It is the first time that two creatures will be approaching the catastrophic planet. Never before has anything made by the inhabitants of Weil come close to it. What better creatures for this than two ponies?
Indeed, the mark on its surface, a crater, is one of the most recognized symbols in all of pony folklore. It's a symbol of peace, of joy, of fear and evil. Legends give it miraculous properties, as well as terrible corrupting powers.
Is there a link between this crater and pony folklore? Even if the planet is so far from Weil that it can't even be seen with the naked eye, it wasn't always the case. Millenia ago, it would have been visible in the night sky, barely smaller than the moon. Only for a brief period of time.

What will those two ponies find here? Are the legends true? And if they are, which ones? The good? Or the bad ones?

Warning: While there is no gore or physical violence so to speak, there are some disturbing things and implied pain. That's why the fic is rated "Teen". I don't think it needs the "Violence" tag, but I'm ready to add it if people deem it necessary. I'm also really bad with tags in general so I've put Horror and Dark because I think they do fit. Or, at least, the fic is intended that way.

Story written for the Science Fiction Contest III. I was planning on participating in the Wonderbolt Contest with another fic, but I couldn't do both in time, and this one was way more inspiring for me. So I did this one.
Art by Taïga Blackfield.
Music used: Ketsui to Kakugo (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S)
Sweet Dreams (by RisenFromTheDust, from the album Beyond and Below of Neighsayer/Furtherproof & Feathers)
Light of the Seven (Game of Thrones)
We Die in Here All the Time (Borderlands 3)

It all started with a simple question. A simple, innocent question. Who could have guessed that it would lead to uncovering one of the deepest, darkest secrets in Equestria? Certainly not Pinkie, who must now face the ramifications of her curiosity, due to a question better left unanswered.

Why do we only speak Equestrian?

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Edited by lordelliott
Featured 5.12.2017

Isolated from her friends and taken prisoner in the middle of a war, Twilight must deal with the very real dangers of being percieved as an enemy as well as the nightmares of her arrival on 'Earth'. Can she overcome her own fears and the fears of her captors? Will the wayward unicorn's assistance be a boon or a curse to the 'humans?' Most importantly, will she ever find her way home?

"In short, it's a story of friendship and plasma rifles, with the emphasis on the friendship. The characters are well written, the XCOM setting is fleshed out very well, and the story is compelling. If you love XCOM, you'll love the story, but even if you've never heard of it, it's more than worth giving the first 3 chapters a read.

There's excellent action later on, but the real strength lies in the collision between the friendly and naive world of Twilight Sparkle and the desperate world of humans fighting a losing war for survival and willing to do anything to turn the tide."

--Arzoo

(XCOM/FiM crossover)
(Cover art commissioned by a friend and created by the magnificent FoxInShadow!)
(Original cover art by the amazing Carnelian can be viewed here!)
(Gore tag for blood and some violence)
(Many thanks to the studius OminousTen, Arzoo, xXFluttershyForeverXx and finally Setokaiva for giving my rambles a once-over)
(Now with it's own TV Tropes page! Get to tropin' folks!)

Displaced

I once had my own name, but I've forgotten it in the sands of time, now I'm Cobalion, The Sacred Sword.

This is my first fanfiction so I hope you enjoy it!

I used to have an explanation but I kind of lost it (somehow).

After investigating the Merchant; two brothers are sent to Equestria as two of the Four Horsemen.
This story contains references to the story Darksiders: The Abomination Vault by Ari Marmell. The cover image is taken from a scene in Darksiders 3 showing the Four together.

Ownership belongs to THQ & Virgil Games for Darksiders and Hasbro for My Little Pony.

Colored text indicates internal thoughts of War & Death
Italics indicate the HUMAN thoughts of the displacees

Meet Lisa, the slender woman. After being sent to Equestria by a weird course of events, well, lets just say there's a new monster in the Everfree. What adventures could possibly unfold as Lisa embraces what she has become? A savior, that looks like a demon.

Hey everyone! I'M WRITING A NEW STORY!!! Reason? Well, you'll find out. I will say that this story will be heavily connected with A Displaced Machine and A Displaced Dragon.

Wow we got featured pretty quickly! 8/3/15!

I used to be an adult. Then everything went wrong. I don't know how, or why, but now I'm in the body of a five year old. That's not even the worst part. There's a murderer in my head and a psychopathic flower that travels with me. I don't know if I'll make it outta this situation alive, but you better believe I'm DETERMINED.

EDIT: also shout out to my main man rezas who helps me write all of my stories

A man, who is dressed as a near likeness of Baron Humbert von Gikkingen from 'Whisper of The Heart' & 'The Cat Returns', is somehow taken from where he previously was (A Comic and Costume convention in England) and is sent to Equestria where he gains friendship and possibly love with a certain Pony.

Deep in the void between universes, sat a large imposing figure, fully clad in grey, powered armor,
sitting on a throne in a colossal steel fortress, floating in the black void.

This was a very powerful being, but he was far from the only one, there were thousands upon thousands of his kind in the void.

They are called displacers, and their usual source of entertainment, is placing humans from one universe into another, usually an Equestria, after transforming them into something only in entertainment, usually a game, in the displaced humans world, sometimes giving them great power, sometimes making their life incredibly difficult in their new world.

However this being usually displaces beings into things that most of the other displacers don't, for those in the multiverse he knows are watching, or sometimes reading.

And one of the things that humans are rarely displaced into, is the elements of insanity, when there is so much possibility for entertainment!

So here we find our dear displacer, Grey knight Neltharion, debating what human in what world to displace as the elements of insanity.

When he suddenly he finds him, six of them in fact, and their perfect for the role.

Displaced, tags may change, enjoy the story!

Equestria will come into contact with the Skylanders and a whole new adventure will take the ponies to an entirely new direction that will intertwine the destiny of the Mane 6 with the Skylanders.

(This is basically a merged universe of all Spyro trilogies. Classic, Legend and Skylanders.)