After her discussion with Luna and after Luna had left, Palutena returned to reality and let herself fall asleep. After a solid day of goddessing, she needed to rest her mind.

Hours later Palutena's blissful sleep was interrupted by something striking her stone form. <<Whoever threw that? I will destroy you for interrupting my beauty sleep!>> Palutena growled and look around for the culprit however the area around her was deserted, but something on the center of the fountain holding her stone prison caught her eye, sat there on the edge a small box, containing a heart set into its floor with three arches arranged in a triangle formation and a three step staircase over the heart through each archway. The oddly enough the heart was still beating despite it lacking a body. Palutena levitated it up, and examined the strange and macabre object and almost dropped it when she heard a voice echo in her mind, "I am Rin the Dungeon Keeper. If you are a hero, fear not my darkness, for I am immune to its taint. If you need my aid in battle or my expertise in dark magic, call me, and I'll come if I can."

“Huh? This will either be very dangerous, very chaotic, very hilarious, or a mixture of all three. Sounds fun!” <<Dungeon keeper Rin, I could use some company. Want to hang out?>> After Palutena finished saying that, there was a rumble as four black crystals rose up out of the water and she felt darkness gather at the bottom before the water started draining out, and she could swear that she could hear gargled profanities coming from the hole.

Palutena paid attention with curious interest to the hole in the fountain, curious as to what might come out of the abyss that formed a dungeon keeper portal, Sigh, I miss those games, though not that mobile abomination. she thought ruefully just then a very wet nine tailed fox crawled out of the hole with an equally soaked Trixie wearing a black and silver version of her getup from the show and wearing the Alicorn Amulet. Who in turn was followed by another Trixie, that looked like she had stolen a Pokémon trainer's clothes and a unicorn skeleton who wore a wizard's hat and cloak as well as what looks like a large Pinkamina dressed up as Pyramid Head.

“A fountain!? Really!?” The first Trixie complained as she took her hat off to dump out the water in it.

“Sorry.” The fox grumbled before shaking herself like a dog, making her fur puff up. She looked like a chia pet.

<<Well, I didn't choose to be on a fountain. I have been stuck here needing to pee for the last millennium.>> Palutena complained, making them look up at her stone form. The fox hummed as she began to grow larger until she was twice as tall. Then the fox summoned some paint of every color of the rainbow and a large brush.

<<You dare paint a dick on my face or paint my hair into a rainbow, I will hunt you down so persistently it'd make Nemesis and Pyramid Head proud.>> Palutena threatened, one of the tails on the fox moved over her mask changing it to have a grin.

“Why so serious?” The fox asked as she used red paint to give me a Joker smile.
Palutena groaned at the reference, I wish I could face palm right now.

<<Oh, I don't know, It could be because I am about to start ovulating, It could be that I am stuck encased in stone and I am sure I am going to go into heat very soon without a mare to attend to the needs and urges of the flesh.>> Palutena grated out with an edge to her voice.

“Oh, all pains I know well. Name’s Rin by the way.” The fox said as she looked around me before focusing on the sword.

<<Name’s Palutena, goddess of light, wisdom, craftsmanship. If you are familiar with the Kid Icarus games.>> Then a thought occurred to her, <<oh god I hope I don't have to fight Hades or Pyron. I just know Hades will start hitting on me.>> She whined as she internally shuddered.

“Mmmm. nom nom, I’m a goddess of darkness, pranks, games, undeath, forbidden knowledge, lost knowledge, monsters, and dark heroes. I ascended after being displaced though, instead of being part of my displacement,” Rin said as she slurped down a wavy energy of some kind before sticking her head behind me and pulling back more. “Not bad. ‘Gulp’ could use some gravy. Kind of dry.”

<<Well, you don't see that everyday,>> Palutena muttered, <<and I wonder how Ponyville will react to their goddess being free? Probably fleeing and panic, something about the end of days or some such rot>> she deadpanned, <<I mean yesterday stupid sexy Celestia gave me a nosebleed and that set off the doomsayers and the flower triplets about how I’d come to “reap the sinners.”>> Palutena added and growled at the thought.

“Hmmm… If you want I can sell it by raising the dead. Necromancy is always fun.” Rin said as she bit into Palutena's stone form and started pulling back a particularly large bit of the curse holding her. She could feel small bits of stone starting to crumble away, starting with her lips. Palutena gasp her first breath of freedom for millennia, “oh air such a wonderful luxury,” she groaned as feeling returned to her body.

“Nah, as much fun as it’d be, don't waste them, I have no idea how they’d react to my mere presence. I didn't get much practice in with controlling my aura or power flow, considering for the last millennium I have unintentionally been giving ponies a crafting buff.” Palutena explained as she shook the rest of the stone off her face.

