*POV 3rd person*

Minion awoke with a groan, he went to rub his forehead but found his arms bound to either side of him, he also noticed that he was on a table of some kind, he turned his head to see Vinyl strapped to a table in a similar fashion. He tried to struggle free of his bonds but heard a tittering.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you" said a quiet, rasping voice with an ever so slight german accent. Minion looked over to see two red eyes glowing in the darkness.

"Who are you?" he asked. The eyes shifted, moving closer until a dark, Alicorn stallion came into view.

"I could say to you" the Alicorn said "I am simply known by the local fauna as 'Terror'"

"I'm guessing that isn't because you're all sunshine and rainbows" Minion said, causing 'Terror' to chuckle quietly.

"You're a funny one, you are" he said "it certainly makes a change from the begging and the pleading, much like the young dragoness" Minion's eyes widened before he tried to lunge for 'Terror', only for his chains to hold him back

"What the fuck did you do to her!?" he thundered "I swear, if you fucking touch her, I'll..."

"Oh please" 'Terror' said, rolling his eyes "I'm above such...primal desires, merely a bit of harmless biomagic, that's all" his horn became enveloped in blood red magic and the darkness dissipated to reveal an unconscious Aurora, now she looked a lot more vicious and primal, with large spines growing out of her back.

"I'd say i've improved her somewhat, no?" he asked, looking at Minion, who strained against his bonds.

"You fucking bastard!" Minion roared "I will fucking end you, do you hear me!?" he began to reach out with his powers of Fa-magic and started to slowly pick the locks holding Vinyl in place.

"Yes yes, i'm sure it will be very bloody and gruesome" Terror said, waving a hoof dismissively, Minion 'felt' the locks click open and looked up at Terror "So, my strange friend, any last requests before I, how do they say, 'put you under'" Minion remembered something, an old trick from WW2 that the British used to catch out German spies.

"As a matter of fact" he said "I have one request, I want you to say the word S-Q-U-I-R-R-E-L" Terror's face contorted with confusion.

"But...but that's not fair" Terror said.

"You gave me a last request" Minion said, doing his best to shrug "you have to follow through with it" Terror huffed.

"Fine" he said, stomping a hoof before pointing it at Minion "but i will make you suffer a horrible transformation"

"I'm sure of it" Minion said.

"Okay" Terror said "Here goes, Skwi...skwah...skwuh...?" Whilst the dark alicorn tried to sound out the word, Minion set about picking his own locks, he glanced over to Aurora to check if she was tied down in any way, he felt a pang of sadness as he gazed upon her mutated form, which quickly turned to rage as he felt his locks click open. he jumped off the table and used his powers to launch himself at Terror, who was still trying to say the word correctly.

"Skwehaaah!?" he exclaimed as he suddenly found himself pinned under Minion.

"For the record" Minion said "it's pronounced 'skwirrel'" he then threw his arms out to each side and used his powers to rip the metal chains from the wall and summoned them towards him, he then wrapped them tightly around Terror and fused the two ends together before standing up, walking toward Aurora and bending down. he then grabbed the chains holding her in place and physically ripped them apart with his bare hands before picking her up and holding her his left shoulder, he then stood back up and walked over to the table Vinyl was lying on and hefted her onto his other shoulder. As he was turning to leave he heard Terror struggling.

"*urgh* GET BACK HERE YOU YELLOW BASTARD!" the dark alicorn boomed in a voice that made Minion stop dead in his tracks, before turning and walking towards Terror "YOU CANNOT DEFEAT ME, I...AM...SHADOW!"

"You're also a dense motherfucker" Minion said "I seriously can't believe I outsmarted an Alicorn, Terror, or should I say, Teridax?" Terror's face lit up with confusion. His eyes widened when he felt his tall being grabbed by magic and he started to be drabbed along the floor.

"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!?" he boomed as minion began to drag him through the tunnels.

"I'm gonna drag you all the way up to the top of the mountain" Minion said "and then i'm gonna sit on you and wait for my fellow Toa to turn up so i don't have to be the only one to beat the ever loving shit out of you for harming my daughter, YOU FUCKING FREAK!!!" Terror remained silent and soon the only sounds that could be heard were Minions heavy footsteps and his voice, which was still reverberating through the long and winding tunnels.

