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// Chapter 6: The Plan 
// Story: A Tale of Two 
// by Inactive Pone 
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          After Frisk managed to successfully escape once again, the human rebels had retreated back to Britannica to escape from the horde. Asriel joined in mid-way, and the eight had to start over their plans.
'I think they can't keep up with us yet,' Frisk said.
Asriel nodded. 'We need to find some way to get back to the pony world soon, they need us there!'
'But how?' asked Dan. 'They have shut down the portal network!'
Bethany had an idea. 'I might have a way to start it back up!'
'How so?' asked Stacy, feeling worried.
'Well, I know that the core of the portal network is right in this country. If we can find the main console of the network, we can hack into the system and start it back up!' She explained.
'What are we waiting for then!?' Joseph roared, shaking his friend. 'Let's go now! We need to get to that console, and hack the system before it's too late!'


Luckily, at the time, Ruby was not in the castle of Britannica, so the rebels got in freely. They found a room with a huge screen, and that was the console.,
'So... Who here is good at hacking?' Jessica asked.
Mark got on the seat. 'I'll try to hack it.'
'Okay, not to discourage you, but are you sure you can hack it?' Frisk asked. 'It's not as easy as-'
Mark started pushing the buttons in a specific pattern. 'Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, space...' He grabbed the lever on his right, and pulled it. 'And... Start!'
Incredibly, the screen immediately started buzzing and the next thing that came up was that he has gained access to the control panel.
'Or not! Shut my big mouth!' Frisk chuckled. Everyone else laughed as well.
Mark cracked his knuckles and stretched his arms. 'Alright... Time to see what this bad boy can do!'
It took him a few minutes, and at last he found the settings for the portals.
'Aha! Settings for the portal network!' He exclaimed. 'Let's see... Yes! Reactivate portals!'
He clicked on the settings and turned it to on. Then, a sound came from outside the room.
'Nice, Mark!' Bethany gave him a high-five.
'There's no time, let's go!' said Frisk.


Meanwhile, Twilight was just done with the experiment for the soul, and she was reading in her library. Suddenly, the portal (which she transferred to there) started glowing.
'Huh? What happened?' She thought, walking over to it. 'Isn't it... Closed? Why is it-'
The next second, Frisk came blasting out of the portal, and they both smashed into each other.
'Ow... My head hurts...' Twilight moaned, scratching her eyes. Then, she saw her and was surprised. 'Frisk? Is that you!?'
'(Gasp) Twilight Sparkle!!! I missed you so much!' Frisk immediately hugged her tightly.
She smiled, and hugged back. 'Oh my Celestia, I can't believe you're okay!'
Later, the humans came back one by one.
'That was so cool! I wanna experience that portal thing again! It never gets old!' Bethany exclaimed.
They saw the two together, smiling happily.
'Reunions are always so bittersweet, aren't they?' Stacy chuckled.
Nathan came over, and gasped. 'Whoa! What did I miss!? How the bleep did you get here, Frisk?'
'Explanation, explanation... We can talk about that later.' She replied. 'Where's Celestia!?'
'She's around if you need her, but for what?'
Frisk shook him frantically. 'We have to speak to her!'
The princess came over, what a coincidence!
'Did somepony call me for-' She saw Frisk and the others. 'Oh, welcome back, humans! How did you fix the portal network?'
'About that later. We have a plan.'


After reuniting and all that, they sat down to talk about the emergency situation they have, and to talk about Frisk's plan.
'So, thanks to Bethany here helping us through our way to fix the portal network, we in turn angered the other humans and now we're seen as traitors.' Frisk said. 'However... We brought back something very special.'
Bethany showed them the pure, red soul she had kept.
'Wait, you got the red soul?' Twilight asked.
Bethany nodded. 'I have kept it since the start of the war. But, why you ask?'
The princess looked to Celestia. 'Show them our one.'
Opening the crystal chest, the humans were surprised to see the blue soul inside.
'I see... So you guys got the blue one...' Asriel wondered.
A second later, as the two souls were placed near the other, it levitated to show the whole group the secret of the two friends that they have tried to hunt down for the past few years.


'Wait a minute... Their souls were replaced? Then... how did we get them?' Luna asked.
'That guy must have dropped them.' Bethany replied. 'But wait... Who is he anyway?'
Frisk was thinking really really hard to figure out who it was.
'Wait...' She thought.
Asriel saw her face. 'Frisk? Are you okay?'
'That wizard...'
Twilight also had the same idea. 'Hold on... Are you thinking...'
It clicked to Frisk's head, and she was shocked. 'WHAT!? How did he escape!?'
'Who did?' Nathan asked.
'It's the (quote on quote) evil emperor I defeated all those years ago! But how!? I sent him to the moon!' She yelled.
Twilight immediately slammed the table. 'Aha! It's Gromiz! Is that right, Frisk?'
She nodded. 'Gromiz was the evil emperor that once ruled my former country. He was good before, but since he started his rule, he became the bad guy. After I sent him to the moon, I became the new ruler. But now... It appears he has escaped from his prison.'
Luna chuckled quietly to her sister. 'Just like how I sent you to the moon, Tia.'
She punched her playfully. 'Luna! Don't remind me of the timeline alternating!'
'Okay, so we know the mastermind behind this, but how are we going to get those two back together!?' Flurry asked.
A minute later, the souls levitated to make a script of the cure.
'Is this how we can them back together?' Cadance asked.
Frisk got it. 'Let me see...'

'Two friends became foes,
But this is not the end.
One simple track you need to go,
To set their real self free.

Two souls that were theirs,
You must return it to them.
Have the magic spread through the air,
And control their merciless minds.

Climb and look over from high up,
And call them out to let them see...
The pair's true souls levitating high up,
And show them the way.

Their ears will ring,
And their dark soul stings.
They will realise one thing,
And that will be your chance.'

'What does it mean? The other ponies asked.
'I think I know what it's trying to tell us...' Frisk replied, rolling the paper up. 'Asriel, Twilight, Nathan, you're coming with me. I'll explain what we're doing later. The others, keep on attacking until something you think is out of the ordinary.'
'Okay, okay, what is your plan, though?' Asriel questioned.
'As the cure told us, we need to somehow return their real souls to them. Once they get controlled, we can take the chance.' She explained, then turning to the others. 'Everyone else, please try to stay alive while fighting.'
'We're counting on you guys, good luck.' Celestia shook her hand.