Ten months have passed since Pathfinder ran away and it was his choice to do that he had the opportunity to get help and heck he could have been home by now. But then things were back to normal now that he is gone, Applejack was fine after she got hot by a dart but she was confused about why Path was gone and that the farm was destroyed. Sunset had told her everything about it that Pathfinder was the cause of it.

As for everyone they were fine all except for the Crusaders. They still can't get over why he had to go, he was fine he caused no problems and saved them and including rainbow dash too. But why still as much as they don't know with the main seven they find it messed up. So after school, they go explore to find, hoping to see that he's not far. They even convince some people like button mash and Rumble to help look for him. But they soon stop due to their family getting concerned.

But it did not stop the others for them to keep looking. They will never stop trying until they get their friend back.

But on one day as the three left the barn was quiet than it should be. Big mac took granny Smith to a bingo competition and as for Aj, she could not deal with the apple trees due to none growing so she had to do choirs in the house. But when she was doing the dishes she could see something walking to the house.

"It can't be," she said putting down the dish back in the sink before gunning outside to see the robot himself Pathfinder just walking up to her.

"So what are you doing back here?" She said giving a warning tone. But as she gives a closer look he's different like he's it's not-

"Target found," the robot said grabbing Applejack's arm before dragging her. "What the! your not path-" before she did anything the robot puts a mark on her making her pass out slowly.

But she was not the only one her and as guessed the other gang was there with the mask on as well and were past out. The other six robots turn left to see the one holding Applejack walk up and put her with the others.

"Mission complete. Take them to HQ" one of the robots said. All saluting they turn to the vehicle put the bodies in the back and set course to HQ. But as for the one robot, it's stayed making its way back to the house waiting for someone.
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As the trio make their way back to the treehouse they see the front door to the house open wide and something is moving around 'maybe it's Mac home with granny' applebloom thought.

Inside was a huge map of the whole city and the forests. Most of the woods were covered with red x. Scootaloo puts an x that was near the park.

"Not there... So! Where next?" She asked looking back at the two tired kids. They both fall to the ground and sighed in frustration.

"What's the point we aren't going to find him" Sweetie cries

*punch through the wall"

A metal grey hand appears in front of Sweetie's face that was right above her. The girls scream and begin to run away by first jumping out of the house and run like there's no tomorrow. They hear the movements of the thing was running towards them. But as the thing was coming closer it grabs Sweetie bell and then Scootaloo then soon Applebloom. And soon the girls begin to panic as the thing to left them close to a mask. But as the struggling randomly stop when they were freed by getting drop to the ground.

Looking up they see a bullet hole on its head making it drop to the ground. Looking lefthand right they see no one but only see a blue x disappears into the forest. As things leave the crusaders to look at the remains of the robot. Applebloom decided to pick up the arm that shows a symbol of two skulls with a knife in the middle.

The three look at each other and put their hands in the middle and shout "crusader rescuers!" Before running into the house.
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"Wake up," a voice said slowly waking up the confused applejack "uhh why- what happened?" She asked trying to rub her eyes but can't. It makes her panic a bit but the look of the green-haired man calmed her down a bit.

"Who... Who are you?"

"I'm a man who is trying to look for power. You know who that thing is. So where are his weapons?" He asked making Applejack confused.

"I don't know-"

"DON'T LIE TO ME!" He shouts slamming the table in front of her. "I'm getting sick and tired of asking your stupid friend on not knowing where it is. BUT you have had the thing living with you for a bit of time" he said getting up grabbing a file before opening it and sliding it over to her.

It showed Pathfinder holding those two guns from his world. Why did this guy care about him? He's gonna cause nothing to anyone when it comes to fighting. Wait his weapons? They're here for his tech.

"Look I was hit by a dart I passed out I don't know if-" the man slams the table again getting too angry.

"Take her to the others" he ordered the guard who walks over and unlocked the cuffs and pushes her in front.

But soon she gets pushed into another room where Twilight and sunset were there waiting but when seeing Applejack they both get up.

As the guard left they all hugged "thank God for your okay" Sunset said breaking the hug.

"Yeah, but why are we here?" Applejack asked. Sunset looks away at something" it because of pathfinder" she said.

"They want his tech to take over the state," Sunset said putting a hand on her head on how stupid it sounds. "Well at least there's three of us," Twilight said adjusting her glasses. Both nodding Aj and Sunset look around hoping to find something, nothing though just water dripping from the roof, there going to be in there for a while.
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As Applebloom types on the computer trying to find something about the symbol but only find nothing but she does not stop. Scootaloo and Sweetie bell were telling big mac everything about what happened to Applejack and her friends.

But when they explain about copies of Pathfinder Mac got convinced and gives an "mmhmm" with a nod.

"hey, I think I got something!" Applebloom shouts

Soon the three walk over and see the symbol. Scootaloo looks at the arm and back at the screen "yep that's it" she said dropping the arm to the ground.

Sweetie then jumps in front to look at the screen "what is it?"

"It seems that this symbol is part of a clan called "the hated scorpion" an old group of outlaws that died a long time ago," Applebloom said looking back at her friends. They nod in agreement thinking but then big mac walks up to the monitor typing the clan's name base. Entering google shows the map and images of the base which was a tall tower.

"That's where we need to go," Scootaloo said running over to the kitchen to get food and snacks ready. Big mac then shakes his head "nope" he said standing in front of the door. The kids go aww and walk to the computer except for Applebloom

"Please big brother we need to go there. Our friends and our family could get killed. And Pathfinder needs to go home to his world so, please let us go there" she said.

Big mac looks to the others and back at her, he sighed and shrugged turning to open the door. The crusaders look at each other and high five each other quickly print the map to the base and run to the truck.

"Hang on everyone we're on our way"

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