“Hmmm, you know, I have the same problem around graveyards. Dead things just tend to get up around me regardless of whether I want it or not,” Rin said before backing up and raising a shield. “Alright little one. Time to break you out of your egg. Now push.”

Palutena deadpanned after Rin had made that reference, “and now I feel old.” Palutena complained as she started revving up her power, letting it flow out of her body and turning it towards the destruction of her prison. Cracks of white light began to form over the rest of her prison, as she pushed her way through the stone, the cracks getting larger until all the pieces flew off due to the implacable force behind them.

“Oy! One thousand years gives you such a crick in the neck!” she said with a chuckle stretching and cracking her joints, until she remembered her predicament and ran to the nearest outhouse she could find, temporarily forgetting that she could teleport.

“And you complain about my references!” she heard Rin shout before she closed the door on the outhouse.

After a much needed bathroom break Palutena left the outhouse and yawned, “Thanks for getting me out of that Rin, though I have one question. Why do you have two great and adorkable Trixie's with you?” Palutena asked before she dodged a spell aimed at her head by one of the two. She smirked as she noticed the mares in question glared at her with matching blushes on their faces.

“Got drunk and went on a rampage across the multiverse and apparently picked one up from a pokemon world. She was a trainer and when she tried to catch me it was turned around on her and she was caught in her own pokeball. Now she works for me. I call the twins Trick and Treat.” Rin proclaimed proudly. Palutena resisted the urge to drop to the floor to laugh, and settled with a haughty belly laugh.

“I really need my own minions, I wonder if I can make the Pegasi my permanent centurions, the Pegasi seem to revere me on an instinctive level. I will also need to make my own base,” she groaned rubbing her face as she realised how much work she’d got ahead of her.

“Oh me! This reminds me of that time I had to fix equestrian weather, so it was more like earth's. When the Pegasi started refusing to control the weather because they thought they were stepping on my toes, so I was stuck controlling the weather all over the planet.” Palutena sullenly groaned again at the prospect of working, “I want my jacuzzi in the temple of Palutena.” she continued pouting.

“Well, nothing stopping you is there?” Treat asked.

“Well, nothing, unless Murphy decides to screw me over. Or Celestia finds out I'm out before I can surprise her. I am so not going to be leaving her room if she catches me, a thousand year virginal celibacy will do that to a mare.” she said as she shook her head at how her life had played out so far.

“Awww … Does that mean no Pinkie party for a little while?” Rin asked with her ears folded back. “I can always play my favorite game at the new worlds. Pin the tail on the pony!” At this the Trixie twins covered their mouths and started snickering as if there was some kind of inside joke there.

“Well, I don't mind a Pinkie Party even if the mare’s abilities freak me out at times. She really has earned the eldritch abomination trope she was given on TV Tropes, you came at the wrong time though, as it’s nighttime and she is asleep,” Palutena rubbed her hands together, to warm them up, in that way you do before you do work, it was a force of habit she had picked up during times she’d do business or anything that required manual labour back home.

“So on to the next point of business, do you need help with something or need to talk about something? In fact, hang on, lemme just …” Palutena interrupted herself and teleported the group up onto a cloud and caste the cloud walking spell on everyone but herself to enable them to walk on clouds, “Teleport us to a private place.” she finished with a smirk, but it faded when she looked at Rin and She was spasming as dark magic started building up around her, before it exploded out of her.

“Oh frell, sorry! Guess we know now not to use my magic to carry you, as it's light aligned.” Palutena said apologetically to the passed out fox. Just then she heard screams coming from the town below and looked down to see havoc. Black crystals started growing everywhere, plants and animals mutating into monsters. Monsters from the Everfree running into town in a craze and the dead rising from their graves.

“Well shit,” Palutena cursed as she facepalmed, guess I am going to have light magic nuke everything, she thought as more screams could be heard from above as Cloudsdale started turning black and thunderbolts started flying off in all directions.

“Trixies … don't give me that look, I didn't know. Shield her and your allies, I am going to sanctify and light nuke the town,” Palutena explained in exasperation, as she gathered more and more magic … .

“What! No don't!” Both Trixie's shouted at once in a panic.

Palutena paused and looked at the twins, “Why?” she asked confusion evident in her tone.

“Rin is too close to the blast zone! Any dark thing she brings about will feed off her reserves to protect themselves. It’s a trait we had learnt about during an invasion not long ago,” Trick replied.

“So, if I nuke and sanctify the town, the drain would kill her or put her out of commission?” Palutena asked for clarification, “Though, with that limit what are we going to do? It's not like I can heal her without killing her, the light in all its forms except maybe sunlight is the bane of all things dark. Oh! I know, Trixie, the magician. You heal her, you have non-elemental aligned magic!” she suggested to the blue mare,

“... Trixie is not good at healing yet. Besides, Trixie thinks the issue is that she’s drained. That wave of darkness traveled far! I think it might have even reached Canterlot. What possessed you to think for even a moment that teleporting her was a good idea!” Trick shouted.

