//------------------------------// // Log 10- Reunion Part 1 // Story: Of Magic and Machines // by FrostTheWolf //------------------------------// Of Magic and Machines- Reunion part 1 Canterlot (Orpheus’ World)         ‘Hello stone street, we meet again.’          Nicko groaned to himself as his vision was trying to return to normal. His head was pounding like a Blacksmith was hammering an Anvil inside his head as his vision was beginning to correct itself. It was only a few minutes ago that he went through another portal after Faith, who went to another dimension in hopes of finding him after he disappeared for only a few minutes. This whole series of events had been one wild goose chase for the Rune Slayer and it was beginning to irritate him.         "I'm sorry Derpy, but ketchup flavored muffins only exist in... Caneighda?" A voice echoes. The Rune Slayer opened his eyes to find himself in an alleyway. It felt unfamiliar, but he remembered seeing the streets before. They weren’t like the streets of the Griffon Kingdom back in Ryu’s world though. They felt more like the streets of…         Canterlot.         He was in Canterlot… Well, more like another Canterlot to be precise. He stayed in the alley for a couple of minutes, watching the civilians pass. They weren’t Anthropomorphic like in his Equestria. But more likely similar to the ponies that were in the fairy tale books. On all four hooves no less.         “Aww… do they have any Chocolate chip muffins?” He heard another voice that was nearby ask the first one.         “Let me check…”         ‘Eris… Are you there?’         ‘Yeah…… you could do everypony a favor and warn them before you decide to go leaping through random portals after Faith.”         ‘Sorry that I screwed up then. Mind if you do me a favor though? Can you take a peak around the corner and see who is talking?’         The Draconequus sighed, looking around the corner since nopony could see her through her invisibility spell. ‘It looks like a grey pegasus and… What in tartarus is that?’         Now Nicko was curious. Using the reflective surface on his phone, he took a brief peak. What he saw was a bipedal creature that resembled Konohana Sakuya from Persona 4. A game he spent hours playing on an old Playstation 2 he had before the orphanage he was at traded it out for a PS3. “Well, that looks like a Displaced if I’ve ever seen one-.”         ‘You idiot! Put that away!! The Reflection would attract their attention!’         “Oh horseapples!”         He put his phone away the same moment that the Displaced turned around.         “... We’re being watched… Footsteps.” It simply spoke.         “Huh? How’d you know that?”         “Call it a detective’s intuition…”         ‘Well crap.’ Nicko cursed mentally. At this point, there was no reason at all for him to hide. Slowly, he stepped out from the alley, facing towards the Persona and the Pegasus. “Sorry about that… I was trying to be cautious since I didn’t have any clue on where I ended up exactly.” The reaction that he got though from the Persona was not quite what he expected though. Especially with the first question that she asked him.         “It’s alright… I guess… So, What’s your name kid?” She spoke cautiously.         “Nicko Nocte.”         The name caused her to reel back in shock.         “Y-you’re… THAT Nicko?! The one that went missing alongside hundreds?!”         “Umm… Excuse me?” Nicko asked. “Did I somehow gain a reputation while I was gone? Because I’ve only been gone for seven years in my Equestria and it’s been almost over twenty years back home for me.”         She chuckled a little. “Allow me to explain. My name is Sakuya here… But back on earth it was Selene Harben, Detective in… I guess I can’t say training. I was put on the biggest case yet. I can’t go into details, but I assume you know. It was about over a hundred different cosplayers suddenly going missing.”         “...... Miss, I think you honestly gone head over heals with this. Besides, it’s not like you can find all the Displaced in the world and send them back home.” The Rune Slayer told her. “Besides, this sounds more like a personal investigation then one that would be assigned to you.”         “...” She goes silent for a minute. “You know kid, You’re pretty good.”         “Umm, thanks?” The Rune Slayer asked. “Quick question, do you know anyone here that goes by the name ‘Orpheus’?”         “Yeah. He’s the one I’ve been personally involving myself in this case with.” She replies, toneless.         “Let me guess… He’s important to you?” Nicko asked, holding the Evoker that his brother would use as a token to call upon Orpheus.         “Spot on.”         Nicko grinned a little. “Okay, why don’t you catch me up to speed on everything because it seems like there’s a lot of information that I don’t know-.”         BANG!!         Nicko heard the sound echo as he looked upward at the shield that covered the city… And the crack in the center that was beginning to grow. “That’s not a good sign, is it?”         “Nnnope.”         “M-miss… Sakuya, I’m s-scared…” Derpy adds, hiding behind one of Sakuya’s legs. Nicko himself drew his sword as he saw something swarm onto the streets. He knew exactly what these were.         “Changelings… Damn it. The LAST thing I expected… Although… This will give me a chance to break loose a little.”         “Oh... This is bad! Why did this happen now?!” Sakuya shouts, panicking. Nicko himself was getting a little excited though as the Changeling drones began to drop down. He blasted the first few with a few runes that he conjured in his hands followed by smacking another in the face.         “Is that all you got you bug eyed freaks?”         ‘Nicko, that’s Racist.’         ‘How is that Racist?’         ‘You mean you don’t know-!?’         “Maragi!” A few more of the drones got sent back by spheres of fire. Nicko turned around to see that Sakuya was casting her own abilities to protect Derpy. As for himself, he continued to fight with swift strikes from his blade as his black scarf from his Red Devil Hunter clothes waved in the wind. A few more drones instantaneously burst into fire.         “I can fight too you know!” Moving the wings on her back, they began to glow with energy.         “Maragi!” A few drones burst into fire again.         “Nice job. But something tells me that we got more incoming.” Nicko told the Persona. “Any idea where the head honcho in charge might be?”         “The castle most likely. If we’re where I think we are…”         Nicko began to scan the area, but it was Eris who caught his attention. ‘Hey Nicko, I found ourselves a way up to the castle.’         “How so?”         ‘Ever been to the circus before? I personally enjoy the Living Catapult act. We’re doing our own version… Just with you instead of a stuntpony.’         “Great…… Well, this is going to be interesting.” Nicko said, seeing the catapult. “Hey Sakuya, I got a plan.”         “Who the hell were you talking to?”         “Eris… I’ll tell you later after were in a situation where we won’t get ourselves killed.” The Rune Slayer said to the Persona. “Now, help me crank the catapult over here.”         “Fine.”         Nicko and Sakuya, along with Derpy, rushed over to the Catapult and got to work. Nicko aimed it towards the Glass window that was along the side of the main hall of the castle. He could see Chrysalis along the window. Oh THIS was going to be fun…         “Alright, got it ready?”         “Yep. FIRE ONE!” Derpy yells.         “Derpy! I told you that was my job to shout that!”         “Sorry…” Before Sakuya could say anything else, Derpy’s hoof slipped on the release lever, launching Nicko into the air.         “Ooops… I just don’t know what went wrong…” Hall of Elements         Inside the hall, hundreds of Drones remained inside with the Elements of Harmony and the defeated Persona known as Thanatos. Queen Chrysalis herself was boasting to Cadence on how she had won. That there was no way to break her control of her husband. But, one drone had to interrupt her victory speech.         “Uhh… My queen.”         “WHAT!?”         “Somethings…… coming?”         Thanatos and the other ponies looked up to watch the next moment unfold right before their eyes. A Red haired boy in a hunter like attire came smashing through the glass window and putting his foot in Chrysalis’ face.         “SAIL!!!”         The kick sent the queen spiraling across the hall, crashing into the walls at the other end of the room.         “The hell?!” The persona on the floor shouts, using his sword as support. Twilight looked up at the individual. Somehow, it reminded her of…… Anson?         Nicko himself turned around to face Cadence. “I’ll hold them off. You do what you can to help your husband.”         At that moment, Sakuya and Derpy come flying through the already broken window. Landing on the ground, Sakuya stood up, shaking.         “Never letting myself get talked into flying lessons by Derpy…” She mutters aloud.         “WHO DARES TO STRIKE ME!!?! DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM!?”         “Miss,” Nicko said. “I got 99 problems, but a B*tch like you ain’t one of them.”         Chrysalis’ eye twitches a bit. “You’re serious, right? You’re going to try to fight me?! I already won!”         “I think you haven’t realized that my kick broke your concentration. Which means your control over Mr. Armor is broken.”         “WHAT?!”         Skidding, Sakuya flew over behind Chrysalis. Turning with incredible speed, she managed to kick Chrysalis behind her head, causing her to faceplant on the ground.         “Oooh… That’s going to leave a mark.”         “They assaulted the queen!! Get ‘em!!”         “Aw… F*ck.” Sakuya mutters, readying herself. Nicko though, had another strategy. Using his runes, he broke the restraints placed on Thanatos and the Mane Six.         “Hope you can fight because we might need backup.”         “W-who are you?” Twilight asked Faintly.         “Names Nicko Nocte. At your service.” The Rune Slayer bows as he also swung his sword, defeating a few changelings.         Using his sword, Thanatos pushed himself up and turned swiftly around, smacking the changelings behind him.         “Are.. You somehow related to…” Twilight was cut off as a changeling missed her by a mile. A wagon wheel somehow rolled passed the two.         “Less talking, more fighting. We’re trying to buy Cadence time!! Not Socialize!!!”         “Sorry!” Twilight shouts. She used her magic to blast a few of the bugs coming at her as her friends tried to stand their ground. The Unicorn soon casted a shield barrier that surrounded all of them… Except for Nicko, who avoided it on purpose.         “What are you doing!?”         “What am I doing? I’m just getting started!!” Nicko retorted, Casting Critical Sword and increasing his attack strength and speed as he took on the horde head on.         “You’re stupid!” Sakuya shouts.         “Am I!?” Nicko’s hands began to form with aquamarine magic as he executed another powerful spell that removed most of the horde in front of him. “LUNA… BLADE!!!” The Mystical sword crashed into the ground, sending many foes flying into the wall while restoring a portion of his expanded Mana. But now, as he turned around, he was looking at Cadence. Who had just got her husband to snap back to reality.         “Just… You could have gotten killed!”         “I took my brothers place to get encased in stone so he could defeat a madman. I’ve dealt with worse.”         “Wait, You were stuck in stone?!” Twilight shouts, slapping a hoof to her forehead.         “Uh yeah. Seven years. I got freed by my niece about a few days ago.”         “So you’re his brother…” She mutters.         The minute she finished that a pink glow came from Shining and Cadence. Everyone watched as the glow grew bigger and bigger, but Sakuya’s eyes were on something else. Chrysalis. The minute the shockwave hit her, She fell to the ground in a violent seizure. Her lifeless body was sent flying with her brethren all the way out of Canterlot into the unknown beyond. When the smoke cleared, all that was left was the Ponies, a freed Celestia, the Persona’s and the Rune Slayer. Nicko himself was trying to help Celestia get back on her hooves.         “Are you okay, miss?”         “Yes… Thank you.. Er..”         “Nicko. My name is Nicko.”         Celestia smiled warmly. “Thank you, Nicko.”         Twilight stood with a blank stare directed at the Rune Slayer. Nicko himself turned around, soon tilting his head at the Unicorn. “Hunh? Is something wrong?”         “W-well.. It’s just that… Do you know anyone by the name of.. Anson?”         “You know my brother?”         “Well, Yeah… He did kinda save us from a crazy.. What did he call them…”         “Esper? I thought it would be something along those lines.” Nicko said. “After all, we were both originally facing him until a jerk move by that guy had me jump in front of my brother as a human shield in order for him to survive. From then on was when my brother called upon Orpheus with this.” At the end of his statement, Nicko took out Evoker.         “I see now… It makes a lot more sense that way...” Twilight says.         “For the record, when I woke up seven years later, I find out that he’s a father because his daughter was the one who freed me… and apparently is the reason why I’m here. But let’s worry about that later. I think a round two is in order for this Royal Wedding.”         A second later a rainbow burst zooms through the broken window.         “I heard that everypony was in Canterlot so- why are you all looking at me like that?!”         “Where the buck have you been?” Thanatos asked, an angry tone in his voice.         “Lookin’ for Dinks of course!”         “Dinks?” Nicko asked. He was unsure what the Nickname stood for.         “Yeah. Dinky, Ya know?”         “Dinky?” Came a faint voice. When Rainbow turned around with everypony else, they were all shocked to see who it was. Derpy Hooves. A mare presumed to be dead.         “Oh yeah… Bombshell time, Derpy is alive.” Thanatos said.         “Oh my Gosh…”         “Dear Sweet Celestia…”         “I’m RIGHT HERE, you know!!” The Sun alicorn responded at her name being used for a curse word.         “H-has… She been found yet?” Derpy asked meekly.         Rainbow sadly shakes her head. The room falls silent once again. “No, but we’ll find her soon Derpy. I promise.”         The silence reigns until Rainbow breaks it again. “He’s still looking for her, ya know?”         “Wait… He? Do you mean Orpheus?” Nicko asked.         “Yep. He actually hasn’t slept at all... Nor eaten…”         ‘Who knew that Persona could sleep...’ Nicko thought to himself.         “He’s stupid… But that also kinda makes him cute.” Sakuya peeps.         Rainbow raised an eyebrow as she looked at Sakuya. “Who’s the new girl?”         “Sakuya. Konohana Sakuya.”         “O...kay. Moving on… What did I miss?” A few hours later         “Cool story bro.” Rainbow replied after explanations have been made.         “Where’d you hear that?” Thanatos asked.         “Orpheus.” She simply shrugs.         “Right… You’re Sarcasm is not helping, Skittles.” Nicko said. “Because now comes the hard part. Sakuya, remember when you asked me about who I was talking to earlier?”         She nods.         “Well, that’s the thing. I had told you already about my story, the people I met and my Partner Eris. The Draconequus that’s Discord’s daughter… Well, Eris is actually with me.”         The ponies erupt into choruses of  “WHAT!”’s and “EXCUSE ME?!”’s as they all looked at Nicko. He just sighed. “Ever heard of the Phrase Voices in my head? Well with her, she’s literally that. She’s a second pair of eyes and a trusted friend and comrade. She even was imprisoned in stone with me instead of fleeing to help my brother.”         “Huh. And here I was thinking you were like a certain marvel superhero... merc... thing...” Sakuya replied.         The Rune Slayer himself though sighed. A little bit of mist began to take form as Eris emerged from Nicko. She looked at Nicko with her arms crossed. “Well, This is quite a crowd if you ask me. Seems like you’re good with making friends from other Equestria’s, Nicky.”         “Well… uh…” Twilight was speechless. Eris soon appeared next to the Unicorn, poking her nose. Twilight herself blinked a little at the gesture.         “Geez, not as easy to tickle like the others.”         Nicko himself facepalmed at the comment. “Eris, now might not be the time for playing around.”         “That’s my job!” Sakuya suddenly shouted, holding a bag of popcorn.         “I thought you were a detective… or is the term Private Investigator?”         “Ok one, I’m a woman. I can have fun sometimes. Two, Yes Private Investigator is what it was on my job title.”         “Yet, you say was. Is that suppose to be past tense?”         “Eris, that’s enough. We’re not here to irritate people.” Nicko told her, signalling with his hand for her to return to being inside his mind by bending the first two fingers in his right hand towards himself in a curling motion. Eris soon faded away, returning to Nicko. “Sorry if she got on your nerves, Sakuya. She can be like that at times.”         “Nah. She’s just afraid that I’ll kick her-.”         “That’s ENOUGH!” Celestia cried out, catching everypony’s attention. “We will postpone the ceremony to this evening. As of right now though, everypony, including Nicko and Sakuya, should get some rest.”         Sakuya suddenly started coughing. “GOINGTORAIDLUNA’SMOONSHINE.”         “Huh?”         “Nothin’~!”         ‘Says the fact that she basically said that in all caps.’ Eris mentally told Nicko, who ignored the comment as he walked out with the others.         “I really hate you Sakuya…” Rainbow muttered to herself. Only Nicko heard that as everypony else was focusing on their own agenda’s. Including fixing up the streets and preparing for the royal wedding… again.         “Uh… May I ask you a few questions actually?” Twilight asked Nicko as the came across the fountain in the Mane Square.         “Uh sure, I guess. What questions do you have?”         “Well…” With a puff of smoke, A list was grasped in a purple aura.         “What exactly is it like to be shot with the Elements?”         “Like getting hit in the chest with Pinkie Pie’s Party cannon. Trust me, I had to wake up to the sound of that going off.”         “Next, I wanted to know exactly how’d you get here? As far as I know, Others like you can only be summoned by a “Token”.”         “That’s correct. But it works two ways. Ever heard of Newton’s third law where every action has an equal and opposite reaction? Well, to put it simply, it’s like a magnet. You either pull the one you're summoning to your world or they pull you there. With a bit of experience, you can go to them without getting yanked over.”         Twilight looked up at him with amusement in her eyes. “You mean Neighton, right?”         “I guess. His first name is Issac right?”         Twilight nods. “Something like that.”         “Then that’s the one.” The Rune Slayer tells her as he brought out his journal from one of his coats pockets. Twilight herself looked on the outside to see a strangely familiar cutie mark. Starswirl the Bearded’s to be exact.         “Is that… S-starswirl the Bearded’s notebook?!” She exclaimed, acting like somepony in anticipation.         “In a way, it is. I use it as a notebook, but it’s also a goldmine of knowledge on the magic that I use. In fact, back where I’m from, this is the only book in existence that has information on Runic Magic.”         “Wow! M-may I look at it?!”         “If you want. But back where I’m from-.”         Twilight ignored the Rune Slayer as she got on his lap and used the levitation spell to try and read the book. However, to her dismay, she couldn’t understand it. She had read spellbooks before. But how can this one be different?         “I can’t read a thing in this-.”         “That’s the thing. Only I can read it. My Twilight from where I from tried the same thing and even tried a translation spell. But it didn’t work no matter after trying over thirty different methods.”         “B-but!” She was cut off as a rainbow blur sped past.         “Eshcuse me~!” She bubbled.         “Rainbow? Are you okay?” Nicko asked.         “I’m fiii*hic*ne!”         “Wait…… Are you… drunk?” Nicko asked.         “Moonshine is… ish.. powerful shtuff… Itsh delishious!” She fell over sideways.         “Wait… don’t tell me… Does Princess Luna have a secret alcohol compartment?” Nicko asked Twilight.         She shrugs as Thanatos ran past them.         “HELP ME!”         “COME BACK SHENPAI!” A drunken Sakuya ran after him.         “Ugh... This is nearly every day here.” Twilight groans.         “Thank god that you haven’t met Amy. She’s just as bad.”         Twilight giggled a little until Applejack and Rarity came running up.         “Have y’all seen Sakuya? She jus’ ran by actin’ crazy.” Applejack drawls.         “She just ran past us chasing Thanatos. Also, Rainbow passed out at our feet.” Nicko told them as he picked up the pegasus in both arms like he would pick up a cat.         “That’s our Rainbow…” Applejack deadpans.         “Something tells me that she and Sakuya hit the tab a bit early?”         “We’re afraid not.” Luna suddenly teleports behind the two.         “Princess Luna!” The ponies cry. A black bottle was set down in the middle of the group. Nicko himself greeted the Princess with a small bow while still holding a passed out Dashie.         “Let me guess… Moonshine?”         “Thou art correct.”         “Uhh.. Luna, Language?” Twilight subtly reminded Luna.         She blushes and coughs. “W-I mean, You are correct.”         “I had a feeling. Rainbow said something about it being delicious before passing out. Now I’m holding her like I’m cuddling a puppy.”         “Curses! I was preparing that for tomorrow night!”         “Tomorrow?” Nicko asked. “Is something going on the day after the Wedding?”         “Well, Instead of an after-wedding party, Madame Pinkie Pie suggested a after.. after wedding party… And we-I thought it was a good idea..” She blushes a bit while the ponies facehoof.         “So…… you mean a honeymoon?” Nicko asked, while Rainbow purred in his arms.         “Yes.” Luna says before casting a spell. A trail of different footprints started to glow blue.         “Well. We’re off to find them. Have a good day, Sir Nicko.” Luna told them as Rarity, Applejack and herself galloped off. Nicko himself turned to Twilight.         “Maybe we should go find Derpy and find a place to set Rainbow down. That way, I have my arms free.”         Twilight nods and levitates Rainbow. However, partway through, Rainbow begins to talk to herself, holding onto the Rune Slayer’s arms with her hooves. “M-mama… don’t take me away from Mr. Blankie… Pweease.”         Nicko looked at Twilight. “Maybe I should just carry her for now.”         Twilight stifled her giggles and gave Rainbow back. Nicko turned his head to the left to see Derpy flying Idly in the air. “Hey there-. What happened to Rainbow?”         “Skittles got banged up by some moonshine she took from Luna’s chambers.” Nicko joked around a little, motioning towards Rainbow… who was calling him “papa”. “Wanna lead the way to a room that I can set her down in until she recovers from her hangover?”         A yell suddenly erupts from down the alleyway. “My head! Gaah! SO THIS IS HOW I WAKE UP FROM A DRUNKEN STATE! GAAH!”         “Oh boy… Sakuya must’ve felt the backlash of getting drunk.”         From around the corner came a panting Thanatos. “I f*cking hate drunk selene!” He shouts. That was when the Persona noticed the drunken Pegasus in the Rune Slayer’s arms.         “I so wish I had a camera right now…” He muttered.         “Don’t worry, I got it covered…” Nicko said as he got out his phone with one hand and sat down. Click! “That should do the trick. One photo of Rainbow acting cute while drunk obtained.”         “That’s too cute.”         “Yeah, but let’s get her a room before she wakes up.” Nicko told them. “Lead the way, Derpy.”         She nods and starts to trot off. Nicko followed her while Twilight stayed with Thanatos and a recovering Sakuya. This was going to be a long day ahead… Meanwhile (Next Morning)...         For the past few hours, Faith had traveled alongside Dinky, hoping to find a way to get back to Ponyville and home. However, there were two major things missing. One was a map. The other was food.         “Uh… A-are we lost?”         “I-i don’t know, Dinky… But I think I see a lake where we could sit down and rest. Come on, I’ll carry you.”         Dinky obliged, letting the Code Nemesis ‘carry her’ by letting her sit on Faith’s head. The Little filly enjoyed it because it reminded her of when her mother gave her Ponyback rides. Especially since Faith was able to glide.         “Here we go… The Lake seems to be clean, so use it to clean yourself up. Okay, Dinky?”         She nodded tiredly and set down her saddlebag before she waded into the water. Dinky was having fun with washing the fish in the pond swim around her. She even wanted Faith to jump in, who kindly refused so she could catch her breath.         “Come on! It’ll be fun!”         “… Ah, what the heck? CANNONBALL!!!” Faith hollered as she splashed into the water and her drones stood on the sidelines. While scanning around though, they picked up something inside Dinky’s bag. Something that resembled a shard of some sort.         “Faith… Dinky has a token in her bag.” Moby told the Code Queen, holding the darkened crystal.         “Wha-?”         “Hey!! Give it back! Daddy gave that to me!”         Now Faith was caught off guard by that. “Wait… Dad gave that to you? That’s Dad’s Token!?”         “Well, Uh... Yeah?”         “Do you know how to use it?” Faith asked, the thought of her father on her mind. “I would really like to see him again. See him for the hero that he is.”         “W-well...” Dinky squeaks a little as both of them got out of the lake. “I-i don’t really know how too…”         “Oh…” Faith said. “Well, how about once we get closer to Ponyville, we’ll give it a try-.”         “DINKY!!”         The voice caught the two of them off guard as three fillies ambushed Faith. “Don’t worry. We’ll make sure that this monster won’t hurt you!!”         “G-girls, wait!! Faith isn’t a monster! She’s a friend!”         Scootaloo, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle all lifted their heads, while looking at her. “S-seriously!? But look at how huge she is… and the orb on her head!”         “Hey, my head is fine, thank you!!”         Dinky quickly hugs the three fillies. “Uh... Where’s Orphey?”         “Canterlot!” Sweetie peeps. “He and Rainbow have been looking for you everywhere!!”         “... Really?” She breaks into tears.         “It’s okay, we’ll find them soon.” Faith encourages her, trying her best to boost Dinky’s moral.         She wipes her eyes and smiles. “You see anything, Applebloom?! Sweetie Belle?! Scootaloo?!” A voice cries.         “Yeah! We found Dinky, Lyra!” Scootaloo cries.         Faith raised an eyebrow, looking at the Fillies. “Lyra? Who’s that?”         “Y-you found Dinky!? That’s GREAT!!!  Uh.. What about…”         The three fillies rolled their eyes. “He’s in Canterlot too!” They shouted in unison.         “Oh… Well, bring her back to Ponyville. Twilight and Rainbow are back with a new guest. Some red maned Twoleg-.”         The words “Red Maned” had Dinky rise up quickly react quickly. “D-daddy?” Soon, she went off like Speedy Gonzales, leaving a trail of dust behind her.         “Dinky, wait!!” Faith cried out to her. But her pleas were heard on deaf ears.         ‘I’m coming… Daddy...’ Ponyville…         The train ride back to Ponyville for Nicko was quite enjoyable. He finally got the chance to meet with Orpheus, but he wasn’t able to show him that Derpy was indeed alive. However, moments after walking out, his first comment was interrupted by a filly sized missile going full speed at him and hitting him the chest.         “Well, this place is quite peacefu- AHH!!”         WHAM!!!!         “Keep it down! My head is still pounding!” Sakuya yells, waking up from her self-induced sleep.         “I think something just hit Nicko.” Twilight told Orpheus.         “I think so too…” He says, looking over at Sakuya.         Nicko himself had no freaking idea what the hell blindsided him until he saw a Filly hugging him “Daddy!!”         “W-what the-?”         “Wrong Displaced, Dinky!” Thanatos chokes out.         “Wait… Did you say D-dinky?” Orpheus asked his brother.         “Well, it’s kind of Obvious. She’s hugging him around the Neck-.”         “Wait… Y-you’re not D-daddy?” She yells, tears popping up in the corners of her eyes.         “Uncle Nicko!!”         Nicko looked up, seeing Faith come towards her. “Oh my god, Faith!! You scared the crap out of me!!!”         “I’m sorry… I thought you got lost! Then I met Dinky and one thing led to another.” Faith said, sitting down and hugging the filly. “It’s okay… Everythings going to be alright, Sis.”         “Wait, what?”         “She sees Daddy as her daddy so that means were sisters right?” Faith asked. All Nicko did was just sigh deeply. But out of the corner of his eye, he saw a darkened crystal on the ground. He reached towards it to pick it up and give it back to Dinky, but something else occurred. A bright flash that made Nicko skid back a little and have Faith hold onto Dinky to protect her. Opening their eyes again, a new figure stood before them One that make Nicko stare in shock.         In front of them was a new figure. A red haired human. A little taller than Nicko, but by a few inches. He wore a long black coat with inner red trimmings along his chest and midsection and black pants. The figures Sword was different, but Nicko noticed that he was Carrying two of them. He knew only person that wielded two swords.         “Okay, who was the one that summoned me-?”         “DADDY!!!!” Dinky shouted, glomping the figure.         “What the? Anson?!” Orpheus shouts, recalling the battle they fought.         “Orpheus? Dinky?” Now was when Anson turned his own head, his eyes making contact on the figure that was his daughter. “F-faith? I-is that you?”         “DAD!!” Faith cried out, hugging Anson immediately. “I’ve missed you so much!!!”         “Oh my god, you scared me! W-why did you leave? We all thought you ran away.”         “I was… looking for a christmas gift to give you.”         “A… gift?” Anson asked, but soon chuckled. “Well, what did you find?”         Anson then turned around, finally making eye contact with Nicko as he got down on one knee. “She found me… Brother.”         “Uh sorry to interrupt a sweet moment... But who the heck are you?” Sakuya asks, still holding a hand to her head.         “Anson Nocte. Infinity Sword. Now, what business do you have with me and my daughters?” Nicko realized that Anson used the Plural term when finishing his sentence. Guess he did see both Dinky and Faith as his children and they can see themselves as Sisters         “Ngh.. Keep it down.” She mutters.         “Don’t mind her. Hangover’s getting to her.” Twilight told her. “You should’ve seen it when Nicko was holding Rainbow Dash after she passed out.”         “I-... What!?”         “ … Maybe we should go to the library to talk about this?” Anson suggested as he got up. But as he got up, Dinky saw something. No… more like somepony that she thought was gone.         “M-mommy?”         “Dinky?!”         “MOMMY!!!” The Filly screamed as she dove into her mother's warm embrace.         “Holy sh*t! Derpy’s alive?!” Orpheus shouts.         “Mommy!! I’ve missed you so much! You won’t believe the fun adventures I’ve had with Orpheus, Faith and Daddy!!”         “UH… Huh? I’m… What?!” She yelps. Anson now felt a trickle of sweat run down his spine as he looked at Twilight and Orpheus.         “Yeah… I think there are a lot of things that we need to talk about.”         “Yeah… There is.” Orpheus agrees, Eyes dancing over to Sakuya every now and again.         “Well, let’s get Sakuya to lay down and have everypony come to the library so we could explain everything.” Twilight suggested. Both Brothers nodded and followed the Unicorn along with Faith, Dinky, Derpy, Orpheus, and Thanatos since he was carrying Sakuya.         “Screw all of you! I’m fine!” End Log 10