1 00:00:00,199 --> 00:00:05,609 addiction how do you know when you're 2 00:00:03,149 --> 00:00:07,799 trapped when you want something more 3 00:00:05,609 --> 00:00:09,089 than anything else when you find 4 00:00:07,799 --> 00:00:10,290 yourself lying to your friends and 5 00:00:09,089 --> 00:00:12,599 hiding things from them because you 6 00:00:10,289 --> 00:00:15,230 didn't want them to know when you can't 7 00:00:12,599 --> 00:00:17,490 go a week without indulging a day or 8 00:00:15,230 --> 00:00:18,960 simply when you insisted that because 9 00:00:17,489 --> 00:00:20,299 none of the above really applied to you 10 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:22,920 you were fine 11 00:00:20,300 --> 00:00:25,528 we had crashed and everything went black 12 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:27,330 like somebody blowing out a candle I was 13 00:00:25,528 --> 00:00:29,518 lying on the street knocked out and 14 00:00:27,329 --> 00:00:31,129 badly hurt but in the depths of mine 15 00:00:29,518 --> 00:00:33,539 consciousness I was still crashing 16 00:00:31,129 --> 00:00:34,070 Pinkie Pie's last message plagued my 17 00:00:33,539 --> 00:00:36,179 dreams 18 00:00:34,070 --> 00:00:37,859 by the time I had regained my 19 00:00:36,179 --> 00:00:39,570 consciousness the party time meant tiles 20 00:00:37,859 --> 00:00:42,299 had worn off and I was back in the mire 21 00:00:39,570 --> 00:00:44,070 of my own feebleness even the 22 00:00:42,299 --> 00:00:45,779 multicolored pyrotechnic display that 23 00:00:44,070 --> 00:00:47,219 consumed three city blocks behind us 24 00:00:45,780 --> 00:00:50,308 fail to fully pierced through my mental 25 00:00:47,219 --> 00:00:52,439 fog with its brilliance as I peeled 26 00:00:50,308 --> 00:00:54,209 myself off the rubble-strewn Street My 27 00:00:52,439 --> 00:00:57,359 Mind's I could still see that skeleton 28 00:00:54,210 --> 00:00:59,660 alone in a corner a clutched figure of a 29 00:00:57,359 --> 00:01:02,039 friend having fallen into a ribcage and 30 00:00:59,659 --> 00:01:04,259 still all I wanted was another party 31 00:01:02,039 --> 00:01:06,478 time in town to clear the fog and 32 00:01:04,260 --> 00:01:09,540 confusion to make me brilliant so I 33 00:01:06,478 --> 00:01:11,429 could help my friends in that moment I 34 00:01:09,540 --> 00:01:13,020 realized that even if they didn't meet 35 00:01:11,430 --> 00:01:15,240 any of the criteria on my own mental 36 00:01:13,019 --> 00:01:18,539 checklist of warning signs I risk losing 37 00:01:15,239 --> 00:01:20,759 control I still chose whether I took a 38 00:01:18,540 --> 00:01:24,479 PTM or not and I could refuse to at 39 00:01:20,759 --> 00:01:26,219 anytime but I had reached a point where 40 00:01:24,478 --> 00:01:27,959 I didn't feel right didn't even feel 41 00:01:26,219 --> 00:01:29,489 like myself unless I had that clarifying 42 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:33,899 an enlightening boost from party time 43 00:01:29,489 --> 00:01:35,209 entails maybe just maybe I did have a 44 00:01:33,900 --> 00:01:38,340 problem 45 00:01:35,209 --> 00:01:39,629 see how calamity cried out triumphantly 46 00:01:38,340 --> 00:01:42,890 as he fluttered back to the rest of us 47 00:01:39,629 --> 00:01:45,449 now that's how you do a dash at style 48 00:01:42,890 --> 00:01:46,950 steel has grown deeply as the metal clad 49 00:01:45,450 --> 00:01:50,070 steel Ranger pushed himself up to his 50 00:01:46,950 --> 