She sheepishly scratched the back of my neck, “I kinda didn't know it would affect her, I know I shouldn't have assumed.”

“Anyways, she still has her dungeon heart. So long as it’s connected to her it will replenish her reserves faster, but still. A lot can happen in that time with how widespread this is.” The skeleton groaned.

“Who are you by the way? it's been bugging me,” Palutena asked the skeleton,

“Oh my apologies, I am or if we're being technical, was Starswirl the bearded,” the skeleton introduced himself,

“Huh, interesting. I’d love to discuss magic with you, however we have more immediate concerns,” she replied.

“So what do we do then, because I am practically the worst choice in dealing with the mess below without killing Rin.” Palutena turned to the prone kitsune, “You know, she looks cute when she's asleep. I had a thing for kitsune a while back, fascinating mythology.” she added distractedly Must resist urge to stroke and pet her. she thought to herself.

“Where is the loud rainbow one? All we need to do is get Rin out of range so that those things can't use her as a shield.”

“Here she is,” Palutena said as she summoned Captain Rainbow Dash, “Captain, get your flank in gear!” she ordered only to notice that she was still asleep, “ Trixie, do you know the sound proofing shield spell?” she asked as she prepared to use the royal caps lock, that Celestia had taught her while she was caught in stone. Without an answer a magical bubble materializes around her and the captain while leaving the others outside. “Ahem, Wake up! The Captain jumped into the air and woke up, hitting her head on the shield, as she groaned she glared up at Palutena before her eyes widened in fear and her pupils dilated to pinpricks as she saw that Palutena was free, and the displeased look on Palutena's face froze her blood. Rainbow immediately dove to the cloud and prostrated herself.

“Captain,you are to escort and protect this fox so she isn't in the way when I cleanse the town and restore everything. She isn't responsible, but she will suffer and die if she is nearby when it happens. In doing so you will be protecting the town and an innocent from the undead that have shown up, follow my orders exactly and you will be rewarded with a writ of recommendation and commendation so you will have a better chance at joining the Wonderbolt Elite Guards,” Palutena ordered, with her orders given, Rainbow’s military training overrode whatever fear she might have been experiencing at that moment and snapped up straight gave Palutena a salute before she wrapped her forelegs around Rin and shot off.

“Welp, I’m going to teleport far, far away.” The skeleton unicorn said before blinking out of there, taking Pyramid Pink with him.

“... Alright, Trixie can’t see them anymore so the boss should be out of range now,” Trick said.

“Now watch and be amazed as the Great and Powerful Palutena, fixes everything with no need for therapy or doctors visits!” Palutena said hamming it up,

“Hey! That's Trixie's shtick!” both Trick and Treat exclaimed. Which caused Palutena to chuckle.

I ignored the two mares as I gathered my power and drew in magic from the environment, multiple white glowing magic circles filled with runes and symbols of power began to appear, hovering over Ponyville and the whole of the Everfree forest. I channeled the magic into the circle, causing it to slam cleansing light into everything hitting only the targets with no collateral, ’cause ain't nobody got time for dat! Palutena thought to herself as the light destroys the taint and heals, revives and restores mental faculties.

“Great! Now you just have to do that thirty or forty more times to get all the land outside the populated areas as well.” Treat said with humor while pointing out into the distance.

Palutena slumped down and groaned at that, “This is going to suck!” she whined.

“That took forever!” Palutena complained, flopping onto the cloud.

Palutena sent a message to Dash to come back with Rin. It didn't take long.

“Ohhhhhhggggg … What happened? The last thing I remember was … your hand lighting up … and horrible pain.” Rin said as she weakly turned her head to look at me.

“Yeah, about that, I may have sorta teleported you onto a cloud so we could talk in private and I may have unleashed an undead plague in doing so. Good news though, we managed to clear it up without killing you.” I explain a slight embarrassed blush on my cheeks

“You … teleported me? ... Without permission you just upped and teleported me? Always ask a displaced permission! Ohhh my head …” Rin groaned before she lit up in a spell and sighed in relief. “I love that healing spell.”

“I am not exactly used to requiring permission. But I did learn my lesson and it won't happen again, by the way, what is a displaced?”

“... Well that explains that massive lapse in judgment. Normally I make a show of this like creating a classroom or an instructional video but after all this crap… A displaced is a human given powers and forms of fictional characters and tossed into the multiverse by godly beings. I was a guy that wore a kitsune mask and bought a dungeon heart necklace from a displacer, our term for those godly beings, he was dressed up as the merchant from Resident Evil 4. He does it for amusement.” Rin said as she just laid there.

