While Limestone and Zula tend to Marble's wounds, an unexpected visitor mysteriously arrives at the scene... a hooded individual that, without a doubt, isn't there to make friends.

Justin, Pinkie, Gilda, Maud, Storm, and Sand (the last two having joined the first four shortly after hearing the commotion) were standing at the front half of the ship, looking up at the mysterious hooded figure that stood on the tip of the antenna of the Angler Whale that steered the ship.

"Excuse me, sir, but who are you, and what are you doing here?" Justin asked, albeit casually. (Despite the ominous appearance that this figure had, he knew better than to judge a book by its cover.)

After giving a light chuckle, the figure replied, "Oh, you'll know... soon enough..." Then, he slowly stretched his arms out. Instantly, his entire body started to glow an eerie red, which nonverbally told them that he was about to attack, and caused them to draw their weapons.

Suddenly, the Angler Whale let out a screech, before stopping in place, and turning to stone. As soon as it did, it sunk underwater... and with it, the ship. Quickly the crew grabbed the railing, and in the matter of seconds, they were quickly sinking to the bottom, while the figure levitated overhead, and crossed his arms. "Now, then... let's see what you're capable of, human."

In the matter of seconds, the ship instantly popped back up, with Justin holding onto his staff, while a bubble dissipated from around the entire ship. The ropes and chains that were holding the Angler Whale were also cut loose.

Justin glared at the mysterious figure and asked, "What the hell was that for?!"

The figure shrugged his shoulders and replied, "I was just testing you, to see what you can do..." Then he lightly chuckled, while Justin's glare intensified. "Though to be honest, you should be thanking me for all I've done for you... like spare you from the same fate that befell your entire race all those millenniums ago." That statement caused Justin to gasp.

"What do you mean... 'All those millenniums ago'?!" Justin asked, now starting to feel a new sense of rage begin to build up inside his heart.

The figure crossed his arms and tilted his head to the side. "Did you honestly believe that I took you into a whole new world?" For a second, there was silence. Then, the figure burst into laughter, while Justin's grip on the staff intensified. After that, the laughter subsided, and more silence filled the air. Then, the figure stretched his arms out and made the statement that made Justin's suspicions start to kick into his mind, as common questions that he often asked himself began to repeat themselves in his mind. "Is it no coincidence that humans are considered a myth to these creatures, rather than aliens of some sort? Nothing but an extinct or nonexistent race, only told in story books? Think about it! Everywhere you've been, there have been claims that you are, and I quote, 'a creature of mythology' written in ancient texts..." He then chuckled and pointed at Justin with his right sleeve blocking his arm. "This world and YOUR world are all one in the same... and yes, I should know that!"

With his hands shaking with rage, Justin asked, "And how exactly should you know that?!" His voice was no longer hiding the confusion, the rage, and the despair after hearing that statement.

"Because," the figure began, as he stretched his arms wide open, "I was the one who wiped your race to extinction, of course!"

That statement caused the group to gasp, while Justin took a step back in shock. Then, Justin regained his posture, and muttered, "You son of a bitch..." After that, he stepped closer to the end of the railing and then said in a saddened tone, "You killed all those innocent people..." Then, in a bloodthirsty roar, he asked, "WHO THE F*** ARE YOU?!"

The figure merely shrugged his shoulders before replying, "You wouldn't know me, but I know you quite well ALL of you, in fact! I've seen you all from your births, and can easily destroy you all with the snap of a finger... and by the way, I'm sure the Element of Laughter knows who I am... after all, she read the stories about me... and what I did to King Solaris, or as you know, King Sombra... then Nightmare Moon, of course." After that, he smirked. "Tartarus, I even inflicted the same curse to King Goldheart recently!"

Pinkie Pie gasped, before looking worriedly at the figure... no doubt she knows him, now. "Y-you mean... you're... you're..."

With a nod, the figure concluded, "That's right..." Slowly, he lifted his arms up to the top of his hood, before lowering it; revealing his face for the first time.

He was a blue-coated goat with two long, black curved horns, a long, thin beard that matched his coat color, white eyebrows, and glowing red eyes. Despite being a goat, however, he was able to speak the common tongue, which normal goats wouldn't be able to do without the aid of powerful magic. Around his neck, he wore a red necklace with a silver bell attached to it. On his chest, he wore a pitch black sleeveless shirt and black pants.

"I am the infamous 'Necromancer'... but you can call me King Grogar, former leader of the Kingdom of Tambelon!"

Quickly, Justin pulled his bow out, drew a fire arrow, and shot it towards Grogar... but what he didn't expect, however, was for the arrow to simply go right through him, and into the ocean. "Don't waste your time on me, human... when you have other things to worry about."

"What are you-" Before Justin could finish his sentence, however, he was silenced by the sound of screeching around the ship... followed by the sound of the door to the lower side of the ship opening. Then, when Justin looked towards it, he found none other than the males of the crew... but something was off about them. Their eyes were glowing green, as if they were under some kind of trance.

Justin quickly turned to Grogar with a glare, only to shoot another few arrows after the goat when he saw him floating away in the distance. Regardless of arrow type, though, the arrows would simply either go through him, or disappear before even getting more than a meter away from him. "WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS, YOU BASTARD?!"

Grogar chuckled once more as he slid his hood over his head once again, and began to fade away. "You will know... soon enough..." With that, he completely vanished, and was no longer around the area, leaving Justin with a feeling of mixed emotions... all of which negative.

He didn't even have time to react to his emotions, however, when he heard the distant screeches move closer. Then the screeches turned into the sound of beautiful feminine voices singing. Looking around, his eyes widened at the sight before him. Now, even the females of the group were under the same trance... which made him back away worriedly. "What the hell is going on?!"

"DADDY!" Ruby shouted, which caused Justin's attention to turn to the entrance to the dining area, where Ruby burst through the door and towards her father. Justin quickly picked her up and looked around the ship, until he found one of the sources of the voices...

The figures looked almost like mermaids from the storybooks (even with human-like features), only their skin was completely made of water, and in the centers of their chests, red glowing orbs shined brightly in each one of the countless figures that started boarding the ship, one-by-one. Like the crew, their eyes glowed green, but it was clear that these were the ones controlling everyone... or in this case, almost everyone.

"Sirens... Ruby, get a rope! Lots of rope!" Justin stated before gently placing Ruby down. With a nod, she quickly ran towards the ship's interior, while Justin drew both of his swords, and glared at the sirens that, when aboard the ship, split their watery tail-fins into pairs of legs, then started moving towards the crew, as their mouths revealed icy, demonic-looking fangs.

Author's Notes:

Okay, so I know that this was a short one compared to most of the others... but hey, think of this as more of an introductory to the next problem, along with the revelation of a complete "Game Changer"!

Oh, and in case you didn't click Grogar's link (his name when it's written in green), he's a villain from G1 of MLP... I bet nobody saw him coming!

And now that we know that he ended humanity thousands of years ago (or perhaps longer than that, even), how will Justin take the losses when this battle is over? What is Grogar's intentions?

The journey has just reached a major turning point everypony, so stay tuned for next time, My Little Bronies!

(Imagine Dragon Ball Z's announcer's voice in that, and you might get a few kicks out of that!)

(( On a side-note, holy crap! "Demonic ram necromancer", even in the lore?! And they said "My Little Pony" is only for little girls! (Hell, {SPOILER BETWEEN ARROWS!} >Tirek even DIES in Generation 1! Doesn't get arrested... perishes (By a rainbow, no less!))< ))