"Our benevolent ancestor was sealed away deep within the statue garden many eons ago, when Luna and I were just foals." Princess Celestia said, addressing the assembled group, in particular making direct eye contact with Whirlwind Kawena. "Finding the statue in which her dormant form is kept will be relatively easy... Freeing her, on the other hoof, will be slightly more difficult."

Lilo quirked an eyebrow, her experiment-mode eyes enhancing the expression.

"Why? Is there some sort of magical seal that needs a key to unlock it?" she asked. Princess Luna, whom had been off to Celestia's side during this conversation, stepped forward.

"Indeed. Angelique Starlight gave a most crpytic clue to how one would release her from eternal slumber, many believe it to be a spell: 'When harmony is present, and past and future unite, there will come vision through eyes of power and might; for unity knows bonds far stronger than blood, and so, from thine statue, thy magic will flood.'" Luna recited. Whirlwind Striker's eyes widened, followed swiftly by Lilo's own eyes.

"It's referring to us!" the duo exclaimed in unison. Midnight Dazzle snorted derisively.

"Not bucking lik-" she started before a swift dopeslap to the back of the head from Whirlwind Kawena cut her off.

"Think about it, dipstick! Harmony refers to the Ponies of Harmony, past and future uniting refers to me and my past self being in the same place, and that whole vision thing is talking about Lilo's Experiment-mode eyes!" Whirlwind Kawena explained. Lilo spoke up next.

"Plus, there was that mention of unity knowing bonds stronger than blood. That's TOTALLY talking about Ohana! We may not be related by blood, but we still care about each other as if we WERE related, because... We're a family now." Lilo said, putting her hand, palm side down in front of her. Whirlwind Striker then did the same, putting his hand on top of Lilo's, as the other members of the Ohana followed suit.

"Ohana means family." Lilo started.

"Family means..." Whirlwind Striker continued.

"Nobody..." Whirlwind Kawena followed.

"Gets left behind..." Stitch chimed in.

"Or..." Angel added.

"Forgotten." Yami finished.

(Meanwhile...)

Drakkus Darkwing walked with a calm fury through the portal that led to Earth, his pupils constricted so tight that they were barely the width of a human hair. Directing his gaze upward to the night sky, his livid expression soured even further as he sensed the overpowering dark energies of Kaos Eklipse radiating from Earth's primary celestial body: the moon...

(In the statue garden, in Equestria...)

The group (minus Princesses Celestia and Luna, and Solaris Luna and Terra Firma) had met up with the rest of the Mane Six/Ponies of Harmony, and as they attempted to locate Angelique Starlight's resting place, neither Whirlwind could help but find themselves occasionally glancing at Rainbow Dash, the boy not having a clue as to why, while the time traveller knew full well why. Meanwhile, Midnight Dazzle was throwing a bit of a tantrum, as she forcefully pushed herself to the front of the group.

"THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD IT! I AM THE RICHEST, SMARTEST, MOST GOOD LOOKING ONE HERE, SO I GET TO GO FIRST!" she shouted, mere milliseconds before tripping over a root and face-planting straight into a pat of cow manure, making the others cringe. Shakily pulling her face out the muck, Midnight had one thing to say:

"Th-there've b-been c-cows a-around h-here..." she whimpered, lips quivering.

Whirlwind Kawena nudged Yami and Renard Amour, grinning slightly.

"Mean girl falls in poop: classic element of physical comedy; now comes the part where we throw our heads back and laugh! Ready?" he asked his friends gleefully.

"READY!" they said.

"BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!" the three cackled, the rest of the group (minus Rainbow Dash, who was doing her best not to laugh, but failing miserably) gave them a look of exasperation. Midnight shakily stood up and spat out the small bits that had made their way into her mouth.

"That was nowhere NEAR properly digested!" she spat, retching occasionally.

(15 minutes later...)

