Alex let out a huff as he flew the forest. At this rate, Josh’s promise will take a lot longer to fill out on my end, he thought as he weaved in between the trees, his mind thinking over the massive fight that happened a little bit ago. To be honest with himself, he probably could’ve handled his true ‘first encounter’ a lot better, but Alex had been rather upset with ‘Rainbow Dash’ for her recklessness. Honestly, if she had just paid more attention-!
Alex’s thought process was cut short as a white sphere the size of a volleyball appeared in front of him, and he veered down to avoid it. “What on Aqua Magna?” Alex said as he sharply swooped upwards before deactivated the Kadin, landing on the ground which is only a few feet under him. As he looked up at the orb, the sphere pulsed before a voice began to speak.
“Hello!” A male’s voice said to Alex, “You have been selected to join the War of Shadows! My name is Time Spinner, and two fellow human/Displaced are having at it. Crush the orb, and one or more of my assistants will explain everything you ask.”
“Another Displaced?” Alex mused aloud, before smirking and said aloud, “Why not?” Momentarily letting his Mask activate, Alex leapt up with the Mask boosting him, and clapped his hands together into the sphere, popping the orb like a balloon.
As Alex landed on the ground, a flash of red light momentarily appeared behind him, and he heard something land behind him twice. “So, this is one of the people that Time Spinner wanted recruited?” He heard a voice ask, and he turned around, only to find two ponies standing behind him. One of them was a brown pony with freckles that were lighter than her brown fur, with a black mane that was braided, making her seem rather similar to ‘Applejack’, while the other was a cream-colored pegasus with a long red mane, while also wearing a hat that looked like it belonged to the Cat in the Hat.
“So, ye’re trying to join the war, huh?” The brown earth pony said, looking Alex up and down before commenting, “Well, you’ll certainly have your work cut out for ya. Other than yah being metal and all that, yah don’t look like yah could do as much damage as an apple seed.”
“Even an apple seed can grow a mighty tree that can topple walls,” Alex quipped with a hint of frustration, before also telling the brown pony, “But it can also produce the poison that can also fell an enemy.”
“Hey, both of you cut it out before I give you both an Ear Rape!” The cream pony shouted, making Alex start at the sheer volume.
“Y-yes, Fluttershout,” The brown pony says, and Alex looked at the pony in surprise. Was this ‘Ear Rape’ really that bad?
“Now, as I was going to say,” Fluttershout said, “I’m Fluttershout, Element of Rage of the Elements of Insanity, and this is Applepills, the Element of Obsession. And you are?”
“Alex Nima, member of the Original Order of Mata Nui,” Alex told them.
“Well, Alex,” Fluttershout said, “We’re here to invite you for the War of Shadows. This war is due to a Displaced by the name of Darth Folteren, who is attempting to invade the world of another Displaced called Lee Connors, who was Displaced as Venom. Rather than fight it out between themselves, however, they’re planning on inviting several Displaced to help them. Lee will be defending his world with the help of the Alliance of Heroes, while Darth Folteren will be attacking Lee’s Equestria with the much more powerful Empire of Nightmares.”
“Just because it’s more powerful doesn’t mean that it’s the right thing to choose…” Alex commented, but kept quiet as Fluttershout glared at him.
“However,” Fluttershout continued to say, “As we mentioned earlier, we would like to offer you the chance to be a deciding factor in this war, by joining one of the two sides. So, what do you say?”
“Well, considering that I’m a Toa, I obviously have to help Lee defend his world,” Alex said with a grin, “So, sign me up for the Alliance of Heroes!” While he outwardly showed the appearance of a simple man, internally, his mind was churning with how this could turn out. The fact that the opposing forces are being led by a Sith Lord alone meant that this would be an uphill battle. But with the other people helping the Sith, who were most likely all villains… He wasn’t sure if he could win any of the battles. I’ll have to find a lot more Kanohi if I want to even have a small chance of surviving this war, he thought as he shook Fluttershout’s hoof.
“Well, if ya’ve got any more questions, just use mah Token, and I’ll be there quicker than a tumbleweed in a dust devil,” Applepills said as she handed Alex what looked like a gold necklace with an ornament shaped like a classic red-and-white pill, with a red apple in the white half of the ‘pill’, and a white apple in the red half.
“No, I think I’m good,” Alex said as he gave Fluttershout a mild glare for the insinuation that he was incapable of handling himself, and the pegasus gave him a glare in return before disappearing in a flash of light with Applepills joining her shortly after. Alex stood in the silence of the forest for a minute before shaking his head. Focus, Alex!, he thought as he activated his Kanohi, and took off away from the town. If I’m going to be getting in this war, he thought as he continued his flight through the forest, Then, I’ll need a lot more variety in Kanohi, as soon as possible!