The Freelancer and The Huntsman
Chapter 7: 7. A Bunch Of Exposition And Some New Weapons
Previous Chapter Next ChapterSebaste grunted as he dropped the portable generator in front of his fellow Displaced. “Found this in the base. Still works too.” he said, leaning on it. Rainblade hovered nearby, her ears twitching.
“I’m amazed you found anything,” Steven replied.
“You just need to look in the right spots,” Sebaste responded.
“To be fair, neither of us are Bear Grylls,” Steven admitted.
“... I have never heard of that person.” Sebaste deadpanned. “Ever.”
“Bear Grylls was a British adventurer, writer and television presenter from Northern Ireland before we were displaced,” Steven explained.
Sebaste shrugged. “I wasn't really able to hear about other people through the news, due to my family not having a TV.” he said, toying with a combat dagger.
Trent shook his head. “I think the better thing to bring up is how does that still work after 3 decades of gathering dust?”
“I’m guessing it was stored away in case the main generator was either shut down or destroyed.” Sebaste said as he nudged one of the geodes protruding out of the case of the generator. “I had found another generator a few miles from this one, but it was burnt out.”
“What is there to power at this point though?” Church asked, appearing beside Trent. “Everything here is trashed.”
“That's the weird thing, somehow a communication console was still intact,” Sebaste admitted.
“Okay seriously, what is the tech level here?” Trent asked. “From what we've seen, it's around medieval times, yet generators and consoles existed thirty plus years ago?”
“That's what I was trying to figure out… maybe they used some kind of magitech…?” Sebaste asked himself, scratching his head.
Trent shook his head. “Okay, this is raising too many questions.”
Rainblade looked at them, confused. “What's so important that this generator thing is here?” She asked.
“Simple. This is - for us - a medieval setting. So how the heck is this thing, much less a communications console of all things, working in this mess?” Trent explained in disbelief while staring at the offending piece of machinery.
“Don’t know, probably a military secret of some kind?” Steven said dismissively with a shrug.
Trent scoffed. “Military Secret Project? Like what, the UNSC? Project Freelancer? That's stupid.”
“What's that?” Rainblade asked.
“Where we're originally from, the UNSC are some organization in the future who made the armor people like Seb and I are wearing. At least, in a game series called Halo.”
“In my case, they're an organization that the Reds and Blues got in after shutting down Project Freelancer,” Church said.
Trent started talking again. “The point is, how can we remake our own equipment, when there is no UNSC existing here? Sebaste and I are one thing, but that,” he pointed at the generator, “kind of stuff is completely different from our gear.”
“In any case, we’ll figure out how this thing managed to survive a base getting gutted by whatever destroyed it...” Sebaste theorized.
“Questions we need to figure out at a later date,” Church said.
“Agreed.” Sebaste then stiffened. “Picking up four contacts, coming this way.”
“Ditto.” Rainblade replied to Sebaste.
“Any idea who, or what, they are?” Trent asked.
Sebaste didn't answer, when he did, his voice sounded puzzled. “IFF is picking up Celestia, Nyx and Twilight's signatures, but I don't know the last one….”
“Wait, your thing can actually tell it's Celestia and Twilight?” Trent asked in disbelief at Sebaste, pointing a finger at him.
“Both have been assigned as Friendlies, so that's what they show up on the IFF as.” Sebaste replied.
“And what does IFF mean?” Steven asked curiously.
“Identification, Friend or Foe.” Sebaste said. “Helps when you need to tell who’s good or bad.”
“That must be useful,” Steven agreed with a nod of his head.
“It's come in handy more than once.” Sebaste said as he scanned for both the familiar coats of the two ponies. He soon spotted Celestia and Twilight, along with two other ponies as the four rounded a corner.
“Hey… Church can you identify the other two?” Steven asked.
The AI nodded. “Oh yeah. It's Sunset and that Nyx kid.”
Trent stared at Church. “And how do you know that?”
“Because they’re right there,” Church said, pointing to the right, where said ponies were walking to the Displaced.
There was a small flash from Sebaste's right shoulder pad before a commander’s rank was seen on it.
“What was that for?” Trent asked.
