Sunset was to say the least kind of surprised when the white light hit in the middle of the match. She was doing well with her teammates but at the same time, she was in the middle of a qualifying match!

With a frustrated groan, she picks up her fallen Gunpla and dusted it off before addressing the feed.] Okay, I know this isn't normal, but I need to ask: what in the WORLD happened, where am I, why is this all candy colored, and more importantly I need directions back to Canter City. I was in the middle of my qualifying rounds and I think vanishing on my teammates is going to basically ruin any chance of us getting into the nationals.

[She sighed a little, brushing hair away from her face which was still the distinctive yellow and red.] Oh and I'm Sunset Shimmer, a student from Canterlot High. Can't believe this is happening, it's right out of a manga...

Is there at least a Gunpla shop I can browse while waiting to go home from wherever this place is? I need to tune up Unicorn Gundam while waiting here. Or even just a plastic model shop would be nice. Game stores maybe? I'm not asking for a entire store or anything just something to do while waiting.

[If nothing else, it should be the blue visor that reminds those who'd seen Aleph last in Equestria of this human right here. They are the same person - well, technically they aren't, but they are both Alephs. Alephs of the same alignment, even.

The only thing that might seem a bit out of place is hard to notice. This Aleph wears a wedding ring.]

Of all the places I've woken up suddenly, I have to say this is probably the best of them. Then again, it's not hard to beat 'the Tower' or 'a dead world'.

I'll get the obvious question out of the way first: can I go home? I haven't spent that much time there lately and I've missed it. This place seems nice enough, but I have places to rebuild and I think people will worry.

I should also ask if there's anybody I know here, but I know a lot of people... [Well, they'll probably show up if they know him, too.]

Other than that, I'll let you know what questions I have when I get them. My name's Aleph Sinclair - thank you for your time.

Friggin' finally!

[The teen stretches on screen of the scroll, doing it if just because he could. The differences between Pokey as a twelve year old and as a fifteen year old, from the start of Mayfield and the few years of peace in the better town to his start here are pretty miniscule and would only be noticeable to the few who knew him back in the digital town - he's taller, maybe a bit thinner though it's hard to really tell, and he has the start of a scraggly beard, something he had fought to keep under control before giving up on it when he could.

Not many differences, but for a boy who was never supposed to make it to his teenage years anyway, enough of one.

He intertwines his fingers and pops them, obnoxiously, because God. Human body. Wonderful.]

Great as it was to be a dragon [let him stress that world, he was a dragon] I was getting tired of that crap. Kind of done with it, though I'm pretty sure this dumb place isn't going to let it last. But hey, for now, if you're like me? You've got a problem. And that problem is that the dumb baby furniture here doesn't work for you anymore.

Well, lucky for you I'm here and can solve that. I've got your beds, your tables, your nightstands, whatever stupid crap you need, I can make it.

[And make it indeed he does, one of each piece of furniture appearing behind him as he mentions them, just waving his hand a little to make them materialize. He had kind of gone to Zetta's to become his minion just because it had sounded like a sweet deal at the time; with danger pretty much being inevitable, more power sounded great. Thing was, Pokey was never a fighter, and he damn sure wasn't going to just go and run at this centaur that was tearing everything up, power or not.

But using the mana boost as an accessory to strengthen the dumb little creation powers Mayfield had left him and any of its survivors with? That he could do.]

In fact, I'm such a nice guy, the first piece of furniture you need? I'll mark 40% off! Hey, easy as this is for me it isn't free you know. Guy's got to eat even in this dump. This offer is good for all you weirdos just getting here too.

Oh. Hey.

If any of you weirdos are from Mayfield and know me....hey.

Just let me know you're here, alright?

I'm baaaaaack!

[There's a flourish of materialized confetti, and marachi music plays just off-screen as Discord's mug appears. He seems pretty energetic today, for whatever reason.]

