Clearing Up Something From Last Chapter: There have only ever been three Uchiha dimensionally-dislocated individuals: Sayuri, Ren, and Kurosuke. There are no other Uchiha on Equestria. 'Tobi' only showed up long enough to kill Kurosuke and take his eyes, and then headed back to the shinobi world, never to return to Equestria because there was nothing left there for him to do. Storyline-wise, Kurosuke only existed as a catalyst for Tobi's interference, which in turn was a plot-excuse for "Golden Tiara's mind was broken by an outside force" (as written in my original bare-bones outline of planned plot developments).
Teana and Asuka are characters. Kurosuke was a living plot device.
Reason for Update Wait: Whoop-de-dee, it's Dead Space 3!
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Ponyville Mental Health Facility – Teal Ward Rec Room
Day After Chapter 6's End – 10:50 AM
Silence reigned as the recently-informed group tried to process everything they'd just had proven to them. Other realms, humans, the truth behind Gamma Team and their two tagalong kids… Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon pretty much had their jaws on the floor, and Filthy Rich wasn't far behind. Golden Tiara, however, didn't look quite as phased.
"I knew there was something special about you guys…" she said.
"So now you guys know" Teana said. "And Big Macintosh figured it out by himself… somehow. Now we've got pretty much everyone, so we're just waiting for Big Mac and two more ponies to join us. Then, we can watch the big datafile footage."
"Who're we waitin' for?" Apple Bloom asked.
"Twilight's older brother, and her old foalsitter who is now her brother's fiancée. They've both been informed already."
Twilight smiled. "It's been months since I last saw my big brother" she said. "I can't wait!"
"I wonder what it'll be like" Scootaloo said. "What we're gonna watch, I mean."
"I bet it'll be even more awesome than that movie they showed us yesterday!" Rainbow Dash said.
Sarah smiled. The Lion King had gone over very well with the local group – laughter, tears, gasps, and cheers. Pinkie Pie and Sweetie Belle had laughed so hard as to be almost unable to breathe during 'Timon's Hula'.
One of the staff poked his head in. "Ms. Tiara, one of your visitors has visitors."
"Send them in."
A few seconds later, the door opened, and a tall unicorn stallion walked in, with white fur and three-toned blue mane & tail, and a Mark of a shield with a six-pointed star within it and three small five-pointed stars over it. Upon seeing him, Twilight ran up to him with a big smile on her face.
"Big Brother!" she cried.
"Twiley!" he answered as he hugged her tight.
"This is Twilight's big brother, Shining Armor" Spike said.
"Shining Armor…" Filthy Rich murmured, before his eyes widened with recognition. "Sparkle's older brother is the Captain of the Royal Guard?"
"Wait'll you see who his fiancée, Twilight's old babysitter, is" Rainbow Dash said.
"Knock, knock~" a musical voice said from behind the door.
"Come on in, dear" Shining replied.
As Cadence walked through and then snuggled up with Shining and Twilight, the Tiara Group's jaws collectively dropped.
"Well…" Golden Tiara said. "I did hear she sometimes takes babysitting jobs in Canterlot on the side…"
"That's how I met Shiny" Cadence said. "Through Twilight. Now… Who else are we waiting for, again?"
"That'd be me" a deep voice with a country twang to it said. The large red stallion responsible entered the room.
"Hey, big bro" Applejack and Apple Bloom waved.
"Okay, so everyone's here now" Teana said. "First off, I'll go over the Temporal Compression Spell again. It'll affect everything in this room. The amount of stuff we're gonna watch could last for days, but outside this room only a handful of hours will pass. Anyone in here will have the needs to eat, drink, sleep, or use the bathroom negated, but once we're done they'll all come back. Mrs. Tiara, your need to let Screwball 'take the reins' should be negated while you're in here. Also, though it's not required to eat or drink, snacks and refreshments will be provided if you wish to treat this whole affair like a trip to the theater. And remember: everything you'll be seeing actually happened, despite the presence of music, camera angles, and other things. Those were added by the Scrying Spell variant used to acquire all of the 'footage'. Also, if you know how to sense energies like magic and ki, you'll be able to sense them in the 'show'. Any questions?"
"Why aren't Celestia and Luna here?" Scootaloo asked.
"My sisters are too busy to leave the castle" Cadence replied. "But they'll be watching this stuff up there on their own when they have the time."