00:01:52,320 armored hooves for the record he 51 00:01:50,069 --> 00:01:54,059 grumbled them no pony here is allowed to 52 00:01:52,319 --> 00:01:57,529 complain about my battle tactics being 53 00:01:54,060 --> 00:01:57,530 excessive ever again aah 54 00:01:58,390 --> 00:02:04,109 one of the Griffins butcher I think 55 00:02:00,219 --> 00:02:06,310 cried out my wing I think it's broken 56 00:02:04,109 --> 00:02:07,780 velvet remedy dragged herself out of the 57 00:02:06,310 --> 00:02:10,650 wreckage of the overturned wagon she'd 58 00:02:07,780 --> 00:02:12,729 landed in her own body torn and bleeding 59 00:02:10,650 --> 00:02:15,310 particularly a deep gash on her forehead 60 00:02:12,729 --> 00:02:17,979 but she ignored her own wounds hobbling 61 00:02:15,310 --> 00:02:19,330 towards the badly injured Griffon about 62 00:02:17,979 --> 00:02:21,369 halfway to the Griffon she stopped 63 00:02:19,330 --> 00:02:24,270 standing shakily she gazed down at the 64 00:02:21,370 --> 00:02:27,459 swirling prismatic fire behind us 65 00:02:24,270 --> 00:02:29,400 merciful Celestia I hope nobody was 66 00:02:27,459 --> 00:02:31,680 living in any of those buildings 67 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:34,270 calamity landed Bradley next to her 68 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,500 doors not cleared the Raiders of that 69 00:02:34,270 --> 00:02:40,750 pit yesterday evening 70 00:02:35,500 --> 00:02:42,280 remember we did what when Velodrome nice 71 00:02:40,750 --> 00:02:43,659 wait of it and reach up to wipe the 72 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:46,390 stream of blood out of her eye 73 00:02:43,659 --> 00:02:48,329 oh you mean when he flew off and left 74 00:02:46,389 --> 00:02:50,738 the rest of us worried sick about you 75 00:02:48,330 --> 00:02:52,540 she put her hoof down and took one more 76 00:02:50,739 --> 00:02:53,439 step towards her intended patient saying 77 00:02:52,539 --> 00:02:57,340 aye 78 00:02:53,439 --> 00:03:00,219 I'll help hold still she made it three 79 00:02:57,340 --> 00:03:02,080 more steps before fainting whoa there 80 00:03:00,219 --> 00:03:04,150 calamity exclaimed as he caught her 81 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:06,060 before she could hit the pavement he 82 00:03:04,150 --> 00:03:08,439 held on the velvet as she slumped I 83 00:03:06,060 --> 00:03:10,810 tried to trot over to her only to find 84 00:03:08,439 --> 00:03:13,959 that I was lying down that seemed 85 00:03:10,810 --> 00:03:16,049 surprising I tried to get up and sharp 86 00:03:13,959 --> 00:03:18,340 agony Lance through my right fore leg I 87 00:03:16,049 --> 00:03:23,049 lifted it trying to understand what was 88 00:03:18,340 --> 00:03:24,759 wrong it felt heavy my eyes took in the 89 00:03:23,049 --> 00:03:28,140 spear of rebar jutting through it just 90 00:03:24,759 --> 00:03:32,739 above the dead screen of my pipbuck oh 91 00:03:28,139 --> 00:03:34,268 that's not good I looked up to see the 92 00:03:32,739 --> 00:03:36,489 dark form of an armored Griffon 93 00:03:34,269 --> 00:03:39,640 approaching me then my eyes rolled up 94 00:03:36,489 --> 00:03:40,659 and I lost consciousness again it 95 00:03:39,639 --> 00:03:42,639 already acquired the codes when they 96 00:03:40,659 --> 00:03:43,870 started boxing us in we thought it was a 97 00:03:42,639 --> 00:03:44,979 stroke of luck that they were pushing us 98 00:03:43,870 --> 00:03:47,640 towards the roof but those