And you would not believe what has happened to me. First, Tirek appears and tries to get me to help him, and then Twilight's treehouse blows up...

[Context was for the weak, in Discord's opinion. He continues to ramble for a moment, before pausing.]

...Oh, yes, right. [cough cough.] So, I'm hoping to be brought up to speed on what has happened in my absence? I assume Celestia is no longer some rude teenager?

Hey everyone! There's going to be a GINORMOUS party and buffet line and everything for the newcomers. Feel free to join up at the fields around Ponyville. We've got a nice place set up, and we'll be starting the BBQ for the meat eaters at noon.

So remember, it's our kinda-sorta-annual get together where we can meet each other, have fun, etc etc. I'm going to need volunteers to set up the party after all but after that it's all fair game!

Like last year we'll set aside a place for Exhibition matches if anyone is interested, but with Tirek I'm sure we're all tired. Mind the cannonballs and stuff, we're still cleaning up Ponyville.

[How did Pinkie get this arranged so fast? NO ONE KNOWS.]

See ya all at the festivities!

(ooc: the actual event thread will be going up in the catch-all under its own heading. I'll put up a link when it goes up.)

[Just by a couple homes, a giant, metallic, futuristic bed has found its way smack dab in the middle of the road. It's clear to see that the bed, ominous and imposing with its dark purple color and 'face', though offset just a bit by the pig snout emblem above it, is occupied. Lying in the bed, protected by a glass capsule, is a familiar boy.

... Boy? Was it appropriate to call him that?

He had all the features of a fat, young boy, but over them were all the features of a decrepit man: wrinkled, pale skin and gray hair.

The man lied there, gasping for breath, lounging underneath the sunny blue sky with not a single means available to him to escape it. If anyone approaches him, he'd turn his head, weakly, and say in his tired, scratchy, though bratty voice...]

... Like what you see...?

[Here's Thrall.

Here's Thrall in the middle of an argument presumably with someone else from home.]

-- For the last time, no! I am not Green Jesus...!

... what am I doing back here? I thought I left the last time.

Boys? Are you here? If not I've got to get back home, Yagami is trying to get me to dress up for Easter.

[For the unfamiliar, there is a particularly interested looking girl wandering the streets of Ponyville, humming to herself and generally not causing any trouble. Innocent enough looking by and by. Though she is fiddling with that red gem necklace around her neck a little more than she probably should be.

With a soft giggle she stops, looking at the scroll in her hand for but a moment and decides she may as well try it out.]

Good day, Equestria~ It's been quite some time since I was last here. Sadly by myself this time, but you never know who might pop up. You certainly have changed since I last can recall, so much... brighter than I remember.

[She almost sounds sick when she says brighter, but she's still keeping her happy and slightly bubbly acting personality.]

Though I have to say, I was hoping I'd come back with hooves and tail, not... like this.

[Oh, the good stuff just COULDN'T stay good, now could it? As there's now a very large man looking disoriented as he takes in his surroundings.]

The homes here... crude and almost... countryside-ish. More ponies than normal people here and... I don't feel the least bit connected to a computer... that could only mean one thing...!

[And he throws his head back and laughs.]

OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO! I'M FREE! I'M FREE FROM THAT DEAD END WORLD THAT IS "BETTERPLACE"! And I've found myself in a brand new world, ripe for turning into my Eggman Empire!

Watch out, world! Dr. Eggman has arrived! OHOHOHOHOHO-- *hack, cough, cough! Cough, wheeze, gag!*

[It's been a few hours since people have started showing up. Not much time, but that's all the time this old man needs to figure out what's going on.]

[And once he does? There is cake. Don't ask how, but there's cake. He's busy putting the finishing touches on it, singing all the while. After a few more seconds, he presents the cake to the scroll with a jovial grin.]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EQUESTRIA!

[Hey everyone, here's an oddly teal platypus in a fedora on the scrolls now. Judging by how, shortly after writing it, he's showing the scroll around to people, he doesn't seem to be fully aware of how the scroll works.]

