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"You HAD to interfere, didn't you Mable? You couldn't just leave well-enough alone... just let people handle their own problems their own way...," Dipper said as he and the others made up of Soos, Wendy and Twilight who are repairing the fence around the bottomless pit.
"Come on! I just wanted Grunkle Stan to lie less! Was that so wrong!?" Mabel asked.
"When it leads to Stan telling Mrs. Scotsdale she's FAT to her face, YES!" Wendy said causing Soos to shudder.
"I didn't think it possible for a man's head to be shoved up his own ass without killing him...," Soos whimpers. "...there are some things you just can't unseen..."
"That was because of that necklace that gives the wearer rubber hose cartoon like movement. Which is why Stan is only in the hospital for the pain and sore muscles, not a broken body," Twilight said.
Twilight came with Blackwood, she is chronicling his adventures to put into a book. Seeing how Blackwood being a sea slug who needs to live in a tank of saltwater, he was stuck being carried around in a fish tank. Or in the tank at the Canterlot Natural History Museum where he and Trembley worked at in telling people about how things were like in their time.
Then Dib who loved the stories told of Blackwood's had his dad create as special robotic suit based on the Robobrain. The braincase of the robot which while there are some people who signed up to have their brains placed into a braincase and have their life extended by being a cyborg, is missing the brain but is filled with saltwater. The water is filtered and circulated keeping a steady supply of oxygen for the pilot Blackwood. Who uses his psychic power to talk to others to control the robot, like how the brains of people could control the robot body. He is inside the shack looking over the displays.
"Which is why Sunset is paying the bill for his treatment and why the truth teeth are now in the SCP hands to see if they can't figure out a way to make it into a fool proof lie test," Dipper said.
"Seriously Mabel, didn't you learn anything when you nearly made Stan blind because you refused to accept someone COULDN'T have a favorite color of all the stupid reasons....," Twilight said as she she trails off annoyed.
"HA! Asking Mable to pay attention to ANYTHING, let alone a LESSON for 5 seconds is apparently asking too much!" Wendy said.
"I’ve been trying. I’m just not good at it yet,” Mabel said.
Causing everyone to groan in frustration.
“Mabel we had this talk after the mailbox. You got to stop acting like the idiot character before you really mess things up. And actually, think of what you’re going to do before doing things,” Dipper said.
“I have been improving right?” Mabel asked.
Dipper looks uncertain. "...uh..."
A sudden gust of wind causes a piece of paper to fly into Mabel's face causing her to panic losing her vision. Which caused her to run around and into the pit which Dipper grab onto her as she was falling, followed by all the others grabbing onto him as he was pulled down with his sister. Blackwood coming out of the shack hearing the screams saw what was happen and rolled to the pit. He extended his arms to grab onto Soos but the weight of all the others hanging on pulled him down as well. Soon all of them were pulled into the pit and fell into the darkness. With the only one who saw what happen being the faceless man with the floating head, who had watched it all happen.
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In the Pit -
"We're somewhere where it looks like we're nowhere." Said Twilight said flatly as she and the others fell down the pit with no signs of them stopping anytime soon.
"You just had to panic just because of a piece of paper," Wendy said to Mabel.
Dipper just sighed as he looked over at everyone falling in the hole.
"Hey, maybe we should pass the time by telling stories," said Soos suddenly.
"Oh yes a great way to pass the time," Blackwood said.
"Yeah! Story!" shouted Mabel excitedly. "Me first!"
Everyone else shrugged.
Mabel rubbed her hands excitedly. "Okay, once upon a time-"
CRACK!
Before the group's eyes a crack in time and space appears sucking them in.
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Ghost Zone -
Clockworks eyes widen as he let out a gasp as he sat up on the bed he's laying on. He's still recovering from the beating he was given by the evil counterparts of some of the heroes. Helping him to recover is Cosmic Owl and Kronika who has been staying at his place to help him out. Cosmic Owl has been going to places to get things to help Clockworks to recover and Kronika with her own time powers has been helping Clockworks in his time duties.
"What's the matter?" Cosmic Owl asked.
"Something has rip open a hole in time and space," Kronika explains.
"To where?" Cosmic Owl ask.
"To another universe which thanks to the merge has become a very hard thing to do," Clockworks said.
"Really?" Cosmic Owl ask.
"You have to find a weak point just to be able to open a hole to another universe," Clockwork explains.
"So, what happen?" Cosmic Owl ask.
"Dipper and his friends have been sucked into it," Clockwork said.
"And where does it lead to?" Kronika ask.
"A world that Blackwood has been too and he knows how to open a way into the universe. Cosmic Owl would you be so kind to go and tell Trembley what has happen," Clockwork said.
"He should still be at that western theme casino. He's there as a greeter," Kronika said.
"I'll go and find him," Cosmic Owl said flying off.
"This is going to be interesting to watch," Kronika said to Clockwork.
"Yes it will be," Clockwork agreed.
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SCP-093 -
Dipper and the others found themselves in a farm field, long abandoned, in the middle of which stands the remains of a scarecrow, fragments of which are left are rotted and torn. Nothing grows in the tilled land. A farm house is visible to the right of the field, large, two stories, a basement shelter entrance is visible at one end.
"This place looks familiar for some reason," Blackwood said taking the lead.
The others follow Blackwood to the perimeter of the farmhouse. They saw children's bicycles, a boy's and a girl's, laying against the house near the shelter doors. One of the doors to the shelter lay in the grass, torn from the entrance as evidenced by splintering wood. On the stairs lay clothes arranged in a descending order, shoes to shirt going down them, belonging to a boy.
All but Blackwood were repelled by the stench coming from the basement. Blackwood rolled down the staircase as his sensors detected something. The cellar of the farmhouse is unremarkable and typical. Several wooden shelves line the far wall containing unidentified canned substances. Broken light fixtures sway gently from support beams.
