The human known as TD gave a small yawn as he walked out onto the balcony of his beloved's Castle of Friendship and looked down to Ponyville below. He had only just gotten out of bed a few minutes back and was going outside to clear his head and think for a moment. He had thankfully decided to conjure up some clothing that was not pajama material, so he wouldn't get embarrassed.
As if he had anything to be embarrassed about; everyone in Equestria knew he could be a rather odd character and that he was the husband of one of the Equestrian princesses, more specifically the Princess of Friendship, Twilight Sparkle herself. That alone gave him quite the reputation on top of a stack of others factors that, in the eyes of the Equestrians, brought him up to the status of a god; something he absolutely hated, and he made that perfectly clear the last time it was brought up. Needless to say, any attempts to deify him afterwards had all but been extinguished.
Now, he was looking up at the sky and taking a sigh at the world before him, thinking back on some pleasant memories he had before becoming a full scale villain. Of all the faces that showed up, one stood out from the others; a friend whom he had betrayed and had only just recently made amends to...
A sudden loud howl split the air, coming from directly below the balcony. Looking down, TD saw a massive white furred wolf sitting below him on the ground, its head thrown back as it ended its howl. When it lowered its head and looked at TD, a pair of silver eyes stared out of its face, glowing softly yet emitting a sense that this wolf wasn't just any ordinary creature. Curious, TD snapped his fingers and teleported down to where the wolf was located, for he had seen those eyes before in times long gone. He stared hard at the wolf, then his eyes widened.
"Jules?" he asked. "Or one of her messengers?"
The wolf grinned, before in a flash of light a girl with waist length brown hair and emerald green eyes stood before TD. She wore a white T-shirt, jeans, white sneakers, and a light blue jacket. Hanging from her waist was a sheathed sword, light escaping from where the blade was hidden by the sheath.
"Hello TD," Jules said, smiling. TD smiled himself, then chuckled.
"You know, you don't have to call me that all the time anymore," he explained. "The only ones who call me that these days are the ones I haven't shared my name with."
"Fine then, William," Jules said, before her smiled faded. "We need to talk."
The Guardian of Order's voice was dead serious, which was extremely startling because she almost always kept her voice in measured tones so nobody could guess what she was feeling. Knowing she meant business, TD cut to the chase himself.
"What happened?" he asked her. "Or what's going to happen?"
Jules grimaced as she gripped the hilt of her sword tightly, obviously not liking being the bearer of the news she had.
"Remember Atlantia?" she asked, looking him in the eyes.
"Hmm... Atlantia..." TD gave a thought, then his eyes widened. "You mean that dragon who almost torched Sanity to death? He's back?!"
"Yes. And this time, he's not coming after us by himself," Jules said gravely. "He's making sure that he'll be able to have a fighting chance against us."
TD looked over his shoulder back to the Castle's interiors, then back to Jules.
"So, what do we do then?" he asked. "I mean, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I doubt we'd be able to fight him off on our own."
"We won't," Jules said, her gaze becoming determined. "Only united will we stand a chance. I'm sorry William, but you'll have to be apart from your family for a while."
"I can handle that to some extent, but... united?" TD looked to her with disbelief. "Jules, we haven't been united for several thousand years. And it's Yours Truly who's to blame for that! The majority of them aren't exactly going to be welcoming."
Jules smiled as she put a hand on his shoulder.
"Then be glad you already have the support of three," was all she said in reassurance. TD couldn't help but smile at those words.
"Thanks," he said, then looked back inside. "Uh... is there time for goodbyes?"
"Of course," Jules said, before a faint smile crossed her face. "I wouldn't mind meeting the rest of your family to be honest, although I can wait out here if you'd like."
"Not a chance. Twi would kill me if I left you out here," TD replied, opening the doors to the Castle. "Please, come in."
Jules smiled as she walked inside, glancing around and whistling slightly.
"Haven't been in one of these in a while," she murmured, running a hand over a wall. "Sorry, but technically I'm a merged personality. I couldn't create a good form, so I spent thousands of years in hiding until my Equestria's Sunset Shimmer came back from the Equestria Girls world, and then I merged myself with her. So, if anything I say or do doesn't seem like me, it's Sunset. Please tell me you understand."