Two questions:

1) Where am I?
2) Please don't tell me I have to kill someone to leave this place.

[If one were to see him, they would be able to tell he was annoyed, but also oddly uneasy. Even checking over his shoulder every once in awhile as if expecting someone to pop up behind him.]

[There's a source of light, flickering away off-'camera'. It's a small blue knight keeping himself calm, but he seems to be surrounded by dirt and stone. Underground, perhaps? Why is he underground...?]

Ah, yes. Salutations! So this is a magical artifact after all.

I am Shovel Knight, and in light of my understandable confusion I offer my services, for these woods are fraught with monsters that seem agitated by either my arrival or other circumstances. Regardless, I am seeking my way out and to civilization for a well-earned pint.

However... Should anyone be trapped in these perilous woods, I will come grant them aid posthaste! The pint will still be there when I return, after all, and no doubt whoever I find will need a good drink as well when this adventure is through!

On that note, if you are out there, Shield Knight, it would be a relief to hear that you are well.

[From above, there are pounding footsteps and a howl. The knight chuckles.]

Ah, the cur remains confused as to my location. Not a very good wolf, is he?

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[ Well hello Ponyville, I sure hope you're getting used to the influx of uninvited guests because there's probably going to be a whole lot more where this one came from. While she's managed to get her scroll working without too much fuss, she looks as concerned as one would expect, though... not that surprised. just kind of done in an 'I have seen some shit' kind of way.

... in fact, if you happened to get yourself caught up in a certain doctor's dream during the event not too long ago, this girl might look kind of familiar - except the young woman on the video now looks a little... older, maybe? more mature? something like that.

either way, once she realizes she's actually broadcasting, she lets out a sigh and her shoulders sag with it. ]

Geez, has Hinata-san been messing with that thing again? I thought they had it all under control and that it was working fine, but if I'm just waking up in strange places, then I guess not...

[ well at least she's outside which indicates that this isn't a repeat of what happened last time she woke up in a strange place with no idea of where she was. ]

Um... I--I'm guessing people can see this, right? I can see other... [ a pause. ] ... people's...? ... I can see other videos on this so...

I'm Sonico and um... i--is there anyone else here from home? I'm looking for my family...

[ she trails off here for a moment, looking as if she's not... quite sure of name dropping any of these people which is kind of understandable considering who she starts with; ]

T--Tohru Adachi, maybe? Or Richard Walker... Naomi Kimishima might be here too... o--or maybe Daisukenojo Bito since this is a different world -- or Homura Akemi?

[ ... she could go on naming names but that's... probably a good place to leave off. ]

If you know where any of them are -- or if any of you are here! -- then please come find me. There's a bakery that looks... well, like cake. I'll be waiting there!

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[ and sure enough, if you go looking for Sonico, you'll find her in Sugarcube Corner, looking... untold levels of (unsure) and as fidgety as you'd expect. even if you're not who she's looking out for, come pester her, maybe? ]

[Trixie appears on the scroll, looking around and being a little confused.]

...Captain Celestia of Aurora Solis, if you're hearing this, please respond. I think the Improbability Device is messing with us. This... this looks just like the Equestria of old.

Other crew members may respond as well.

Hayate realized she needed to ping everyone at once.

So what better way to do her Lunchtime call?

Closing her eyes, she loosed all of her power. Those who might be interested, it was like a supernova of magical force washed across the landscape.

For those who remember this, this is Hayate's way of saying dinner is on.

Others are welcome to notice too.

"Kids, lunchtime!"

Hello, Ponyvillians. I am Queen Chrysalis of the Changelings. With my Changeling hoard, I am unstoppable and there's nothing you can do to ever stop me. I suggest you surrender now, but first, I have quite a list of demands.

1. The Princesses and its citizens will immediately vacate Canterlot. It will become a Changeling-only city.

2. Any and all books glorifying Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, or any of the Element bearers will be completely burned.