"Okay, let's get this show on the road" Marie said as her and Teana's Devices activated, casting the dimension-shift spell, enveloping the room and everyone in it. The lights went out, and a big holoscreen formed against the far wall. Everyone settled in, and the show began.
First came the first adventure of young Nanoha Takamachi. The fact that a nine-year-old had magical potential and power on par with Twilight's was quite the shock, but it was magic-based flight that really caught everyone's attention. There was shock and pity as Fate's story unfolded… which was magnified tenfold when her origins were revealed in the cruelest way possible. They watched as things came to a climax… and saw & heard Precia's horrified revelation and remorse as she fell into the Void. The post-battle cleanup followed, including the heartwarming scene between the two prepubescent mages. Then came the Book of Darkness Incident six months later – the Wolkenritter, sweet little Hayate, Admiral Graham's plot, the release of the Book's Avatar and the ensuing fight, Fate's painful choice, Hayate's intervention, and the climactic battle… and the ensuing sacrifice.
Next was the 'backstory' of the 'Halo-verse' - the rise of the UNSC, the Insurrection, the Orion Project, and then the Spartan-2 program, which was of… dubious morality (Fluttershy was damn near horrified). Then came first contact at Harvest, as well as the Prophet Triumvirate's scheme to commit genocide in order to keep hold of their personal power. They watched as the war rolled on, humanity gradually being pushed closer and closer to extinction; the Spartan-3 program (children being sent on 100% mortality rate suicide missions rubbed everyone the wrong way); and throughout it all the rise to greatness of Spartan-117. It ended with the Battle of Sigma Octanis, and Capt. Keyes' awesome victory.
Then came something extra added to the showing, for the never-seen-it locals' sake: the Star Wars saga. They watched the 20 minute recap of what the Star Wars galaxy was like – concepts, history, battles, individuals, and more. Then events got rolling: the events surrounding the blockade/invasion of Naboo, a few stories from the following ten years, the outbreak of the Clone Wars, a multitude of happenings in the following three years (including Ahsoka's emergence, adventures, and development), and the terrible climax – the revelation behind the Sith Archlord Sidious' plot and actions, Anakin's fall, and the near-demise of the Jedi Order… but with a tiny spark of hope at the end.
The 'Dark Times' followed. However, light still shone as the Rebel Alliance, emboldened by Galen Marek's martyrdom, fought the oppressive Sith regime with tooth & nail. This led to the rise of Luke, and the destruction of the Death Star (which had left everyone with shock and horror; a weapon capable of not just destroying a planet, but blowing it to bits? Not even Alicorns had that much power). The empire's revenge, Luke learning a horrifying truth, fighting Jabba, fighting through Endor, Sidious' death and Anakin's redemption.
The events in the Koprulu Sector were next – the emergence of the Zerg, the alliance between Raynor and Mengsk… which ended when Mengsk's true depravity and heartlessness were made clear when he threw Kerrigan to the wolves and killed an entire planet; the fall of the Terran Confederacy and rise of the Terran Dominion; the Overmind's plot, and the rebirth of Kerrigan; the fall of Aiur; the hunt for Tassadar; the Dark Templar and their powers; the inter-Protoss fighting; the final battle, with Tassadar's awe-inspiring sacrifice; the escape from Aiur to Shakuras; meeting Raszagal; the brief alliance with Kerrigan; the purging of Shakuras; the plans of the UED; the emergence of Samir Duran; Duran's betrayal and Stukov's death; the taming of the Overmind; Kerrigan's counterattacks; Raszagal's fate; Zeratul's horrifying discovery; Kerrigan fighting off three enemy armies at once; the Queen of Blades' victory, and DuGalle's final regret.
The POV shifted to the universe home to the Sol Confederacy and their 'rejuve' tech, and the corruption that infested the Confederacy. They witnessed the formation of the Phoenix League, and the devastating war between the two powers. Smythe's betrayal, Melody's adventure with pregnancy, and other events followed.
