"You don't trust the Princesses plan, do you?" Chaser asks as he adjusts the beret resting on his head. After sending the new orders to the Rangers in Ponyville I requested that two of my team join me to assist with efforts in Canterlot, naturally both Sunny and Chaser volunteered for the role.

Wiping down the last of the dirt from the butt of my rifle, I lift my head to look to the balcony on the main tower and watch Discord as he seems to be swinging back and forth in the air on an invisible hammock. The moon has finally risen bringing us into the early night, a light mist sweeps through the streets of Canterlot adding to the atmosphere of this tense night. "Of course I don't. Trusting the spirit of chaos to capture Tirek seems to be a tall order. Let Shining think he's important and run the entire garrison here, while he's playing leader we're going hunting for our old friend."

"And what about the Princesses? Do they know about this little mission of yours?"

"No, none of them do. It's better this way, we need freedom of control in order to track down Tirek." Part of me hates the fact that I'm hiding my plan from Luna but I honestly think it's better if we operate as a small group to pursue Tirek without possible leaks getting out. No doubt Celestia won't be pleased with my plan but I don't trust Discord.

Without warning a sudden flash appears before my eyes, shielding my eyes I slowly lift my head to find Discord in front of me. "An officer going against the orders of his Princess? What would Luna think?" A smug smile spreads across his lips as a small chuckle escapes.

Narrowing my eyes I fold my arms, "Haven't you got a certain tosser you need to be locating?"

"Yes, yes. I know, but your little plan just caught my eye." Smacking the back of his head his eye pops out of his socket only for him to catch it and return it to its home. Holy shit, that's creepy. Stepping around me he rests his paw on my shoulder causing my breastplate to push into my tender flesh from earlier this morning. "I don't know whether I should be insulted by the fact that you don't trust me. I'm reformed, remember."

"That what every criminal says just to get out of prison, no doubt when the opportunity presents itself you'll go back to your old ways."

"Have a little faith, Captain. Oh, who am I kidding? I already know you intend to follow me once I pursue Tirek in order to capture him yourself."

Swatting his paw of my shoulder I step back from him, "How do you-"

With a single laugh he shakes his head, "-I could learn almost anything at the tip of a hat. As long as it interests me, I'll know about it. And you, Captain, are certainly of interest to me." Discord rapidly melts into the grass of the courtyard before I feel something rest on both of my shoulders. Nearly jumping out of my skin I lift my head to see him behind me, "The only human in this world yet you throw yourself into petty politics. You could have had free reins to explore the wonderful nature of your people in this brand new playground, yet you decided to bow down and serve the Princesses."

Lifting me up he turns me around to face him as my feet dangle above the ground, "I've already seen inside your head, we both know that your kind is just as chaotic as me. War's between nations over politics, national pride and fanatical ideology. Face it, deep down the human race lives for chaos, yet here you are going against your true self."

Trying to wriggle free from his grasp I force my foot forward in an attempt to kick him between his legs, as soon as my foot makes contact it feels as though I'm kicking a steel girder as pain forces its way through my bones. Chuckling Discord drops me, "Please, you're not the first individual who has tried that cheap shot against me."

Groaning I climb back to my feet as I keep the pressure off my sore foot, "Are you always such an arrogant prick?"

"I'm Discord, I tend to do whatever I want." Pausing his ears suddenly spin around and stop similar to that of a satellite dish. "Ding, we have a winner! I know you're eager to catch Tirek yourself but I'm here to show that I'm reformed. If you desire to capture him yourself you'd better hurry to Mane Street." As quickly as he shouts out the location he vanishes from sight.

Turning back to Sunny and Chaser I look to them frantically, "Please tell me that one of you know where that is?"

Grabbing her kit Sunny starts to run towards the main gates of the castle, "It's a few blocks away. I know the way." Chaser and I quickly run alongside her as she leads the way, sprinting towards the main gates the guards who are posted there look to us in surprise before opening the entrance allowing us to head onto the streets of Canterlot.

As we advance through the streets they seem to be eerily quiet as nobody seems to be out and about, this immediately strikes me as odd since it's still early in the night and that we're within the capital city. The only sound which fills the streets is the sound of our boots and hooves impacting with the cobbled street.