[And the list goes on, listing more and more generic oppressive demands. But... as the list goes on, the demands start to become a little odd. As even more demands are made, they get... odder and stranger and more ridiculous and goofy. This goes on for quite some time, with Queen Chrysalis keeping a straight face through all of it.]

475. Every thursday, Princess Cadance and Shining armor are to present themselves to me so I may boop there noses.

And finally, 476. The color orange will now be known as Razzamoni Chartreuse and a ritual will be held every third of the month praising Razzamoli Chartreuse.

That is all.

[The Changeling queen now awaits the confused responses of all who have been pranked by this list of demands.]

[The existence of multiple worlds is known knowledge for Nyarlathotep. But being pulled into not another reality, but another universe like this is, to say the least, rare. Who was he if he couldn't take that in strides? Already this world was providing him with the sustenance he needs to manifest physically and then some.

He takes his most recent, favorite form and appears on screen as eccentric high school history teacher, Akinari Kashihara. Though he could always change out if it grew too inconvenient for him. Folding his hands, he gives an almost fatherly smile, though his piercing yellow eyes betray something twisted.]

While I don't know how I found myself here, this is all fascinating. It's like I've stepped into a storybook. Perhaps there was a tear in the fabric of reality, evidenced by that bright light just a little while ago. All the same, this is rather inconvenient. I've got a family to return to, and a project still in progress.

[Not that he doesn't seem happy about things.] There's no point in asking how I may leave this world, I can tell. I'll just be patient. My reason for reaching out to you, then, I suppose, is... Where can I find a nice place to eat around here? A place with food palatable for humans would be preferred, I should add.

[Dash is walking a bit slowly through Ponyville, her head lowered a bit as she's focused on her cell phone. She frowns a little at seeing the no signal pop up.

A guitar is strapped to her back this time, in it's case.

She groans at her phone then pockets the thing. It isn't until she starts looking around that she recognizes the place.]

What the heck?

[She's giving herself a look over despite seeing other humans about too.]

Why am I a human this time?

not thii2 biit agaiin

*He's still himself but this is clearly colorful hoofbeast land. Last time they got their forms back and lots of new people showed up...*

what diid you iidiiot2 break thii2 tiime?

[This wasn't the hotel that he had fallen asleep in last night. This is a little jarring and at first the short thief can been seen walking around Ponyville before he finds something to lean on.

[Maybe he's trying to flag someone down to ask where he is. Or he's just studying the residents here. He's not bothered by it, considering the black mages, the Qu tribe and other races back from his own world.]

Hello? Can anyone tell me the name of this city?

[At least he assumes it's a city of some sort.]

[Artemis wasn't sure where he was, but the first thing he did on arrival was hide and try to stay in the shadows to gather information. This wasn't normal... He had to try and find the girls... They just had to be here somewhere... *gulp* Or at least he hoped so...]

How quaint.

[ This is all too bright and cheerful for Judge Doom. Too familiar. Presiding over a town of cartoon characters has left him used to chaos, but a kidnapping is far too much for him. When he speaks, though it is calm, there are hints of hostility in his voice. ]

Kidnapping an elected official and bringing him to such a bright land. I suppose that whoever committed this audacious crime must believe that this act is hilarious. Let it be known that this is a crime and the responsible party shall be punished.

[A pink-haired girl with a strange device on her wrist waves on the feed. She's human, don't mind the icons]

Hi! So this is some world called 'Equestria', huh? The ponies are so cute! But I do need to get back to my world sometime soon... anyone know how I could do that? I mean it doesn't have to be right now! I don't mind exploring a bit beforehand...

Oh, I should introduce myself, huh? My name's Amy! Amy Rose! It's nice to meet you all.

[... A few might notice a rather sizable hammer strapped to her back.]

I'm also looking for my friends, so if any of you see this, contact me!

