Chapter 170: En Taro Adun
The previous night.
Crazy Hand looked down through his portal as people stopped going to and coming from the Alliance’s portal in the Mushroom Kingdom for the night. There was still the occasional person, but rarely. Behind him were Bowser and a group of ten Koopas with shells of various colors. They were all wearing civil clothing, some with hats.
“You know what you must do?” Bowser said to the Koopas.
The Koopas all saluted, a red-shelled one advancing and saying, “Yes sir! Infiltrating this “alliance” and gathering information!”
Crazy Hand turned toward them. “It seems to be time to send you. But first…” He sent a beam of energy which entered the ten Koopas. “Now, I will be able to follow you when you go to other universes. You will be my eyes and my ears. And if you want to talk to me, call me. Now, go!”
He opened a portal, and the Koopas immediately jumped into it, entering the bunker where the Mushroom Kingdom’s portal was placed. Nobody was around for now. Crazy Hand’s portal closed.
The ten Koopas turned to face the Alliance’s portal.
“So,” began the same red-shelled Koopa who talked earlier. “Let’s see how it works.” He approached the portal and began to press buttons on the terminal. “Ah. Choosing the portal. Let’s see. Portal Island (Pokémon Universe)... New Halcandra (Dream Universe)... Ponyville (Void Equus Universe)... Uh. There are quite a lot of universes to choose from, more than our number. Mmh… Some of these universes seem to be variants of the same one. Let’s first go to universes that are different from each other. I will go to this Pokémon Universe. Number Two, go to the Dream Universe. Number Three…” One by one, he gave each of the Koopas an universe. “Understood?”
“Yes, Number One!” the other Koopas all shouted, saluting.
And one by one, they entered the portal to their designated destination.
One of the Koopas was sent to Past Hyrule, and he arrived during the night just outside of the town. Because it was the night, the drawbridge was raised, much to his annoyance. Instead, he remained at the portal where he slept.
Just as the sun rose, he was awakened by a rooster, which was also when the drawbridge lowered. Immediately, he entered the waking town, intending to talk with the locals. It was hard to ask the right questions without sounding suspicious. He wanted to ask about the Alliance, but he knew that it would be weird for him to ask that here when he could ask back home, and everybody certainly knew about the Alliance by now so it would be even weirder for him not to know.
So he started by asking what was good to visit in this place. There was the market, there were places to play games to gain prices, there was the Temple of Time where the Triforce was…
“The Triforce?” he asked.
“Yes, an artifact that grants you a wish, left behind by the Golden Goddesses. It is the symbol of our kingdom,” the pointed-eared woman said.
“There are Goddesses here?”
“Oh yes! The Golden Goddesses, Farore, Nayru, and Din, are the Goddesses who created our universe. There are other Gods, like the Goddess of Time, among others.”
The Koopa started to sweat. Crazy Hand may need to avoid messing with this place to not get these Goddesses angry, unless they are the kind of Gods who prefer to remain in the backseat and let things go on without their influence unless absolutely necessary.
“The Triforce is actually in another realm, but the entrance is in the Temple of Time. You can only open it thanks to some artifacts, one of which is currently kept by this young boy, Link. So you can say that the Triforce is well guarded despite the lack of guards around the Temple.”
“I see. Are there any other places of note?”
“The castle, obviously, but you can enter it only if you have an authorization. And right now, it’s difficult to get one because they are about to deal with this horrible Ganondorf character and security is tighter because they expect Gerudos to attack.”
“Ganondorf?”
“The Gerudo King. He coveted the Triforce to take over Hyrule. He passed himself for an ally but Link revealed his machinations. He is now in jail, but not for long. He will be executed.”
The Koopa was thinking. It wasn’t what Crazy Hand searched for, but it may interest him.
The Koopa exited the town and went to an isolated part of the field before he called, “Crazy Hand?”
A portal opened beside him, and on the other side was Crazy Hand.
“What is it?”
“This universe has one thing or two that may interest you, but it may be dangerous. There are Gods watching over it.”
“I don’t care about the Gods. Tell me anyway.”
So the Koopa told him about Ganondorf and the Triforce.
For Crazy Hand, it was very, very, VERY interesting information.
“You did well. Continue gathering information.”
“Yes sir!”
The portal closed.
Crazy Hand thought aloud. “Ganondorf… I wonder if…”
Black Apple and Shadow Speedster’s cute-ceañera ended some time in the afternoon, the guests leaving one after another. Shadow Speedster returned to her garage, and Black Apple to her tree, leaving Sweetie Void alone with Apple Death, Phantom, and Rarity Void.
“I’m guessing that you will go exploring another universe,” Rarity said.