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Two tall figures entered the city of Bardingburgh, capital of Concordia. Their forms were hidden behind tan coloured cloaks and goggles, which protected them from the sandstorm that had been raging for the past day or so. Once they were in the city proper, the tall buildings with their dizzyingly high spires provided a respite from the biting wind. The two travelers looked at each other before pulling down their hoods and pulling off their goggles until they hung around their necks, revealing two, masked faces.

One mask was two-tone blue and green, with two blade-like structures on either side. The front opened up to reveal a set of wooden, wolf-like jaws, whilst a spike stuck out the top of the mask.

His fellow traveller had a totally different mask, it was green, and much more minimalistic, merely having two intakes on either side. The rest of the mask was open, revealing the face of a griffin.

The two travellers had one location in mind, the royal palace of Bardingburgh, from which the Alicorn rulers of Concordia, Princess Rosetta and her daughter, Princess Stella, ruled over the country with a kind and gentle watch on its citizens.

The two travellers eventually made their to the gates of the royal palace, its spires taller than most and found their paths blocked by a pair of lances wielded by Sphinx guards.

"Strangers" one of them said "please state your names and intentions"

"I am Toa Scar, spirit of plantlife" the timberwolf said "and this is my brother, Toa Boris, spirit of air. we have come seeking an audience with your rulers"

"You must have a prior arrangement with Princess..."

"Look kid" Scar said, getting in the young guards face "I know you just doing your job, but we've had a long and tiring journey through the desert, and we'd rather get this over and done with so we can get back to our own planet" the Sphinx rolled his eyes and called to a group of guards.

"We're gonna need back up" he said "we've got a coupe of luneys claiming they're from another planet trying to get to the princesses" the guards started to walk over, but stopped dead in their tracks when Boris and Scar threw off their cloaks to reveal their fully armoured forms.

"Are you really sure you want to do this?" Boris asked, making a miniature tornado of sand appear on his finger "Because we're used to putting down dragons in our spare time" the guards began to look around nervously

"We don't want to harm your princesses, we just want to talk to them" Scar said, before activating his mask of shape shifting and turning into a bird "else we wouldn't have even tried to enter through the front gates" he then turned back into his Toa form.

"We really don't want to have to fight you" he said "so either you can let us through or you can turn us away and later explain to your superiors why you didn't let a couple of extraterrestrial visitors talk to your rulers"

"For all you know, we could be shapeshifting diplomats from the planet zarb, and our culture could see you turning us away as a declaration of all out war" Boris said, Scar gave him a look and mouthed 'What the fuck!?', whilst the Sphinxes began backing up.

"Uh...g-go right ahead, s-sirs" the guard said, before the two of them lifted up their lances and let the two Toa pass. The Toa walked into an elevator and just as the doors closed they heard the guard call out.

"Did you guys just see that!?"

Once the elevator had began moving up Scar took one look at Boris before smacking him on the back of the head.

"Are you fucking crazy!?" he asked, half laughing "'shapeshifting diplomats from the planet Zarb'?"

"I didn't have much to work with, okay?" Boris said, rubbing the back of his head.

"One day, brother, you're gonna be the death of me" Scar said "now we just have to talk to two alicorns who we are totally unfamiliar with without getting ourselves killed. I swear if you pull a stunt like that with them I with shove a thornax down your throat" Boris pulled his talons across his beak in a zipping motion and they both straightened themselves up just before the lift dinged and the doors opened to reveal a waiting room. A unicorn mare was sat at a desk signing papers, Scar walked up to the desk before clearing his throat.

"We are here to speak with the princesses..."

"Go right in, hun" she said without looking up. Scar and Boris looked at each other before shrugging and walking to the grand doors that guarded the throne room. Scar went to knock but the doors were encompassed in a maroon aura, before opening to reveal a throne room with two ponies seated at a table to one side, drinkin what appeared to be tea. One was a familiar looking white and maroon Alicorn mare, whilst the other was what appeared to be a pink Pegasus mare with a light purple mane and tail. The Alicorn took a sip of her tea before lowering the cup to the table and turning to the Toa

"We've been expecting you, Toa" she said. Boris and Scar were surprised.

