Metamorpha, wearing her Scanner armor that Ken and the others had brought, walked to where Ken, Maruco, Lily, John, Celestia, and Shadow were, as well as Fear, Nightmare, Chaos, and Solar, were discussing how to get out of the school. They all stood in the gym, along with the others that had come, Midnight and her friends

"I still don't see how we can get out of here," Ken said. "Those things have the entire place surrounded. We''l get slaughtered if we try to leave."

"We could try to teleport out of here," Shadow said.

"Remember what we saw when we got here?" Maruco asked. "They have a literal army out there, and not even your levitation magic worked while we were near those things."

"He's right, unfortunately," Lily said. "Hell, our shields had to go to backup because of. . . whatever it is those things are emitting."

"So we don't have any way to get the noncombatants out of here? Metamorpha asked.

"Not right now," Fear said.

"Maybe not," John said. "Didn't the others here say that this world's version of lone team was a government group?"

"No way to contact them," Metamorpha said. "I already talked with Chitinia and Midnight. Their phones don't have any signal."

"Still, they had to have heard about this," Solar said. "Any military, even the royal guard when it was still pathetic, would have at least started getting forces moving in. Especially with civilians."

"Well, let's hope that they are on their way, or we are epicly fucked," Ken said.

"Oh yeah," Maruco said. He then snapped his fingers. "Wait a minute. Isn't the Vinyl back in Equis a tech genius?"

"Yes," Nightmare said. "Why?"

"Well, if she is here, she might be able to jury rig something that can cut through the interference for Chitinia or Midnight so that they can contact this world's Chrysalis."

"That could work," Ken said. "Where is she, anyway?"

"Last I saw, she was in the computer lab," Metamorpha said. "I'll bring Chitinia and Midnight with me." Metamorpha turned, and made her way to where the human version of herself and her friends were. "Hey, girls," she said, taking her helmet off. "You all okay?"

"Just about," Rainbow said, crossing her arms. The whole thing had caused I guess you could say a sort of rift between the group when it came to the subject of Metamorpha's secret. Rainbow, Applejack, Indigo, and Sugar Coat were on the side of the group that didn't trust Metamorpha anymore. Sunset, in anthro now, as the opening of the portal Maruco, as a soldier of the Nexus, opened, which brought a large amount of Equis magic to the world and causing her to transform to her new native form from Equis, and most of the Shadow bolts were in the middle, not yet certain as to their stance on the matter, while the others still fully trusted her. "What do you want?"

"I just want to talk with Chitinia and Midnight," she said.

"What about," Chitinia asked.

"I'll tell you on the way to the computer lab," Metamorpha said.

"Why are we going there?" Midnight asked as she, her sister, and her alternate began to make their way to the lab.

"Well, Maruco, one of the ones who came in earlier, thinks that since the Vinyl back in my world is a genius with tech, then the one here will be to, and wants to see if she can make something that'll allow you two to get in touch with your mom and try to get help here."

"Is he sure," Midnight asked.

"No idea, but his plans do work," Metamorpha said, shrugging as the three exited the gym.

"So, out of curiosity, has your mom done anything newsworthy that got in the news?" Metamorpha asked.

"Not really, no," Chitinia said. "Nothing we know of, at least."

"Yeah, I never watched the news, and I'm sure Chitinia just watched celebrity gossip shows," Midnight said.

Chitinia crossed her arms. "No, I don't," she says. "I also watch contest shows."

"Probably so you can see, and I quote," Midnight said, ""Strong, young, handsome men that could sweep me off my feet"."

"Definitely sounds like her personality," Metamorpha said with a chuckle. "My Chitinia's gotten into the same thing since three months ago for us."

Both versions of Metamorpha shared a laugh there. The three of them, with Chitinia a bit sour, then arrived at the computer lab, and walked in. Vinyl, wearing her usual outfit, was at the far end of the lab. But she wasn't the only one in there when the three walked in.

She had set up a micro sound studio, complete with mic, and had her own mix table out, along with her laptop, her headphones hanging across her neck. The other three, though, wore outfits that could very well be considered sexual, and both Chitinia and Metamorpha's eyes glared at the three former sirens.

"What are you three doing here?" Chitina asked with a near snarl.

"Just working on recording songs, Rares," Vinyl said, not taking her attention off the laptop as the sirens jumped a little from, well, two of the individuals that took away their powers being in the same room as them. "No need to get magically violent."

"Who are they," Midnight asked.

"Old foes," Metamorpha said.

"And just why are you here?" Adagio said.

"To talk with Vinyl," Metamorpha said.

"'Bout what?" Vinyl asked.

"To see if you can make something," Chitina said.

"What?"

"Something that can get through a certain interference," Midnight said.

"You mean those things outside," Vinyl asked.  "Already did that yesterday for the lone team. You see, I was brought into one of their tech programs because of my skill, and, once I'm old enough, I become a full member of the team."

"Really?" Metamorpha asked.

"Yep," Vinyl said. "Just let me get my laptop configured for that signal."

With that, Vinyl set her mix table down, and began working on her laptop as the former sirens walked to the group. "You look different," Aria said to Metamorpha. "I like it."

"Thanks," Metamorpha said. "So, what have you three been up to?"

"Since you made us human?" Adagio asked in a mocking tone. "We've been trying to get our voices back and get a record. Without using magic."

