Setting Sun of Thieves

by Shadow Hero

Disc 1- Spacial part 1/2

The fields of Equestria below Cloudsdale

“Come on one more should do it.” Zidane said as he slashed another Ahriman as Quina and Choco attacked an Imp.

“Keww.” Choco said as he flapped his wings casting Thunder on an Ahriman.

“Well that takes care of that.” Zidane said as a bright light engulfed the trio.

“Hey Cid said you were train..Oh come on.” Rainbow said as she stomped her foot down.

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Before Azure could blink, a great burst of light had revealed three beings now falling to their…’Oh shit!’

Acting he quick by pull out something hope he can save them. He waste no time in playing the instrument. Before long, a mechanized green dragon had swooped in and procured the trio before they had met their demise. The dragon came up close to the window and allowed it’s cargo safe passage aboard the train.

Said “cargo” consisted of Zidane, Quina, and a chocobo...all of which were Final Fantasy characters.

“You know I never did beat nine…” Azure say rather absent mindedly.

“Umm What.” Zidane said as he stood up. “Where am I?” He asked looking around

“Sorry, uh..where are my manners? Hi, name’s Azure Darksoul. You are currently on a train headed for Griffonstone. Sorry about uh..almost killing you. That was my bad.” He said as I kicked one of the bandits on the floor.

“I see.. Wait, how did we get here?” Zidane asked.

“Well I found your uh...summoning token? Yeah...I followed the instructions and well, here you are! Want anything? A drink, food? My pals are currently liberating the dining car.”

“Food.” Quina’s eye's light up

“Yeah. Food would be nice… Wait then my dream wasn’t just a dream then.” Zidane said as he followed me.

“A dream? Huh, well we should discuss this later, right now you must be starved…” Before exiting to the connecting car, Azure looked out the window.

“HEY RAINBOW! I NEED YOU TO LEAD SOME GUESTS TO THE DINING CAR!!” A second past and the rainbow maned pegasus dove straight into the middle of the car.

“What’s that about guest...uh. Hi?”

“Kewe.” Choco said as he waved a wing happily as Quina just stared

“Um hi..So talking ponies is new.” Zidane said

“Hey I’m not that new! Was he insulting me?” Rainbow asked.

“No, I think it’s just a cultural difference, like I said, we’ll talk more later, let’s just straighten a few things out here. Rainbow, if memory serves me right, this is Zidane, Quina and...uh…”

Azure blinked and stared intently into the eyes of the chocobo before me. The train tracks the only noise in the room. Zidane was about to speak up but he lifted a finger at him, not taking my eyes off the bird.

“I know this one...don’t you help me..I haven’t forgotten everything…”

“Uh sir, time constraint?” Said Rainbow Dash.

“Kewe.” The chocobo cooed as if to taunt the being in front of him.

“Okay I give! What’s his name?”

“Choco, my familiar.” Zidane said as he pet Choco on the head.

“How...strangely unoriginal...Right. Zidane, Quina...Choco...meet Equestria’s fastest flier. Rainbow Dash.” Azure stated as Rainbow gave a short bow.

“Nice too meet you.” Zidane said as he scratched his nose.

“Hungry.” Quina said still staring at Rainbow “Ow.”He/she said as she/he got slapped by Choco’s wing

“Kewe.” Choco said to Quina before bowing.

“Look I don’t want anyone eating my friends,” Azure stated as I reached behind myself and brought out a piece of blue starry meat. “So I’m just gonna cook this real quick,” Facing out the window, Azure let out a great plume of fire, returned, and presented the cooked meat to Quina.

“Please don’t eat Rainbow, she’s cool.”

“Umm. Tasty.” Quina said as she/he devoured the meat in 10 seconds flat.

Before anyone could do as much as breathe, the train screeches to a halt as the intercom once again blared to life.

“Ponies ponies ponies...you think you’re so much better than everyone!” The condescending voice gave a soft cackle.

“You're not though. This whole hero thing you're doing, I mean it was cute until the GIANT DRAGON showed up, but I am a patient bird. So you ponies are gonna wait here while my back up shows up. Then we kill ya.

Then we take what you owe us. What you OWE the Iron Cla-"

Azure magicked an electric boar to shut off the coms. Rainbow placing a hoof on my leg as I seethed.

“Justice, not vengeance.” Was all she said as Azure breathed in and looked at our guests.

“Sorry, but I need to borrow your blue mage.” He say to Zidane with a (slightly) calm face.

" I guess..Wait where are you going.” Zidane asked as Azure ran towards the front of the train

“I’m going to kick ass and chew bubblegum! Rainbow, Zidane and Choco are your problem. Feed em and help Gilda and Pinkie! Quina, you’re with me!”

