//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: Arrival // Story: Battle Brawlers: Equestria // by GoldenCyclone4 //------------------------------// Chapter 1: The Arrival Equestria POV: Celestia I was presiding over Day Court, looking forward to another relatively peaceful day, when a guardsmen burst in. “Your Highness! I bring news from the northwest! Three humanoids have been spotted, and they seem to have powerful monsters as allies!” “Monsters, you say? What kind?” I asked, starting to get worried. “That’s the strangest part. According to witnesses, they seem to be summoned from little orbs, about as large as an over-sized marble. One was black, another red. They also seem to get help from four large mechanical beings. They’re currently wreaking havoc all across that area.” As soon as I heard the descriptions, my heart sank. I knew exactly what those creatures were, though I’d hoped to never see them again. “Day Court is suspended. Let my sister know to meet me in my chambers,” I said curtly, then I teleported from the room. About 5 minutes later, my sister Luna walked in. “Sister, what has you so troubled?” the Lunar Alicorn asked. “Simple, Sister. Bakugan have returned to our world,” I replied, rather worried as to how we would fight them off. “Bakugan? Are you certain?” she inquired, unsure. “Yes, sister, nothing else matches the description I’ve been given. Now, we must focus our powers to summon some help.” “Sister, what of the former Bearers?” Luna asked, “Can’t they assist?” “I’m sorry, Luna, but you know as well as I that Bakugan are formidable foes. We must fight fire with fire,” I replied, starting to gather energy for the spell. “Don’t you mean, Pyrus with Pyrus?” she joked. I will admit I giggled slightly at that. “Very well then, let’s do this,” she finally replied. Earth POV: Dan Kuso Beep, Beep, Beep! “Ugh, stupid alarm,” I groaned as I hit the snooze button. “Really, Dan? Why do you even set an alarm if you’re just going to ignore it?” my Bakugan partner, Drago, asked. “And you do realize the reason you set it is so you wouldn’t be late to that reunion party Marucho is hosting.” “Oh, crap, that’s right! I gotta get ready!” I realized as I hopped out of bed. I quickly threw on a red undershirt and some crimson jeans. I then pulled on my red and white sweater and brushed my teeth before heading downstairs, snagging my goggles along the way. After hitting the ground floor, I quickly headed over to the “Grand Ballroom,” as Marucho had called it. As I walked in, I saw a few of our old friends were already there. Since Julie, Runo, Mira, Shun, Gunz, and Marucho all lived here in Bakugan City, not to mention they all lived here at Brawler HQ with me and Drago, I expected them. But also there were Ace, Baron, Jake, Alice, Keith, and Gus, along with their respective partners. “Well, well, look who decided to show up,” Keith said as he saw us come in. “Keith, be nice,” Mira replied, playfully elbowing her brother in the ribs. “You know Dan loves to sleep in.” “Hey!” I shouted. “Dan, don’t deny it. We all know it’s true!” I heard a familiar voice say from behind me. “That voice… Preyas?” I turned around and saw it was indeed Marucho’s first partner, along with his dual evolutions, Angelo and Diablo. “How’d you get here?” “That would be my doing,” I heard a cultured voice declare. I then noticed Klaus was to my left, and had been chatting with Chan Lee and her partner, Fortress. “I believed the others would like to see their old partners again, I made a quick stop on my way here to round them up. As for the Neathian Bakugan, I believe Queen Fabia said she’d be bringing them with her when she, Rafe, Linus, and Commander Elright get here.” “Wait,” Jake suddenly piped up, “I get to see Coredem again? Awesome!” The excitement on his face was obvious. Then again, that dude’s almost always excited when it comes to Bakugan. “So, wait, does that mean that Tigrerra is here too?” Drago asked, curious. “You bet I am, Drago. Long time no see.” Tigrerra suddenly floated over. “I’m with Tigrerra on this one, dude. You hardly ever come to visit!” Preyas chimed in. “It has been a while,” the deep voice of Gorem joined the conversation. “I think we all can agree though, that it’s good to see you again, Drago,” Skyress