Fillydelphia Ruins, outskirts

“Damn, this place is a mess…” Zero commented, his gaze traveling across the ruins of Fillydelphia as the trio moved through them. Rubble from destroyed buildings scattered across their path, with some of the larger pieces proving to be obstacles in their way.

“Well, of course it is, Zero.” Amane muttered. “It's called ‘ruins’ for a reason.” She walked ahead of Zero and Twilight, scouting ahead in case of danger. “This is common knowledge.”

“Well maybe I haven't seen a city this fucked up before, Amane.” Zero replied. “Where I’m from, there were no demons, and cities certainly weren't this damaged.”

“Must've been nice, growing up in a world like that.” Amane muttered, gritting her teeth to suppress her anger. “Now, we should keep moving in relative silence. Demons might be around.” Before the other two could say anything else, the relatively intact walls of a building exploded into dust and shrapnel as the gray-haired girl moved past, her instincts kicking in as she leapt back to avoid any damage.

“What the hell?!” Zero yelled, his sword materializing as he stepped in front of Twilight defensively. “Who's there?!”

As the smoke and rubble cleared, the trio found an unusual sight growling in front of them. It was another human, a man with almost fiery red hair, and a chunk of metal covering his forehead. The man was extremely buff, though he seemed a bit malnourished, a barely fitting jacket covering his arms, which held an absolutely massive hammer over his shoulders. His eyes were wide, madness clear in them as he roared, swinging his hammer into the ground again, causing the ground to buckle and break beneath it.

“M-Mjolnir?!” Amane yelled, dropping next to Zero as her own sword appeared in her hands.

“You know this guy?” Zero asked as Mjolnir slowly pulled his hammer up and out of the ground again.

“Yes… he's a Killer Prince like you. But why is he attacking us?” Amane muttered, stepping back slightly as the hammer-wielding maniac began moving closer.

“It doesn't matter. If he decides to be our enemy, then all we can do is strike him down!” Zero replied, before charging towards the other Killer Prince, sword to his side for a leg sweep. His vision darkened as the mad Killer Prince smashed his hammer against Zero, propelling him backwards and into the ground behind Twilight and Amane.

“What… what kind of power is that?!” Twilight asked, checking on Zero, who was slowly getting back up.

“The power of a Killer Prince… who's lost himself.” Amane sighed, before leaping up into the air and bouncing off one of the taller buildings towards Mjolnir, her sword aimed for his chest. The crazed warrior glared at her, before swinging his hammer between her blade and his body, electricity sparking along the massive hammer as her sword made contact. Before she could pull away, electricity traveled up her blade from them hammer, sending Amane flying back as she screamed in pain, electricity rushing through her body like lightning.

“Amane!” Twilight yelled, before looking back at Mjolnir, who was now moving closer to the group. “He.. knocked them down in one hit…” She gulped, before getting into her own fighting stance, her horn leveled at the approaching warrior. “I have to defend them…”

Meanwhile, the downed gray haired woman fought against losing consciousness, trying to fish something out of her jacket pockets. She eventually found what she was looking for, and pulled out a small blue crystal, which hovered above her hand as a pair of voices echoed through her mind once again. “To those who are not afraid to see the light and rise like a phoenix to stop those who will harm others, use this crystal to summon us, the Blade Queen and Thunder Phoenix, and a brave new frontier will be opened, but for those who wish us to do harm to others that don’t deserve it, beware…”

“I… hate having to call someone else for a favor… but… please help…” Amane groaned, resisting the urge to sleep. “We’re getting torn to bits…”

As if in answer, a vortex opened up a few feet from her and spat out two lightly armored female forms. One had rusty blond hair with a tiara sticking out of it, but her most defining feature was the pair of wings on her back that appeared to be made of pure electricity. A single sword was strapped to her side. Her companion had a mop of short white hair, with a feathered skirt surrounding her legs. She didn't appear to have any weapons.

“Woah, who in Tartarus are you two?!” Twilight yelped, jumping to the side to stare at the two newcomers. Even Mjolnir had stopped, his eyes seemingly observing the two and judging their next actions. Behind them, Zero slowly started to shakily stand up, eyes growing dark.

