Chapter 05: Military Problems

At this very moment, a black stealth helicopter of an FBI manufactured design was seen soaring across the skies. It flew over the clouds until it came to a certain facility location we seen last time. It lands on the landing pad with some soldiers waving lights to signal the flier on what to do. The copter lands while a few military vehicles and weaponry units are station to secure this place, and of who has arrived.

Finally, the scene changes to where the inside of the facility was seen, black halls, open shutter screens to let in light from outside, and an entire two side squad of soldiers holding their blaster weapons were in a line form position; as if awaiting someone. Then the slide steel doors open up reveal whose was entering the spot, it was none other than Commander Chief himself Azure Phoenix as he slowly makes his steady paste walk across the line row of soldiers that follow protocol to let their commander go through firstly. As the man went through another steel slide door to enter an elevator, he turns around, and the doors shut on him; as he rode the thing.

Now we find ourselves in a strange dark gray area, where the first light is from open steel slide doors to let Azure Phoenix come out of before they shut themselves. Some of the room’s intiraral lighting was active then, giving the room some flare, but not much. Now Azure Phoenix approaches some rooms with open slide doors while they held bars for security measures to see their progress; showing from one side was a stash of possession of belongings, another was scientist working around certain objects, another one had small cages that held two familiar dogs in them. But the one ahead held something behind bars that was large enough for a big group and it was…our heroes in question.

“Uuugh,” Twilight is seen moaning as she feels like something knocked her out pretty bad. But as she got up, she gets much of her sight back to snap them open in seeing herself and her friends in a large white cell room and behind some prison bars. “Guys, wake up…ugh.” As she tried to speak, she found something on her hands; they were strange advance mechanical handcuffs around her wrist.

“Wha in blue blazes,” AJ asked off in seeing what they got on their wrist.

“Hay, who put these on us,” Rainbow Dash snapped off in not liking this at all.

“Ugh, guys…I think we’re in a cell.” Pinkie Pie spoke off in seeing where they are currently being kept.

“No kidding.” Goldie stated in seeing that this was something TOO expect while they are handcuffed.

“Oh my goodness, did we get arrested for a crime?” Fluttershy gasped in shock in thinking this was not a good sign for them.

“Ah, I’m too beautiful to go to jail…prison stripes would make me look FAT!” Rarity pouted off to state her own objection of this matter.

“Um, I don’t think that’s our case here.” Pinkamena stated to say in having a funny feeling about all this.

“Hey…where’s my new pee-shooter go?” Tough Apple asked off in seeing he was missing his new gun, but also something else, “Gaaaugh! They Took JOE Too!” He gasped off in panic in what he also didn’t have on him.

“Who’s…Joe?” Sunset Shimmer asked off in having to slowly know this guy, but not so much of who he referred to.

“My Banjo,” Tough exclaimed who he was referring to, his instrument.

“Long story short, he named his banjo. It’s really important to him.” Nyx stated in what Tough was stating on whose Joe was; a banjo that is important to him like a friend.

“They seem ta have taken all we had.” Apple Bloom stated in checking what she still had on.

“All our stuff is missing.” Scootaloo stated from checking her pockets; empty.

“Including what was in our pockets.” Sweetie Belle pulled out her pockets, nothing but dust flew out.

“It’s not just that. The locket is missing, so is Twilight’s things.” Megan spoke in holding her chest, the heart locket that contains the Rainbow of Light, and Twilight’s things of a lab top and her Guardians were not on them.

“Whoever’s behind this, we better get out of here by first getting these things off,” Ben stated in seeing the first thing they have to do is get these handcuffs off them to move about better.

“Don’t bother. You won’t be getting anywhere unless I’m told to free you…” Spoke a voice outside the gang’s cell, and they find out it was the same fully covered Black Op leader that ambushed them.

“Who are you, why are you doing this?” Twilight asked in demand of why they are thrown in such a place.

“That’s right! We’re innocent!” Rarity protest to say that they are innocent civilians.

“Until proven guilty,” Pinkie Pie smiled off to randomly say this out of the blue.

“Not helping Pinkie Pie.” Rainbow Dash narrows her eyes to her friend for making such a statement as if saying they are guilty.

“Aren’t yah ashamed o’ keeping’ us lock in here? A’d wit’ our young kin ta boot!” Applejack sternly pointed out that these guys are even locking up kids and their little sisters and friends.

“My orders are clear; we were ordered to apprehend any creature along with the group that poses as humanity’s threat.” The lead Black Op explained the case as that was his order and he cannot go against it.

“And we’re telling you, you have the wrong ones. We’re not here to be threats.” Megan stated to explain that they are not the enemies here.

“Right, we’re here to help stop something bad from happening.” Nyx stated in knowing why they are here, to help out after all.

“I’ve heard that line for thousands of times. And you expect someone to believe in you, now don’t you?” Spoke a new voice of someone that was walking into the room, and soon came within the light. “Hello there…” And the person that came near the imprisoned group was…Azure Phoenix.

“Whah…Lord Azure?” Twilight gasped in shock as she and her pony group & Megan know who this guy looked like from their world, but as a human.

“Lord? In modern days, there were only few monarchs that would be called by that title.” Azure raised an eyebrow in hearing that word address to him as such with curiosity. “But in America, we call them President. Now…Tell me…Alien…Who are you? And why have you come here?” After he finished telling this claim, he was getting down to wanting answers of who Twilight and those that came with her are and what they want.

“Alien? You think she’s an alien space-case? Please….even someone as randomly weird like me can tell she isn’t.” Pinkamena spoke off in trying to make a kooky claim that such a thing isn’t true at all.

