the pink haired girl kneeled down by a small stack of books and an open one, petting her pet bunny in her yellow backpack on his head, as she waved hello to the anthropomorphic animal too, "Ah'm sure ya already met Rainbow and Sunset," she added, getting his attention.

"And I'm Pinkie Pie!" the partier girl chimed in, suddenly grabbing Happy from behind, pulling him in, and hugging him tightly in her arms, "And you're such a cutie pie~!" she cooed, squeezing him rather too strongly as his face began turning bluer than it already was.

"N-Natsu…" he breathed, "She's… choking me!" he cried out in fear, while his partner chuckled cheekily.

"Don't worry, buddy," he reassured, "I think you're gonna like it here," he pointed out as his exceed was practically out of breath while he was limp in the puffy-haired girl's arms. They then took notice of Sunset pacing back and forth, causing them to perk up and see her walk around.

"You all right, Sunset?" the Hyuga girl asked, "Are you still thinking about what happened last night?" she questioned on while Happy freed himself from Pinkie's grasp, gasping for air as he landed on the floor.

"Yeah…" the amber skinned girl responded with a nod, "That girl from yesterday was definitely doing something to the statue," she mentioned, "or was going to…" she added, continuing her pacing.

"Do you think she came through the portal from Equestria?" Fluttershy asked, petting her little rabbit on the head again, causing him to smile.

"No," her red and yellow haired friend replied as she stopped near her, "I'm pretty sure I woulda noticed that," she pointed out with crossed arms, "I think she was from over here…" she admitted.

"Well, that's a relief," the cowgirl chimed in, getting their attentions as she held the book she had in her right hand, while the dragon slayer stood up from his seat, "The last thing we need is another magical so-and-so bent on world domination comin' over from Equestria," she explained, putting the hardcover down on her knees to keep it open, folding her arms back behind her head as she gave her friend a wink. She smirked in response, giving off a smug look.

"Agreed," Rarity concurred as she stood by the bookshelf with Hinata, "I have no interest in another fight against the powers of evil magic," she confessed, "The wear and tear on my wardrobe is just too much to keep up with," she pointed out, causing the girl beside her to giggle.

"Still," Sunset began, "a mysterious figure snooping around the portal?" she questioned, clenching her fists by her head as she pondered the thought, "Don't you wanna know what she was up to?" she asked. Her only response was a shuddering sound from the shy girl near her as she stood up with the bunny in her hands.

"I don't even wanna guess…" she answered, arching her body back out of fear.

"If she ever does show up again," Natsu chimed in, walking over to them, "I'll find her," he promised, rubbing his nose with his right index finger, "Never underestimate the nose of a dragon!" he declared with a pump of his left fist.

"Aye, sir!" his exceed agreed with the same hand motion, but then realized something, "But who exactly are ya lookin' for?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.

"You don't have to!" a familiar voice chimed in as everyone turned to see Rainbow Dash turn the corner, with a blue book in her hands that had a symbol of a horseshoe and a golden horse head upon its cover, "Because I've totally figured out who it was!" she proclaimed as she ran over to them, pointing at the hardcover.

"Ooh, ooh!" Pinkie chimed in, much to her surprise, "A nighttime statue cleaner?" she guessed, holding a book about cleaning before the rainbow haired girl, who gave off blank looks to her wild friend, "A magical portal maintenance maintainer?" she inquired on, holding out another book with a descriptive cover, "A gardener?!" she exclaimed, smiling widely as she got close to her companion's face.

"Seeing as how they got off a bus from the city," the cerulean skinned girl began as she pushed the puffy haired girl's face away from her own, "and got back on a bus headed to the city," she continued, "I'll bet they go to..."

"Crystal Prep…" everyone with her finished, having the exception of Hinata, Sunset, Natsu, and Happy participating.

"Huh?" the latter two uttered simultaneously in confusion, tilting their heads to the side.

"Yep," Rainbow responded, crossing her arms, "With the Friendship Games starting tomorrow," she started to say, "they'd totally try to prank us by defacing the Wondercolts statue," she pointed out.

"Why would anyone take a bus all the way from the city for that?" Sunset asked with her arms raised as she arched a brow.

"Because the Crystal Prep Shadowbolts are our biggest rivals?" Applejack suggested as an answer after standing up from her seat.

"Because that's just what the students at Crystal Prep would do?" Rarity added on.

"Because even though they beat us in everything," the rainbow haired girl began as she held out the book to her Omni Force teammates, "soccer, tennis, golf," she listed off, showing off images of the Wondercolt teams losing in each sport, "they still have to gloat!" she exclaimed, revealing on the next page the defaced school monument, which was dressed like a clown.

"Oh my…" the Hyuga girl uttered out of concern, while the dragon slayer and his exceed struggled to contain their laughter as their cheeks puffed out.

"Seems kinda silly to me," the red and yellow haired girl admitted with a blank look in her eyes as she had her eyebrow raised, pushing the book away from her face.

"Silly?!" all the girls yelled at her, minus Hinata, Natsu, and Happy, as they were stunned with her, widening their eyes.

"So I guess you think the Friendship Games are silly, too…" Rainbow noted with a suspicious look in her eyes as she and the others glanced out at Sunset.

"Well, it's not like we'll be fighting the powers of evil magic," she retorted.

"No," Fluttershy chimed in, going over to her friend as her bunny had an annoyed look on his face, "We'll be fighting against a school full of meanies," she told her, placing her right hand upon her shoulder, "Not everything has to be magical to be important," she pointed out to her.

"You're right," she agreed, sheepishly rubbing the back of her head, "I'm sorry," she apologized, "I know it's a big deal," she said in understanding. The fashionista then scoffed, getting their attentions as she came over to them.

"That's putting it mildly, darling," she retorted, "They're still revamping the playing field in preparation," she added, placing her hands at her hips, "Incidentally, due to a certain someone who couldn't 'hold back' the other day…" she mentioned, glaring at the fire mage, who blinked in surprise.

"Oh, come on!" he groaned, "I didn't wreck the school, did I?!" he asked rhetorically, causing the indigo haired girl to roll her eyes in annoyance as she sighed deeply.

"I just don't understand why there's this big rivalry," Sunset chimed in, catching their attentions as they faced her, "Aren't the 'Friendship Games' supposed to be about our two schools getting along?" she questioned with a concerned look.

"Well," the cowgirl began in reply, holding up the arm Rainbow was holding the record book in, "it's kinda hard to get along with someone who beats you at everything…" she told her.

"Not anymore!" the rainbow haired girl claimed as she freed her hand from her friend's grasp, tossing the book aside as it accidentally struck Happy right in the face, causing him to fall over in a sudden heap with a grunt, "This time, things are gonna be different!" she declared, not knowing what she had done unintentionally as Hinata, Natsu, Pinkie, and Fluttershy went down to make sure the blue furred cat was all right.

"What do you mean?" the red and yellow haired girl asked her athletic teammate.

"Oh, you'll find out," she responded, grinning widely as she looked towards the ceiling. A while passed before all the students of the school were gathered in the gymnasium, as the group of girls, plus the dragon slayer, his exceed, and the Gentle Fist user were gathered on the foldable stands by the exit. Others were seated down on chairs on the gym floor, looking up at the stage where Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna were standing, with the former about to speak into a microphone.

"As I am sure you all know," she began, "tomorrow," she continued, "Canterlot High School will be hosting our fellow students from Crystal Prep Academy," she kept going as the recipients of the address were less than interested, much to the confusion of both the amber skinned girl and the Hyuga girl while they glanced around, "as we join together in the spirit of excellence, sportsmanship, and fidelity to compete in the Friendship Games," she finished. Her students then began applauding, but their cheering was unenthused, and their clapping was sparse. "Since the games only happen every four years," she started again, somewhat more nervously, "I'm sure you're all curious as to what goes on," she pointed out.

"You mean other than us losing?!" Flash Sentry yelled from the stands, catching the attention of the fire mage as he glared at him.

"HEY, SHUT IT!" he shouted loudly as he stood up, drawing the attentions of everyone else in the room, surprised by his reaction, especially the blue-haired teen as he crossed his arms as he scoffed, making the pink-haired wizard snarl.

"Natsu…" Hinata uttered in a pleading tone, trying to calm him as he huffed, turning away as he crossed his arms, sitting back down. Celestia then glanced to her sister, who nodded as she held a clipboard in her hands.

"And that is exactly why I've asked Rainbow Dash to come up and give you all a little, um... context," she told the students as the rainbow haired girl was upon the stage. The official then let the microphone get snagged from its stand by her as she did so quickly, causing a little bit of feedback to sound off as she held it by her face.

"Thank you, Principal Celestia," she said as both staff members went stage right while she cleared her throat, "I know a lot of you might think there's no way we can beat a fancy school like Crystal Prep at anything," she noted to the students through the amplifying device as she waggled her free fingers.

"Unless it's a 'losing to Crystal Prep' competition!" Pinkie Pie cried out from the stands, "'Cause we're really good at that!" she noted, causing her friend on the stage to groan in agony.

"And I know that CHS has never won the Friendship Games even once," she pointed out, walking to the other side of the platform.

"Oh, dear," Rarity sighed, getting her red and yellow haired friend's attention, "I hope this speech isn't meant to be motivational…" she said to her quietly.

SONG: CHS Rally Song, Performed by Rainbow Dash

"Crystal Prep students are super athletic, super smart, and super motivated," the rainbow haired girl listed off to her fellow classmates, "But there's one thing they aren't," she mentioned, "They aren't Wondercolts!" she stated as the curtains behind her opened up to reveal the high school marching band, being led by the female baton carrier as they stood behind the speaker.

[Rainbow Dash]

We've fought magic more than once,

And come out on top!

[Chorus]

Oh, oh!

[Rainbow Dash]

There's other schools, but none can make those claims…

[Chorus]

Na, na-na-na-na, oh!

[Rainbow Dash]

Together we are Canterlot!

Come and cheer our name!

[Chorus]

Oh, oh!

[Rainbow Dash]

This will be our year to win these games!

[Rainbow Dash and chorus]

We'll always be Wondercolts forever!

