"You got the blue prints?"
"I copied more that that. You got my resources?"
"Oscar, its Atlantis. They leave that crap lying everywhere! All we need is a touch of magic and a fine cut emerald from Elusive and you're home free!"
Don't ask us how long we've been in prison, just except the fact that its finally season four and if we escape then the two Conners need to reach land.
Hi, I'm Oscar Conners the Great Fandom Man! I forgot every title given to me and I'm obsessed with bettering my technology. Imagine me as a ginger in a white and blue armor that's the scientific child of Iron Man's Mark V armor and Megaman X with a blue DBZ scouter and a devise called the ultimatrix on my wrist.
Running with me is Kara Conners, my female counterpart from this world I'm stuck in currently. A world where everyone seemingly important is the opposite gender and events are similar or totally different. Like Kara mentioning her "Microten X-Wii 180" and crap like that.
We were sent to prison for trying to force two sea kings/sea gods/sea boy-band leader (L.R.H., king of Atlantis. Don't ask.) to form a peace treaty some odd months ago. Apparently, Aquaman and Aqualad prepared an ambush, locking our ultimatrices out of our reach and draining our magic reserves... which I apparently generate more magic than I use.
Kara pulled me to a wall, looking around the corner and returning her head to me. "Shadow and Zoro are still down. Your girls?"
"Nothing. My scouter is glitching a bit, though." I whispered back.
"OK. This is a long shot, but I want to to focus your magic onto my cuff."
"Overloading the system?"
"No, I need you to mask my magic while I try something."
I gave a shrug, placing my right hand on her metal cuff that blocked her ultimatrix. When my flickering blue aura covered it, she began to... belly dance? I don't know, but I had to focus on keeping my hand on her arm as she moved. When Kara finished she began to glow purple and transformed into a mermaid... with a wrist small enough to slide out of its prison.
Inspecting herself, it wasn't her usual purple tail and shell bikini, but she looked more fish-like. A yellow tail with red streaks, no nose, visible gills, fin blades on her arms and a coral corset. She gave a sharp-tooth smile, "I can't believe it worked!" Her voice was raspy and seemed to echo. "Your turn."
"...uh... Run me through what just happened?"
"There's a game called 'Shantae'. Its named after our half genie hero girl that dances to transform and stuff." She peeked around the corner, remembering the situation. "We don't have a defined magic like Sora or the ponies so anything goes."
"Alright, but don't tell anybody." I got in the stance, "...Especially nobody with portals or a time machine."
Kara took out her scouter through a magic pocket, "Zoro, are you there? Close enough. Display siren dance." She turned to the wall in front of us as she projected an image of a purple haired girl. "Follow Shantae."
"...Alright."
I'm not sure what I was expecting, but as I gave commands he followed while looking... I have nothing nice to say. Oscar messed up at the end, turning himself into... What do you call a dolphin and a turtle mixed?
Doltle (Doll-Toll).
Oscar looked like a green dolphin with a turtle shell with an addiction to jellies and round things. ...That added to his serious demeanor would've been funny, but we have a technologically advanced underwater city on lock-down searching for us.
"There they are! They changed shape and are in the middle of a monologue!" I brace myself for a fight I wasn't prepared for before some screaming to our left turned our attention to the guards attacking a metal band. "You five are going in questioning shapeshifters!"
Another guard spat, "You think you can escape us? We all know no Atlantian dresses like that!"
There was a series of grunting, making the guards laugh as they walked off.
"...Cortana, you on?" Oscar whispered into his scouter, still unable to place it on his face. "Can you change me back? ...Hey Mew! ...We're working on that. ...Understood. See ya later."
He grabbed my hand, pulling me as we sped out of Atlantis. Our bodies began to glow as our magic reverted us to normal and our ultimatrices returned, charging up a teleportation jump.
"Halt, criminal scum!"
We look around, holding our breath in the normal water and freaking out. Guards surrounded us at all angles and blocked all sight.
One guard aimed his trident, "I used to be an adventurer like you-"
Oscar attempted to shout at him, instantly starting to drown.
"-but then I retired and became a guard."
My reaction was similar, sacrificing my air because of annoyed anger. You've got to admit, if you can barely hold your breath and your double is about to die, would you follow him/her? Me neither, but we're going to die any-
Everything was dark as I was inside some sort of cocoon with something breaking on my neck. Thankfully I was out of the dreadful water and coughing my lungs as air thinly returned to me.