"H-how do you know of us, your majesty?" Scar asked. the alicorn lifted up a black and white newspaper.

"Amazing how quickly news travels these days, isn't it?" she asked, the tiniest hint of a smile perceptible on her features.

"Right" Scar said, feeling slightly stupid.

"Come join us" she said "I imagine traveling through the deserts for three days can be rather tiring, yes?" the two toa apprehensively waked over and sat down, cross legged.

"You...look familiar" Boris said "Are you Fantasia?"

"Who?" the Alicorn asked.

"Mother of Princesses Celestia and Luna, and a Great Being" Scar said "you're a dead match" the two ponies stared at them.

"Your world is very different from ours then" the Alicorn said "i'm Princess Rosetta, and this is my daughter, Princess Stella. I don't have any relation to Celestia and Luna" Princess Stella spoke up.

"What's a 'Great Being'?"

"Sort of like a god" Boris said "but at the same time, not a god"

"If we could perhaps move on to why we are here in the first place" Scar said.

"Yes" Princess Rosetta said "what exactly is your reason for visiting us?"

"We were wondering if you could maybe ask some of the other nations if they've seen any of our kin" he said, his took a hologram out of his hammer space and put it on the table. the Hologram activated to reveal the other two groups that had been displaced on the planet (though Scar and Boris didn't know this) and Scar began to go over the individual Toa, their children and their companions.

"If you would be kind enough to keep an eye open and and ear to the ground" Scar said "that would be a blessing"

"Of course" Rosetta said "By the way, will you be partaking in tonights activities? it's nightmare night tonight" Scar and Boris suddenly got an Idea and they looked to each other before smirking.

"You know what? That sounds like a wonderful idea" Scar said.

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*POV 1st Person Vuur Koning*

I was sat on a train headed to West Trottingham, the Queen of Glascolt/Coltland had advised that if wwe were to have any chance of contacting our fellow Toa, then our best chance was to go to a ruler with more powerful magic, namely Queen Elizabeth, currant ruler of Trottingham. which is why I was currently on a train with not only Autumn, the kids and their significant others, but also Stag, Double and Bhradain (he wanted in on our travels to other worlds, so he was tagging along).

"So what's Queen Elizabeth like?" I asked Stag.

"Watch what you say around her, and for the sake of your little ones ears, I'd keep her outside the throne room" he said, nodding towards Sunny, who was currently laid asleep next to Autumn.

"Also, keep Garnet away from her, Queen Elizabeth has a thing for young stallions" all eyes turned to the aforementioned hybrid, and he chuckled nervously. I gave a low, long whistle.

"Garnet, you'll be babysitting Sunny when we get to West Trottingham" I said "take the time to connect with your sister" he gave a quick salute and nodded.

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*POV 3rd person*

Boris and Scar snuck through the hallways of the palace of Bardingburgh, they soon caught sight of their target and hid around a corner, they were about to pounce when a voice stopped them.

"What in the name of the goddesses are you doing?" Princess Stella asked quietly from behind them.

"Some of your guards gave us a bit of trouble on the way in" Boris said "we're merely repaying them"

"It's all in the spirit of Nightmare Night" Scar said.

"You could at least explain what you plan to do" she shot back. Scar leaned in and whispered the plan into her ear, causing her to giggle before quickly covering her mouth, the swift motion revealing the stump of a horn. The two Toa raised an eyebrow and she frowned before quickly readjusting her mane and nodding forward "shall we?" the two Toa nodded and Boris caused a small draft to blow through, causing a door near them to slam shut, the guards looked to one another before walking over to check what was happening. Scar nudged to Stella to hide and she quickly ran into a room and peeked out as the two Toa transformed into demonic dogs with glowing red eyes and horns. Just as the guards rounded the corner the Toa reared up and as one shouted three words that would haunt the two Sphinxes to their grave.

"ZUUL MOTHAFUCKA...ZUUUUUL!!!"

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