From within the cloud of dust, one of the figure's eyes began glowing a sharp yellow. The sound of whirring gears could be heard, causing the princesses and the once bearers of the Elements to shift nervously. Celestia and Luna made subtle movements to get closer to their little ponies as if to defend them if the spell had summoned the wrong thing and something that meant them harm was here. Their actions were met with the glowing eyes seemingly following them, a feat that should have been impossible through the thick cloud of debris.
Celestia was about to call out and ask if they were friendly or not when a fit of coughing caused the words to die off in her mouth before ever leaving. She stared as the glowing eyes turned to where the other form was.
"Are you alright?" It asked in a serious tone, the pitch of the voice giving away that it was a male.
"Too... much... dust..." The other one managed out weakly between coughing fits.
"Here..." The first one said in response.
A large gust of wind that was accompanied by a thunderous clap swept the debris away, revealing the two bipedal creatures. Celestia was the first to open her eyes after the shockwave, and she could only stare at the figure that held its upper appendages together in front of it. This being merely clapped and brought forth a gust of such power, Celestia could not help but marvel at this being. It's head was furless, aside from a tuft of spiky yellow hair on the top of its head. It's forelimbs were covered in glossy black metal, and the rest of its body was covered in clothing. A blue shirt with its sleeves rolled up to not cover its shoulders, and dark green pants adorned its body. What stood out most however, was the piercing golden eyes that stared directly back at her, wide as it seemed to analyze her and the other ponies.
Celestia then turned her attention to the other creature that was also clad in clothing. This one however wore no armor, and was in what appeared to be in a bright yellow cloth jumpsuit, with dark red boots and gloves. A white cape billowed behind him as he struck a heroic pose with his balled up hands on his hips. The pose only served to make the creature look comical however with its unimpressive looking physique. Its hairless head shined in the light, and Celestia had to stifle her laughter at the shoddy look the creature had to it. Celestia now understood what had happened with the spell. The elements had not only summoned the great golden haired hero, but also his sidekick.
Celestia cleared her throat, causing all eyes to be drawn to her as she addressed the alien beings, "On behalf of my kingdom, I must welcome you to our land of Equestria."
The figures stared at her, nor responding for several seconds until the bald one looked at his companion, "I think that we aren't in Z-city anymore..."
"My scans are showing that there are several other sapient equine creatures nearby. It would be safe to assume we are on an alien planet populated by them." The one with the glowing eyes responded.
"So... What, that bright light was some kind of alien abduction device?" The bald one asked.
"Actually... That was magic, not a device." Twilight spoke up, unable to restrain herself from correcting someone.
The two turned their attention toward her, causing Twilight to fidget slightly under the gaze of the piercing golden eyes. His expression held no room for games in its serious visage, quite the opposite of the dopey look his companion had.
"Why have you brought us here?" He asked in a commanding tone.
"We are in need of heroes to save our kingdom." Celestia cut in, stepping between Twilight and the man.
The expression of the bald one brightened noticeably at this "Well it's nice to see that even aliens have finally recognized my heroics. Did you perhaps hear of my defeat of Lord Boros?"
"Umm... Who?" Luna chimed in with a confused look on her face.
"Oh..." The bald one said dejectedly at the clear confusion.
"We used a spell to summon the greatest hero to defend our land in this time of great peril, and we hope that you would answer our call for need." Celestia pressed on as she strode closer to the two beings.
As she approached nearer she noticed two things. The first that she noticed was that the golden eyed one was not wearing armor, the metal plates seemed to be what his arm was actually made of. The second, was that she could sense a great power before her. It was unlike anything she had ever felt before, and it made her smile with hope.
"Why not, it would be a good learning experience." The bald one stated with a shrug.
"Are you sure? You know what my goal is. It cannot be achieved here." The golden eyed one stated in a serious tone.
"Oh come on, what harm could there be in a little training. A true hero never turns down those that are in need." He said with a smile as he gave the thumbs up in what was clearly supposed to be a cool pose.
The reaction was immediate in the golden eyed one who took out a notepad from one of the pockets in his pants and began jotting something down. Celestia frowned at this and furrowed her brows in thought.
"It is not my place to question your methods because you clearly were the one the spell was meant to summon..." Celestia began, "But why do you take orders from your sidekick?"
"Sidekick...?" The bald one asked, his face falling into one of depression.
"He is my teacher. With his guidance I can become strong enough to avenge my family." The golden eyed one stated firmly.
The ponies all looked between the imposing figure of the one with glowing eyes, and then to the deflated and frail looking one who was bald. They then looked back at the first with his all too serious expression and laughed at the joke he had clearly made.
"I like him, a hero should be able to tell good jokes!" Pinkie Pie said in her overly hyper voice as she bounced up before the man.
"It... Isn't a joke. Teacher is the strongest person I know, and has saved our world on numerous occasions." He replied with an insulted scowl on his face.