"Hello, creature. Our name is Prince Artemis and if thou wish harm then beware... and don't soil yourself."
"Hi, I'm Fandom Man, survivor of drowning just now. Teleportation spell stuff."
Next to me, there was a muffled cry, "Oscar?! Thank god you're alright!"
"Is thou Kara Conners!? How goes thee?!"
"Prince Artemis?! I nearly drowned so I'm not very cheery currently!!"
I tried to turn my head, but it didn't work out well, "Kara, you're friends with these two?!"
"Yes?! What's your status with the royals?!"
"I accidentally broke things, gaining the title 'Fandom the Random'. We are simply neighbors."
"Oh. Same here, but I became their maid until the Canterlot Wedding!"
Another male voice added, "She asked too much of Dusk Shine. Too much fanfillying!"
"Mr. Oscar, something sharp is poking us!"
"Probably the vines."
Some space was gained and Artemis stopped squirming. "New items sent to the inventory!" Rouge informed triumphantly. "Atlantian iOS scanned. Important upgrades added as an update and I'm feeling great!"
The prince squirmed, "Who goes there?!"
"Tiny voice in my magic armor."
"Oh."
"Draw four Prince Solaris and my color is green!"
Oscar and I were able to open communications, setting up a projected game of Uno. ...He didn't seem so enthused with his losing streak, but was starting to catch up. "Alright, I place my own draw four wild and I chose red. Skip Oscar and go to Arty."
"Which direction are we going and when do I catch fish?"
"Not 'Go Fish', prince." Oscar replied, possibly sorting his cards by color or number.
"Red six." he replied. "Your turn, Kara Conners."
"Blue six."
"Skip you. Oscar!" Solarus boasted.
The Fandom Man didn't give his usual loud response we were known for between the four of us, instead he remained silent. Not a single groan, "seriously?!", "should've seen that coming!", or "you fell for my trap!" escaped him as he remained silent.
"Skip Kara-"
I hushed him, telling them to listen as we heard voices draw near.
"QUICK! TOSS THE ELEMENTS!"
"Is that Dusk Shine?!" I asked, excited.
"Father of me..." Solaris swore under his breath. It didn't help that his muzzle was basically at my ear and these vines prevented any flow of energy for a teleport jump or transformation.
"JUST DO IT!"
"IF I GET FREED FROM THESE VINES AND I SEE ONE MORE DANK MEME...! I just might flip out or something." Oscar cut his rant short, saying the last part nonchalantly.
The vines began to glow, disappearing as the Tree of Harmony returned... though there was something off. I saw that it was still a crystal tree, but there was blood red apples with a golden insides that rusted on the ground. I know because I saw fresh ones on the tree and rotton, mush apples on the ground-
"The hay? Where'd all these apples come from?!" Apple Jack shouted in surprise.
As the princes gave their usual 'you have a quest' in front of a box with keyholes, Apple Jack grabbed an apple...
HUMAN. YOUR RACE HAS FAILED MY CREATOR ONCE. DON'T LET THIS PONY RACE FALL.
As if we lost control, Oscar fired an arrow to snatch the apple from Apple Jack's grasp before he could touch it while I got him in a Full Nelson and raised him high off his hooves. All this happened so fast, we never realized what we did until it processed in our minds.
"What in tarnation?!" Apple Jack screamed as everyone else gasped.
FIND ME AND MY ALTERNATE A GUARD. TO PREVENT THIS FINAL NAIL IN THIS WORLD'S COFFIN FROM COMING TO PASS.
"Unhoof him!" Rainbow Blitz shouted.
Oscar got on the defensive, "Don't touch the apples on the ground!"
Artemis tilted his head, "What's wrong?"
"I-I don't know, but these apples feel too familiar. Like a poison!" he turned to Dusk Shine. "I can't stay in this world for long, prince. I have to warn the ponies of my world-" he stopped a moment. "My Apple Jack is in danger! Barbra!"
A tiny purple dragon resembling Spike took a step back at my attention. "Y-yes?"
Oscar held out his arm, which created a noise as a fax came out. He rolled it like a scroll and jabbed three fingers in pressure points in her neck. Gold fire turned the scroll into a golden ball that phased from visibility. He released her, "Congrats, your the first dragon I know to send a message to another dimension."
