Starfall stares at Bale blankly after his confession. His mind races back to this universe, how Discord had the terrific idea to do something similar. But.... if he was forgiven, and clearly some others have done worse, like Starlight's former stint as a misguided pony, then why not him? And besides, he knows Bale is a good man deep down.

".... I forgive you. Because when you look at it, clearly there are others who have done worse and are still forgiven. Besides, you're one of our friends. And friends forgive each other when they make mistakes. Isn't that right?"

Hope: "Let's go. We'll be together." Lightning: "I only know... that soon, we'll be together."

Greetings

Tabby greets Starfall.

   "I’m doing okay but I’m still recovering from some trauma. Not sure what to do next."   

Tabby recieves a cup of coffee from Naomi with delight on her face. Then,when she walks away,Tabby's mood turns sour as she pours the cup to the floor.

   "Heh,never liked it anyway."   

"Well that was rude."

   "Apologies"   

She looks up to Bale apologizing for his mistakes.

   "Not your fault,you didn’t expect that dumbass Valecor to save them from death."   

She sits down and glares daggers into Scipion. She knows that one tribute she’ll better stay the hell away from. Maybe there’s good in him after all.Either way, she rolls her eyes and blows a raspberry like a child and continues to chatter with Pecan.

Edited by TabbyGirl4 on May 3rd 2020 at 4:57:37 AM

"I'm Mary Poppins, Y'all!" - Yondu,2017

"For whatever it might be worth, Bale, I forgive ya for this whole Legion thing. After all, pobody's nerfect, and they got their clocks cleaned before they could cause any irreparable harm."

Forgiveness

Bale smiled at Tabby's, Ichi's and Starfall's remarks.

Bale: Thanks guys, that means a lot.

He then looked at Mr. Godzilla who was also giving him a forgiving look.

MG: We'll see about all that after the party, Bale

Edited by VengefulBale on May 3rd 2020 at 4:08:50 AM

"Bingo! If two species hate each other, they will wipe each other out on their own."

Den-Liner

"I wasn't here when this mess happened, but I'm sure you meant good by nominating them. What is done is done so don't get your head over it. What matters is that they're gone, and that with your help as well." Aaron said, joining the conversation

"Hell yeah! It's not like you didn't do anything! You put one hell of a fight against them!" Alex added with Tokage nodding.

"I can confirm this. Of course, I put a better fight. But I have to concede it to him he did play a big role in their defeat." James said, posing again. Arthur said nothing, watching the newcomers stoically.

"Oh and a advice. If the maid wants to give you some coffee. Please decline. I'm not an expert at cooking but... it's very..."

"Ugh, is this so hard for you to criticise something, Aaron? It's an aberration. Only that fox's donkey, somehow liked it."

Aaron lowered his ears, embarassed.

"So, you're going into the games? Good luck out there. I hope that it won't be... too dark for you."

In his corner, Scipion just gave a brief supporting look to Bale. Onox then noticed how similar Power Stroke was to 6k1.

"Boss. What does the blue horse looks like the girl you were talking to before? Is she the same person?"

Scipion smirked.

   "You know what? How about you ask her personally?"   

"But didn't you said you were trying to stay away from the nominators or something?"

   "Yeah. I. But not you."   

"...I'm not sure."

   "Grow up Onox. You can't just follow me everywhere and every time. If I managed to stick with them for a while, surely you can as well."   

Onox nodded, motivated and left Scipion's side.

"Hey, little blue horse! Are you 6k1?"

The Rescue Squad cringed at the Toxtricity, Alex especially. He feared that it might take a lot of time for Onox to even understand the concept of counterpart and alternate universes.

Edited by Scipion3 on May 3rd 2020 at 12:26:42 PM

"In this insane place, love is all that stands between us and the great beyond."

The Den-Liner

Starfall just looks at Onox incredulously, before settling on glaring at Scipion, cursing up a tirade of the dirtiest insults at the Zoroark in his mind. He looks at the others, Ichi and the Rescue Squad in partiparticular.

".... I'm not explaining it. I'm not as knowledgeable in the intricates of alternate universes and alternate counterparts as I'm sure some of you here are," he announces in a tone that clearly announces that "I won't do it, and if you try me I'd be burned inside the fires of a thousand suns while dragging you guys with me".

Hope: "Let's go. We'll be together." Lightning: "I only know... that soon, we'll be together."

