As Gibbs and Sunset sat down and made themselves comfortable, Gibbs eyed Sunset with a raised eyebrow. For some reason, her skin color appeared to be a pale shade of yellow as he walked in, but now it was back to normal.

"Something wrong?" she asked.

"Nothing. So, how'd you find Lance Corporal Grant?" Gibbs asked.

"I was heading inside to clean the school atrium when when I noticed the blood. I came in early for some extra credit." she replied.

"And it was just you?"

"Well, any student can come in and do it, just that not many actually want to. They'd prefer to sleep." Sunset replied. "When I found him, I dialed 911 and did first aid, well, as much first aid as I could."

Gibbs nodded and interlaced his hands.

"And can anyone else confirm you were there?"

"Principal Celestia." she replied. "You have to sign up to come in early, she's got all the records. Plus the camera footage." Sunset replied. "After the Friendship Games, we had cameras put in."

"What happened?" Gibbs asked. "And what's the Friendship Games?"

"It's a big intramural athletics and motocross competition between Canterlot High and Crystal Prep Academy." Sunset said. "Let's just say some crazy, supernatural stuff happened and...well, the students on both sides just agreed to keep it quiet."

Gibbs perked an eyebrow. Whatever was happening or happened in this town, he wanted to know more.

"Tell me what happened," he said. "I'd very much like to know."

Sunset's expression tightened and she interlaced her hands.

"You won't believe me." she said. "Besides, I don't really know if I can trust you with this even if you do."

"And why is that?" Gibbs asked. "Even if I do believe everything that you tell me, there's no way to know for sure until you do. You can't make gains without taking risks."

Sunset relaxed slightly, but took in a deep breath.

"Can you promise me that what I tell you doesn't leave this room?" she asked. "And that you'll give me a fair chance to explain everything?"

"Deal." Gibbs nodded. Sunset exhaled slightly as Gibbs pulled out a digital recorder and powered it on.

"Start talking." he said firmly.

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Meanwhile, at the Canter City Hospital, Tony and Ziva were interviewing Lance Corporal Grant, who lay in a hospital bed with a heavily bandaged leg.

"So, how'd this end up in your leg?" Tony asked, holding up the crystal thorn.

"Long story." Grant replied. "I was assigned here to open up a recruitment center. Last night I was taking a walk when I noticed lights coming from the High School. I headed over and saw a group of people wearing black standing by the statue. They didn't seem to know I was there, so I hid myself behind a car."

"After that?" Tony asked.

"I saw them open...some kind of portal." he said.

"Portal?" Ziva asked.

"Yeah, it was like something out of Stargate or some other sci-fi thing." Grant sighed. "This guy with piercing red eyes tumbled out. As they helped him up, I slipped and fell. They saw me, and the guy with the red eyes shot this into my leg before he knocked me out. Next thing I know I was bleeding in front of the school, and a student was patching me up."

"Are you sure you saw this?" Tony asked skeptically.

"Damn sure." Grant said. "I also overheard them talking about someone called Sombra, and that they were "Glad to finally meet face to face." Other than that, not much else."

"Thank you, Lance Corporal." Ziva said. "We'll let you get some rest."

As they exited the room and closed the door, Tony gave a sigh.

"I can't tell whether he's lying or not." he sighed. "A portal? Some guy named Sombra? You think he's lying?"

"I don't think he is." Ziva replied. "He was so sure of himself. And if he was lying, it was a pretty extravagant cover for something."

"That's because he isn't lying."

The two agents turned to see a man wearing a down vest and jeans approach and cross his arms. Ziva and Tony carefully eyed the sidearm holstered on his left side.

"Who are you?" Tony asked.

"My name is Eric McKenna." he said, producing a badge and Government ID. "I work for the United States Central Intelligence Agency, Crossroads Team."

"What's that?" Ziva asked.

"Classified for the moment." Eric replied. "I need to see Leroy Jethro Gibbs ASAP. It's a matter of national security on two fronts."

"He's interviewing someone downtown at the moment." Tony replied. "And what exactly do you mean "On two fronts?"

"That's also classified." Eric replied. "Look, I don't exactly have time to stand around and talk with you both. I need to see Agent Gibbs right now."

"What do you want to tell Gibbs that you can't tell us?" Ziva countered. Eric gave a sigh of frustration before the pulled out his phone and stepped aside, dialing a number.