The two girls brushed against one another as they took in the scene. The winged girl looked over at Amane and whispered something to her companion. Nodding, the white haired girl ran over to her and handed her a single green bottle. “Drink this, it should heal you.” The girl said. Meanwhile, the winged girl kept an eye on Mjohnir, her hand on the pommel of her sword.

“Who… are you people?” Amane asked, her hand shakily grabbing the potion, still feeling as though electricity ran through her body.

“I'm Mira, known in my Equestria as the Blade Queen. The girl over there is my sister, Cassie, the Thunder Phoenix.” The girl replied.

“A-Amane, Killer Princess.” The silver-haired girl introduced. “My brother-” she was cut off as a high pitched screech echoed through the ruined town, and Zero leapt past the group, his skin a sickening pale white as his jaw extended beyond normal human capabilities, his eyes pitch black, with red pupils. A long red scarf ran from his neck, and it almost appeared as if several faded versions of him existed in the same place, afterimages of him almost like a cloak as he soared past them, rushing towards Mjolnir, his sword almost glowing as he smashed it against Mjolnir’s hammer, before being knocked back. “...and that's my brother, Zero.”

Cassie had leapt out of the way as Zero came flying in her direction. Her wings held her in place as she hovered. “This guy sure seems fun…” she said sarcastically.

“Please, don't worry about Zero.” Twilight said, backing up. “Also, probably keep some distance from him. He's in Beast Mode, and we don't know if he knows we’re allies or not…” Her point was accentuated when Zero looked up at Cassie, eyes red with almost primal rage.

Cassie shuddered, “No problem with that, Twi…”

“But, do try to help. We were walking through the ruins when Mjolnir attacked us, and he’s really tough…” Twilight continued as Zero leapt forward again, ending in the same result as the last one.

Cassie nodded. “Mira, let's give Beast Man over here an opening!” She called over to her sister. Mira gave a nod before eight blades shimmered into being. She then charged forward, while Cassie swooped in from above. “Astinic Fall!” Cassie shouted as she pulled her sword out. In an instant, the wings turned solid as the electrical energy arced up from her, before she landed ten quick blows on Mjolnir, the runes on her sword delivering a devastating shock every time the blade hit. Then the electrical energy from her wings slammed down onto Mjolnir, causing electricity to course through him.
Mira then slipped behind him and delivered a flurry of slashes from her blades, each strike both blinding and burning him. The two then retreated to avoid being hit by the hammer.

Mjolnir roared, energy coursing through him as Zero charged again, his blade prepared to strike the towering warrior down. But as he got near, Mjolnir’s body began to literally glow with electrical energy, and in a burst of light, released all the energy at once in an explosion that sent Zero reeling back once more, crashing into a building. Mjolnir seemed unfazed by Cassie’s attack, though the strikes from Mira had left their mark as he roared, before leaping away.

“We… drove him off?” Amane muttered, watching Mjolnir vanish over the ruins.

“Looks like it.” Cassie said as she sheathed her sword. Her wings had gone back to being pure electricity.

“Well, that's great!” Twilight smiled. “Now, where's Zero?” The buildings exploded once again as the Killer Prince in question leapt out, red eyes searching for his enemy.

Mira kept her blades out in case Zero decided to attack her and the others. He roared, and started to move towards them, until Amane suddenly appeared in front of him, her blade flashing and sending the crazed Killer Prince’s blade flying off into the distance. She then quickly bashed his forehead with the pommel of her sword, sending him staggering backwards and clutching his head. She didn't pause in her assault, and continued hitting him only with the back of her sword, until he finally slumped to the ground, unconscious. He soon returned to normal as Amane casually flicked her hair out of her eyes.

Both Cassie and Mira let out a sigh of relief. “Faust above, that was too close….” Cassie muttered. Mira stayed silent, her blades fading into nothingness.

“He should be up in an hour or two.” Amane said, her sword vanishing from her hand as she walked back to the group. “He's already suffered much worse when we fought the other day.”

“Well, at least you’re looking out for him, Amane.” Twilight said, trotting up to the trio.

“So…. What happened here? I’ve only seen this much devastation when Cassie and I went to investigate a destroyed town…” Mira asked, looking around.

“Twilight, you handle this. I'm going to go take a nap. You wake me, you die.” Amane muttered, walking up to one of the ruined buildings and laying down against the wall.