[OOC: This is an AU'd Amy Rose from a Power Rangers AU.]

[This is definitely Equestria... but she doesn't remember all these... strange creatures here!

There were still ponies, sure... but she was unsettled slightly.

The feed clicks on with her giving a concerned look.]

U-Um, can anypony tell me why I'm suddenly in Ponyville and not in Manehatten? I was working on something for a friend before... and I'm on a deadline to get it finished. I-I can't find any explanation for me suddenly arriving...

Miss Rarity? Are you here?

...this is a somewhat familiar face, isn't it? For some of you?

"Oh, it's this place again. Is Chie here this time? Or Rise?"

A slight pause as she recalls something.

"Yayoi, if you're here again, I wouldn't mind kissing you some more."

D-Did we win? I saw the explosions, and all these people appearing... and I'm even back to my old self!

[The Glaceon gives a grin.]

I don't know how we did it, but we did it! Where's the afterparty I heard about? There was going to be one, right?

[Private Visual to Feena:]

Hey, we still gotta meet up and talk about stuff! You free tomorrow?

[Ooh~ This is certainly a brand new dream setting! Usually she's in her castle being served by her emu butlers, or fighting off thousands of Boarbatusks and making ALL the lien!

And... Ren's usually there. Scratch that, ALWAYS there.

That's the part that makes her realize that this ISN'T a dream! And it's not long until she starts frantically fiddling with this weird, actually-made-of-paper Scroll and the feed turns on.]

Oh, FINALLY! Stupid Scroll, why would you use PAPER to make one, that's just stupid! OKAY! Aaaaanybody who sees this, tell me RIGHT away if you know ANY boys with a black ponytail with a pink streak in the bangs and a green jacket! Tell him... the Queen's Castle is Empty and Needs More Syrup!

Oh my goodness, look at all the people that are here! I'm not entirely sure what happened, but this looks like a lot of fun.

So, let's see... from what I have heard, there are a lot of people from a lot of different places. I heard Mayfield mention a lot, so it seems that is quite the common destination? In any event, I would like to personally welcome everybody to this land of Equestria. Be sure to thank anypony that helps you with loggings, by the way, and try to help them out as they can.

Also, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask me and I will let you know. So long as they aren't too dumb, in which case I will answer while simultaneously make fun of you. Ha!

My name is Yuelia, by the way. It's nice to meet you all!

A sinister figure in a full body tattoo appears!

"Death's vastness holds no peace. I come at the end of the long road. Neither human, nor devil... all bends to my w-wait a minute..."

This is not where she should be at all!

Yeesh, this is, like, the second weirdest place I've ever been to...

[That definitely the voice of a teenage girl, but the visual is of that of a fluffy black fox...thing. Who isn't moving her mouth at all. Instead, the voice just seems like it emanates from her entirely. You know. Telepathy. She does, however, give a physical sigh. The kind of sigh that one gives when they are just absolutely done.

Around her ridiculously floofy neck is a pair of busted up headphones. They do absolutely nothing, but she likes to keep them around anyway, thank you very much.]

So, just getting it out there now, I'm probably the strongest one here, so you should really be nice to me. I've taken on some seriously strong looking sofas in my day, don't think I don't know how to handle myself. If you're really lucky, I might even let you rub my tummy.

[You know you want in on that action.]

[This place certainly isn't a sight for sore eyes. It's a wonder he even remembers it, but he does. Oh, he does. But now Tobias is coming with new memories and is certainly a lot less distressed now than he had been when he first showed up here. Of course, he doesn't expect anyone to recognize him, either. Not now.]

...Cecil? Are you still here?

[The boy shifts a little on his feet, rubbing one of his arms.]

It's me. Tobias. I don't really know how I'm back here again...but if you're out there, just. Answer this if you can.

[He'd assume he's still a pony like he was when he ran into him before, but given all the humans he's seeing walking around right now- among other things- he can't be too sure.]