After a few minutes of running Sunny's pace slows as she points to a street corner leading to an alley, slowing down we all begin to creep towards the corner as I can make out the sound of Discord and Tirek talking. I've got you this time, you're not getting away from me. Resting against the wall I take hold of my rifle and load a round into the chamber ready to fire should he try to escape.

Peeking my head around the corner my eyes lock onto Tirek as he stands on the other side of Discord, his hands have been locked in chains as the two talk. As soon as I see Tirek I immediately notice the change in his appearance since our last encounter, it seems absorbing the magic from ponies has increased his strength making him physically larger, he's pretty much the same height as me now.

As he leans closer to Discord I watch as Discord runs his talon through his goatee beard as his eyes seem to look at a floating bedside table with a picture and an ugly lamp representing himself. It's now or never, John. Nodding back to Sunny and Chaser we advance onto the street with our rifles raised, my line of sight is obscured though by Discord standing between me and Tirek.

"Discord, out of the way!" I bark my order at him as his head tilts back to me. Despite my order he doesn't move, instead a devious grin spreads across his face as he raises his talon to the side. Oh no you fucking don't! You're not betraying us! Lining up the shot I aim for Discord's back at the location where Tirek's head should be on the other side.

PHAT

As soon as my finger pulls the trigger he clicks his talon surrounding himself in a white flash. Before the round can even hit him both himself and Tirek are gone. Lowering my rifle I quickly pivot on the spot as I look around the surrounding street, for some reason I think it'll help even though they could literally be anywhere.

"Where did they go?" Sunny asks as she looks around in confusion.

"I knew it!" I shout as I run my hand over my face, "I fucking knew it! That cunt betrayed us!"

"John, over here!" Chaser shouts to me from further down the alley. Moving up to him I find him crouched over a pale blue Unicorn who is collapsed on the floor. Kneeling alongside him I check on his pulse before opening his eyelids, looking to his eyes I can see the main colour has faded leaving it an almost milky white. On top of that his cutie mark has also disappeared leaving a blank patch. This must be what happens when Triek drains their power.

Groaning I stand up, "Pick him up, Chaser and take him to the hospital. Maybe they can do something."

Digging his hoof underneath the Unicorns barrel he hoists him up over his back, "What about you?"

"I've got to tell Celestia that the amazing plan to trust Discord has blown up in her face. Take him to the hospital and meet us back at the castle, if we're not there then come and find us." With a nod Chaser slowly takes to the air as his field pack and webbing work to keep the Unicorn in place. Moving out onto the main street I look to Sunny as we start to jog towards the castle, "Well this has gone from bad to a shit storm in a matter of seconds."

As she opens her mouth to respond a number of screams break through the night, looking down a side street we can see a number of ponies as they flee from what seems to be a theatre of sorts. Clasping my rifle I run to the source with Sunny close behind me, weaving past the fleeing patrons we reach the main door and push inside.

Stepping into the lobby we quickly scan our surroundings as we advance deeper inside, a set of double doors leading into the main theatre have been left wide open. As we approach the sound of what sounds like someone clapping as an orange glow lights the entry. Rapidly pushing into the theatre I find Tirek on the stage in front of a crowd of collapsing Unicorns as his body seems to grow in size, his horns protruding from his head take form as his muscular feature become more prominent.

PHAT - PHAT - PHAT - PHAT

As soon as I begin to open fire a magical shield instantly forms around him causing the rounds to ricochet into the stage below him. Tirek hardly acknowledges my presence as Discord lowers himself from the stage to join him. Landing alongside Tirek, Discord turns to me, "There is no point in fighting this, John. Give up while you've got the chance. Soon Equestria will be ours for the taking." With another click of his talons, they both disappear in a white flash.

"W-what do we do, John?" Sunny asks as she steps forward to look towards all the fallen Unicorns,

"I... I don't know," Releasing my rifle I let it fall to my side as a number of local guards storm through the door. As they look around in horror and confusion I rapidly turn to them, "Find Them! Lock down this entire fucking city if you have to! Find Discord and Tirek!" A number of the guards break away to head back outside as the rest move in to take care of the casualties. Stepping towards the exit I let out an enraged scream as I punch one of the wooden doors as I leave the room.

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I spent the entire night carrying out searches in the hope of tracking them down, but everywhere we went we were always one step behind them. They continued the pattern throughout the night, hitting major public centres where they would be able to drain the power from multiple Unicorns at once.