chipped in. “Yes, it is good to see my old rival in one piece,” Hydranoid said. “It’s good to see all of you too. I can hardly remember the last time we were together like this.” Drago was touched by how much his fellow Bakugan cared about him, I could tell by the blush he was sporting. “Hey, guys good to see all of you!” I said. “It’s been way too long!” All of a sudden, I was shoved aside by a couple of rather eager Aquos Bakugan. “Elfin, Tristar, what the heck?” “Hey, Drago. We missed you!” Elfin declared, while getting rather close to Drago. “Yeah, man. Wish I could’ve been there with you to kick Mechtavius Destroyer’s butt!” Tristar exclaimed. “Ugh, it’s nice to see you both, too. Now, care to get off?” Drago said irritably. “Hm, seems like Tigrerra may have some completion, Percival,” Nemus said as he floated over. “It would seem so, Nemus,” Percival replied. “Don’t let her hear you say that,” Ingram quipped. Suddenly, a portal opened behind us, signaling the arrival of our Gundalian friends. “Hey, Ren, Paige! Good to see you guys!” I declared as I walked over. “Dan! For once we can meet in peace, huh?” Ren joked. “I brought the others, too,” he said as Jesse, Lena, Zenet, Mason, and surprisingly, Nurzak emerged. “Hey guys! Nurzak, why are you here?” I questioned. “What, I thought I was allowed to visit my old friends, am I not?” he asked humorously. “It’s good to see you guys!” Marucho chimed in. “I’m glad you could make it!” “Me too. Is Rafe coming?” Paige asked. Shun walked over. “Yeah, he should be here with the other Neathians.” “Hey, guys!” a voice said behind us. I turned around and saw Julio, Joe, Komba, and Billy enter the doors of the ball room. “Billy!” I heard Julie squeal. She promptly ran over and started chatting with him. “Hey Komba. How’s that training coming along?” Shun asked his former student. “I’ve been doing great! Soon I might be as good a ninja as you!” he replied excitedly. That conversation was interrupted by another portal appearing. Soon, Fabia, Rafe, Elright, and Linus stepped out.”Fabia!” I said, “Good to see you!” I addressed my friend, who also happened to be the Queen of Neathia. “Dan, it’s good to see you again.” She said. “Hey, Paige, miss me?” Rafe asked his partner. “You know it, dude!” Paige said before giving him a hug. “Whoa, when did those two get so close?” I whispered to Fabia. “Turns out that mission they went on caused them to bond quite a lot,” she replied, before glancing over to Ren. “Ren and I both think it’s only a matter of time before those two confess their true feelings.” “Wait, seriously? Those two are in love?” “Yup. They told Ren and me, respectively, about their feelings, and we both were fine with it. Now we just have to wait for them to tell each other,” she replied quietly. “Oh, I almost forgot. I brought a few guests.” As she said this, Coredem, Akwimos, and Hawktor floated out of the portal. “Coredem!” Jake shouted, rushing to his partner. “Good to see you, Jake,” he stated. “Hey, Akwimos! How’s it going?” Marucho asked. “Well, you know me. Cool is the Rule, Dude!” “Shun. It’s good to see you again,” Hawktor said to his partner. “Hey, Hawktor. Same to you,” Shun replied. Suddenly, Keith spoke up. “Hey Dan. Now that everyone’s here, what do you say to an exhibition match? For old time’s sake.” “You and me, one last time, Drago,” Helios challenged. “Drago? What do you think?” I asked my long-time partner. “Let’s do it, Dan,” he replied. ”Alright, Keith, let’s do it.” “Dan, Dan, Dan,” He said, putting on his mask. “Don’t you remember? When we brawl, call me Spectra.” “Let me rephrase, then.” I reply, “Let’s do this, Spectra!” After making our way outside, where Marucho had installed a practice field, I stood across from Spectra, ready to go. “Alright guys, you ready?” Marucho spoke from the control panel. “Ready!” we both shouted. “Here we go!” BATTLE: DAN KUSO VS. SPECTRA PHANTOM: START! “Bakugan, Brawl! Bakugan, Stand! Rise, Infinity Helios!” Spectra shouted as Helios took the field. “Bakugan, Brawl! Baku Sky-Raider, Jump! Go, Infinity Dragonoid!” Drago took the field with a flying leap. “Hey Dan! To make things a bit fairer, I won’t use FARBAS Infinity!” Spectra shouted. “Fine by me! Drago, Ability Card, Activate! Dragon Thrasher!” Drago