“Back in my Equestria, I hold the rank of Reserve Commander. It's become sort of a reflex for me…” Sebaste said, rubbing the back of his head.
“Doubt it'd be much use right now,” Trent whispered as the ponies reach them. He then turned to them. “So, what brings you girls back so soon?”
Celestia then looked towards the group before she calmly said, “I received a letter from my student about some strange occurrences, that she believed was happening here, so I decided it would be best for me to check it out myself.”
Church shrugged. “Well besides Seb here nearly crashing in that town, and learning about some random guy we never met, nothing's wrong.”
Sebaste stepped forward. “Sorry about that… Trent ended up calling me here when Rainblade and I was heading back from a patrol in our Equestria. The portal messed with my fighter’s electronics and ended up crashing into the woods.”
“Hey, don't blame me,” Trent said. “How was I supposed to know picking up this gun would have pulled you two here?”
“Seb wasn't blaming you.” Rainblade said with a roll of her eyes, her wings giving a small whirr as they shifted.
Sunset waved her hands in front of herself. “Okay, is anyone else going to bring up the fact that there's another human in armor similar to Wash, and some robot that looks just like Rainbow Dash?”
“Hey! I'm a Cyberpegasus, not a robot!” Rainblade said in an offended tone.
“As for the reason they're here, multiverse,” Church explained. “Basically they're from an alternate Equestria, and Sebaste, the guy in the armor, is one of those guys who were taken from his dimension and sent to Equestria, like Wash and Steven, and those two that they saw disappear.”
The ponies all blinked at that explanation, before Twilight said, “What?!”
Trent then said, “Long story short, they're from a different universe with their own version of you, and are like Steven and I.”
“And you got them here with a gun?” Sunset asked.
Trent stood silent for a moment before turning to Sebaste. “Yeah, how did that happen?”
Sebaste pinched the bridge of his nose. “What you picked up is known as a Token, an object that represents who you are and in a way, your calling card, literally. They're used to call over other Displaced in order to either help or just hang out.” he explained. “When you used that assault rifle, you called me over from my Equestria.”
“So what, me using it makes you show up here? Does that mean I can’t use it unless I want to summon you?” Trent asked.
“You can still use the weapon, just… don’t say my name around it; I’d rather not keep getting pulled out of my world because my name kept getting mentioned.” Sebaste said, before looking at the four ponies. “Twi, I can see you trying not to spew a ton of questions, if you have any, go ahead and ask me. Within reason, of course.”
Sunset put a hand on Twilight's shoulder. “Considering how crazy this all sounds, I don't blame her. But I have a question myself. If you really know different versions of us, what are they like?”
Sebaste gave a chuckle. “It really depends on which world I’m in. Some versions of you are friendly, some are suspicious of others appearing on their worlds, and some…” Here, he gritted his teeth.
“Some what?” the filly asked.
“Some… I’ve had to fight because they had become corrupted by evil forces.” Sebaste replied to her, with his tone now steely.
That caused Sunset and Twilight to do a double take. “What?!”
“You think that's crazy?” Trent asked. “You guys are apparently part of some TV show for little girls where we're from. And the whole thing dealing with Nightmare Moon is all part of the first episode, according to Sebaste.”
At that, everypony, sans Rainblade, blinked, with Twilight looking like her mind broke.
“I think we broke Twi…” Sebaste snickered. “She reminds me of Dark’s Twi when I told her that another version of her was a mate to another Displaced.”
Sunset was the first to recover, shaking her head. “Okay, first of all, what?” She asked Trent. She then turned to Sebaste. “Second of all, WHAT?! And third, who in Tartarus is Dark?”
Rainblade, meanwhile, was howling with laughter, rocking back and forth in the air.
“You wanna answer that last one?” Trent asked Sebaste, trying hard to keep standing due to him laughing at Sunset's reaction.
“Okay, you know how Trent mentioned two others that disappeared before he and Steven were sent here?” Sebaste asked the ponies.
Sunset nodded. “Yeah. They said those two are kinda the reason they chose to leave their homes. To help people like them. Why?”
“Because I’ve met them in another Equestria. They’ve had a bit of a rough ride, but they're fine.”