“Well, I was a guy as well, though my sister brought home matching costumes of Pit and Palutena, and convinced me to wear the Palutena costume which I put on. Next thing I know I am kicked into Equestria just a few months post nightmare moon banishment, I alerted 'Tia to my presence, got sucker punched by her, then I lectured her on not being a speciest and then shielded a filly from an illegally enchanted sword of petrification.” Palutena lamented with a sour expression on her face.

“She must have gotten them from one of those displacers. I was sent back before the sisters were even born. Became a warlord which was fun, delivered both and became their aunty. I got stoned too but that was because my world’s Harmony is a serious bitch! You know, one of those lawful stupid people that refuse to see the darkness as anything but evil just because it’s a power that’s clashes with hers.” Rin grumbled.

“You mean like Sheogorath and that whole order obsessed guy he becomes every so often?” Palutena asked before adding, “My Equestria is still so unbalanced towards order at the moment, despite my work to balance it properly it is still a work in progress,” I asked

“The wabbajack guy? No, more like D&D paladins. You know, the light is divine all darkness must be purged from the world.” Rin grumbled.

“Oh me, I hate those paladins, it's like the Scarlet Crusade from World of Warcraft! Seriously, fuck all those order obsessed assholes, no offense.” Palutena exclaimed before turning to a nearby Donkey.

“None, taken.” he responding to her.

“Wait, aren't you from my world?” Rin asked getting a nod from the donkey. “How did you even get here?”

“It was a very long run … can I get a lift back?” He asked tiredly.

“Fine.” Rin said with a sigh.

“Oh, where are my manners, what kind of host am I making you stand,” Palutena suddenly conjured up a teapot and cups along with a set of chairs and a table, “ how do you take your tea?

“With honey please.” The donkey replied.

“In a swimming pool with enough sugar to kill even Pinkie Pie.” Rin replied.

Palutena raised an eyebrow but conjured Rin's pool of tea with enough sugar to kill an eldritch abomination and honey for the donkey. She kept her tea black but put in three dessert spoons of sugar in it.

“Drink fast!” The donkey suddenly shouts before downing his tea in one gulp and grabbing onto Palutena like she was a lifeline.

“Er, what was that all about?” she asked as she slowly sipped my tea. She got her answer when Rin opened her mouth wide and there was a powerful suction which forced her to anchor herself in place with her magic. She watched as her tea and the tea in the pool was sucked into Rin’s mouth...followed shortly by the pool. Once that was done the suction stopped and Rin let her tail move over her face to close her mask like face.

“By Celestia's glorious metaphorical beard, I fear for the life of any mare or stallion you go down on!” Palutena exclaimed with her eyes widened in shock and then she realised her tea was gone, “ My tea!” she exclaimed before grumbling and conjured another one, pouting petulantly.

“Sorry, but even by the standards of most gods, yourself included, my reserves are massive and my appetite reflects that. For me that was a single small cup.” Rin apologized sheepishly. “You thought that was bad, you should see what one meal looks like.”

“Yeah, I don't think I want to know, thanks. That being said, you said you were having problems with a harmony that doesn't understand the meaning of the word?” Palutena changed the subject from disturbing eating habits.

“Oh no. The gods of my world have a structured order, and if you go in and mess with her I get in trouble. She’s already under investigation by the other gods anyways.” Rin dismissed.

“I hope that she gets stripped of her powers or at least assigned a more appropriate aspect. Like 'Tia gaining the cake aspect in this world.”

“Goddess of cake? Well it’s better than those morons that worship me as a goddess of elevator buttons. Thankfully that’s not a real aspect or I would have been pissed for getting it.” Rin said with a sigh.

“How the hell did you get worshipped for elevator buttons? Sounds like a teen accidentally getting a tattoo of something girly while drunk,” Palutena asked confused as to how that was even possible.

“I don’t know! I was drunk at the time and can’t remember and no one will talk about it.” Rin replied obviously distressed. “So when are we going to address the town's worth of ponies that have been just standing there staring at us?” Rin asked the topic shifting to their audience.

“I was hoping that they’d go away if I ignored them long enough,” Palutena replied and sighed before turning to face the gathered crowd.

“Hello everypony,” she greeted the dumbstruck ponies below, while slipping into her which Celestia affectionately called “courtly mask,” another of the things that Celestia had drilled her on. if i didn't know better, i would assume dearest 'Tia was preparing me for something. Palutena mused absently.

“... I’m trying to think of something funny to say in exaggeration, but I can’t top the literal flies that I see stuck on their tongue. I didn’t think you could really catch flies that way.” Rin commented.

“Can you not right now, Rin?” Palutena chided her tersely with a raised eyebrow, “As you may know, I am the goddess Palutena,” I pointed to Rin,” this is my associate Rin, the lovable fluffy ninetails, and I'd just like to say thank you for your continued worship, and no, this is not the end of the world as you know it,” a strum of an acoustic guitar prepares to play R.E.M. it's the end of the world, Palutena swiftly looked up with a glare, “Don't even think about it, weird compulsive singing magic!”