“R-right…” Twilight nodded, before turning back to Cassie and Mira. “Well, to make a long story short, a few years ago, on Ragnarok Day, as we call it, the sky tore itself open above Equestria, and demons poured out from this hole and destroyed most of Equestria. We don't know why or how it happened, everypony has been too preoccupied with trying to survive against the demons.”

“I'm truly sorry…” Cassie murmured. She then frowned. “For some reason, the way that happened sounds like something from another game I played back on Earth, but I can't remember it…”

“I can't help you there.” Twilight shrugged sheepishly, before examining the two. “So… are the two of you Killer Princesses too? We don't know of many humans out here…”

The term seemed to ring a bell with Mira. “Cassie, I think that game you were thinking of was Phantom of the Kill, because they don't use Summoners like Brave Frontier. They had Killer Princes and Princesses!”

Cassie facepalmed. “Right, that was the game…” She then looked at Twilight. “To answer your question, we’re called Summoners.”

Summoners? Interesting…” Twilight pulled out a book and quill, opening up to a blank page before writing down something. “Please tell me everything about yourselves!”

“What the hell is it, Laevateinn? Why'd you have to wake me up from the somewhat pleasant dream?” Another voice asked. The trio turned to see that Zero had woken up, and was clutching his head, his silver hair disheveled. “Also… why does my body hurt this badly?”

“Well, you did go berserk and try to stab a hammer wielding brute only to get sent flying every time.” Cassie said, a small smirk on her lips.

“Who the hell are you, Thunder Thighs? And what are you smirking about?” Zero growled, his sword rematerializing in his hand.

“The name’s Cassie, the Thunder Phoenix.” Cassie said, her hand on her own blade.

“Call yourself whatever you'd like, Spark Plug.” Zero replied, stepping down from the pile of rubble he had been knocked out on and closer to the group. “So Twi, what exactly are these chicks doing here?”

“They helped us fight Mjolnir, Zero.” Twilight commented, backing away slightly.

“Right, right, Mjolnir.” He shrugged. “So, you still haven't answered my question, Thunder pigeon. What're you smirking about?”

“It was nothing of your concern.” Cassie retorted.

“Right, right, Laevateinn. I know better than to start fights with a chick, even if she's as irritating as this one.” Zero rolled his eyes, talking to seemingly the air on his left.

Cassie turned to Mira and did the cuckoo sign.

“He's not crazy.” Twilight whispered. “As ridiculous as it sounds, he’s got the original Zero stuck inside him. Amane can see him too, so I'm pretty sure he isn't crazy.”

Mira then sighed and said, “I’m guessing you're new to this whole Displaced thing?”

Zero turned from talking to his ‘original’ and looked at her. “The hell is a Displaced?”

“What's the last thing you remember before you ended up in this world?” Cassie asked.

“That bastard Ahriman killing all of my pals and sending me here.” Zero replied angrily. “I was originally a mercenary before all this bullshit.”

“Then like it or not, you're part of a Multiverse. Whoever this Ahriman is, he’s the one that Displaced you.” Cassie said. “There are millions of us out there, each in a different Equestria. The only way we can actually contact each other is by something called a Token, an object that represents you that's sent into something called the Void.”

Zero blinked. “Right… in English please?”

“Don't mind him, he isn't as dumb as you think.” Twilight commented.

Cassie sighed before saying, “Long story short, you're now a character of a game, movie, TV show or book in a cartoon universe. And there's no way of getting back to Earth.”

“Right…” Zero muttered, looking back at Twilight. “Are you sure these two are sane?”

“Well, it would explain how you got here.” Twilight shrugged.

“Maybe this might convince you.” Mira said before a summoning circle appeared around her right hand and she chanted, “Terra Halcyon Lance, I call on your aid!” In a flash of light, an armored figure stood next to her, armed with a two handed pike. His armor had vines covering it, while his hair was a bright green.

“You called, Summoner?” He asked.

“Woah! What kind of summoning technique is that?” Twilight asked, rushing in front of Mira, eyes sparkling. Only to see eight blades mere inches from her.

“Please… don't do that.” Mira asked, her eyes showing the faintest hint of fear.

“O-oh, s-sorry…” Twilight muttered, pulling back from the girl. “But still, I must know that summoning technique!”