swooped in for a powerful blow. “Helios, Ability Card, Activate! Mauser Impact!” Helios met Drago’s blow with his own, causing a big explosion. Drago flew up and out of it, mostly unscathed. Helios followed suit. “Ability, Activate! Hyper Drive!” Drago Rushed forward again, his wings shining. “Ability, Activate! Bolting Breaker!” Helios shot a bunch of lasers towards Drago. “Avoid it, Drago!” I yelled. “On it!” he swooped upwards, dodging the lasers. “Try this on for size! Double Ability Activate! Dragon Astral plus Dragon Spur!” Drago gathered energy, and then blasted it out from his wings. “Ability Activate! Deep Fire- Block A!” Helios generated a shield that dissipated the energy. “Come on, Dan, this is pathetic. Show me what you can really do!” “He wants what we can really do?” I muttered to myself, “Fine then. Gunz, Toss me Reptak!” I shouted. “On it! Reptak, help him out!” Gunz said, tossing his Bakugan to me. “Alright. Bakugan, Brawl! Baku Sky-Raider, Jump! Go, Reptak!” Reptak entered the battle. “Alright, guys, you know what to do!” “Right. Reptak, you ready?” “Let’s do this, Drago.” Reptak replied. “Bakugan, Merge!” A bright light surrounded them. When it cleared, the powerful Aeroblitz stood ready for battle! “Alright!” I shouted. “You wanted everything I’ve got, Spectra? Here it is!” “Incredible… Alright, Helios! Let’s take them down a peg or two.” “Of course, Spectra! Alright, Drago, you may have gotten a flashy new look, but can you back it up with power?” Helios asked. “We’ll show you! Ability Activate! Flame Harvey Cannon!” A powerful charged laser erupted from the cannon on Aeroblitz’s back. “Ability Activate! Flame Shield- Block A!” Helios once again tried to shield himself, but the attack was strong, and broke through, hitting Helios for moderate damage. “Grrr… Ability Activate! Destroy Quasar!” Helios fired a powerful beam from his mouth. “Ability Activate! Saber Shield!” Aeroblitz threw up his own shield, but the attack broke through, dealing a good amount of damage. “That’s it. Spectra, let’s both end it with one last attack, huh? Double Ability Activate! Dragon Eternal Force plus Flame Harvey Cannon!” Aeroblitz fired two powerful beams from his mouth and cannon. “Fine, then. Ability Activate! Ragnarok Buster!” Helios’s chest cannon opened up and fired a massive laser. The two beams struggled to overtake each other, when Aeroblitz let out a massive roar. “HrrrrrARRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Suddenly Aeroblitz’s laser overtook Helios’s and pushed back towards him. “No! NOOOOOOOO!” he shouted as the beam overtook him. A large explosion occurred, and when it cleared, Helios had reverted to ball form. WINNER: DAN KUSO “Yeah! We won!” I shouted as Aeroblitz separated and Drago and Reptak reverted to ball form. “Way to go, you two!” Spectra, or Keith, since the battle was over, took his mask off and walked over. “Looks like you bested us again, Dan. Well played.” “You win again, Drago.” Helios begrudgingly said. “That was close, Helios. If you had used FARBAS, you might’ve won.” Drago replied. “Yeah, Drago’s right, Keith. Great fight though,” I complemented. ~~~~~~~~~~ It was a few hours later and the festivities were beginning to wind down. I was sitting outside and enjoying the sunset when I heard someone else walk up behind me and sit down. I turned my head and saw it was Runo. “Hey Runo. What’s up?” I asked, curious as to why she was out here. “What, a girl can’t just hang out with her boyfriend?” she replied. “Yeah, I guess, but I thought you’d be chatting with the others inside. It has been a few years since we saw a lot of them.” “Eh, nothing interesting’s going on inside currently, so I came out here to see what you were doing.” She replied, obviously curious. “Oh, you know, just watching the sunset and thinking.” “Seriously? That doesn’t sound like you at all.” She asked incredulously. “Ha, ha. It’s just; we finally seem to have peace. We’ve been doing this for over six years now, and it seems we’re finally in the clear. Naga, Zenoheld, Barodius, Magmel, Mechtavius Destroyer… we beat them all. But it seems that every time we find peace for humans and Bakugan both, someone else comes in and wrecks it. It gets a little old. And it leaves me wondering how