Once in the basement Blackwood found a metal hatch is visible in the ground, similar to a bulkhead on a submarine with a turn handle. The handle of the hatch is old, and the paint chipped. Blackwood turned the handle and opens the hatch. Dipper and the others began coughing at the release of the old, stale air. Blackwood looked down the hatch, it is a white concrete tunnel with a long ladder leading down into it.
"Someone died down there," Wendy said, having smelled dead bodies before thanks to Robbie's parents running the cemetery.
“Smells like it,” Soos agrees.
"You know I been feeling weird," Twilight said as she felt something but it's like she knows what it is but doesn't know what it is.
"Feel what?" Dipper ask.
"Like something that...," Twilight's horn flickered as she suddenly casted a light spell making the dark basement light up.
"You got your magic back!" Mabel shouted out.
"My magic is back!" Twilight said as she felt her magic returning after a whole year of not using it. "This place must be another universe. The portal that open must have been what brought us here."
“Wow,” Soos said.
"Twilight if you be so kind as to lower me or teleport me down to the bottom," Blackwood said.
"Oh sure," Twilight said using her magic to teleport Blackwood down to the bottom of shaft, by turning Blackwood into a ball of magic and sent it flying down the staff till it reached the bottom and reformed into Blackwood.
The bottom of the shaft was a bunker ill-suited for long term usage. It is spacious, about half the size of the actual cellar itself, containing three bunks, one for a couple and two for single use.
Several boxes of food marked as cereal fill a waste container near the hatch bottom. On the beds are two skeletons and on the floor is a third, lying next to which is a simple six shooter revolver containing no ammunition. Three spent casings are across the floor near the gun. On the other side of this skeleton is a bound book in good condition and what Blackwood grabbed to look over later.
He looks around more of the bunker, focusing on a desk where a newspaper has been cut and is in good condition. He picked up the clipped articles. Little else of interest to be brought back up. Trash bags containing clothing, a few children’s toys resembling popular 1950s era products are lined against the wall. He put the toys into his inbuilt Pip-Boy to hold them.
"Ok pull me back," Blackwood shouted.
Twilight cast the return spell and Blackwood soon found himself back in the basement.
"I found this," Blackwood said placing the book and the articles on top of a box.
"We also found this strange amber like stuff," Wendy said holding a glass jar with a sample of the stuff in it.
"Where is Mabel?" Twilight ask noticing that she isn't there with them.
"Over here," Mabel said standing on top of the stairs where they entered.
"Mabel don't leave the group don't you watch horror movies?" Wendy snaps at her.
"Look," Mabel said waving for the others to see something.
In the distance far from the farm, two massive, humanoid beings are crawling across the landscape. They are featureless, facing at an angle moving across the field of vision so the faces are only visible for a few moments. From what they could make out it is clear that they have no facial features. The arms they use to drag themselves are short at times and long at others, stretching out to varying lengths each time they move. There are no rear area to the beings, all bodily design appears to end at the torso. The two creatures take approximately ten minutes to disappear into the distance.
"What was that?" Wendy ask her deer woman instincts telling her to run.
“It’s like something out of a nightmare,” Soos said.
"Something that I had hope to never see again," Blackwood said.
"You know of them?" Dipper ask.
"Yes, and I fear unless we find a way to leave this place then we're trap," Blackwood explains as he regal them with his tale of his first and last visit to this world.
"So, there's is a clay dish that open portals to this world. So there must be one here also," Twilight said.
"Yes, that's what I figure as well," Blackwood agreed.
"Hey, listen to this," Dipper said having been reading the book and news clippings.
'Most Holy Father Announces Progress, Unclean Being Cleansed!'
'A rare public address directly from the Most Holy Father of The United Lands of the Son has declared that the Blessed Militia has driven back many of the Unclean who are skulking our lands now. New Rome, our capital, has been purged of the Unclean and citizens are encouraged to come back to their homes. Citizens who live in the surrounding countryside should not return to their farms, as the Unclean still roam the fields and plains around our glorious city and continue to grow in size.'
'The Blessed Militia has developed new weapons which have proven capable of punishing the Unclean and driving them back into the Unfertile Lands. Construction has begun of a system to permanently close the Unfertile Lands off from our Blessed Lands in each affected area once all the Unclean have been driven away. The Most Holy requests that all citizens of our United Lands bow in prayer and offer tithe to recognize the sacrifices of our Blessed Militia in these troubled times.'
'Reports have been coming in that falsely accuse the Blessed Militia of having committed sin against the citizens whose homes they are inhabiting as they travel bravely through Contaminated lands. The Most Holy would like to remind the people that blasphemy against any who wear His mark is the most grave of sin and unfounded accusations will be punished accordingly. We should work to support He and His Men however possible just as they lay down their lives for us.'
'The Sinful Rebels who ——'
"It just cuts off from there," Dipper said.
"Things had gotten worse from my last visit," Blackwood said.
"So, what do we do?" Mabel ask.
"We head to the city and see if we can't find the Blessed Militia HQ. If the disk is anywhere it be there," Blackwood said taking the lead.
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Canterlot Hospital -
With his body sore and sprain after the beating that Mrs. Scotsdale gave him after calling her fat. The only bright side is that her daughter Sunset is footing the medical bill.... anything he wanted... for FREE. So, he’s staying in the hospital for a few days while the staff fixed the damage done to him... among other things. His body was already being healed by a water bender nurse but water benders can only heal physical wounds.
“Hi Mr. Pines,” Sunset said visiting him.
“Oh hi,” Stan greeted her nervously as he tried to conceal his panic.
“I heard that the hospital is keeping you here for a few days doing tests and other treatments on you," Sunset said.
Stan chuckled nervously
"Yeah... listen, I know the stuff I'm billing you seems a bit MUCH for what your mother put me through. But I can explain that," Stan began.
"Relax Stan, it's fine. Feel free to use my money to fix all your other issues. It's the least I can do to make it up for what my mom did to you. But that's not what I'm here for. It's about Mabel," Explained Sunset.