The narrative shifted again, switching to the shinobi world. The tale of Uzumaki Naruto and the monstrous entity sealed inside him; the formation of Team 7 (the revelation that Sasuke literally lived for bloody revenge was… concerning to the ponies); the Land of Waves (Haku and Zabuza's tale brought tears to eyes); the beginning of the Chūnin Exams; the fight against Orochimaru (Twilight, being ophidiophobic, was quivering) and then against the Sound Trio; the reveal of Gaara's bloodlust, his nightmarishly brutal killing method leaving most of the viewers terrified; the heartbreaking 'battle' between Hinata and Neji that had Dash expressing her desire to leap through the screen and pummel the arrogant, sadistic brat; the epic fight between Lee and Gaara that ended devastatingly; the matchups for the finals.
The introduction of Jiraiya; training; finding out that Gaara had his own Bijū; Naruto beating the fatalism out of Neji; the fight between Sasuke and Gaara that took a terrifying turn; the Sand-Sound Invasion; the reveal of Edo Tensei, the implications of which were quite disturbing (moreso the desecration of the dead, however); the Third Hokage's fight and conviction; the revelation of Gaara's terrible past even as he transformed into a monster; Naruto's triumph, Gaara's step towards redemption… and the Third's fall; the arrival of Itachi & Kisame, and the scuffles with them; the search for Tsunade; the battle between the Sannin, and Naruto mastering his new technique; the return to Konoha; the mission to the Land of Snow; the multiple attempts to find out what was behind Kakashi's mask (a few of the viewers burst out into giggles when it was revealed to be "Another mask! Surprised?").
The deterioration of Sasuke's self-image, culminating in his betrayal; the formation and mobilization of the Retrieval Team; Chōji and Neji's heroic battles; Kimimaro's arrival and his awesome/disturbing (depending on who you asked) bloodline ability; the Sand Siblings' arrival; the epic, landscape-altering clash between Naruto and Sasuke; Sasuke's departure, and Naruto's conviction, and the beginning of his training.
Then things reached Midchilda – the formation of Riot Force 6, with the ponies (and Spike) finally getting to see what Teana's real human form looked like; Teana, partly out of embarrassment at what was coming and partly out of knowing that Noble Team was soon, cast a spell that removed herself from the dimensional pocket, to be released and return her to the audience after the Fall of Reach. The Local Group witnessed RF6's early adventures, the development of the teams, and the mad scientist Scaglietti's first moves. They saw as Teana stumbled across something (kept off-screen) in a cave. Then came the Hotel Augusta Incident, and the following White Devil Incident (Cadence, Twilight, and Shining agreed that, though Teana had been in the wrong, Nanoha had gone too far in response). Teana's vicious meltdown, and her ensuing drastic measures – Mana Core sealing, and exodus from that dimension aboard a (mostly automated) Forerunner destroyer.
"But… We've seen her using magic" Pinkie said.
"Something must've happened between then and now" Dash replied.
They watched as the newly-christened Starshot arrived over Reach, and as Teana integrated herself with the UNSC, becoming part of Noble Team. …And then came the Fall of Reach; everyone felt empathy and sorrow as they watched Teana lose one beloved friend after another, right before her eyes, helpless to do anything about it, as the UNSC's stronghold slowly but inexorably fell to the tide of invasion. As the Pillar of Autumn fled the planet, they watched as the teen allowed herself to break down in Capt. Keyes' arms.
Teana rejoined the audience just in time for the Autumn's arrival at Installation 04; the group marveled at the titanic megastructure. The fight across the ringworld, the callous bigotry and heartlessness of Major Silva (Dash and Spike actually cheered when Teana nearly caved his chest in), the rescue of Keyes, the assaults on the Cartographer and the Control Room; the revelations given by Chen S'Yar, and the horrors of the Flood; the reveal of exactly what the Halo Array did; the fight across the snowy plains, and then through the Flood-infected ship; the horrifying fate of Keyes; the run through the wreck of the Autumn; and the cataclysmic neutralizing of three different threats at once.
Meeting survivors; hijacking an enemy heavy cruiser; being pulled back in time by a Forerunner artifact; the adventures of Reach's survivors, and their link-up with the Autumn's; the escape into a twisted realm of existence, and arriving at an old rebel base; Halsey's sudden departure; the assault on the Unyielding Hierophant; Whitcomb & Haverson's sacrifice, and the return home. The shaming of Fleet-Master Vadamee, the Covenant's accidental discovery of Earth, the battle of New Mombasa, and Regret's violent departure; the Arbiter's first mission, and Guilty Spark's return; the Battle of Halo-05; Regret's death; the Arbiter's mission, and Tartarus' betrayal; the reveal of the Gravemind (his psychic presence almost sent Cadence into convulsions; his true/astral self, from what she could sense, was as mighty – and as utterly wrong – as Lord Havoc); the outbreak of the Great Schism, and the impromptu alliance with the Sangheili; the Flood's arrival, and Mercy's death; the Chief fighting through the infested city and hitching a ride on Truth's ship; Teana linking up with Arbiter Vadamee, rescuing Johnson & Keyes, and taking down Tartarus; discovering that Earth held a means to access The Ark; the events on Onyx.