bitches 99 00:03:44,979 --> 00:03:49,840 turned our escape route into a trap I 100 00:03:47,639 --> 00:03:51,279 woke up for the second time to the sound 101 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:53,830 of Blackwing and steel it was a deep in 102 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:56,050 conversation I didn't think I'd passed 103 00:03:53,830 --> 00:03:58,000 out for more than a few minutes 104 00:03:56,050 --> 00:04:00,460 I felt weaker than I had back when I was 105 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:02,289 sick in steel hooks cabin deeply ill and 106 00:04:00,460 --> 00:04:03,640 my right fore leg throbbed with such 107 00:04:02,289 --> 00:04:07,539 pain that I just couldn't hold back my 108 00:04:03,639 --> 00:04:08,979 tears my team noticed alicorns checking 109 00:04:07,539 --> 00:04:11,799 out at least one safe in the building 110 00:04:08,979 --> 00:04:13,469 steel has pointed out did they know you 111 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:16,269 had the codes already 112 00:04:13,469 --> 00:04:20,798 black-winged laughed well we sure didn't 113 00:04:16,269 --> 00:04:22,449 advertise it my tension drifted the 114 00:04:20,798 --> 00:04:25,239 beauty of velvet remedy had settled down 115 00:04:22,449 --> 00:04:26,800 next to me while I was out velvet remedy 116 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:29,350 was kneeling over me her healing horn 117 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,840 glowing it was a position that even I 118 00:04:29,350 --> 00:04:33,490 was getting tired of seeing her in her 119 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:35,289 head was wrapped in magic laced bandages 120 00:04:33,490 --> 00:04:38,199 a large patch of red seeping into them 121 00:04:35,290 --> 00:04:40,030 over her mending wound I hope you like 122 00:04:38,199 --> 00:04:42,300 the taste of radaway little PIP she said 123 00:04:40,029 --> 00:04:44,739 smiling and trying to sound casual I 124 00:04:42,300 --> 00:04:47,439 could detect the strain in her voice no 125 00:04:44,740 --> 00:04:48,639 matter how well she hid it steel hooks 126 00:04:47,439 --> 00:04:50,350 is the only one of us who won't be 127 00:04:48,639 --> 00:04:53,889 guzzling it grateful if I can get doctor 128 00:04:50,350 --> 00:04:54,850 helping up to sell us his stock velvet 129 00:04:53,889 --> 00:04:58,919 are you all right 130 00:04:54,850 --> 00:05:01,030 he fell velvet smiled softly to me I 131 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,949 have a concussion but it shouldn't be 132 00:05:01,029 --> 00:05:06,519 too serious I'm more worried about you 133 00:05:02,949 --> 00:05:08,289 little PIP I'd be fine 134 00:05:06,519 --> 00:05:10,469 few healing potions and I'd be good as 135 00:05:08,290 --> 00:05:15,619 new I told her so 136 00:05:10,470 --> 00:05:17,809 velvet winced why did she winced 137 00:05:15,619 --> 00:05:20,269 a little pip you can't take a healing 138 00:05:17,809 --> 00:05:23,838 potion not well that thing is still in 139 00:05:20,269 --> 00:05:25,489 you I looked at the bloody ribbed metal 140 00:05:23,838 --> 00:05:29,088 javelin that grotesquely skewered my 141 00:05:25,488 --> 00:05:30,588 fore leg Belleville remedy continued my 142 00:05:29,088 --> 00:05:32,838 magic in our medicine can patch you up 143 00:05:30,588 --> 00:05:38,079 yes but the metal rod has to come out 144 00:05:32,838 --> 00:05:40,158 first this was