long this peace will last.” I sighed. “You and I, Runo, we’re eighteen. Eighteen years old, and we finally get a chance to live a normal life together. Do you know how much it’s tearing me up inside that I can’t just take you on a normal date without someone either trying to take over the universe or battle me? I’m... I’m not sure I want to be Dan Kuso, Famous Hero. I just want to be Dan Kuso, your boyfriend.” “Okay, who are you and what have you done with Dan? The Dan I know never says anything like that!” Runo said jokingly. “I’m not joking, Runo. I’m serious.” She sighed. “Yeah, I can tell. Well, I guess I really can’t help you there Dan. But I can tell you, there’s a reason why you’re seen as Dan Kuso, Famous Hero. It’s because you don’t give up. Even when it seemed hopeless when we fought Naga, even when Zenoheld had the upper hand, even when Barodius had you and Drago battered and broken, even with Interspace crumbling around us, and even when Mechtavius Destroyer seemed invincible, you persevered. You were knocked down seven times and got up eight. That’s one of the things I love about you most, Dan. Don’t ever change that. “As, for the peace, who knows? As a famous philosopher once said, ‘Light cannot exist without shadow, and shadow cannot exist without light.’ There will always be evil, Dan, but there will also always be a force to rise up against it. Right now, that force is us.” “Th… Thanks, Runo. I needed that.” I smiled, and looked over to her. “No problem,” she replied. She gave me a quick kiss, and then stood up. “Now come on. The others are probably waiting for us.” “Right.” As we walked back in, I noticed Drago seemed to be worried. “Drago, what’s up?” “Something feels… wrong,” he stated, looking around, “Like someone is reaching out through the dimensions, trying to find something.” Equestria POV: Discord “Hmm?” I said, feeling a magical disturbance. “’Tia, Lulu, what are you doing?” I snapped my fingers, appearing outside Celestia’s chambers, and glimpsing inside. “Hmm, a summoning spell, huh? Must be because of those Bakugan. Might as well, shall we say, spice up the spell a bit more.” I sent a small amount of Chaos Magic into the spell. “Oh, and for those of you reading this, relax. I didn’t turn them into ponies. Just messed with where they’d end up.” I said, before vanishing. Earth POV: Dan Kuso “Uh, Drago, you mean something like that?” I exclaimed as a small pinpoint of light appeared behind us. “Uh-oh,” was all he had time to say before everything went white. ??? POV: Runo Misaki “Ugh, my head…” I groaned as I sat up. I noticed three things immediately. First, I was, for some reason, wearing the outfit I used to wear back when I was twelve: Yellow top, short white skirt, cream and white striped stockings, and maroon fingerless gloves. Second, Dan was passed out beside me, also wearing his twelve-year-old outfit: yellow t-shirt, red overcoat, red trousers, hexagonal goggles, and blue fingerless gloves. Third, we seemed to be in some grassy field, not far from a town. “Runo, are you okay?” I heard a voice say. I looked around and saw Tigrerra, Drago, and strangely, Aerogon looking at me, concerned. “Yeah, I’m okay. How’d we get here? Last thing I remember was walking inside after talking to Dan, and then everything went white.” “I believe that white was the disturbance I sensed. My guess is that it was some sort of portal. But for some reason, it separated us,” Drago explained. “Ugh, keep it down, will ya?” Dan mumbled. I sighed, and then shook him awake. “Ugh, okay, okay, I’m up!” He blinked, and then said, “Hey, Runo. What’s with the outfit change?” “Look who’s talking,” I replied. He glanced down and suddenly realized what I was talking about. “Okay, weird clothing changes aside, where are we?” he inquired. “According to Drago, another dimension,” I told him. “Whoa, who the hay are you?” I heard a feminine voice say. We looked around, looking for the source of the voice, but saw no one. “Look up!” it said. I glanced up and saw a… flying… blue… rainbow-maned… horse… which then said, “’Sup!” “Dan,” I said, “Are you seeing what I’m seeing?” “Yeah, I am,” he said back, “But I’m not sure I believe it.” ??? POV: Shun Kazami The minute I regained consciousness, I was on high alert. We seemed