//------------------------------// // Chapter 8: Somewhere Over the Rainbow. (Wizard of Oz)[Edited] // Story: My Little Pony Dimensions // by PhantomSage21098 //------------------------------// Previously. Kronus has a plan to make the universes collide, but he knows that Jacob will be a problem. He ordered his followers and the recently recruited villains to kidnap the Mane 6 and Nyx as an added bonus. In the end, Pitch Black, a.k.a the bogeyman, stole the Elements of Harmony and Jacob, Luna, Frost, and Spike got sucked through a portal. Are they captured by this evil? Why did Pitch steal the Elements? All questions will be answered right now. The gateway activates and the Equestrians came flying out of it. They landed on the obscure surface of the dimensions. They slowly stood up and took in their surroundings. "What just happened?" Spike asked, "Did we just teleport or something? This sure isn't the Everfree." "We did." Jacob replied, "We're in Vorton. The realm between dimensions." "Between dimensions?" Luna echoed, "That's impossible." "You just came through a portal from another dimension." A voice spoke overhead, "It's possible. No time for explaining at the moment. We have work to do. I'll fill you in on the details when you get back." Everyone looked around for where the voice was coming from, then Jacob did what X-po said. He walks up to the gateway. "Just go guys, you'll be fine. I think." "You certainly sound unsure." Frost said. "Come on, guys." Jacob said, "Let's find our friends." Jacob jumps into the gateway. The others weren't so sure, but they followed him anyways. World: OZ The portal reopened and the team lands on a yellow brick road in a colorful, beautiful world. Their landing wasn't steady as they slowly got up and saw the world around them. "We are not in Equestria anymore." Spike said as he looked at himself. He finds himself a dog again like in Canterlot High. Luna, Frost, and Jacob were in human form, though the former had trouble standing up. Luna looked almost like her counterpart at CHS while Frost kept cold blue skin and his hair spiked upwards, frozen. "You took the quote right out of my mouth, Spike." Jacob said as he dusts himself off. "Where are we?" Luna asked. "The Land of Oz. I know this road anywhere... including that city over yonder." Jacob points out the mentioned city. They saw the city was green and it shimmers with numerous emeralds on its skyscrapers and towers. The buildings shimmered from such a great distance. Luna and Spike looked on in awe of the city. "That is so beautiful. It's almost like the Crystal Empire." "I bet those emeralds taste great." Spike commented. "Thinking with your stomach, again." Jacob said. "Jacob, you know of this world." Frost said, "How?" "I think its best if I explain as we go. Come on." He begins walking down the road towards the city. The group then traveled down the road, which cuts through a field of poppy flowers. "Oz is from a movie I saw several times. In the city there is supposed to be an all-powerful wizard that rules the land. And there are some interesting locals around here. Living trees, talking scarecrows, men made of tin, and talking animals... so, you're okay to be a chatterbox, Spike. This place also has its share of Its share of villains and dangers. Keep your distance from the poppies. They'll put you to sleep in seconds flat." Luna had doubts about that but seeing as Jacob knows what he's talking about, she trusts him. Frost and Spike as well. "There is a witch around here titled "The Wicked Witch of the West." If the time is right, her sister is pancake flat at this point. Witchy is a really rotten apple... She hates everyone and she seeks her sister's shoes, magic slippers." "Slippers?" "Magic, ruby slippers. They're pretty powerful if the witch wants them." They stopped then they heard singing coming from behind them. Jacob smiles from that tune. "I know that song. And the earworms are back." Behind them were a pair of little people with flowers on the toes of their shoes. "We’re off to see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz." The two sang, "We hear he is a Whiz of a Wiz, if ever a Wiz there was. If ever, oh ever, a Wiz there was, the Wizard of Oz is one because Because, because, because, because, because. Because of the wonderful things he does." They then repeated the song until suddenly a series of portals opened and they got ambushed by Corrupted. They surrounded the pair and prepared a net to hold them in. On instinct, Jacob dashes off to fight the monsters, leaving the last three surprised by how fast he acted. They then join the fight as well. Luna was still able to cast magic like in her pony form but she had trouble casting them from her hands. Spike offered distractions with barking. Frost summons ice weapons