And now our time has finally arrived!

'Cause we believe in the magic of friendship!

And you know, at the end of the day, it is we who survive!

As the events of the rally unfolded, DJ Pon-3 plugged her record board into the speakers, scratching the turntables upon it out of excitement as she and the other students were getting really into the performance. The music from it reverberated throughout the area as she turned it up.

[Students]

Hey!

[Rainbow Dash]

We're not the school we were before!

[Students]

Before!

[Rainbow Dash]

Yeah, we're different now!

[Chorus]

Oh, Oh!

[Students]

Hey, hey!

"All right!" Natsu exclaimed, standing up from his seat as his exceed smiled happily, "Go Rainbow Dash!" he cheered as someone entered the gymnasium through the doors, watching the performance unfold with a grin plastered on his face.

[Rainbow Dash]

We overcame the obstacles we faced!

[Chorus]

Overcame the obstacles we faced!

[Students]

Hey!

[Rainbow Dash]

We're Canterlot united!

[Students]

Unite!

[Rainbow Dash]

We'll never bow!

[Chorus]

Oh, Oh!

[Students]

Hey, hey!

[Rainbow Dash]

So get ready to see us in first place!

[All]

We'll always be Wondercolts forever!

(Three! Two! One! Go!)

And now our time has finally arrived!

(Our time is now!)

'Cause we believe in the magic of friendship!

And you know, at the end of the day, it is we who survive!

At the end of the day, it is we who survive!

"Aye!" Happy exclaimed in agreement as he leapt up from his seat with his partner, while below, Rainbow and the marching band continued to walk past the students, having showered them with gifts of tie-on tails and headband pony ears.

Na, na, na-na-na-na!

Wondercolts united together!

Na, na, na-na-na-na!

Wondercolts united forever!

Na, na, na-na-na-na!

Wondercolts united together!

Na, na, na-na-na-na!

Wondercolts united forever!

Na, na, na-na-na-na!

Wondercolts united together!

[Rainbow Dash]

We'll always be Wondercolts forever!

And now our time has finally arrived!

'Cause we believe in the magic of friendship!

As the cerulean skinned girl hopped back onto the stage to finish up the rally, raising her arms up into the air out of excitement, a blue, sparkling aura began shrouding over her body. Suddenly, her magic activated as her pony ears, ponytail, and wings all appeared in order, allowing her to float up as her friends in the stands watched in amazement, including the one leaning against the stands at the entrance.

"Huh…" he chuckled, crossing his arms.

And you know, at the end of the day, it is we who survive!

At the end of the day, it is we who survive!

The baton girl threw the stick up into the air, allowing the winged girl to catch it in her right hand, floating over the band on the stage.

END SONG

"ALL RIGHT!" the dragon slayer yelled loudly from the stands as everyone else began cheering as well, "I'M ALL FIRED UP NOW!" he declared, with his tongue flaring around like an actual flame. A while later, the rainbow haired athlete was backstage with her pony ears, ponytail, and wings no longer present, giving a thumbs-up and a wink to the baton girl as she waved goodbye to her. She then walked over to her friends with a confident grin plastered on her face.

"Rainbow Dash," Fluttershy began in greeting, "that… was… amazing!" she exclaimed as everyone with her was smiling brightly at their friend, who crossed her arms in a smug manner, "Even I feel like we can win!" she admitted.

"I feel like my school pride is at an all-time high!" Rarity added excitedly.

"Yeah, that was awesome!" Natsu agreed, "Makes me wanna compete in those games!" he mentioned excitedly.

"Me too!" Happy chimed in, jumping up.

"Is anybody else wonderin' how Dash ponied up without playin' her guitar?" Applejack asked, mimicking the movements of strumming the instrument after she pointed to her head as an example.

"That's true…" Hinata concurred, putting her right hand up to her chin in thought.

"I know, right?" the cerulean skinned girl answered, grinning happily, "It's probably because I'm so awesome!" she suggested excitedly, causing the cowgirl to put her hands at her hips with a smirk in disagreement.

"Maybe…" Sunset muttered, crossing her arms as she looked away in thought, "I mean, you are awesome," she noted to her athletic friend, "but there's gotta be more to it than that, right?" she questioned, putting her right hand up to her chin, "It just seems so random…" she confessed, narrowing her eyes.

"Definitely," the Hyuga girl agreed, turning to the rainbow haired girl, "Did you activate your magic on your own at the time?" she asked her.

"Nope!" she responded, "It just happened!" she mentioned with a big smile, but then realized something, widening her eyes, "Which… is weird, now that I think about it…" she admitted, scratching her cheek in confusion.

"Doesn't matter how it happened," Natsu pointed out, crossing his arms cheekily, "It was awesome!" he complimented.

"Aye!" Happy concurred out of glee, jumping up. However, that didn't help make the amber skinned girl or the Gentle Fist user feel any less suspicious about the sudden revelation as they continued to ponder the thought of it.

"Well, it would be nice if you all could get a handle on it," a voice chimed in, causing them to all turn to see Vice Principal Luna standing behind them, "We'd like to keep magic as far away from the Friendship Games as possible," she explained with her arms folded across her chest, "We don't want to be accused of cheating," she added with narrowed, serious eyes, making the red and yellow haired girl give off a worried expression to her.

"We don't need magic to defeat those hoity-toity Crystal Preppers," Rarity mentioned conceitedly with a small wave of her hand.

"Got that right!" the dragon slayer agreed with a pump of his fist, "We're all fired up!" he declared as his tongue flared wildly. Everyone else besides the fashionista, Sunset, Hinata, and the school official all voiced their agreements to the former, who giggled while the amber skinned girl gave off a more serious glance to them.

"Still," the co-head of the building began, "the Friendship Games are serious business," she stated, "We don't want any surprises," she told the group, "Especially the kind that could cause us to forfeit," she mentioned.

"Hmm…" Happy uttered out of concern, "She does have a point…" he admitted, while his partner nodded in agreement.

"Sunset Shimmer," Luna began to the red and yellow haired girl, "you came here from a world of magic," she noted, "Perhaps you can get to the bottom of our magical development," she requested as her student her left hand up to her mouth.

"I'll do my best," she replied, getting a nod from the vice principal before she walked away.

"Okay," Rainbow began, getting everyone's attention again, "Anybody have any guesses what the events are gonna be?" she asked eagerly.

"Pie eating? Cake eating?" Pinkie chimed in, pulling out the two different pastries from her puffy hair. She then gasped in realization. "Pie-cake eating?!" she suggested loudly, splattering the two together, causing bits of frosting and cream to fly onto her friends as they cringed.

"They won't even let us see what they're doin' to the field," the cowgirl mentioned as she, Rarity, and Fluttershy wiped the pastry bits off of themselves, with the former having some frosting on her finger, "You think they'd at least tell competitors what they're competing in…" she grumbled, licking her finger of the pink cream, causing her to grin from its deliciousness.

"It could be anything," the shy girl pointed out worriedly.

"Anything?!" the fashionista exclaimed in fright, making her friends to widen their eyes in surprise, "How will I ever pick the right outfit?!" she questioned, very concerned.

"Hey, Pinkie Pie," Happy chimed in, getting the partier girl's attention, "you got any fish in that hair?" he asked somewhat stupidly, causing her to raise an eyebrow.

"Uh… no," she responded, "Sorry…" she apologized sheepishly, while the blue furred cat began sulking in depression as he sighed.

"Anyways," Sunset began as she disregarded the recent exchange, catching everyone's attentions, "I really wanna help," she said, "but I think I better go focus on figuring out why Rainbow Dash ponied up," she told them, "See ya later!" she called out, waving to them as she was about to run off.

"I'll help you," Hinata offered, much to her surprise as she stopped to see her come up to her. However, she just smiled, heading out with the Hyuga girl.

"Seems like she's got everything under control," the puffy haired girl noted to everybody, "Nothing to worry about," she added confidently, placing her hands on her hips.

"Then that means we got all the time in the world!" the dragon slayer proclaimed proudly, turning to the rainbow haired girl, getting her attention, "So, Rainbow Dash," he began to her, "let's-! Huh?" He interrupted himself the moment his nose began twitching, causing the girls to all raise their eyebrows in surprise as he didn't finish his declaration for a fight.

"What's the matter, dragon boy?" Applejack asked, crossing her arms.

"That smell…" he uttered in reply, cracking a grin in realization, "So you're here too, huh?" he pointed out, turning his head towards the other side of the stage.

"Nothing gets by your nose, Natsu," a familiar voice joked, catching the immediate attention of the cerulean skinned girl, as she rotated herself around with a gasp to see her boyfriend standing there, having his arms crossed, "S'up?" he greeted with a wave. His girlfriend was surprised, but had a big smile on her face as she was about to run up to him.

"Ba-!" However, she immediately halted her remark as she was in mid-stride, realizing her friends were among her, stopping with an embarrassed blush. "Uh… Ben!" she corrected, rubbing the back of her head sheepishly, "I-I thought you were coming here later…" she admitted with a stutter as he approached the group, while her friends smiled on excitedly.

"Well, I'd rather be with you," he responded, putting his left hand upon her right shoulder as her face turned even redder, "Besides," he continued, "I can't keep my sweetheart waiting when she's about to show off her awesomeness in the Friendship Games," he added with a cheeky smile, while she blushed intensely, glancing away after hearing her nickname be said by him.

"Sweetheart?" Applejack questioned with a smirk, crossing her arms, "Looks like someone's been hangin' 'round her boyfriend a bunch," she guessed jokingly, causing her friend to blush even redder.

"Heh, heh…" she laughed nervously as sweat rolled down her head rather quickly, "Well… uh… he's uh…"

"Oh, that's adorable~!" Rarity cooed in interjection, "Ben thinks of you as his sweetheart!" she exclaimed rather giddily, making her widen her eyes as her face turned a cherry red.

"Don't suppose Dash's got a nickname for you, does she?" the cowgirl inquired.

"Actually, she-"

"It's nothing!" the rainbow haired girl claimed, placing her right hand over his mouth before he could even utter another word, laughing nervously again.