"Jules, as a guy who literally has his mind split into three personalities, has three more that went rogue, and has seen a Fanfic where Rarity is a Royal Changeling who merged personalities (and therefore her life and being) with the original Rarity so both could live, I'd say it's understandable," TD remarked, leading her around the interiors. "It's nearly breakfast time, so Twi's most likely in the kitchen."
Jules's eyes widened, before she grinned sheepishly.
"Lead the way then," she said. "I doubt this is like the one in my world, so I'll probably end up getting lost if I try to lead the way."
"That's more true than you realize," TD explained as he led the way through the halls. "Ever since I moved in with her over 100+ years ago, I've added many rooms to the Castle of Friendship. Not an easy thing to do, by the way. Apparently, the Tree of Harmony takes a lot of coaxing to get it to accept the changes."
As he finished, they found themselves inside of a room where a table was set and from a room just to the side of it, the alicorn TD had been talking about walked inside, levitating several plates of pancakes. Twilight may have been recognizable in every way, but she definitely looked much too young for her age due to her alicorn status, and she was just about Celestia's height now. She surprisingly kept her calm upon seeing Jules until the pancakes were set down, then she bothered to speak.
"William, who's that?" she asked, a little skeptically.
"Twi, meet Jules, the Guardian of Order. My... former boss," TD introduced.
"It's a pleasure to meet you," Jules said, smiling. She grabbed her brown hair and pulled it back into a ponytail, tying it back with a hair tie that had been hidden under the cuff of her jacket. After she was done, she lowered her hands.
"Nice to meet you too," Twilight greeted, then asked with a raised eyebrow, "If I may, what bring you here?"
"Threat against the Guardians," Jules said. "One of our old foes is gathering allies to attempt and eradicate us. I need to take TD and go get two more Guardians before heading to the Guardian headquarters."
Twilight went silent, then she said, "I'm coming with you then."
"Twilight..." TD started, and it was clear they had this conversation before. "I can't bring you along with me on this."
"Well if you won't take me willingly, I'll just follow in my own time," she replied. "No offense, but right now there's not much I can do here in Equestria. Besides, you're my husband; I'm with you for better or for worse."
Jules chuckled.
"You always were a stubborn one, weren't you Twilight?" She asked, as for a split second her eyes flickered to cyan before returning to emerald green.
"It kind of runs in the family," Twilight answered. "Anypony who's come from the human version of my world can tell me that... Sunset Shimmer."
"Yeah, she can do that now," TD whispered to Jules. "Watch what you reveal to my author."
Jules grinned sheepishly, before her form shimmered to the human form of Sunset Shimmer, who ran a hand through her fiery red-and-yellow hair and smiled at Twilight.
"Happy?" she asked, before returning to her original form. "Now, you two eating breakfast before we leave?"
"Looks like it," TD replied, sitting down and digging into one of the stacks.
"Feel free to join us. There's plenty for the three of us," Twilight offered. Jules smiled as she seemed to think about it, before nodding as her form glowed, shifting into her Equestrian form. Her mane started to flow, and she folded her wings back as her cutie mark shimmered, the five other marks she had appearing around it.
"I think I could do with some breakfast," Sunset Shimmer said, smiling.
"Then help yourself," TD joined in. "But just some advice, DO NOT use the syrup labeled 'Wuphart'; you'll thank me later."
"Why would you even by that? And from Discord no less?" Twilight asked her husband.
"Well I'll just give you the Lois excuse from Family Guy, and say it was on sale," TD replied. Sunset raised an eyebrow as she sat down and began to eat, heeding TD's warning and avoiding the syrup that was labeled 'Wuphart.'
"So, any idea's where we'll find Tempus, William?" she asked. "Because last I saw him, he was travelling with your daughter."
"Last I heard of them both, they had both ended up in a world similar to... was it called Pyrunia?" TD shook his head. "Never could get that right. But anyways, they were in a human version of that place."
"So, after breakfast, we'll head there," Sunset said. "That sound like a plan?"