to be in a field, and by we, I meant Fabia, who for some reason was dressed as she was when we first met: a yellow blouse, white cloak, and white boots; as well as Skyress, Ingram, Hawktor, Taylean, Jaakor, Skytruss, Orbeum, and Aranaut. I myself was dressed in a black undershirt, purple ninja gi, black trousers, and black fingerless gloves. I had no idea how we ended up here, but it seemed we had been separated by whatever that white light was. I glanced back behind me when I heard stirring and saw Fabia was starting to awake. “Uhhh… What happened?” she groaned and sat up. “Shun? Where are we? And what’s with our clothes?” “Well, I can’t answer the first one, but our clothes seem to have reverted to an older look for both of us,” I told her as I helped her up. “Hi!” I heard a cheerful voice right behind us. I whipped around and nearly threw a kunai at the source of the voice… until I saw that it seemed to be coming from a very pink horse. That caused my brain to stop for a second before I could figure out a correct reaction. “What the…?” ??? POV: Marucho Nakamura “Marucho, wake up!” I heard a voice holler into my ear. I sat up and looked around. My mind quickly evaluated the scene: I appeared to be in an underground lab of some sort. I was wearing my old clothes: a blue and white hoodie, blue shorts, and blue fingerless gloves. Joe was still passed out next to me, wearing an orange undershirt, white vest, and blue trousers. Preyas, Angelo/Diablo, Elfin, Akwimos, Tristar, Radizen, and Amazon were with us, as well. “Ugh…,” Joe said as he sat up, “What hit us?” “No clue, Joe,” I replied,” But that white light appears to have separated us from the others.” Suddenly I heard a voice, though slightly muffled, conversing with someone else. “I’m telling you, Twi. There’s something down there.” The voice sounded young and male. The voice that replied sounded feminine and mature. “Relax, Spike, I guarantee there’s nothing down there, but if it’ll make you feel any better, I’ll go check.” That made me think quickly. “Joe, take Amazon. If these people prove to be hostile, we’d better be ready.” “Right,” he replied, grabbing Amazon. I grabbed Radizen, and had the others close up in my hand and Baku-case. The door to the room opened, and we were standing face to face with a… purple horse with wings and a horn, and a purple baby dragon? The horse spoke for all of us when it said, “What the hay?” ??? POV: Baron Leltoy “Baron, are you okay?” I heard someone ask. As I opened my eyes, I saw it was Alice. Strangely, though, she was wearing her old clothes, a green blouse with a yellow dress over it, and white shorts. “Yeah, I’m fine, Alice. Where are we?” I questioned. I looked around and saw we were near a small cottage by the edge of a deep forest. I also saw I was wearing my old white vest and trousers. “No clue,” Nemus piped up, “That white light seems to have separated us, though.” Suddenly, I heard movement from the forest. We both turned and saw a… butter-yellow Pegasus with pink hair emerge. We locked eyes for a second, and I did the only thing I could think to do. I fainted. ??? POV: Julie Makimoto I woke to the smell of apples. Lots of apples. As I sat up, I realized a couple of things: one, I was wearing my old pink halter top and short-shorts; two, Billy was next to me in his old baseball jersey, hat, and black trousers; and three, we seemed to be in an apple orchard. I shook my boyfriend awake. “Unh… Hey Jules, where are we?” he asked as he got up. “We seem to be in an apple orchard," I told him. “Where said orchard is, I have no clue, but I guess that white light sent us here.” After checking on our partner Bakugan, we set off towards a farmhouse I noticed in the distance. As we exited the trees, we saw a… pony, an orange pony, wearing a cowboy hat, walk out of the barn. It noticed us, and did something I definitely didn’t expect. It said, “Now who the hay are you, and what are ya’ll doin’ on mah farm?” ??? POV: Rafe I woke up surrounded by fabric. I was unsure as to why I was there, why I was wearing my old white shirt, gray cloak, and blue trousers, or why Paige was passed out beside me, in her old camo shirt, brown coat, and white trousers. I knew, though, it had something to do with that light. ‘First things, first,’ I thought, ‘Better wake up Paige.’ I woke her up and helped her up. “Thanks,” she said, then looked around. “What’s with all the fabric?” “Clothes shop?” I guessed. I then turned my attention to Wolfurio. “You okay, partner?” “Yes, sir, I’m fine,” he replied. “Paige, you and Boulderon all good?” I asked my friend (and secret crush). “Yeah, me and Boulderon are fine,” she told me. Suddenly, I heard a voice approaching the other side of the door to the room. “I simply must get these dresses finished for the others. I’m sure they’ll adore them.” The voice was feminine, with a cultured accent. “Paige, get ready, someone’s coming,” I whispered as I grabbed Wolfurio. “Got it,” she whispered back before grabbing Boulderon. As the door opened, we got ready to throw our Bakugan if needed. We didn’t expect what we got: a white unicorn with a blue mane. The only thing I could say was, “Uhhh…..” ??? POV: Keith Clay “Ugh… what happened?” I asked as I sat up. I glanced around and saw I was in an apple orchard of some kind, near a… treehouse, I think they’re called? “Helios, where are we?” I asked my partner. “I have no idea, Spectra.” Helios seemed to be just as confused as me. “Ugh… Lord Spectra, is that you?” Gus asked as he sat up beside me. “Yes, Gus. You wouldn’t happen to know where we are, would you?” I questioned my teammate. “Don’t bother. None of us know, either,” I heard a voice from behind me. I turned and saw Chan Lee, Jesse, Lena, and Mason walking towards us. “Hey, Spectra. Good to see you’re up.” “Chan Lee, do you know where the others are?” Gus inquired. “Not a clue. My guess, that white light is what caused all this.” Suddenly, I heard a voice from the treehouse. “Hey! Who the hay are you?” I glanced up, and couldn’t believe what I saw. Three colorful young horses were standing there, no doubt where the voice was coming from. “Lord Spectra? I’m not losing my mind, am I?” Gus asked, unsure. “If you’re losing it, so are we,” Mason replied. I just stared, confused. ??? POV: Mira Clay “Ugh… why do I feel like I just got done with a night of drinking?” I asked myself as I sat up. I then noticed something odd. I was wearing my old Vestal clothes: a rouge jumpsuit, uneven boots, white gloves, and my silver jacket. I glanced over at Ace and saw he was also wearing his Vestal clothes: a long-sleeved purple jacket, blue pants, and black boots. I quickly woke him. “Ugh… it feels like I have a hangover…,” he said as he got up. “Percival, where are we?” “No clue,” his partner said as he popped out. “But something’s coming,” he warned. We turned around, only to come face to face with a grey horse with a black mane and tail, and… an eye tattooed on her flank? What was even weirder is what happened next. The horse spoke. “Hm, not every day you see a human here.” ??? POV: Ren Krawler “Yo, Ren, wake up!” I heard Jake call into my ear. “Ugh, I’m up, I’m up… whoa, where are we?” I noticed we were in a room made of crystal. “No clue, bro, but the weirdest part is our clothes.” I had noticed Jake was back in his old yellow vest, green and white undershirt, and black pants, but I glanced down and saw I was wearing the same outfit I had worn when I first visited Bakugan Interspace: a black shirt and grey trousers. “That is odd… any sign of the others?” I asked. “None,” Linehalt responded, popping up on my shoulder. “That white light must have separated us.” “Hey, who are you?” a voice came from behind us. We turned around and saw a white… unicorn with blue hair pointing a spear at us?!? “Uhhh…” was all either of us could say. ??? POV: Klaus von Hertzon As I came to, I glanced around and saw we were in an attic of some sort. I say we because I noticed Julio passed out to my right, strangely wearing the clothes he wore back when we started brawling: a black tank top, white sleeveless jacket, and blue jeans. I myself was also wearing an old outfit: a white and blue waistcoat with matching trousers, and a white ascot. As I looked around, I heard Julio stir and eventually wake up.”Ugn, what happened?” “My guess is that white light brought us somewhere else and separated us from the others.” I told him as he sat up. "It seems our partners are alright, right, Sirenoid?” “Yes, Master Klaus, I am fine.” My partner hopped up onto my