"Don't worry, Sweetiebelle's here!"

She shot a bolt of white magic at the door sending it off its hinges and landing at the necromorph’s currently surrounding the two crusaders and human.

Her friends got only a glimpse at her before she fired off a bolt of red magic at three necromorph's. They fell to the ground in a cloud of ash before her horn started to glow blue.

The other necromorph’s were already charging when she fired off two more shots. The necromorph’s fell to the floor and shattered, cold air still rising off the bloody ice chunks. The ones that got close enough raised their blades and swung down.

She raised a shield and let them hit it. Her horn sparked in arcane energy before she dropped the shield and in one swift movement, caused an electrical chain, linking the last necromorph’s as they fell to the ground blackened and smoking.

Only then did she turn to her friends, eyes still glowing white from the energy coursing throughout her veins. Her eyes even had small spark coming from the corners as she silently stared at them before her eyes softened.

The light faded and she was left smiling, smiling as wide as Pinkie on her birthday.

"Hey... what's up?" She asked calmly rubbing a hoof on her front right fore-leg nervously.

"S-Sweetiebelle? Is that you? Is that really you?" Scootaloo asked.

"Last time I checked this was me." She calmly answered.

"H-How? How are ya alive? Yall were dead as a brick!" Applebloom said.

"One of those bat things was trying to... we'll it was doing something. It stuck that weird proboscis in my head. The next thing I know I'm doing spells at the same level of Twilight."

Before her two friends could step forward Isaac raised his Plasma cutter at her.

"Stay back. I don't want to put down a friend." He warned.

Her eyes widened as she stared at the weapon before they started watering.

"I-Isaac, What's g-gotten into y-you?" She stuttered as she backed away in fear. "Isaac, stop! Y-You're s-scarring me!"

"How do we know you’re not a necromorph? Or even another hallucination like Nicole?"

"It’s me! Isaac come on! Remember when I got Scootaloo to use you as a weapon!? Or when I gave you my air? Or what about when me and Applebloom found all of those neat weapons? It's me!"

His gaze hardened before he put down the tool.

"Show me your back. If you’re not a necromorph then your life should be visible."

She blinked once before turning around.

"What the hell?"

"What? I-Is something wrong?" She asked still facing the wall.

"Uh... no, sorry. It's just that-"

"You were making sure it was really me?" She smiled at him before looking at her friends. "So, how about a group hug?" She spread her fore-hooves wide.

They slowly walked over, both glancing at each other nervously. Scootaloo was the first to make contact.

She poked Sweetie in the belly with a tentacle before her eyes widened and she wrapped her, figuratively and literally in a hug.

"Sweetiebelle! We thought we lost you and then you came back just like me and Applebloom!"

"Hey! Don't ah get a hug too?" Applebloom complained.

Scootaloo unwrapped two tentacles and pulled Applebloom in to a nearly bone crushing hug. Thankfully since they were wearing the suits that didn't happen.

"Ahem." They all looked to see Isaac standing awkwardly by the vent looking down at his boots.

Sweeitebelle struggled out of her bonds and trotted over to Isaac, where she motioned for him to lean down.

He got down on one knee and was face to muzzle level with her.

She arched her front right hoof back and socked him in the jaw. He looked back holding his jaw and muttering a silent, Ow, to see her glaring at him.

"That's for almost killing me." She said before she started to smile.

She wrapped her little fore-arms around his neck and brought him into a hug, her fur brushing against his scruff that was lingering on his cheeks. He slowly returned the gesture.

"Awww. That's so heartwarming." Scootaloo said.

"It's good to have some of the weirdest friends ever." Applebloom said.

Sweetie belle unwrapped her hooves around from his neck and tried to push away. He still held onto her with enough force to keep her in place.

"Isaac, could you let go of me please?" She asked.

He let go and stood back up, brushing off some ash that had got on him.

"Sorry, but your coat was just so soft. It reminded me of one of those therapeutic pillows." He chuckled lightly.

"So, what were you all doing before i blew the door open?" She asked waving a hoof around the room.

"We were about to go into the second room before... ugh Sweetiebelle your horn is smoking." Isaac said pointing at the small appendage.

Her eyes looked up and her horn did in fact have a small trail of smoke leading up to the ceiling.

"I'm not sure it's supposed to do that. Is it?" Isaac asked.

Scootaloo licked the end of one of her tentacles and put it onto the edge of her horn putting the small trail of smoke out.

"Thanks scoot's." She said. "Now about that other room. What do you need to do?"

"I'll explain when were in. Come on, hop up." He said motioning them to get into the vent.

They all went, in order. Sweetiebelle just floated up, Scootaloo climbed up and Applebloom jumped through the hole. He climbed in too.

They all got out of the vent and into another small white room.

"I'm guessing you need to put the plugs into the correct slots?" Sweetiebelle guessed.

"Right. And the sooner this is done, the sooner we can get Tiedamnn for killing you."

They all worked as a single unit, each holding one of the small plugs and setting it in the right place. Once that was done a small pedestal rose from out of the floor and a screen appeared.

Isaac cracked his knuckles and started to push buttons, one by one a small clink was heard and soon the machine outside began to rotate in different directions before the shields slid down. The AI turning off and the power cutting off.

"What is this, like the third time this has happened?" Issac complained.

"Emergency lighting activated." Said another electronic voice over the speakers.

"Um... Isaac?" Sweetiebelle said.

"What?"

"The vent is broken."

"... What? Let me see."

He went over and saw the vent, had no holographic switch.

"Power shall be restored in two hours." The voice said again.

"Great, what are we going to do for two hours!?" Scootaloo yelled.

"I've got some ideas." Isaac said. "Any of you want to listen to some music?"

