The group had been walking/flying for roughly fifteen minutes when Renard Amour and Sonic Blurr stopped in their tracks.
"Okay ya'll, we's here." Renard said. Looking around, Lilo and the experiments couldn't see anything out of the ordinary.
"Is this some sort of joke? Meega not see a portal anywhere!" Lilo said, her experiment mode eyes making her miffed expression quite intimidating. Whirlwind Kawena smirked.
"That's because interdimensional portals leading to a specific world are only visible to the inhabitants OF that world." the time traveller explained. Yami quirked an eyebrow.
"Well I'll believe THAT when me s**t turns purple and smells of rainbow sherbet." he said in a poor imitation of an Irish accent. Whirlwind Kawena rolled his eyes.
"I can see it just fine; can't you?" he asked of his younger self. Nodding, Whirlwind Striker put a hoof through the invisible portal, the limb seeming to disappear to all the non-Equestrians present. Yami's left eye twitched in annoyance.
"So... what, we can't see the stupid thing just because we're NOT from horseyland?!" he growled. Renard Amour gave him a VERY sour look.
"It's called 'Equestria', stupid! And ya'll bettah watch yoself 'round us if yo' gon' be makin' smart-aleck comments like THAT." she growled. Yami waited for her to turn around before giving a very rude hand gesture to her unseeing eyes.
"Ifyou'llallfollowusthroughtheportal..." Sonic Blurr said, stepping through the interdimensional gateway with Renard following. Nodding confidently to one another, the two Whirlwinds, with Lilo and the experiments following closely behind, stepped through the portal.
(Meanwhile, on the moon...)
Baoshi Long was watching as the final adjustments were made to Leroy's newest tool: an interdimensional instant portal generator. After a few moments, it was done.
"PLEASE STATE PARAMETERS OF NEXT ASSIGNMENT." Leroy said. Baoshi Long hissed nervously as his master, Kaos Eklipse, walked in and smirked evilly.
"You are to teleport to the realm of Equestria. Once there, you shall seek out a pony/dragon hybrid that I have sensed and coerce him into aiding you in the destruction of your 'Ohana' and anyone else that attempts to stop you, all under the false pretence of 'Making things equal and balanced in the universe'." Eklipse said.
"ORDERS ACKNOWLEDGED. VICTORY IS ASSURED." Leroy said, saluting. In a flash of light, Leroy disappeared. Kaos Eklipse chuckled darkly.
"The pieces are set... Let's see how they play their opening move." he said, grinning like a Cheshire cat.
(In Equestria...)
"Ahh... Smell that Equestrian air." Whirlwind Kawena said, sighing happily. The others looked in wonder at the beautiful land around them, the sun shining brightly, the wind gently caressing their faces, and barely a cloud in the sky.
"So, where to from here?" Lilo asked. Renard gestured for her to look up.
"Tha castle, o' course." the orange pony said. Looking up, the Earth group saw a majestic castle in the sky, held aloft by thick, fluffy clouds.
"How the heck d'ya expect us to get up THERE?!" Leroy asked. Whirlwind Kawena smirked at him.
"Ym sdneirf dna I llahs tropsnart yltcerid ot eht eltsac ni eht sduolc." he said, his words echoing. With a flash of light, the group were standing at the castle gates. Renard Amour and Sonic Blurr gave him a look of astonishment, to which he shrugged.
"Just because unicorns are the primary magic users in Equestria, that doesn't mean that other types of pony can't use magic as well." he said. Someone shouting overhead suddenly caught the group's attention.
"What're you DOING here?! My cousin's castle is currently off-limits to all but the Royal Guard, the Ponies of Harmony, and the Wonderbolts; so you better leave before I get mad!" a female voice shouted. Looking up, the group saw a purple alicorn with a dark-and-light green-striped mane and tail flying above them, her Cutie Marks showing a golden crescent moon next to a silver four-pointed star. Whirlwind Kawena rolled his eyes, obviously annoyed at her presence.
"Well ex-cuuuse me, Princess! We're here because the Ancient Betrayer, whose name has not been spoken for eons, has by this point in time already awakened, and we need access to your cousin's vast library so that we can locate its' counterpart!" Whirlwind Kawena shouted, literally getting in the alicorn's face as he flew up to her altitude. The alicorn huffed.
"You dare talk to Midnight Dazzle, the cousin, the very FLESH AND BLOOD of Princess Twilight Sparkle, like THAT?! I've a right mind to put MY HOOF UP YOUR A**!" she said, her horn crackling with red energy. Whirlwind Kawena glared daggers at her.
"Ooh, I'm SO scared! Come off your bl**dy soapbox, Princess; your lips, my a**: they should meet!" he said condescendingly. The others looked on in shock, especially Whirlwind Striker.
'Where the heck do I end up getting that much hatred for THIS jerk from?' he thought, watching as his future self and the alicorn argued.
"...AND FURTHERMORE, EVEN IF YOU DID HAVE SOME SENSE OF FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY, YOU'D STILL BE THE MOST STUCK-UP, ANNOYING, BOSSY, ARROGANT, SNOBBY, DOWNRIGHT DESPICABLE EXCUSE FOR A PRINCESS THAT I'VE EVER MET! PAST, PRESENT, OR FUTURE! In other words: YOU... ARE... A... CLOPPERRRRRR!" Whirlwind Kawena shouted, the veins in his neck bulging out considerably. Sonic Blurr winced at the insult used against Midnight Dazzle, while Renard Amour made a low whistle.