"Fine with me," TD nodded as they continued with breakfast.
This is gonna be a total... clustercuss... for everybody... he thought to himself.
Tempus let out a low, contented hum as he sipped a cup of coffee outside of Sora's Café on Jade Universities campus. The Guardian of Time was enjoying his vacation away from his royal duties in his Canterlot, and he was glad Bubble was enjoying herself here.
As he sat in the chair, a white crack suddenly appeared in the ground and from it came a unicorn figure.
"Charlie!" the figure shouted. "Charlie, I have the amulet!"
Tempus sighed as he looked at the unicorn.
"TD," he said flatly. The unicorn gave him a look, then frowned.
"You're no fun, Tempus. Your author doesn't even get the reference, it's that sad," TD growled, and then in a flash he appeared standing in his original form, the crack in the ground disappearing completely. Tempus raised an eyebrow, sipping his coffee again.
"You only come here to insult me?" he asked flatly.
"Oh, so you don't see it coming? Welp, figured," TD said mostly to himself, then to Tempus, "Long and short; we need to gather the Guardians of Existence. That includes you and Joy. Atlantia, the god of the multiverse we're stationed in, has risen again and this time he has help. Lots of help."
Tempus raised an eyebrow, but before he could speak there was a flash of light as Jules appeared with Twilight in tow.
"Oh," the Guardian of Time said flatly.
"Yep. Welcome to our job," TD remarked.
"So, are you just gonna sit there or are you gonna help us?" Twilight asked him.
"I'll help out," Tempus said, before pointing at TD and Twilight. "But before we leave, you two want to see your daughter?"
"Wait, Bubble is still here?" TD asked. "I thought she would have moved on to the next world."
A sudden burst of heart-shaped bubbles appeared nearby (Yay, fitting for her!) and the lavender earth pony appeared in human form with a smirk.
"And what? Abandon classes when I've only just begun? Not a chance!" Bubble commented. "And it's good to see you too, Dad."
Tempus raised an eyebrow, before glancing at Bubble.
"You think you'll be able to not kill Steel and obey Cobra if I leave for a while?" he asked.
"I can agree with Cobra, but no promises with Steel," Bubble replied.
"That's my girl," TD chuckled.
"Just... try not to hurt him too much... until we get back, that is," Twilight said with a smirk.
"Oh don't worry. He'll be begging for your treatment if it comes to that," Bubble told her mother.
"If. If is good," TD quoted. Tempus just sighed as he drained the rest of his coffee, tossing the disposable cup in a nearby trash can as he stood, his form shimmering into his Alicorn one.
"So, we're leaving now?" he asked. "Where to?"
"Well first, we need to pick up Joy," TD explained. "And then... we go to a place I haven't been to in over ten thousand years- yes, I kept count."
Jules raised an eyebrow, before she glanced at Twilight.
"You ready for the jump?" she asked.
"As with a lot of things my husband has done... nope," Twilight answered bluntly. "But I have done large jumps before, with and without him."
"Take care, Bubs," TD said to his daughter, giving her a quick hug.
"You too, Dad," Bubble replied, then released him and stepped back. Jules dipped her head at Bubble, before in a flash of light she disappeared with Twilight.
"And I was just enjoying my vacation," Tempus said with a sigh, before he too vanished with a crack of thunder.
"See ya later!" TD called, then disappeared into a hole in the ground, King Dice. Bubble giggled.
"That makes it to my Top Ten," she stated aloud, then turned back to the university to find a familiar face.
A large, white wolf with silver eyes slowly padded through the streets of Canterlot, ignoring the stares of the ponies who lived in the city as it headed towards the castle. The wolf seemed to be scanning the crowd for someone, and there was a look in its eyes that gave off the sense that it shouldn't be messed with.
After some time, she noticed that crowd of ponies began to gather around the path she was walking. Then not long after she heard a voice shout, "Everypony stay back!"
It seemed to be a young adult's masculine voice, and soon she noticed the one who was speaking. It was a young adult human with bright yellow hair, and light brown eyes. He was wearing a white shirt, with an emblem of the sun on his chest, and cyan jeans.