"Hoo boy... No, Scipion's flunky, Power is not 6K1. I've no forking clue what made you think that Six could possibly be a talking, blue-coated pony (not a horse)."

Rulinia's campship

Aster gave off a sigh, his eyes adverting to the ground. "I just hope he's okay..." he said before Violet spoke up to Aster.
"Violet wants to know if you have a monitor," Aster said, "...For the games."

Above the Clouds

Above the clouds, the ship flies. The creature snoozes, and then wakes up to the Den-Liner's presence. He takes a picture of it using a camera and the vehicle follows it. Meanwhile, the sun starts to rise. Morning has arrived.

The Spacepod, Near the LoD's former sub-base

Kirby wakes up to a beautiful morning. After he and his friends are having breakfast, they then depart.

Magolor then makes a video call to 6k1.

"Good morning, old friend! What's up?"

Kirby and Ribbon appear. Kirby then jumps up and down happily. Ribbon then remarks.

"I think Kirby's looking forward to the future. If you ask me, don't you think he's a bit too optimistic? He pretty much never expects the worst when it comes to the future. Always expecting the best things to happen."

"Hey, you can never be too optimistic."

Edited by Oggy123 on May 3rd 2020 at 10:28:48 PM

Iwatadoi Port Island

The thief, the puppet, and the specter awoke, to be greeted by two others who ended up on this island.

"Who are you people, and how the hell did you end up here?"

"I think they must've been brought here accidentally when the Legion of Doom were defeated and sent back to their universes."

I'm Daroach, master thief and leader of the Squeak Squad.

I'm Geno, the guardian of the Star Road.

"And I'm Specter Knight, an adventurer who became... a specter."

Well, we need to talk. Because the Legion of Doom may have unleashed a bigger threat... something that could kill everything in the multiverse. Erebus. As well, I don't exactly trust the heroes of the multiverse.

Get to the point!

I'm suggesting the five of us form a group of our own. You guys need to return home, and we also need to stop Erebus. As well, the heroes aren't exactly the people I'd trust with this, seeing how they had so much trouble with the Legion. Let's form our own group. We're all outcasts and people who don't belong, a group of... outsiders... if you will."

"Well, if I can get home and stop this being from killing Reize... Yeah, I'm in."

"Yeah, I'm in."

"I am the guardian of the Star Road and of people's wishes. I cannot grant the wishes of people if they cease to exist. I'm in."

Well, I've already saved the world 3 times over, and I'll do it again. I'm in."

And so it was that the five of them founded their own band of heroes... The Outsiders.

Edited by ultimate_life_form on May 3rd 2020 at 8:43:14 AM

Runlina's Campship

"I don't really have any TVs in here, but I do remember seeing 6k1 watch the games on her phone, so there should be an app for it."

Runlina pulls out her phone and tries to find said app. She does and installs it, finding the live recording of the current season being prepared once it finishes installing.

"Sorry that you gotta put up with a tiny screen..."

The Combine Overworld

Advisor Alpha gives the outcome of the war to Advisor Beta.

   "Oh, wow. The good guys won. What a shock. That out of the way...what happened to Theta?"   

   "Got killed by an Ala Mhigan woman named Theodora Stonefist, who you might know as Galis Janebelle Runkals."   '

Beta wasn't exactly sure how to handle the death of one of its buddies.

   "But her home world is Hydaelyn. How did she...Of course, it's a fuckin' G-Man plot. She probably didn't even WANT to be there. But I will pay her a personal visit once we conquer her uncultured planet."   

Edited by Eredars on May 3rd 2020 at 8:45:54 AM

"At first, I was like "hmmm, yeah, buff choccy bunny." But bro: I don't think it's a joke anymore..."

The Arena

Still waiting for the others, 6k1 replies to Ribbon:

"There's nothing wrong with being positive in life. In fact, I'm an optimistic person myself, but there's such thing as being too optimistic for your own good. That's why I anticipate the possibility of bad things happening and prepare for them.

"The opposite is true, however. Thinking too much about the negative things will only paralyze you and prevent you from enjoying the good things in life, so there has to be balance. Always think of the best, but be cautious of the worst."

The Den-Liner

"I'm doing fine, Tabby!" says Power, "it's been 50 seasons since my last time here, and I can't wait to see what sorts of wacky antics I'll be involved in!"

Naomi then offers some coffee. Toriel, Frisk, and Ralsei politely decline it, Sans tries to stop Papyrus from getting one for himself, while Alphys tries it... only to clutch her mouth and wave to the others that she'll go to the bathroom.

