A fairly short crossover with Kronos11111’s story The Hero with No Voice

The girls, Spike, and I got up and started to pack up our camping gear after we had some much-needed breakfast. I pulled the necklace token I’d fished out of the river while gathering fish for supper the evening before. Twilight was on her way to inform, e things were packed up and ready to go. Then she decided to come up behind me and try to spook me.

“Don’t bother Twi,” I said throwing a hand up causing the scholar to jump.

“EEP!”

“Give me your hand,” I outstretched my hand and pulled the librarian to her feet.

“How do you know when somepony is behind you and what were you looking at?” She asked genuinely wanting to know.

“I can sense when you’re near me and this,” I said holding up the necklace e token.

“A piece of old jewelry?” Twilight tilted her head slightly. “Where you get this?”

“Fished it out of the river while I was getting our dinner last night,” I held it up to the sun. “It’s a Displaced’s token. Figured I’d summon this John person and see what hers like.”

“You’re not gonna fight him like you did with Rick are you?” She asked with a bit of worry.

I shook my head. “Not this time Twi. We don’t need any trouble this close to Savanna.”

“Okay then. Let me get some note materials then you can do your thing!” Twi chirped gleefully as she ran off to get her stuff.

“Ahhh…” I stared as she ran off to the wagon before I shook off the general awkwardness. “Whatever. John, I require your assistance.” I said thrust the necklace forward.

A void portal suddenly opened up and out walked a tall man in a red tie and business suit with a scar across both his eyes and another below his left eye. He had slicked-back white hair and his left eye had a black sclera and red iris. Most notably was that he was missing the ring finger on his left hand.

“Hey, Asta, he looks a lot more like you then Rick did,” Twilight said in disappointment.

“Twilight, not all Displaced are gonna be animals of some unknown species. Many of them will probably look like normal people or ponies in your case,” I rolled my eyes. “But make no mistakes. That guy over there is extremely powerful. He’s probably favored by a god of some kind.”

“Really?” She shuddered a bit.

“ I really don’t know,” I huffed. “But he’s not a bad guy and I can tell that he’s got a good soul from reading his ki.”

“That’s good,” Twilight let out a sigh of relief.

“Let’s go and say hi,” I said as I walked towards the sharp-dressed man. “Hey there, names Asta Ferris. I’m the one who summoned you. Nice to meet you,” I held out my hand as I came up to the man I can only guess is John.

"It's very nice to meet you Asta." He shakes my hand.

“Sorry if I called you away from anything important,” I released his hand. “This is Twilight Sparkle, one of my friends and a member of my recently formed Magic Knight Squad.

“Hi, I have a few questions to ask…” Twilight started to scribble on her scroll.

“Twi just hold off for a bit,” I said causing the librarian pouted. I shook my head. “Yea, anyways… We’re currently on our way to the capital of the Caribou on a personal mission to help the ponies there. Come on and I’ll introduce you to the rest of the group.”

We made our way to the wagon where Spike, Aj, and Fluttershy were loading our equipment into the wagon. Ymir was laying on the other side of the wagon slightly snoozing.

“Let me introduce you to my friends, ” I said as I waved my hand. ”just a heads up real quick. The sapient species are all human beings with animal features in this world.”

”Good to know, ” he looked over his shoulder at Twilight.

”Hey girls, ” I called out. “I got someone I want y'all to meet. This is John he’s another Displaced and before anyone else asks I don't plan on fighting him.”

With the last remark, everyone let out a sigh of relief. ”Okay, so starting on the right we have Applejack. Then the big flying lizard taking a nap is my Dragon Partner Ymir. She’s from a world where dragons are equivalent to ponies. The little guy next to Applejack is Twilight’s assistant slash adopted little brother Spike Solaris. And lastly, the girl cringing on the other side of Ymir is my girlfriend Fluttershy. There are more friends but they stayed back home. That's everyone.”

“What about that big black owl there?” John said pointing at a sleeping Nero.

”Oh yea, that's Nero. She’s my first friend since coming to this world and she’s kind of like my pet. Mostly she's my animal companion that comes and goes as she pleases," I said scratching Nero under her chin slightly.

"Wish I had an animal. All I got is an ex-nurse that constantly flirts with me." John said crossing his arms.

“Bummer,” I said a little confused by the last part. Shy in the meantime had stealthily made her way to right behind my back.

She peered out from her hiding spot. “Um… hello. What kind of qualities in an animal were you looking for exactly?”

John raised an eyebrow and then I spoke up. “Shy is the resident animal caretaker back home. No one knows animals better than her. So if you’re in need of a pet then she’s the pony to go see. I help out but not really good with animals outside of talking with them and feeding them.”

"As much as I want one I don't have time to take care of one. The bar takes up most of my time." John said sorrowfully.

“That’s so sad,” Shy came out from behind me. “You’ll find a pet eventually. Now just isn’t a good time. Everyone has that special connection with at least one animal. For Asta it was Nero and for me, it was Angel Bunny.”

“Freaking Bunnicula bastard,” I grumbled.

“Unfortunately Angel doesn’t get along with at all,” Shy sighed.

“What about the dragon?” John pointed at Ymir in confusion.

“Ymir is my partner as in Dragon Rider from Eragon. She was given to me by another Displaced when her egg reacted to my presence. She’s been by my side ever since she was hatched. Don’t let her calm relaxed demeanor fool you either. She is rather… feisty when she wants to be and she is very defensive when it comes to those she’s taking a liking to,” I said walking over to the dragoness and patted her on the back.