“Oh I love this song! But it’s just the world trolling you. Don’t take it seriously.” Rin said to the crowd. “Oh, would you guys mind if I get a temple in this place? I kind of have them spread out all over the place in the multiverse.”

“Ponyvillians, hear me! Build me a temple, and a shrine for Rin,” Palutena announced before she turned to Rin “do you have imps to spare and can you introduce yourself and your aspects? Also watch out for my Luna, she has already thought I was trying to usurp Celestia's aspect, had to explain the difference between mine and Celestia's aspects.”

“Hello all! My name is Rin. My aspects are darkness, pranks, games, undeath, forbidden knowledge, lost knowledge, monsters and dark heroes. No need to build me anything, I’ll make the temple myself. But just a heads up, my temple will attract a guardian. Something from the Everfree most likely, but don’t worry, it won’t attack, only defend. Also the pit of liquid darkness is for offerings. A fence will be built around it.” Rin told them.

“So long as it's not Horny we're golden,” Palutena face went blank as she flashbacked to Horny in the games,

“Oh hell no. Horny is only good for one thing and that’s a massacre. I only unleash him in times of war or against armies of really evil individuals.” Rin said with a shudder.

“Anyways, I enjoy offerings of dark or cursed artifacts because they taste good. A trophy won or if you're an average Joe an occasional cupcake. Any dark tomes would be appreciated too.” Rin said.

“Well, while we're telling them what we appreciate as offerings, I accept tomes, grimoires or books in general, women's clothes, money or something you have crafted with all your heart, and thank you for your continued support this last millennia,” Palutena explained to the crowd “now you may go about your day. I won't smite you,” she added with a smile.

“Not unless your name is Rarity,” She muttered angrily under her breath as ponies dispersed, before the ground shook and a short distance away black crystals grew out of the ground into a reasonably large temple as several foxes with pickaxes and baskets on their backs fell from the air.

Palutena picked up a fox in her arms and hugged it, “Oh me, they’re so cute!” she squeed in the girliest way possible,

“Yes they are, and they’re the workers that will be maintaining my temple so feel free to pet one whenever you like.” Rin said as the free foxes shot off at super speed to the crystal building.

“Eeeee” Palutena responded, the fox looked over to Rin and it looks like they’re having a mental conversation before the fox looks back up at her. Her ears folded back and she gets the biggest puppy eyes I’ve ever seen.

“Hewow, I wove u.” It said in a childish way.

“Hnnng! That was a low blow,” she complained as she let go of the fox and clutched her chest dramatically and fell back due to cuteness overload.

“Hav a vawwy fwuffy day!” The fox said enthusiastically before running off to join in the work.

“Fluffy day? I don't have any fur?” She responded and froze in confusion, “Also, Rin, are your foxes only building your temple?” she asked curiously,

“They can build yours if you want. They’ll be done about now, seeing as I’ve already built the basics.

“If that's okay. I would like that save the poor ponies doing it, can you keep the theme in line with my theme? I may like goth dark architecture but goddess of light, wisdom and craftsmanship isn't black,” Palutena informed Rin as she returned to her feet.

“Sure. Thanks to the nature of dungeon keeping, building is what they do best. Just provide the materials and assuming that it's as big as mine and you want it heavily detailed they can have it built in say… an hour.” Rin replied as the foxes returned. Palutena turned and saw that the crystal temple was highly detailed now, like it was made by master artists.

“Hmmn. It's going to serve as my home so it'll need central heating, floor heating and electric, my bathtub is going to be set in the floor and large like a pool, oh and I need an bed big enough for two alicorns, and a treasury/vault. I wonder if my offerings from my thousand years in stone will turn up there?” she asked,

“Electricity? I just power my place with arcane runes. But it’s bigger than Canterlot Mountain so that would be too big of an electric bill. Even if it’s all mostly a library. Regardless easily done.” Rin said with a shrug.

Palutena feeling like helping conjured several pallets of marble, red wood, iron and copper, so Rin's foxes can use them and a stone statue shrine of her likeness.

“Have at, it you adorable fluffy foxes,” she said as she moved out of the way and smiled as they get to work, and boy can they work. They each moved at super speed, and they’ve already done the foundation right next to Rin’s place. Several ponies just watched in slack jawed wonder at how those little things were working so fast and with such intricate detail. Some ponies wearing hard hats were giving the foxes nervous looks as they get to work on the second floor.

“Do not worry my little ponies,(always wanted to say that) you aren't out of the job,” Palutena reassured them, “you know, seeing as that is going to take awhile, is there anything I can do for you? This seems all one sided,” Rin just blinked at me … or at least that’s what she assumed the flickering of her eyes mean.

“Hmmmm … . Can’t really think of anything. I’m pretty well off in power and resources. Worshipped on so many worlds … Swimming in the moola.” She said as gold coins started raining from the sky.