"Don't ya call him 'babe' or somethin'?" Natsu chimed in with a raised eyebrow, much to her and everyone else's surprise.

"WHAT?!" all the girls minus the cerulean skinned one exclaimed in shock.

"Ugh…" she groaned, taking her hand away from the Omnitrix bearer's mouth to smack herself in the face out of agony, blushing a mad red again.

"She luuuvvvs him…" Happy purred teasingly, making her grit teeth angrily as clenched her fists.

"Uh, heh, heh…" her boyfriend chuckled, noticing her embarrassed reaction, "Okay, let's keep the teasing down to a minimum…" he recommended, holding out his hands in a placating manner, making everyone nod while they still giggled and chuckled a little, "I'm not just here early by coincidence…" he mentioned, "We've got a big problem on our hands," he told the group, causing them to all develop worried looks as they glanced at each other, "By the way," he continued, "where's Sunset?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.

X

Meanwhile, both the red and yellow haired girl and Hinata were in the library, with the former seated at a table, littered with books, which included the one that had the sun emblem upon its cover.

"Anything yet?" the Hyuga girl questioned as she stood beside, seeing her teammate look through the pages of books and papers to try and figure out what caused her friend's transformation earlier. Her expression became more and more frustrated and confused as she tapped her finger against the tabletop.

"Ugh!" she groaned, knocking a few papers away, much to the surprise of her comrade as her eyes widened, "I've got nothing…" she muttered, putting her head onto the table while she put her hands over her head, sighing, "And to think I'm supposed to figure this out on my own…" she grumbled.

"You're not alone," the Gentle Fist user reassured, placing her hand on her teammate's shoulder, "I'm here to help," she told her.

"Huh…" she sighed again, sitting upright, "Thanks, Hinata," she said out of gratitude, "but you don't know anything about the magic at all," she noted, "And neither do I…" she added with another sigh.

"You might be right…" Hinata admitted, relinquishing her hand with a sympathetic expression, "But maybe I can do something…" she suggested, closing her eyes as she put her hands together into the form of a tiger seal, catching the notice of the amber skinned girl as looked to see veins pop up around her eyes, opening them to reveal her Byakugan.

"Hinata?" she uttered out of confusion, standing up as she arched her eyebrow.

"Hmm…" the Hyuga girl pondered as she looked her teammate up and down, "Strange…" she said, rubbing her chin in thought.

"What?" Sunset questioned, "What do you see?" she asked.

"Your magic…" the Gentle Fist user responded, "It's like a reservoir throughout your entire body," she explained as through her eyes, she was seeing a brilliant amber color within the girl's whole form, "But… it looks like it's inactive…" she mentioned.

"Inactive?" the red and yellow haired girl inquired, placing a hand upon her chin in serious thought as she stood up from her seat, "Hold on a sec," she said. Suddenly, a bright, golden light shrouded her body as she ponied up, with her pony ears, and ponytail appearing on her form. Hinata gasped as she saw the amber light within the girl glow and sparkle brightly. "Anything happen?" her comrade asked as she deactivated her transformation, "Please say yes…" she begged quickly in a quiet tone.

"The reservoir was glowing," she told her, "So, yes," she said, causing Sunset to pump her right fist excitedly.

"Now we know what happens when the magic activates," she noted, "whether it does it by itself, or we end up doing it by our own power!" she mentioned.

"Right…" the Hyuga girl agreed, "Except… that… we still don't know what caused it to activate by itself," she pointed out, "and how it worked for Rainbow Dash…" she added, rubbing the back of neck with a sigh as the veins around her eyes retracted.

"Huh…" the amber skinned girl sighed in realization, seating herself back down on the chair as her teammate watched on worriedly. She then looked over to her brown book, grabbing it, and flipping to a blank page as she took out a pen, trying to think of what to write down. "Hey, Twilight," she began in greeting, "Haven't heard back from you yet," she mentioned, "I guess you must be pretty busy with your role as princess," she inquired, "I could really use your advice right now," she admitted, "You see, I've been given the job of keeping magic under control at CHS," she explained, "even though I still haven't quite wrapped my head around it," she added, "And now after seeing Rainbow Dash pony up the way she did," she continued, "it makes me think the magic might be...changing," she told her, "Everyone is looking to me to figure things out and I really don't wanna let them down," she inscribed, "But I'm not sure I have enough experience with friendship magic to solve this," she finished, letting out another big sigh as she dropped the pen onto the table, "I really don't know what to do…" she muttered.

"You'll find a way," Hinata reassured, about to place her hand back on her comrade's shoulder, but relinquished it as she saw the saddened look in her eyes.

"There you are!" a voice exclaimed, catching both girls' attentions as they looked over to see a tall boy approaching them, wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans with black sneakers, having combed up, black hair, and fair skin similar to the Hyuga girl's. The two glanced at each other in confusion as the boy came up to them.

"Sorry…" the red and yellow haired girl apologized, "but… who are you?" she asked, perplexed.

"It is me, Sunset," he responded, gesturing to himself, "I know it seems… strange for me to be here like this…" he confessed as she started to recognize his voice, narrowing her eyes, "But I am only doing it for-"

"Rook?" the Gentle Fist user questioned in surprise, interjecting his sentence as the amber skinned girl stood up from her seat, shocked as well.

"Blonko…" she uttered in disbelief.

"Yes, it is-" Before the camouflaged Revonnahgander could respond, his girlfriend ran up and embraced him with a warm smile, causing him to grunt before doing the same to her.

"Wait…" she began to realize as she pulled herself away from him, "…why are you wearing an ID mask?" she asked, arching her right eyebrow in confusion.

"Uh, well, I… uh…" he started to reply, clearing his throat to speak more fluently, "Sunset, I felt that I would be out of place as an alien walking around the school grounds," he explained, "That is why I have the ID mask on," he told her as he took her hands into his own, "just to keep things from being even… weirder for you…" he added.

"Weirder?" the red and yellow haired girl questioned as she clenched her teeth together, "Blonko, I've been trying to deal with magic that's been in this world ever since I came here!" she exclaimed, "Don't you think that's a little weirder than you being an alien?" she questioned rhetorically, crossing her arms after taking her hands back from his.

"Uh…" he tried to answer, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly as his girlfriend glanced at him questionably, causing him to sweat nervously.

"Ben!" Hinata suddenly said, getting their attentions as she pointed out the Omnitrix bearer walking into the library with Rainbow, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie, Natsu, and Happy in tow.

"There you are," he noted, heading over to the group of three with his group, but then took notice of the stranger with them, who was his partner, "Uh… who's the new guy?" he asked, gesturing toward him.

"It is me, Ben," he answered, causing him to widen his eyes in surprise upon recognizing the voice.

"Rook?" he questioned, a little stunned, as was the whole group around him.

"That's Rook?" the partier girl questioned with a raised eyebrow and narrowed eyes, "I always thought he'd be more… alien…" she admitted, causing the cerulean skinned girl beside her to groan in frustration.

"He is, Pinkie," she told her with a blank look on her face.

"Doesn't look that way to me…" she replied, placing her hands at her hips as she shrugged.

"That's… because he's wearing an ID mask," Sunset explained, looking back at her boyfriend, "It lets him camouflage himself as a person he has programmed into-DAH!" she suddenly groaned, interrupting her own sentence, "Blonko, take off the mask, please!" she demanded, making him blink in surprise.

"B-But I am only trying to-"

"Rook, take off the dang mask," his partner interjected as he crossed his arms, "Come on," he pleaded, "No one's around," he mentioned reassuringly. The hidden Revonnahgander then looked to see no one else in the vicinity of the library.

"Huh…" he sighed out of relief, bringing his hands up to his face, "Very well," he agreed, removing the mask from his face in a flash of light, revealing his actual form with the Proto-Tool mounted upon his left shoulder.

"Ooh!" the puffy haired girl exclaimed, "Now I see it!" she said, causing Rainbow to smack herself in the face in utter agony.

"Anyways," the alien Plumber began, changing the subject, "did you tell them of the current situation?" he asked his partner, making his girlfriend arch an eyebrow in surprise.

"I was gonna wait till we all got together," he responded, "And now we're all here…" he noted with a chuckle.

"What situation?" the amber skinned girl asked worriedly. A while later, the group was all gathered around Ben and Rook, who had just explained the story of the recent attack in their universe.

"Eon's back?!" Rainbow exclaimed in question.

"And he's got the Nega-MPG?!" Sunset added out of shock.

"Yes…" the Revonnahgander replied, "He broke into Plumber Headquarters yesterday and stole the device," he reiterated, crossing his arms.

"Oh man…" the rainbow haired girl uttered as she put her hand up to her hand out of disbelief, "Does that mean Hiro's in trouble?" she asked nervously.

"We don't know yet…" her boyfriend responded, "But if he is," he began, glancing off to the side, "Paradox isn't gonna be around to help stop Eon…" he mentioned.

"That's unthinkable…" Hinata uttered, absolutely horrified. However, the other girls among her, including Natsu and Happy, were very perplexed.

"Pardon me fer askin'," Applejack chimed in, "but who in the hay's Eon?" she questioned, raising an eyebrow to the two Omni Force members, who glanced at each other for a moment.

"He's a time traveler and dimension jumper," the human of the two replied, "Also a total psycho…" he added, crossing his arms as he developed an angered look upon his face.

"And he happens to be an alternate version of Ben," Rook mentioned, much to their surprise.

"Get outta here…" Natsu uttered.

"No way…" the cowgirl said while everyone else just chattered in astonishment.

"Does that mean Eon's got an Omnitrix, too?!" Fluttershy asked out of horror.

"WAH!" the blue cat shrieked in fright as he jumped, "That's the last thing we need to worry about!" he yelled, sweating madly.

"Relax," the Omnitrix bearer reassured with his left hand out in a placating manner, "He's only able to use time powers like Clockwork," he explained, making the girls and the others calm down quickly.

"So… if he's in that universe," Sunset began, getting their attentions as she crossed her arms in thought, "why aren't you there too?" she asked.

