As Jolis was collecting supplies, a piece of light blue crystal had caught her attention. Being curious, she walked over and picked it up, thinking it was a piece of the Crystal Heart.

As soon as she picked it up, two female voices sounded in her head, causing her to look around in surprise: “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…”

“Well that’s cryptic AF. Who the heck even is this ‘Blade Queen’ and ‘Thunder Phoenix’?” She placed the gem in her pocket as she kept on collecting the last of the supplies she required.

A hiss caused her to look up as a vortex opened up a few feet from her and ejected two lightly armored female forms, along with a single chair. She reached into her RED Soldier’s coat looking for a weapon in case the figures were hostile. The fastest thing she could grab was her Pretty Boy Pocket Pistol.

“I hope you’re more useful here than in game,” She whispered as she watched the two.

One of the figures shakily stood up and flared what appeared to be wings of pure electricity. “Where… where are we?” She asked the other figure, a girl with a feathered skirt and white hair.

“I don't know, Cassie…” she said.

Jolis snuck up behind the two. In her opinion she thought the Thunderbird Harpie should be dealt with first if they were hostile. But her plan was ruined by a snapping twig.

The two spun around, eight shimmering swords suddenly appearing around the second figure and pointed at Jolis, while the first figure, identified as Cassie, drew her own blade, which crackled with electrical runes.

It took her awhile, but she managed to think of something… official to say, “State your names, ranks and/or intentions! And I swear on my own insectoid ass if you don’t…”

Now that she was closer, she saw that Cassie had gold eyes and tan/blond hair, while her companion had short white hair and green eyes. Both of them looked nervously at Jolis before Cassie lowered her weapon. “I'm Cassandra, displaced as Thunder Phoenix Rayla, and this is my sister Miriam, displaced as Blade Queen Sefia. We mean no harm.”

“Jolis,” She visibly cringes at that, “Displaced as well, if the statement means what I think it does, as a hybrid of Team Fortress 2, Call of Duty, and Chrysalis.” She put the Pocket Pistol back in her coat before drawing out what looks like a disguise kit. She pulls a cig out and lights one up. “You still didn’t state your intentions for being here.”

“We… don't know how we even got here, we were about to have breakfast, when some kind of vortex swallowed us up and sent us here….” Mira said.

“Sounds like y’all are a victim of circumstance. You know anything about this?” She shows them the light blue crystal.

“I had forgotten we had made that! That's our Token.” Cassie exclaimed.

“Token? Huh remember reading something like that on Earth. Well if my guess is right that is.” She idly scratched her left arm while holding the token out to them. “Well if it’s your’s you can have it back.”

Mira extended her hand before the crystal flew over to her and was absorbed into her, her green eyes glowing for a second. But as Cassie took a step forward, her legs suddenly collapsed beneath her, causing Mira to catch her as she fell. “Dang it, Cassie… you should've rested some more!” She muttered.

“I take it something happened wherever you’re from?” She asked as she started looking through her coat again. “Where did I put those consarned things!?”

“We had a encounter with a madwoman called Kafka, and she ended up infecting the two of us, along with the whole of Ponyville with some kind of sickness, it's gone now, but it's left me and Mira severely weakened.” Cassie said.

“Ma’am I may have been here only a day, but not once have I ever seen or heard of some sickness that infected this town.” She does a dramatic motion over the whole of this video game, anime, and movie themed Ponyville with her other hand. She pulled out a Quickfix and it’s proper medipack. “Where’s the worst of it?”

“I'm fine, it's just a weakness spell.” Cassie slowly stood up. Spreading her wings, she began to hover above the ground. Crossing her arms, she then asked, “How did you end up in your Equestria?”

“I was at an adult’s Con dressed... well like this. I had just bought a few things, and was feeling tired. So I went and got a coffee. After that I saw people dressed... as this world’s mane six. Then I tripped over some railing, and literally fell here. What about y’all?” She was obviously trying to hide her left arm now.

“We were at a Brave Frontier con when Mira decided to pick up a Battle crystal replica and next thing we know, we’re fighting some kind of wacko and end up being turned to stone to stop him. We recently woke up after a town was destroyed in an attack from forces controlled by a Goddess named Maxwell…”

“Maxwell sounds like a guys name. Anyways sounds you had it rougher. What do you say we get you two something to eat?”

At the mention of food, both of the girl’s stomachs rumbled. Laughing, they both nodded.

“I’m sure you don’t want pocket chocolate, so how about the place I just came from?”

“Sure.” Mira said as her swords vanished.

Jolis put her stuff away, and starts walking towards a restaurant that hasn’t really changed from its in show equivalent. “So what’s happened on your side aside from what you told me?”

