I'm back on this again! The adventures continue...

This chapter is based on the viewpoint of the Equestrians, leading up from Cipher's attack eventually leads up to the point where Bill Prower meets them.

Please enjoy!

"Alright, listen up you one-lifespan, three-dimensional, equine skin puppets!" Bill Cipher announced in a loud voice, floating down to a statue in the center of town. "For one trillion years, I was trapped in my own decaying dimension, waiting for a new universe to call my own! Then, after my first plan failed, my new master gave me a chance at redemption and brought me here! The name's Bill, but you can call me your new Lord and master for all of eternity!"

Cipher fired a beam from his eye and melted the statue completely, much to the shock of the ponies. Then he continued.

"Now meet the gang of interdimensional criminals and nightmares I call my friends!" Some strange creatures came out of the tear in the sky as Cipher named them.

"8-ball! Kryptos! The Being Whose Name Must Never be Said! Oh, what the heck? It's Zanthar! Then of course, there's also Teeth, Keyhole, Hectorgon, and Morphishape, Veronica, Pacifier, and these guys (Eyebats). This is our town now, boys!"

Cipher and his friends laughed evily as they looked down at the ponies before them.

"Not if we have anything to say about it!" a voice shouted over the crowd. The ponies parted to reveal Rainbow Dash and the rest of the Mane 7 standing before the misfits defiantly. A flash of light appeared in front of them, and Twilight and Discord appeared too. A horn sounded in the distance, and Princess Celestia and Luna dropped down from the sky, along with several royal guards.

"Bill Cipher," Celestia announced, "Your interference in this world is in violation of the laws of the Space/Time Continuum! Leave now, or you will suffer the consequences!"

"And who are you guys? Freaks of nature?" Cipher said with a laugh, "Ha ha ha! Just kidding! I know exactly who you are! Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Starlight Glimmer, Discord, Princess Luna, and the Guardian of Equestria herself, Celestia. Boy, do you guys have funny names!"

"Says the guy who has a friend named after a baby's toy," Applejack stated. Bill Cipher looked surprised, then laughed again.

"Well played! But unfortunately, this is where your story ends, my little ponies!"

"This is your last chance, Cipher!" Celestia said aloud. "Surrender now, or face our magic!"

Cipher made a mock impression of fear.

"Oh no! A Guardian! Whatever will I do about tha- HOW ABOUT THIS?!"

Cipher fired a large beam of magic at the group of ponies before him. Celestia was shocked to discover that the demon possessed such power. At the last second, however, a magical shield appeared and deflected the blast completely. Twilight's horn glowed as the shield disappeared, suggesting that she had placed the shield up.

"What the-? No! No no no no!"

Cipher tried attacking again, this time by making several arms appear on him and strike at them again. Twilight simply put up the shield again, and while this was happening, Starlight Glimmer fired a blast at Cipher's eye.

"Ow! My eye!" Cipher screamed as he backed away. He growled and barked out some orders.

"Kryptos! You, 8-ball, Teeth and the Eyebats go and start the second part of the plan. The rest of you deal with these flesh puppets. I have to join the Master and work on Stage Two. See you real soon, Equestrians!"

Bill Cipher turned into a bright shining figure and disappeared, along with those he had told to leave. The rest of the creatures charged at the Equestrian heroes. Discord simply snapped his fingers and Bill Cipher's entire army of friends suddenly grew to the size of chihuahuas and screamed in fear. However, a blast of red magic suddenly erupted from the portal in the sky and returned the misfits back to normal. The blast then returned and engulfed Discord in a magical aura, lifting him up into the tear in the sky. Discord tried to escape from the aura, but his magic seemed to be completely useless.

"Discord!" Fluttershy cried.

"Run, Fluttershy!" he called back, before the portal took him away entirely. Meanwhile, Cipher's minions were busy being taken care of by Celestia and Luna, along with the rest of the group. The villains all screeched and disappeared, but not before Veronica left them a threatening warning.

"You may have won this fight," she shouted, "but you'll never win the battle! Your world is doomed! This is just the beginning!"

"Who was that?" Twilight asked after the misfits had gone. They had managed to fight them off, but they could not close the portal. As a result, the sky remained a sickly color. Celestia sighed and replied, "Bill Cipher. A demon from another realm. He is the only creature that I've feared more than Discord."