“Oh, I know, I can give you the power of flight!” Rin scrambled away from her. Causing Palutena to pout.

“Don’t you touch me with your magic again!” Rin cried out.

Palutena sighed “I wasn't going to do it unless you agreed,” she said and continued to pout. Rin just sighed and was enveloped in her dark magic and she lifted herself off the ground and flew around a bit.

“Dammit!” Palutena exclaimed stamping her foot into the ground causing fissures in it. Her expression turned sheepish, “oops, guess I don't know my own strength,” she said as the two Trixie's jaws hung open. Rin smirked at Palutena.

“I just use the basic telekinesis spell on myself. Look, just letting me build my temple on your turf is enough.” Rin reassured.

“What about a copy of my mirror shield, reflects blasts back at the shooter?” That caught Rin’s attention.

“And it doesn't have an aligned enchantment so it shouldn't hurt you,” Palutena closed her eyes and conjured a smaller mirror shield for Rin and held it out to her. Rin began salivating some black gunk that was killing the grass, as she took the shield.

“Best shield in any Zelda game.” She said dreamily before hugging the thing. “Mine!” She cried happily. Palutena smiled at the kitsune, “Ever since i can remember, I never liked being indebted to people,” Palutena explained.

She continued to smile at her enthusiasm, and then remembered something and pulled out the mini dungeon heart, “Quick question Rin, what was this thing that beaned me on the head while I was still stuck in stone?” she asked as she examined the mini heart.

“Oh, that’s just my token. We displaced use it as a message in the bottle to make friends and allies in other worlds. It’s not hard to do. Just take an item that represents you, imbue it with your essence, speak the message you want it to have and toss it into the void. It will multiply on its own and seek out others like us.” Rin replied.

She thought to herself What item represents me? I guess I’ll use my staff. she summoned her staff and followed Rin’s instructions for imbuing the staff with her essence. “I am the goddess Palutena, When you are lost or in danger grasp this staff and call on me, and I will be your guide to safety. Those who summon me with evil intent will face my wrath!” Palutena finished and swung her free hand towards the unobstructed ground and sent her will out, which opened a horizontal portal that looked like a door frame without a door, it shimmered like the Stargate from that TV series of the same name to void and tossed her staff in, and she felt weird as if a part of herself split into so many copies she couldn't hope to count. One even came back and crashed into Rin.

“OW!” Rin looked down at Palutena's token in annoyance. “Figures it comes at me at just the right angle that it stays out of the mirror shield’s view until it’s too late.”

“Here’s a secret, you can use mega laser with that staff, it is a negative light (light meant to damage) based wide beam attack that slightly homes in on targets once fired, watch where you aim it as it’s indiscriminate.” Palutena explained trying to keep her laughter​ in check while smirking, oh the schadenfreude! she thought to herself.

“Thanks for the warning, but probably won’t even use it. I’m more of a partisan attack against weak points fighter. Or I use attack spells that are funny. Like my swarm spell. Creates a seriously pissed swarm of wasps with stinging venom on their stingers to add to the pain.” Rin replied.

“Oh! Well, do you know of fairy tail the anime?” Palutena asked Rin, and she just nodded.

“Well, while I was stuck in stone so I had a lot of free time, during that time I managed to master, master makarov’s fairy law,” she explained as she conjured a spell manual for Fairy law, “Perhaps you can reverse engineer a dark version. The spell uses the user's heart to determine who their enemy is and doesn't affect allies.” she explained while giving her the book.

“I know what the spell does. I’ll be able to do it, but you should know how trying to use a spell for a specific kind of magic with another kind can get vastly different results.” Rin said while looking at the book wearily.

“Which is why I suggest experimenting in the badlands,” Palutena replied

“Way ahead of you. That’s where I experimented with druid magic … Made a blood sucking monster tree that can never get full.” Rin replied.

“Then I look forward to hearing about your results,” she responded with a smirk, “It should be interesting.” Palutena added.

“Well, alright. Though that spell is already pretty brutal and using dark magic on these kinds of things tend to make them cruel.”

“Trick and Treat have been oddly quiet?”

“They’re at the spa right now with Pyramid Pink...Starswirl… Oh dear. Poor guy, this world’s Twilight has cornered him.” Rin answered.

“Shall we go liberate the ol’ goat?” Palutena asked, mirth evident in the tone of her voice.

“I could just use the hand of evil but I do enjoy messing with the many Twilights of the multiverse.” Rin replied.

“Don't break her too much, I already turned her into a god fearing mare, when I revealed myself to her, after she was sceptical of my existence,” Palutena warned, regret leaking into her voice.

“All it would take is mentioning my library. The first floor alone is bigger than all of Canterlot.” Rin said with a laugh.