going to hurt wasn't it 145 00:05:38,079 --> 00:05:44,389 velvet remedy assured me that was going 146 00:05:40,158 --> 00:05:46,399 to hurt a lot I floated out the memory 147 00:05:44,389 --> 00:05:49,158 or from Horseshoe Tower contemplating at 148 00:05:46,399 --> 00:05:51,348 a moment the lock on that safe had been 149 00:05:49,158 --> 00:05:52,848 the hardest that ever tried to crack it 150 00:05:51,348 --> 00:05:55,428 had been beyond the magical abilities of 151 00:05:52,848 --> 00:05:56,558 two alicorns what secrets could have had 152 00:05:55,428 --> 00:05:58,338 been hiding 153 00:05:56,559 --> 00:06:00,049 according to Blackwing The Mercenaries 154 00:05:58,338 --> 00:06:01,009 had already found the codes they were 155 00:06:00,048 --> 00:06:01,368 just looking somewhere else in the 156 00:06:01,009 --> 00:06:03,709 building 157 00:06:01,369 --> 00:06:06,049 of course the alicorns didn't know that 158 00:06:03,709 --> 00:06:09,369 for sure they were probably just being 159 00:06:06,048 --> 00:06:12,769 thorough on the count of three I 160 00:06:09,369 --> 00:06:18,279 suggested develop remedy she nodded her 161 00:06:12,769 --> 00:06:20,449 lips pressed into a thin line one two I 162 00:06:18,278 --> 00:06:21,139 reached out with my magic and touched 163 00:06:20,449 --> 00:06:23,478 the orb 164 00:06:21,139 --> 00:06:24,949 even as Vela Remy's horn flared in the 165 00:06:23,478 --> 00:06:26,899 shaft of the rainbow was enveloped with 166 00:06:24,949 --> 00:06:27,588 light all of my senses dropped away into 167 00:06:26,899 --> 00:06:31,848 another world 168 00:06:27,588 --> 00:06:33,499 I was sitting before banks of terminals 169 00:06:31,848 --> 00:06:36,168 between two other ponies that I paid 170 00:06:33,499 --> 00:06:38,778 absolutely no attention to there was a 171 00:06:36,168 --> 00:06:40,278 near bloom buzzing softly my ear the 172 00:06:38,778 --> 00:06:42,110 screen on the terminal was nothing but a 173 00:06:40,278 --> 00:06:45,379 little balloon icon expanding until it 174 00:06:42,110 --> 00:06:46,639 popped then filling again laponia was 175 00:06:45,379 --> 00:06:48,859 riding was a key from sitting in the 176 00:06:46,639 --> 00:06:53,299 same position for too long her Mane 177 00:06:48,858 --> 00:06:56,750 itched as did he Ike's okay his mate 178 00:06:53,298 --> 00:06:59,449 itched as well as other places 179 00:06:56,750 --> 00:07:01,069 and I suddenly very very much wanted to 180 00:06:59,449 --> 00:07:02,449 be back in the main Hatton ruins feeling 181 00:07:01,069 --> 00:07:05,449 rebar being yanked through my lake 182 00:07:02,449 --> 00:07:08,629 instead the little balloon popped again 183 00:07:05,449 --> 00:07:11,629 and then was replaced by text audio 184 00:07:08,629 --> 00:07:14,589 transmission intercepted transmission 185 00:07:11,629 --> 00:07:18,490 originates öand residence or shoot our 186 00:07:14,589 --> 00:07:20,750 main Hatton transmission received 187 00:07:18,490 --> 00:07:23,750 transmission destination encrypted 188 00:07:20,750 --> 00:07:28,220 logging call operation oversight 189 00:07:23,750 --> 00:07:29,750 required perfect I heard and felt the 190 00:07:28,220 --> 00:07:32,720 Bucks say through my mouth in an utterly 191 00:07:29,750 --> 00:07:35,240 bored voice I felt my hoof punch a 192 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:38,390 button without looking at it the static 193 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:40,540 in my ear was