You can skip the first part since it is just me explaining why me/my character likes the show and what got me/him into it in the first place, and what we the think of specific aspects of the show. Also, the building I will be talking about will be made up, I thought it would be a cool idea for the story. Also, should I or should I not censor the swears? Also, while you don't have to read the first few paragraphs, it will explain some questions you have later on. Also, please let me know later on if I should change the rating to mature or not. Also, if any of you can think of a villain nickname for my "me" please let me know in the comments.

I had been a video game nerd for a while, though not a big one. I knew and accepted this because I honestly didn't care that much. I say I wasn't a huge nerd because I was completely obsessed with video games, but I did frequently launch into long rants about my favorite games and practically everything about them. I didn't watch TV that much but there was one show that I enjoyed watching, and it was called The Lion Guard. Bet you didn't expect me to say that did you, you expected me to say My Little Pony, but that is where things get more interesting. You see, I first became interested with My Little Pony when I watched a fan made animation called "The Fall Of The Crystal Empire" and I became intrigued by what this show was about, so I watched the first few episodes. I was disappointed to say the least. I had actually expected something a bit different, mostly because I did no research on the show beforehand. But I am glad I didn't because I became interested with the villains in the show after Nightmare Moon though she was underwhelming due to her unused potential in the show. I mean, what good villain gets defeated in only two episodes and never come back at all in the entire show, I mean come on! There was so much potential!

Anyway, I began to only watch some of the more interesting episodes, largely by watching a reaction video to those episodes. I paid special attention to the season premieres and finales, and was pleasantly surprised by how interesting some of them were, especially the villains introduced in them. Discord was my favorite for a while, I mean, he is the type of villain I love, fun, mischievous, and playful, but with a darker and more evil side that still had his fun nature. The fact he was so powerful was icing to the cake, and I ate it more eagerly than Celestia. Then I saw King Sombra and became interested in his backstory, as well as his own untapped potential as a good villain. I find it sad and completely infuriating that not one but two villains with so much potential were just discarded, but at least Sombra was given a second chance. That's not to say I still wasn't highly disappointed. When I heard that he had been brought back in a new episode, had to see it.
To be fair to the writers, it is a show mostly for little kids, so there are limits to what they can put in it, and Sombra did have a pretty good plan. I had watched most of the season finales and premieres except for season 8 because I didn't get a chance to watch it and then I got caught up with the season 9 premiere.

Yet the first time Sombra showed up, he just charged ahead with no plan other than get to the crystal heart, he didn't try to stop Spike, or even block Cadence from reaching the heart, he just charged towards it. The second time around, he just attacked the Crystal Empire and brainwashed the guards and citizens, though it wasn't a bad idea for him to use Flurry Heart for leverage. Then to fake his death and track the Main 6 to the Tree of Harmony and destroy the Elements of Harmony was a good idea. But how did he think he would defeat Celestia and Luna? He didn't know they were gone doing their own thing, when he didn't see them anywhere, he just thought they fled in fear or something. Plus the idea of taking over all of Equestria was something he thought of on the fly, not something he planned out.r little kids, so there are limits to what they can put in it, and Sombra did have a pretty good plan. But I think he is more of a manipulator and deceiver kind of villain as opposed to the one who will just march into the enemy capital with an army. Chrysalis and Cozy Glow were much more manipulative and tactful about their approaches. I think that actually fits their personality and villain type well, with Chrysalis literally being the queen of a race of manipulators and tricksters, and Cozy Glow needing to do it since she has no actual magic of her own and therefore would never stand a chance in a direct confrontation. Even Tirek's approach was more thought out and tactful, sure it would have taken a while for him to build up enough stolen magic to begin to steal magic from large groups of ponies, but it would have worked had it not been for Celestia having a dream vision of him. (Speaking of that, why was she sleeping with her regalia on? And why was Luna apparently right outside her door? Actually
sounds slightly creepy when you think about why she was right outside her sisters door as she slept. Or maybe I'm just taking this too seriously.)