"We are awaiting a contact of distress from Hiro," her boyfriend replied.

"That is, if he needs to make one," his partner pointed out, "Hiro's team is pretty strong," he mentioned.

"No doubt about that!" his girlfriend agreed with a pump of her right fist.

"But," he began, causing her to halt her jubilant moment, "that doesn't mean he's in their dimension of their universe," he explained, "Or even in their time period," he added.

"Until something does happen, we are going to notify all the main Omni Force members about this," Rook told them.

"In… person?" the Hyuga girl questioned out of concern.

"I'm gonna send out a message to everybody via MPG," Ben stated in response, "Don't worry," he reassured, causing them to all smile.

"Still…" the red and yellow haired girl began, rubbing her chin in thought, "Eon going to that universe doesn't make much sense…" she noted.

"True," her boyfriend responded, "Nevertheless, we still need to be wary," he stated.

"Definitely," his partner agreed. Suddenly, his stomach began growling, much to his embarrassment as he chuckled. "Okay… maybe a little grub's in order from all this talking," he recommended, causing the alien Plumber to crack a grin while the girls just giggled. Louder growls were then heard, originating from both the dragon slayer and his exceed.

"Ugh…" the former groaned as he held his belly, "I second that…" he muttered in agreement.

"Aye…" Happy concurred, "I wanna eat fish…" he grumbled, holding his own tummy.

"I'm sure the cafeteria's open," Hinata chimed in, "Can I tag along?" she asked sweetly.

"Sure," her ex-boyfriend replied, "We can catch up on old times," he added with a smile, making her do the same. She, Natsu, Happy, and him were heading out until he turned to see that the other girls were remaining behind, along with the Revonnahgander. "You coming?" he asked, letting his teammates go without him.

"Uh, we're good," his girlfriend responded, rubbing the back of her head sheepishly, "But… we can catch up later!" she reassured with an anxious grin. Taking notice of her behavior, Ben gave off a worried expression toward her.

"All right…" he agreed after a moment, waving goodbye, "I'll… see ya later, sweetheart," he said, running off after his friends, while the rainbow haired girl just stood before her friends, blushing in pink.

"Uh, heh, heh…" she chuckled nervously, "So… uh…" she began, fidgeting with her fingers.

"Ahem," Rook coughed in interjection, turning to Sunset as he caught her attention, "I… uh…. do hope that my actual appearance was… better than… you know…" he stammered as sweat was starting to roll down his head. However, the amber skinned girl just grinned, going up to him on her tiptoes, pecking him on the left cheek with her lips.

"It's fine, Blonko," she reassured in reply, "I get that you're that just trying to help," she noted, causing him to smile.

"You seemed quite distressed when I walked in," he mentioned, changing the subject, "Is something the matter?" he asked out of concern.

"Kinda…" his girlfriend responded, "It's got to do with the magic I mentioned earlier," she told him, "I'm trying to figure out how it works in this world, and how to control it," she explained, making him raise an eyebrow in surprise.

"Can you not… already control it?" he questioned, "I thought you could utilize it by your own power…" he admitted.

"Hardly, darling," Rarity chimed in, "We pony up whenever we're either playing instruments or doing whatever it was Rainbow Dash did earlier during the pep rally," she described rather quickly, causing him to blink in confusion.

"I… would like to help," he told the red and yellow haired girl, taking hold of her right hand with his left, "but I doubt I have enough experience with that kind of magic…" he confessed.

"That's okay," she replied reassuringly, "Besides," she began, "I'm sure I can figure it out on my own," she declared, "I just need a little time is all," she said.

"Very well," her alien boyfriend responded with a smile after a moment, "If you do need help, please ask," he requested, giving her a serious look.

"I promise I will, Magister Blonko," she assured, giving him a quick kiss on the lips as they both closed their eyes, "I'll see you later," she told him as he nodded, about to head off as he turned around. However, he then put the ID mask back onto his face, creating a bright flash of light before his disguise came over his body. He waved back to his girlfriend before going after his friends, while she crossed her arms and smirked, shaking her head as Rainbow stood beside her, absolutely dumbfounded with her eyes widened in shock.

"How? How?!" she repeated in question, "How'd you do that without getting… you know?!" she asked her hysterically.

"Flustered?" Sunset guessed, making her face turn bright red, "Maybe I oughta' ask why you're so flustered…" she noted, causing the cerulean skinned girl to blush even redder.

"That's true…" Applejack chimed in as she trotted over, "I would've expected ya to gloat about bein' with yer 'babe' the moment he showed up," she admitted, placing a hand on the rainbow haired girl's shoulder while her face stayed red.

"Well… I…" she tried to say as she turned away, crossing her arms as she sighed, "It's just… this is the first time me and Ben are here in this universe as an… item…" she told them, somewhat ashamed of herself, "And… I don't wanna seem like the oddball now," she added, much to her friends' confusion as they glanced at each other.

"What do you mean?" Fluttershy asked.

"Like… I'm the tough, awesome, athletic girl you know and love!" she listed off in response, "I'm the last one you'd expect to fall in love with a guy…" she mentioned, causing the girls with her to widen their eyes in shock.

"What'd ya just say?" the cowgirl asked as everyone was starting to break out into excited smiles, making the cerulean skinned girl blink in realization as to what she had just said, blushing a bright red.

"Uh… I… thought I'd be the last one to be someone's girlfriend!" she said in claim with a nervous chuckle, but then noticed the smirks on Applejack and Sunset's faces, along with the large grins from the shy girl, the fashionista, and the partier girl, "Huh…" she sighed, "You heard me the first time, didn't you?" she guessed, hunching over in defeat.

"Eeyup!" her blonde-haired haired responded, placing a hand on her left shoulder, making her groan as she continued to blush.

"She luuuvvvs him…" a familiar voice purred from afar, catching her attention as her left eye twitched out of rage.

"AGH!" she suddenly screamed, "I swear, cat," she began, "once I find you, I am gonna-!"

"SHHHH!" a plethora of voices shushed in interruption, making her blush sheepishly.

"Sorry…" she whispered in apology, becoming very embarrassed as her friends looked on somewhat worriedly. Elsewhere at the distinguished high school of Crystal Prep Academy, the mysterious, glasses wearing girl was walking throughout the hallways, now dressed in uniform, with a plaid skirt, a button-up shirt that included a maroon top over it, a tie, purple stockings, and black dress shoes. She held a pair of books in her hands as she stopped at a crowded section of the public area, hearing a cell phone ring as she saw dozens of people before her. Adjusting her glasses as they were falling off, she took a deep breath and sighed, proceeding forward.

"Excuse me," she said after bumping into a fellow student's arm, who glared at her, "Sorry," she apologized once she accidentally hit someone else. As she was trying to avoid any more unnecessary collisions, another girl then walked up from behind, knocking into her as she tried to get past. "Pardon me," she uttered apologetically, giving off a saddened look as she trotted away. Later, within her lab, a small, purple puppy with yellowish-green ears was asleep upon a swivel chair, right before a desk that had a laptop under the collage of pictures being connected by red string, as that also loomed over a machine that had a seismograph upon its screen. On the other side of the room, there was a microscope, and a full set of test tubes upon another desk. All of a sudden, the animal's right ear flopped up, causing him to suddenly awaken and pant excitedly, jumping down and racing over to the door. Without any warning, it burst open just as he reached it, sending him flying across in a whimpering sound the room as the specs-wearing girl walked in. "Spike? Spike?!" she cried out repeatedly, wondering where he was as she sat down in the swivel chair. He suddenly popped out of a small trashcan filled with crumpled sheets of paper, barking happily as he ran to his owner, causing her to giggle. "There you are," she noted happily, allowing him to jump onto the desk, then hop to her face. He yipped again before licking her face, making her giggle some more. "Okay, okay!" she pleaded, enticing him to halt his action as he seated himself upon her lap, wagging his tail excitedly while he panted, "Last night's field test confirmed it, Spike," she told him, reaching into her desk drawer, pulling out her strange, pendant-like contraption, "With this device," she began to say as she pressed its center, causing it to shine a bright blue before it popped open, while her dog tried reaching for it with his right, front paw, "I can track and contain the bizarre energy coming from Canterlot High," she explained, closing it while Spike just growled at the mention of the school, putting his front paws on the desk, "I know you didn't like me going over there," she pointed out, scratching his ear, "but I just couldn't wait," she said, holding him in her hands before he jumped down to the floor, "And soon," she continued, wheeling herself over to the desk on the other side of the room, "I'll have all the time I need," she stated, "All of Crystal Prep is gonna be there for the Friendship Games," she noted, taking a few sheets of paper from a stack of them, "I just hope all that 'rivalry' nonsense doesn't get in the way of my research," she mentioned, while her pet noticed a ladybug hovering overhead, "If I can collect enough data on these EMF frequencies," she started as the dog attempted to pounce of the insect as it landed, missing as it flew away, while he lifted his paw to see that he did not succeed, "I should be able to extrapolate the wavelength forms to determine their origin," she explained, "That would practically guarantee my entrance into the Everton Independent Study Program!" she exclaimed excitedly as she outstretched her arms excitedly, leaning back in her chair, "Whoa!" she suddenly yelped as she fell down with her seat, hitting the ground with a thud as her papers floated down. Just then, she heard a few knocks at the door, which opened to reveal a woman dressed in a blue suit with a long skirt, having moderate violet hair that had streaks of rose and pale gold, grayish cerise skin, and opal eye shadow. She had a gold necklace around her neck, and a crystal-like, heart-shaped pin near the collar of her coat. Upon entering the room, she widened her eyes in surprise to see the girl lying on the floor, with her pet licking her forehead.

"Twilight," she began as the glasses-wearing girl pushed the purple dog aside, "you know the rules against pets," she noted sternly while she lifted her back up.

"Well," she started, "Spike isn't a pet, Dean Cadance," she reassured, picking him up, "He's the focus of my research project," she claimed as she petted him on the head, "Human-canine cohabitation," she declared, holding him out to the school official, "effects and implications," she added.