“You guessed right. I will actually return to an universe I briefly went to before I arrived in the Pokémon Universe. I think it’s time that I finally try to get in contact with them,” Sweetie Void replied before she looked at the two other fillies. “Will you come?”
“Of course!” they both said.
“What can you tell us about this universe?” Phantom asked.
“Not much. I didn’t remain long last time. I just saw a battle between two alien species, one with advanced technology and the other more primitive-looking.”
“So there may be a war. Yep, I’m in,” Phantom said.
Apple Death groaned.
Sweetie Void opened a rift, allowing them to jump through.
They came out of the rift in a city, on the roof of a golden-looking skyscraper. It was at least a yellow metal. Sweetie Void wasn’t sure what.
“Well, I doubt we’ll witness a battle in this place,” Apple Death said.
“Well then, let’s go talk with the locals,” Sweetie Void said.
From what they could see from the top of the skyscraper, the city seemed to be divided into sectors, each with its own architecture. In the center of the city was a HUGE pyramid.
The fillies flew down to the streets of the city, seeing that the locals were tall gray-scaled humanoids with glowing eyes, but no other orifices. Like the architectures, there were different fashions, some preferring golden clothes while others wore purple, and more had red. There were also robots among them, looking exactly like the organic ones.
The fillies immediately gathered attention.
The locals’ eyes quickly settled on Sweetie Void, some stepping back, others more curious.
One of the ones wearing darker clothes approached, then gave a slight bow. En taro Adun, Void Bearer. Welcome to Aiur.
Ooh! Telepathy! That was how they could communicate without a mouth. Psychic users! Uh. En taro Adun? I’m Sweetie Void. And my friends are Apple Death and Phantom. Nice to meet you.
“Howdy.”
“You know you can talk normally, right? I’m sure that they can hear you alright even without ears,” Phantom said.
Your friend is right, young one. We hear through our skin. You don’t need to use telepathy.
“Alright. So… Where could we meet your leader? I’m guessing the big pyramid over there?”
The alien nodded. The Aiur Assembly Nexus. You will find the Hierarch Artanis.
“Thank you.”
So the fillies said goodbye to the alien and began to walk toward the pyramid, looking at the buildings and saying hello, or rather “in honor of Adun” (the translator translated “En taro Adun” into it. It didn’t work when telepathy was used), to the aliens they passed. A good number of them replied.
Before long, they reached the pyramid’s entrance where a pair of guards let them enter with a small bow. Inside, a female alien guided them.
“Sorry, but what are you?” Apple Death asked.
We are Protoss, the alien answered.
“Thanks.”
The building was very large, so it took some time to reach a room with a round table near the top. Standing beside the table was a single Protoss.
He was a male Protoss that was slightly taller than his peers, garbed in highly decorated armor and exuding an aura of power that drew attention and respect from those observing.
En taro Adun, young ones. I am Artanis, the Hierarch of the Daelaam.
“In honor of Adun,” the three fillies replied.
“I am Sweetie Belle, nicknamed Sweetie Void, Alicorn Princess of the Void and Queen of Floralia, also leader of a multiversal Alliance I’m forming.”
“Apple Bloom, nicknamed Apple Death. Spirit of Death in my universe.”
“Scootaloo, Phantom.” She shrugged. “No title in particular.”
“We are here to talk about possibly allowing your people to join our Alliance to face a common threat that could potentially threaten your universe,” Sweetie Void continued.
You bring worrying news. What is this threat you are talking about?
“Actually, there are three threats,” Sweetie Void started before the fillies went to explain about the Subspace Army and the Gods, Galeem and Dharkon. The Subspace Army didn’t seem to worry Artanis a lot. The Gods, however…
I see… Galeem and Dharkon… They may be forces to be reckoned with. Having fought a god, I know what I’m talking about.
“There are Gods here?” Apple Death asked.
Were. The Xel'Naga were considered as gods, but they left our universe long ago. We had to fight one a few years ago however. They are the ones who created the Protoss.
“If they were your creators, why did you have to fight the one you did?” Phantom asked.
Artanis locked eyes with her bearing a hard look in his gaze that caused Phantom to regret her question. (Not that she would admit it.)
That is a lengthy tale, and one that, to many among the Daelaam, is far too fresh a set of scars for casual conversation.
Silence followed until Sweetie Void said, “So… What do you think about joining us?”
I will have to talk about it with my people. Entering a multiversal organization is a huge step to take, and we are still rebuilding from recent events that cost us a lot. I will also want to know more about this Alliance.
Sweetie Void nodded. “We understand. Take your time. By the way, are you at war?”
Artanis tilted his head. No. Why?