"What about her?" Stan asked.
"There has been talk about her being sent packing back where she came from. With all the things she has done and her being the one responsible for ruining the chance of having any question answered from that mailbox. She is now the most hated girl around," Sunset said.
"Tell me about it," Stan said. Mable has been very confused with how she went from many friends to a social pariah, while Dipper went from conspiracy nut, social outcast to being seen as more and more a hero. Who has a UNICORN as a friend, which she keeps reminding him is her life-long dream, taken from her by her brother who up until that summer HATED ponies! Well her pony plush toys at least.
"There's a growing amount of people who considers Mabel to be like that talking starfish and that Dee Dee woman. She’s only being shunned because while she did destroy the chance of asking questions to the mailbox. It’s not like she’s an idiot who just walk pass lots of people telling her to get in line or stop and just put that video in causing the mailbox to disappear and then try to laugh it off as no big deal," Sunset said.
"Tell me about it. She’s only gotten off being shunned because there wasn’t anyone else but Dipper and Soos around. And she does know she made a mess seeing how there was an angry mob. But she is still a kid," Stan said.
"Yes, which is the only thing protecting her right now but the moment one of her kids being kids thing gets someone hurt worse then you or killed. Kids younger than her have been sent to court as an adult," Sunset pointed out. "She needs to learn that she can't do what she wants all the time without people stop caring she's just a kid and just beat her. Like what happen in South Park with that Cartman kid or whatever. That mob beat him till he was almost dead and cut out his tongue and his fingers."
"I'll handle it. It's a family issue and I'll take care of it," Stan said.
"I'm surprise her parents hadn't shown up yet after the mailbox thing happen," Sunset said.
"Yeah I think they're on a camping trip," Stan said trying to remember where the kids parents said they were going while they're by themselves.
“Well Mabel needs to stop doing what she’s doing. She can’t act like this is like those worlds that are like a tv show where she can do anything and the world resets and everyone forgets what she did the next day,” Sunset said.
“I’ll handle it don’t worry,” Stan said having flashbacks of getting kicked out from his house and other things. Mostly of mobs chasing him out of town. ‘I won't let our family crumble again! Everyone makes mistakes... I won't let Mabel suffer for that... not like I did.'
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SCP-093 -
After picking clean the farmhouse so of anything that could be useful with Wendy grabbing an axe from the tool shack to use as a weapon. As well as the double barrel shotgun on the mantel over the fireplace, but couldn't find any shells for it. The farmhouse didn't have much they could use, the food was all spoiled with only a sealed jar of strawberry jam still being good after Wendy smelled it. Better than nothing, when they get hungry.
Which Soos help himself to and the others shared after seeing nothing bad happen to Soos. Seeing how they had lunch before they fell into the pit. There was nothing else of use as the amber like stuff seem to have spread around the house and covered about half of the house. Dipper had to stop Mabel from touching any of the toys they found in the children's room as the amber covered them.
While they were doing that Soos had fashion one of those carts that are attached to the back of a car to be pulled by Blackwood. When Mabel asks why doesn’t Twilight just use her magic to teleport all of them to the city. Twilight explain that she can’t just teleport to a place that she never been to, she needs to know where she teleports to, or she might teleport all of them into the wall of a building. Which is why unicorns who can teleport use line of sight to teleport to avoid that happening. Or the teleport spell she used on Blackwood where she turns the one she used it on into a ball of energy and use a smaller ball to lead where the end of the ride is.
“Besides I need to conserve my magic for when we really need it. I don’t know if my magic will work on those things we all saw but it could be the only thing that will keep use safe,” Twilight said while watching the landscape fly by as Blackwood pulled the cart with them in it.
“I have no idea what those things do to people, and I don't want to find out the hard way," Dipper said wishing that he had brought the size changing flashlight with him. Wendy had given the crystal back to him after telling him that he shouldn't go and use it on his manhood as he still has his growth spurt to look forward to where he'll be doing alot of growing. "I really should had brought a pack with me or at least have a pip-boy to store all my stuff in."
"Good idea, I could use one myself if the pip-boy wouldn't slip off while in my deer form," Wendy said.
"We all need to be armed. I dealt with these giants before, and I barely got away. The bullets those holy men use are the only thing that can harm them. But that was before, I do have hand blasters and Twilight's magic which might harm them. From what I gathered you can't touch them or something happens that people never told me," Blackwood said.
"I'll get the shotgun," Mabel said reaching for it only for her hand to be slap by Wendy.
"Oh no you don't. You're not getting your hands on the shotgun you'll just end up shooting one of us or yourself or just get one of those monsters attention by shooting it," Wendy said.
“What about me?” Soos ask.
“Here,” Wendy said giving Soos the shotgun.
"But don’t forget that it doesn't have any ammo," Dipper points out. "We're only taking it with us because we might come across some ammo for it later."
"Then, I can shoot," Mabel said.
"No," everyone said.
"Why not you all got to shoot during Summerween," Mabel said.
"We were all fighting for our lives back then. And unlike laser guns the shotgun will have a big recoil to it and you'll be knock back which is why Soos be handling it," Wendy said.
“Doesn’t have ammo but I can still use it as a club,” Soos said swing the shotgun around like a club.
"Why can't I?" Mabel ask.
"Because you haven't fought anyone or shown you can handle yourself in a fight," Twilight said.
"I was captured with Soos,” Mabel said.
“I’m not letting you use a gun that can break your arm with the recoil and that you might shoot one of us instead,” Wendy said.
“You do care about me,” Mabel said.
“No, I just don’t want to be shot or you crying out in pain drawing those things to us,” Wendy said.
“That’s mean,” Mabel said hurt.
“Mabel everyone is still mad at you,” Dipper said.
“Come on people aren’t going to stay mad at me forever,” Mabel said.
“I’m mad at you,” Twilight said.
