[Oh hey it's one of those hedgehogs from earlier. Seems like he's finally showing himself on the scrolls.]

Yo, anyone here knows how to repair magic rings? Mine supposed to be able to turn me into a human, but it won't work.

[He holds up a ring that looks like something either Tailses would make.]

Hey Tails, uh, either of you, are you out there? Fluttershy told me you are here. Also anyone heard of a girl named Nephenee? Green pony, long green hair? Just wanted to see if either of them are here or not 'cause I have a gut feeling I'm not gonna be able to stick around for much longer.

[He's not sure why he has that gut feeling but at least things haven't been that bad here (aside from the lack of chili dogs).]

[There's a couple of Sonic's around already, have another one. This one has a brown backpack strapped to his back and his eyes are pure black, if people pay enough attention to that detail.

He's zipping through Ponyville, occasionally stopping to give the folks a look over. If you're human, he may be hesitant to talk to you, he's own experiences with humans have been bad. Evil.]

Mondo weird.

Tails? Sal? [He calls out their names quite loudly. He doesn't even give it a second.] Bummer. They gotta be around here somewhere.

First up, the nearest chili dog stand. [Priorities Sonic, seriously.]

[Hey look everyone! It's basically a Terminator, staring into the scroll with terrifying glowing red eyes!

He speaks in an utterly normal voice.]

Ah, hello. It's Pollo.

I just wanted to say that I'm available if anyone needs help with rebuilding efforts. I don't have my magic anymore, but I'm still quite strong and I can keep running as long as I need to, really.

And - Twilight, can you call me if you see this? Please? [Look, he doesn't mean to hover, but you kinda went out to fight Tirek yesterday and he hasn't seen or heard from you since.]

[The writing isn't very nice or anything but she's in a hurry because after this, she's keeping out of sight.]

i am not coming out until things are done. sorry but i do not want to deal with this.

i will come out when it is done. i will make up work and see people then.

[She's over reacting but this is how she showed up and vanished the first time..she's putting 2 and 2 toghter...and getting 5 and a half.]

[A woman in her early thirties with red hair is in front of the Otsuki Chacha tea house. An orange tabby cat jumps onto her shoulder and watches as she records. Despite the intrusion, she manages to smile sincerely.]

Hello everyone! This is Saori, world hopper and owner of Otsuki Chacha tea house. Since the inside of the shop can't really accommodate anything bigger than a pony, we're going outdoors! There's going to be several tables available and tea will be on the house for all the newcomers. I got plenty of teas to choose from and it'll be a great chance to celebrate, well, a lot of things. Also this is belated, but it's a perfect chance to do some good old flower viewing since the cherry blossoms are still around.

So please come on by to Otsuki Chacha in the Night Market when you have a chance!

[Saori grabs Mana the cat so she can cradle him and make it look like he's waving bye.]

[Welp, in true murder school fashion, someone's gotta turn up late with starbucks. In fact in this case it's quite literal, as while it's not starbucks he's got balancing in his free hand, it's still a tray of fancy coffee from somewhere, indicating he'd been a run before showing up in Ponyville.

...Unfortunately though (although maybe fortunate for some people who also suddenly found themselves here) it has to this guy showing up. Because apparently one was not enough. But at least this one's a little bit more distinguishable from the other one, given he looks just the sliiiiightest bit older and is donning some really big dumb glasses on his face. Still this asshole though.

At the moment looks pretty annoyed.]

Great, where the heck did I end up this time? Hey! Whoever's responsible for this, it's not funny you know! Warn a guy before you transport him somewhere, geez...

[...he is assuming for the moment that this is probably some sort of prank, either by someone at the Future Foundation or a pokemon, the latter seeming just as likely considering how... bright and colourful everything is and some of the weird powers those things have.

Welp, time to do what he usually does whenever he's lost.]

Hey partner, are you around anywhere?

[...cry for his partner like a big dumb baby.

If you want to find him in person he's... around. Wandering around and such.]


(ooc: he's post Ultimax but he's also from danganroleplay so he's done a bunch of stuff post game! but is still mostly canon, just older now.)

['Sup Equestria? New arrival! Unfortunately it's someone not too cool, no one with powers or anything too interesting about them. Sorry. Just a young boy with an orange shirt, purple shorts, and long red socks that cover his legs, complete with a ski hat. Seriously, who dresses like that? He dresses like he's from some weird cartoon.

Well, if his attire didn't make it obvious that he's a total nerd, then it sure will be once he opens his mouth. The scroll in his hands jumbles around a bit as he tries to investigate the odd parchment.]

So this must be what they call 'lucid dreaming'. Fascinating... [The boy hasn't ever had a dream where he is in control of what he's doing, much less actually knowing that he's dreaming at all. Everything about this strange dream seems so real! Oh, he can't wait to tell Ed and Eddy all about it!]

[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.]

[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...]

[So there aren't actually any words being spoken. And it's... not really clear if there's even anyone using the scroll? There's a visual, yes, there just isn't a person shown.

...After a little bit, though, there's something like... glitching.

And boy, that sure is a creepy laugh to go along with all the distortion and static.]

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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.

[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?

...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?

[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?]

[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.

[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.

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!

[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.]