Church nodded. “Oh yeah, they're just branded as freaks by ponies they helped and forced to stay in a different city if what you told us is correct,” he said sarcastically. “But yeah, they're just fine.”
Celestia then spoke up as she asked Church, “What exactly do you mean by that?”
“According to Sebaste, things aren't so good for Dark and his sister,” Trent replied. “From what I can understand, an evil version of a Displaced, that's what people like us are apparently called, came to their dimension and attacked their Ponyville. After beating him, the ponies grew afraid of Dark, causing him and his sister to stay in Canterlot until things calm down.” He then turned to Sebaste. “Anything else you want to add?”
“Nope, you're spot on. Although… I have a sneaking suspicion that his Rainbow Dash is starting to fall for him.” He then shrugged. “But that's just me.”
That caused everyone to stare at Sebaste in silence. “What?” they all asked simultaneously.
“Multiverse, some Displaced end up dating or even marrying one of the Bearers, and it depends on which world. Most of the time, it's Twilight, but I’ve seen Rainbow, Fluttershy and even Applejack thrown into the mix.” He then paused. “Come to think of it, a few have also dated or married one of the Royal Sisters. Either Celestia or Luna, depending on which world.”
Everyone stood silent for another moment before Trent said, “Well, that'd make things incredibly awkward if our version of any of those ponies end up in one of those dimensions with us. And makes me happy none of the others are here to hear this...”
“Frankly I doubt anyone but Applejack or Pinkie would believe us anyway,” Steven admitted as he climbed back up a roof of a nearby building.
Sebaste snorted. “Ain't that a the truth.”
Trent shrugged. “Still, I'd prefer not telling any of the others about that.”
“Agreed,” Sunset commented.
“If that's what you wish,” Celestia replied.
After a moment of silence, Trent turned to Sebaste. “So why exactly do you think that?”
“Because usually Rainbow isn't one to show her feelings, instead maintaining a tough girl attitude to the point of being paranoid.” The Spartan replied. “There are times where that shell cracks and shatters, but it's usually after she's had a close shave with death and was rescued by someone or if she got to know the person better. Although sometimes she needs someone to knock some sense into her when she goes all gun-ho.” He gave a wink at Twilight. “But Dark’s Rainbow no doubt has her hands full with controlling her new powers at the moment.”
“Wait, what new powers?” Sunset asked.
“Try Aquamancy. Or Hydrokinesis, or whatever you call controlling water.” Sebaste said with a smirk. Rainblade rolled her eyes.
Everyone stayed silent for a moment before Trent said, “If that bitch learns blood bending, I'm just gonna run.”
“Blood bending?” Twilight asked.
“You don't wanna know,” Trent replied with a slight shiver.
“So, let me get this straight,” Church said to Sebaste. “This Dark guy has spider powers, a sister that turned into a hedgehog with a hammer, is seen as a freak to the people he saved, and apparently has a version of the LGBT mascot, this one of which being able to control water, falling for him. Is there anything else you wanna say about this guy, or are we done?”
“Well…. He’s got a Pokemon.” Sebaste said off handedly.
“A what?” All the anthro ponies and Church said in confusion.
“Seriously?” Trent said in a dry tone. “I swear you're making some of this shit up now.”
“I'm not even kidding.” Sebaste said.
“You know what? I'll believe it when I see it. I'm sure a few of the stuff you said is a load of bullshit anyway.” He then turned to the ponies. “So you guys gonna leave again or ask this guy more questions? Preferably not about this Dark guy. I would rather learn more about him myself than be told by someone else.” Trent then went to a nearby wall and leaned on it.
Sunset cleared her throat before facing Sebaste. “Okay then… if you don't mind me asking, what happened to you two?” She asked, gesturing to his face and Rainblade.
The Spartan's face turned somber. “War is what happened. These scars I got after I got ambushed by a rogue night guard armed with fighting claws. Rainblade…. She was from an old Equestria that I had lived in before I was transferred to the Equestria I live in now. She was kidnapped and turned into a combat drone after another Displaced and I, along with a friend of mine, had a spat that nearly destroyed that Equestria…” he said.
Everyone stared at him in shock.
“Ho...ly...shit…” Trent said. “That's gotta suck.”