Then the first big shock came with the awakening of Teana's Sharingan; everyone in the audience looked to the girl, who activated her eyes in response, proving it. Then the return to Earth; the Chief's descent; fighting through the Kenyan jungle; reaching and then evacuating Crow's Nest; the road to Voi; the assault… and the activation of the Portal; the Flood's arrival, and that of Rtas Vadum's forces; Cortana's warning; the fateful decision, and entering the gateway; discovering the largest artificial structure ever seen; fighting the way to Installation-00's Cartographer; the assault on the Citadel; High Charity's arrival; Truth's demise; the new Halo-04; finding Cortana; fighting across the new Halo; Guilty Spark's Rampancy and destruction; and the final harrowing escape back to Earth.
Then, the local group got to see the true human forms of first Marie, then Kaede, and then Mai and Shion, as the four arrived via dimensional translocation, and heard what portions of their sad stories they were willing to divulge at that time (Mai's, unfortunately, provided the most detail thanks to flashback snippets, bursts of horrifying images, when her memory blocks came down, leaving the ponies nauseated and horrified; Fluttershy and Rarity nearly passed out upon learning the fate of Mai's child, while Mai herself was curled up in a ball, hooves over her ears and eyes squinted shut); fighting Brute holdouts in the Sol System; the formal formation of Gamma Team; the Crassus campaign; and finally, departing that realm with a multitude of crewmen.
A quick visit to the galaxy of the Galactic Civil War followed, with a Precursor device resurrecting Ahsoka, Rex, & Cody, and Ahsoka becoming Gamma-6. Then the trip to the Koprulu Sector; Shion passing the Shadow Walk; Raynor getting back into the swing of things just as Kerrigan returned from a four-year hiatus; the colonists' sufferings, Tosh's plans, hunting artifacts, fighting Tal'darim, and exposing Mengsk; Zeratul's visions, and the horrible possible future they hinted at, as well as the introduction of the Dark Voice; the desperate assault on Char, and Kerrigan's purification.
Then the narrative shifted to the shinobi world. First it showed the bit of Kakashi's backstory, how he acquired his special eye. Then it switched to three years after Uzumaki's training journey began, starting with his return. Reuniting and info-sharing; the stirring of Akatsuki; Gaara's lofty new status, and his epic battle against Deidara; the Leaf's mobilization for rescue; fighting the duplicates of Itachi and Kisame; fighting Sasori; Kakashi's Mangekyō; Naruto's sorrow; Chiyo's sacrifice; Sai and Yamato's introductions; the mission to the Heaven-Earth Bridge; Naruto's terrible fury; the 4-Tailed Form, whose mere energy signature had the audience quivering ("It's nearly as powerful as Celestia…" Twilight whispered with horror); the aftermath, and chasing Orochimaru; Sai's change of heart; the battle with Sasuke; and the return home.
The narrative returned to Gamma Team, as mid-slip they were hit by a unique delayed multi-spell 'installed' in the Starshot that gave them knowledge of chakra manipulation. The arrival at the Phoenix League's Earth; training; Shion confessing her painful family situation; the fight against the kishin, which saw the awakening of Teana's Mangekyō; the debut of Marie's Intelligent Device; and making the jump to the shinobi world.
Introductions to Konoha; the revelation of Teana's maternal heritage; the reveal of Shion's newfound status as a Type-1 Jinchūriki, and Mai's as a Type-2; Kaede's bloodline ability (which she promptly demonstrated to the audience; Rarity almost fainted, even as her little sis called it awesome); element manipulation training; the incident involving the Type-2 Jinchūriki named Sora; the attempted hunt for Hidan & Kakuzu… that led to the tragic, drawn-out, heart-rending-music-accompanied death of Asuma; nearly all of the viewing local group was openly crying. Shikamaru's resolve; the showdown; Hidan's defeat; Naruto's devastating new technique; the adventure involving the 3-Tails; Orochimaru's 'death' (Twilight: "Oh sweet Celestia, he's made of snakes! *whimper*") and the formation of Team Snake; Sasuke vs. Deidara.