“Other than being turned into ponies before being sealed in stone, getting changed back by someone that had been turned into a Rune Slayer from Elsword, and encountering characters from a game? Not much.” Cassie said.

“Really? Which game?” Jolis asked feeling honestly curious.

“The game the characters we became come from, Brave Frontier.” Mira said.

“Hmm. Nothing interesting really happened to me after falling in here. Woke up in the hospital, went on a tour through town. A piece of the most emotionally powerful gem in Equestria implanted itself into my left arm, and I have to try to find the other three parts. I think Big Mac’ has one.” Jolis shared saying the parts about the Crystal heart quietly, yet loud enough for them to hear.

“Crystal… Heart?” Cassie asked in confusion.

“How far into the show were you before you went to your Equestria?” She asked a bit surprised.

“Show?” Cassie asked.

“You’ve never watched My Little Pony have you?” Jolis was pretty shocked at this.

“We’ve heard of it, never really watched it.” Mira admitted. “A friend of ours did though, but we don't know what happened to him after he and two of his friends disappeared a few weeks after we last saw them…”

“That sounds tough. Sorry that happened to you. Well The Crystal Heart, in this Equestria, is to source of all emotion for the ponies. Without it they just kinda…” She looks around until spotting a couple that looked like they were just bored at everything, “that.” She points to said couple.

Cassie raised an eyebrow before looking at the menu. “So how exactly did the Heart shatter?” She asked.

“It wasn’t shattered. It was cut up and stolen. One section was recovered, and sent to Twilight. Unfortunately, by the time it got here Ponyville was already effected. It seemed like Spike and I were the only ones not affected. So I took on the responsibility of finding the pieces, and this happened.” She shows Cassie and Mira the blue crystal filling the holes in her arm.

Both girls winced. “Geez, reminds of those ELS from the Mobile Suit Gundam 00 movie…” Cassie said.

“That’s an anime I haven’t seen, But I bet you can find them somewhere here,” She sighed, covering her arm back up, “Can you give me a hand with seeing if Big Mac has a Part?”

The two nodded before the waitress walked up and took their orders.

She ordered a simple sandwich, not all that hungry.

Both Cassie and Mira ordered pancakes.

After their meals, Jolis put on her mask and hood, “Ready?”

The two nodded in response.

She nods back before the three headed towards Sweet Apple Acres. On the way she grabbed her two favorite weapons from both games, the Cow Mangler and the Frost Crossbow variant. The Crystal in her arm got brighter as they got closer.

“Do those crystals always do that when you're close to a piece of the Heart?” Mira asked.

“Not sure. This is the first time it happened,” Jolis watched it for a bit before refocusing on their destination.

Cassie and Mira gave each other a silent glance.

“So uh… how do you want to go about this?” Jolis, having never done anything like this before, had no idea what to do.

“Well…. We’re honestly still new to this too” Mira admitted with a nervous laugh.

“Oh. How about a sort of Smash and grab? It's how I usually do things in situations like this in games.” She nervously gripped her Crossbow. “A-And the faster we do it, the less likely somepony will get hurt.” Her shaking only seemed to worsen.

“Are you okay?” Cassie asked, sounding concerned.

“Nope. Anytime I've done secure objective style game modes I'd die first.” She gulps sweating like a pig.

“Mira and I will do the talking, hopefully we won't have to hurt anyone.” Cassie said, putting a hand on Jolis’s shoulder.

Jolis sighs relaxing a bit, but still shaky. “Alright. You head in first, alright?”

The two nodded as the three walked up to the ranch style house outside the orchards.

Jolis peeked into a slightly uncovered window. “Looks like they're sittin’ down for supper.”

“Okay, You and Mira try and find the crystal in the barn, I’ll explain what's going on if Applejack comes out.”

“Okay I'll see what I can do.” She crouched down, and made her way around towards the back. Mira soon followed after, her armor rustling. As they looked around the barn, Jolis's arm glowed brighter until at one point she had to cover it up to keep from getting them caught.

“Looks like that piece is definitely here…” Mira whispered.

“Yeah, now just where here?” Jolis questioned herself taking in the area they are in. Now turning her attention to Mira she asked, “Do you see another pale blue light somewhere?”

Scanning the area, Mira quickly spotted a glimmer of something from the barn window. “Up there!” she said, pointing to the spot.

“Alright. I don’t know how to work Chrysalis’ wings yet so I’ll go in on the ground. What about you?” Jolis stood up, getting ready for a mad dash to the door.

Mira didn't answer, her gaze focused on the barn. Five of her blades then materialized and streaked towards the barn, thudding into the wood at different spots. She then ran forward and used the blades as springboards, reaching the window in seconds.

