When the sky had once been a clear blue, it was now a dark maroon hue which the poor creatures who walked the surface of the lands below feared with all their hearts. The once white, fluffy clouds were now dark splotches which mixed with the maroon sky, making the expand look like an enormous and twisted work of sadistic art.

The ponies didn't dare to even whisper the name of the entity who had caused such mayhem. Hell, they hadn't even gotten a good look of the blasted demon who did it! But they had no reason to despair! They had the Elements of Harmony to save them all from perishing in the darkness, right?

Ha, no.

They had the Elements of Harmony. That was, until the demon Tirek decided to confiscate the elements and disable the ancient magic they hosted. The demon wasn't prepared that the Elements of Harmony would have a failsafe...

The jewels that were thought to be useless flashed once in unison and created a small portal, which somehow stayed unnoticed by the demon...

Meanwhile in a completely different universe, a very special young man ran along the streets of the bustling town of New York. Rick Riker swore beneath his breath as he had to increase his pace even further to get to class in time. Before he could react, a woman pushing a stroller got in his path. He groaned miserably as he made contact with the woman, making her lose her grip on the handle of the stroller.

He bit his lip as he saw that the stroller with the now laughing baby rolled down the street to a downhill intersection. The woman screamed and ran to catch up with the stroller, only to get hit by a car and get sent flying through the air. Rick whistled innocently and ran away from the scene. He really couldn't afford to be late today!

He sighed in relief as he stopped just in front of the school, running his fingers through his thick hair. He scratched his chest and rolled his shoulders. ”Man, it SUCKS having this suit beneath my clothes...” He groaned as he pushed the doors to the school open, effectively slamming the door into the face of a girl who collapsed and whimpered in pain.

After becoming the notorious Dragonfly, Rick's ordinary bad luck had escalated into being the bane of his existance and his so-called 'acts of heroism.' Beyond defeating the Hourglass, things had been oddly calm for him...

Well, crashing into a helicopter and accidentally killing your crush couldn't actually be described as 'calm', but it sure as hell beat the entire city of New York being killed just to fuel some madman to become immortal.

Rick held his breath as he opened the door to the classroom, expecting the berating of a lifetime just because he was ten minutes late. The teacher, a plump black woman with red glasses glanced up at him disapprovingly.

”Mmm-hmmmm” She shook her head and pointed at an empty seat in the back. He nodded and walked wordlessly to the back and slung his backpack off himself, smacking another student across the face in the process. The student leaned back in his seat and nursed his nose.

”Rick Riker, report to the principal's office immediately!” The intercom rasped to life in a rough, distorted voice. Rick smacked his head to the desk and stood up slowly while swinging his backpack back over his shoulder, smacking the already injured in the back of his head, making him hit his head to his desk where he stayed immobile. Rick shrugged and walked away, mouthing a 'sorry' to the teacher.

”Mmm-hmmmm...” The teacher rolled her eyes. Rick jogged down the hall to the principal's office. As he stopped just outside of the office, he ran a hand through his hair and adjusted his collar. After that, he knocked on the door.

”Come in, Rick!” The voice of the principal sounded from the other side of the door. Rick didn't hesitate and twisted the doorknob, swinging the door open and entering the room.

”What did you want, si-..” Rick trailed off as he noticed the man sitting on a tricycle much smaller than him. The door closed behind Rick as Xavier pedaled toward him.

”Hello, Dragonfly...” Xavier smiled. Rick's eyes widened significantly and he shifted his eyes to the principal, who just shook his head and sat back down behind his desk.

”You don't have to worry about me telling anyone about your alter-ego, Rick.” The principal clasped his hands together. ”You see; I am also a mutant, I have powers that no other person in the world has.”

”Really? Well, what is it then?” Rick grinned and glanced at Xavier, who was now jumping around on a pogostick.

”I can shapeshift my penis.” The principal said matter-of-factly. Rick had no idea if he was supposed to be disgusted or intrigued. ”Anyway, I won't disturb you two any longer, so I will go and grab some coffee as you talk.” He walked out and closed the door behind him. Rick watched him leave over his shoulders.

”Now Rick, I have a new mission for you.” Xavier said as he moved closer toward the teenager on a little red wagon. ”This time it's something completely new for all of us, and I have honestly no idea how you're supposed to solve it.” Xavier's serious tone unnerved Rick even further. ”We have recieved an interdimensional distress signal, and we chose you to find out and gather the intel we need. The gateway has been opened on the other side.”

”Wait... Interdimensional? Gateway? How am I supposed to be able to travel to another dimension?” Rick laughed nervously. Xavier gave him a note.

”Read this chant out loud, and you will be taken to your destination. But be careful and don't say it no-”

”Shoo... beedoo... Shoopshoo... beedoo?” Rick quirked an eyebrow at the strange words. He heard some chanting in the distance as a rip in the very fabric of reality appeared just on the floor beneath him. He had no time to jump away, or react in any way. He just rolled his eyes and sighed, then fell into the growing portal. And if someone would ask, he wasn't the one screaming like a girl, and he wasn't crying, he just totally got something in his eye on the way through.

Twilight Sparkle and her friends sat around a table in the Golden Oaks library, contemplating about what could be done against the demon when they didn't have their respective Elements. None of the ponies could agree on an action.

”What if we just charge in and beat him up?” Rainbow Dash suggested. A collective glare came from her supposed friends.

”That wouldn't be a good idea. Tirek could just turn it against us and kill us without a major effort.” Twilight Sparkle tapped a forehoof to her chin. ”We need to do something unexpected, something he'd never see coming...”

The remaining shards of the Elements of Harmony lying on the table started glowing, lifted from the table and started rotating. The ponies gasped as waves of magic started pulsing out toward them. The Elements lifted even further, almost touching the ceiling. The velocity they were spinning in created a wind which disheveled everypony's manes, and books fell from the assorted shelves. Spike, the poor bastard would have to clean up the place later.

Twilight looked up at the rotating gems, which had generated what looked like a portal of some sorts. A sudden high-pitched screech came from the portal as a strange being fell through the portal, crashing onto the table below with a pitiful whimper and sniffling. The shards fell to the ground, all of them a muted grey tint instead of their usual multicolour.

The ponies stared at the creature, who was slowly standing up to its full height. It was bipedal, so naturally it was a bit taller than the assembled ponies. After a rough estimate, Twilight concluded that it was around six feet tall, give or take. It was still covering its face with its... talons?

Despite Fluttershy's usual shy demeanor, her motherly instinct won as an animal was helpless, and possibly hurt. She started walking toward the animal, ignoring her friends' protests. Before she could react, the talons lowered from its face.

Rick stared at the little yellow pony standing in front of him. His eye twitched and Fluttershy gulped and took a slow step back. Rick opened his mouth, then closed it. He raised a shaky hand and pointed at Fluttershy, then started hyperventilating. Then he unceremoniously squealed in excitement.

”OH MY GOD, IT'S FLUTTERSHY!”

Author's Notes:

I HAVEN'T EDITED THIS AT ALL FUCK YEAH PROCRASTINATION