“Twi, don't pressure the girl. If she wants to teach you, she’ll teach you.” Zero interrupted, looking between Cassie and Mira. “Now, I don't fully believe any of what you said is true. But, it does put a lot of the pieces of the puzzle in place, so I guess I'll believe you for now.”

Mira then looked at Zero. “Did you happen to play one particular game back on Earth?”

“Well that sure as hell is very specific.” Zero shrugged. “Didn't play a lot of games, was too busy with my mercenary work.”

Mira shrugged. “Was just wondering, but it may explain why you're now Zero from Phantom of the Kill.”

“I don't think I've heard of that game before. But it doesn't matter. All that matters now is helping Twilight find the rest of the Element Bearers and fix this world.” Zero replied, looking up at the blood red sky.

Both Cassie and Mira gave each other a silent glance.

“What? I'm trying to repay a debt between me and Twilight. She wants to find her friends, so I'll help her find her friends. It's as simple as that.” Zero shrugged.

“Where exactly were you guys headed before hammer boy showed up?” Cassie asked.

“Well, we were sorta going through Fillydelphia to look for Twi’s friend, if one of them is here, that is. They were all separated during Ragnarok.” Zero shrugged. “This was the closest town from where we started, so we thought we’d give it a look first.”

“Which Element bearer was supposed to be here?” Mira spoke up.

“Um… potentially Rainbow.” Twilight said. “She went off looking for survivors, and the others either went to the Crystal Kingdom or disappeared.”

Mira frowned as she looked out into the ruins. “Let's hope we find her soon.” She said.

“Yeah… but she might already be dead…” Amane yawned, waking up from her quick nap. “Oh, hey Zero. Didn't know you were up already.” She tilted her head to the side. “What do you mean, bro? I'm just being rational. This ‘Rainbow’ chick’s been gone for months, if not much longer. I doubt a simple mare could survive out here for long.”

“Rainbow's tough, I’m sure she's okay.” Cassie said, but her voice sounded like she didn't believe it.

“Well, at the very least we can recover her Element and form a new Elements of Harmony or something, right?” Zero asked, looking at the group one by one. “Aside from Thunder Sparks, I'm mostly sure we all embody some form of the elements.”

“The name’s Cassie. And Mira and I are only here because someone called us from our Equestria. So the chances of the two of us becoming an Element are like your name: Zero.” Cassie snarked.

“Aww, and here I thought you were trapped here forever. Of course, we could still lock you up in cages like irritating little gremlins and carry you around, but that would just add to your dead weight.” Zero counter-snarked in mock disappointment, stepping up directly in front of Cassie.

Cassie gave Zero a glare, and as she did so, Zero noticed a red glow beginning to emanate from her eyes, as if something was waiting for her to unleash the anger inside her. The Killer Prince simply stared her down, an almost bored expression on his face.

“So… are you going to do anything more than try to burn a hole in my head? Because right now you’re doing about as much of a good job at that as a whale trying to swim on land. Which would probably say a lot about your career too.” Zero smirked, casually poking her nose. He soon found himself flat on the ground with a sword blade that crackled with electrical energy pointed at his throat.

“You think you’re so important. One of these days, that attitude will end up getting you killed or worse, put someone else in danger.” Cassie said, her eyes colder than the Arctic north. Zero said nothing in reply, still smirking, until he suddenly kicked her footing out from under her as he got back up, and the two soon found their positions reversed. Zero chuckled, putting the edge of his blade up to her throat as Twilight and Amane rushed up to them.

“Listen here, Thunder Pigeon.” He growled, a hint of his Beast Mode creeping into his eyes and voice. “You think you can stand above me and pass judgment on my actions? I'll have you know that I've already died defending some shitty ass village not too far from here. And you know what happened? They kicked me out, because they thought I was a demon. So no, I don't really care about how my attitude will get someone else hurt. I'd gladly hurt one of those little shits if I didn't have Twilight with me.” His face was inches away from hers, fanged teeth obvious in his mouth. “I'm only doing this because I'm indebted to Twilight. And I don't care what a pretty little princess that wants to play hero has to say about me. Let that be a warning to you.” He leapt back, eyes and mouth returning to normal.