“Understatement of the millennium,” Twilight said with sympathy.
Sebaste snorted bitterly. “When you’ve been fighting for about 23 years, you tend to become bitter with having to fight over and over.” He said. “But it's what I have to do in order to protect those who can't fight back.”
“23 years?!” Everyone, excluding Celestia and Rainblade, exclaimed.
“Damn,” Church said. “That really gotta suck.”
“The heck are you, a parrot? What's next, Church wanna cracker?” Sebaste asked, getting a chuckle from the group.
“Shut the fuck up, asshole.” The AI replied cheekily.
Sebaste gave the AI a cheeky grin. “Then again, parrots don't exactly cuss like a pirate.” he said.
“Dude, do you really wanna piss off an AI who can possess you?” Trent whispered to Sebaste so the ponies didn't hear.
“Relax, I’m just messing with him.” Sebaste replied. “I'm not gonna go that far.”
“I take it you're not the smartest in your group then.” Trent commented from his place.
Sebaste gave Trent a deadpan look. “Who do you think trains Alex and the others? Not one of the captains or the princesses.” he retorted.
“Would they almost crash a ship into a populated town?” Church asked.
“Wait, what?” Twilight asked.
“Yeah. This guy was in a ship when he was summoned and almost crashed it into that little town of yours.” Trent commented off-handedly, while Sebaste just stared at him.
“Ponyville,” Sunset said.
“I'm not saying that.” Trent replied back.
“Well where is it now?” Twilight said.
Sebaste rolled his eyes before a single one seater jet fighter materialized behind him, the landing gears creaking a bit as it hit the dirt. “You mean this thing?” He asked, jerking his thumb at it to the now dumbstruck group.
“Where in Equestria did that just come from?!” Twilight exclaimed.
Sebaste rubbed the back of his head. “It's… one of a few abilities I have. I can summon any vehicle or weapon from the universe my armor came from.” he replied.
“And a mech, if that MANTIS is anything to go by,” Trent muttered.
Rolling his eyes, Sebaste continued, “Besides that, I can use any armor ability, whether it's active camo…” He then shimmered and vanished before reappearing next to Twilight, causing her to jump in surprise. “...or a hardlight copy of myself.” A second version of him then appeared next to him before fizzling out.
“Wait, any armor enhancement?” Church asked.
“Those that are at least available in Reach and Halo 4. None of the RvB stuff.” Sebaste said.
“So, Jetpack, Bubble Shield, and Hard Light Shield included?” Trent asked.
“Yep.” Sebaste replied.
“Hard Light Shield?” Church asked.
“Basically that thing Felix always used,” Trent explained.
“Oh.” Church stated, blinking once.
Sunset cleared her throat. “Um, I'm sorry, but what are all these enhancements you're talking about?”
“Basically like the stuff Church showed you in the library. Except instead of super strength or speed, he has jetpacks and some kind of sentry.” Trent commented off-handedly.
“But anyways, that's the extent of my abilities.” Sebaste said as the Broadsword vanished. “Any other questions?”
Twilight hesitantly rose her hand.
“Yes Twi?” Sebaste asked.
“Um...not to sound rude, but how long are you two staying here?” Twilight asked after lowering her hand.
“At least until one of my team opens a portal to here from their end or if Trent says “Our contract is complete”.” Sebaste explained.
“Wait, what contract?” Trent and Church asked.
“Think of a token as a contract that you sign that allows that person to help you.” Sebaste said. “Of course, you need to be careful of who you summon, otherwise you might end up summoning someone that might end up wanting to kill everyone here just for the fun of it.”
Everyone stood silent at that for a moment.
Celestia then looked towards Sebaste before she asked, “Are there any of these Displaced you’d recommend we avoid?”
“There is at least one that you should be wary of.” Sebaste looked up into the sky. “His name is Ahriman, leader of the New Black Legion and recently made Void Dweller.”
“Void what now?” Church asked.
“A void dweller is a literal God in the space between our universes. They're capable of displacing someone or even destroying said universe they watch over.” Sebaste explained. “The Merchant could easily be classified as a void dweller, seeing as he's managed to displace thousands if not millions of people into different versions of Equestria.”