The reveal of 'Madara' (Golden Tiara, with horror, quickly recognized the voice, mask-style, and red eye of the figure responsible for psychically breaking her mind four years earlier); a flashback 'episode' detailing Jiraiya's time with the three Amegakure orphans; Jiraiya's infiltration of the Rain, his battle with Konan; the arrival of Pain, the debut of Sage Mode (the power that Cadence and the unicorns could sense was astonishing)… and the Six Paths' ambush, leading to Jiraiya's defeat; the old warrior's final, everything-he-had Super Rasengan, and his death as he sank into the abyss; the final battle between Sasuke & Itachi… and, afterwards, the shocking truths revealed by 'Madara', which led Sasuke to awaken his Mangekyō… and swear bloody vengeance upon Konoha.
Naruto being given the bad news, rallying with Iruka & Shikamaru's help, and leaving for Sage training; the Invasion of Pain; Teana vs. Sasuke; the fate of Teana's brother's body; Mai's rage; Naruto's arrival, and the awesome demonstration of his Sage Mode powers; things turning against Naruto… until Hinata's fall triggered the fox's fury (at 6 tails, he was strong enough to take Celestia on and win; at eight, he could flatten all three alicorns at once effortlessly); the Fourth Hokage's last-minute rescue, preventing the Kyūbi's unsealing, and his long-awaited talk with his son; Naruto's victory over the last Path of Pain; Naruto & Teana's cornering and interrogating of Nagato and Konan, learning the Hell that the two have been through; Naruto managing to convince Nagato to change heart, followed by the man's sacrificial resurrection technique (Trixie: "Wait… Marie, you died?-!" Marie: "Yeah. But I got better. So it's all good."); Konan's warning; Naruto returning to the village a hero; the Starshot group departing… and a flashback revealing that Teana & Itachi met during the 3-Tails Incident, with the latter giving the former "a gift".
The narrative shifted to another Earth, and a 10-year-old magic-school graduate named Negi Springfield. It showed his integration with Mahora; the 'battles' with Evangeline; the Pactio system, which intrigued the viewers in more ways than one; the trip to Kyoto; the trip to Ayaka's southern resort; Negi's heart-wrenching past (made worse by the fact he blamed it on himself); the fight against Graf Hermann. Then the Starshot crew arrived. Explanations; Teana getting metaphorically hit in the face by the truth behind several falsehoods she believed about magic, and thus regaining her ability to use it… stronger than ever; integration and training; various little mini-adventures for different members of the class; the start of the Mahora Festival; saving Chao and receiving the Cassiopeia; Negi's many misadventures at the festival (including the 'Kissing Terminator' incident); the Tournament –Teana & Mana T.'s gunslinger fight, Ahsoka humiliating Takane, Negi beating Takahata, the hint of Asuna's memory-locked past… and her Berserk Mode, Evangeline's terrifying fury; Kaede N. beating Teana and Negi beating Ahsoka; and then came Evangeline's fight against Setsuna, followed shortly by a short explanation of her backstory, which sent the ponies' sympathy for the girl soaring upward as they finally realized why she was so cynical and called herself evil: she had to, in order to remain sane after all the horrible things that had happened to her unprovoked; despite her protestations of maturity, her eternally-juvenile brain was unable to truly handle the cognitive dissonance of so many terrible things happening to a good person, and so she'd reasoned that she must actually be a terrible person for them to have happened to her. Deep down, she was a sad, scared little child angry at the world, but unable to do anything about it through all the heartache, loneliness, and pain that consumed and controlled her.
The rest of the tournament proceeded, followed by other little adventures; Negi forming Pactios with Yue, Ahsoka, and Haruna; the reveal that Chao was up to something big; the 'going-away party'; being tricked a week into the future, and then fighting their way back (Shining: "You used Tsukuyomi on a toddler?-!" Teana: "I didn't know! I thought it was some little goblin-summon or something under that hood!"); bringing the matter to Mahora's mages' attention, and planning a defense; Chisame's Pactio; the epic battle between Negi and Chao, including Chao's tremendously-powerful Fire attack… and what she had done to herself; Negi's victory, and Chao's departure.