Cassie sat up, spitting out a small gobbet of blood. “Unlike you, I don't treat others like they're Expendables." she growled.

“Listen, kid, I get it.” Zero rolled his eyes. “You want to be the big hero of the world, protecting ponies and talking big words. But here's the thing.” He gave her a toothy grin. “In the end, they'll turn against you for being so different, so powerful. It's much better to use that power to simply do whatever you want to do. Screw what other people say.”

“That’s what I’d expect a two bit Merc that couldn't even save his own team to say.” Cassie said. There was a momentary silence, Zero and Twilight’s eyes similarly widening at her statement. Unlike Twilight, however, Zero’s reaction was entirely different.

“BITCH!!” Zero screeched, before lunging at Cassie, and as he flew into the air between them, his body changed once again. His hands grew sharp claws, which seemed almost as if they could cut through steel, while his skin turned pure white, cracks forming along his jaw, before the skin behind it broke apart, revealing a second set of razor sharp teeth as his eyes turned black, his red pupils filled with rage. His speed instantly increased, and in the blink of an eye, his sword was swinging up towards Cassie’s neck, humming with blazing energy. In fact, flames had begun to form on the sword, flickering behind it like an afterimage.

As fast as Zero was, Cassie was even faster, her sword deflecting the blow before she threw a shattering uppercut, sending him flying backwards into a building. She then streaked forward, shouting, “Thunder Blade: Yellow Silk!” before she landed a rain of blows, the blast of Lightning dealing even more damage to Zero. Zero leapt up from the building, almost unfazed by the blows except for the multiple gashes along his torso as he let loose another screech, the sound breaking a nearby window and sending Twilight reeling on the ground below. The almost possessed Killer Prince then lunged forward at an even greater speed than before, Cassie noticing that the move broke one of his bones as he brought his sword towards her legs.

“Cassie has made a major mistake.” Amane muttered, walking up next to Mira as they watched the battle unfold.

Mira sighed as she watched her sister dodge the attack and send Zero crashing into the ground. “To be fair, he pretty much asked for it.”

“No, not that.” Amane muttered, noticing that the impact crater from Zero’s landing hadn't been from his body crashing, but rather his sword punching into the ground. “You see, especially with Killer Princes, there is a very real risk when using Beast Mode. My brother has been trying to keep Zero from using his full power, but what Cassie said broke whatever control he had on it.” She turned to look at Mira. “If Zero uses too much of his power, he will lose himself to it, and become a demon himself. And I know for a fact that, because of his Killium, he's unlikely to be stopped.”

Mira then winced as Zero got in a lucky blow, sending Cassie smashing through two buildings. “I need to help my sister! She's the only family I have after I lost my actual family to a fire…” Zero screeched again, before rushing after Cassie, bursting through any ruins that stood in his way, sometimes breaking down other houses as well.

“Just know that if you come close to killing Zero, I will get involved. And, unlike the idiot in my brother’s body, I have much more control over my Killium.” Amane warned, her eyes hardening as her sword appearing in her hand.

“Believe me, killing anyone is the last thing I want to do right now.” Mira said as her blades formed. She then ran towards the sound of clashing swords. Hang on, Cassie… I’m on my way...

She arrived to find a still very enraged Zero bashing his shoulder into an obviously wounded Cassie, the blow sending her flying back towards a wall, blood trailing behind her. The demon-like Zero was faster, and rushed up behind her once again, raking his clawed hand across her shoulder and crushing her back into the ground. Lines had begun to form around his eyes, black like his eyes, which now had glowing red veins streaking across them. A glowing red scarf flowed from his neck in a nonexistent wind, and he growled as he raised his sword above Cassie's head, one foot on her back and crushing her into the ground.

“Hey, Butthead!” Mira’s voice made him halt before eight blades impacted into him, pinning him to the wall. Gasping in pain, Cassie managed to crawl away, one of her wings limp. Mira then strode up, four of her blades detaching from where they pinned Zero. “I promised your sister I wouldn't kill you.” She said, glaring at the Killer Prince, who squirmed and screeched against the remaining blades imprisoning him. “And you’re lucky Cassie didn't go into her Omni form.” The four hovering blades then turned so that they were hilt first. With a flick of her hands, the four blades smashed into Zero hilt first, stunning him enough that Mira pulled the other four blades out and chanted, “Blade Storm Barrage!” The blades then lanced into him, the light blasts from the blades simultaneously blinding and burning him. And when he tried to move, he found that he was unable to. “Paralysis effect, you’ll be unable to move for a while.” Mira said. She then ran over to Cassie. While her armor had taken most of the damage, Cassie had suffered a broken wing and several deep slash marks. She also had a shiner, which forced her left eye shut.