“Not just here, but her little group. The boy, the little girl, the dogs…and even this one,” Azure stated to point against Ben, Nyx, mentioned about Spike & Phobos, and he especially gaze at Sunset Shimmer in the corner.

“Huh!” Sunset gasped in feeling like this guy was very upset with her.

“Wait, dogs…what did you do to Spike & Phobos?” Twilight spoke in demand of where their dogs were if not with them.

“See for yourself.” Azure turns to gaze at another sight of where the answer lies.

Everyone looks near their cell to see some scientist were studying Spike & Phobos in their cages, trying to determine if they are normal dogs or not. So far, these two show signs of growling, but their minds seem more…adapt to being intelligent. Then one gave came near Phobos, and stuck a needle in his cage, and…

“Awwwooooohhh,” Phobos was heard making a howling cry of pain.

“Stop it! You’re hurting him!” Nyx yelled out to the guy for doing something to her pet pal.

“On the contrary, we’re merely getting a sample of his DNA to determine a mystery…about you people.” Azure explained the case in his usual demeanor of tone of their progress.

“Why are you doing this? They’ve done nothing wrong to you for such acts?” Megan asked in demand of this action even to animals and to treat her friends and new friends this way.

“Strange as it seems, we’re also investing your background, Megan, is it?” Azure spoke i addressing this girl that they have learn her name, but cannot find her profile in any records. “As of right now, we know who these children and their pets are, that they are extraterrestrials from another world.” He issued this forth as a message of meaning of what’s going on of what they have here.

“Oh yeah, where’s yer proof, buster,” Tough asked off to get p on his feet to ask this in demand.

“Right…here…” Azure showed an iPad that showed two screens, one of the Twilight that pop into Canterlot High and another one elsewhere, much to the group’s surprise. “I am Commander Chief: Azure Phoenix, I run this operation to know what’s going on for the planet’s sake. And the day a missed Twilight Sparkle and her group came to Canterlot High, was the same day she and her boyfriend Ben were dating under my eye.” He made a suspicious eye contact towards those that knew what he was talking about.

“Another….wooh,” Ben gasped in seeing that this guy knows they aren’t from this world.

“And we also know of our intel, that this Sunset Shimmer is not the same one who was my student and caused an unparalleled act of hostile takeover at Canterlot High and was going to plan an invasion conquest.” Azure stated with a stern frown expression at the girl in which it scared her like a cornered rat in its cage.

“Um….I…” Sunset was at a loss for words, she didn’t know how to protest against such evidence against her.

“The fact you show signs to not look me in the eye is enough to say you don’t deny what I said.” Azure Phoenix sternly spoke in being very strict towards this girl who may look like the Sunset he knew, but was not the same. “That leads to the suspect that you took her place…and she’s either MIA or you finished her.” He stated this last one off with a hinted fury in his voice.

“Noooo…I didn’t do…that is…I…I..” Sunset spoke i saying she never do such a thing, but…she felt like she was being pushed and could not oppose.

“Alright buster, ye starting’ ta TICK me off! Picking on a lady, ain’t ye ashamed of it!” Tough Apple snapped at the guy for crossing a little line there. “NOW LET US GO OR I’LL…” He came up to the bars, and was starting to show his strong strength to look like he really could bend the bars. “Beep/Trziziziivhmm….” But then the mechanical handcuffs lit up a light, and let out a shocking voltage surge over the guy, “Gruhahahahaaaah-WAAAAUGH!” Tough was yelping form the shock treatment before blown away to skid on the ground while steaming.

“Tough!” The gang cried out to come around to check on their pal.

“Tough, how many fingers ye see?” Apple Bloom asked to show three fingers to the guy.

“Um, which fingers…Apple Blooms?” Tough asked off from seeing almost three Apple Bloom images asking the same thing.

“Wha’cha do ta him?” Applejack snapped in demand of what the guy just pilled.

“Those handcuffs you’re wearing are design to give you a shock, if you so much is to try any aggressive behavior.” Azure explained what was on the group is meant to keep them quiet and not cause any trouble. “But we’re curious how someone even got hold of a lethal weapon, and at the same time…have learn that Tough Apple…you are the same as Twilight here; a doppelgänger. No doubt intact to cause the end of humanity,” He had his intel search that this was another alien visitor like Twilight’s group from another world, and what he had might be a hostile sign.

“Sir, please…we are not your enemies. We are not invaders either.” Twilight spoke in trying to get the chief commander to listen to reason she has to speak.

“Really,” Azure raised an eyebrow in hearing this to be slightly interested. “Then prove to me that your words are true.” He asked in demand that this bunch show him what it is that he is wrong about them.

“You see, those of us here, we came from another world, that’s true.” Twilight spoke off to say this in coming to terms of the subject itself. “But we are a different breed of those that only want to live peacefully while defending our homes and our land from the evil forces that want to try to conquer & destroy us.” She explained in giving the very secret info about the world she comes from to this military commander. “I came to this world to get back a crown that was stolen by…well, Sunset here, even if this world’s logic robbed me of my abilities. For it’ power could indeed endanger your world.” She looks to Susnet in what she did while stating the power her crown could do. “And that when we left, we also met up with Sunset Shimmer…the one from YOUR world and is now living freely with us as our friend. She’s alive and thinks about her world and of those she knows.” Twilight inform Azure of the situation that the Sunset Shimmer he knows is not dead, she is alive as everyone else that heard this was surprised to hear that.