Anyway enough of me rambling, you came here to read a story, not listen to a critic review, so lets get started.

This was it, the chance to find out if the stories were true, if The Merchant was real, and if he could actually give people power, change them into whoever they were dressed as, and send them to Equestria. I had been saving a bunch of money for this occasion because if he was real, I intended to buy everything he had of interest before going to Equestria. In the stories he always had some really good stuff, and if they were true, then I was probably going to buy his entire stall, I just hoped he gave me a pocket dimension to carry my stuff like how some Displaced had. I know what your wondering, why would I willingly let myself be sent to another dimension with an uncertain outcome. But I have a plan, it may not work. Heck, it probably wouldn't, but if it did, then I would probably be one of the most powerful Displaced in the entire multiverse, able to go toe to toe with some of the best, after I get used to my powers and abilities that is. As I approached the newly built building where the gaming convention was taking place I go over my plan in my head again.

It had been built for the very purpose of hosting conventions bigger than any others the world has ever seen. It was 20 miles in every direction with inner walls that could all be retracted into the walls or folded onto the ceiling to make larger spaces when necessary. Not only that but you could even get on the roof and use that as well, it had the capability of holding several large gaming conventions at once. But this one would put all others to shame, for even the building, roof in full use and walls moved out of the way, it still sprawled out onto the yard of the place. Did I mention the yard, well it itself stretches out 10 miles and is another 5 wide, and it is almost filled all the way down. The reason why so many people were here was because every gaming company all worked together to set up so many attractions and deals that hardly anyone could resist coming here, even people from other countries came, thousands upon thousands flocking from overseas to come to the event. This is added on top of pretty much any serious gamer and there families and friends from here.

I knew that I would have to hurry if I wanted to find The Merchant before all of his stock was bought, that is if he had a limit to what he had, some of the stories suggested he never ran out of things to sell. I figured that he would probably be somewhere near the entrance in order to attract the most customers. I wasn't dressed as any particular character, I was hoping that I could just buy a costume from The Merchant. I walked inside and began to search around. I didn't have to buy a entry ticket since I already did so online several months ahead. I had barely managed to get one of the last tickets before they sold out, and it cost me several hundred dollars. But it would be worth it if I could find The Merchant.

After half an hour of searching, I saw something that looked promising, a large booth with various highly realistic looking objects. I grinned and approached the vendor. He was dressed as the merchant from Resident Evil and was currently not busy.

"Hello my good sir." I greeted happily.

He looked at me in the eye, and I swear he was staring right into my soul.

"Hello good fellow, what can I offer you today." He asked kindly.

I looked over his merchandise, and it was awesome. I saw Reapers shotguns from Overwatch, Majora's Mask from Zelda, a book of spells from The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, a vial of the Blacklight virus, a energy sword from Halo, a black light saber, a book of necromancy, a Needler from Halo, a battle rifle from Halo, seeker grenades from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and many more. I was very tempted to just say "one of everything" and go from there, but I probably wouldn't be able to afford it all.

"First I have a question, are you The merchant, the one from the stories?" I asked nervously.

He didn't answer me for a moment, then he nodded in confirmation.

"Indeed I am, why do you ask?" He questioned curiously.

I couldn't believe my luck, but then I realized he may be pulling my leg, but if he was the real deal, I wanted to put my plan into action. What was my plan you ask? Ask him for certain perks of course!

"I wanted to know because I wanted to ask for some perks for my adventure through Equestria." I answered truthfully.

"What kind of perks?" He asked, leaning forward.

I took a deep breath, mentally going over my list. I had taken several hours composing a neat list of what I want. Twilight would be proud.

"Well certain abilities of course." I responded.

"Such as?"he said with a raised eyebrow.