“So…a bunch of black and white monsters that are known for destroying entire cities, some unknown aliens that have been seen a while ago, evil “Displaced” who can completely wreck our shit if we accidentally summon them, and literal gods that can wipe us out whenever they want.” Church then looked at Sebaste and Rainblade, then to the 4 ponies. “Is there anything else we should know about that will likely kill us horribly?”
“Um…” Twilight started. “We should discuss that later…”
“Yeah,” Sebaste nodded. “Anyway, there is a school for Displaced that was created by a Sun Wukong displaced for those wanting to control and learn more about their powers.” Sebaste said, tossing a coin to Trent. “If you ever want to apply, use this to talk to him. You’ll be seeing me directing close combat and vehicle training there.”
“Sun Wukong?” Trent asked. “That Displaced you mentioned earlier, right?”
Sebaste nodded. “Yep, right now, he’s dealing with becoming a father at the moment.”
Trent nodded. “Okay.” A couple seconds later, he did a double take. “Wait what?”
Celestia just smirked at this before she said “As much as I enjoy learning about this, I believe I should work on getting you access to the vault under the base like I promised,” and with that she walked away from the group seemingly towards one of the collapsed buildings.
Trent looked at the princess for a moment before turning back to Sebaste. “But really, what?”
Sebaste snickered. “You heard that right. He’s gonna be a dad to his first daughter.”
“Do we even want to know who's the mom?” Sunset asked.
“Well…. I'm not gonna tell you outright, but I do know she's one of Twi’s friends, has pink hair and jumps at every shadow during Nightmare Night.” Sebaste grinned.
Everyone blinked for a second before Church said, “Wait...does she have yellow fur and wings?”
“Maybe…” Sebaste said. “Then again, those hints should have the answer be staring you right in the face.”
“Well first, none of us are very familiar with this world, and don't know what “Nightmare Night” is. And second, from what I've seen so far, there are a lot of ponies of various colors. For all I know, you can be talking about anyone. And finally, we don't know much about Purple here besides a few friends, and being Celestia’s student.”
“Nightmare Night is Equestria’s version of Halloween, just like Hearth's Warming is their version of Christmas.” Sebaste said. “As for who the mom is, I think Twi knew who I was describing.”
Twilight and Sunset blinked, their pupils shrinking to pinpricks. “Wait, seriously?”
Trent cleared his throat. “So, if he's talking about who I think he is, that just makes me want to keep this conversation between us. Lord knows how she'd react…”
Twilight nodded. “Agreed.”
“That's a good idea,” Sunset said, Nyx just silently nodded.
Turning to Nyx, Sebaste then knelt down and gave her a kind smile. “Hello Nyx.”
The filly blinked before looking around before looking at him in confusion. “Um...are you talking to me?”
Sebaste deadpanned. “Is there any other black alicorn filly that has Nightmare Moon's eyes named Nyx here?”
The ponies stared at him in confusion when Church spoke up. “Reminder, but she only showed up a couple of hours ago, and no one had any idea what she was called. Why else do you think we were confused when you actually mentioned her name earlier?”
Rainblade snickered as Sebaste groaned. “He’s got you there, Seb.” She remarked.
Rolling his eyes, Sebaste explained Nyx’s backstory to the group. “Seems the way she appeared here is reminiscent of what happened with another Displaced named Delsin, where a younger pony separated from Luna when she was hit with the elements while she was still Nightmare Moon…”
All the ponies blinked, wide eyed. A few moments later, Trent said, “And if we're lucky, we don't have to worry about all that bullshit.”
“But if I were you Sparkle, I'd be careful,” Church said.
“Well...that's unexpected,” Sunset said.
“Understatement,” Twilight and Nyx muttered simultaneously.
“Look, just because Nyx is literally Nightmare Moon reborn doesn't mean she can’t do good now. Hell, from what I remember, she became Nightmare Moon again, but due to Twilight literally raising her, she gave up trying to take over Equestria and even stopped an invasion from destroying Ponyville.” Sebaste said.
Sunset blinked. “So, Twilight's adopted daughter, Nightmare Moon reborn, made using Nightmare Moon’s remains and Twilight's blood, and by a cult that worshipped Nightmare. And yet, despite all that, she was still good. Am I forgetting anything?”