"Why is he coming here then?" Starlight asked.

"We are not sure," Luna said gravely, "but from he has revealed in our encounter recently, he is working under the influence of another."

"We must find out who is in charge of him and stop his chaos from spreading farther than it already has," Celestia said.

"But how are we gonna do that?" Rainbow Dash asked. Just then, a voice was heard shouting from the town.

"Princess Twilight! Twilight Sparkle! I need to speak with you!"

Confused as to who was speaking, the group turned to see an anthropomorphic red fox run up to them. He was about their size and outwardly looked to be about eighteen years old, but his blue eyes seemed to suggest that he was truthfully much older. He wore white gloves on his hands and blue running shoes on his feet. A sword was strapped to his side by a belt and a second sheath was also seen across his back. Beside him, floating a few feet above the ground, was a Changeling that looked familiar to them. The fox stopped to catch his breath, and the Changeling was set down on the ground. The fox then looked up at them and asked, "Which one of you is Princess Twilight Sparkle?"

"I am Princess Twilight," Twilight replied. "Who are you?"

"Prower. Bill Prower; no relationship ties to the demon you know as Bill Cipher."

"And...Thorax?"

"Yes," the Changeling said in agreement.

Twilight seemed happy to see Thorax again, but then looked to Bill dangerously.

"How do we know that you're not one of Cipher's minions?"

"You don't," Bill said bluntly. "So let my actions speak for me. Perhaps it will reveal a little about myself."

Twilight looked to Celestia, who nodded to her silently. Twilight looked back to Bill.

"Alright then. Why are you here?"

"I came here from my world through a portal too, though how or why I ended up here is unclear to me. I am a stranger here, but I do not come as an enemy. Oh, by the way, Cadence and Shining Armor send their regards!"

"Huh? You know them?"

"Just met them today, actually. I must say, your niece is probably the most adorable creature I have seen yet! Quite nice, too."

Twilight still seemed to doubt him, earning a chuckle from Bill.

"Guess I'll have to use the code, childish though it may be."

Bill then repeated an old nursery rhyme that Cadence had taught to Twilight when she was a filly:

Sunshine, sunshine! Ladybugs awake!
Clap your hooves and do a little shake!

Twilight was surprised to hear this. Cadence only gave that to those whom she trusted in times like this. She lowered her guard and her friends did the same. She smiled and extended a hoof out to Bill Prower.

"Cadence doesn't give such a code to anyone but her friends. I see now that you are a friend and not an enemy, Bill Prower. Welcome to Equestria, though I wish we had met on better terms."

"Likewise," Bill replied as he shook her hoof with his hand. He seemed impressed that she even knew what a handshake was.

"You seem to be quite familiar with traditional human greetings," he noted after letting go of her hoof.

"I've had some practice," Twilight responded. It was then that Celestia and Luna stepped forward themselves.

"I am Princess Celesta, and this is my sister Luna. It is a pleasure to meet you, Bill Prower."

"And to you, Your Majesty," Bill said with a bow. He then straightened and looked up at her.

"You're a Guardian too?"

"Yes, that is true."

"Well, it's nice to know that I'm not the only one with such a task." He shook Celestia's hoof as well, then said with more seriousness, "Can you tell me what's happened here?"

Bill quickly got to know the rest of the group, and they got to know him as well. They exchanged stories with each other about the strange happenings that day, and even Celestia agreed that it was too coincidental that the attacks on their worlds had happened at the same time.

"I fear that whoever released Cipher on Equestria may have been responsible for the attack on your world too," Celestia noted.

"That's what I'm afraid of," Bill said, "I think that our worlds may not be the only victims if they are allowed to continue this rampage."

"Wait, there are other worlds that may be in trouble too?" Applejack asked.

"If Cipher's as bad as I think he is, then yes."

"So, where do we go?" Rarity asked. "I mean, it's not like he's just gonna tell us where he is."

"He doesn't have to. I've already detected a disturbance in this world, and I'm willing to bet that it is where they are coming from. It's in that direction" He pointed towards a certain direction, which Twilight and the others knew to be mostly uncharted territory in Equestria.