“It looks worse than it actually is.” Cassie tried to joke, but groaned in pain. Her open eye then widened. “Mira, behind you!” Mira spun around and crossed her blades in time to block the thrust from Zero, but the power behind it sent her skidding into a wall. Dazed, Mira was too slow to block the next stroke, and the now-flaming blade bit into her side, causing her to scream in pain. The shock was so strong, she fell unconscious. The Killer Prince smashed his fist into her face one last time, resulting in a few broken teeth and a lot of blood, before screeching in victory, before turning back to Cassie, his fanged mouth hanging open, presenting his sharp teeth as he stalked towards her. Meanwhile, Amane watched from above, shaking her head sadly.

“I knew they couldn't beat him like this… with each knockback, he draws on more power. It's hopeless for them… it's best to just wait out Zero’s rampage, even if it means their deaths…” Amane sighed. “Might as well take a nap…” She laid back against the wall she stood next to, and, finding a comfortable spot, soon fell asleep.

Inside Mira's consciousness…

Mira jerked awake, before noticing that she seemed to be in a strange metal room, a large computer nearby.

Before she could ponder this further, she heard the clank of metal boots before the massive armored figure entered. “Where… Where am I?” Mira asked, her voice shaking.

“I'm afraid you're near death, your body suffered massive trauma from fighting Zero. Even now, your sister is in danger.”

“I need to save her! I don't want to lose her!” Mira sobbed, pounding on the figure’s armor.

She felt the figure's hand bring her chin up so that she was looking at his helmet. “ I can bring you back, but you must understand that you will need to change in order to do so.”

“As long as I can save Cassie, I’ll do it.” Mira said, her heart racing.

“Very well…” The figure stepped back before his hands glowed with power. “Go Mira,and may your new form serve you well….”

As the energy hit Mira, she felt a sudden pain in her back before the two miniscule wings on her back formed into a pair of energy like wings. Her blades then formed, but one fell, forcing her to catch it with her left hand while a shield formed on her right. “No longer are you the Blade Queen… use your Holy Blades to help save your sister!” He then vanished as darkness took over Mira's vision…

In the physical world…

Cassie stared as Zero stalked towards her, glowing red eyes filled with rage, and as he raised his blade, her last thought was, I’m so sorry, Mira… before she closed her eyes in defeat.

The sound of Zero screaming in pain caused her to snap her eyes open and stare in shock. Standing in front of her,her wings splayed and her shield and blades at the ready, was Mira. “You… will not… hurt... my… SISTER!” The girl shouted before swinging her sword and sending Zero flying, causing him to smash through several buildings.

Amane woke instantly, sensing Mira’s newfound power as she stood back up. “Well, great. I hope Twilight comes in with that ability of hers before we really lose Zero…” She muttered, slightly angry as she looked down at the battlefield. “The amount of Eldritch this battle is going to attract will be insane… or worse, Replicants...”

Meanwhile, Mira had summoned Layla, and as the healer type unit patched Cassie up, the swordswoman readied her weapon. Zero’s screech of rage echoed loudly through the ruins, and, with a sound almost like that of a sonic boom, he lunged forward, his blade now blazing with black fire as he brought it towards the defending girl, and as their blades met, there was an intense shockwave that tore through the already damaged supports of the nearby buildings, causing them to collapse.

Disengaging her blade, Mira swung her shield and managed to knock Zero out in a single blow. As he sank to the ground unconscious, Mira sank her blade into the ground and collapsed.

“Dammit, I was hoping Zero would fight a little longer so Twilight would get here…” Amane muttered, dropping next to Mira. “Just my luck he had begun to power down before you had come back…” she casually tapped her boot against Zero’s side, checking for his response as his body slowly returned to normal. “Oh well, I suppose I'll have to wait a little longer to explain that secret to them…”

Mira didn't answer, she had fallen asleep after the adrenaline rush.