to aid in their fight, his cold aura keeps them solid no matter the damage. Their attacks reduce the masked enemies to a pile of dust, way different than at CHS. Jacob stumbled a few times, trying to be careful not to wander into the poppies. Luna grabbed Jacob once to save him from falling into the flowers and then she swung him around to slice through the last Corrupted on the road. The two little people looked up at their saviors and smiled with joy. "Thank you, strangers." Spoke one. "Yeah, we would've been goners if you hadn't shown up." Said the other. "Eh, it was no problem you... little..." Spike said, unsure what these little people were. "Munchkins." Jacob stated, "They're Munchkins, Spike. One of the many locals of Oz. They hail from Munchkin Land." "Yes, we do. Did you two come from a star as well?" asked one munchkin. "I beg your pardon?" Luna said confused. "We met one stranger back in Munchkin Land. A girl in a blue and white dress named-" "Dorothy Gale!" Jacob exclaimed, "I know her... well, not personally, but I know her. Where is she?" "Uh, we don't know." Munchkin two said. "She might be in the Emerald City by now. We were just heading there ourselves to visit some distant friends. Would you like to come along?" "I guess so." Spike said, "We're looking for our friends." "With any luck, they might be at the city." They heard the rumble of distant explosions coming from the city. Then they see pillars of billowing smoke rising from and above the towers. "Oh no. The city is under siege." World: unknown Kronus sat upon his throne, watching as rifts open and bringing characters from other universes. One opens and Dorothy Gale, The Scarecrow, The Tin Man, and The Cowardly Lion came through. "Good Guys?" Kronus asked. "Yes, my lord." Replied a guard. "Then take them to the dungeons and she won't be needing those slippers." The guards grabbed the group and dragged them away, then another rift opens and Lord Shen, Rumpelstiltskin, and Gallaxhar came out of it. "Don't tell me. Bad Guys?" "Where am I?" Gallaxhar asked, "This isn't my ship. What have you done to your future leader!?" "Relax, you're not hurt. You've been brought from another dimension. And by the way, I'm in charge here. If you ever think about overpowering me, you won't. Guards, take them to the armory." The guards escort the villains to the said armory and one final rift opens, dumping out Mane Six. "Well, well! Company!" He rose out of his throne and trotted slowly at the group, who were trying to stand up. "Welcome to the Temple of the Banished. I know very well who you are." Pitch Black, Mechanikat, Snooky Wookums, and Slappy flew out of the rift and landed next to Kronus. "I trust that you have the elements?" "Yes, where do you want them?" Pitch asked. "Put them with the other power elements and head to the war room." They all left, doing what they're told. "So, you must be this ruffian they call Kronus." Rarity said. "You better let us go or else-" Rainbow threatened but was interrupted. "Or else what?" Slappy said while approaching Rainbow, "You should know better than to threaten a villain you barely know. Especially if one of his friends is only three feet tall." "Slappy!" Kronus raised his voice and the ventriloquist demon dummy stopped in its tracks. "He's right. You wouldn't want anything bad to happen to Nyx, would you?" He manifests an image of Nyx in a cage. Fear and worry were the only things the mares felt as they witnessed the little filly, frightened by her surroundings. The image vanished and the lord of darkness returns to his throne. "You won't get away with this, Kronus!" Twilight shouted. "Believe me, princess. I already have. Make sure they're never found." More guards appeared and grabbed the group. One by one, they each carried a mare through a rift. Each tried to escape, but it was no use. Then one after another, each rift closed and Twilight was the last. Before she vanished, she said her last word. "NYX!" The group raced to the gates of the city, finding it destroyed, reduced to rubble on the ground. The city behind the gates was a battleground, Corrupted and goons running riot through the streets. Buildings blazing, wrecked carriages litter the street corners, and pedestrians are being chased around. It was total chaos. Flying above them in the sky, they spotted a figure riding a broom stick and they knew that was the witch Jacob had mentioned. She cackled loudly as flying monkeys also joined the scene. "Now that meddling do-gooder is gone, all of Oz is mine! So long, Dorothy! So long!" She cackled more as she flew to the palace where the Wizard should be. "Dang." Jacob said, "She really brough the party here. We should get to the palace. Chances are that she's keeping someone there." "Or over there!" Luna said, pointing down the