"Hey, it's me. I'm at the hospital. NCIS isn't exactly being cooperative, Agent Gibbs is out of the picture at the moment, mind giving me some advice?...Oh, that figures. Look, I did exactly what you told me to do and say...fine. One more try. McKenna out."

Eric ended the call and looked away.

"I apologize for interfering with whatever you were doing here." he sad. "Can you at least tell me where Agent Gibbs is at?"

"He's at the Police station." Ziva replied. "You'll be going there, then?"

"Yeah." Eric replied. "Thank you for your time. I'll see you around."

Eric nodded and left the area, Ziva turning to Tony with a raised eyebrow.

"What does the CIA have to do with this?" she questioned.

"Dunno, but if he wants to speak with GIbbs, I'd rather not know." Tony replied. "Let's go see what McGee's up to with Ducky and Palmer. They should have something for us by now."

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Back at the police station, Sunset had just finished her interview with Agents Gibbs. Gibbs, as Sunset expected, had listened the entire time she talked. Gibbs had also been surpisingly silent when Sunset used her magic to levitate her backpack into the chair beside him.

"So...what do you think?" Sunset asked as they exited the police station. "You haven't said anything for a while now, Agent Gibbs."

"Because I'm thinking of what comes next." Gibbs replied. "I appreciate what you've told and shown me so far, but I'm going to need a little more proof or some kind of corroboration."

Sunset gave a sigh as they approached Gibbs's car, and she pulled out her journal. Gibbs raised his eyebrows as she began writing.

"What's that for?" he asked.

"I'm geting you the proof you need." she replied with an unimpressed tone. "If you'd be so kind as to take me back to Canterlot High, we can go from there."

Gibbs merely motioned to his sedan. As they entered and Gibbs started the car, Gibbs's phone rang. Gibbs retrieved it and sighed.

"Yeah, DiNozzo?" he spoke.

"Hey, Boss." DiNozzo replied. "We just got visited at the hospital by a CIA Agent who's looking to speak with you. We sent him your way, but do you know what's going on?"

"Nope." Gibbs replied. "You sure he was CIA?"

"Had the badge and ID." DiNozzo replied. "Not sure what he needs, but he's looking for you."

Then, there was a knock on the driver side door window. Gibbs rolled it downwards to reveal Eric McKenna holding his CIA Badge and ID.

"He just found us, DiNozzo." Gibbs replied. "Meet up with McGee and everyone else. I'll get back to you later."

"Already on it, Boss."

Gibbs raised an eyebrow at Eric, who merely motioned to the backseat. Gibbs nodded and Eric entered the car, sitting behind Gibbs.

"Sorry to interrupt your investigation, Agent Gibbs." he said. "I'm Field Agent Eric McKenna, CIA."

"Good to meet you." Gibbs replied as they drove into the city streets. "What exactly do you need to speak with me about?"

"A lot of things regarding this town." Eric said. "I take it you don't know what's going?"

"I do." Gibbs motioned to Sunset, who gave an awkward wave. Eric gave a sigh and facepalmed, before pulling out his phone and dialing a number.

"You were right." he said. "I'll go to contingency. Any other advice? Okay."

Eric hung up and frowned.

"Well, Miss Shimmer, you beat us to the punch it seems." he sighed as they approached Canterlot High. "I was hoping to inform Agent Gibbs of Equestria's existence and connections before now."

"Sorry about that." Sunset replied as they exited the car and headed to the statue. "Shouldn't be much longer now."

As the thre of them watched, a white vortex appeared in front of the statue's base. Gibbs went for his sidearm, only to Eric to gesture for him to stand down. The portal then sent out six humans wearing various sets of attire, and a dog with some lizard like features, which was rather startling to Gibbs.

"Hey, Twilight?" Sunset asked the clear leader of the group, a girl with lavender and pink hair. "You didn't mention that you were bringing friends."

"Well, it may have been spur of the moment." Twilight replied, getting to her feet, then she noticed Gibbs and McKenna standing nearby. Gibbs's expression was one of surprise and shock, while Eric's was more subdued and one of slight frustration.

"Who are they?" she asked.

"Long story." Sunset replied as she helped the Equestrians to their feet. "We can explain later and preferably somewhere more proper."

"That's for damn sure." Gibbs said as the seven new arrivals stared at him. "Now, I want to know what else is happening, and I would very much like to know right now."

This one should be better and more clear. I hope you enjoy.

Next time - Seeing double and discussions at Sugarcube Corner.