“Great, just me against all the incoming Eldritch. This is such a pain…” Amane muttered, kicking Zero again. “Hey, idiot, if you’re done sleeping, get up already.” The fallen mercenary was silent. “...Great. Twilight, look after them all. I'm going to go clear the area.” She said, turning to the alicorn, who had remained silent once she arrived at the aftermath of the battle. She meekly nodded, and Amane leapt up into the air, vanishing over a line of still intact buildings.

Cassie winced as her broken wing healed. “If you're going to yell at me, just do it.” She muttered, “I was stupid to say what I said…”

“Yeah, you really were.” The former Princess of Friendship replied, sitting in front of her. “Now, I normally would scold you, but I feel Zero did more than enough to teach you your lesson.”

“If he hadn't pushed my buttons, I would have been content with ignoring him.”

“And if you hadn't made fun of him for getting beaten up by Mjolnir, he wouldn't have decided to mess with you.” Twilight countered. “So even then, the blame still falls with you.”

Cassie gave a snort and looked away.

“So, what have you learned today?” Twilight asked, a small smile on her muzzle as she pulled out a book and quill.

Cassie gave the alicorn a single heated glare from the corner of her eye.

“I haven't had a Friendship lesson in years. While this isn't exactly friendship, it's still a lesson, and I want something nostalgic, so humor me.” Twilight stated, poking Cassie’s leg with her hoof.

“I wouldn't count on Cassie answering anytime soon.” Mira said, her voice slurred with sleep. “She tends to be a bit stubborn when she thinks she wasn't in the wrong.” She slowly sat up, the slash that Zero had given her now completely healed after her transformation.

“And I'm quite capable of handling stubborn ponies. Cassie’s a classic Rainbow case. Now, if I wanted to, I could point out just how wrong it was of her to say what she said about Zero’s old friends, but then we’d be here for a very long time.” Twilight smirked.

“You want to know the reason why I said that? Because people like him, when they taste power, they think it's their right to abuse it,that they can get away from any consequences.” Cassie spat. “All power is is a double edged knife, it can make you powerful, but it also corrupts.”

Twilight stared at her. “Then why is it that, no matter what happened, up till now, Zero not only held back his own power, but also has never, not even once, actually hurt a pony?”

“Because of you, Twilight. If he had been left to his own devices, he would have killed ponies without a second thought.”

“And yet, he decided to have himself vanished from the settlement we were at, vowing to bring back the missing Elements.” Twilight sighed. “Look, Cassie, he might hide it pretty well, but he does actually care about other ponies.” She then gave Cassie a heavy glare. “And even besides all of that, telling someone they were too weak and pathetic to save their friends, and likely the people he considered his family only a few weeks after they had died, was uncalled for. He isn't those bullies from Earth, he isn't the man you think he is, and if you try to piss him off again, it will be me who you will be dealing with. And you had better pray to Celestia that I will grant you enough mercy to leave you with at least some intact bones.”

Feeling a hand on her shoulder, she looked behind her to see Mira shaking her head. “Let's just leave her alone for now. She’ll calm down after a bit.” The Summoner said gently.

Amane suddenly dropped down next to the group, pushing some of her hair out of her face as a glowing red scarf hovering behind her vanished. “I managed to kill off all the demons your little spat had brought. You’re just lucky it didn't bring back Mjolnir, or another Replicant.” She told Cassie. “Otherwise I might not have been able to fight them all off on my own.”

Cassie didn't answer, her eyes staring out into the ruins. Her wings had lost all of their electrical energy, and had reverted into a pair of tawny gold wings which were now folded on her back.

“Now, let's just hope that when Zero wakes up, he hasn't lost any important memories…” Amane muttered, looking down at her still unconscious brother. “I'd really hate it if he forgot all about Equestria and the rest of us…”

“Wait, memory loss?” Twilight asked, looking up at Amane. “What do you mean?”

“It's a side effect of the Killium in us. Overextended use of it has been known to result in short term memory loss, and a gradual loss of one’s humanity. Another reason why Killer Princes have to be careful with their powers.”

Mira, meanwhile, was trying to fold up her new wings. “How does Cassie even manage with these things?!” She growled.