“Same here. In fact the only reason we’re even around you is because of Dipper. You’re just the spare tire,” Wendy said.
"I can help," Mabel said.
"Like that race with that alien lizard guy? Which only happen because you set him off?" Twilight ask.
"Not listening and got me landing right in the middle of Wendy's mom and her friends party," Dipper said turning red remembering what he saw before he was pulled out. He had no idea how Wendy’s mom could be ok with all those other women on top of her.
"Come on it wasn't that bad," Mabel said waving it off.
"The only reason things didn't ended badly was that Dipper landed between me and Lilith. We got him out of there before anything else could happen," Wendy said.
"Mabel this isn't the time or place where you can act like you and pretend that nothing bad will happen. Those things will kill us. Not hurt us just kill us. I will die in front of you if you mess up," Dipper said.
"Come on Dipper you gotten out of worse things," Mabel said.
"That was because I didn't had you around," Dipper said.
"What do you mean?" Mabel ask clueless.
"What, I mean is that I didn't had to worry about you being you and causing a bigger problem then what I already have to deal with," Dipper said.
"Dipper I'm your sister," Mabel said hurt.
"And what does that have to do with survival?" Dipper ask.
"Kids quite," Blackwood spoke up. "We're entering the city soon."
The kids look to see the road they been traveling on is changing from farmlands to urban setting and taller buildings began appearing the deeper they got. They had to be careful as out in the farmland they could spot the giants easily while in the city they could be behind tall buildings. They saw all the hallmarks of riots and people trying to flee in their cars, like so many movies they had seen. It was just that there are almost no bodies at all, just clothes. They saw some bodies in crash cars and such but there were just mostly clothes on the ground.
"Blackwood you're getting anything?" Wendy ask.
"No," Blackwood said till he spotted what looks to be a police building. "We should find information over there."
"And look a high end jewelry store," Wendy said pointing across the street. It was a jewelry store that wasn’t looted thanks to the metal bars covering the windows and door.
"Wait you want to loot?" Twilight ask.
"Sure, why not? It's about time one of these adventures payout for us. Besides I like to get something out of this that puts money in my pocket," Wendy said walking across the street with her axe ready.
"I'm going with Wendy," Mabel said.
"Alright just be careful not to trip the alarms," Dipper said.
“Don’t worry I’ll just break into the fuse box and shut the power for the building,” Soos said still having his tool belt.
“Is the power even still on?” Wendy ask.
“Oh yeah the farmhouse didn’t had any power at all,” Dipper said.
Wendy swung the axe at the window of the jewelry store smashing the window. Hearing no alarm Wendy ask Blackwood to melt the lock with his hand blaster, which he did allowing Wendy to enter the store followed by Mabel and Soos. Once inside Wendy broke into the office of the store and began looking for the keys for the cases.
“Ok look for the keys and bags to carry the loot,” Wendy said looking over the display with all kinds of rings in them, some plain while others have gems on them, all being made from silver or gold.
“Also, the good stuff should be in a hidden safe,” Soos said.
“How you know that?” Mabel ask.
“Games and movies,” Soos answers as he looks through the files kept in the office for the combo for the safe.
“Got the keys,” Wendy said as she tosses Mabel a large leather shoulder bag she found. “Come on follow me.”
“Ok,” Mabel said following Wendy to the first display case which Wendy unlocks and began emptying out the display full of earrings.
“Found the safe code,” Soos said and began looking for the safe while holding the paper with the code on it.
“Hey why don’t we empty the cash register too?” Mabel asks helping in emptying out a display of necklaces.
“The bills wouldn’t be what we use. But they might be using silver and gold coins,” Wendy said as she finishes emptying a display of bracelets and walks over to the cash register and smash it open with her axe revealing paper money that they couldn’t use but some coins which Wendy thinks might be silver, copper and a several gold coins. She grabbed the coins and drop them into the bag then went back to emptying the other display cases. (1)
"Need a bag," Soos said as he leaves the store and came back with a suitcase. The suitcase is one of many that have been left behind by the people trying to flee for safety. Soos dumps the clothes in it and soon was filling it with the jewels from the safe.
"You guys done looting?" Dipper ask as he, Twilight and Blackwood enter the store.
"Just about," Wendy said dropping rings into the bag Mabel held. "You found a way back home?"
"Think so," Twilight said.
"There is the Holy Order HQ in this city but there is also a museum close to here that display several holy artifacts which might hold one of the disk we need," Blackwood said.
"Which is closer so we should stop by there first just in case there is something," Dipper said.
"Didn't you had one of those disk?" Mabel ask Blackwood.
"Yes, I do and if we had a way to contact Trembley he could open a portal for us," Blackwood answers.
"Ok lets go and loot the museum, plus anymore stores that we can loot," Wendy said finishing up looting the store.
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Poland -
Her name is Mommy Fortuna a witch and the owner of the Midnight Carnival. She is pretty poor at magic, hence why she captures normal animals and enchants them to resemble mythological creatures. But somehow she found herself in a new world where her magic was gone. The two hired hands left her and her animals were taken from her, including the unicorn and the harpy.
The government that ran the country she found herself in Poland, place her into a home for old people in exchange for the unicorn and the harpy. While the living arrangements aren't anything to complain about. In fact, her living standards have been greatly approved with indoor pipes that gives her all the clean water she wants, and the toilets, with the toilet paper. With the food she has been given better then she had ever eaten. In her old world how, she was living now was grander than any king or queen.
"It's not enough, is it?" Him said visiting her in her room.
"I told that unicorn that I know my magic is a sham, and angrily ask if the unicorn really believes that becoming a third-rate carnival mistress peddling third-rate illusions to gullible peasants is what I wanted to be when I was young and full of ambition," Fortuna said.
"So, what will it be? Spend the few remaining years of your life here or try it again?" Him ask.
"What I want is to be like you. An immortal demon who is young and powerful," Fortuna said.