replaced by voices staying 194 00:07:38,389 --> 00:07:42,469 with my uncle and Aunty Orange I 195 00:07:40,540 --> 00:07:45,350 immediately recognized 196 00:07:42,470 --> 00:07:47,120 Applebloom voice there was an odd timbre 197 00:07:45,350 --> 00:07:51,020 hoarseness to it like she'd been crying 198 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:52,340 a lot but was now all cried out my host 199 00:07:51,019 --> 00:07:54,889 picked up a pencil in his mouth and 200 00:07:52,339 --> 00:07:56,179 started doodling on a notepad I could 201 00:07:54,889 --> 00:07:58,879 taste the eraser and feel the little 202 00:07:56,180 --> 00:08:00,590 bite marks on the wooden shaft I tried 203 00:07:58,879 --> 00:08:04,310 to focus on taste and sight and sound 204 00:08:00,589 --> 00:08:06,469 ignoring other senses entirely is there 205 00:08:04,310 --> 00:08:09,129 any word the other voice was that of 206 00:08:06,470 --> 00:08:13,130 Sweetie Belle she sounded nervous 207 00:08:09,129 --> 00:08:14,829 worried more words materialized on the 208 00:08:13,129 --> 00:08:17,719 screen before me 209 00:08:14,829 --> 00:08:18,228 illegal encryption broken transmission 210 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:21,590 received 211 00:08:18,228 --> 00:08:24,860 Pony perfection Canterlot proceed with 212 00:08:21,589 --> 00:08:27,168 voice analysis the buck I was riding 213 00:08:24,860 --> 00:08:29,060 side loudly and hit another button then 214 00:08:27,168 --> 00:08:33,279 went back doodling only half watching 215 00:08:29,060 --> 00:08:37,879 the screen voice analysis and progress 216 00:08:33,279 --> 00:08:41,500 no Apple Bloom claimed hourly dr. ponies 217 00:08:37,879 --> 00:08:43,538 will say so so pull through but but 218 00:08:41,500 --> 00:08:45,669 sweet wheel sounded like she was afraid 219 00:08:43,538 --> 00:08:47,439 to hear the answer I mean that's 220 00:08:45,669 --> 00:08:48,929 wonderful news right why don't you sound 221 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:52,300 happy 222 00:08:48,929 --> 00:08:54,639 Applebloom his voice dropped low I felt 223 00:08:52,299 --> 00:08:55,899 myself setting up a little apparently 224 00:08:54,639 --> 00:08:58,139 ponies who were trying to be quiet 225 00:08:55,899 --> 00:09:02,379 warranted at least a little attention 226 00:08:58,139 --> 00:09:04,870 there's a rumor I have a woman confided 227 00:09:02,379 --> 00:09:07,649 in her friend some folks are saying that 228 00:09:04,870 --> 00:09:11,830 maybe it wasn't so much of an accident 229 00:09:07,649 --> 00:09:13,829 what Sweetie Belle gasped her voice 230 00:09:11,830 --> 00:09:17,800 dropping to a whisper even in her shock 231 00:09:13,830 --> 00:09:19,000 who would want to hurt Applejack the 232 00:09:17,799 --> 00:09:21,789 screen flashed as new information 233 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:23,139 spilled out rapidly somewhere a 234 00:09:21,789 --> 00:09:26,559 mainframe would just figured out who was 235 00:09:23,139 --> 00:09:28,980 talking and about what now the screen in 236 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:32,019 the ear Blum had my hosts full attention 237 00:09:28,980 --> 00:09:35,259 they say that maybe it was another Pony 238 00:09:32,019 --> 00:09:37,389 in her own ministry Sweetie Belle was 239 00:09:35,259 --> 00:09:38,980 silent on the other end in the 240 00:09:37,389 --> 00:09:41,559 background I could hear somepony crying 241 00:09:38,980 --> 