Shining's guards came close at one point but they were easily beaten, their weapons proved to be useless as Tirek simply used his new power to drain the magical energy from the crystals returning the spears back to an old fashioned spear with a fancy trigger. Luckily for us we quickly caught on and closed down all business for the night, the owners weren't exactly thrilled but they'd rather have money than give a shit about their customers.

Checkpoints were set up, cordons established and every available guard in the city was brought on duty to increase the presence in the city. Once Chaser rejoined us I had him deliver regular updates to the Princesses as they attempted to figure out the next move, I was more pissed off about the fact that I pretty much told Celestia that this would happen. Reformation doesn't fucking work!

By late evening the following day I was finally convinced to head back to the castle, following a lack of sleep the prior night and the stress of the day it was safe to say that I was feeling drained. Neither of us said a word for the entire walk back, all three of us were feeling like complete shit following the events of the night.

As we approached the main castle gates I hear the heavy beat of wings from behind me. Looking over my shoulder I notice Twilight as she lands on the road and gallops towards me, "John, what's happening? I received a letter from Celestia saying that I was needed at once."

Rubbing my heavy eyes I continue to walk as she follows me, "Shit, that's what's happening. The plan has gone FUBAR and now we've got two problems to deal with. I'll let Celestia explain it all to you... I'm just so exhausted."

"You've got to tell me something." I don't respond as I push forward into the castle, every step I take makes me feel as though my legs are going to give out from underneath me. After last night I've lost any energy to continue, if it wasn't for the imminent threat of an attack I probably would have crashed long ago. As soon as we enter the throne room Twilight runs ahead towards the Princesses, "I came as quickly as I could! Is something wrong? Is it Tirek?"

As Sunny and Chaser shut the doors and stand on either side, Celestia stands from her throne and steps towards Twilight. "I'm afraid I put too much trust in Discord and the effect that friendship would have upon him." That friendship had on him? Not the fact that he was allegedly reformed and you decided to use him instead of the military to apprehend Tirek.

Luna moves past her sister towards me, as she closes the distance her horn glows enveloping myself, Sunny and Chaser in her aura. Within seconds I can feel the strain from the last day fade away, my aching muscles are soon soothed as Luna's magic makes me feel as though I've just had a whole nights sleep in the space of two seconds. "Discord has betrayed the ponies of Equestria and joined forces with Tirek," Luna states as her magic fades from me.

Removing my rifle from my back I finally take the opportunity to remove my half empty magazine, "Discord is essentially acting as a taxi service for Tirek, ferrying him around to major public centres in order to allow him to steal magic at a rapid pace. We attempted to pursue them, but with that sort of magic and the potential to travel anywhere at the tip of a hat, it proved to be useless."

Twilight shakes her head as she turns back to Celestia, "How could he do this!? I thought our friendship meant something to him! I thought he had changed."

Inserting a fresh magazine I push the bolt forward loading my rifle as I let out a single scoff, "Changed? People like that don't change. Given the opportunity, they'll go back to what they know best. Sure, you may be able to steer them away from that path, but if the opportunity presents itself and it's appealing then they'll dive straight back in."

Luna steps back alongside her sister as she keeps her eyes focused on me, "Now isn't the time for this, John."

"Isn't the time? We don't just have one powerful and pissed off threat to the country, now we have two! This threat needs to be dealt with by any means necessary, we can't allow them to continue taking magic as they see fit."

Celestia lowers her head, "It isn't that simple, Tirek has stolen enough magic that he now has the strength to steal flight as well. Without Pegasi to control the weather, there will be no rain in Equestria. There is word he has gone after Earth ponies as well. Without their strength, they will not be able to tend the land."

"Ponies will no longer be in control of their world," Luna states as she looks between Twilight and me. "That power will belong solely to Tirek."

"There is no doubt that Tirek is after Alicorn magic. With Discord by his side, we will not be able to stop him from taking it."

"Once it is in his possession, his power will know no bounds, and all hope will be lost."

"But there is one solution," Celestia adds as herself and both Luna and Cadence fly down from the throne in front of me and Twilight. "It is only by making this sacrifice that Equestria and the lands beyond it might be saved. We must rid ourselves of our magic before Tirek has the chance to steal it from us."