street. She spots a certain rainbow haired girl struggling to get free of flying monkeys grabbing her and carrying her to the palace. "Oh spit. Let's go!" Jacob led the group; the Munchkins left the city to find safety. They fought their way to the palace as they saw the royal army do their best to fight back against the invasion but they were losing the fight. Their numbers were too great. The four eventually arrived at the palace's front doors and found it guarded by a hulking behemoth wearing a blacksmith outfit wielding a giant hammer and an iron mask. "Woah boy! That's a big one!" The Corrupted readied his weapon and charged the group, swinging its hammer over to crush them but they scattered to avoid it. Jacob shoots at the thing but it was able to tank the damage from the mana bullets. Frost throws javelin sized icicles, but even those didn't make the thing flinch. It continued swinging its giant hammer to hopefully hit them. The theme music the Tank from Left 4 Dead played in Jacob's head while he continued surviving the attack, shooting at with every chance he gets. There is no way he'll get close without getting smacked by a hammer like a tennis ball. Luna shot magic beams to aid in the fight but it seemed to do nothing as well, that is until it collapsed to the ground with a heavy thud and turned to dust. Everyone took a few breaths to regain some stamina from that fight. "Someone's been eating their greens. What even was that thing?" "The Hammer." Frost answered, "One of Kronus' elite forces." "One of. You mean..." "There are more of these creatures?" Luna asked, "Stronger than the last?" "They were only concepts by the time I was a subject of experimenting." Frost said as they recovered from the fight. "So, this is where the Wizard lives?" He looks up at the palace. "Yeah, this is it." Jacob said before going to the front door. "Looks like the place got sieged. I don't see any palace guards around." The group carefully enter the palace and walk down the lengthy corridor. While Frostbite, Luna, and Spike were cautious on their way down, Jacob couldn't help but feel pretty giddy about being in The Emerald City. Despite having fighting, that didn't change him one bit. "Man, it's hard to believe we're in The Emerald City. I feel like I'm ten years old again." "Focus, Jacob." Frost said, "We have to help, Ms. Dash." "I got that, just let me soak up the moment before fighting Theodora... uh... Elphaba... dang, I got my source materials mixed up." They eventually entered the throne room where they find the witch has Rainbow Dash and an old man tied up on the throne. "Not so clever now, are we, Wizard?" The witch said with a wicked smile. "Leave him alone, old bat!" Rainbow said as she struggled in the rope, "Just wait till I get untied from this rope!" "Watch your tongue, my pretty. You wouldn't want to lose it, would you?" coming from the shadows, a balding man in a hulking metal suit approaches the witch. "Madam," he said, "The Emerald City is under our occupation now. I'm surprised how fast Kronus' army has taken it so quickly." "Indeed, Luthor. His armies were no match for his armies. And he delivered his promise unto me! Ultimate power! She takes out a ruby wand and casts lightning from it. It was then she saw the heroes from across the throne room. "Well, well. We have guests." Lex Luthor turns to see them as well. "Lex Luthor and Wicked Witch working together?" Jacob questioned, "Who in their right mind would ship this?" "Silence, boy." Luthor commanded as he stepped forward, "You came for the girl no doubt. Sooner than expected." "Several reasons for that. I know my materials and it's pretty obvious the witch would be here... I just wasn't expecting you." "Though perhaps you won't expect to lose a fight from the both of us?" "Eh, who knows. Fights are like games. They don't go the same way every time." Luthor then grabs Jacob by the collar of his coat and lifts him up. But Jacob didn't seem scared. "Any last words?" "Yeah, think fast!" He slips out of the coat and blasts a beam of magic at Luthor, sending him sliding backwards. Luthor didn't react in time to that. This allowed Jacob to get himself ready. He and the others fight the duo. The witch flew in the air while Luthor stood his ground, tossing the trench coat aside. The witch provides aerial attacks from her broom as Lex fought them up close. It was making things challenging for the heroes to fight. Though hope wasn't lost, as a saving grace from Vorton arrives from a portal. A device made from Lego lands in the middle of the room, Jacob realized it was a keystone terminal and it will be of use. Jacob's tablet chimed from his coat upon the device's arrival. "Guys, keep them busy!" Jacob dashes to get his tablet while avoiding spells from the witch. Frost creates various