"Here we are: Angelique Starlight's statue." Princess Twilight Sparkle announced, gazing with great respect at the figure before the assembled group: a pegasus with angelic feathered wings, a flowing mane and tail, and a single five-pointed star as her Cutie Mark.

"Okay, this should be simple enough... Ponies of Harmony, horizontal line before the statue, three of you to the left of Twilight, three of you to the right. Stitch, Angel, Yami, you three get side-by-side in front of them. Past self, you and I just in front of them, side-by-side; and Lilo, you're at the very front. Renard Amour, Sonic Blurr, you two better stand back." Whirlwind Kawena said.

"What about ME?" Midnight asked indignantly.

"You just stay out of the way, smelly." the time traveller remarked, waving his hand in front of his face before he and his past self transformed into their pegasus forms. Midnight growled, her face going red as a tomato.

"Now... Together!" Whirlwind Kawena said, as he and the others recited in unison the spell Princess Luna had told them earlier:

"When harmony is present, and past and future unite, there will come vision through eyes of power and might; for unity knows bonds far stronger than blood, and so, from thine statue, thy magic will flood!"

A rainbow-colored aura radiated from the assembled group, as a visible energy flowed from them into the statue. Before their eyes, the statue began to crack, pieces of it falling off to reveal the ancient, yet beautiful pony that had remained dormant beneath the surface for eons. Rearing up, the pure white pegasus whinnied thunderously, stretching her wings for the first time in millennia.

"Dang... that's one HELL of a yawn." Renard remarked.

"She'sreal... She'sreallyreal..." Sonic Blurr hushedly said to himself.

Stepping gracefully off of the podium that had supported her statue for so long, Angelique Starlight looked carefully at the assembled group, before her gaze fixed itself upon Whirlwind Kawena.

"Thou art not of this time... Thou hath travelled quite far, indeed." Angelique remarked, her wise eyes next focusing on Whirlwind Striker. "And you, young one... Thou knowst not your own past, nor your own power." she said, smiling warmly, before her expression became more serious. "I was only to be awakened in the event that my other half, Kaos Eklipse, were to return. It saddens me to think that the one whom once held my heart hath not rescinded the evil that became part of him." Angelique said, tears falling from her eyes. Twilight and Whirlwind Kawena nodded in unison.

"It saddens us as well, O Ancient One. The fact remains, however, that the one whom you once knew as Lunaris Umbra has returned, and he has more than just magic to aid him, for technology has greatly advanced in your absence." the time traveller said, simultaneously kneeling in respect and showing the ancient pegasus his cybernetic limb. Angelique nodded in understanding, before turning her gaze towards the direction of the portal that led to Earth.

"I sense a fierce struggle in the other realm... Somepony hath taken it upon themself to attempt to fight Kaos... It does not go well. We must head to Earth at once, young warriors!" Angelique announced, spreading her wings and flying off. Nodding in unison, the rest of the group (minus a certain somepony whom was cleaning off the muck from earlier) followed the ancient pegasus. Watching the group leave, Midnight silently turned around and headed the other way, as a projection from her tiara caught her attention.

"How goes it?" the holographic image of Kaos Eklipse asked, as a cacophony in the background distracted the alicorn for a second.

"Not as anticipated, my liege. It would seem that your initial plan failed. Angelique Starlight has been freed from her eternal slumber." the traitor reported.

"Unfortunately, I already knew this." Kaos said, turning the image to show Drakkus Darkwing fighting ferociously against both Baoshi Long and the cyborg Leroy.

"Should I continue to follow them?" the alicorn asked. The dark pony shook his head.

"No. For now, I need you here... By my side." he said, grinning coyly. Fluttering her eyelashes and grinning back, Midnight Dazzle touched her wingtips to her tiara, diappearing after three seconds.

(A/N: Well, that wasn't too big of a surprise, was it? In case you're confused about the very end of this chapter, Midnight Dazzle's tiara is like a portkey, and as those of you who've watched the Harry Potter films know, touching a portkey following or preceding a count of three initiates transport from one location to another.)

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