“You know, we been doing recaps like that a lot today,” Trent commented. He then looked at Church. “You think we're gonna stop anytime soon?”
“Doubt it. Especially if we get a load of exposition all at once like we been getting.” Church replied with an eyeroll directed at the ponies.
Rainblade walked to to where Sebaste was. “Okay, I think you’ve confused these guys long enough. Let's give them some time to recover.” she said, poking the Spartan.
“Alright, I’ll stop.” Sebaste said, chuckling. “Not like this hasn't happened before.”
He had only finished saying that, when they heard the voice of Steven calling to them, “Hey, Trent! You didn’t say anything about us having a private party here!” as he approached them.
“What the hell are you talking about?” Trent demanded in confusion at his fellow displaced, as he approached them with ease.
“Sounds like Pinkie…” Rainblade said as she scratched her ear with one wing.
Sebaste facepalmed. “I still can't figure out that mare….” he muttered.
“Tell me about it.” Twilight chipped in with an eyeroll.
“So, is that it then?” Trent asked the Spartan and Rainblade.
“Just one more thing. Your token.” Sebaste said, looking at Trent. “In order to be summoned to other Equestrias, you need to create your own token.”
“Um…” Trent looked at Steven and then back to Sebaste. “Do we have to do that now?”
“Unless you’d rather make it after I leave?” Sebaste asked.
“Honestly, I think we should think about this for a bit. Whenever we figure things out, and if we need help, we'll call ya.” Trent lifted Seb's token to prove his point.
Sebaste sighed. “I’ll help if the situation calls for it, but I have duties back in my Equestria that sometimes require me to stay there. So don't expect me to come running every time you have a panic attack.” He gave a stern glare at the two.
“Duly noted.” Steven and Trent replied in unison.
“Now, were there any more questions you lot wanted to ask?” Sebaste asked.
“Yeah, I have one last one regarding that dark guy,” Trent said, lifting a finger up.
“What, where?!” Sebaste asked, looking up at the sky.
Trent froze for a second before looking at his finger then put it down. “Oh, sorry. But still, got a question about that Displaced you talked so much about.”
Sebaste then gave Trent a mischievous grin. “Just messing with you, I knew who you meant. What about him?”
“What's his token?” Trent asked with a raised eyebrow under his helmet.
Pulling out a single medallion, he tossed it to Trent. “This is his token.”
Trent caught it in his free hand, and he saw that it was shaped like a spider, with DS on the center. A second later, he heard an unfamiliar voice in his head.
“My name is Dark. I'm a web-swinger with a blade and a lot of heart. If you need a companion to talk to, or an ally to help fight your enemies, just toss this medallion to the air and I'll be there. I'm always willing to meet new people. But know this, I will not allow anyone to harm innocents.”
Trent shook his head. “Good to know…” he muttered as he tossed it to Steven.
“So that what it looks like,” Steven replied as he looked at the medallion.
Sebaste held his hand out. “I’ll take that back now, please. But don't worry, if you're lucky, you may find your own version of this.”
Steven just sighed as the passed the medallion back as he said, “Can’t you just create a copy of it to save time?”
“Ah who cares?” Trent asked. “If it's as easy as finding Seb's token, we'll find it in no time. Besides, I am definitely not ready to meet this guy just yet.” Trent then leaned closer to Steven and whispered in his ear, “And I want to try to figure out what Seb was lying about involving him before we meet him.”
“Seb, we need to get back to our Equestria. Twi’s probably panicking over what's happened to us.” Rainblade said, looking up at the Spartan.
Sebaste nodded. “Alright.” He then looked at the group in front of him and Rainblade. “Remember, be careful of who you encounter in the multiverse. Otherwise, you may end up calling someone that may end up hurting those you care about.” he warned.
“Will do,” Trent said. “So, just say our contract is complete, right?”
Sebaste nodded before two swords and an energy sword hilt landed nearby, the blades embedding themselves into the ground.
Everyone stared at the swords, with Trent and Church focusing on the glowing sword.
“Is...is that what I think it is?” Church asked.