"If you say so," the school head responded, "But Principal Cinch is highly allergic," she mentioned, taking a strand of dog hair off of the student's right shoulder, "so I suggest you put on a clean shirt," she recommended to her.

"Why?" she asked, putting her pet down onto the floor.

"Because she wants to see you," Cadance responded, crossing her arms, causing her to smile excitedly.

"Ooh!" she exclaimed, "Maybe she has news about my application to Everton!" she suggested, putting her hands together in anticipation, while the dean developed a concerned expression upon her face.

"I've been meaning to talk to you about that," she mentioned, getting her attention as she placed her hand on her shoulder, "Are you sure that's what you really want?" she asked.

"Why wouldn't it be?" Twilight asked back in reply with a smile, "A program that allows me to focus all my attention on my own advanced math and science projects?" she recalled, looking at her open palms, "What a dream come true!" she said, clasping her hands together again.

"But there aren't any classrooms with other students," the school head responded while she shook her head, "You'll be doing everything on your own," she added, having her arms crossed.

"That is why it's called an 'independent study program'," the smart student pointed out with a raised eyebrow.

"I just don't want you to miss out on anything," Cadance told her, "That's all," she said, placing her hand upon her shoulder again reassuringly, "Being around other people isn't a bad thing," she noted, taking her arm away as she placed them at her hips, "Sometimes it's how you learn the most about yourself," she mentioned with a smile.

"I guess…" the glasses-wearing girl replied while she nervously rubbed her right shoulder with her left hand.

"Meet me in Principal Cinch's office in a few minutes?" the dean beckoned as she grinned, causing Twilight to nod nervously in response, allowing her to walk out and close the door behind her.

"What's she so worried about?" she asked her pet, who was playing with a blue, rope chew toy, "Everton is exactly what I need right now," she stated with her hands at her hips in a defiant matter, "Huh…" she sighed, "It's not like I have anything left to learn at Crystal Prep…" she noted sadly.

SONG: What More is Out There?, Performed by Twilight Sparkle

Twilight walked out of the room, adjusting her tie with a depressed look upon her face, closing the door behind her as she trotted onwards.

I've walked through all these halls before…

I've been in and out of every door, oh-whoa-oh…

There's nothin' in this school that I don't know-oh-oh-oh!

In every class, my grade's the best,

The highest score on every test…

I think that means it's time for me to go…

She held her right hand out in a fist, contemplating her situation as she continued to head to the principal's office.

I know there's more that's out there!

And I just haven't found it yet…

I know there's more that's out there!

Another me I haven't met…

Finding herself within the main hall of the building, she kept on avoiding bumping into other students as they glanced at her with narrowed eyes, somewhat startling her.

This school is full of people,

But still I don't belong…

They only dream of winning,

Look at me like something's wrong…

Maybe I'm better off alone…

Will I find what I'm lookin' for,

If I just do it on my own?

She walked up the stairs to the next floor, still having that distressed look plastered upon her face.

I know there's more that's out there!

Something to fill this hole inside!

I know there's more that's out there!

And I'm not afraid to try…

Looking out at the windows in thought of her dreams, she continued her reflection of her situation.

There's only so much this school can offer,

And I'm not saying that it's wrong!

But I know there's more that's out there!

'Cause I've been searching all along…

She kept on her trek, with confidence stirring inside of her as she kept on climbing the staircase.

Beyond these rooms, beyond these walls…

So much to learn, I can't see it all…

There's somethin' out there callin' me,

And it's a mystery that I can't wait to see!

'Cause I know there's more that's out there!

Another place, another way!

And I know there's more that's out there…

And I'll find out someday!

I'll find out someday...

END SONG

After arriving at the top floor, her smile faded as she was about to twist the doorknob to the single room that was present. Once she opened it with a creak, there were only a few dim lights on, leading to a desk with a stool before it, while behind, there was an elegant chair that was turned around. She looked to her right to see Cadance standing beside her, who gestured out towards the seat that was before her. She walked up to it and sat down, causing it to squeak a little. Suddenly, she heard the door close, enticing her to turn around and see a man standing at the other side of it, having pale white skin and blue hair with cerulean streaks, wearing a violet sweater that had a symbol of shield upon it near the collar over a dress shirt that included a black tie.

"Shining Armor?" she said in surprise upon seeing him, "Why is my brother here?" she asked.

"As an alumni," the dean began in reply to her, "Principal Cinch thought he could provide some unique perspective," she explained, causing him to smile.

"Perspective on what?" Twilight questioned, confused.

"Why, the Friendship Games, of course," a voice responded, causing her to turn and see the person in the chair on the other side of the desk, being a woman with fair, cerulean skin, hair in streaks brownish-red, pink, and light and dark purple done in a bun. She was wearing red glasses over her eyes and had a uniformed, blue suit upon her, much like Cadance's, with a turtleneck sweater and pearl earrings, along with a beauty mark on her left cheek. "You competed in the games," she began to the man at the door, "did you not, Shining Armor?" she inquired, standing up while he was glancing at the school official that stood with him. However, he immediately turned his focus back to the principal, blushing slightly as he coughed to recompose himself.

"I did," he responded.

"And you happen to recall who won?" Cinch asked.

"Ha ha," the graduate laughed, "Crystal Prep did," he said, "We always win," he gloated, crossing his arms as he looked over at the school dean.

"We always win," the principal repeated to the student before her.

"Why'd you ask to see me?" she asked as the head went over to a small display area on the side of the room, littered with trophies and awards.

"Twilight, I'll be honest," she responded, taking a trophy down from the rack, "It doesn't matter whether or not Crystal Prep wins or loses," she told her as she shined the award in her hands with a cloth, having her image reflect off of it, "The important thing is we are expected to win because Crystal Prep has a reputation," she explained, putting it back on the shelf, "And it is that reputation..." she began, going over to her "my reputation that is responsible for everything we have here," she stated proudly, "For everything you've done here," she added, pulling off a grin, "And you've done quite a lot, haven't you?" she inquired cleverly, going back over to her chair.

"I dunno…" the glasses-wearing girl replied, "I guess…." she uttered nervously.

"Oh, don't be modest," Cinch reassured, sitting back down in her seat, "You're the best student this school has ever seen," she complimented, fidgeting with a pencil upon her desk, rolling it back and forth as she developed a serious look on her face, "What I can't understand is why my best student wouldn't want to compete…" she told her.

"In the Friendship Games?" she inquired, very surprised and confused as she readjusted her glasses.

"Look, Twily," her brother began, getting her attention, "I know it's not really your thing," he continued, "but representing the school is kind of a big deal," he explained, "Plus, they could really use your help," he mentioned.

"It seems Canterlot High is undergoing something of a renaissance," the principal chimed in, turning the student's focus back onto her as she pulled out a piece of paper, "Test scores are up, grades, even athletics are on the rise," she listed off as she observed the sheet, putting it down, "You see," she started to say, "they are developing somewhat of a reputation," she told her, "This cannot happen!" she declared sternly.

"Principal Cinch," Twilight began in a pleading tone, "I can't possibly participate in the games," she told her, "My work here is very—"

"Ah, yes," she interjected, "Your work," she remembered, pressing her fingers together in front of herself, "Cadance," she started to say to the dean, "could you and Shining Armor find my contact sheet for the Everton Independent Study program?" she asked.

"Of course," she responded, heading out of the door as Shining Armor opened it for her, following her out before he closed it while his sister watched somewhat worriedly.

"I understand you've applied," the school official chimed in, catching her attention again, "You see," she began, leaning over pulling out a folder from the left side of her desk, "one of the advantages of having a reputation is a certain amount of influence in such things," she explained, opening it up to look through it before putting it back down, "So," she continued, tapping her fingers together, "let me offer you a deal," she told her, "In return for contributing your agile mind to these games," she kept going, "I will use my influence to guarantee your application is approved," she assured, pushing the folder towards the model student, "Though," she uttered, pulling it away before she could grab it with her own hand, "I suppose I could also have it…denied," she mentioned, "What do you think I should do?" she asked in a threatening tone, as the girl before her rubbed her hand nervously out of fright. In the dark corners of the office, Eon lurked, cracking a grin at the manipulative exchange.

"So it begins…" he uttered quietly, disappearing in a flash of light that didn't catch their eyes.

X

"Huh…" Rainbow Dash sighed out of relief, "I'm so glad we're finally alone…" she admitted, as she was walking along the Canterlot High walkways with her boyfriend, wearing a blue jacket that had long, yellow sleeves, with the Wondercolts logo stitched upon the left side in yellow, and a pair of navy blue sweatpants over her legs. The sun was starting to set as they trotted about together, as they saw just a few cars come by on the streets beside them, heading off into the distance.

"So, how's junior year feel?" Ben asked her, initiating a subject.

"Not bad," she replied, "But it's a drag to deal with for this long…" she mentioned with a chuckle.

"Heh," he laughed in response, "And coming from a guy who's not in school anymore," he began, "that probably wasn't the best question to start out with…" he admitted with a scratch of his head, causing her to giggle, "So here's another one," he continued, "how come you and Hinata switched brains when I showed up?" he asked, making her suddenly halt with widened eyes and a blush across her cheeks.

"Uh… I…" she tried to say, sheepishly rubbing the back of her head while the Omnitrix bearer stopped, turning around to face her, "I… was embarrassed…" she confessed shamefully, glancing off to the side.

"About what?" her boyfriend asked.

"About… us," she replied, much to his surprise as she rubbed her right shoulder, "Ever since we started going out," she began, "we've never been in this universe together…" she told him.

"And now that we are," he started to realize, "you're a little nervous to be with me 'round your friends, right?" he guessed, getting a nod in reply from her.

"Especially since you hate it when I try to show off…" she mentioned, looking down.

"Huh…" Ben sighed, "Sweetheart, I might not like it," he began, taking her right hand with his left, catching her attention, "but it's part of who you are," he said, causing her to blush with a smile, "Besides," he continued, "that's not a reason for me to stop lovin' you," he added, making her widen her eyes in shock as her face became even redder.

"You… don't have to say it like that…" she advised, blinking as she glanced away.