"Oh, that's all? But remember you're working for me till I let you go after you served your purpose," Him said.
"Yes, I'll serve you till I repay you," Fortuna said.
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SCP-093 -
"Looks like people made their last stand here," Twilight said looking at the wall of cars that are all stacked on top of each other till they reached the very top of the buildings on either side of the street. And are 4 cars deep so that the monsters couldn’t just push their way through.
"Twilight teleport us onto the roof to see what we're dealing with," Dipper said.
Twilight teleported everyone onto the top of one of the buildings. Where she and the others got a good overview the museum. All the streets that lead to the museum is blocked off by stacks of cars, trucks and what else the people who put them up could find. The museum is surrounded by a fence that is electrified thanks to the cables from solar panels and a windmill powering it and the building. There is also a garden growing around the museum and what looks like several rain catching barrels.
"It looks people are still alive here," Soos said. "Just like in that zombie movie with people living in a mall."
"You think they're friendly?" Wendy asks.
"Hope so, it be nice to know what happen here," Blackwood said.
"Hey a pegasus!" Mabel said pointing to the lone flying figure in the sky and waving to the pony.
"It is a pony," Twilight said in surprise.
The pony flew down revealing it to be a male pony wearing armor.
"A unicorn?" the pegasus ask.
"You're Flash Magnus," Twilight said recognizing from the pictures of him in her books.
“Who?” Mabel ask.
“He is a member of the Pillars of Old Equestria,” Twilight said.
“The what?” Mabel ask again.
“The pillars are the old heroes who use to protect Equestria. Their leader is Star Swirl the Bearded a wizard from the dawn of Equestria's history, who knew Celestia and Luna over a thousand years ago. He was mentor to them, as well as Clover the Clever, and created more than 200 spells. Regarded as the most powerful and magically gifted unicorn in history, he has a wing in the Canterlot castle archives named for him.”
“Rockhoof a earth pony from a seaside village that dreamed of nothing more than joining the warriors of the Mighty Helm that protected it, but he was too scrawny and weak. When a volcanic eruption threatened the village, Rockhoof's will to protect it was so strong that he spontaneously grew into a mighty stallion, and rapidly dug a trench to divert the lava flow and save his people.”
“Mistmane a famous unicorn sorceress, Mistmane was the most beautiful pony in her homeland. While she was away to study magic, her friend Sable Spirit botched a spell to make herself beautiful and made herself ugly, and in jealousy ruined the village to take away its beauty. Upon her return, Mistmane performed a powerful spell that restored both Sable and the village to their former glory, but did so at the cost of her looks.”
“Flash Magnus a pegasus soldier from the Cloudsdale Royal Legion. After a pair of dragons captured his companions and his allies were too afraid to attempt rescue, Flash Magnus distracted the dragons with nothing but a magical shield to defend him. His comrades were rescued and Flash Magnus became honored for his bravery, keeping the shield as proof of his valor.”
“Somnambula the namesake of a village in Southern Equestria, Somnambula was a Pegasus who gave hope to her people in times when a Sphinx terrorized the land. When the prince of her village tried to stand up to the Sphinx and was abducted, Somnambula rescued him by walking across a narrow bridge blindfolded, relying on his voice to guide her. The furious Sphinx flew away and Somnambula became honored by her people as a hero.”
“Mage Meadowbrook known to most as a world-renowned earth pony sorceress who possessed eight mystical items, Mage Meadowbrook moonlighted as an elusive masked healer called the "Mystical Mask", traveling Equestria to heal the rarest and most terrible of diseases.”
"Come I'll take you inside with the others," Flash said wondering what's going on.
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Inside -
"The spell that sealed all of you away when the merge happen must have sent you here instead back in Equestria," Twilight said comparing notes with Star Swirl.
"We been surviving as best as we could our magic been keeping the monsters at bay. We had believed that we landed in a future world of Equestria where a new race had taken over or at least in a country where there are only humans. But it is disheartening to learn what happen to our world and magic being gone," Star Swirl said.
"I rather be magicless then having to deal with the monsters of this world," Mistmane said.
"You have any idea what happen here?" Blackwood said having told his tale of his last visit to this world.
"Nope, all we know is that those monsters that have been crawling around will absorb you when they catch you," Meadowbrook said.
"How you know that?" Wendy ask.
"The pony of shadows was absorbed by one of them. The monster that did it has become bigger and colored black as the result. The normal monsters seem to follow it around," Somnambula said.
"Speaking of which why haven't we seen any of the monsters while we were coming to here?" Dipper ask.
"We did stop alot and looted plenty of stores," Mabel adds.
They had stop by several other stores on the way. Stealing things that they could sell in their world, mostly things made out of gold and silver. They also stole things like pocket watches, silver candlestick, silverware made from real silver, silver and gold plated belt buckles and other things that they could sell. Not to mention picking up tons of those strange looking crosses that are made out of silver or gold. There were lots of holy stuff made out of gold and silver which they picked up seeing how there isn't anyone left to care if its holy or not.
Even stopping at several banks where Blackwood getting into the fun of looting, blasted his way into the vault. Where while the paper money were all worthless, they did found plenty of coins made out of silver and gold which this world used as well as some bars, gems and others stuff in the deposit boxes inside the vault. There are also plenty of copper coins and bars which could be sold for the copper. They used the cart they rode in to carry all the bags and suitcases that is full of loot.
"They're all around one what I think is a big military compound deeper in the city. There are a bunch of humans who suddenly showed up a couple of months ago," Ironhoof said.
"What do they look like?" Dipper ask.
"They're all wearing black robes and at first were all armed with just swords before they started using the weapons called guns. They're lead by a man with a strange black and white face name Mayuri Kurotsuchi," Flash answers.
"What are those Japanese reapers doing here?" Dipper ask out loud. "But it does mean they have a way out of this world."