"On it." Rainbow said as she rushed the other way

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"Wow. Are you here for the party?" Pinkie asked the four Griffin Bandits

"Lay off of us." Gilda said as she punched one of the Bandits in the gut

"Why you. Arg!” the bandit said as he got hit by a bolt of electricity making the others to look back to see Zidane and Choco standing there

"So who wants some." Zidane said as he tossed up on of his daggers

"Stay out of this monkey." one of the bandit's with a green bandana said

"Ok now you're asking for it." Zidane said as he crouched down and charged at the green bandit. Both daggers clashed

The other tried to help but was swept away by a rainbow blur. "Are you ready Gilda?" Rainbow asked

"Like you need to ask." Gilda said as she punched the same one as before

"That was a cheap shot. Now then." He said holding up a small orb, the orb glowed and electricity flew out.

"Kewe." Choco said as he flapped his wings and shot a bolt of electricity out as the orb shot a bolt. Both Collided causing the room to be covered in smoke

"I got this." Zidane said as he opened the door they came from letting out the smoke

"We got more where that came from." The green bandana bandit said as the other produced their own orbs of different color

"If am not mistaken that's Materia, now where did you get it?" Zidane asked

"A reliable source." The red bandana bandit said as he shot a fireball out, Zidane deflected the fire ball

"I live with someone that constantly uses fire magic." Zidane taunted

"Well try this on then." The green bandit said as he and the red bandit held up there orb's creating a heat wave knocking them back a bit

"Is everyone alright." Zidane asked getting a nodd from them as they hid behind one of the chair's."Go. Choco can you create a distraction."

"Oh oh. Can I help do that!? It sounds fun!" Pinkie asked as she hopped in place

"As long as you don't get hurt knock yourself out. Rainbow you come in from the window and hit the two in the back."

"Got it."

"Then me and..."

"Gilda." Gilda said

"Right.. Anyway, me and Gilda attack the other's. Here wear this." Zidane said as he put a bangle on Gilda. "It should reduce any magic damage you take."

"I see. Fine by me." Gilda said as she looked at the bangle

"Ready."

"Let's do this." Pinkie said as she produced a cannon with a crystal on its side from nowhere

"Keewee." Choco flapped his wings and the tip of the cannon turned blue

"Eat frozen confetti." Pinkie said as she pulled the trigger letting tiny pieces of frozen confetti fly at the bandit's. The two bandit's in front blocked most of it as Rainbow pushed the other's down making them let go of there materia

"What?" The green bandit said

"You won't be needing this." Zidane said as he and Gilda charged at them knocking them back abit

"You think thats... Hey! Give that back." The red bandit said as Zidane was looking at his wallet

"Nice pictures. Is this you girlfriend." Zidane asked as he pointed at one of the pictures

"That's none of your business." He said with a blush as he shot a fireball but Zidane deflected it. "Arrg. Give that back."

"You name is Alice, wow did your parents hate you or something." Zidane read getting everyone to laugh and getting chuckles from the other bandit's

"That's it." He said as he raised the Materia up into the air, as it glowed it fused with him setting him on fire. "No more nice guy." He said in a demonic voice

"I think you need to chill." Rainbow said as she picked up the blue materia up and shot a big shard of ice at the demon looking Griffin, but it melted before hitting him

"I will not be interfered by puny ponies." he said as he sent a heat wave out. Everyone ducked behind a chair that was melting

"If he keeps this up he may go super nova." Zidane said

"So we need to cool him off. On it!" Rainbow said as she flew out the window and brought a rain cloud in and bucked it. As the rain hit the demon making a fog

"Good try.. Choco use Watra." Zidane said as Choco flapped his wing creating a large ball of water over the demon. As it touched it, it made even more steam

"Mm-mabe you can use this." The green bandit said as he handed a light blue orb to Choco.

"I like what you are thinking. Now lets try this again. Give it all you got. Waterja!" Zidane said.

Choco glowed light blue as he flapped his wings as a torrent of water came crashing in through the windows making everyone to float there. The Griffin layed there on the floor unconscious as water rushed out the door

"Ahh. My head." He said as he layed there

"I'll be taking that." Zidane said as he picked up the red materia off the floor. "Now then. The hard way or the easy way." He asked as he rolled the materia in his hands

They looked at each other and nodded. "We'll fight to our grave!" The yellow bandit yeld getting a punch to the gut by Gilda. "I fold."he said as he rolled on the floor

"Attack." The other two screamed but tripped as the train jerked back to life sending them flying into the door

"We're moving again?" Pinkie asked

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The door slammed open, the lights blared to life as Pinkie Pie burst out of an incredibly large cake.

“Surprise!!” Yelled the patrons within. “To our heroes!” General merriment ensued and cake was had, but in the midst of this happy chaos I gathered a concerned group with me.

“Hey Zidane, you look like you saw a ghost.” Azure said as he walked up

“What? Oh yeah.. Just thinking. I would not go into the next car if I were you.” Zidane said with a chuckle

“Riiight. Well, train is no longer overrun with bandits, I’d say it’s high time for questions and answers.”