"Okay, seriously," her boyfriend began with a sigh, "where's my real girlfriend?" he asked, having a stern look on his face.

"I'm right here, babe!" Rainbow responded with a laugh as she playfully punched him on the shoulder lightly by using her left fist, "And I love you too…" she admitted, still blushing a bright red, making him smile.

"There you are," he uttered, pulling her in closely for a warm embrace, which surprised her for a moment, but she then hugged him back, closing her eyes as she rested her head upon the crook of his neck, having a dreamily content look on her face.

"You know…" she began as her eyes fluttered back open, "I still can't believe we've been together for so long…" she admitted.

"I know," the Omnitrix bearer replied, "It's been almost a year now…" he noted, causing her to jerk her head back in shock as she widened her eyes.

"A year?!" she exclaimed, "It's been… that long?!" she questioned, blushing madly as she glanced off to the side, much to the confusion of Ben, "Uh… you're not planning on getting a… um…" she started to stammer, "…a lame anniversary gift like all those… other couples do…" she said, "are you?" she asked nervously with a grimace.

"Was the Key Stone, Mega Stone, and necklace for your birthday not enough?" her boyfriend listed in question as a response, making her blink in realization before she started laughing.

"Yeah, you're right," she replied, pulling out something from under her jacket, being a silver necklace with a lightning bolt upon it, "These were probably the best gifts I've ever gotten," she confessed, looking down at them, "And now I'm eighteen!" she added with another chuckle, causing him to laugh.

"Sweetheart," he began, getting her attention as he held her close, "no matter what happens, I'm always gonna be your guy," he promised, making her blush profoundly, "Besides," he continued, "we're all about loyalty to each other, aren't we?" he questioned rhetorically, as she developed a smile on her face.

"Right," she agreed, leaning up and kissing him on the lips passionately after closing her eyes, while he did the same. The sun had completely set in the sky while Rook and Sunset walked along another part of the sidewalk in the opposite direction, as the former had removed his ID mask disguise.

"Huh…" the red and yellow haired girl sighed, "All that research, and still nothing…" she noted, crossing her arms in disappointment.

"Berating yourself will not help you," the Revonnahgander advised, "Perhaps it would be best if you were to rest your mind on the matter," he suggested.

"Easier said than done…" his girlfriend responded, "I've got only a few days to figure it out before the games begin," she began, "and now you're here with the issue of Eon having the Nega-MPG!" she exclaimed, "Huh…" she sighed again, causing her alien boyfriend to give off a worried look, "I'd rather help you figure that out over finding out about the magic…" she admitted, stopping herself with him.

"Sunset, please," he pleaded taking her right hand with his left, much to her surprise as she turned to face him, "I do not want you to feel any stress over what you are dealing with," he told her, "But I know that you have a responsibility to your task," he pointed out, "And I do wish to help you…" he added.

"But… Blonko," she began in reply, "you don't know the first thing about the magic in this world!" she retorted, "And neither do I…" she mentioned sadly.

"That does not mean I cannot help," her alien boyfriend reminded her, causing her to smile as she took his left hand with her right, giggling a little.

"I'm glad I'm hearing that from my actual boyfriend," she said, making him blink in surprise.

"Are you… still mad that I have the ID mask?" he questioned, raising an eyebrow, "I am sorry if it bothers you…" he apologized, "but I did not wish to make anything more abnormal for-"

"I get it, Blonko," she interrupted, taking both of her hands away from his, "But there's a whole lot Canterlot High's seen that's weirder than you," she mentioned, causing him to tilt his head in astonishment.

"For some reason, that hurts my feelings," he said in a sarcastic tone, crossing his arms with a smirk as his girlfriend's eyes widened in surprise. She then burst out into laughter, covering her mouth with her left hand as she attempted to stop herself.

"Huh…" she breathed after ceasing her jubilant moment, "Blonko, you're great," she complimented, making him smile, "And tell you what," she began, getting his attention, "I'll let you wear the ID mask when the Friendship Games start," she offered, "as long as you promise not to wear it when we're alone with our friends," she told him, placing her hands at her hips.

"That does sound reasonable," he noted, putting his hand up to his chin, "Very well," he agreed with a nod, making his girlfriend smile. She then went over and hooked her arms through the opening of his right, causing him to widen his eyes in surprise.

"I'm glad it works," she said, walking with him down the sidewalk as he grinned. They kept on going for a while as they were about to reach the corner, where they saw their teammates standing, still making out with each other.

"Well, this is a welcome surprise," the Revonnahgander said bluntly as the red and yellow haired girl unhooked her arms from his.

"Hey!" she hollered, "Rainbow! Ben!" she cried out, causing them to suddenly halt their kissing as the former of the two called for looked out with widened eyes of shock to see her friend standing there, waving to her.

"S-S-Sunset?!" she stammered in exclamation, blushing a bright red before she instantaneously broke free from her boyfriend's grip, making him pout in disappointment as he crossed his arms, "Wh-What are you doing here?!" she asked as her comrades approached.

"We go to the same school, don't we?" the amber skinned girl asked back rhetorically in reply with a smirk and raised eyebrow, causing the athlete to sigh.

"This isn't gonna be a thing with you, is it?" her boyfriend questioned, somewhat concerned.

"I sure hope not…" she responded with a downcast look.

"Oh, come on, Dash," the red and yellow haired girl pleaded as she went over and placed her right hand on her left shoulder, "I wasn't trying to tease you or anything…" she pointed out, while the rainbow haired girl continued to give off a somber look, "Besides, we just happened to see you guys," she mentioned, "I'm glad that you're finally getting all the time you want," she added, causing her to smile a bit.

"Thanks, Sunset," she said out of gratitude, "You're right," she noted, "It's great that we're all together again," she added, grinning brightly as she took hold of Ben's left hand with her right, making him smile as well.

"I think the last time we were all in the same place was probably after that whole… intergalactic road trip we took," he pointed out, rubbing his chin in thought.

"Indeed," Rook replied, "And we did that after we defeated Maltruant," he mentioned, causing his girlfriend to smile.

"Ah, yes," a familiar voice suddenly chimed in, getting their attentions as all of their eyes widened in shock, "That backstabber Maltruant…" he muttered eerily, making the group of four turn around to see Eon standing right behind them, in the middle of the intersection of the road, "Surprised?" he guessed, "Or scared…?" he inquired menacingly, as the Omni Force members before him had their mouths agape.

"It's… not possible…" the leader uttered in disbelief.

"How are you even here?" the alien Plumber asked, changing his shocked expression to a serious one as he reached for his Proto-Tool, "The Nega-MPG only enables you travel to one universe," he pointed out, readying his weapon in his right hand, aiming it at the time walker, who merely grinned.

"True," he responded, holding the device itself in his right hand, allowing them to see that it was glowing purple rather than red, "But there's always room for improvements…" he noted evilly, throwing out his left arm. All of a sudden, two purple portals appeared beside him, much to their surprise as they stepped back. "I'm sure your curious as to what I'm planning to do in this universe!" he shouted over the sound of the swirling vortexes.

"The thought crossed my mind…" the Omnitrix bearer replied as he tapped the symbol of his device, making the holographic, green, circular screen appear over it.

"Well," the villain began, "let's just say I'd like to test you first," he stated, snapping the fingers of his left hand. Just then, his samurai minions came pouring out of the portals, largely outnumbering the group of four as they stood before them, readying their laser swords. Reacting quickly, Rook twisted the green, hourglass symbol of his weapon, causing it to glow a bright green.

"SPLIT FUNCTION ACTIVATED," the voice from it stated, allowing him to pry it apart into two separate versions of itself, with both being smaller.

"Sunset," he uttered, getting her attention as he tossed the one in his left hand to her, allowing her to catch it.

"Thanks, Blonko," she said in gratitude, readying it in her left hand while she used her right to pull out her Proto-Glasses from her jacket. She then activated her magic, as did Rainbow, getting into battle stances. Ben slid the lid of the Omnitrix open after he finished scrolling through his alien index, causing the core dial to pop up. He slammed it back down with his left hand, creating a green flash of light as he transformed. When it dissipated, it revealed him as a humanoid pterosaur, resembling a cross between a Pterodactyl and a glider with his retractable wings. He had a beak-like mouth. His wings were rather small, which were connected to a 'jetpack' like structure on his back. He had green eyes, red skin, black and green clothing on his shoulders and waist, green braces around his wrists and ankles, and yellow wings. To top it off, the Omnitrix symbol was on his left shoulder.

"Bwak!" he squawked, as energy whips began forming out from the holes on his forearms, "Let's do this!" he exclaimed.

"You got it, babe!" his girlfriend replied, as she and her teammates lunged out at the minions together, while they prepared their blades. In a mere matter of moments, swords were sent hurdling into the air, as the Omni Force members were easily knocking down the enemies before them. The rainbow haired girl was speeding by, kicking her foes aside quickly as they didn't have time to even react. Meanwhile, her friend and Rook were using their weapons to blast away the adversaries that came near them, hitting them as they tried swinging their own armaments. As the two kept on fighting, the former's pony ears twitched, causing her to jerk her head around and see dozens more of the opponents charging towards them. Reacting on impulse, she looked up at the night sky while placing her right hand on her boyfriend's shoulder, getting his attention. Suddenly, in a flash of amber light, they both vanished, making the soldiers all stop in confusion, looking around for a sign of them. One then pointed up to the sky, enticing the others to turn their heads and see the two coming down from above.

"Blonko, now!" Sunset ordered, tossing him the other half of the Proto-Tool. He caught it, and then proceeded to use his feet to jump off of hers, making her plummet even faster. She landed onto the ground on her feet, slamming her glowing right fist against it, creating a magical shockwave that blew back all the enemies around her dozens of yards, sending them hurdling through the air. The Revonnahgander then landed beside her, readying his split weapons into a power sword and an energy shield.

"That was very well done," he complimented, causing her to smile a little.

"Come on," she beckoned, redeveloping a serious expression as more minions were headed their way, "We gotta keep 'em back!" she stated.