“So…Sunset Shimmer, my student…you say is alive, and you only came here to get your crown? And above else, save our world?” Azure asked this off in getting to fully understand where they are going in the discussion. “I must say…that’s a risky & dangerous card you’re playing with me. If that is your answer to justify what we’re missing on intel, then you best show proof of your words.” He issued to say this while still looking a bit serious in what he was still going at here.

“Proof; she just told you?” Rainbow Dash asked off in not believing this stubborn guy.

“Wait, I just remembered! Sunset Shimmer…” Twilight spoke to say before correcting herself from the other one with the same name. “Um, from this world, gave me a disc. To give to you, that should prove we’re trustworthy.” She stated in recalling they have a disc. for Azure, that will clear their name.

“Well…?” Azure Phoenix looked to the black op unit, aka Shadow Dragon, in checking in with the others about the object in question.

“We’ve search their belongings sir, the only disc found are just latest artist tracks.” Shadow Dragon informed his commander of what they have only found.

“Oh dear; that might just complicate things a bit.” Rarity gasped in thinking that isn’t a good thing to know indeed.

“But, Twilight says she had it and we believe her.” Fluttershy spoke to say that they believe in their friend.

“Right; we know she’s no evil lying and conning foe that would trick you.” Pinkie Pie stated to know that Twilight here is not some backstabbing doppelgänger.

“Believe what you want, but I am not letting you go until we find out who those within your group are. The rest of you know too much to be trusted, we may have to erase your minds.” Azure inform the group of what will happen to those that may stay here, and what may happen to those that leave.

The gang gasp in shock, those from Equestria are gonna be prisoners while the others of this world forget them.

“You can’t do that to them. Would your military really reduce to harming children?” Megan protest in thinking that was overkill there.

“I’m doing this for the sake of the world. Ever since the Transformers showed up, they’ve stirred up a ruckus. Autobots, Decepticons…one is for peace, the other is for war…you tell me, who’s telling the truth and who’s lying? Cause all I see is the destructive force they can do.” Azure was stating this off in sounding very serious, he will not overlook something when it’s vital to insuring peace.

“Easy, Autobots good; Deceptions bad,” Pinkamena spoke of in answering the easy question.

“I don’t think he meant it in that way, sis.” Golden Heart stated this off in knowing what the guy meant to say.

“As I speak, Galvatron, the Decepticon leader who was Megatron, is out there loose. And the last thing this planet needs…are more extraterrestrials stirring up trouble.” Azure spoke off to say this in knowing that this planet last needs is any more trouble from new troublesome visitors.

Now the gang felt quiet at this moment in seeing their predicament; Twilight & her family are now starting to get the feeling why Azure & Tao didn’t want them coming here, cause of this mess. Everything fades into black now as time was ticking for them….

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The scene shifts outside the facility as something was sneaking pass the other guards at this time. As it turns out, it was actually Omega in stealth cloak mode as he managed to follow where his friends were taken.

“Location of captured allies confirm, beginning infiltration into enemy base.” Omega silently issued this to himself before beginning the next step.

Now the guy begins to go through an open entry way, as he enters it, he scans around. His scans point down at the floor, showing life-sign images of those he knows.

“Scans determined life signs of my party down below, ascending to ground level.” Omega declared off in having learnt of where his friends are kept and must go after.

At this moment, Omega flies near a control console and jabs a hacker tool into the system.

“Preparing to hack into security systems and override their commands of holding friends.” Omega issued forth in what he’ll do next here as he begins, “Beep-beep!” Then a beeping noise was heard as he withdraws his stick hacker. “Complete. Preparing for…” With this done, it’s time to go and free his friends.

“Kickfruvhmm….Clapowwfruvhmmm…” Just then without warning, something kicked Omega across the area, and he bashed against some crates. That impact caused his stealth cloaking function to break down and reveal himself.

“Error, unforeseen attack has destabilized stealth clock device.” Omega stated in what has happened to him, as he begins to see what hit him. “Results…noted.” He stated in having finished what got him, and finds what the cause was.

Now Omega stared up in seeing four GIANT robots before him, as they were the Transformers: Bumblebee, Hound, Crosshairs and Drift. Those that Optimus Prime left to help guard and protect the planet are here in the robotic flesh. And now, someone here had bad luck to run into them…

“You Ain’t nothing But A Hound Dog!” Bumblebee sang of this little sound while music was heard from him.

“How very strange, a tiny bot has entered our sanctum.” Drift spoke wisely over what has appeared before them.

“Well it looks like them humans are making us into some toy product.” Crosshairs spoke off to say in seeing this silly thing.

“Whatever it is, it looks ta be up ta something. What say you all?” Hound stated from his old processor and held out his metal cigar.

“Alert; Transformers within location….occupation; Autobots,” Omega alerted himself of who it was that was with him, some big players.

“Hurgh, little tinker knows about us.” Hound spoke off to say in seeing this thing knows it’s bots.

“And just what were you thinking of doing in disabling this place’s security?” Crosshairs asked off in wanting answers from this small bot.

“Primary function; rescue attempt. All obstacles will be destroyed if need be.” Omega stated this off as he grasps his hands to state this.

“Hah-Hah-Hah, fer a little guy, yah talk big! But can you back it up?” Hound laughed off in finding Omega funny, how’s a tiny bot gonna take on big bots like them.

Then without warning, Omega was suddenly growing up faster at an alarming rate, until he was apparently the same size as the Transformers.

“Response: Acknowledged.” Omega stated this in having answered the question, “Preparing for battle!” Now he gets himself ready to duke it out.

“This Just In, A New Competitor Has ENTERED The RING!” Bumblebee spoke off with a radio station of an announcer for a wrestle match of who they got to deal with here.

“Well I’ll be darn if that ain’t something!” Hound spoke off to say in getting his blaster gun ready.