barricades to help with defending the group, but Luthor was ready usual. In his home world, he was against super humans whether they were heroes or villains. He had anti-freeze gadgets and devices to counter magic spells. He was able to break apart the barricades with ease so he could fight the Mystic and Princess. Once Jacob gets his tablet, he finds new apps became available. They were the keystones he saw in the game and some new keystones. Acting fast, he turns on the scale keystone, making him into a giant. "Woah heck!!" "What sorcery is this!?" The witch exclaimed. "Seems the boy can use more powers than we thought." Luthor said before looking at the device that appeared. Piecing it together, he goes after the device but Jacob managed to kick Luthor right into the wall, partially breaking his suit a bit. "Oh boy! This is awesome! I AM GIANT MAN!" Jacob laughs from this but gets hit by the witch. "You only made yourself big enough to get hit, you fool!" She shouts as she flies around to attack him but she ends up nearly getting hit by frozen lances flung by Frostbite. Jacob grabs the witch's broom and flings her off of it. Jacob shrinks back down in order to show the others. "Guys, we got a way to counter them. My tablet has new apps that let me use the keystones. We can use this." Luther eventually recovers and gets up from the rubble and readies himself for a fight. "Uh, Baldy is ready for round two." Spike said. "Right. Let's try... uh..." Jacob tries to pick the right one. "Ah-ha!" He then turns on the elemental keystone, giving himself and the others new powers. Jacob took fire, Luna had water, and Spike had Earth. "These powers look almost like that of my people." Frost mutters then Jacob shoots flames from his hands, making Luthor jump back in defense. Spike stomps the ground, making an earth pillar launch Luthor backwards. Jacob rushes in with his sword, his blade now imbued with fire so he can cut through the armor easily. Luna goes after the witch as she stands up after being flung. She tried to flee from the princess seeing what aura she had around her. Spike goes to help the princess while Frost fights with Jacob. Their battle was intense as they battled both the villains. During all this, Rainbow Dash took the chance on escaping while no one was looking, freeing herself and the old man. "Thank you, madam." He spoke. "No prob. Just go hide." She said before she goes to help everyone. Rainbow gets the jump on the witch, making her trip by her leg, sending her to the floor. The witch tumbled a few meters until Luna reaches her. She looks up in horror to the princess. "No, don't use that water!!" the witch screamed, but Luna didn't listen as she splashes the witch. The witch screams in horror as she gets drenched. "You horrid wench! Look what you've done!" Her form starts to dissolve, her figure becoming distorted, as if she’s made of wax and exposed to intense heat. The moment the water touched her, she began to smoke as if she was burning. "I'm melting, melting! Oh, what a world, what a world!" She begins sinking into her clothes as the smoke billows out more and more until her screams of horror faded to silence. "Uh, how did she ever take a bath?" Rainbow said questionably. "Perhaps that wasn't monkeys we were smelling." Luna said disgusted. Back with Jacob and Frost. The two of them worked as one to fight off Luthor. The man was an equal match for the moment but now he on this last legs. Frost freezes the man's legs allowing Jacob to go around and look at the workings. "Oh, this looks important." He pulls a few wires, causing the suit to shut down. "NO!!" Luthor roared as he broke free of the ice when the suit opened. He falls to the floor, dropping a token on the floor. "Huh, what luck." A portal then opened above Luther and a giant hand grabbed him as a voice roared from the other side. "You failed me, Luthor!" Said the voice as the human gets pulled through moments later then the portal closes. "Woah, was that..." Jacob said. "Yes, Kronus." Frost confirmed, "he doesn't tolerate failure." Jacob nods to this then looks down at the token and collects it. "Hmm, what's this? Looks almost like the face of a... Yokai Watch?" "I don't know. Better keep just in case." Jacob pockets the token and goes to Rainbow Dash. "Hey, you guys did great." Rainbow Dash said as she smacked Jacob's shoulder with enthusiasm. "Yeah, but they ran rings around us." Jacob said, rubbing his shoulder. "We were somewhat outmatched given their skills." "Eh, you're okay. I knew you could beat them up." "Thanks. Hey, how is the wizard? The guy you were with?" "I told him to go hide. I'm sure he'll be fine." "Hopefully." A new portal opens for them. "I guess this is our ticket back. Let's go!" The group hurried through the portal before it could close.