"Right," the alien Plumber agreed, preparing his armaments as he let out a battle cry, with him and his girlfriend charging after the remainder of the soldiers before them. Rainbow was continuing to easily knock aside her foes, as her alien boyfriend flew overhead, letting out sonic booms from his 'jetpack' that sent soldiers flying while he zoomed by them. He then retracted his wings, landing before the time walker as he reached into his coat, pulling out an energy sword as his foe readied the glowing, green whip from his right arm.

"All right, Eon," he began with a squawk, "what're you planning this time?" he asked, narrowing his eyes as he span his makeshift weapon, walking towards his opponent.

"What I've planned…" he started to say in reply, lunging forward with his blade, causing his enemy to counterattack by using his energy whip, making him jump back and grin, "is something that's already been set in stone…" he stated eerily, as the humanoid pterosaur raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked, unreeling the whip within his left forearm, swinging both around wildly.

"Heh…" the time walker laughed in response, putting his MPG away into his coat, and pulling out a handle around his knuckles, which then formed into an energy blade, "You'll have to beat me to find out," he challenged, crossing both swords in front of his face, grinning evilly. Feeling mocked from the challenge, Astrodactyl squawked loudly, lunging at him as his whips cracked against his foe's blades, who swung them out, barely missing him again and again. As the winged girl finished off another one of the minions, she looked over to see the conflict between the two counterparts.

"Babe!" she cried out, quickly rushing over to try and assist him. Upon taking notice of her incoming arrival, Eon quickly pushed his foe back, and then threw his right arm out, causing a rift to suddenly appear just above her, with a group of four soldiers pouring out of it, tackling her down to the pavement in a yelp. They pinned her down as she gritted her teeth angrily, struggling to get back up.

"Sweetheart!" her alien boyfriend exclaimed in shock, quickly throwing out his right whip, knocking the blade out of his enemy's right hand, making him cringe in pain for a moment. His adversary then swung the rope-like, energy whip back, wrapping it around his wrist. "Checkmate, Eon," he uttered confidently to him, getting his attention.

"On the contrary," he began, grabbing the whip and reeling it over, along with the humanoid pterosaur in a surprised squawk, being flung onto the pavement on the other side of his foe, "the game's just begun," he declared, walking over to him as he lay down on his back, reeling both of his energy whips back to the opening on his forearms, relieving his enemy from that bound, "And it looks like I'm about to claim my first pawn…" he noted while his right hand glowed in an ominous, purple aura, catching his opponent's attention. He quickly got back up just as the time walker fired a beam of light at him, which missed, striking the ground and making a spot of the pavement crumble into pieces. He clenched his teeth in frustration, then saw his adversary slap the Omnitrix symbol upon his left shoulder, creating a green flash of light as his body morphed. His skin became orange as his brown hair grew from his head, developed a puffed up chest as well. His clothing became similar to that of a girl's, with a green tank top and silver brace that showed her midriff, a green skirt, thigh-high, green boots, and silver gauntlets over her arms. She also had the symbol of her device upon the buckle of her silver belt.

"Bet you remember this one, don't ya?" she guessed mockingly, making the villain glare at her, readying his right arm again in the ominous aura. However, as he fired another beam of temporal energy, she launched star bolt lasers from her eyes, counteracting the attack as they were at a stalemate with one another. Suddenly, both of them dissipated, with the Tamaranean lunging forward and striking her opponent in the torso, sending him careening back across the pavement in an instant. At the same time, Rainbow managed to use her sheer strength to burst out of the pile of soldiers upon her, seeing the time walker fly by, causing her to crack a smirk. She then looked back to notice her boyfriend as the female alien, grinning excitedly.

"All right!" she exclaimed with a fist pump, getting up into the air as she flapped her wings, floating with Starfury, "Let's finish this!" she declared, racing out towards their enemy with her. He got back on his feet, seeing the two approaching him from the air. He quickly threw his right arm out, causing two more rifts to open up right in front of him, as more of his servants came out of them. "Aw, seriously?" the rainbow haired girl groaned in frustration, while the extraterrestrial readied star bolts upon her hands, firing them down at the minions one by one. Both she and her teammate went down to the pavement, striking their foes aside as more of them kept popping out of the portals. At the same time, Eon took notice of the minimal number of his allies fighting off Sunset and Rook, grinning evilly. He threw out his right arm, making two more vortexes appear, with a plethora of his soldiers to follow from them.

"Great…" the Tamaranean muttered as she saw the multitude of open portals, "At this rate, we're gonna be dealing with the same problem Eon caused on his own the last time…" she noted, punching down a few more opponents.

"Ergh!" the winged girl grunted as threw an enemy onto the others, "And what was that?" she asked with a raised eyebrow, having heard the remark from her ally.

"Heh, heh, heh…" the time walker interjected through his laughter, "Oh, that's not what I've got in mind for this world, Ben," he told the female alien, while his minions were beginning to overwhelm both Sunset and Rook from afar. The former of the two was about to be attacked by a single soldier, unable to notice him as so many others were surrounding her and her boyfriend.

"Fire Dragon…" a familiar voice began, catching her attention as she widened her eyes in surprise, looking to see Natsu jumping into the fray with his right arm on fire, "…Flame Elbow!" he exclaimed, elbowing the foe that was about to hit his comrade with his flaming arm, knocking him down onto the others.

"Thank you, Natsu," the Revonnahgander said in gratitude, making the dragon slayer grin delightedly. His exceed then showed up, floating beside him thanks to a pair of feathery, white wings on his back. Meanwhile, Rainbow had just struck aside another soldier while Starfury blasted one more aside. All of a sudden, dozens of them leapt out, prepared to attack them with their swords while they stood their ground. However, a figure landed in front of them, being Hinata with her Byakugan activated.

"Protective Eight Trigrams…" she began, holding both of her open hands before her body, "Sixty-Four Palms!" she exclaimed, swinging her arms around wildly as streams of chakra emerged from them, acting as a shield as the soldiers smashed into it, all falling to the ground in heaps.

"Aw, no fair!" the rainbow haired girl complained, crossing her arms in frustration as she got the Hyuga girl's attention, "I totally could've taken 'em!" she claimed, causing the Tamaranean to roll her eyes and groan.

"Thanks, Hinata," she said out of gratitude, making her smile brightly as the veins in her eyes retracted. Without any warning, all the minions began disappearing in quick flashes of purple light, and the portals began to shrink until they vanished as well.

"Whoa…" Happy uttered in awe, "What's happening?" he asked, floating beside his friend.

"I dunno…" he responded, "But it looks like we just won!" he pointed out excitedly.

"Apparently…" Rook agreed, somewhat skeptical as he put his weapon back together in its full form, mounting it onto his left shoulder. The time walker was just standing in the middle of the roadway, having a satisfied expression plastered on his face. His enemies trotted towards him from both sides.

"That ends the test…" he muttered aloud, causing them to stop all around him, "But it doesn't matter that you've got more teammates like the dragon slayer and Byakugan user here…" he told them, causing the two Omni Force members to widen their eyes in surprise.

"Why don't you start giving us some answers?!" Starfury commanded angrily as her eyes glowed a bright green, "Starting with what you did to the Nega-MPG!" she added to him.

"Ah, yes," he responded, pulling out the device, "You see, I managed to put in some… upgrades to this contraption," he said, "I stole a Galvanic database file from Galvan Prime," he began, "which contained the MPG database for all main members from your team…" he told the whole group eerily, causing them to all gasp in shock, "With that, it's able to generate enough power to allow me to travel to any universe of any main member of the Omni Force," he confessed on, while they were left in disbelief, "Fortunately for you," he continued, "I'm not able to find the universes of your honorary members with the database," he mentioned, "Though," he kept going, "does it really matter?" he questioned rhetorically, making them all get into battle ready stances while developing serious looks on their faces, enticing him to chuckle a little, "The pieces of the puzzle are about to be gathered, Omni Force…" he uttered, disappearing in a sudden flash of purple light. Everyone blinked in surprise at his departure, as the Omnitrix symbol upon the Tamaranean began to beep, timing out in a flash of green light, transforming her back into Ben.

"So that was Eon, huh?" Natsu guessed, crossing his arms while he walked over with Rook and Sunset, as the latter of two deactivated her magic as her pony ears and ponytail both vanished in a flash of light.

"He sure seemed pretty scary…" his exceed admitted, floating alongside his friend.

"Whatever the case," his team leader began while his girlfriend deactivated her own magic, losing her wings along with her pony ears and ponytail, "there's good news and bad news," he told his teammates, "Good news is me and Rook are sticking around here for the time being," he said, "Bad news…" he continued, "…so is Eon…" he muttered, clenching his fist in frustration. Noticing that reaction, Rainbow came up and hugged him out of sympathy, causing him to do the same to her, as things had begun to unfold.

X

The next day at Crystal Prep, Twilight was in her laboratory, kneeling down on the floor as she was gathering her things into a backpack, while Spike was sitting down beside her. As his owner put papers in the bag, she reached for a sweatshirt, but suddenly found that her per was biting into from the other end, growling angrily as he tried tugging it away from her.

"Ugh!" she grunted, pulling on the shirt as hard as she could, "Come on, Spike!" she pleaded, "I was always gonna go to Canterlot High for the Friendship Games," she told him, finally getting hold of the shirt as it flipped into her face, "Ich!" she groaned, removing it and placing it in her knapsack, "The only difference now is that I have to compete…" she noted, "Besides," she continued, "it's not like Principal Cinch gave me much of a choice," she pointed out, causing the puppy to whimper out of concern for her as he lied down, "I know, Spike," she responded, patting him on the head, causing him to perk up instantly, "I don't like it either," she admitted as she scratched his chin, "I probably won't be able to collect anywhere near as much data as I thought," she mentioned to him. She then took a look at the pendant-like contraption she had created a few days ago, rubbing her chin for a moment. Her eyes then widened as she realized something. "But maybe I can still get some…" she suggested, taking the device and putting a black string through the pinhole upon it, allowing her to wrap it around her neck like a necklace. Her pet whimpered worriedly as she smiled at her ingenuity, getting her attention. "Spike, I wouldn't leave without you!" she promised, picking him up and hugging him tightly, "Just remember to be quiet," she advised, placing him into her bag, "And try not to shed," she added jokingly, zipping the bag up, but not completely before she threw it over her shoulders. She then walked out of the lab, closing the door behind her as she left. Moments later, she walked outside to see the buses getting ready to drive the students off to Canterlot High, with Cadance standing beside one that a few scholars were preparing to board. The glasses-wearing girl then approached the Dean as she was looking at a clipboard, unknowingly cutting in front of the line as the two girls behind her glared at her angrily. "Dean Cadance," she began to the school official, "I'm not really sure where to go…" she admitted while she was still absorbed in what was upon her clipboard.