My jaw hangs low as soon as I hear the plan, Twilight seems to be as shocks as she releases a loud and stretched gasp. Before we can respond, Luna steps forward, "Tirek is set on possessing Alicorn magic. When he comes for us, we cannot have what he is looking for."

Waving my hand in front of her I step closer as I pinch the bridge of my nose, "Seriously? This is the plan? Getting rid of your magic? By forfeiting your magic you are surrendering, you may as well let Tirek take it. You should mobilise the entire army, fortify this location and wait for him to come to us. With four Alicorns and the entire army, we will be able to hold the line against him, we'll put up a fight and give him a bloody nose in the process."

"And what if we fail, John? Tirek will have our magic and all our efforts will have been in vein."

"It's better than fucking surrendering. If I'm going down, then I'm gonna make sure I take that bastard with me."

"You misunderstand, John. We want the military here, fighting as Tirek makes his approach. He will certainly make his move here, but when he does we can't have our magic for him to take it should we fail. We need somepony to possess our magic, to keep it safe should we fail at defeating him."

Cadence steps forward to approach Twilight, "That somepony is you, Twilight."

Twilight initially seems astonished as she looks to Cadence, "Why me?"

As the three Princesses converge on Twilight, Celestia responds, "We do not believe that Tirek is aware that a fourth Alicorn princess exists in Equestria. If we transfer our magic to you, Tirek will not know where it has gone."

"Do you understand what we're asking of you?" Cadence asks Twilight with deep concern in her voice.

"Yes," Twilight answers as she glances back to her wings. "It's just... I'm only now learning how to control my own Alicorn magic. To take on even more–"

Cadence cuts her off by taking hold of her hoof, "-Twilight, you represent the element of magic. If there is anypony who can do this, it's you."

After a brief pause to consider her options, Twilight take a few steps to the side, "Taking on this task will be one of the most difficult things I'll ever do, but with the help of my friends–"

"-I'm sorry, Princess Twilight," Celestia states cutting Twilight off mid-sentence. "But you must keep your new abilities a secret. I fear that your friends being aware of your new power could put them at great risk. Do you still think you can take on this responsibility?"

As Twilight turns to give her response to Celestia I move away towards Chaser and Sunny as I shake my head. This seems like a bad idea to me. Even if he is unaware that there are four Princesses, it won't exactly be very hard to find out the truth. Reaching Sunny and Chaser I lean against the wall as the Princesses spread out around Twilight.

Tilting his head, Chaser glances to me, "Is this really our best option?"

"Fuck knows," I respond as I shrug my shoulders. "With Discord and Tirek working together we haven't exactly got a lot of options left. Every time we've tried tightening the net on them, they just manage to escape leaving us scratching our heads." We watch as Cadence, Celestia and Luna's horns glow with magical energy, after a few moments of build up their eyes force themselves open projecting a white light as their magic intertwines leaving a ball of energy hanging overhead.

The magical energy illuminates the rooms as Twilight stands underneath it, I'm forced to raise my hand in order to shield my eyes from the blinding rays. As the size of the energy intensifies Twilight stares up at it with fear and nervousness, as the power of the magic intensifies it quickly falls to the ground over Twilight enveloping her entirely.

The three Princesses collapse to the floor as Twilight seems to remain fixed in position hovering only inches from the surface. Sparks of power seem to be traversing along her mane and tail as her body trembles with the odd twitch, her eyes glowing a bright white as she remains locking in place. Moving towards the Princesses I help them up one by one as I notice that their cutie marks are all gone, as they stand their legs look as though they'll give out from underneath them at any minute.

As Twilight regains control her eyes return to their normal state as she quickly approaches Celestia to wrap her in a hug, a tear trickling down her cheek as she notices their cutie marks have disappeared. Releasing a tired sigh Celestia steps back, "It is done. Twilight, you must head back to Ponyville and try your best to hide from Tirek. Learn as much as you can about the chest at the tree of harmony and do whatever you can to open it. It's likely our only hope of defeating Tirek now."

Running the tears from her eyes Twilight nods, "I won't let you down, Princess."

As she turns to leave the castle I step forward, "You aren't going anywhere without protection."

"You'll keep her safe?" Cadence asks as she joins alongside me.