"Well, any cursed artifacts or dangerous things I buy won't be able to kill or harm me, nor will they be able to do anything without my permission. And yes Majora's Mask, I'm talking to you especially, no crashing the moon into the planet or taking over my mind." I said while looking pointedly at said mask, which just sat there.

The Merchant chuckled in amusement before gesturing for me to continue.

"I will be able to summon any item in my inventory at will from a pocket dimension, by default be adept with every type of weapon, be able to summon the blueprints to build any thing from this world, as well as things from video games as well, and be able to create them. I want the ability to travel not only the the Equestrian multiverse, but also the human multiverse. I want superhuman strength, speed, reflexes, sight, hearing, and jumping abilities. I will be able to break the fourth wall of course, so I can have conversations with the author... I just realized that saying that just broke the fourth wall... oh well. I want the ability to manipulate the world around me like Discord can, and use dark magic like Sombra. I want the ability to communicate with any animal or monster. I want the ability to detect magical auras, be able to manipulate gravity, the ability to get stronger by feeding on any negative emotions and love as well. I want to be able to use any item or weapon used by others, even ones only certain others can use. I also want the ability to know information on any one I want, that being their name, age, species, status, reputation, and their powers and abilities. I want to be able to shape shift into any creature I want and be able to perfectly copy the looks of others like a Changeling. I want the ability to regenerate at a rapid rate and have strong physical and magical resistance to protect me. I want the ability to gain skills and level up as I go up and gain perk points to spend on skills and abilities. I also want to be able to resist mind control and mind reading. I also want to choose when and where I end up initially. I also want to be sent to the normal Equestria universe, not some alternate version like where you have sent others to. I want to be able to enter and manipulate the dreams of others as well. I also want the ability to steal magic, and the souls of others, giving me the memories, knowledge, and magic of those whose souls I steal. I want to be able to resurrect myself by using several captured souls. I also want to be able to see into the past. I want the ability to transform into a werewolf at will. I also want to be able to set totems and other items to absorb the souls of anyone who dies in a large radius around them. Just in case I also want to be able to resist going insane or be traumatized no matter what I see or hear." I listed off excitedly.

He blinked, then let out a good hearty laugh.

"I like you kid, you know what you want, so I'll give you all of that. Now, what would you like to take on your journey with you? I won't even charge you." He said happily.

I was bursting with excitement at this point. I started by listing off everything I previously mentioned. Then I looked around more and got two mini nuke launchers from Fallout with 10 nukes for each, a full set of power armor from Fallout, a MGL from Titanfall 2 with 50 grenades for it, about a thousand rounds of ammo for the other guns, the entire set of daedric weapons from Skyrim, a pilot suit from Titanfall 2 along with a keychain with a Vanguard-class Titan, a shotgun from a Call Of Duty, and a model of a field with several nuclear silos with nuclear missiles in them. You are probably wondering why that last one, well I suspected that it would become a real full size ones on the other side. But I wanted one last thing, a set of armor I hoped he could sell me.

"Do you take custom armor suggestions?" I asked him and he nodded.

I showed him a picture of what I wanted, and he grinned.

"You have good taste, this will certainly make you very intimidating." He said.

He went back into his booth, out of sight behind a shelf, then a few seconds later reemerged with what I wanted. It was a custom set of daedric armor from Skyrim, and it was badass (it is the one from the cover image).

I was bouncing with excitement by this point and was eager to get going.

"As a bonus I will give you the ability to enchant your weapons and armor at will." He told me brightly, making me even more excited.

"Before I forget, I want the ability to play any song from any world or game I want, and the ability to connect to this worlds internet with good connection with access to everything on it." I told him.

He chuckled "Consider it done, and if you ever want to buy something else, just call for me by flipping this." He said, handing me a golden token with the word "store" engraved on both sides.

I nodded "Will do. Well, goodbye for now, I hope to see you again soon, you have no idea how happy this makes me." I told him.

He nodded and waved goodbye, then my world faded to black.