00:09:42,670 a soft heartbreaking weeping but I 242 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:44,459 couldn't tell whether it was from the 243 00:09:42,669 --> 00:09:47,889 unicorns end or the earth ponies I 244 00:09:44,460 --> 00:09:50,110 didn't have to wonder long what the hey 245 00:09:47,889 --> 00:09:52,289 is going on over there Swede where you 246 00:09:50,110 --> 00:09:54,490 calling from is everything all right and 247 00:09:52,289 --> 00:09:58,049 then as a darker thought seemed to hit 248 00:09:54,490 --> 00:10:01,570 the mare your sister had an accident - 249 00:09:58,049 --> 00:10:04,319 what uh no no no my sister's fine where 250 00:10:01,570 --> 00:10:06,400 we're at the spa on leaf fall lane 251 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:08,310 Rarity's been here all afternoon trying 252 00:10:06,399 --> 00:10:11,809 to get Fluttershy to stop crying 253 00:10:08,309 --> 00:10:17,959 what about Applejack 254 00:10:11,809 --> 00:10:19,009 sweet will sounded guilty uh no I don't 255 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,930 even know what happened yet 256 00:10:19,009 --> 00:10:22,669 rarity called me over a few hours ago 257 00:10:20,929 --> 00:10:24,589 apparently when Fluttershy missed their 258 00:10:22,669 --> 00:10:26,539 weekly treatment rarity went looking for 259 00:10:24,590 --> 00:10:27,769 she found Fluttershy curled up in a 260 00:10:26,539 --> 00:10:30,079 corner of her office the Ministry of 261 00:10:27,769 --> 00:10:35,980 peace I don't really know what happened 262 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:38,060 but and now was Apple Bloom's turn but 263 00:10:35,980 --> 00:10:42,950 Fluttershy says that Rainbow Dash called 264 00:10:38,059 --> 00:10:44,299 her a traitor what Apple Bloom wasn't 265 00:10:42,950 --> 00:10:46,640 able to keep her voice down like Sweetie 266 00:10:44,299 --> 00:10:50,149 Belle could I heard someone in the 267 00:10:46,639 --> 00:10:51,649 background call out questioningly Apple 268 00:10:50,149 --> 00:10:54,588 Bloom's voice became murky she called 269 00:10:51,649 --> 00:10:56,480 back no nothing's wrong Winkle orange 270 00:10:54,589 --> 00:10:59,720 it's not the hospital I'm just talking 271 00:10:56,480 --> 00:11:01,879 to Sweetie Belle then after a long pause 272 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:03,019 she thoughtfully added sounds like 273 00:11:01,879 --> 00:11:05,200 rarity and Fluttershy ain't gonna make 274 00:11:03,019 --> 00:11:07,519 it up right away 275 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:11,450 Apple Bloom spoke clearly once again 276 00:11:07,519 --> 00:11:13,250 addressing Sweetie Belle uh I'll to go 277 00:11:11,450 --> 00:11:14,900 Twilight Sparkle suppose reporting in 278 00:11:13,250 --> 00:11:17,029 any minute now she'll be staying with us 279 00:11:14,899 --> 00:11:19,399 until Applejack SATA critical Apple 280 00:11:17,029 --> 00:11:20,870 Bloom explained and you know how these 281 00:11:19,399 --> 00:11:22,939 teleport spells wreak havoc with these 282 00:11:20,870 --> 00:11:24,200 here terminals I really think I could 283 00:11:22,940 --> 00:11:26,420 design a better one of my sleep 284 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:27,770 besides Scootaloo would have a right fit 285 00:11:26,419 --> 00:11:30,110 she knew I was talking on an unsecured 286 00:11:27,769 --> 00:11:32,600 line a traitor 287 00:11:30,110 --> 00:11:34,550 Apple Bloom can you