"That's what I figure but I can't get close to the building without being shot at. Somnambula took months to heal after she was shot with those weapons of theirs," Flash said.
"All we can figure out is that they're trying to control the monsters. We seen them using strange machines and even capturing the monsters," Somnambula said.
"I did heard that the ghost and reaper war is heating up. They must be here trying to control the monsters," Soos said.
"If the monsters can absorb the pony of shadows then they would be able to do the same with the ghosts," Twilight said.
"When we get back we should tell Phantom about it," Wendy said.
"Why not you just make a magic mirror like you did before that we can just step through?" Soos ask Star Swirl.
"I could but the materials that I need are all only found in Equestria," Star Swirl said.
"Is this the building that the reapers are hold up in?" Blackwood said having taken a map from the police station and mark where the holy order he didn't bother to remember the name of HQ. He place it on a table where the ponies could all look it over.
"No it isn't," Somnambula said having seen the city from above long enough to make out where the building is located at.
"Good the disk should be there," Dipper said.
"One problem that's close to the compound and a number of those monsters are there," Flash said.
"Ok so we get in and out of there before anyone see us," Dipper said.
"But how do we get back to our universe?" Wendy ask.
"We can make a mirror to be like the magic mirror Star Swirl made," Twilight said.
"I just said I would need things only found in our world," Star Swirl said.
"Or close enough where it links to the mirror you already built so that once we have the disk it can link us to the mirror in Canterlot," Twilight said.
"Yes, that could work," Star Swirl said.
"So how do we get to the building?" Blackwood ask.
"With the number of those monsters wandering around that part of the city. The safe way is by flying," Flash said.
"Which means me and Dipper are the only ones who can go," Mabel said her eyes sparkling.
"You and your brother are the only ones we can carry," Somnambula said looking at the two lightest and smallest of the humans.
"Ok so we just need a plan once we get there," Dipper said.
"I have a plan," Mabel said.
"Mabel just follow my lead and we should get home in no time," Dipper said.
"He is the smart one," Wendy said.
"And remember what happen when you were in charge of the shack," Twilight adds.
"Right," Mabel huffed wanting to do more but people just keep on pointing that her plans never work out while Dipper's work most of the time.
“Mabel remember that all you need to do is stay with me and don’t do anything dumb that could draw attention of those monsters,” Dipper said.
“Don’t worry, I won’t be doing anything dumb,” Mabel said.
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Later -
"Ok how did Mabel do this?" Wendy ask as she and the others barricaded the main entrance of the museum as something bangs on the wooden doors from the outside.
"She heard beeping in a room and decided to leave the group. When we notice she was gone we found her playing with a keyboard that made some techno sounding music. Which open up all the canisters of holy tears that were also in the room. It caused the monsters who were just wandering around outside to start to swarm the building," Dipper explains.
"But it did open the door that lead to the disk," Mabel pointed out.
"But you went and taunted the monsters as we were flying away," Flash said.
"Causing the black one to come after us," Somnambula said.
"So how did it get past the wall?" Ironhoof ask.
"It climbed over the wall," Dipper said.
"They never did that before," Meadowbrook said.
"Well, the black one didn't know where we were till now," Flash said as he and Somnambula always avoided the black one, that seemed to be smarter than the rest.
The pounding on the door stop as a loud boom sound was heard outside.
"Let us in!" Twilight's voice shouted outside.
Pushing the displays and benches away from the door, Wendy open the doors and she was greeted by a sight that caused her to jump back. The others quickly saw the pile of dead bodies outside, with Blackwood, Twilight, Star Swirl and Mistmane standing outside. Blackwood had taken the time to make the same weapon he used the last time he was here. Using what he found on the way from the fallen defenders of this world. Combine with the unicorn's magic caused the monster to break apart and all the humans who had been absorbed into it were freed. But were all long dead due to years of being inside of the monster, expect for a freaked out Stygian who is curled up in a traumatized fetal position shivering.
"Come hurry inside the other monsters are trying to break through the wall," Star Swirl said looking behind him as the wall of cars shake from the monsters pressing themselves against it. Who weren't smart enough to climb over it like the black one did.
"Stygian?" Ironhoof ask seeing his old unicorn friend.
"He's been freed from the darkness," Twilight said as she lifts him into the air with her magic. "Come let's go home."
After barricading the main doors again, that is the only entrance that's big enough for the monsters to get inside. They all gathered around the new magic mirror which is a large one placed on the wall. Blackwood placed the disk on the mirror and stuck his robot arm into it, with it sinking into it like the surface of a pool of water.
"So how do we know it's safe?" Soos ask.
"Mabel wants to test it out," Wendy said.
"What?" Mabel ask before she was lifted into the air by Twilight and flung into the mirror.
"Twilight!" Dipper said.
"What?" Twilight ask back.
"Ok what's going on?" Sunset ask sticking her head through the mirror. She was surprise to see a robot hand and then Mabel come flying out of the magic mirror which she had placed in her office.
"It works," Mabel voice called out.
"Stuck in a different universe where we can use magic but it's full of monsters," Twilight said.
"Really?" Sunset ask as she pulls her head out and shortly comes stepping through with the crown of friendship in her hands. She kept the crown and necklaces of harmony in her office as a display. She snapped her fingers and created a ball of fire.
"Sunset what are you doing?" Twilight ask.
"I have been wanting to do this for a very long time and now that I can use magic again, I'm going to do it," Sunset said placing the crown on her head.
A bright light blinded everyone as Sunset grew a set of blood red wings grew out of her back. She became a few inches taller and gain a buffer built then she had before. Making her look more like her amazon older sisters then she looked before, she's still small but she looks to be on her way of being just like her older sisters. A red star shape tattoo appeared on her forehead and a horn made out of red energy appeared on it. (2)
"Wow you're like a magical girl now," Soos said.
"Yes, and I feel great," Sunset said as she looks at the group. "Star Swirl and the other pillars?"