"Well, at least you're alive," Chitinia said.

"Aw, thanks," Sonata said with one of the dumbest happy smiles she'd ever made.

"So who's she," Aria asked, gesturing to Midnight.

"I'm, well, the human version of her," Midnight said nervously.

"Looks like you were consumed by magic," Adagio noted before Vinyl spoke up.

"They're already on their way," she said, getting up and folding her laptop. "About ten minutes. They say everyone had better be in the gym."

"Then let's go," Metamorpha said, and the four of them began to leave, but not before Chitinia turned and saw that the former sirens were standing still.

"Well, are you three coming or not?"

'I don't see any reason not to," Adagio said with a roll of her eyes as she crossed her arms. "Let's go, girls."

With that, they left the computer lab, and made their way to the gym.

Dreadnaught

"So, who are they," Josh asked Scout.

"Just some friends of mine," she replied as she fired off a burst of her rifle. "I see you made some, too," she added, gesturing to the Cabal.

"Yeah, well, they approached us, and we needed the help," Rhino said. "But seriously, mind giving us a little info?"

"When we're on the way back to the Tower."

"It's a wonder no one's shot you yet," Cybis said.

"I don't usually give them enough time to," Scout said.

"Probably because you warp out, or what ever the fuck that is," Josh mumbled as he fired off a precision kill on a Taken Acolyte.

"I heard that," Scout said. "Lone, on your left," she said to her ally, who used his weapon, a single curved hilt with two beams of energy coming from it, to cut a Knight in half.

"Okay, what kind of weapon is that?" Rhino asked, unloading an entire Suros Regime clip into an Ogre before a rocket from Mage finished it as he spoke.

"I'll let him explain that," Scout said.

"You're making me want to put a bullet through your head," Josh warned.

"Then stop asking questions I can't or won't answer," Scout said. "Oh, and the Vanguard will be here in about a minute."

"Thank fucking god," Josh said.

"I hear that," Rhino said. "So, what are they bringing?"

"That Hunter ship to get you six out of here, but it'll have enough room for the rest of us," Scout said. "As for the Cabal, they have Harvesters inbound on remote."

"I just know Zavala will want to shoot those down," Cybis said before he unleashed a Nova bomb on a group of Hive and Taken Thrall.

"Most likely," Josh said before he threw a flux grenade at a Wizard, which promptly died from the ensuing Arc explosion.

Fifty seconds of explosions, gun reports, and various screaming and whatnot, Josh said, "There," pointing at an approaching ship, the same that was usually in the Tower near Dead Orbit.

"Where are the Harvesters?" Rhino asked.

"There," Cybis said, pointing in the opposite direction as Josh, and a small fleet of Harvesters could be seen.

"Luna, tell Cayde and the others about the Cabal here," Josh said to his Ghost.

"Did that in the initial report," she replied. "And you were right, Zavala went mad."

"Looks like I owe you fifty Glimmer, Josh," Rhino said.

"When we get to the Tower," Josh said just as the ship began to come down in nearby clear area. "Evac's here, Specter!" he yelled. "Move it!"

With that, Fire team Specter, as well as Scout and her allies, made their way to the ship, with the main door coming down as they approached. The first one they saw was Cayde-6. "Get in here!" he yelled, making a faster gesture.

As soon as the last, one of Scout's allies, got in, the ramp began to rise, as well as the ship.

"Guess it's time for some explanations," Scout said as she put her weapon across her back.

Canterlot high-gym

Metamorpha and the others were in the gym, with the non-combatants on the stage, waiting for this world's lone team to get there. They had been waiting for five minutes, weapons ready, when explosions and gunfire could be heard from the opposite side of the wall opposite the stage. Which was to say outside.

"Damn, they must have some heavy shit," Maruco said.

"Yep," Ken said. "Think they got tanks?"

"Maybe," Lily said. "But it does not sound good out there."

"Let's hope for those things," Chrysalis said.

"Agreed," Pony Rainbow said.

A few seconds later, a large boom was heard, and a large dust cloud was kicked up as part of the wall exploded.

"Go, go, go," they heard, and a large group of people in black body armor rushed in, weapons raised. "Where are the civilians," the leader of the group, whose voice was familiar but couldn't be placed, said.

"Stage," Maruco said. "Unharmed."

The leader gestured with his left hand for half of the group to go and get them, keeping his weapon on Metamorpha and the others. "And just who are you?" he asked.

"Just some allies," Ken said.

"Then put your weapons down."

"Oh, let it go, Fog," a female voice said. "If they meant us any harm, the would have done so, anyway."

One of the individuals, a woman, in the black armor stepped forward, her weapon down but in hand. "Forgive him, he's not that trusting."

"He wouldn't be the first person we've met like that," Ken said. "Name's Ken."

"Pleasure," the woman said as the civilians were led out, including Chitinia and H Metamorpha, who had gone back to her normal form before she and the others had gotten back to the gym, who made their way to the group and threw their arms around the woman.

"Hey, Mom," Chitinia said.

"Hey, girls," Human Chrysalis said as she returned the hug as Fog came up.

"Hey, girls," he said. "How are you two doing?"

"Just fine," H Metamorpha said.

"Whose he?" Ken asked.

"Our uncle," Chitinia said. "Green Mist." Next Chapter: Cancellation notice Estimated time remaining: 2 Minutes