Various little happenings after the Festival; Anya's arrival; Asuna's rage at Evangeline opening her to Nihilus' possession; traveling to Wales; making the jump to Mundus Magicus… and being ambushed; rallying and fighting off Averruncus' forces, only to be scattered across the planet; meeting up at a town, only to discover a price on their heads; learning the situation with the slave-owner; meeting Jack Rakan; Negi choosing to learn Magia Erebea; traveling to New Ostia, and finding more of their lost members; the first real demonstration of Negi's new power; fighting Averruncus and his underlings; the true story of the Great War; the situation involving Asuna; progressing through the tournament; the demonstration of Khilipl Astrape (even Cadence's jaw dropped); the crash-course training with four veteran instructors (including a "Super Shadow Clone" of Evangeline); the epic, earth-shattering, awe-inspiring fight between Negi and Rakan.
Finding Yue; fighting Kurt Gödel; going to the ball; the confrontation with Gödel that led to Negi losing himself to rage and becoming a daemon; Arika's fate; the fight against Megalosembrian forces that was interrupted by a large-scale Cosmo Entelecheia attack; Rakan's death; Marie and Teana's new attacks; regrouping; unmasking the sleeper agent; the truths about Mundus Magicus; Negi's 'training' to conquer Erebia; planning the attack; Tsukuyomi's interruption; breaching the defenses; the enemy's cruelty, Teana's mercilessness, and Negi's fury; sneaking past Fate, ambushing him, and escaping with The Key… only for Averruncus 4 through 6 to make their appearances; an impromptu alliance, and Negi's awakening; Negi vs. Fate and Teana vs. Dynamis; Fate's surrender; Negi & Teana's plan; the Lifemaker's interference, and the resurrection of CE; Evangeline leading the cavalry and flattening the enemy army; Asuna breaking free and helping dispel the Lifemaker… and finding out who the dark entity's current host was.
Returning home; the Lifemaker breaking free of his prison; Chao's return; Teana taking out Averruncus Quartum in spectacular fashion; the defeat of Nii, Septendecim, and Secundum (which included Shion taking that terrible daemonic form); Teana and Negi encountering the mysterious cloaked girl named Ruin, and being helped by the other mysterious cloaked girl, both wielding odd weapons that bore rather interesting magical signatures; finding and freeing Arika, and taking out Ichii and Quintum; defeating the last of Cosmo Entelecheia, fighting the Lifemaker and freeing Nagi… and the Lifemaker manifesting his own body, killing Chao, and revealing himself to be a Precursor, and then pulling the entire planet's population into the Eternal Garden. Shion finding her soulmate's astral projection and mastering her inner darkness; the Gamma girls being helped by the ghosts of their loved ones, and then rescuing Teana; breaking free of the Eternal Garden, supercharged by the Earth itself; destroying the Last Precursor; celebrations; discovering they need to return to their home realms to iron things out; bidding farewell, and leaving that realm.
Coming to Mai & Marie's home Earth; killing Ishiyama, and freeing Kizuna; meeting Marie's family (the ponies and Spike finally getting to see what Erika & Timmy's human forms looked like; it was agreed that Erika was just as adorable as a little human girl as she was as a filly); going to Kaede's Earth; Kaede losing herself to anger and nearly killing Asa; going to Shion's Earth, meeting her friends, and fighting off Oryō; chasing the Sonozaki Traditionalists out; learning the terrible truths behind what plagued Hinamizawa; meeting Hanyū; healing Satoshi… and Kaede nearly dying from chakra exhaustion; Erika and Col. Holland kicking the ass of Satoko's evil uncle; Rika's confession; learning the enemy's identity; running circles around Takano's plans; Tōkyō's interference, Takano's death, and the organization's thwarted invasion; assaulting Tōkyō's headquarters, killing their leaders… and Kadak's introduction; the Traditionalists' last offensive, and Oryō's death; Hanyū getting a body; Teppei's return and, upon his failure, possession; the reveal of Itachi's "gift" to Teana; departing for Midchilda.
