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On tv the news in Alicorn's office is covering the Believe event, the superhero and Vought-American religious organization. A big event for the company to pander to the religious crowds with the head of the organization is the hero, Oh Father. He's also the leader and mentor of Sidekick Twelve a group of young heroes, who Oh Father rapes and uses his public image of a kind and religious man to hide that fact.

Alicorn paid little attention to the news on the event, as she has lots of work to do. With her discovering the portal on the island, now gives her a way to return to Equestria without having to wait for the portal to open on its own. She's preparing for her return and making some backup plans. If she stays in her old world she does want her… friends to be taken care of once she's gone. Becky be running the park, like she does already but has total ownership of the Equestrian brand if she doesn't return. 

Alicorn learned much from her time back home and how much the world has changed. Being replaced by the sister of that guard who was dating Cadance before she left, being made into an alicorn and a princess. Sparkle is nothing but a butt kisser who is completely loyal to Celestia, but she is still an alicorn and there is Discord to watch out for. Making Alicorn to rethink her plan for taking the throne. 

Alicorn knows that Celestia is very lazy and rather have others do the hard work or just leave it to fester, out of sight and out of mind mentality. With how many dangers that she has just left to deal with later, is the reason why so many things happen at once. Like in that Steven Universe cartoon where Rose or Pink Diamond left so many problems and done so many horrible things, that when that Spinal gem told Steven what his mother did to her, all he could say that sounds like her. For all of Celestia's talks about making friends she has none herself just subjects, which was the reason why she left the elements to Twilight and her friends, for without friends she couldn't use them.

Which plays into her plan for taking over, as the guards are completely useless with them all just disappearing and doing nothing when some villain shows up. Leaving everything to be handled by Twilight and her friends. Giving her a pretty good idea of how hard it be in taking care of the princesses who never put themselves in danger and be completely out of shape to fight her and her friends. 

Alicorn looks at the paperwork Vought sent her, they're bleeding money after the lost of G-Men and Payback. The coverups and payoffs they have to do to hide what happen to the teams, is costing the company lots of money. Stormfront had beaten Female into a coma to lure the other members of The Boys into a trap, but lost an eye. The Boys managed to kill all the members of Payback with the exception of Tek-Knight who is still recovering from the brain tumor being removed, and Eagle The Archer. The Boys did had to call in the Russian superhero, Vas the Love Sausage to kill Stormfront as he's nearly at her and Homelander's level of power. (1)

They want her to do more crossovers with other teams to help boost up sales while they rebuild Payback with the two remaining members. They're bringing in both Laddio and Swingwing Tek-Knight's sidekicks. They're also bringing the spin-off team that Tek-Knight once lead, The Maveriks a 7 member team of heroes. The company still has her multibillion brand to help the makeup the lost of both teams but it still hurts their bottom line.

"The Dazzlings have landed at the airport," Becky said over the com.

"The drivers are waiting for them right?" Alicorn ask.

"Yes the drivers are at the airport," Becky said.

"Good we can start this music festival and I can come out with my new look," Alicorn said.

"Do we really need a big show for this?" Becky ask.

"Yes we do. One thing, I learn while living in this world as a superheroine is that it's all about, presentation," Alicorn said planning on her big coming out party with the whole big musical reveal and making it so big it can't be hidden, for both worlds. 

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Author's Notes -

1 - Yes Stormfront in the comics wasn't living to the hype about him, but it did take the Boys calling in Vas the Love Sausage to kill him and them all ganging up on him to do it.

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