He advanced towards the wolf as his eyes began to glow brightly.
"Stop right there!" the human said and noticed its expressions. "I know you can understand me, so state your purpose of coming here."
The silver wolf paused, before it opened its mouth and spoke, its voice female.
"Prince Joy Star, Guardian of Hope?" it asked. Joy gave her a look of disbelief, but was also thankful that the crowd had been scattered. Then he spoke to her telepathically.
"Yes, but don't say that out loud. My Guardian identity is secret to most in my Equestria."
The wolf dipped her head, before in a flash of light it transformed into a young girl who appeared to be about sixteen years old, wearing a white T-shirt, jeans, white sneakers, and a light blue jacket. She had long brown hair that went down to her waist, and her emerald green eyes were laser-focused on Joy. Hanging by her side was a sheathed sword, white light escaping from where the hilt rested on the top of the sheath.
"My name is Jules," the girl said. "And you and I need to talk."
Joy passed her a nod. "I figured."
"I'm the Guardian of Order," Jules explained, resting her hand on the hilt of her sword. "You need to come with me. There's a threat to us incoming. Our old foes have decided to resurface and eradicate us." She jerked her thumb over her shoulder. "Time and Chaos are waiting for me outside of Canterlot. You coming?"
"I need..." Joy was about to say something, but stopped as he clenched his fist and it began to glow along with his eyes, then he opened his hand and a golden sphere could be seen floating on his palm, before it suddenly disappeared.
"Please forgive me Screwball!" Joy shouted and then passed Jules a nod. "Yes. I'm coming," he said and then muttered, "Sadly."
"I'm sorry about this, but we all need to come together," Jules said, smiling apologetically at him.
"It's okay." Joy said as he took a sigh. "I just needed to inform my family that I won't be coming back for a while." He then realized what she had said earlier. "Did you say, 'all'?"
Jules nodded. "Yes, I said 'all.' The Guardians of Existence must unite if we are to stand a chance."
"Alright," Joy said, then looked towards the screen and gave a short glare, before heading outside along with Jules. "Let's go!"
Jules smiled at Joy, then with a flash of light she teleported the two of them to a hill somewhere outside of Canterlot. The Guardian of order frowned as she looked around.
"Okay, I know I told you guys to stay back while I got him, but why'd you have to hide!?" she called out. An explosion ripped through the air and TD appeared with Twilight nearby.
"Darn you Jules," he said to the female human with mock anger; mock, because he clearly didn't care that she had ratted him out. Jules just rolled her eyes as with a more subtle approach Tempus materialized out of the air, his horn slowly powering down as he ended the illusion spell he had been casting.
"For real you guys," Joy asked in disbelief and gave a small chuckle "Why were you hiding, anyways?"
"William wanted to try and have some fun with you," Twilight stated. "Emphasis on try."
"Anyways, it's so nice to see you guys again," Joy chuckled.
"Likewise," Twilight remarked, then gave a small giggle. "Looks like I'm now at your level too."
Tempus glanced at Twilight and smirked. The male Alicorn still was a bit bigger than her, and he chuckled slightly.
"You've yet to catch up to me though," he pointed out.
"So, let me guess... there's another interdimensional war ahead?" Joy asked.
"Sort of," Jules said, drumming her fingers on the hilt of her sword. "However, I'll explain it all once we get to our final destination."
"In that case..." TD snapped his fingers and in a flash, they all disappeared from that Equestria. When they could get their bearings again, they found themselves on a planet which seemed to be devoid of light. However, in front of them was what seemed to be a kind of palace or keep. It was dark and gloomy looking, overgrown by tons of an alien foliage and thorns. Despite this, the structure of the palace itself was surprisingly stable. Twilight took a moment to look over the stone.
"Too smooth to be made by hand or hoof... or even machine," she noted. "What is this place?"
"This," Jules said as she walked up to the building and placed a hand on it, closing her eyes as her Guardian magic began to build up. "Is the old headquarters of the Guardians of Existence before..." She trailed off, but gestured at TD in way of explanation.