"I'm more of a hot cocoa pony, thank you very much," says Power.

"I, for one, am a tea drinker," says Miranda.

Scipion then tries intimidating Power. She glares at him back, and Miranda points her hoof at him.

"If you dare lay a claw on her, I'll put you on trial!"

Bale also says sorry about the Legion. Power isn't sure about this, since 6k1 avoids nominating villains for that very reason. The ones who fought in the war all tell her that they already forgave him.

"Well... if Starlight was forgiven for what she had done to my timeline, then why not you?"

She smiles at the mention of another party, for after everything her friends have been through, they all deserve a celebration. She doesn't expect all of them to show up, however, since they still need to rest.

Onox then mistakes her for 6k1. She cringes.

"Actually, I'm 6k1 if she was born a pony, in laypony's terms. Despite that however, we still have some differences, like how I became an artist while she became a scientist/librarian. If you still don't get it, you better see what she looks like as a pony, for she's not a blue unicorn in that form!"

"Yeah Onox," says Ralsei, "it took me a while to get what alts are, too!"

Edited by TroperNo9001 on May 4th 2020 at 12:52:10 AM

"Anemone dear, I know you want to be more independent from me, but... please take care, okay?"

Den-Liner

Scipio was a bit intrigued at Miranda actually threatening him from a trial. He didn't answered, but he wondered just how many accusations he would have to face for all the atrocities he commited, if he actually surrended himself.

Both Aaron and Alex gulped at Starfall's implications while Tokage shook his head. He understood too well and had the same reaction when he first met Scipion's lackey. Onox, however, didn't noticed it at all and just stared confused at him.

"Intriwhat...? That's a weird horse."

Then Ichi, Ralsei and Power tried to explain it to him while Alex also taught him the différences between ponies and horses. The Toxtricity sticked his tongue out, trying to process the informations.

"So... Ponies are horses except they're small. And you looks like 6k1, but you're a different... 6k1? That's confusing."

"Wait, you still don't get it?? I'm far from being smart, but even I undersood that! Do you even listen?" Alex exclaimed, starting to already lose patience as well. Tokage smirked, amused before calming Alex down.

"Listen. Let's take an example. You're Onox. You're an Amped form Toxtricity."

"Amped-what?"

Alex restrained himself to not insult Onox. How the hell did he not even knew the differences between Amped Form and Low Key Form Toxtricity?

"Basically, you've got yellow hairs."

"Oh okay. So there's me."

"Good. Your counterpart however, would have blue hairs. He would have a different personality. And he would make a different sound when he would play music when clawing at his chest." Tokage explained, knowing that Onox would understand better if he talked about his music.

"Oh! I get it! So my counterpart would make different music than this?" Onox said, attempting to claw himself.

"WAIT! STOP, DON'T DO THAT!" Aaron screamed.

"Huh? Why?" Onox asked, even more confused.

"You're going to electrocute us if you claw at yourself. You're going to hurt us and I'm pretty sure your boss won't like that."

Onox looked at the ground, disappointed.

"But... I just wanted to play some music..." he said, actually sobbing.

Alex cringed. The mindless brute he fought so many times with actually looked more like a baby than anything else.

"Hey, don't cry! Well... Maybe you can. But later. And not in that train."

James looked at the scene from his seat, more disgusted at Onox than anything else.

In the distance Scipion chuckled, more amused at Starfall and the other's reactions than anything. He then sighed. At least Onox wasn't outright rejected by them and the Zoroark hoped that he would be able to maybe even befriend them.

He then thought about the rest of his crew. Giratina? The nominators and their tributes already knew him for a while and his dad will only be an ally to them, nothing more.

Persephone? She was a bit special, tricky but she was very cultured, civilised and would have no problem talking with them. Cerberus was basically like a big dog and from what he saw from Clyde, the young Shuppet wasn't outright evil as well, just probably boring and depressing.

Morgan on the other hand...

Scipion knew that the Morgrem will never forgive the nominators and that he would stop at nothing to ruin their lives, evens slightly. And it's certainly not threats that will scare him, Morgan would gladly give up on life if he could ruin the lives of hundred of people, Scipion saw that before. It's very likely that even if Scipion would ask him not to, Morgan would invite himself at the party.

He had to talk with him before that.

Edited by Scipion3 on May 4th 2020 at 1:19:04 PM

"In this insane place, love is all that stands between us and the great beyond."