Nine ears went up at the word music.

Ponyville.

"Alex? Alex dear are you alright?" Celestia asked waving a hoof in front of her husband’s face.

"I don't understand... I just don't get it." He mumbled scratching his goatee with a hoof.

"Alex, why isn't Sweetiebelle one of those... horrid things after that thing tried to do, whatever it was doing to her?" Rarity asked.

"I don't know. It should have turned her into a necromorph, but it didn't. Why?"

"Alex, didn't they say something about an artifact called the Marker?" Twilight asked getting a nod in return. "What can you tell me about it? There might be something you can tell me that can help."

"Well, it makes necromorph's out of dead flesh." He said. "Other than that I know it occasionally glows and they're mainly red."

"How does it turn bodies into... necromorphs?" She asked with a crack in her voice as she said the last word.

"It sends out a signal that starts to mutate the flesh, what does that have to do with anything?"

"What if her magic counteracted the signal and modified it? She used it to bring herself back. It would make sense considering that it would probably have never encountered anything with magic since it doesn’t exist where Isaac is."

"That would explain it. So, what are they doing?"

"Whatever it is there doing, they're doing it really good." Rainbowdash said.

Titan Station. Main frame.

The crusaders were egging on Isaac to dance to the song he picked.

"Alright! Alright! I'll dance, but on one condition. One of you has to dance too." He said. "Who wants to volunteer?"

"Ah'll do it!" Applebloom said getting next to him. "Could ya show me how to first?"

"Alright, let me get the song going."

He pushed an icon on his screen and the song in question started to play.

The song started, he kicked his right leg forward twice then the left once before pulling it back. He walked in place once before repeating the first two steps. He swung his leg around and did a spin. He repeated this for the remainder of the song alongside Applebloom, who was doing better than him.

"Well now what? That got boring fast." Isaac said before sitting against the wall.

"Hey Isaac, does that internet thingy in your suit have pictures?" Scootaloo asked.

"Yeah, want to look at some funny pictures while we wait?"

"Can we look up funny dog pictures then?" Sweetiebelle asked.

"Sure. Just give me a second to go to Google."

Ponyville.

"But, the Infector spreads the virus right?" Twilight asked. "Wouldn't that mean that Sweetiebelle is infected?"

"Yeah, it would mean that. But what if her magic... mutated it more than it was?" Alex replied.

"That could be another possibility. Or what if she is one but can control it?"

"Then I guess that's good. But the necromorph’s attacking her before would rule that out, considering they don't attack each other."

"This is so confusing! Is she one or not!?" Twilight yelled.

"Ha! Dashie look at this one!" Pinkie snort laughed. "It has drawn eyebrows!"

Rainbowdash looked over to see the picture and fell to the floor laughing.

"Alex! You need to look at this!" She said in between laughs. "This is hilarious!"

He looked over in the mirror and started laughing alongside them.

Titan Station. Main frame.

"That's one was better than the last!" Scootaloo laughed.

"Ok, ok calm down. How about we watch a video now? Who's up for an old show?"

"Show? What kind’a show?" Applebloom asked.

"The smoking gun presents. The world’s dumbest criminals." Isaac said pulling up a video.

Ponyville.

"Alright so what do we do?" Twilight asked.

"Were going to send a letter. It's as simple as that." Alex said. "But what to right?"

"Guys! Look! Those guys tried to run but they didn't know they were chained together so they ran between a pole and swung back at each other!" Pinkie giggled.

"Sereve's em' right if they were criminal's." Applejack said. "It is kind'a funny to watch them screw up though." she chuckled.

"Aside from that," Alex began. "Dear Isaac and Sweetiebelle..." He began to wright.

Titan Station. Main frame.

"Did you see that! They ran right between the pole!" Scootaloo breathed out clutching her side.

"Hey Isaac, do ya know any jokes?" Applebloom asked.

"I know a few. They're not very good though but I guess I can tell a few... So all of you listen up."

All the crusaders perked up as he began.

"A guy and his friend are driving along the highway, so the driver goes through a red light, his buddy doesn't notice. He does it a second time and his friend notices but ignores it. The third time he finally asks him, 'why do you keep going through the red lights?' His friend replies, 'because my cousin does it and it saves time.' his friend shrugs and lets him drive."

"When he stops at a green light the friend turns back to him, 'why don't you go through the green lights?' he asked. The driver replied, 'I'm afraid my cousin might drive by.'"

All the crusaders had small smiles on their faces as they giggled.

"Power restored." Said an electronic voice through the speakers.

They all looked at each other slightly frowning before getting up.

"Hey Isaac, what are these for?" Sweetiebelle asked pointing at another diagram on the wall.

He stopped and looked back seeing the purple symbols.

"I don't know. Should we try them out?"

"Sure. Let me get the plugs."

She quickly took out the plugs and put them into how the diagram dictated. Now she had four purple symbols that made another panel slide up.

He looked to her before pressing it.

The vents yet again, started to move and when they stopped all four of them just stared. Scootaloo was the first to go in, followed by Applebloom, Sweetiebelle and then Isaac.

When they got out they were in an even smaller room.

It was white, filled to the brim with ammo and health. But what got Sweetiebelle's eye was a small gold statue.

"Hey Isaac, what's this?" She asked picking it up. "Peng treasure." She read off the small pedestal.

"I've only seen one of these before... back on the Ishimura." He said. "You should keep it; they're worth a lot of credits."

"I think I will. Maybe when we get back I can use it as a memento for you." She smiled putting it into her inventory.

Before they could all exit a black cloud came from the cracks in the vent and a scroll materialized at Sweetiebelle's hooves.

Here's the picture Pinkie was talking about. Enjoy!