“It would seem that which was worm has morph into its final stage of evolution.” Drift spoke off his words of wisdom of what it was they appear to be facing.

“Just what we need, a Transformer that can shrink and grow back full size nailing down on us.” Crosshairs groans to complain while getting his own two weapons out now. “Darn, what kinda weird stuff did KSI make with this one?” He complained in seeing this one might be trouble alright.

“Let’s Get It Ooooon!” Bumblebee shouted off like a wrestle announcer in wanting to get himself ready to battle.

Soon the five giant bots were all in position as they all were soon charging up to attack. And things flash a bit as the scene changes now…

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Meanwhile, back with the imprisoned heroes, they have tried and tried again to explain the situation without having much proof to back up their claim. But it seems that even after stating how there were powerful evil forces from another world that came here, all that did was prove that they might be in league.

“Please sir, we need to be let out! We have to stop the Dazzlings from taking control of Canterlot High.” Twilight insisted that the man let them go.

“Right, we can stop their evil before it goes too far as we done with Sunset Shimmer…” Ben was saying this at first; but stopped i realizing what he just said. “Oops; Man, that really slips out too much, You must really hate it,” He look to Sunset, as he forgot to not bring up the subject about her old ways.

“Hugh, like I said…I’m used to it.” Sunset sighs to say in getting by that.

“Even if what you say is true….because of your action in defeating your enemies, and I meant this….other Sunset, you simply allowed the chance for the Dazzlings, as you call them, to come to Canterlot High.” Azure Phoenix issued the matter that those that stop one threat, did not make sure a new one would raise. “Its common sense that you didn’t think your actions would only lead to more problems than solutions. As my unit reported their unnatural ability to hypnotize & control populace to turn against each other by their song. How do you even intend to deal with it?” He stated in having heard what the Dazzlings can do, and for those teens to handle it sounds like a joke.

“Well…we…use…um…” Twilight was a bit unsure if she should mention the m-word in this non-believer.

“Magic,” Pinkie Pie blurted out to say this now. “We do a little blowy magical glow, and then BLAM-O! Enemies defeated!” She spoke off to say this random thing while making a smile.

Everything was quiet in not believing that was actually said to a guy that has seen the worse of things to believe magic is involved.

“Hmph, in all my years serving my country, serving to protect this planet from hostile aliens; and now I’ve heard it all.” Azure huffs to say in looking to the prisoners to state this is the first he’s heard about such a threat being from a magical source of power.

“So…you believe us?” Pinkamena asked off in thinking the guy gets them.

“Just how stupid do you take me for?” Azure asked off with a stern upset look on his face.

“Depends, want honest truth, cause AJ couldn’t lie if she try.” Tough asked off in making a remark to the guy here.

“We are dealing with events of paranormal crosses of were only science and technology are the key appoints. Your term use for magic could only be a phrase to hid that it’s actual mutant super power abilities.” Azure stated about the other sources of what can explain things, and now this group wants him to believe MAGIC from fairy tales is involved.

“Mutants,” The Crusaders responded in hearing that term for a power.

“Man, how cool would it be if we had superpowers?” Scootaloo asked her buds for the idea.

“We be really a hit at school if we had some.” Sweetie Belle stated what happen if they had mutant powers.

“Right, we even keep de bullies fro; causing trouble!” Apple Bloom nods off in thinking that be a neat idea.

“This isn’t a game for little girls to play in. This…is reality.” Azure glares down at the Crusaders who yelp to hid behind the others. “If you think such things exist, then you’re living in a fairy tale.” He remotely stated the issue about this group being delusional.

“Then tell us…what does your science tell you what almost happen to this world when a black hole appeared and disappeared without warning? That was the work of an enemy’s dark powers at work.” Ben spoke something that should earn the attention of this commander.

That got Azure Phoenix to look at Ben with a serious look, as no one on Earth knows how close they came to being wipe out by the devastating power of the Demon God known as Grimmore.

“You know…of what almost doomed our world?” Azure asked in wanting answers from this boy, he wants to know how that even happened.

“We do; a powerful enemy back home. And we ask you to trust us to handle the Dazzlings, they aren’t working alone either. Another enemy is here too. You don’t know what you might be getting into.” Ben insisted that this guy trusts them because they are the only ones to handle the threat of the Dazzlings and one more other foe in this world.

“If this enemy is tough, I have my squadron. And they are our best defense.” Azure stated to claim the matter, as he turns around. “Dragon Strike Force, come into the room.” He gave the order for those to be with him.

Soon entering the room were the Black Op guys that ambush the heroes. But what happened was, when they all got together, they removed their masks to reveal who they were. And for the Mane Five, Crusaders & Sunset, they were surprised while the faces were also a surprise to Twilight’s family, Tough and even Megan: the Dragon Strike Force which was made of Blazefist, Laxtinct, Aquastroke, Shorty Thinking, Lightningblade, Burnblast, Saber Dragoon, Terrorcreep, Tailtech, Icy, Flare Tiger & Shadow Dragon who was their leader.

“What the…YOU GUYS…” Rainbow Dash asked off in surprise to see who was here.

“Goodness…I don’t believe it!” Rarity gasped in not believing what they are seeing.

“Ye mean ta say ye were not at all who ye said ye be,” Applejack asked in looking on as if they been lied too.

“Is this….true?” Flutterhsy asked in almost wishing this was not true.

“Yeah and why the undercover stuff?” Pinkie Pie asked off in why those they knew even did this.

“I don’t believe this…you all…you all look like…but yet you’re…” Twilight was speechless in not believing, Dragon Strike Force was made up of those like the Mystic Ponies, even Shadow Dragon who is a Dark Mystic; or has he not fallen yet?