"So... you used to operate here?" Twilight asked.
"Pretty much," TD agreed. "When I betrayed the order, I activated a fail-safe that was made by the founders, Jules and the original Guardian of Chaos; the place was sealed tight, and the secrets and powers made accessible. Even the traitors like myself could not enter... at least on their own." He sighed as he looked to the doors. "Only when all the major Guardians are in the same place at once can the doors be opened. To open their part of the gate, each Guardian must display their power to the gates at once."
Jules nodded, before she crouched and placed her hand on the ground. Taking a deep breath, the Guardian of Order calmed herself, finding the order and balance she had achieved years ago inside, before shouting in a voice that rivaled any Canterlot Royal voice, one that was so loud the very fabric of existence rippled with it.
"GUARDIANS OF EXISTENCE! HEED MY CALL AND COME!" was what she said, her voice loud and authoritative.
Joy looked around in a little confused but thoughtful manner before he muttered, "So, that's the way Guardians are summoned at this place."
"Actually, I'm guessing that's just her way of doing it," Tempus said flatly.
"Yep. You should see my way," TD giggled.
"So... who do you think we'll see- GAH!" Twilight was interrupted by a painfully familiar triangular figure starting to appear with a maniacal laugh, scaring her almost half to death. Jules glanced over at the figure who had just appeared, before she sighed.
"Guardian of Sanity, right? That's what I'm sensing off of you," she asked. The figure suddenly became fully visible, and while it was Bill Cipher as they had expected, it was not the same one whom they had thought him to be. That was especially clear by the hat which read "Bill-livery" on his head.
"Come on! I was just having fun," Pizza Cipher complained.
"Wait... YOU'RE a Guardian?!" TD exclaimed.
"Yeah, the pizza thing's more of a hobby, and a way to spy on other universes," Pizza Cipher explained. "Plus, it gives good money. Two birds, one stone."
Jules rolled her eyes, glancing at TD.
"Just don't ask about why people are chosen or promoted to be Guardians," she said. "It's a really weird and hectic process to explain."
"I figured." Joy said as he gave a brief look to Guardian of Sanity.
"Ah... the ways of our order are mysterious indeed, but none are chosen without performing the proper deed," another familiar voice spoke up. TD's jaw dropped at the sight of the next Guardian before him- actually, from what it seemed, two.
"Zecora?! And Hummingbird?" Twilight was amazed.
"Wait... so under my very nose for more than one hundred plus years..." TD started putting it together as the Zebra chuckled.
"Nice for you to finally catch up. Why do you think we never grew up?" Zecora asked, referring to their physical ages; up until now, TD had been baffled on how the zebra and her mute pegasus friend remained young as the years had passed. The zebra chuckled once more.
"I am the Guardian of Wisdom, as you may have guessed; my words of advice are no jest," she greeted officially. Hummingbird simply smiled and waved in her quiet manner. And then another Guardian appeared in a flash, that caught their eyes. It like a young woman, with pitch black hair, and cyan eyes, and on her head there was mark which looked like a crescent moon. She was wearing some kind of attire which seemed to made out of the night-sky. Jules raised her head as if she sensed something, before slowly stepping to the side as a portal opened up above her and a familiar figure to Tempus, TD, and Twilight dropped out of it, landing in a crouch as he ran a hand through his bright red hair.
"What the- DARK?!" TD screeched. "How the hell have I not known about any of this?"
"Ah, the words of Wisdom he did heed, to hide from you in our time of need," Zecora chuckled. "All of them have, for that's my craft; and even I had to float in one other's raft."
"Who? Who told you how to hide from him?" Twilight asked.
"The Guardian of Knowledge of course," Bil-livery chuckled.
Tempus just raised an eyebrow.
"I'm not certain I know what to expect now," He said, glancing at Dark, who stood and straightened out his black jacket he was wearing as if nothing was amiss. Jules just stood impatiently by the door of the palace, tapping her foot as she waited. Then finally another human figure appeared, who was wearing a black cloak and hiding his face under a hood. At first, he looked like a new face to most of them. Soon he removed his hood, and revealed himself to be a human boy almost around the age of twenty, with dark brown hairs and fair skin, and pale brown eyes. He looked towards TD and Tempus and passed them a well-recognized smile as he spoke in a voice which was familiar to them.