...Well well. This sure isn't Vale.

[The red-headed figure tips his head to the side slightly, plucking a lit cigar from his mouth between a thumb and forefinger so he can tap the ashes off the end.]

Or, dare I say, Remnant for that matter.

If anyone here happens to have any information they would feel so inclined to give me as to what is going on here, it would be greatly appreciated. From the look of things, I'm not the only one who isn't meant to be here. Unlike the rest, however, I don't exactly have the time to sight see.

[And should anyone happen upon Roman in person, they'll see him leaning against a tree, tapping the end of his cane against the ground as he worries the cigar between his teeth.]

[Good morning, Equestria. Anybody taking a look at the scrolls will find a very angular, very green, and very, very irritated lady glaring back at them. This isn't one of your normal, everyday glares, either. This is a glare that could cut diamonds. This is a killing glare.

It takes a second for her to realize that the scroll is actually on, to which she makes a little disgusted noise, like she just stepped in something gross.]

Absolutely primitive.

[And that's about all she's got to say, since she them turns away from the scroll, the fingers on her right hand rearranging into a hologram tablet hanging in midair. She fidgets with it for a few seconds before speaking again.]

Emergency log, date... [She pauses here to do some quick mental math.] Local time unknown. Escape pod appears to have veered off course. Dominant species of brightly colored ungulates vastly outnumbers human population. Will attempt to salvage escape velocity-capable craft from local technology. Alternatively, assess planet for Kindergarten viability.

Thus far, no signs of intelligent life observed.

[And the scroll is, of course, still open throughout this whole thing.

Maybe she just expected it to close on its own? Who knows?]

...H...Hello?

[There's a very young girl peering into the scrolls. She might even be familiar to some.]

...Onii-chan? Teddie? ...Is everyone still here?

[Assuming this was the place she was thinking of.]

I'm...I'm back in the pony world, right? I mean, there are ponies here, but...I'm not a pony anymore.

...Did something happen?

Okay. ...Okay this is weird.

[Weird being the understatement of the year, but...anyway.

Hiro shucks a hand through his hair with a weak laugh, glancing off to the side for a moment.]

So uuhh...obviously something happened. I don't remember what...maybe I was working on something and it backfired a little. Or a lot... But, um...Honey? Gogo? Fred? Wasabi? If any of you guys are out there and are hearing this, I'm here and I'm fine. ...Could use a lift, though.

Actually, that last part would be for you, Baymax, if you're here. ..somehow.

My name's Hiro, by the way. Hiro Hamada. And uh- not that this place isn't wicked cool or anything, but I didn't really ask for a vacation just yet.

[Hey everyone. Did you have a good night's sleep after that crazy explosion? Maybe? not quite? That's a shame. It wasn't that big of a deal, was it? Oh well. No reason not to start the day right.

A black and white teddy bear appears on everyone's magic scrolls in the morning.]

*DING DONG, BING BONG*

Gooooood morning everyone! Time to rise and shine! Get ready to greet another beee-yutiful day, Equestria!

[That old scroll is flashing up yet again, and a familiar pair of goggles can be spotted on the feed. Not to mention the blue foam lizard on his shoulder.]

Alright, so, with the time displacement between universe-

What, no hello?

[He gives the lizard a look.] We’re talking about science here. Hellos can wait.

Oh yeah, they’re sure to listen to that.

[He makes several grumbling noises and grimaces.] Fine. Greetings Ponyville, Linksano here once again, etc etc.

Hey guys. Eliza here too. I have a name now.

Yes yes, they’ll are very impressed. Now listen. After returning home, its been about ten to eleven months in my world. Depending on how long its been here, perhaps I can locate some sort of connecting pattern to the differentiating levels of time and space, thereby uncovering a frequency to-

How have you guys been anyway? [She assumes that’s what normal, non-Linksano people do. Granted, she’s a one year-old walking foam lizard, but she’s pretty sure she knows more than the doctor on this one.]