The Spacepod

Still on the videocall, Magolor asks 6k1 about what is she currently up to.

Edited by Oggy123 on May 4th 2020 at 8:23:43 PM

The Arena

"Well, I'm still waiting for the other nominators to arrive... What's taking the train so long?"

The Den-Liner

"y'all talkin' about AUs?" asks Sans. "well, lemme tell ya about dem alternate undergrounds!"

He rattles off about them, which include, but are not limited to, one where everyone but Flowey is evil, one where everyone's a child, one where they were banished into space, one where Sans and Papyrus are the rulers instead of Asgore and Toriel... the possibilities are endless.

"Whoa..." says Ralsei, "and to think that my universe is just one of them..."

"I THINK I'D MAKE A GREAT KING, AM I RIGHT?!" asks Papyrus, to which Toriel just raises her eyebrow.

"I'd love to see that world where we're all children, though!"

"But that world where almost everyone is out to kill me scares me..." says Frisk.

Alphys then returns from the bathroom. "What did I miss?"

"We were just talking about alternate selves and universes!" says Power. "I'm not surprised that there are many alternate Equestrias, too! I know because of all the fanfics I've read!"

"That's such an interesting conversation..." says Miranda, "but may I request that the others leave this car? We still have private matters to talk about."

She's still holding the photo album in her hooves.

"Anemone dear, I know you want to be more independent from me, but... please take care, okay?"

The Spacepod, the Sky

"Oh, ok. Thanks!"

Magolor ends the call. The Den-Liner suddenly passes in front of them.

"A train!"

"A train? In the sky?"

"This must be the train that leads to the Arena! If we follow it, we could see the next Season!"

The Spacepod then follows the Den-Liner.

The Sky

The Bus-like vehicle still follows the Den-Liner with it's passenger in tow. He takes pictures of some of its occupants. He then witnesses The Spacepod and ducks.

Edited by Oggy123 on May 4th 2020 at 10:21:27 PM

Den-Liner

"Yeah. One of my friend showed me a book about those paralleles universes where we sides with humans. That's actually a very interesting topic." Aaron added.

Miranda then asked most people to leave for private matters. The Rescue Squad nodded and went back to the car where the Blue Wings was while Onox entered the one where Scipion was.

   "So. Got your answer?"   

"I... think?"

Scipion cackled.

   "Don't worry, they won't bite you as long as you don't be a complete jerk."    he said before looking at his claws.

   "Meh. Not sharp enough for the upcoming season. Onox?"   

"Boss, yes boss!" The Toxtricity exclaimed before leaving his chest wide opened. Scipion used it to sharpen his claws while carefully avoiding the scales on it.

   "Damn, your muscles are still as solid as ever. Just tell me if that hurts you, alright?"   

"Well, it's only tickling right now."

Scipion smiled at Onox. He was still impressed by how durable he was.

"In this insane place, love is all that stands between us and the great beyond."

"Welp... that was an odd encounter. Now, you were saying something about finishing your story, Miranda?"

"We need to find a way to get off of Earth."

The Den-Liner

Once the others have left, Miranda turns to Ichi.

"Where was I? Oh right..."

She shows Ichi and Starfall more pictures about Power's school life: her classmates, her projects, and even her achievements. There are also pics of her having her magic lessons with her tutor, and mementos from her various family outings.

"She was pretty advanced for her age, so we considered skipping grades. In the end however, we decided that she should be among those around the same age as her so it's easier for her to socialize."

Power sighs. "But even then... I still had a hard time making friends because of my anxiety attacks... Thank Celestia for Twilight's lessons. And to clarify, I was self-taught in my art magic."

Upon closer inspection of the pics, one can see that Power had an out-of-place tooth as a filly, almost looking like a fang.

"I had it fixed with braces as a teen."

"That's in another album. I even documented your high school years!"

And finally, they reach the last page, which shows Power receiving her award and getting her cutie mark. Both of them cry as they reminisce that.

Edited by TroperNo9001 on May 4th 2020 at 4:19:17 PM

"Anemone dear, I know you want to be more independent from me, but... please take care, okay?"

He pets Power's mane a little.

"And thus, she grew up to be the adorable, nerdy little pony she is today. Heh, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if she went on to make a successful career out of her love of art."

Edited by IchigoMontoya on May 4th 2020 at 1:24:31 AM

Quick Stop

The Den-Liner entered a portal through time, going to the year 1966 in the World of Ultraman. It came to a stop, with Momotaros deciding to step down.