"One second, Twilight," she replied, heading off to try and figure out something while the scholar was left saddened, unable to get the assistance she needed.

"You could try the end of the line!" the girl behind her yelled sourly, getting her attention as she turned, pushing her glasses back as they were beginning to fall off of her face.

"What did you say?" she asked the girl, who was in uniform, having pale, light grayish gold skin, with moderate rose hair that had grayish aquamarine streaks tied in a ponytail. Behind her was a girl who had short, grayish mulberry hair with light raspberry streaks that included a gold hairpin shaped like a pinwheel, and had light turquoisish gray skin. Both she and the person before her then gave off sarcastic smiles, with the latter having a kind look on her face.

"Just that someone smart as you should definitely go first," she said to Twilight in sweet, sarcastic manner, waving her hand as the girl herself picked up on it.

"I...I didn't mean to," she stammered in plea while Cadance came back over to them, "I was just asking," she claimed.

"This is the right bus, Twilight," the dean interjected, getting her attention, "Go ahead," she beckoned in a kind disposition before she walked off again.

"But...I didn't mean to cut in front…" she tried to say, as the advisor had left.

"Ugh," Sour Sweet groaned, "well it's too late now…" she muttered, while Sunny Flare looked away and crossed her arms as well with her, giving off an ignorant expression that made the glasses-wearing girl feel remorse for accidental action. She then boarded the vehicle as its doors opened for her.

"Are we gonna win?!" a girl exclaimed in greeting, causing her to halt out of fright, seeing the female with light amberish gray skin, and dark conflower blue hair that had streaks of moderate cerulean and arctic blue. She also wore a pair goggles upon her forehead, gray wristbands, and had earrings shaped like lightning bolts. She smiled, anticipating a good response from the girl that stood before her on the bus

"I...I don't know…" she said in reply, shaking her head as the exuberant girl glared at her.

"Wrong answer!" she yelled, "Try again!" she challenged, holding onto the railing before her seat as she leaned into her face, "Are we gonna win?!" she screamed.

"Um...I guess?" Twilight inquired as she nervously finished her way up the steps to the pathway of the bus, "I-It's just...I mean..." she stammered as she rubbed the back of her neck, "I heard that CHS is doing well now," she noted, "With their reputation," she mentioned, "And, I mean, it's not better than ours," she pointed out, "of course," she added, becoming more and more anxious, "But we can't let them do it, you know?" she questioned, "Win, I mean?" she guessed, rubbing her left hand nervously, "Right?" she asked to finish her small speech, which was met with reactions of rolling eyes and blank stares. Indigo Zap just shook her in confusion while giving off a dumbfounded look.

"You're gonna hafta take your seat!" the bus driver told the glasses wearing girl as he sat down at the wheel. While she trekked down the pathway, she saw all the open seats get taken one by one, as no one wanted to sit next to her. She managed to find a seat in the back, between two girls. One of them wore orange glasses over her eyes, having light phthalo bluish gray skin, with pigtailed and ponytailed, light opalish gray hair, that had light arctic bluish gray streaks. The other one had pale, light grayish amaranth skin with long, light pistachio hair that had streaks of light grayish green and light brilliant lime green. She also wore headphones over her ears while the smart girl sat next to her.

"Hi, Sugarcoat," she greeted to the girl on her left with a small smile while she placed her bag on her lap.

"That was a really bad speech," the pigtailed girl told her, "You should consider not speaking in public," she suggested bluntly, turning away as Twilight gave off a somber look. All of a sudden, the bus' engine started up, as the vehicle was about to depart. The glasses wearing girl then let a grin come across her face as she unzipped her bag, revealing her dog inside.

"Well, Spike," she began to him, "at least I've got you with me," patting him gently on the head. They then both took notice of the rock n' roll music blasting from Lemon Zest's headphones, as she was shaking her head wildly while enjoying the sound.

"Dude," she began to the girl next to her, taking the headset off of her ears,"you have gotta hear this!" she exclaimed, suddenly placing them over her own ears.

"Uh?" she uttered in confusion, then heard the pulsating sound of the music ringing within her, "Eh!" she yelped, cringing while the bus took off, heading for Canterlot High.

END PART I

And that's the end of PART I! Folks, I'm gonna be perfectly honest with you: Friendship Games is my favorite movie out of the trilogy of Equestria Girls. Sunset Shimmer's character is truly strengthened, and the action in this is packed! You can't believe how excited I am to get this story on it's high horse when I deliver the next two parts. But for now, we've got a scenario story to go through again! That's right, SpiritReaper42 is back with another scenario set-up that's likely gonna persist for the next two chapters. Keep in mind, I'm in college now, so chapters won't be coming out too frequently. I've got tests and essays on my mind to worry about.

With that said, that doesn't mean I'm gonna let any of you down! So, without further delay, here's the scenario!

SCENARIO

Spirit Reaper: -appears out of nowhere- Hello there.

Everyone: AH!

Ben Tennyson: Spirit Reaper? What are you doing here?

Natsu Dragneel: Thought we wrapped things up back in "Titan's Loyalty" a while ago.

Hinata Hyuga: We did…

Spirit Reaper: Just here on behalf of my creator. Speaking of which, he needs Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Ben as volunteers for a fun activity.

Pinkie Pie: Ooh, fun?!

Rarity: What kind of activity are you implying, darling?

Spirit Reaper: Well, this activity will be none other than a dance competition. Any style of dance is necessary. You four will compete against an individual who is a wrestler and a very skilled dancer.

Ben Tennyson: So… a dance off?

Rainbow Dash: Uh… yay?

Pinkie Pie: Yipee!

-A theme called The Awesome Truth by Jim Johnston starts playing as a guy with black skin, black tank top, blue jeans, and black shoes comes in with a microphone in his hand with Dolph Ziggler and Chris Jericho behind him-

Spirit Reaper: Team Omniverse, meet the former United States and WWE Tag Team Champion, R-Truth!

Rook Blonko: Interesting…

Natsu & Hinata: Whoa…

R-Truth: -holds the microphone and sings- Y'all know what time it is?! It's crankin' up! It's crankin' up! Here we go!

Sunset Shimmer: Wow, that got underway pretty quick.

Applejack: You said it…

R-Truth: People over there what's up?! Feel me, stand up and say what's up! What's Up?!

Ziggler & Jericho: -with microphones in their hands- What's Up?!

R-Truth: What's up?!

Ziggler & Jericho: What's Up?!

R-Truth: What's up?!

Ziggler & Jericho: What's Up?!

R-Truth: What's up?!

Ziggler & Jericho: What's Up?!

R-Truth: Now you can get with this?! Or you can get with that?! You better get with this cuz' this is where it's at! What's up?!

Ziggler & Jericho: What's Up?!

R-Truth: What's up?!

Ziggler & Jericho: What's Up?!

R-Truth: What's up?!

Ziggler & Jericho: What's Up?!

R-Truth: What's Up?!

Ziggler & Jericho: What's Up?!

Fluttershy: This… seems fun… but…

Rainbow Dash: When do we get to do something?

Ben Tennyson: Yeah, seriously…

R-Truth: -goes in the ring with Ziggler and Jericho- I be skippin' and jumpin'! Leavin' the competition! Makin' em' disappear like your favourite magician! Unwrap that till' the wheels fall off! And I bounce 'em back to back till they necks get soft! Most of the time you see me, being simple! These are the type of people to get popped like a pimple! Statin' my claim to fame to be one of the baddest to set foot in this game! And I haven't even started yet but you can better believe I'm 'a take it off a show shot, dead! -looks at Pinkie- What's up?! -lends her the microphone-

Pinkie Pie: WAZZUP?! *everyone covers their ears*

Rainbow Dash: Gah… Pinkie?!

R-Truth: -does the same to Rainbow- What's up?!

Rainbow Dash: Uh… What's up?!

R-Truth: -does the same to Ben- What's up?!

Ben Tennyson: What's up?

R-Truth: -does the same to Rarity- What's up?!

Rarity: … What's… up?

R-Truth: -grips the microphone as the music ends- What's up?!

Ziggler & Jericho: What's up?!

R-Truth: Whoop! There it is!

Ziggler & Jericho: Whoop! There it is!

Natsu Dragneel: Okay, what the heck just happened?

Sunset Shimmer: I'm… not really sure…

Spirit Reaper: Alright now that we got things settled, which one of you would like to start this dance competition against R-Truth first?

Rainbow Dash: Oh, so now we're starting it… All right! Bring it on! I'll go first!

R-Truth: Just to let you know, I got them mad skills, know what I'm sayin'? I be dancing, fightin', rappin', wrestlin' in this very ring for many years. I hope y'all got what it takes show me your skills!

Dolph Ziggler: We're actually gonna be the judges for this one.

Chirs Jericho: And trust me. I know you guys will do great. I know because I'm a dancer myself. I even go on a TV show called Dancing with the Stars.

Pinkie Pie: Cool!

Ben Tennyson: Good luck, Rainbow!

Spirit Reaper: Right. Rainbow Dash, show R-Truth what you got! Cue the music!

END SCENARIO

And there you have it! Now, if things go as planned, this particular scenario sequence will end at the end of the third part of this story. Afterwards, I'll be starting off stories individually, just to have them set up on my fanfic page. Which one's gonna go first? Well, you'll have to wait and find out! See ya later!

QUOTE:

Uh.. I-I'm not exactly comfortable w-with a picture…

~Hinata Hyuga,

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