“You say the Sunset Shimmer of our world, you know her, but yet she didn’t tell you about us?” Shadow Dragon rolled his eyes in seeing the disbelief that these alien beings don’t know them to ask about them. “We…are Dragon Strike Force; we’re the best elite squadron of the U.S. Army & Black Ops for Azure Phoenix’s services. We have fought and achieve many missions since our last graduation from CHS and have kept the Earth safe, no matter how tough or dangerous it was. We will overcome it till the end of our lives.” He explained what they are and what it is that they live for to this very day.

“Man, for being this world’s Shadow Dragon, guess he’s not evil yet.” Nyx whispered this to his family about who was here.

“Possibly Nyx, but the others here…they are just like the ones back home, only under different careers.” Ben silently whispered back over this subject.

“This some kinda joke? You can’t be some military Ops!” Rainbow Dash protest to say while looking at someone in the room. “I’ve known Aqa when I was a kid, and trust me; she was the best coach I could count on. I wasn't actually the best athlete when I was a little kid. I really wanted to be the best and be part of the athletes, but instead, I got kicked out a lot. When I first met Aquastroke, she was nice and encouraged me to overcome my problems, and show them boys what I'm made of. And thanks to her, I've become the best athlete today! She was like a big sister to me. And the best one too,” Rainbow explained her tale about having known Aqua, and how they have a little connection, how much they meant.

“Oh Rainbow,” Aqua spoke in feeling sadden to have her secret be seen like this.

“I don’t know why, but when my parents passed away when I was a little girl, nobody wanted to adopt me until…” Fluttershy spoke in looking to someone else in the room to hear her out. “Terrorcreep came that day. He’s like an uncle to me. Sure, he may be scary and I guess…I imagined he was a frightened Vampire when he didn’t go out except at night times, but he's nice from the inside. He has helped me for nearly a few years. And he even gave me Angel Bunny and Naughty the Bat. I liked Angel so much, but as for Naughty... He was like a spy for keeping an eye on me while he report to him about anything. Uncle Terrorcreep was like a real father to me. And I'm felt very grateful for that.” Fluttershy explained her own wellbeing of thoughts towards the one that help raised her in life.

“Oh Fluttershy; If I wasn’t an undead guy, my heart would be pulsing.” Terrorcreep spoke in starting to feel like he had a heart pumping in his veins again.

“I’ve known Shorty Thinking for working with my father in working on some projects.” Rarity stated in having known about the other person in the room. “He was the reason of when he gave some tools and sews to work on something for the pass time, and I was designing dresses by then. And not to mention, he gave me the best tablet for me to design. I even can save some papers. He was like an older brother to me.” She explained her case and about whose it was that helped her out to discovery of her little uniqueness.

“Rarity, I…” Shorty Thinking felt a bit sad to see this play out.

“And I’ve known Blazefist & Laxtinct when I was a kid too.” Pinkie Pie stated in giving her own two cents of the issue. “Blazefist is one serious man to talk with, but not Lax. He was a great clown and inspiring man I ever met! And he was even the reason why I make the best parties for everyone. All he did tell me was to smile and have fun as my number one priority! And trust me, he's my number one customer and birthday boy!” She was stating this fact out about how much she really had a great time with one of the two guys.

“Aw Pinkie…” Laxtinct was about to say until he was cut.

“But still, Blazefist was good too. Also, congrats on proposing to Aqua,” Pinkie Pie spoke off to say this while saying a random thing that surprised a few.

“And…there’s her random action.” Blazefist slowly spoke in seeing the girl be random like before.

“Saber’s family an’ mine were great partners. We’ve even had our rivals ’ta compete wit’.” Applejack stated to explain about the person who was in the room here. “An’ trust me, Ah wasn't very much a loving and hardworking farm-gal. But thanks ta him, Ah learned de greater lesson than Ah ever had: no matter how boring and problem it gets, yew'll always have family ta care for. An’ dat was de reason why Ah was so protective o’ my family.” She explained the cases and the facts of the honest truth of it.

“Applejack…you really are…” Saber Dragon slowly spoke in feeling emotional right now.

“Squadron, you are to take the civilians to the Memory Erasure Room. It’s clear they know nothing about this lot; it’s better they return to society without having regrets of who they knew.” Azure informs those here of what they must do with the Mane Five & CMC; erase their memories of this event and anything else.

“What!” The Mane Five & Crusaders gasped out in hearing what’s gonna happen to them.

“You can’t give an order like that! You can’t erase their bound of friendship!” Megan protest to say that doing so would make the friendship those have from those of another world.

“They’ve dug too deep with their extraterrestrials that for their safety; should be cleared from the case. We have what we need, and unless actual proof shows they are not the threat, then I’ll think of the planet’s sake than of my own feelings.” Azure sternly states that unless something comes up to change his mind, it’s over for some of these teens and preteens.

“Brother, still de same ol’ stubborn chief as always, I see.” Spoke another voice that was unfamiliar at this point.

Then entering the room from across the hall earns everyone’s attention. As the one who came into the light was revealed to be none other than…

“Hobo Joe,” The heroes responded in seeing Hoboken Joe was here, well this was a surprise even by Pinkie & Pinkamena’s thoughts.

“Apprehend the intruder!” Shadow Dragon gave the order to cease this intruder that got in.

Soon Dragon Strike Force got to surround the hobo, as they each were activating their special powers and whatnots. Then Blazefist & Laxtinct made the first move, but the target…smirked with a plan.

“Hey, someone’s about ta kiss yer gal!” Hobo Joe pointed out in making this statement.