...I was talking.

You do that a lot.

[Oh, look, it's Nozomi. Normal Nozomi. Aaaaand, she's looking quite sheepish.]

Um, I know this is a very bad time with everyone showing up out of nowhere again and we're all normal again, but I got a VERY big question that I need answering!

How do you fix broken powers? Because I, uh...

[And she grins sheepishly.]

Kinda broke mine...?

[Something extremely strange has happened. Newcomers seem to be coming in droves, and not as ponies. She feels like she needs to help out to have confusion be cut down. So she puts her scroll on anonymous and tries naturally disguising her voice once again.]

Hello, everyone! Don't worry about things. Call me The Lightbringer. I know some of you might be confused or worried of what just happened and why you're all here. There's no real need to panic or point fingers, just hear me out.

There's a being known as Calice. She bought us all here as some sort of experiment. But she needs help. Many have been in the process of trying to get through to her, and they're doing fairly well. I suspect that something happened to her that caused her to bring all of you here. Normally, everyone gets turned into a pony. I don't know the specifics of Calice's powers, but that seems to be the only conclusion I can come up with to why this happened.

Welcome to Equestria, ponies and other beings. More specifically, you're in the town of Ponyville. I have no idea how long any of you will be here. I've been here for a while. But there's ways to make it easier to stay here if you're going to be here for a while. Newcomer ponies have set up a trust fund for other newcomer ponies. If you ask around, I'm sure you'll be able to find it and get some money for you to be able to buy some lodgings.

Equestria is run by two Princesses: Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. They rule in the city of Canterlot in the castle. If you want to talk to them, Princess Celestia has a scroll you can speak with her with. Otherwise, you can travel to Canterlot by train to discuss things in person with them. There are also many other ponies that are willing to help you out. You can seek out Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, or Pinkie Pie. Those six ponies are the bearers of The Elements of Harmony, and they shouldn't give you any trouble.

...That's about all I can thnk of. If you have any more questions, you can respond via this scroll. This has been The Lightbringer, bringing the truth to light.

[Well, after everything that's happened, seeing this face probably was not welcome for a lot of people. Still, that doesn't stop Tohru Adachi from looking utterly confused as he stares around at all the ponies and bright colors.]

...why do I feel like I just got dumped into one of Nanako's drawings...

[He cleared his throat after a moment, an uneasy smile working its way onto his face.]

Uh... hey? Not sure why I ended up here... I swear I didn't sleepwalk into a TV... So, if someone could give me a clue? Th-that'd be great right about now...

[If anyone wanted to talk to him face to face, he was hanging out around the outskirts of town, looking insanely uncomfortable.]

[On the screen is an odd creature, somewhat rat-like in appearance... or maybe dog-like. It kept its piercing gaze locked on the screen and given how high up in the air the scroll seemed to be, the creature behind it was of considerable height. Not that it would matter much to the King of Evil. Still, not something one would see everyday.

The creature doesn't move his mouth, but Ganondorf will hear words rising up in his head. It's speaking telepathically and from a considerable distance.]

Ganondorf, correct? We've met before in some capacity. I suspect you remember the animated snowman from last winter. That was my doing. Though it's been a while, a reflection on recent circumstances have pressed me to follow up.

My name is Giegue. And I'm here to make you a proposal.

Why did I wind up in a barrel again?

[There's a small green-clad child climbing out of a barrel, soaked in water. He takes his hat off and with a practiced flick of it, removes the water from the long hat.] I should really find something else to wear, Grandma did a good job with it but outfit's getting threadbare.

[Looking up into the sky, he shielded his eyes.] Land everywhere, new sky, this isn't the Great Ocean or New Hyrule... if we even find one that is.

[He pokes at the fallen scroll.] Hey, listen! I'm Link, and I need to know the directions to the nearest dock. I'm sure Tetra's waiting for me to get my sorry behind there.