“Perhaps I’ll set up a Light realm portal for her so she can visit, though warn people on your side anything dark is likely to be affected like a vamp is affected by sun”

“Oh, no. I can just make a permanent shadow portal if I wanted. And I already have plenty of Twilights working as librarians.” Rin explained absently.

“I suppose that will work too.” Palutena said as they marched into Twilight’s home, in the Arcane quarter.

The first thing Palutena noted as they entered the library was Starswirl being chased around Twilight's library main room by her Twilight who had a strong case of fanfillyism which was affecting Twilight's already overtaxed self-control. Palutena encased Twilight in her magic and levitated her up, careful to avoid using her magic on Starswirl. Seeing his opportunity the skeleton rushed towards Rin.

“Send me back!” He cried just before vanishing into thin air.

“Nuuu, Starswirl,” Twilight mewled as she waved her hooves impotently, trying to move in Palutena's magic.

“That lich has developed a Twilight phobia.” Rin mock whispered to her.

“Poor Starswirl, gets all the mares and they are all different versions of Twilight,” Palutena remarked wryly as she looked up at her Twilight, who lowered her down as a large blush started covering her face.

“Will we be journeying to your Equestria to meet celly and lulu the awkward? It would be glorious!”

“... Those are my nieces. You wouldn’t be planning anything would you?” Rin asked dangerously.

“Worry not, I shan't make untoward advances or sex or stuff, nothing dangerous either, merely introducing myself and may or may not mention my relation to my celly, my inner troll is demanding it.” Palutena reassured Rin as she was grinning close to reaching inhuman proportions.

“Hmmmm, after growing up with me I’m not so sure that would phase her but you can try.” Rin said with a shrug. She then taps her paw on the floor, creating another portal right under a surprised Twilight, letting her fall right in. “I’m not done playing with that one yet.”

“Cowabunga dudes!” Palutena call out as she dived into the portal, “Oh me! It itches! It itches!” she cried out and came out on the other side feeling drained. With a groan she got up and look around. She was in a large room that looks like some kind of toy graveyard. From giant sized to normal sized toys the walls were completely covered in old creepy playthings. Palutena felt Twilight cling to her legs and shiver in fear. Not that she could blame her, as all of the toys with eyes were watching us. It’s not just a feeling either, as they move up and down studying us, some even blinking. Now and again something small runs by and childish giggling can be heard, but by the time she turned and look they’re gone.

Palutena flared her aura to produce a bright light for Twilight, “Palutena, where are we?” Twilight asked stuttering as she clung to her.

“We seem to be in a replica of Silent Hill, which has the potential to be dangerous depending on how accurate Rin was,”

“Hardly. This is just where I produce my evil toy minions...not actually evil I just call them that.” Rin said as she came out of her portal with Trick and Treat as well as Pyramid Pink in tow.

Palutena eyed Pyramid Pink, “I am not going anywhere near any mannequins around that,” she said pointing to the pyramid head look alike. Rin just rolled her eyes.

“Sorry Pinkamena. You can go now.” At Rin’s words the large pink mare slowly left, dragging her giant kitchen knife behind her.

“So lead the way Rin, this place is giving me the heebie-geebies,”

“Don’t like the horror vibe huh? Then you’re going to want to avoid where I make my undead.” Rin said with an ominous tone.

“I don't mind horror, but that doesn't change the fact the vibe is getting under my skin, and no I don't mind undead either,” she sighed, “there's just something I can sense watching me, with hunger.”

“Alright, this way.” Rin said as she walked out the door. Palutena followed closely, with Twilight still clinging to her left leg which made it awkward to walk as we passed some undead. For a moment she made eye contact with a red eye‘d zombie and locked up. Frozen like she was in stone again but when it looked away and continued on she felt she could move again. “Don’t make eye contact with the ReDeads.”

“Really, of all the undead you could make, you make ReDeads?”

“Why not? They’re effective.” Rin asked.

“I can't argue with that, just bad memories playing ocarina of time,” Rin just stopped and looked back at me.

“How do you feel about dead heads?” Rin asked.

“Annoying as all hell, bloody things, ugly as sin, why?” Palutena answered with a shiver.

“Just trying to spook you. Never could figure out how to do the hands and keep it mobile. But I do have lickers from Resident Evil.” Rin replied

“I bet your foes thank you for that, and lickers? Nope! I’ve seen enough hentai to know where that will go!” Twilight looked at Palutena oddly,

“Hen tai? What's that?” Twilight asked confusion evident in her voice.

“I’ll tell you when you're no longer a virgin or innocent. Then 'Tia can't claim that I have corrupted you,” Palutena told her before she squeaks and grips her leg tighter and Palutena looked up … at the scariest clown I’ve ever seen as it walks by.

“Huh, clowns never really scared me, not even the killer variety. Now hell raiser, that was a scary movie,” Palutena retorted. I’m starting to think Rin is deliberately leading us by anything she might think is nightmare fuel for fun.