"So what we waiting for?" Rainbow Dash said impatiently, "Let's go!"

"As much as I don't like rushing into things without a plan, I have to admit that it's best if we leave as soon as possible."

"At least someone realizes the importance of strategy," Twilight said, "But I agree. We should leave now if we can."

"Good. I won't sugarcoat this: there is a possibility that none of us will come back alive. I'll give you guys some time to say goodbye to your friends and family before we leave," Bill stated. "How's fifteen minutes sound?"

"That'll do," Twilight said.

Bill nodded and watched as most of the ponies went out into the crowd that was still gathered about to say their goodbyes.

"Take care, squirt," Rainbow Dash said as she ruffled Scootaloo's mane.

"I will," Scootaloo replied. She then gave RD a big hug, which she did not object to.

"Be careful, sis!" Applebloom said tearfully as she, Granny Smith, and Big Mac gathered around Applejack for a group hug.

"Ah will," Applejack said reassuringly. Then she said to Big Mac, "Think ya can take care of the farm on your own for a while?"

"Eeyup," Big Mac nodded.

"Well, don't take too long to come back!" Granny Smith said with a grin. "Ah'm making some Zap Apple pie later on tonight."

"Thanks, Granny," Applejack said with a few tears in her eyes.

"Do try not to get into any trouble while I'm gone," Rarity said emotionally to Sweetie Belle. "I'll make you something special when I get back."

"I'll be alright Rarity," Sweetie Belle said reassuringly. "But just in case, I'll make sure that no one messes with the boutique while you're gone."

They shared a hug too as Bill looked around. He noticed that Starlight didn't seem to have anyone to say goodbye to, so she just stood off to the side and watched everyone else say their own goodbyes. Fluttershy, was saying goodbye to a large group of critters nearby. None of them seemed to want her to go, but one particular bunny seemed to understand why she needed to. Twilight was saying goodbye to Celestia and Luna, with the former seeming to be more emotional over the issue. Pinkie Pie was giving a rather loving goodbye to a red earth pony with an aburn mane, blue eyes, and a bowtie. She had changed into her Changeling form to say goodbye to him, which somehow made the goodbye more emotional.

"Be safe, Cutie Pie," he heard the pony say to her as they gave each other a loving embrace.

"I will, Chuckie," she replied, sounding uncharacteristically sad.

"Well, ya'll best be goin' then," Granny Smith replied. "We wouldn't want to keep ya'll distracted longer than necessary."

While no one said it aloud, everyone seemed to agree, if a bit hesitantly. Pinkie and "Chuckie" shared a quick kiss before releasing each other, and Pinkie trotted back over to Bill Prower, just as everyone else was doing the same.

"You coming with us, Thorax?" Bill asked, noticing that the Changeling was standing off to the side.

"No thanks," Thorax replied. "I'm not much of a fighter."

"Fair enough," Bill nodded. He then turned towards the direction they needed to go.

"I already know about Rainbow Dash, but can any of the rest of you go fast enough to keep up with me?"

"I can," Pinkie Pie replied, "but the rest of the girls can't."

Bill sighed. "Speed is of the essence here, so I'll have to carry you with my psychic powers."

"Um, you won't drop us, will you?" Fluttershy asked.

"Not a chance," Bill said encouragingly. "You'll be as safe as a doughnut in the arms of a fat man. Not sure if that's the best metaphor to use, but yeah."

"Do it," Twilight said. "It will be much more efficient."

"I'll race ya there!" Rainbow Dash challenged as Bill lifted the others up with his telekinesis. Bill laughed a little.

"Save your breath until you meet Sonic, RD!" he giggled. "He's way faster than me, and thus a better challenge."

"Alright, if you say so! I'd prefer to race the faster of you two anyways."

The group took off at a reasonably fast start, then quickened their pace as they rushed towards the horizon, ready to take on whatever challenges lay ahead.

It is Valentines Day for me when this is posted. Sorry to say that I have no Valentines specials in my stories for the occasion. Oh well! Guess I'll just say it here: Happy Valentines Day! And Happy Hearts and Hooves Day for you Equestrians!

Follow, favorite, review, and I'll see ya'll next time! Peace!