“What?” Blazefist cease his attack to look at Aqua.

“Who,” Laxtinct asked off in also being sidetracked too.

Then in a speedy movement, Hobo Joe grabbed Laxtinct, then spin him and his own power off to nail him and Blazefist back. And it also caused Blazefist and Aqua to be bumped against the other to land on the floor…in a kiss-lock! Wow!

“You, lover boy,” Hobo Joe smiled off to say that it was Blazefist who kiss Aqua, as he figured.

“Well this…is awkward.” Aqua spoke as she and Blazefist blush from under the strange circumstances.

“Time I take a bite out of your sorry…gaaaugh, uuuagh, what’s that smell?” Terrorcreep approached the hobo, but then yelp in detecting something from his breath….what was it?

“Garlic, had me a big ol batch fer lunch.” Hobo Joe smiled off to say while he let off a woofer does against Terrocreep.

“Cough-cough…vampires HATE that stuff,” Terrorcreep coughed to kneel down in having a hard time against such a weakness.

Soon Saber Dragoon, Icy, Tailtech & Shorty Thinking were going on a four-way attack straight pattern.

“Here’s a slippery experience, fellas.” Hobo Joe spoke before throwing out something that fell to the floors that were…sudsy soap bars.

Now the four attackers didn’t react from finding that strange, until they each step on the sudsy soap to slide off and fall on their bottoms.

“Well that was unexpected.” Saber Dragoon stated in seeing this was not to have been seen.

“Ugh, we’re being played by a janitor. Flare Tiger, get in there.” Shadow Dragon groans to say while giving the order for the other member to attack.

“Ah think he’s too unpredictable, sir.” Flare Tiger stated in seeing they can try, but they’ll only end up falling for something unexpected.

“Enough…” Suddenly, Azure called off the unit, as he slowly approached the one giving them trouble with a stern face. “To give this squad trouble, there is no way an average civilian can achieve it. Who are you?” He can see through that Hobo Joe is no ordinary character; there is something different about him.

“Would ye believe an ol veteran dat knew yah from way back when?” Hobo Joe made a wise crack of smile to say this without batting an eye.

“Hmmm…give us your serial id number, rank, codename and of your unit, soldier.” Azure hums a bit to ask who this soldier was, if they find a match to know who he is, they’ll have an answer.

“Z278-409, Captain Rank, Codename: Horsecollar of the Black Apple Core unit.” Hobo Joe address the answer to the question right there with a serious face.

“The Black Apple Core,” Tailtech asked off to say while standing up surprised by the name.

“But…those guys were our predecessors, weren’t they?” Icy asked off surprised to recall that old unit from long ago.

“But, that unit was all wiped out!” Flare Tiger stated in shock in recalling what happen to a unit called the Black Apple Core.

“Not all, little lady.” Hobo Joe smiled to say that not all of those members were gone.

“So that was why we felt like he was familiar; he was Horsecollar back in the day.” Aqua stated in thinking they get the big picture now.

“To what do we owe this…unexpected visit?” Azure asked in seeing this was an unforeseen event; a ghost from the past has come before them; alive and well.

“Ta tell yah them kids are right, they ain’t the enemy. And here’s de proof ye been wanting’!” Hobo Joe sternly spoke to tell Azure that Twilight and friends are correct; they are not the enemy. Then he shows something from his pocket to everyone…

“The disc, where did you…?” Twilight gasped in surprise, how did Hobo Joe find it?

“Found it left outside, must have slip yer pockets?” Hobo Joe shrug off to say this in how he came across the disc that could save the gang if in trouble with the military.

Once Azure took the disc., he then tosses it to Shorty Thinking who caught it on a whim.

“Analyze the disc., see if its inscription can be crack by our usual secret code message.” Azure gave the order for the disc to be check to make sure it’s not of any false leads.

“Yes sir.” Shorty nods in hearing this before sliding the disc in his iPad.

While that was going on, Hobo Joe came up to those that were really glad to see him, even Twilight’s group that hasn’t seen him in so long.

“Hobo Joe, what’s going on?” Goldie asked off this question.

“Yeah, how is it ye even known by this bunch?” Tough asked a question off his tongue.

“Hugh, believe it or not…I was once under orders by Azure Phoenix myself, long ago before I retired.” Hobo Joe sighs to say in saying that long again, he was once in the same military under Azure before he retired.

“Wow, you worked under him?” Pinkamena said in being surprised.

“But why did they say you were wiped out?” Megan asked the question in how Shadow Dragon’s group thought this guy’s unit and him were gone.

“Believe it or not, I wish not ta remember…but since ye be knee deep, I gotta. It involves two members of my unit from de Apple Family.” Hobo Joe spoke to say this in feeling that while he wishes not to say, he may as well tell the party as well as two Apple sisters here.

“Wait, ye don’t mean?” Apple Bloom gasped in hearing that statement.

“Our folks,” AJ asked in disbelief, this involves their mother and father.

“Yep, we were good friends from de same family, mine’s more distant, but still…family.” Hobo Joe smiled off to say this while making a claim. “We were de best Black Ops helping ta keep peace. Till one day…it all went wrong.” He looked down in sorrow, as shadowy images of the past rush over his head. “The enemy, them Dark Terrorists, setup a base an’ mutate its captives, we were charge ta stop it but met with trouble from their elite officer,” He spoke this off in mentioning the sad event that played out next, by an evil shadowy villain. “We knew our orders were ta stop this no matter wha cost, which was when…one of us shot de generator ta cause an overload, and we had ta split fast.” He stated to say this of what they had to do to put an end to an evil act.