Uh yeah, and hmm... if you have side quests I can do, please lemme know? I don't have my wallet of rupees, it must have fallen out when I landed in a barrel.

Right! I...seem to have made a wrong turn somewhere. One moment I'm in Arendelle, frozen winterland...next I'm in pony land. Got to ask for directions.

Ok, ok, I got this...

[THROAT CLEARING! DEEP BREATH! It didn't take her long to figure out what this scroll was for, after all.]

Hello? I was wondering if anyone knows where the exit back to Arendelle is?

[Pause.]

I'll, um, give you some of my carrots.

[Holding up a bag of carrots.]

Well, they're not my carrots but...the guy I bought them for won't miss them, right? Here's to hoping.

Oh! And, if there's been any place that's been experiencing...sudden eternal winter, leading me to wherever that is would also be helpful. Yeah.

Thank you!

[It's been most of a year since Liz had been seen in Equestria. She's not really sure how long it's been for her, and it's certainly weird that she comes back in human form. Heck, didn't that happen last time she went out and back in? She spent a few minutes trying to find her feet, getting her bearings. Then quickly she found somewhere where she wouldn't be disturbing anyone and shakily opened the scroll, hoping she still remembered how to use it.]

...hello?

[ The scroll is pointed towards the sky, and the feed is unstable and constantly changing, to the sound of some annoyed grunts. Eventually, some way or another, it is forcibly held open and made to look at an empty field on the outskirts of Ponyville.

After a few seconds of nothing, a rather miniscule martian shuffles into the frame, carrying a large flag over his shoulder. Without any fanfare, he plants the flag into the ground, before looking at the camera and raising his finger in triumph. ]

This planet has officially been claimed in the name of Mars! Hm. Quite superb, wouldn't you agree?

[Well now, there's a two-tailed fox on the scrolls. The fact he isn't wearing that red scarf shows that it's the younger one. He's holding what appears to be a strange gun in his gloved hands, though he has it pointed towards the ground.]

Umm, I know this is likely a bad time to ask since the chaos from last year has happened again, but does anyone that know about Evokers could help me with this? My Evoker collar turned into a gun when I changed back to normal and I can't seem to summon my persona with it.

[He points the gun upwards and fires, but nothing happens.]

I've looked at it and I haven't quite figured out how to fix it yet, but I have a feeling there's some trick to it.

[Well, might as well make herself known here... the image appears, and the girl looking back may seem familiar to some, though the orange and mushroom covered bug on her shoulder may not be...]

Hello, Equestria. My name is Naoto Shirogane-- I'm aware some of you may know me already, however, I am not the same one that has been residing here for the last several months. Though I am also from Inaba, for the last half a year I've been in a city known as 'Saeng Seong', another multi-universe hub that draws in off-worlders. However, they don't require us to change our forms there...

[She paused a moment, to collect her thoughts; no point to going on about touch here unless someone asked...]

I wanted to make it known that I was here, and to offer information to anyone inclined to do research in alternate universes and the like, before I... end up leaving, I suppose.

[For a moment, her expression softened, as if remembering something fondly, and she continued.]

Also, if anyone knows me from back home, I'd be interested in hearing from you as well. If you'd like to meet in person, I'll be staying with this world's Kanji Tatsumi and Naoto Shirogane.

Thank you for your time.

[A slight nod of her head, a tip of her hat...]

[An older man is musing to himself, it's mostly under his breath, but it's audible enough.]

...I'd say it's just another Sunday, but...

[But something seems distinctly wrong about this.

Equestria, meet one Dr Robert Bruce Banner, otherwise known as the Hulk.

Bruce is used to waking up in an unfamiliar place, but usually he's half naked and there's evidence that the other guy rampaged through. But not today, today any evidence that the Hulk was behind this is conspicuously absent. Usually that would be a good thing, but there's still the matter of being somewhere completely unfamiliar.]