"It's a long story," Star Swirl said.
"Come on through the mirror I like to see if I can still use magic back home," Sunset said.
"But first help with taking this stuff with us?" Wendy ask pointing to the many displays that she and the others had gathered from the museum many being priceless artifacts. As well as the cart that the gang rode on while Blackwood pulled it. The cart is loaded with the bags and suitcases full of loot they had stolen from the stores and banks.
"Ok," Sunset said seeing the pile of loot before her.
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Canterlot -
After emptying out the museum of it's artifacts and contacting SCP about the Shinigami doing something in that world. The magic mirror was taken by Danny who took it to the SCP base where either they will handle it or the ghosts will, or it be a joint operation. Sunset for her part after stepping back out of the mirror was delighted to find she still has her wings and is able to use magic thanks to her drawing magic from the tree of harmony. Being borrowed magic and allowing her to be one of the few magic users who can still use spell casting magic. Which made her wonder about the other necklaces of the elements being able to do the same. But with the mirror being in the hands of the SCP that could wait. Her family seeing her new form thought her new form and powers was neat. Even if Sunrise didn't like that Sunset is now taller than her.
In the Throne room Sunset had Stygian is exonerated for his past crimes. Dipper and the others had already headed for home. After hearing his side of the story Sunset had laughingly compares the pillars to the human Mane 6. Because they were so quick to jump to conclusions and kick Stygian out of their group without explaining himself, much like the mane human 6 broke apart over some measly texts.
"Congratulations ESTEEMED Pillars of Equestria, you have the same tenacity and problem-solving skills as a bunch of high school girls. I'm curious, did you even let him explain himself? Or did you just kick him out then and there?" Sunset ask.
"...the later..." Star Swirl said blushing like the other pillars.
Stygian just sigh. "...in fairness... I guess I could have just told the others what I was planning..."
Sunset continues to tease them by making comparisons between their situation and the situation that broke the main human 6 apart... Forgetting that Rarity is sewing her clothes currently in the room.
"What!?" Rarity ask who came to the castle to alter Sunset's clothes for her new wings.
"Dang it, forgot you were here...." Sunset groans as she explains herself.
Rarity... actually takes it well.
"You're... taking this surprisingly well...," Sunset said.
"Well, I'd probably have been more furious BEFORE the Merger, but after... well seeing your world and livelihood quite literally fall to pieces around you- especially when you have a younger sibling to take care of. It really changes a person, make them take stock of their lives... and me and the other girls... well... we had fun, we had many good times I'll cherish... Buuut, looking back all our differences may have made us a very dynamic and interesting as a group... but conversely it also made us a bit of a powder keg. Maybe if we had a sane, sensible person like you or Twilight leading us it wouldn't have been so bad and eventually we could've made it work as we matured. But, without that lynch pin, even if you hadn't done those texts. We eventually would've fallen apart again, probably at the word of a complete stranger on the flimsiest of evidence... or something like that... It's sad... but what can you do? Really, I have a good life now, good friends that get me for me, and a job as a royal tailor... so... I probably should be mad... but nah..." Rarity said as she goes back to work.
"Well with that over with," Sunset turns to the pillars. "Seeing how much things have changed over the years and thanks to the merge. I like to hire you all to work for me at one of the theme parks or casinos."
"Wait you want us to be entertainers?" Ironhoof ask.
"Having legends of the past here can help bring in people and money," Sunset said.
"What about the treasure?" Mistmane ask.
"I'm several billions in depth after making deals and getting loans to modernize Equestria and fix many issues that Celestia refused to deal with. Even with the sell of the artifacts I'll still have alot to pay off," Sunset explains. (3)
"Ooohh," the pillars said.
"But you all can do as you like but know I have some jobs for you," Sunset said taking her leave to get in touch with a number of museums and some countries who would be interested in getting their hands on some of the artifacts she now has. There are also a number of fossils that would sell for some big bucks.
"Star Swirl?" Celestia voice rang out as she and Luna came into the throne room. Both of them learning their old mentor had came back along with the other pillars they drop what they were doing to see them once again.
"I'll leave you all to yourselves, I have some calls to make," Sunset said taking flight.
"Sunset?" Celestia ask staring at her now alicorn daughter.
"I finally became an alicorn thanks to the crown of magic. Plus I can now use magic again," Sunset said creating a ball of fire in her hands.
"Sunset the transformation is corrupted, it's full of rage," Celestia said.
"You need to transform back to normal," Luna agreed.
"I'm only full of rage because of you Celestia for keeping me from what I always meant to be. Besides I'm already in charge around here and ruling better then you ever did. So there wouldn't be anything different besides me using magic," Sunset said.
"No you will mistreat the ponies," Celestia said.
"As if I wasn't already doing that already. The ponies that you only care about and not any of the other races, are a bunch of sissies who can't handle not being in control of things and that I don't just give them what they want or me not treating them better then everyone else. They already see me as a tyrant because I don't baby them like you did and look down on them, belittle them any chance I get. So what will be different?" Sunset ask.
"She has a point," Luna said.
"Sunset with this power you will follow a dark path," Celestia said.
"By our old world's standards you mean," Sunset said as she flies off.
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At the shack -
After Soos left for home, Wendy, Twilight, Dipper and Mabel rested at the shack. With Stan still at the hospital Twilight and Wendy have been staying at the shack to look after the twins. With none of them in the mood to cook they ordered some pizza and soda. They began looking over the loot they collected from the other world. Blackwood had already left with his take from the loot saying that he always wonder what robbing a bank would be like.
"Ok so how are we going to do this?" Twilight ask all of them are in the twin's room.
"Well, there's Stan," Dipper said.
"The jewels, watches and other stuff can be sold to the supplier of jewelry stores. One of my aunts works in the buying and selling old jewelry and such things. As for the other stuff we took from that world, Sunset is going to handle the sale of the artifacts and give us our cut later," Wendy said.