Momotaros: Just so that you know, we're not there yet. This Convergence caused time to be affected in the way dimensions wre. None of you come out, if you change anything on this year, bad things could happen,

Meanwhile Bale and the others waited for Momotaros to finish, before he came back and the Den-Liner resumed it's way towards Panem.

Owner: Next stop, the Arena.

Naomi: To all who'll board off, stay in your seats until we reach our destination.

The Den-Liner then entered a portal to move on to the next destination.

Edited by VengefulBale on May 4th 2020 at 5:22:06 AM

"Bingo! If two species hate each other, they will wipe each other out on their own."

The Legion of Doom's Decimated Sub-Base

Shiva rises from the rubble of the sub-base.

   "Why...why did I just stand there like an idiot and not do a damn thing about it!?"   

While she's wallowing in self-pity, a more complete version of the Praetorian synth flies into the scene from a portal. It charges up its railcannon as Shiva continues to slam her right arm into the ground.

   "Why, why, WHY!?! I could've done something to turn the battle in my-no, OUR favor..."   

Once Shiva finishes talking to herself, the Praetorian fires a blast of dark energy at the Photoner, wiping her off the face of the multiverse for good. It then flies back into a portal, returning home.

Space

Thanks to Shiva's death, the Luminmech fleets stop working and explode. The Luminmechs themselves also suffer the same fate.

Edited by Eredars on May 4th 2020 at 2:48:50 AM

"At first, I was like "hmmm, yeah, buff choccy bunny." But bro: I don't think it's a joke anymore..."

Den-Liner

Everyone nodded as Momotaros warned not to step down the train. As they were waiting, Aaron wondered how Lucian was doing. He hoped his friend was doing alright. He couldn't wait to go to the library.

But he was also afraid that Scipion found out about his friendship with the nervous Lycanroc. Lucian was someone who could be scared very easily, and if the Zoroark knew about this...

The Lucario then thought about Bale. He seemed to be a simple human, but he actually put up such a good fight against the legion, he likely trained himself recently. He also thought about how Scipion's powers also came from Giratina.

He sighed. Ever since the Zoroark got his void powers, he feared that he would be unstoppable, like when they fought in Panem. Surely Scipion would not hesitate to slaughter him as soon as he got the chance outside of Panem.

He had to find a way to match Scipion's powers. For the nominators and his friends's safety.

"In this insane place, love is all that stands between us and the great beyond."

The Den-Liner

Starfall listens to Miranda's stories intenly, then nods and prepares himself when the Imagin tells everyone to buckle up until arrival in the Arena.

"I'll say. Your family's certainly something extraordinary, Pow-Pow. I imagine your life is a wonder, even if it wasn't as.... adventurous as the likes of Princess Twilight and her friends."

Terminus' Realm

The Entity of Darkness opens his eyes.

   "Is something wrong, my dear?"   

   "Nothing. But I sense something. It feels as if...."   

Two magical bubbles appear, showing the Neon Quarters and the Winter's End.

   ".... the tide has turned."   

   "Oh?"   

   "Valecor.... Xiamos.... Timewrecker.... they were naught but pawns of fate. The essences of the former two, consumed by my will. The latter, enduring eternal suffering. The same suffering he brought unto others. And the Legion whoss creation ends up a bane to many, defeated as well,"    Terminus muses.    "I can wait for much longer. I have always been waiting."   

   "What are you intending to do?"    Xehanort asks.

   "You will all leave this place, and return to hiding. I will seal this realm away from anything bar myself from entry or exit. And then.... I shall place myself into a long sleep, which will place me in stasis. This has been preordained by the hands of fate. Return to hiding. When the time comes, I will arise, and you will join me as I begin my next course."   

Lady Babylon, Xehanort, the Homunculi, and Shang Tsung nod, before they all leave in the reverse order. With them gone, Terminus gathers a great amount of energy, which he had absorbed from the Voidlands and the two deceased deities' essences, before using them to create an unbreakable sarcophagus and a seal to the realm.

   "Thus, what happens next is a sleight of hand from fate. I will await in sleep what it has in store."   

He enters the sarcophagus, and lies in it, closing his eyes. The sarcophagus closes itself, and a seal locks it until the destined time is at the horizon. And his realm is thus sealed with it.

There's only waiting now.

Hope: "Let's go. We'll be together." Lightning: "I only know... that soon, we'll be together."