“Show off.” Jolis muttered before making her mad dash to the door. Not able to know what was inside she grabbed a basic invis-watch and sapper before bursting through the door. Inside was the hover tank from Advanced Warfare being powered by the Heart Piece.

“A tank?” Mira asked, confused.

“Not just any tank. The most annoying tank in all of gaming! I’m going to sap it!” Jolis angrily slapped the sapper on the tank.

“Wait, you don't know if that will harm the piece!” Mira cried out.

“Sappers don’t work on magical items. If we get it out of there the sapper can destroy the tank.” Jolis grabbed hold of the piece, and began pulling on it.

Pinkie popped up in front of Mira. “Oh hey another new pony in town? It probably won’t be my best work right now, but I have got to throw you a party! Wait, why are you in the Apple’s barn?”

Mira yelped and fell backwards, falling onto the floor with an *oof*. She then gave a pained groan as she felt a bruise form on where she fell.

“You okay? Lately most ponies’ aren’t surprised like that any more.” The pink mare extends a hand out to help Mira up before continuing to talk, “But seriously why are you here?”

“Would you believe that we’re collecting a piece of the Crystal Heart?” Mira asked as she rubbed her back.

“What and Jolis down there had a vision of Big Mac accidentally removing his mask, climbing on the train from the Crystal empire back to Ponyville, and now you’re trying to remove it from a floating tank? Or something like that?” Pink blurted out real fast.

All she got from Mira was a confused look. “All I know is that she's trying to fix the heart. I'm not really from here, so I don't know what actually happened.”

“That’s about right, Pinkie.” Jolis called up as she pulled the Piece out of the engine compartment, “Now everyone, we need to get out of the DZ! Sappers tend to make machines explode.”

Mira quickly jumped down and ran out the door before hunkering down behind a tree a few miles away.

Jolis slid in behind the tree as the tank exploded taking the barn with it, and launching Pinkie into the Apple family’s house. Jolis still had the Piece in her arms sighing thankful it wasn’t damaged.

Cassie flew over to them, her eyes wide with shock. “I thought this was supposed to be low key, not destroy a barn!” She hissed.

“I wasn’t trying to blow up the barn. Just a tank.” She lifts up the Piece of the Heart they got and continued, “Though imagine the look when Mac finds out his part was stolen back.”

“It's not Big Mac I’m worried about…” Cassie said.

“Well Pinkie kinda just does stuff, and Mira’s right here.” Jolis thought of anything else that could have happened, or was missed.

“I'm talking about another member of the Apple Family.”

“Applebloom? I doubt she’s home right now.”

“Try an Element bearer…”

“Applejack? She’s nearby isn’t she?” Jolis put her Phlag and crossbow away to pull out her Deadringer just in case.

“She was in the house when you blew the barn up.”

“Well if I’m right, a quick explanation should keep us from harm. Unless she goes all Vasto Lorde on us.” Jolis shivered at the thought of being caught up that kind of Cero.

“Let's hope you're right…” Cassie muttered.

“Right about what?” This world’s Applejack looked at them through the broken window. Her mask was already half formed. Jolis scrambled to her feet to show Applejack the piece of the heart they had found. Applejack however wasn't really satisfied with that as her mask finished forming.

Cassie held up her hands. “We’re not here to cause trouble.”

“Y’all blow up one of our barns, an’ expect me to believe y’all aren’t here to cause trouble?”

“That was her, Cassie and I aren't from here!” Mira said, pointing at Jolis.

“Hey you were in the barn with me!” Jolis exclaimed while clutching onto the piece.

“Because I was thinking we were just getting the Heart piece and leaving, not leveling a barn!” Mira retorted.

“So leaving something that required emotional magic there to incentivize him to steal the Heart Piece again was a better idea!” Jolis countered, “And I forgot the stock Sapper blew stuff up for a bit okay?”

“I could've just disabled it by taking out the tracks!” Mira shouted, her blades forming. She then felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Cassie shaking her head.

“Hover Tanks don’t use tracks. They hover.” Jolis face palmed before a black beam hit her and sent her flying while also activating her Deadringer. So really it was just a fake body flopping around in the air.

Both Mira and Cassie spun around, their weapons at the ready.

Jolis decloaked beside them with her Eyelander at the ready.

“Look, my sister and I don't want any trouble!” Cassie said.

Applejack let out a hellish screech as she jumped down to them.

“Somehow, I don't think she's in the mood to negotiate now…” Mira muttered.

“I agree with you there.” Jolis held her sword up in a defencive form as Applejack came down on them.

In a flash, Mira's eight swords clanged together to form a shield that managed to block Applejack's first attack, the blades themselves forming an eight pointed star. Mira grunted as the force of the blow forced her back.