"It's so nice to see you guys, again."
"EVAN!?" Tempus yelped, stunned. Jules in the meanwhile just glanced at the newcomer and dipped her head.
"Good to see you Knowledge," the Guardian of Order said, using his Guardian name instead of his real one like she almost always did.
"Why am I not too surprised?" TD asked aloud, before suddenly another figure appeared, wearing a bony smile; fitting, because it appeared to be a skeleton in a blue jacket.
"Hey, have you heard the story about the broken pencil?" he asked.
"No... what about it?" Twilight asked with some confusion.
"Never mind. It's pointless," he chuckled. "Name's Sans, otherwise known as the Guardian of Bravery."
Joy gave a small chuckle at this as well after a moment and asked, "You sure you aren't Guardian of Humor?"
Another figure appeared just then, wearing an orange T-shirt with faded lettering on it and blue jeans. He has messy jet-black hair, and sea-green eyes, and he glanced around as he pulled a ballpoint pen out of his pocket, twirling it between his fingers.
"Percy Jackson, Guardian of Honor," Dark said, dipping his head at the newcomer. "Glad you could join us."
TD looked to him, and immediately got a bit of a frown.
"Oh... that Percy Jackson," he muttered.
"Percy Jackson, so you're the son of a Greek ocean god...?" Joy asked thoughtfully. "What was that... Poseidon?"
But before he could reply, another portal was opened, and that one seemed to so much darker than the ones before. The creature who came out of the portal was humanoid in appearance, wearing a red overcoat and pair of black jeans. His skin was as gray as ash, and he has cheetah tail coming out of his spine, and pitch black hairs with occasional white stripes on them. Two technological advanced scythes were slung across his back. Some of them who were present knew that this creature was definitely a Faunus. Tempus raised an eyebrow, before glancing at TD.
"Who do we need to get inside?" He asked the Guardian of Chaos.
"Technically, only Order and Chaos. But the more that appear, the more this place will be restored, until it is brought to its former glory," TD explained. He then walked over to the large gate at the front and placed a glowing red hand upon the door, causing half of it to light up with fire, spotlights, and basically any other chaotic display having to do with lights. All along the walls, suddenly several orbs appeared and shined in the light of his chaos.
"Jules, if you would on the other side," TD said. "Everyone else, fire a beam at the orbs that you sense co-aligns with your powers."
Jules walked up to the door as her hand glowed white, and she placed it on the door, causing her half to light up bright white as more orbs appeared. Tempus immediately fired a beam of power at the orb he sensed co-aligned with his Guardian power, followed by Dark and Percy, each one firing their own beams into their respective orbs. Joy passed them a nod as he raised his hand and his fist began to glow as he fired as beam at the orb he felt was co-aligned with his powers, followed by along with Evan, and then by the mysterious woman and finally the Faunus. Pizza Cipher, Zecora, and Sans all followed in suit, firing a beam into their respective orbs. As soon as the last of their beams had connected, the doors shone brightly and then as if rewinding a video the disrepair and overgrown stated of the keep disappeared before their eyes and shone with a golden light, firing a large beam of light into the sky, made up of various different colors and almost blinding them for a moment, before the light died down. It was still visible, however, and it shone a continuous light stream into space, like a beacon. TD gave a whistle as the gates started to open.
"I've missed this place," he managed. "I think I'm gonna cry..."
"Shake it off, William," Twilight told him. Jules just rested a hand on TD's shoulder, before the Guardian of Order turned to face the gates, drawing her sword, causing the surrounding area to light up with light as her blade glowed brightly.
"So, that's how the Guardian's Headquarters used to look like," Joy said in awe as he looked towards the glory of the keep.
"I thought I would never see this building restored again," Evan said with a smile. The mysterious woman just smiled at she looked towards the gate, while the Faunus remained silent, only looking around as his expression seemed to be a little impatient. As the gates finally fully opened, Jules strode through them, taking the lead as she walked inside.