“Basically,” Trent responded, before quickly stating, “Dibs!” He then grabbed the Energy Sword and observed it. At once, a trio of voices sounded in his head: “This is Sebastian of the Dark Angels, and Spartans Viktor and Alexandra of the UNSC. For those out there, if you are outnumbered and need help, or if your world and its inhabitants are in danger or you just want to hang out, call upon the protectors of Humanity’s future, from both the 41st Millennium and the 23rd century. Ave Imperator! For the Emperor and the UNSC! For Equestria!”
“So these belong to friends of yours?” Trent asked Sebaste and Rainblade in disbelief.
They both nodded curtly.
“Need I ask what the other tokens are?” Steven asked curiously as he picked one of the swords up looking over them.
“Looks like 2 swords to me,” Sunset answered with a shrug.
“Thank you for stating the obvious… would you likes a medal for that brilliant deduction,” Steven replied as he rolled his eyes.
“Wow, you're not very good at comebacks, are you?” The orange unicorn asked, crossing her arms.
“No he is not,” Trent stated, still observing the Energy Sword.
Sebaste picked up one of the blades and clicked something on the hilt. Instantly, the blade separated into a whip like form, before it formed back into a single blade. “Like my Assault rifle, these are real weapons, so use them well.” he said.
“We'll keep that in mind,” Trent said, turning the Energy Sword off. “But if anymore tokens can be used as weapons, we're gonna need somewhere to put them.”
“Didn’t Celestia say she was giving us access to a vault under the base?” Steven pointed out.
“Oh yeah…” Trent then shook his head before turning back to Sebaste. “So again, just say our contract is complete and that's it?”
Sebaste nodded as Rainblade leapt into the air and hovered next to him.
“Well okay then,” Trent said. “Sebaste, our contract is complete.”
In an instant, a portal opened behind Sebaste. “Well, see you two around. Hopefully I’ll see you guys at Beacon if you choose to join!” he said before giving a two fingered salute and walking into the portal, Rainblade flying in after him. The portal then closed with a snap.
A couple moments later, Trent took a deep breath and gave a sigh. “Steven, what in the flying fuck did we get into…”
“...You want my honest answer on the subject?” Steven replied with a smirk.
“Oh, simple,” Church said. “You are now dealing with large monsters who are known to have leveled cities, a bunch of magic talking horses that are from a little girl show where you're from, and apparently a bunch of multiversal shit that has a fifty-fifty chance of completely fucking us if you're not careful. All because you saw that Dark guy and his sister get Displaced.” He then looked at both Trent and Steven. “Seriously, you guys should've just left when they disappeared. Then we wouldn't have to deal with this shit.”
“Well I wouldn’t have, can say the same for Trent,” Steven admitted with a smirk.
“Well good luck with that, all I can say,” Church said, before disappearing.
“I’d honestly forgotten how much of a dick he is.”
“Well I didn't, and now I never will,” Trent said, still looking at where Church was. He then turned to Steven and the ponies. “So what do we do now until Celestia is done unlocking that vault?”
“Now that's a good question… it’s not like we have a mess hall or somewhere to rest right now,” Steven pointed out.
“We are really gonna need some stuff if we're going to live here. And I need a place to put these,” Trent said, lifting his hands to show the weapons in each.
Next Chapter: Chapter 8 Estimated time remaining: 44 MinutesAuthor's Notes:
WOO! Got this finally done. So, they learn a bit more about Dark, and apparently Sebaste is a shipper. I don't know why I'm surprised... And it seems like Trent now doubts what Sebaste told them about Dark. Now I can't wait til they meet. And they learn a bit more about Displaced, and get more weapons. Sorry if this chapter seemed pointless and not worth the wait. But hopefully things will get better. Well, Happy Nightmare Night/Halloween 🎃
-DarkEdit 11/20/17: Well, looks like this is the last crossover I'll ever write with Seb. Between the day this chapter was posted and today, Seb cancelled the story again and gave the reins to someone else, with none of the characters remembering anything from any crossover Seb helped write, so if they ever meet my guys again, either from this story or SiE, they won't know who they are. I find that a little sad, but it's Seb's decision. Besides, he did it a couple of weeks ago, so way too late to stop him, even if I wanted to.