Sighing I shake my head, "I can't do it. After interfering with Tirek's plans in Griffonia I bet he's looking to try and get some revenge on me. Also if Twilight tries to lay low, having a human around the place will certainly get some attention. Chaser and Sunny can stick with her. They'll protect her, provide her with as much help as she needs and retrieve supplies for her."

Nodding both Chaser and Sunny step forwards as they come to attention. "We won't let any harm come to her," Chaser proclaims in a confident voice.

"Very well," Celestia agrees. "Keep Twilight safe, there is no telling how long it will be until a way to defeat Tirek is discovered. But what about you, John?"

Turning back to her I draw my sword and run my hand along the blade, "Tirek wants a fight, I'll give him one. He's going to come here for you three, it's inevitable, so I'll keep you three safe and fight him off. With Shining controlling the guards on the perimeter I'll be the last line of defence."

"You'll be putting yourself in a lot of danger by doing this, John. Are you certain that you wish to do this?"

Before I answer I look to Luna who stares back at me with fear and doubt, it's almost as if she thinks I'm throwing my life away for nothing. Sighing I nod, "I'm a soldier, I'll do what I'm expected to do."

Closing the distance, Twilight wraps her forelegs around me pulling me into a hug, "Stay safe, John."

Pulling her in close I run my free hand over her back, "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine, Chaser and Sunny will take care of you. You should get back to Ponyville while it's safe, we'll see each other again."

Releasing me from her grasp, Twilight gives a final smile as tears begin to fill her eyes. As she turns to leave Luna calls out to her, "Before you leave, Twilight, it's time for the sun to be lowered from the sky." As Twilight pauses to look at her in confusion Luna approaches her, "Focus on the sun and the moon with all your magic, you'll feel their connection. Just listen to them and you'll know what to do. Once the moon takes over for the sun it'll move through the sky on its own accord, you'll only have to set each one in position. It's not as though you have to constantly move them yourself."

Looking through one of the stained glass windows, Twilight focuses her gaze on the evening sun as her horn begins to glow. As the sun lowers it seems to resurface and soar through the sky uncontrollably. The sun and the moon seem to fight back and forth for supremacy until the sun finally vanished leaving the moon low in the sky. With the night ready to begin Twilight bids us all one final farewell as she leaves the castle with Sunny and Chaser to return to Ponyville.

Following the transfer of our magic to Twilight we were left with very little energy for the rest of the day, moving from the throne room proved to be a challenge for us. Since John insisted on keeping us under guard we were required to stay together at all times, since we were in the throne room it made sense for us all to remain there.

With our bodies being fatigued we spent the entire night sleeping. I would occasionally wake up in the night to see John pacing around the throne room either glancing through one of the many windows or inspecting his weapons. The only time he seemed to relax was when one of the servers presented him with a coffee for the night, I hate having to keep him up since he had no sleep the previous night but we haven't exactly got many options.

As the morning comes around the three of us sit by the main throne as the moon remains in the sky, it seems that Twilight hasn't quite gotten used to the responsibility of controlling the sun and the moon. We have no idea how long it will take until Tirek makes his move, it could be a few hours, day or even weeks. I can't let John stay on alert until that time comes, he'll be completely exhausted.

The lighting in the throne room suddenly changes as the moon lowers from the sky, once again the sun and moon switch positions as Twilight tries to take control. In the end, Twilight is able to gain control as the sun takes its place to illuminate the land. As soon as the sun comes up we're instantly alerted as the sound of distant gunfire tears through the upper walkways of the castle outside the throne room. John instantly steps into action as he moves to the centre of the room and raises his rifle to aim at the door.

The next few minutes are filled with suspense as the distant fighting begins to quieten down, despite the strong guard presence it seems that we're unable to keep Tirek back. Despite John's efficiency I have my doubts that he'll be able to fight off Tirek, if all of those guards failed then what chance does he have? I hate being left powerless to help, without our magic we'll be of no use to combat Tirek.

As heavy footsteps approach the door John glances back to us as the three of us force ourselves to stand, "Keep behind me." The door shatters into a dozen pieces with Tirek holding onto two large splintered sections of wood before throwing them to the side. John instantly acts as he back peddles and begins to fire.