"So... do we follow her?" Tempus asked with uncertainty.
"Well we didn't come here to just gape at this place, did we?" TD replied, striding on in with a hop and a skip. "Come on in!"
"I'm coming," Twilight called, trotting in after.
"Heh! I wonder if I can set up a new shop here," Sans commented as he entered. Tempus blinked, before shrugging as he followed them in. Dark walked in behind the Alicorn, followed shortly after by Percy, who shoved his pen into his pocket. Joy smiled and gave a shrug as he and the other Guardians followed after them.
They all walked down a long hall which was wide enough to fit twenty people side by side, lined with doors labeled by the Guardian names of each of those present and some which were not even present yet. One door, labeled "Chaos" had the name almost scratched out, but with a snap TD restored it, earning a few looks from the rest of the Guardians. Finally, at the end of the hall, they came to a room that was impossibly large, with a table in the center on similar proportions, possibly for the large amount of Guardians. The ceiling was at least high enough to have fit Godzilla vertically at least twice. The entire room shimmered with a glittering surface to all, and in the center of the table was what appeared to be a map. Much like the map of the Castle of Friendship, it seemed to be like a holographic image; unlike the Castle of Friendship, it was on a gigantic scale and showcased not just countries and nations, but planets and even entire galaxies. Even Twilight was now unable to hold in her excitement at what she was seeing, and she glanced about with a gleeful expression.
Jules walked over to the table and immediately put her sword down on it, resting her palms on it as she closed her eyes, and it was obvious she was finding her inner balance and attuning herself to the table.
"What are you doing?" Twilight asked Jules.
"Trying to reestablish her connection with this place," TD answered. "First through finding her place in keeping balance in the order, and then by saying the Guardian Oath associated with her."
Jules eventually took a deep breath, before speaking in the measured tone of voice she was known throughout the Guardians for.
"Where there is darkness, there's also light; where there's victory, there's always another fight. In all worlds and in all tales, I am Order who balances the scales," she chanted, her hands flashing with a bright white light as her Guardian magic reconnected with the building.
"So, you just say an oath and you're connected?" Twilight asked as her husband came up to the table.
"Sorta. They were made by the Founders, Jules included since she has yet to be reincarnated or replaced," TD remarked. "If you're new to our order, you don't need to worry. Once your magic is connected with this place, the oath comes naturally to you. Jules likes to be formal about it. Me... not as much."
TD placed his hand on the table next, and the table turned a bright red for a moment, clashing with the bright light of Jules's magic until they finally settled with taking up half the table each. Then he spoke, and his voice was split into the voices of his three personalities at once.
"When the upholders of light cannot stand, and darkness has spread all across the land; when all has fallen apart and Order can't be found, look instead to my Chaos that is seen all around."
The table glowed once more, and then TD released his hand as the building was now attuned with his own powers and he gave a smirk.
"Who's next?" he asked.
"I'll go next if you want," Tempus said, stepping forwards.
"Be my guest," TD stated. Tempus stepped up to the table, before looking at TD.
"What do I say?" he asked as his eyes glowed silver.
TD chuckled. "Merge your magic with the table, then it shall be revealed to you."
Tempus nodded, before he reached out with a hoof, touching the table as his hoof began to glow silver, and the Guardian of Time merged his magic with the table, waiting to see what he would have to say. As soon as he did, he heard a chorus of whispered voices in his head, each giving different suggestions or suggestions. However, one stood out from the rest, sounding wizened and elderly, and in his ear it whispered a simple sentence to him. Tempus took a deep breath, before he spoke, his voice echoing due to his Guardian magic:
"When Darkness reigns and evil lurks about, there remains yet one whom Darkness cannot snuff out; for the most corrupted hearts and the darkest of minds are eventually blown away by the winds of Time."
The table suddenly flashed, and when they looked to it again, outlined in a tan light were the arms and numbers of a clock on its surface with Order and Chaos light in the center where the arms of the clock were connected.
"I guess, I'm next," Joy said as reached ahead and placed his hand on the table. Soon after, his eyes shone with golden aura as he began.