"That leaves the gold and silver coins and bars," Twilight said and seeing Mabel stacking the coins and bars like building blocks.
"We could just sell it to those places that buy that stuff," Dipper said.
"Or just have my aunt help us sell it or with Stan seeing how he would know how to sell it," Wendy said.
"Or I can just ask Stump who will give us a fair deal," Twilight said.
"So how much money are we looking at here?" Mabel ask.
"At least a few million and seeing how it cost us nothing to get it and with Soos getting a cut we all should have enough to be set for life," Twilight said.
"I'm buying all the glitter!" Mabel said.
"As long as no one spends it on things that they don't need and go crazy with it," Twilight said staring flatly at Mabel.
"Mabel don't go crazy you do need to plan ahead. Don't you have any plans for the future? Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" Dipper ask.
"Who cares I'm rich! Who cares about the boring adult stuff," Mabel said just blowing any thought of the future.
"You're going to spend it all and have nothing leftover to spend on stuff you actually need," Wendy said.
"So, what, I'm rich now, I can buy my way out!" Mabel said earning her flat looks.
"Well, it's clear that Mabel being an idiot who lives in her own little world. Isn't going to survive once she's an adult," Twilight said.
"Unless she becomes one of those still lives with their parents because they can't survive otherwise," Wendy said.
"Hey," Mabel said.
"She's right," Twilight said. "With how much it cost just to rent a apartment in some places. Many people have to still live with their parents as they can't find anything they can afford."
"That's true but she'll be the woman child who never grew up and has no job. And once her parents are gone or finally had enough of her she'll end up on the street," Wendy said.
"Hey," Mabel said.
"Unless you help pay the bills or help around the house, I can't see you being able to stay in your parents home as a adult if you stay as you are now. With what you been doing since you got here. I'm not surprise that your parents wanted a summer with you away," Twilight said. (3)
"Hey Dipper does she acts like this back at your home?" Wendy ask.
"Pretty much, just not as big of a mess," Dipper said.
Mabel was shocked as she keeps excepting Dipper to defend her. But he just remains silent and now not taking her side. The doorbell ringing got Wendy and Twilight to leave the room, leaving the twins alone.
"Dipper why didn't you defend me?! We always have each others back!" Mabel said.
Dipper just gave out a sigh. "We did Mable... but lately... it's starting to feel more and more one-sided..."
"What?" Mabel ask.
"I can't keep doing this. You expect me to do anything for you, while doing nothing for me in return. Would you only care if I was doing the same thing to you? Not to mention that even after the mailbox thing you still don't think in what you're doing. Or just follow my lead which you didn’t and got those monsters to chase us," Dipper ask her leaving her stun.
“Dipper,” Mabel said hurt.
“What I’m the bad guy because I pointed out how you’re acting. At this rate you’ll end up just like that Dee Dee woman who went and cause that meltdown and when interviewed about what she did just tried to laugh it off. Just like you do when you do something wrong. What is with you and not taking anything seriously unless it’s about you. You’re acting like those people from, The City where Dib comes from. Being so dumb it’s amazing that they can remember to breath, which is how people see you around here,” Dipper stated.
“People don’t see me like that,” Mabel said not believing what she’s hearing.
“You went and cause whoever was answering questions for nothing, just wanting to enlighten people, to be so reviled by you stuffing gummy worms up your nose that it cut off all contact with us. How many people who had important questions lost their chance all because of you? How about everyone laughs off how that pig Waddles you loved and care about more than the life of Wendy. Who cares if the dumb pig died it’s not important at all, its just a pig that was bred to be slaughtered for food,” Dipper said.
“Dipper don’t joke about that. You know how much it hurts,” Mabel said shock her eyes tearing up remembering Waddles.
“And you cared more about a pig than Wendy," Dipper said.
"I... just," Mabel said unable to say anything just looking at her brother with pleading eyes.
"Don't give me that look. I'm tried of it. If you can only listen when I have you crying then so be it. At least you listen to what I say and not be distracted by any little thought that goes through your head. This is the reason why back home you have no friends. Why our parents have to spend so much money paying for the damages that you cause. Twilight is right they sent us away so they can have some time away from you. You're the friend that nobody likes and that is counting me. I don't like you at all. It's always about you and putting yourself first while expecting me to just be there for you but you'll never be there for me. I want to live my own life without you ruining things for me. Because of you I'm a social outcast like you are as I have to cover for you whenever you cause a mess. I'm having a great time in Gravity Falls because I been spending time with other people and not just you," Dipper said opening up.
"I... but I'm your sister... we love each other," Mabel said her lips quivering as she felt something breaking inside of her.
"I do love you but only because you're my sister. That's the only reason why. But I'm not going to look the other way of your faults and pretend you're something else then what you are. You cling to me because deep down you know that I'm the only one who will put up with you and without me you be all alone. Well forget that I'm not going to put up with you putting lives on the line just so you can have fun on adventures. You went and disobeyed me causing those monsters to know where we were and then taunted those monsters which caused them to chase us. You're the idiot character who mess things up and put everyone else in danger," Dipper said. (4)
He walks off... leaving a now very sad and sobbing Mable.
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Nightmare Realm -
Bill watched what happened with the Mystery Shack gang and them finding that universe with that Earth he made lifeless of humans. For that silly plan of his, that has no chance at all to work, at least not in the way he wants. Bill opens up a portal connecting him to the Soul King.
"Bill what is it?" the Soul King ask.
"TELL YOUR BOYS TO PACK UP. OUR LITTLE SIDE PROJECT OF USING THOSE HALF MONSTERS AS WEAPONS IS GOING TO BE KNOWN REAL SOON. KING DORK AND HIS GHOSTS ARE GOING TO PAY THE MAD DOCTOR AND HIS GANG A VISIT VERY SOON," Bill said.
"How did this happen?" Soul King ask.
"HEROES SHOWING UP," Bill said before hanging up.
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