"Give it a rest, they won't believe you any more than the other heroes at the association will." The bald one said with a sigh, "Besides, its better not to dwell on such things. Fame is not what being a hero is all about."
"He has a very valid point. A noble choice of words indeed." Luna said with a smile.
'Perhaps he is the moral compass of the hero? I am getting the feeling that he is not well versed with his own emotions,' Luna whispered to her sister.
'I think you are right. Something must have happened for our hero to hold him in such high regards. Perhaps he considers that he saved the world in that he kept him on the right track in life,' Celestia whispered back.
"So you have your own Hero organization where you are from?" Twilight asked, interested in the tidbit of information that was slipped moments ago.
"Yes, I am of the S ranked heroes, and am the fourteenth place among those." The first one replied.
"Class B hero, Rank sixth" The second replied himself.
"S rank, I ain't heard of those..." Applejack chimed in.
"S rank is the secret rank above A if their system is anything like ours..." Celestia explained.
"Did anyone else hear that?" The bald one asked, a look of confusion crossing his face.
"Hear what?" The man with glowing eyes asked, moments before his eyes went wide as his sensors picked up something speeding in their direction at an alarming rate.
The wall of the room they were in blew down as a great concussive force ripped through the air causing the ponies to all fall about. Only the two heroes stood their ground and looked at what met them. An army of black chitinous creatures that resembled the shape of the ponies snarled and snapped their jaws at the occupants of the room. The golden eyed man looked at Celestia and Luna as if asking who they were.
"Changelings, why now!?" Luna yelled in dismay.
"Our Queen knew you would be using the last bit of the magic of the Elements, and that now was our time to strike!" A changeling that was larger than the other and wore armor stepped forward.
The changeling made for the closest pony, Fluttershy, but never made it as it found itself seperated at its mid section by a beam of pure energy. The insectoid creature was dead before its body hit the ground. This caused the rest of the Changelings to chitter violently among themselves at the strange creature that attacked them. The golden eyed man meanwhile turned his smoking palm towards the large group of the changelings, the panels on his arm opening up and glowing with a great power as he readied an even more powerful shot from his bionic arm.
The black insect like ponies had no chance as a blue beam of energy tore through their ranks, annihilating any that it touched. The ponies stared in awe at the raw power that the man unleashed. as he went about chasing the fleeing remnants of the changelings. What they did not notice was that the other man seemingly ignoring the changelings, walked off out of the hole in the wall, and was making his way towards something in the distance.
A giant creature covered in thick chitinous plates watched over Ponyville from the ruins of a destroyed building, where it watched the now defenseless ponies scurry to avoid the changelings that it commanded. General Mandibles was his name, most powerful of Queen Chrysalis's commanders. He was of a breed of recently hatched and altered changelings that were only possible because of their new ally in the war on the ponies. He was the pride of the changelings, and he was unstoppable.
He alone had braved the changeling coliseum, and had single hoofedly slain hundreds of ponies and griffons that had been captured for the purpose of testing him. All in a single round to boot."
"So you must be the boss of those things that are attacking." A voice called from behind him.
Turning slowly, so as to be as menacing as possible, General Mandibles beheld a strange looking creature. It's head shined like a polished piece of metal in the sunlight, and it had its arms crossed before it as its cape billowed behind it.
"What... Are you?" The giant changeling said to the creature it dwarfed in size that clearly wanted to die.
"Just a guy who serves as a hero for a hobby." The man said in a neutral voice.
"That's one half-assed setting..." General Mandibles said with a frown, "But I am the mighty General Mandibles. Fiercest and strongest among the Queen's Changelings."
"Can we just got on with this? Those ponies seemed like they had something more interesting to say to me..." He said as he let out a bored sigh.
A vein bulged in the massive changelings forehead at the audacity of the strange creature, "You dare mock me?!"
General Mandibles grew to double his previous size, and shifted his body to matched the bipedal form in hopes of frightening it. His hands however ended in wickedly sharp black claws, and his body was covered in curved spines. His mouth gray stark white fangs, each as large as the man's head, and two massive curved tusks sprouted from his cheekbones. This form was brought from an image of a creature it had managed to gleam from the top of the man's mind with its magic. With a form as imposing and powerful as this, there was no hope for the puny creature now.
"Now Die!" General Mandibles shouted as he lunged forward for the attack.
The man lazily threw a fist out, not even taking the time to notice the familiar face of a creature he had defeated months ago. This version fared no better as a gaping hole formed in it from his punch, the shock-wave carrying through and leaving a large crater in the ground behind it. The force that rippled though its body caused its arms to snap off, the chitin cracking and flying in numerous directions. Its tusks shattered and eyes flew out of their sockets as the devastation of the blow rocked its body. Gore and limbs sprayed out behind it and away from the man as it let out its final cry of surprise and agony.
He stood there for a second staring at the corpse of the easily defeated monster. Another fight that ended after only one punch.
"FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!" He screamed in lament of his boredom.