Celestia was in a bed, recovering. I was trying to understand how Teridax managed to overpower not one, but two 1 thousand year old Alicorns.

“He’s been recruiting ponies” Luna said, we were both stood outside the hospital room “but they aren’t ponies any more, they’re…changed” I suddenly remembered something.

“Were they bipedal, generally reptilian or bat-like in appearance and roughly 14 feet tall?” I asked, she nodded and I punched the wall in rage, embedding my fist in the solid protodermis “FOR FUCKS SAKE, HE FUCKING WARNED ME AND I DIDN’T FUCKING LISTEN!!!”

“Who?” Luna asked.

“Red Dawn” I said “Autumn Skies ex-boyfriend, he now goes by the name of Sauradox and matches that description almost perfectly. I still don’t understand why he would warn us, he fucking hates me plus he’s kind of an arsehole”

“Maybe deep down he cares about Autumn enough to warn you?” Luna suggested, I shrugged.

“Fuck knows” I said “I’m just really pissed off that I let this fucking happen”

“Do you have to swear so much?” Luna asked.

“Yes” I said “it stops me from going to Canterlot on my own and killing myself trying to stop Teridax. Oh fuck, what’s going to happen to our friends in Canterlot, what about the Crystal Empire?”

“We can only hope and pray that Teridax isn’t too cruel” Luna said, I nodded.

“Thankfully he isn’t the type to kill unless provoked” I said “which is why we need to keep the elements of Harmony from getting back to Equestria, teach them to fight” Luna smirked.

“What luck that I and my sister are both members of an organisation that is the sworn enemy of Teridax” she said.

“What!?” I exclaimed “both of you!? I could understand Celestia but you’ve been on the moon for 1’000 years, how could the Order…?” Luna cut me off by jamming a hoof in my mouth.

“Not here” she hissed “I’ll explain on the way”

“What do you mean ‘on the way’?” I asked making quotation marks with my hands.

“Do you want to get help or not?” she asked “we need to get the former elements as well, and the Neu-Toa…” she then began listing off everyone that would need training.

“Let’s just get everyone that can fight and go” I said, deadpanning.

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*later at an undisclosed location*

I was stood outside the fortress of the Order of Mata Nui along with Luna and the former elements and the ship was a short distance away, Luna turned to all of us.

“What you are about to see, you must never tell anyone outside of those who will also become members” she said “I would actually have to kill you if you did” Fluttershy whimpered.

“Why?” Rainbow asked.

“There are two groups who enforce Mata Nui’s will” Luna said “Toa like Vuur Koning are for doing deeds in the public eye, the Order of Mata Nui on the other hoof do the more secrete work”

“Ooh-ooh-ooh” Pinkie pie said “you mean like Ninjas?” she then struck a Kung Fu pose and I swear I could hear a gong go off somewhere, Luna rolled her eyes.

“If you like” Luna said, she then walked up to the huge door and knocked on it. After a few moments a grey and black Toa with a Kenohi in the shape of a Hau opened the door.

“L-Luna!?” the Toa said, obviously surprised “What brings you here”

“I need to speak to Helryx” She said “sooner rather than later”

“What about your friends?” he asked.

“Their coming with me” she said, in a tone that said she couldn’t be swayed in the matter.

“Oh, okay” the Toa said, before stepping aside to let us through, he raised an eyebrow at the Technicolor ponies as they trotted past, Rarity humphed as she trotted past with her head held high. Luna led us through a long hallway towards a set of doors, just as we reached them Rainbow exclaimed.

“Whoa, hey!” she exclaimed as an invisible force grabbed her and hung her upside down by her tail. She began trying to get free and I heard a chuckle.

“Feisty one, ain’t she?” I heard Jerbraz remark “Hey, Luna, hey, Vuur Koning”

“WHAT!?” all of the ponies exclaimed, looking at me, I shrugged.

“Need-to-know only” I said, simply, Jerbraz chuckled

“He’s good” Jerbraz said, before dropping Rainbow on the ground.

“Am Ah the only one who’s just a tinsy bit unnerved that yawl can’t see im?” Applejack asked, looking around frantically.

“You can’t see his sword either” I said, all of the ponies went pale.

“Dude” Rainbow Dash said, crossing her for hooves and scowling at me “not cool”

“Doesn’t make it any less true” Jerbraz said from behind Rainbow, said spectrum maned pony shot into the air and ended up hanging from a chandelier.

“D-dude” Rainbow said, trembling “r-really n-not c-cool”

“Jerbraz” I said “leave the ponies alone, they’ve just lost their homeland to Teridax”

“Ah” Jerbraz said “well, I won’t keep you” I then heard footsteps walking away, only once they had faded away did Rainbow speak up.

“I-is he gone?” she asked.

“Yes, he’s gone” I said, and rainbow dropped to the floor.

“Tell anyone and you’re dead” she said, pointing her hoof at all of us

“We would be dead anyway” I said “literally no one can know of this place besides my ship’s crew, but they will be sworn to secrecy as well”

“Wait here for a moment” Luna said, walking over to the door and entering the room. After a few minutes she returned “when you meet Toa Helryx, bow like you would to royalty. She’s the very first Toa, at least four hundred million years old and outranks both me and Celestia, she could kill me and you wouldn’t be able to stop her. Do not speak unless spoken to and do not aggravate her, she will not hesitate to kill you if she deems you could jeopardise the secrecy of this organisation” I nodded and the others all recited the Pinkie Pie promise, Luna nodded and opened the door for us to enter.

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