The narrative switched to something entirely different, then: the events of the Kingdom Hearts universe, from Birth By Sleep to KH2. Hearts and Keyblades, Heartless and Nobodies, Unversed and Darkness, Eraqus and his disciples, Xehanort, Sora, Riku, and all that. Only after that was done did the narrative return to Teana and company. The Starshot arriving in the nick of time; reuniting; the epic battle between Nanoha and Teana… and, afterwards, the reveal of Nanoha's motivations and experiences, leading to Teana – with difficulty, admittedly – letting go of her hatred and making peace with the woman (Twilight: "So all that anger and hatred, all the traveling, all the angst, all the training and gaining of power, all the destruction… was because of a misunderstanding?"); four weeks of peace, followed abruptly by Jail Scaglietti launching his assault… with demonic assistance; the reveal of Subaru's Bijū and of Nanoha's summoning contract; Dragon Lord Voltaire (Spike almost started genuflecting right then & there); Ginga and Vivio's capture; the Saint's Cradle.
The arrival of reinforcements from all the space-faring civilizations Teana had worked with (including the reveal of the Infinity); Sgt-Maj. Johnson's epic speech, and the fleet jumping to Belka; the Battle of Belka's commencement; infiltrating the Cradle; Nanoha's Sage Mode; Subaru's victory; a fight against Scaglietti, ended by the debut of Teana's Rasenshuriken; Ala Alba's arrival; returning to Midchilda; the demons' attack; Subaru going 4-Tails; the viewers reacted with shocked amazement when Erika manifested her Keyblade; Teana, Nanoha, and Negi taking Kadak down; Mana Kirishima's arrival; Zeratul's visit.
Entering the Realm of Darkness; fighting Heartless; meeting the little cloaked girl… and learning that she, Laicixa, was the Nobody of Fate's long-lost sister/progenitor; finding Precia, sane and overcome with guilt and remorse; taking down a large force of Heartless; finding Aqua, and she then taking Erika as a student; returning to Midchilda; the formation of Sigma Team; learning their next destination.
The story of the dangerous young mutant "Lucy" and the group she found herself with; Gamma's arrival; explanations of what the Diclonii were and had been through (the descriptions of what Kaede K. and Nana had been subjected to at the Institute sickened and horrified the viewing ponies); finding Mariko and bringing her into the fold; Nana getting new limbs; Mariko's 'predicament' (same as Erika's and Nozomi's); fighting and vanquishing Kaede K.'s Heart's Darkness; Kanba's arrival; the gruesome flashback of Kaede K.'s "awakening"; more allies; Laicixa's new Device; Nyū getting her own body; rescuing Group Mariko from a minor demon attack; the assault on the Institute; Kakuzawa's delusions and death; rescued captives; Negi's Device; Mayu's past; the confrontation with Nozomi's father, and the one with Tomō; encountering and dealing with Mayu's parents; finding Aiko; Kaede & Nana's mothers; Kanba vs. The Hunter; departing for the next realm.
A condensed, one-hour synopsis of Red vs. Blue seasons 1 through 8, followed by the events of Seasons 9 and 10 up to Gamma's arrival; Marie fangirling (Pinkie: "Wow~! Rainbow Dash didn't even squee that hard for meeting the Wonderbolts!"); fighting off a Black Sun ambush; reaching Valhalla, finding Donut, and still searching for clues; flashbacks of Carolina's breakdown and Texas discovering the awful truths; Church gaining all of his lost memory; Church blowing his top at the Blood-Gulch Crew, and he & Carolina heading out on their own; flashback of the fall of the Mother of Invention and the birth of The Meta; Sarge's rallying speech, and Sigma Team's arrival; the Tex Army; confronting the Director; fighting off a Black Sun attack; new weapons; the Precursor resurrector's final act, bringing back York, North, Florida, Delta, and Theta; "Holy crap, that's Georgia!"; the assault on the Procyon; Tex's return, with Spartans close behind; Caboose's (apparent) death; the rage-fueled final push; finding that a daemon did their work for them; Caboose's survival; Carolina & Texas' reconciliation; departing for Mana K.'s home realm.
The events involving poor Shinji Ikari, from Third to Twelfth Angels; the Starshot's arrival; Agent Washington's knowledge; Mari Makinami's arrival, and Asuka discovering that Rei does have emotions (to her surprise and guilt); the reveal of Asuka's Uchiha heritage on her mother's side, that she and Teana were third-cousins… and that Teana was Madara's great-granddaughter; Mari's mother's… unique… job; the fight against the Thirteenth (with no pilot/captive, thanks to Wash's actions); Kaji being recruited by ONI; the trip to the spa; reinforcements; Ritsuko, Fuyutsuki, and Misato being brought in on things; Zeruel's attack, and the mighty battle that commenced; the awakening of Asuka's bloodline ability.