shoulder. “Well, Tentaclear seems fine, but he can't talk, so…” I interrupted him. “Shh. I hear voices.” “… I’m tellin’ you, ‘Tavi. I heard someone up there,” a female voice exclaimed. “And I’m telling you, Vinyl, that there is nothing up there but equipment,” another female voice replied, sounding cultured and accented. “But I need to grab some of said equipment for my next performance, so I will prove that there is nothing up there.” That made me freeze. Those two, whoever they were, were coming up! “Julio, get ready. Two people are coming up.” I said, grabbing Sirenoid. “On it.” He replied, grabbing Tentaclear. As the door opened, we were met with two… talking horses? The gray one with black hair was strangely wearing a magenta tie, and the white one with blue shades of hair was wearing purple glasses. “See, Vinyl, nothing…” the gray one trailed off as she noticed. Julio whispered, “Is your brain having as much trouble processing this as mine?” I could only nod. ??? POV: Komba O’Charlie “Wow, my head hurts,” was all I could say as I sat up. I looked around and saw we were stuck in a hedge maze, and by we, I meant myself and Zenet, who was also passed out in a different set of clothes than what she was wearing at the party. She had a purple midriff shirt, a yellow jacket, a white skirt, white leggings, and a purple hat. I myself had my old green overalls, white undershirt, yellow jacket, and green hat. “Whoa, what hit me?” I heard Zenet ask as she woke up. I turned and helped her up. “Heck if I know. I just woke up myself,” I told her, “But it probably had something to do with that weird light.” “Why, in fact, my dear boy, it had everything to do with that weird light,” I heard a voice from behind me say. When I turned around, the craziest thing I had ever seen greeted me. It looked like Frankenstein’s Monster, if Dr. Frankenstein was drunk, stoned, and half-asleep. It had a lion’s paw, an eagle’s talon, a goat’s leg, a dragon’s foot, a bat wing, a bird wing, a goat antler, a dragon horn, and a weird face. All in all, creepy. “What the heck?” was all I could say. ??? POV: Gunz Lazar I woke up to the sight of three people standing over me. Elright, in his Castle Knight uniform, was the first to speak. “Good to see you’re awake, Gunz.” “Yes, now we are all awake,” Nurzak, in his old Twelve Orders robes, said, “But what do we do now that we are?” “Good question,” Linus, in his human form with a red and white polo and white trousers, spoke up. “Gunz, is Reptak with you?” “Yes, he is. Why?” I asked, pulling him out. I then realized I was wearing my old black shirt with gray sleeves, and black trousers. “When’d my clothes change?” “Most likely when we arrived, as we all seemed to have had our clothes changed,” Nurzak replied, “and as for why we asked, Elright woke up and Aranaut was missing.” “Eh, probably with Fabia,” I said, shrugging. “Wait, do you guys hear voices?” “Hey, I do!” Linus exclaimed. “they’re coming from the other side of the door.” We leaned in to listen. It sounded like two women were talking. The first sounded very mature and wise, but worried. ”I don’t understand, Luna. They should have all ended up here.” The second voice seemed a bit younger, probably this “Luna” the first voice mentioned. “I know, sister, but I can think of only two reasons it failed. One, we botched the spell, which is unlikely, or two, a certain someone interfered.” “When I see Discord again, I will end him…” the first voice said, “But I digress. We should check on our guests.” At that, we moved back and got our Bakugan out, just in case. We didn’t expect what walked through the door. Two horses with wings and a horn in the center of each of their foreheads. “Hello, and welcome to Equestria. It is nice to meet you.” The four of us could only stare. Equestria POV: ??? We looked around both of us wary. I was dressed in a blue t-shirt, blue vest, and blue sweatpants. My friend was dressed in his black bodysuit and mask. I turned and said, “Well, my friend, seems we aren’t on our world anymore.” “No, it appears not.” He looked up. “Guess we should get moving. If we were called here, Dan and co. will most likely need their butts saved.” I chuckled. “Yes, I suppose they will.” And with that, we set off into the Everfree Forest.