“Oh, that reminds me.” Amane walked over to Cassie, before casually flicking the wounded Summoner on the nose. “That's for almost causing me to lose my brother. Again.”

The Summoner ignored it.

“Well, I suppose we should send you two back to wherever you came from before Zero wakes up.” Amane sighed, looking at the two. “I doubt he’d be happy to see you, Cassie.”

Cassie scoffed. “Yeah? Feeling’s mutual.” Mira shook her head and glared at her sister.

“I'm starting to see why my brother dislikes you.” Amane muttered, weighing her sword in her hand. “I'm thinking of stabbing you myself… so annoying.”

“You’ll have to excuse Cassie, she can be a bit of a pain sometimes.” Mira said, her eyes warning Cassie not to say anything.

“She's just upset because she got her ass handed to her by that idiot.” Amane shrugged. “Understandable, to be honest. It was quite the show of force from where I was watching.” She smiled at Cassie, though the smile was an empty one. “Don't worry, I had already stabbed him in the dick yesterday, so he was understandably a bit grumpy.”

Mira rubbed the bridge of her nose in exasperation. Cassie, that temper of yours will get you killed someday… she thought.

“So, how do we send the two of you back home?” Amane asked. “I want to take a nap soon, and you being here would get in the way of that.”

“Allow me…” A voice echoed before the armored figure from Mira's dream appeared.

“And who the hell are you?” Amane asked somewhat impatiently. Meanwhile, Twilight suddenly began twitching.

“I’m known only as Company Master, their Displacer. And their only way back home to their Equestria.” The figure said, the eye lenses flashing in warning.

“Sebastian, what in the Immaterium’s name are you doing in one of my Universes?!” A surprisingly deep male voice emanated from Twilight, her eyes slightly faded as she glared at the figure.

“I'm only here to transport these two back to their Equestria, I have no interest in what you're doing, Ahriman.” The figure growled

“Right, I can truly believe that…” ‘Ahriman’ rolled Twilight’s eyes. “Don't all tokens have that ‘your contract is complete’ recall feature?”

“Unless the Displaced have no idea of how to send them back, that's when I transport them back.”

“Then why the hell do your Displaced not know that? It's pretty common knowledge.” Ahriman replied. “Your story has a lot of holes, Sebastian.”

“You concern yourself with your universes, I’ll deal with mine.” The figure growled before a single portal opened and he then vanished.

“Ugh, I swear, if he messed with anything at all, I'm going to kill one of his Displaced just to spite him… I was already too late to stop that other Void Dweller from messing with Sunset…” The male voice slowly faded away, and Twilight blinked.

“What happened?” She asked. Amane was about to answer, but paused.

“I… think you just fell asleep, Twilight.” She shrugged. “My memory’s a bit hazy…”

Both Mira and Cassie glanced at each other, a silent agreement to not talk about what had happened. “I wish you guys luck with finding the rest of the Bearers.” Mira said, giving a nod to Twilight.

“Yeah. Good luck with… whatever you’re doing in your universe.” Twilight shrugged. “If we meet again, please don't piss off Zero again. I'd rather not have to deal with that again…”

“As long as he doesn't push my buttons, I can deal with him.” Cassie said.

“Yeah yeah, whatever.” Amane groaned. “Your contract is complete. Go away so I can sleep.” She blinked. “How did I know that phrase…?”

Needing no further excuse, Cassie entered the portal. Mira, however, tossed a single crystal to Twilight. “Use that in case you need our help again.” With that, she entered the portal and vanished, the portal closing after her.

Once the portal closed, Amane turned back to Twilight. “You’re on first watch, Twilight. Set up camp while you do that.” She said, before lying down next to another ruined building and quickly falling asleep.

“I...but I… what?!” Twilight yelled, looking between the two unconscious siblings. “Ugh… these two are going to drive me insane…” She groaned, before starting to unpack their tent.

Author's Notes:

And that's another chapter done! This was a Crossover with Sebaste's Brave Frontier: Equestria
And yes, I'm pretty sure it's fast paced...

Anyways don't worry, I don't plan on doing too many crossovers for Zero's story. This was just to get him introduced into the Displaced concept. Also, for those wondering, Amane had found that token in her own travels before she ran into Zero.

But what is Twilight's special power, you ask?

You'll have to wait and see~!