Teana meeting Kyōko while Cortana spoke with Yui; Rei confessing her origins; Wash revealing everything to Asuka & Shinji; Rei finally losing her temper and telling Gendō to go screw himself; Ruin leading a Heartless/Unversed attack; Fate manifesting her Keyblade; the Fifteenth Angel being curb-stomped by starship-grade weaponry; Shinji killing a kishin; killing the Sixteenth; 'resurrecting' Yui & Kyōko… and Yui nearly murdering Gendō in a mama-bear rage; recruiting Kaworu; the enemy's attack on SEELE; Ren Uchiha-Sōryū; fighting off SEELE's invasion attempt; Teana's gruesomely gory intimidation/interrogation method (Rarity almost threw up); the assault on SEELE HQ; the enemy "Assuming Direct Control" of Kihl's corpse only to get taken down by Kyōko's Susanō; heading for Master Yen-Sid.
The narrative shifted to the Naruto-verse, picking up where it last left off. The Five-Kage Conference; fighting Danzō; the depths of Sasuke's insane hatred; the alliance between 'Madara' and Kabuto; Naruto conquering his Inner Darkness, and defeating the Kyūbi; the truth behind the night of the Fox's attack (there wasn't a dry eye amongst the Local Group as Minato & Kushina spoke their final words); Guy vs. Kisame; Konan vs. 'Madara'; the Grand Alliance; the Edo Tensei army; the various battles that followed, as Naruto's training continued; Naruto and Bee break; fighting the Seven Swordsmen; Naruto vs. Raikage; Naruto & Bee enter the war; Itachi's gambit; more epic fights; fighting 'Madara' and his Jinchūriki; seeing the Edo Tensei of Madara Uchiha, revealing 'Madara' to be an impostor; Madara vs. the Five Kagé; Sasuke & Itachi defeating Kabuto; Naruto unmasking Tobi… revealing him to be Obito, alive and thoroughly fallen to Darkness thanks to the real Madara saving and teaching/twisting him; Sasuke reviving Orochimaru; Madara's arrival, having slain the Five Kagé; the awakening of the 10-Tails; Neji's sacrifice; Orochimaru and Sasuke interrogating the revived first four Hokage; and the other things that haven't happened yet as of this writing so the author can't describe them.
The Starshot arriving at the Mysterious Tower, and explaining everything to Team Sora; the events in the Realm of Sleep – Xehanort's return and true plan, Lea's arrival and wielding of a Keyblade, Riku's being named a Master; the Starshot group arriving at Radiant Garden; Ala Alba's arrival; Erika, Laicixa, and Kanba vs. Hades; the mysterious enemy using Edo Tensei to summon Reinforce and force her to fight the heroes… only for The Librarian's failsafe spell to free and revive her; the Phoenix League personnel's arrival… along with Zeratul and Kerrigan; Sora & company's arrival; Ruin facing off with Fate… and revealing herself to be Fate & Alicia's Unversed, and then revealing that Alicia's Heart slumbers within Fate; the epic duel between Fate and Ruin, that saw Fate use some trickery with a special Shadow Clone and Laicixa to give Alicia her own permanent new body (by this point, Twilight was practically drooling as she tried to consider what else Keyblades could do); the reveal of their enemy's leader: the Dark Voice; Xehanort's alliance with the Fallen Xel'Naga, and the Dark One's resurrection of Vanitas and of Kaede K.'s Heart's Darkness; the shinobi's arrival; Sarah & Marie's combination attack; discovering the existence of a second multi-dimensional alliance; and finally, leaving for Equestria.
"My…" Golden Tiara said. "You girls have certainly been through a lot."
"So this 'Dark Voice' is our enemy, huh?" Rainbow Dash said.
"And our enemy can perform Edo Tensei," Twilight added, "so there's no telling what or who they might send at us in the future."
"Whatever they toss out next, we'll be here to help you guys" Shining Armor said.
Questions were answered for the next 15 or so minutes, before everyone then had to leave and attend to their own things.
-CHAPTER END-
Next Time: Back in the swing of things with plot development