“You see, I entered this universe once previously, and I saw a battle between what I’m guessing were your troops and an alien race of nightmarish creatures.”
Ah. I understand. You witnessed one of the many skirmishes between us, the Zerg, and the Terrans. We try to keep peace, but such incidents happen. But no, we are not at war with them.
Sweetie was glad there was no war, but at the same time, she internally groaned. A war would have been easier to deal with.
“Then… Maybe I can go talk to them? Maybe we can work together to ensure that these skirmishes don’t happen anymore.”
I am not sure if you will be able to help. Our three races just have difficulty with each other because of various reasons. We are hoping that time will eventually allow us to form a true peace.
“Yeah, I know that you hope that things can be sunshine and rainbows, Sweetie, but sometimes, things aren’t that easy,” Phantom said.
Sweetie Void knew that. Not everything could be solved by talking or by beating up the bad guy. It frustrated her.
She sighed. “I could still go talk to them and propose to them to join the Alliance too. Maybe being together in the same organization will help.”
Artanis nodded. There is merit to what you say. If you really want to talk to the Zerg and the Terrans, then I can ask for a meeting with Overqueen Zagara and Emperor Mengsk. I’m sure they will want to hear about your proposition.
“We would be thankful if you could do that.”
Meanwhile, how about you talk with my advisors? And once they come, with the leaders of the tribes? They will want to know more about you.
“Ok!”
Dream Warper entered Past Hyrule’s Hyrule Castle Town, followed by the Rainbooms of the human world parallel to hers. They wanted to visit the other universes, and they started with Past Hyrule because there wasn’t much to visit here so it would be fast.
The Rainbooms still couldn’t help looking around, not used to the very medieval setting. They especially looked at the castle in the distance. They already saw Twilight’s castle and Canterlot Castle (from a distance) in Equestria, but it was still something.
Outside of the town, however, in the field…
A large army gathered. Gerudos, but also Goombas, Koopas, and other members of the Koopa Troop Army. Airships were flying above them. At their head were Koume and Kotake, as well as Bowser, Bowser Jr., Kamec, and the Koopalings.
In the Lon Lon Ranch, Malon saw that and immediately warned her father who evacuated with the horses and Ingo. As soon as they entered the town, Talon yelled, “The town is attacked!”
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I'm not really into Starcraft, so I'll just wait for it to be over. How many chapters do you plan for it?
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As far as upfront involvement, this is it for now.
If you want, you can DM me since I'm kind of a Starcraft lore nerd. Btw, the plural for the Zerg is the same as the singular.
I can imagine they will have a much easier time convincing the Terran Dominion to join the Alliance than they would the Zerg. The only one who ever had the Zerg work with the other races was Kerrigan, whether with ulterior motives or for the sake of the universe. The only way I can imagine Zagara would cooperate would be if she were forced into submission.
Personally, I find that the Zerg have more in common with the Changelings in that they believe in survival through adaptation.
Hmm. I had thought the Starcraft world was a one time reference and wasn't going to appear again. But this is a welcome surprise. While i'm more of a Command and Conquer guy, i did play some SC1 in the past.
You definitely have my interest here I wonder if you'll have Alarak make an appearance here it would be fun to see the fillies react to the fact his voice is the same as Discord's. Also question are you going to have the fillies fight Culex from Super Mario RPG because I think
Sweetie Void would love the challenge especially if its the fight against his 3D form Let me know and keep up the good work.
Psinet
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I didn't know that your name was Lucar.
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Lucar, Cyrus and Justalad has been working on the fic together for a while now. So i assume any of 3 them would know what is coming for the future.
11843480
What you presumably mean by this is "I didn't know you were writing the story" in which case:
Congratulations, you learned something new!
(The downvote wasn't me; a comment is far more powerful than a thumb)
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Another one to wrap it up and that should be all.
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Maybe the other races could convince Zagara to join for the sake of not being left behind. For survivability, it wouldn't be good for the Zerg to be the only ones to not get the multiversal technology, or at least get adaptations to be able to open portals.
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I thought so too at first, but then, I told myself that Sweetie would try to return to the universe and see if she can make it join the Alliance, especially after she saw the advanced technology one of the races had.
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There honestly won't be much with Starcraft for now. Just talks. Maybe a new attempt from Earth to take over the Koprulu Sector later.
A Culex fight would happen in a Tale. I don't think that it will happen in the main story.
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That was uncalled for. Cyrus is my associate. He can answer too.
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I didn't know that. Sorry. (I still don't know how many chapters the Starcraft world will be).
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I would say a couple. But the next chapter will mostly focus on the battle of Hyrule.
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I forgive you.
Just thought you read the description of a story more than once.
As well as read the author's notes.