“Right. You said you used my token to summon me here. Wherever here is.”

Azure pulled out an orange crystal into my hand and display it to our group.

“This brought you to my neck of the woods, those woods being the land of Equestria. My question, how’d you end up in the multiverses of Equestria?”

“See these daggers.” Zidane said as he pat his dagger case. “These were on a table and I got an amazing discount for em, a Five finger discount.”

“Pfft, you stole those!? Surprised you...well...I guess you didn't get away with it.”

“Yeah, I guess. But I live a more exciting life now… I think.”

“Hey so what exactly are you?” Asked Gilda.

“Rude…” Azure add.

“I’m a human from Gaia, a plant connected to Equis… That’s what my memories say at least.” Zidane said as he scratched the back off his head

“Gaia...then...your Equestria is connected to Final Fantasy...where are you in your timeline?”

“Timeline? Well I just helped Applejack back home, and talked to Yuna about Fluttershy’s new training.”

“Who's Yuna?" Asked Rainbow and Gilda in unison.

“A teacher in Cloudsdale.”

The girls give me a confused look. “Yuna...is from Final Fantasy ten. Why does she exist in your world?” Azure asked

“There are many others out there from different worlds.... That’s what Cosmos said.”

“Worlds like ours!” Exclaimed Pinkie.

“I have no clue.”

“Hmm...that's enough out of us. You have your own questions I’m sure.” Azure ask.

“Sooo...Ponies are the main race.. Well one of the sentient life forms here?”

“Aye, there are also the dragons, griffon, minotaurs along with a few others. But, ponies as far as the eye can see.”

“I see...Ah, I found these.” Zidane said as he presented a red materia.

“Mother of God...materia!? Here!? How!? Gilda, please tell me you have answers?” Azure ask dumbfounded and confused.

“Sorry, I’ve never seen em before. Dash?”

“Don't look at me, the archives have nothing on what those are.”

“Maybe someone from my world came and dropped some here.” Zidane said

“Five hundred gold says Kuja did it.” Azure said snarkily. The random name confusing my group further.

“Kuja..Ah a friend of mine dressed as him.. I think, my past is so foggy.”

“Maybe you should sleep on it?” Asked Pinkie.

“Muddled memories may resurface with proper stimulation, I could probably help you as you sleep seeing as our destination is still a ways off.” Azure said.

“Sound.. Wait a long trip? Sunny got mad at last time.” Zidane said

“Hmm...got anything that belongs to her?”

“Let see.. A blue Phoenix feather.” Zidane said as he pulled out the feather.

“May I?” Azure motion to the object not wanting to be rude.

“Sure. What are you going to do?” Zidane asked as handed the feather.

“I’m going to create a psionic link to your Sunset…” As Azure went through some motions, a small prick into exposed flesh, the crystal and his pendant.

“By my blood…” The trickling blood begins to float and create a translucent orb.

He hold the feather for a brief moment, as it floats and begins to hover. By Azure will the crystal do the same, once both radiate the energy, He link both to my pendant. The light show ended, the items float back to the table and I dismiss my orb while releasing a breath he didn't know he was holding.

“Grab...The pendant...think of...Sunset...and flick the gem…”

“Ok..” Zidane said as he grabed the pendent and ficked thee gem. “Hey Sunny..Sorry.. Yeah...I may not be back for some time..What!? I Was dragged here!... Fine, next time if this happens again you can come.. Yes Quina is with me….Bye.”

“How’d it go?” He ask.

“A lot of yelling, but good.”

“Heh, I remember training Sunset...such a firebrand that one…”

“Yeah. You know how many times she tried to burn my tail?”

“Pfft, you got off easy. She got just a little more power every so often and she tries to hijack my brain! But...I suppose it was worth it once she finally became the spellcaster she wanted to be…”

“That's..Ok then.” Zidane said in a confused tone. “At least she is not learning how to..”

“Kewwe.”

“Fine I’ll stop.”

A loud crack resounded through the room and the intercom blared to life.

“Folks, we’re running a bit late, but hopefully we won't have any more surprise visitors. I don't think my heart can take it…Goodnight folks!”

“You heard him, off to bed. Except you Rainbow, one more sweep and you're off the hook.” Azure said

The pegasus gave a salute and flew off.

“So there's a room for us or are we sharing?” Zidane asked.

“Sharing unfortunately, don't worry, you can have my bed.” He said

“Nan. I can sleep on Choco, his body is very comfy and besides it's not the worst place I’ve slept in the past couple of months.”

“Okay, Quina, you take my bed. I’ll be meditating anyway.” He state firmly.

Quina nodded, a rainbow blur shot by, and the room began to empty

Author's Note:

Crossover with my editors story The equstrian omni knight.