"In the darkest age and the worst of times, when all is plagued by the most sinister of crimes; in the midst of despair and times most dire, I am the spark of Hope that ignites the wildfire."
The table gave off a golden light, very much like his aura, and it slowly spread until it made a small candle shape just within the other symbols on the table, his flame intertwining with that of Chaos and Order.
"I'll go next," Dark said, stepping forward as his hand started to glow a golden color.
"Guardian of Loyalty, correct?" Jules asked, and he nodded, before setting his hand on the table and waiting a few seconds as his magic connected to the table.
"When abandoned souls are left to die, and evil forces make the land bleed and cry; the abandoned Darkness shall not find, for Loyalty won't leave even one soul behind," Dark said."
A purple light engulfed the table and then a purple light settled next to Hope, turning into a shield symbol.
"I shall be the next to go, and perform for you my own little show," Zecora remarked, then she interacted with the table and spoke her oath:
"When the voices of others give you uncertainty, there is one who's voice speaks quite clearly; Wisdom has all the answers you seek, that cannot be found at even the highest peak."
A yellow light shone then and it floated to the other side of Hope, turning into a symbol of an open book with a scroll laid beside it. Percy glanced around, before shrugging as he stepped forwards.
"I'll go next," he said as he pulled his ballpoint pen from his pocket. Uncapping it, the pen sprang into a bronze sword with a three-foot long leaf-shaped blade. Percy put his free hand on the table, before laying the flat side of his sword blade across the back of his hand. Both his hand and sword blade began to glow with a sea green-colored magic.
"Though the snake may betray his friends, and the liar break promises to meet his ends; I keep promises and never abuse my arts, for Honor is sacred and reveals one's heart," he said, speaking his own Guardian oath. A sea green light appeared on the table's surface and then formed into a javelin and it made TD chuckle in irony.
"No matter how far, there's always something related to the Olympians that follow you," he remarked.
"Guess I'm next," Sans remarked, walking over to the table. He placed his hand on it next and then spoke his oath:
"When all else have fallen and their flame has died, when Fear clouds the stout of heart with his lies; I am unafraid when he come to my town, for I am Bravery and I will not back down."
An orange light came up on the table and it formed yet another symbol, this one being of a bull's head, and then switching to a bird of prey. Sans gave a chuckle.
"I switch it up every now and then," he shrugged. Evan came forward and placed his hand on the table as he closed his eyes and began to speak his vow.
"When brute strength is not enough, when an enemy seems to be too tough; Knowledge will always find a way, for he knows all secrets kept locked away."
A yellow light formed on the table and formed into an inkwell and a quill, standing alongside the other Guardian Symbols.
"I'll go next." A timid voice was heard as next Guardian came forward. It was that mysterious lady, and she had spoken for the first time since she had arrived.
"She can talk," Joy smiled as heard her talking for the first time.
"What? Did you think she couldn't?" Sans inquired. "Just because they're silent doesn't mean they can't talk."
"Diana was like that," TD noted. "Very quiet, but she could talk."
"Sorry, I guess, I should introduce myself first." She said with a smile "I'm Thea, I'm just a recent Guardian..." she said as she placed her hand on the table. The symbol of a crescent moon began to glow in a sparkling dark blue color, as she was silent for the moment, then her oath came to her.
"When fear takes you over, close your eyes even if you want to scream; for I take darkness away and expose his lies, to help you drift into peaceful dream."
The light of the crescent moon solidified a moment after, and soon it too was found on the table with the other symbols. Then finally, the Faunus came forward and placed his hand on the table. A toothy grin crossed his face, and a reddish black color was apparent in his eyes, as he began to take his oath in an intimidating fashion:
"Darkness may wield me like a blade, and many think they can control me; but Death cannot forever be stayed, no matter how well you know me."
A dark grey color appeared on the table and formed a skull and crossbones on the table, and for a while, all was silent. Then TD finally decided to break the silence.
"Well, that was fun! Who's ready to kick some Atlantia butt?" he asked.
We obviously couldn't do a lot of other Guardians at the moment, so we settled with what we've got for now. I hope it works!