Jolis swung her sword at the dazed Applejack only to be swatted away. From where she landed she dug through her pockets until she found her Crusader's Crossbow and CoD explosive crossbow.

“Alright. Who needs healing?” Jolis shouted with both crossbows at the ready.

As Cassie stepped back, she heard clinking. Looking down at the satchel at her side, she saw the bottles she and Mira had picked up at the ruined town. “Mira and I are covered.” She said.

“Alright then.” Jolis injected herself to cover whatever damage she took earlier before firing an explosive bolt at the enraged Hollow. The resulting explosion dazed Applejack a bit more, and made a smoke screen.

Mira closed her eyes before she felt her power charging up inside her. She then opened her eyes and chanted “Blade Storm Barrage!” before her blades hovered in front of her and streaked forward. The swords struck ten times, a flash of light accompanying each hit, both blinding and burning Applejack.

“Getsuga Tenshou!” A black and red wave spread out towards the three of them as Applejack shouted at them. The blinded and burned Hollow jumped out of the smoke after the wave, only to fall to the ground paralyzed.

Jolis couldn't help but laugh a little at that for a bit. “Okay I think this is the best time to get out of here?” She questioned the other two as she put her stuff away.

Cassie nodded, but Mira looked over at Applejack with pity in her eyes. “You guys go on ahead, I’ll catch up in a bit.” She said.

“Alright just be careful.” Jolis held on to the piece tightly as she ran back towards town.

Mira stepped forward towards Applejack, and knelt down in front of her. “You know I could easily kill you with you paralyzed? But then that would make me into the same kind of monster I fight against.” She said to the prone farmer.

“No it wouldn’t. It’d make you worse than them.” She retorted as mounting Spiritual pressure began to help free her.

Mira's eyes flashed. “I’ve had to fight Discord and other creatures, including corrupted versions of ponies. You think I wanted to kill them? A thousand years sealed in stone can make you think about that.”

“Oh? Try being the weapon used to send more of your own kind to hell!” The Hollow slowly reverted back to her pony like form.

“Seems we both have skeletons in our closet….” Mira gave a hollow chuckle. “Some more than others.”

“Yeah, even though this all, I can still tell when somepony’s lying. I figured you three were telling the truth, but I couldn’t just let y’all get away with destroyin’ our barn. An’ on the topic of skeletons in the closet. It looks like I’ll have to talk to Big Mac about his.” Applejack rambled on for a bit before extending her hand to shake.

Giving her a small smile, Mira extended her own hand and shook it. “I'm sorry about destroying your barn.”

“Well now that Ah see which one it is, Y’all saved me most o’ tomorrow's hassle with tearin’ it down.” Applejack whistled at the shallow crater.

Hearing Cassie calling her, Mira said, “I need to go. Cassie's probably worried that I’m hurt or something.”

“Alrighty then. I’ll make sure to have that talk with ‘Mac.” She waved goodbye before heading inside.

Running towards the two, she soon caught up with Cassie and Jolis. Jolis was sitting on the ground as the section of the Heart absorbed itself into her right arm, and filled in the holes in that arm.

“I managed to get Applejack calmed down. Apparently the barn we destroyed was slated to be taken down anyways.” Mira said.

“Well That’s a relief!” Jolis sighed as she calmed down from her own bit of worry.

“So now what?” Cassie asked. “Our Twilight must be frantic by now. And Nicko didn't exactly explain how we’re supposed to get back to our Equestria…”

“I have no idea how to get you two back.” Jolis shrugged.

“But I do….” A voice spoke out of nowhere before a single massive armored figure came into being in front of the trio.

“In the words of AC Racebest, Convenient!” Jolis exclaimed as she had an influx of energy.

The figure turned to Cassie and Mira. “You two caused quite a panic with your disappearance. But I knew the both of you had been called on by another Displaced. Now that your mission is over, it's time to go home.” The winged helmet then turned to Jolis. “You were lucky Applejack didn't tan your hide with the amount of power she wields. I wish you luck in finding the rest of the Crystal Heart.”

“Thank you, and I think you should give them a bit of a history lesson on the show our Equestria’s branch from.” Jolis gave the figure a bow.

“They’ll learn as time passes on. For now though, their Equestria needs their help.” As he spoke, a single portal opened behind Cassie and Mira. “Until then, know that I will always be keeping an eye on the two of them, whether they're in their Equestria, or when they're summoned.” The figure then faded and vanished.

“Alright. You take care now!” Jolis called after them.

Cassie gave a wave as she stepped through the portal. Mira, however, handed Jolis a single crystal. “If you ever need us, just use the crystal to call us.” With that, she also entered the portal, which then closed with a hiss.

She set the crystal in her pocket before heading out to Twilight’s castle.