“Ya said ya run a bar where ya come. What kinda drinks do ya serve if ya don’t mind me askin,” Aj hopped off the back of the wagon as the rest of the camping gear was now secured.

"You name it, I have it. Blowjob, orgasm, red-headed slut, buttery nipple, just to name a few." He said while raising a finger for each one.

“Will if your world has a me it’s best ya talk to her about cider supply,” Aj said with a bit of emphasis. John started to open his mouth but Aj quickly cut him off at the pass. “Trust me. Ponies like their cider and Sweet Apple Acres is second to none no matter where you’re from.”

"Yeah, I know. I've had to turn down hundreds because we ran out of it." He chuckled, "I must admit that while it is nice to have simple pleasantries I fell that you summoned me for something much greater." He turned to face me

"Yeah well, I summoned you because I needed someone to speak with on issues regarding my position in forming my Magic Knight Squad," I said with a heavy sigh. "I don't have any experience when it comes to leading people or ponies in this case. As a stand-in and actor I always followed the director's orders for the role I was in. Outside my older brother and the Royalty here I've got nobody to turn to for advice and I'd rather not ask the Princesses as we have a rocky relationship and I already know what my brother will say."

He put his hand on my shoulder, "A leader doesn't actually have to be good at leading others Asta, but they must know how to give hope to others. A leader who can give hope will find that others will naturally follow him, but you must never trust anyone too much, remember the devil was once an angel."

“So basically just do what I think is right while trying to inspire others to do the same,” I said scratching my head. “But I also need to be wary of those who are close to me.” I tilted my head a bit trying to understand exactly what he was trying to say.

“He’s pretty much got the first part down pat,” Twi said with a smirk.

“Oh yes, even if he does go and cause a bit of trouble, purposely or not,” Shy squinted at me all a did was nervously chuckle and lo off to the side a bit. “Asta always tries to do the right thing. Even when defending himself if the others are just guards following orders he looks out for them and does his best to not hurt them.”

“Helps out those in need and doesn’t ask for much in return,” Aj chimed in guys.

“Come on girls you make me sound like trying to be the typical anime protagonist,” I said with a blush.

“Isn’t that exactly what Asta is,” John remarked.

“Shut up,” I angrily shouted as John smirked.

“He can still cause a bit of trouble when it comes to certain aspects of his personality, like wanting to fight strong opponents or protecting those he cares for but I still love him to death,” Shy said with a blush as she kissed my cheek

"discendo discimus, scribendo cogito, ductus exemplo; ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt." John said with a smile, "while teaching we learn, think by writing, leadership by example; the fates lead the willing and drag the unwilling. You are no different, but I know that fate will help guide you."

“What form of language was that first part?” Twi asked eagerly.

"It was Latin," he looked downtrodden, "A now-dead language and just like me, over two and a half thousand years old."

“That makes you the youngest Displaced we’ve met yet,” Spike chuckled.

“No way,” John shot back in disbelief.

“He’s right actually,” Twi said as she wrote details down on her scroll.

“Rick was a little over three thousand years old himself,” I said as I scratched the back of my head. “Then you have my older brother who’s over fifteen thousand years. He told me his master was over seven million years. Another thing he said was that time flow means very little to Displaced outside their native worlds unless that Displaced has become a Void Dweller or is on par with one.”

"That's… interesting, I'll need to look into it later."

“You need to be careful when it comes to the upper-tier Displaced John,” I said with an air of caution. “Some of them are extremely dangerous according to my brother. Void Dwellers shouldn’t be messed with unless you can put up a decent fight. I could sense your power when you arrived here and while you could most assuredly put up a decent fight when it come to Displaced of our level, you’re nowhere near the power of an upper leveled Displaced. Not that I’m trying to put down or anything,” I said nervously waving my hands in the air. “I just wanted to give you a fair warning of what you might run into.”

“Those guys are no joke!” Spike added with fear. “Asta has been teaching me how to sense ki. I’m still not very good at it but when his big brother came out of the portal I nearly crapped my pants back in the Crystal Empire.”

He shakes his head, "I don't fight without a reason and I know when I'm outmatched. Should I need to I have a friend who can help."

"You can count on me my friend," I said happily pulling of my headband and giving it to the gentleman. "My token. It can also be used to telepathically communicate with others that have them. If you need a powerful aide to call to your side don't frit to summon me. Would you like to meet my big brother on that note?" I Held up my pocket watch.

"No thank you, I need to get back home. It was nice talking with you Asta."

“Nice to meet ya John and good luck with your bar,” I smirked as I shook his hand. “Thanks for the advice. Our business is finished.”

As I finished that statement a void portal opened up and John took his leave with a wave of his hand. The bartender returned to his own world and his own life.

“Awww, I had a lot more questions for him,” Twilight pouted.

“I do hope he finds a pet in his world to keep him company,” Shy added.

“Ah think he has his hands full with that nurse friend he mentioned at the moment Fluttershy,” Aj smirked.

“The guy gave me some words of wisdom and I feel a little more at ease but I’m still not one hundred percent confident that Ike got what it takes to be a leader,” I sighed.

“It’s like the dude said, lead by example,” Spike reassured me with a pat on the back.

“Alright, thanks girls. Thanks Spike,” I said and soon found myself the center of a warming group hug. “As much as I like this moment we have somewhere we need to get to. Let’s move out.”

“Right!” Everyone shouted. We were back on the road