PHAT - PHAT - PHAT - PHAT - PHAT

Tirek doesn't even need to act as a ball of arcane energy materialises between his horns, without so much as a blink the magical energy catches the bullets in flight causing them all to halt in mid-air. Grinning all the bullets apart from one drop to the floor, "Was this really how you hoped to defeat me? I was expecting more from you." The glow of the last bullet intensifies at it rotates to turn towards John. Waving his arm forward Triek propels the bullet at full force towards John, the bullet tears through his armour causing a spray of blood and metal shaving to escape from his back.

Releasing a pained scream John is thrown back from the force of the round as he collapses to the floor, his rifle clattering to the ground alongside him. Despite this wound, John attempts to fight back as he draws his pistol to take aim, Triek doesn't even bat an eyelid as his magic lifts John locking him in place.

Waving his hand to the side, Tirek propels John across the room smashing him into one of the stained glass windows. The glass cracks around him as the sound of John's head impacting against the glass fills the room. Tirek isn't finished with him as he next throws him at full force against the ceiling, as soon as contact is made Tirek continue to bounce him back and forth between the walls and floor. Closing my eyes I step forward to scream at the stop of my voice, "ENOUGH!"

Looking at me with an amused expression Tirek holds John in mid-air before shrugging, "As you wish." Throwing him forward, John impacts with the floor, his armour scraping as it slides across the floor. As John comes to a halt at my hoofs I roll him quickly onto his back to look over him. He doesn't respond as blood polls from numerous wounds on his head, his breathing is shaky as he lies there unconscious. "Why would you even care for this creature? He's nothing."

Stepping forward, Triek moves to my sister before attempting to seize her magic. As soon as his efforts prove to be useless his head snaps to me then Cadence as he attempts to steal our magic, "WHERE IS YOUR MAGIC!?" Pacing past us, both Cadence and Celestia move to inspect John's wounds as Tirek sits on Celestia's throne. "Getting rid of your magic so that I cannot take it from you? That was your plan?"

Neither of us offers a response as Celsetia keeps her gaze locked on Tirek. As much as I try to match Celestia's actions my focus shifts to John as a sudden breath escapes his lungs, with a jolt of his head a substantial volume of blood escapes his lips as he coughs violently. Standing from the throne Tirek uses his magic to generate representations of each pony race, "How does it feel, knowing that soon, every Pegasus, unicorn and Earth pony will bow to my will, and that there is nothing you can do to stop it?"

Narrowing her eyes, Celestia glares at him, "You will not prevail, Tirek."

As she does this John is suddenly dragged from his position in Tirek's magic to hang alongside him once again. Examing John, Tirek rests a hand on his chin, "It's hard to believe that this creature is the one who disrupted my plans in the Griffin Empire. I'd say it's about time he... made up for his mistakes."

Dropping John to the floor alongside him, Tirek's magical energy pierces his flesh before evaporating. As soon as the energy is no longer visible John immediately breaks out in an ear shattering pained scream he writhes on the floor. Rolling onto his chest John seems to crawl to his knees as his limbs seem to twitch. We watch in horror as the veins on his neck protrude through his flesh, the pain and anguish he's feeling clearly visible to anyone who can see him. After an agonising minute of this display, John's blood-curdling screams finally come to an end as he breathes heavily.

Finally, John pushes himself back to his feet with his back to us. As Tirek's magical energy materialises behind us a doorway to Tartarus opens up showing us the prison he was sent to all those years ago, "Give my regards to Cerberus."

John eventually turns to us causing gasps of horror to escape our lips, his once blue eyes have been left a clear milky white as a scowl covers his face. All the recent wounds which covered his body have been healed by Tirek's magic leaving dried blood covering a majority of his face and his breastplate. Drawing his sword John marches towards us with bloodlust in his eyes. Reaching me he violently grabs hold of my mane causing a pained scream to escape my muzzle as he starts to drag me backwards across the floor, "John! Stop! This isn't you!" Ignoring me he throws me to the floor in front of the portal as I stand.

Glaring at me he straightens his posture before he strikes, raising his boot he forces it against my chest knocking the air from my lungs as I'm thrown backwards through the portal into Tartarus. With a heavy impact, I collide with the floor underneath before reopening my eyes to look back to the portal. Shortly after my entry to Tartarus both Celestia and Cadence are also thrown through the portal as chains quickly secure themselves around our hooves. With one last glance, John looks to the three of us before the portal closes sealing us here.

John... How could this happen?