“And you made it out?” Rarity asked in thinking that was the story.

“Dat’s just it, it blew up too dag gum soon, and my squad didn’t make it out along with some innocent folks still inside, which one of them…might have been yer own, Fluttershy.” Hobo Joe sadly stated in what happened to many lost lives, even Fluttershy’s own.

“Oh my,” Fluttershy gasped in shock, she heard her parents pass away, but this…this was too sad to believe.

“When the blast faded, I woke to push rubble off me, an saw none of us alive. It may have been a victory, but it felt like a lost.” Hobo Joe sadly spoke to look away while feeling much sorrow. “I was young then, full of eagerness, not really knowing wha we got into. And so in a way, I retired afterwards…and in a way, Horsecollar did perish with his unit.” He explained his old tragic past of why he’s an old veteran, and how he only does odd jobs end meets.

“Hoboken Joe…I never knew that. I’m sorry.” Ben spoke in feeling sorry about what happened to this guy; maybe in his world, the same Hobo Joe went through something similar.

“Its fine, been living a better life afterwards, plus my old training any rusted one bit. I was someone with a kin mind for crafty and unthinkable steps.” Hobo Joe smiled to say that he was okay, he’s made a better life now then staying in the military, but his skills haven’t demished a bit.

“These Dark Terrorists, they might be versions of the Dark Mystics in this world.” Twilight thought to herself in having heard this, it does seem like it.

“Alright, we’ve seen the disc and have come to a decision.” Azure spoke to interrupt this conversion to bring some news to decide the gang’s fate. “You believe you can defeat this new threat. Huff…Very well, princess…I’ll let you go, but I’ll judge your actions of how the situation goes. If I see any false acts, then we will use force to stop you both. Understood,” He spoke off to say this that he will give Twilight the benefit of the doubt, but one screw up and it’s all over…for them.

“Ye…yes…Chief Azure.” Twilight slowly spoke in understanding the message.

“Tailtech, unlock their cell, and Icy, return their things. We’re done for now, we got our intel.” Azure gave the order to the others here.

“Sir,” Tailtech & Icy saluted before getting to work now.

As things were going on to let the gang go and get their stuff, and their dogs out, Azure clears his throat for Shadow Dragon to approach him, as he lowered his head down for a private discussion.

“Keep your eyes on them; no matter what…Do I make myself clear.” Azure whispered this softly to give this order to the leader of his squad.

“Yes sir…crystal.” Shadow Dragon responded in getting the message.

As Spike & Phobos were given back to their pals, they were hugged by Twilight & Nyx who missed them.

“Spike, Phobos, you okay?” Nyx asked in how these guys handled themselves.

“Peachy, and…Now…I hate needles,” Phobos slowly spoke to show that he was bandaged from a needle that poke his behind.

“Something tells me this Azure Phoenix doesn’t exactly like us.” Spike stated in seeing the Azure here, isn’t much like the one from their world.

“No, Spike. He’s just different from what the one we knew back home use to be.” Twilight shook her head in telling her friend of the situation. “We’ll have to earn his trust & show him what we can do. And something tells me that earning that trust…may prove more difficult than imagine.” To gain Azure’s trust is gonna be a very difficult task indeed.

“Bamgrvhmmm…/Wurrrrvhmmmm-Wuuurrrvhhmmm…” Suddenly, the area shook and then alarms were going off.

“Sir, we’re under attack!” Someone spoke to Azure of the new situation.

“Reports coming in; a giant robot has entered the facility!” Another soldier reported of what they have.

“Decepticon,” Azure asked in looking upset by the thought.

“No sir, it doesn’t have its mark or the KSI logo.” The soldier reported the strange difference for this enemy unit.

“Uh oh; I think we know, but best to make sure.” Pinkie Pie spoke in thinking they know who might be involved.

“Get us up there; I wanna see what’s going on.” Azure issued the order to his troops.

“Sir,” The soldiers responded in hearing this and moved out.

Soon everyone was moving, and even Twilight’s group followed to see what was going on. Cause if it’s a giant robot attack, it could mean Omega has come for them…

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Meanwhile, Omega was pretty much wasting no time in blasting at his targets with his destructive fire power. The Autobots were going all over this open space to try to get out of this guy’s firing range. Then on one lucky moment, Hound got the drop on Omega.

“I got yah a present, pal! TAKE IT!” Hound issued to say this to the new bot that was tangling with them. “Ro……Bo…..Noogie!" Then he started to rub his fist against Omega’s head which made sparks fly out since they wear metal types and they scratch from touching another, "Crreeeaahhhcreagghhhhcrreeaahhgaahhh!” And let’s just say that the eerie noises look like if keys scratch one’s car; ouch.

“Error; Error; I am not…For Noogles!” Omega protests to say even under such treatment.

“He’s taking up to bat. And he shots!” Bumblebee took aim, fired while Hound duck out of the way before an explosion happened. “And he scores! The crowd goes wild!” He spoke off like a baseball announcer tells the game while holding up his arms.

“You are clearly disfunctioned of your voice patterns.” Omega spoke to come out of the smoke clouds to stand up from being blasted.

“Crickey, what’s this guy made from? Titanium alloy,” Crosshairs asked off in feeling like this was a pain to see they ain’t making much progress.

“Then we must be as shift as lightning, to pierce the shell of the mountain.” Drift spoke his words in what they must do now.

“Omega Gatling,” Omega was firing his Gatling guns that he brought out, “Omega Cannon!” Then he brought out a cannon to fire a powerful explosive shot, “Omega Flamethrower!” He even changes his attack to blowing out aflame throw too.