"Dang. Now that one's GOTTA smart!" Renard said. Lilo and Whirlwind Striker had confused looks on their faces.
"Wait a second... Did he basically just call her a-" Whirlwind Striker began. Sonic Blurr cut her off.
"TheEarthformofitwouldbe'W***er'." he said, shuddering. Lilo's eyes went wide.
"Couldn't he be thrown in jail for that?! I mean, she IS royalty, right?!" she asked. Renard snorted dismissively.
"He won't get in trouble! Ponies're callin' her a cloppa ev'ry otha week. S'just that nopony's evah said it ta her face. Her reaction'll be funny, tho." she said, smirking as the group all watched Midnight Dazzle seethe in front of Whirlwind Kawena.
"...Y-you dare... call m-ME THAT?! Amplectric!" she shouted, sending a bolt of lightning from her horn at Whirlwind Kawena.
"Cigam dleihs!" he shouted, thrusting his forelimbs out in front of him, a forcefield erecting around him and absorbing the attack. Midnight Dazzle looked infuriated.
"Rapid Magic Cannon: Stun!" a high-pitched female voice called out from below, firing bursts of stunning energy at the two. As they fell, they heard another voice call out something else.
"Yeht llahs dnal ylefas!"
(A few minutes later, in Princess Twilight Sparkle's royal library...)
Whirlwind Kawena and Midnight Dazzle were both sitting grumpily, facing away fropm one another. Occasionally they would glance at each other, before huffing angrily and averting their gazes once more.
"Midnight Artemis Dazzle, I am shocked at your behaviour." Twilight Sparkle said, frowning at her younger cousin.
"Ooh, she middle-named you! You're SO busted!" Whirlwind Kawena teased. His younger aunt clearing her throat caught the pegasus' attention.
"Don't think that YOU'RE off the hook, Whirlwind ECLIPSE Kawena!" Lilo said, making the pegasus cringe. Midnight Dazzle smirked.
"Like you said: she middle-named you." she snickered. Whirlwind Kawena growled at her.
"thgindiM s'elzzaD spil lliw ton trap rof eht txen evif setunim." he said with an echo, making Midnight Dazzle's lips purse in on themselves as if she'd eaten an extremely sour candy. Lilo gave him an unimpressed look.
"What? At least this way, she'll shut up for five minutes so we can talk!" Whirlwind Kawena defended, crossing his forelimbs.
"In any case, you shouldn't have been abusing Reverse Casting like that. And Midnight, using cursecasting against a friendly? I'm shocked!" a young gold-colored unicorn said as she entered the room.
"As am I. Anyway, thank you for intervening, Solaris. You most assuredly prevented SOME form of disaster." Twilight said, giving a stern look to her cousin while Lilo gave an equally stern look to Whirlwind Kawena. The unicorn blushed.
"It was nothing that special, Princess Twilight." she said, obviously embarassed by the praise. Whirlwind Striker gave her an incredulous look.
"'Nothing that special'? You took down a Reverse Caster who also happens to be a crack shot with his built-in weaponry!" he shouted, making the golden unicorn blush an even darker shade of red.
"Stop it, she'll turn invisible if you embarass her too much!" a young male voice called out. Twilight turned in the direction of the voice.
"Terra, are you eavesdropping again?" she asked. A loud gulp and nervous chuckle from a figure peeking around the corner confirmed her suspiscions. Sighing and rolling her eyes, Twilight gestured for him to come out.
"Can we get back on topic, please?" Lilo asked. "Are there any books in your royal library that could lead us to the location of this counterpart to the evil one that we're all concerned about?"
Terra's and Solaris' eyes widened considerably.
"D-did you just say 'Counterpart to the evil one'?" they asked in unison. Everyone's eyes landed on them. Solaris and Terra looked directly at each other.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking, Solaris Luna?" Terra asked.
"I think I am, Terra Firma. Follow us, if you would." Solaris requested of the assembled group.
(Meanwhile...)
A solitary figure stood silently atop the church of a town in Equestria that had been abandoned for years, his slitted pupils gazing out towards Ponyville and the royal castle that floated on fluffy white clouds above it.
'How long hath it been since I, Drakkus Darkwing, last knew true happiness? How long have I been judged for the way I look?' he silently wondered. Stepping out of the shadows, he revealed himself to be an ash-grey pony with an unkempt black mane and tail, crimson reptilian eyes, draconic wings, and Yin-Yang markings on each of his rear flanks.
'Doth there be no fairness, no equality for someone of my origin? Someone whom, despite being half dragon, is no less a pony than the other ponies of Equestria?' Drakkus thought, his eyes narrowing as a light snarl made its' way from his throat.
"I have been silent about my unfair treatment for far too long... Tonight I make my stand. Tonight... I right what is wrong and create equality in this unjust universe." he said in a husky voice, turning to face Leroy as the brainwashed experiment stepped out of the shadows...
(A/N: And thus the introduction to even more of my pony fan characters begins!)
DISCLAIMER: Unless I win the Lotto, I doubt if I'll ever own any characters that I haven't created myself.