“Do you have a gaping dragon or quelaag from dark souls?” she ask Rin.

“No, but I do have the Rotten. Not something I made either, it’s the real one I got from a dark souls world. Also a few of those singing toad demon bosses.” Rin answered.

Palutena felt Twilight clutch her tighter that she felt that she might lose circulation in her leg, “Okay Rin, enough with the charade, poor Twilight can't take it,” she explained as she bent down and offered Twilight a piggyback ride, which she accepted and wraps around her tightly.

“Oh alright.” She said before a giant top hat fell over her and another one fell over them. When she lifted the hat off of them they were in a well lit and truly massive library, book shelves stretching as far as the eye can see.

“The magical hats spell card?” I asked curiously,

“Yes, and I can do swords of revealing light too.” Rin answered.

“Useful cards, personally I like the trap spell binding circle.”

“What are you two talking about! Spells cards? Traps cards?” Twilight asked excitedly even with her eyes closed.

“Twilight, open your eyes.” Rin said in a deadpan and Twilight did, seeing the giant library for the first time. She felt Twilight's jaw drop on her head as she tried to climb up to get a better view.

“You’re only allowed on the first floor but that alone is larger than all of Canterlot all on its own. Oh, and welcome to my home.” Rin said with a smile.

Palutena felt a liquid trickle down my back and turned to look incredulously at the mare, “Did you just cum on me Twi!?” she exclaimed, as the face of the mare on her back blushed deeply “Rin, is there a bath or shower around here?” Palutena asked practically begging her for relief.

“Well, the closest one would be about a mile that way.” Rin said as she points up and to the left. Want a magical hat to one of the guest rooms? Otherwise you’ll have to take the train.”

“Yes, I would like that, and you Twilight stay here and have fun,” as she let her down to the floor.

“I am sorry,” Twilight mumbled tracing circles on the floor with her right hoof.

“Nope! Twilight is not allowed till she cleans herself up.” Rin said with a tone of finality before a hat fell on her. After that another falls on Palutena and when she got it off she was in a giant bathroom with a large tub already being filled with hot water by a fox.

Half or so an hour later, she had finished with her impromptu bath, “I am really going to have to talk to Twilight later and clear the air.” Now that she had put on her clothes that had felt like they’d been cleaned and dried.

“Now where is my gracious host?” she started scrying for her location. Palutena saw her asleep in her throne, her hind legs resting on a sleeping cerberus pup like a footstool. A large grin appeared on Palutena's face.

She opened a light portal to the throne room the portal opened in the centre of the room equidistant between the throne and the throne room doors, making sure she avoided Rin not wanting a repeat of earlier. Looking around, the place looks like a playroom with giant ‘and thankfully inanimate’ toys. Even had a train set going around the room that she could ride on.

She increased her size to make crossing the room pass quickly, which seemed to have unnerved the guards in the room as she reached the throne.
She looked down at the sleeping Rin and smirked, “Rin, wake up~,” Palutena cooed into her right ear.

“Hmm ‘snort’ mmmm ma what?” Rin asked as the blue flames relighted in her eye sockets.

In Celestia's throne room, Aunty Rin showed up looking annoyed, with another displaced with singed eyebrows, the tall displaced having a smirk on her face,

“Worth it!” She declared, her smirk evolving into a shit eating grin.

“Thunderbolt spell to the face?” Celestia asked.

“Overcharged. Also Swarm spell down her pants.” Rin said in annoyance. Celestia cringed at this.

“Are you okay, er?”

“Palutena, goddess of Light at your service.”

Celestia tensed, “and in my world, Celestia's lover so you do not need to worry,” she finished with a saucy wink, Celestia just sat there with that mask of serenity, but she does pick up Rin with her magic and set her down between us.

“Wow, so cold, oh well I tried, if you need help, Rin, just give me a call.” Palutena said as she pulled her Twilight from the Library, much to Twilight's protests. “Come along, Missy, we’re going home, you can come visit the library again some other time. Now go give Rin her book back” Twilight trotted up to Rin and gave her the book back as she opened a light portal home.

“Okay bye.” Rin said as she took the books, including the ones Twilight was trying to hide on herself’ and waved. Sighing sadly Twilight came back to Palutena's side and they left.

“... Did she just come here to tell me that I’m a lesbian in her world?” Celestia asked.

“Yep.” Rin replied.

“... Make normal friends.”

“Ohhhh. But I always break those.” Rin whined.

“Normal? What fun is there in being normal?” Palutena’s disembodied voice echoed in the room

“Go now or face Luna’s cooking!” Celestia warned.

“Run away!” she exclaimed as she left their world, leaving cooking lesson coupons for Luna.

Author's Notes:

Crossover with The Beating Of My Heart by clockworklich

Yay! Palutena is out of the stone, she has her new temple and she made a new friend!