“LOOKOUT; It’s World War II All over Again!” Bumblebee shouted from the Autobots dodging all the crazy attacks.

“How does a KSI even store and still have that much annunciation, I really don’t know.” Crosshairs stated in thinking this bot was just something else.

“Then perhaps we need to cease its movements, and subdue it.” Drift suggested what they have to do at this point.

“I like where that plan’s going. Autobot PILES,” Hound spoke to say in knowing what this calls, as the humans say it; DOGPILE on the guy!

Soon the Autobots were charging and then without warning, they all dog piled on Omega, as now they are seen wrestling it out against the other.

But at the same time, the humans came to see what was going on, seeing Omega struggle and wrestle the four Autobots.

“Where and how did this other robot come in?” Azure asked of annoyed that another giant robot was here. “All units; take it out!” He was giving the order to attack when…

“Wait! That’s our friend down there! The big one,” Pinkie Pie stated to say that the one fighting is with them.

“You’re telling me you have a Transformer ally?” Azure asked off to say in finding this another shocker to believe.

“Long story, but call them off. He’s not evil.” Twilight stated in wanting the commander here to get the Autobots off of Omega.

Azure seem hesitant to believe that now Twilight’s party has their own giant robot, this day just gets better and better. “Autobots…Stand down! That unit is not an enemy!” He took a com-link to transfer his voice very loudly to tell the bots to quit fighting.

Hearing that, the Autobots and even Omega cease their action. Then they slowly stood up again before seeing who was here.

“Wow, Omega…you and these guys sure wreck the place!” Rainbow Dash stated in seeing how much chaos and wreckage this room looks to have suffered from a five bot battle.

“Guess he’s pretty tough ta wrestle wit’ ‘dis planet’s own space folks.” AJ smiled off in thinking Omega sure was capable to keep up his own out there.

“So what’s your problem, Azure? You taking up field trips?” Hound asked off to stare down the commander chief of this military outlook in seeing he’s got kids with him.

“These people are together with the other extraterrestrials we’ve discussed in the past. And those that were at Canterlot High are this bunch.” Azure stated in showing those from the high school to even Twilight’s group, Sunset, Tough, and so forth for the point to be cleared. Soon the Autobots study the teens in seeing these were the other alien creatures this planet was worrying over.

“You’re kidding me, right? These humans are extraterrestrials that be as threatening as us and the Decepticons?” Crosshairs asked off in disbelief of the thought.

“Perhaps so, I have seen most of them, and my memory is certain; they are the ones.” Drift spoke in thinking that this were the same as those seen in the files they seen from computers.

“And we have a WINNER!” Bumblebee announced off in a game show man’s voice of seeing these teens were the ones from what happened at CHS.

“What’s with his voice?” Rarity asked in hearing Bumblebee sound like that.

“He sounds like a radio broadcast.” Fluttershy stated in hearing what Bee sounded different from the rest.

“That’s how he talks; his voice box was damaged during a war.” Azure issued in how Bumblebee’s voice box had damages to it.

“Okay Omega, can you…um…shrink down, a notch, please?” Sunset issued this to their friend to get small for them.

“Understood,” Omega nods to say while surprisingly, shrank down to human size before everyone.

“Incredible, an alien robot with an equipped advance molecular amplification chip that allows itself to grow and shrink its size; we still haven’t work out the theory of how it works.” Shorty Thinking stated in having seen such amazing tech be done before their very eyes.

“Well then…Chief Azure, we’ll be leaving. All of us, including Omega.” Ben stated that they and their robot pal are gonna be going now to deal with the Dazzlings.

“Very well; I’ll allow it.” Azure stated to say this, but added one more thing, “If your veteran ally watches over him as he will to you, since you trust him more than us.” He gave this group a little adult supervision to make sure that they stay out of trouble.

“Well, at least it’s better than nothin’.” Hobo Joe shrugs off to say in thinking at least with him, the gang trusts him better for the guy to tell Azure of how they are doing.

“We have to hurry, we don’t wanna be late to that party the Dazzlings are having. We need to get there quick.” Twilight stated with concern, they lost so much time, they have to get to where the Dazzling are right away.

“No problem, got me a large ride ta take, come on.” Hobo Joe issued to say with a smile, as he’ll take everyone.

“SHOT GUN,” Pinkie Pie, the Crusaders & Nyx called out in wanting the front passenger seat.

Now the group leaves with Hobo Joe to get to his ride so they can go after the Dazzlings.

“Orders sir?” Shadow Dragon asked his commander of what they should do here.

“We’ll let them do their own thing, but as I said, watch them. With a Transformer of theirs that gave these four difficulty, I don’t want any chances to be taken.” Azure issued this when the heroes are out of ear range.

“Understood sir, we’ll keep a close watch on them.” Shadow Dragon nods to say in hearing the order and will do so.

Soon the scene shows the gang was outside the facility, and was getting in a large SUV GMC van that had loads of room. Even Omega got in the way back seat when the doors shut. And soon, they were driving on out now, their next stop…the school to CRASH a party going on.

Author’s note
MAN! That was some unexpected & crazy stuff alright! But now the gang set off to Canterlot High, and prepares to defeat the Dazzlings...or will they? For some unknown reason, Twilight & the Main Five can't bring out the magic that helped them before, and this action only serves to aid the Dazzlings’ need to gain more negative energy, and learn where the Equestrian Magic is. And now Twilight and her group must figure out how to deal with the Dazzlings, and it might be...to fight fire with fire, or Music with Music; in the Battle of The Battles, with Twilight as a part of the Rainbooms. How will they achieve it, just have to wait and see...read, review and suggest!