imagine Rainbow Dash 288 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:37,870 as her oldest friend and even where 289 00:11:34,549 --> 00:11:40,809 she's the bear of the element of loyalty 290 00:11:37,870 --> 00:11:43,429 Sweetie Belle sounded deeply pained 291 00:11:40,809 --> 00:11:46,699 that's kind of like having loyalty 292 00:11:43,429 --> 00:11:48,549 itself call you a traitor wonder how she 293 00:11:46,700 --> 00:11:52,190 liked it somebody called her a traitor 294 00:11:48,549 --> 00:11:53,449 Apple Bloom a sieve that gloomily how 295 00:11:52,190 --> 00:11:57,380 could Rainbow Dash say something like 296 00:11:53,450 --> 00:11:59,750 that I don't know Apple Bloom replied 297 00:11:57,379 --> 00:12:01,700 sounding offended I'm gonna try to 298 00:11:59,750 --> 00:12:03,570 understand anymore I just want this all 299 00:12:01,700 --> 00:12:07,590 to be over 300 00:12:03,570 --> 00:12:08,790 I know it everything sometimes I just 301 00:12:07,590 --> 00:12:10,350 want to dig a hole in the ground and 302 00:12:08,789 --> 00:12:14,549 hide until this whole stupid war is over 303 00:12:10,350 --> 00:12:17,159 the screen flashed transmission 304 00:12:14,549 --> 00:12:19,889 terminated on receiving end content 305 00:12:17,159 --> 00:12:22,199 analysis proceeding content tagged out 306 00:12:19,889 --> 00:12:24,539 for priority over sight memory 307 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:28,170 confirmation required please report to 308 00:12:24,539 --> 00:12:31,589 your supervisor I felt myself get up and 309 00:12:28,169 --> 00:12:32,339 shake loose the earbud Taman hate memory 310 00:12:31,590 --> 00:12:34,590 extraction 311 00:12:32,340 --> 00:12:39,259 I heard him grump from what felt like my 312 00:12:34,590 --> 00:12:39,259 mouth hope those mares die in a fire I 313 00:12:39,470 --> 00:12:44,040 returned to a world of darkness and 314 00:12:41,820 --> 00:12:47,040 incredible pain but at least I was a 315 00:12:44,039 --> 00:12:48,899 mare again lighting back a scream I 316 00:12:47,039 --> 00:12:51,620 smiled weakly up at velvet remedy who is 317 00:12:48,899 --> 00:12:54,750 wrapping my for Lake in healing bandages 318 00:12:51,620 --> 00:12:56,279 that was clever velvet remedy 319 00:12:54,750 --> 00:12:57,929 complimented as she floated a couple 320 00:12:56,279 --> 00:13:00,870 rejuvenating potions out of medical box 321 00:12:57,929 --> 00:13:03,419 resting beside her I noticed she wasn't 322 00:13:00,870 --> 00:13:04,769 wearing hers and looked around I could 323 00:13:03,419 --> 00:13:06,299 have sworn she was wearing them before I 324 00:13:04,769 --> 00:13:07,740 blacked out the second time but I 325 00:13:06,299 --> 00:13:10,949 couldn't remember if she was when I woke 326 00:13:07,740 --> 00:13:12,990 up not far away I saw calamity working 327 00:13:10,950 --> 00:13:14,610 on her saddlebags replacing the Battle 328 00:13:12,990 --> 00:13:18,539 Damage boxes with newer ones he had 329 00:13:14,610 --> 00:13:20,759 scavenge from somewhere anything 330 00:13:18,539 --> 00:13:23,699 interesting velvet asked nodding her 331 00:13:20,759 --> 00:13:26,250 horn towards the memory orb I glanced 332 00:13:23,700 --> 00:13:27,840 down at the memory orbit the thoughts 333 00:13:26,250 --> 00:13:31,230 that had provoked battled for dominance 334 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:32,700 in my head I had glimpsed hints that all 335 00:13:31,230 --> 00:13:35,370 was not well within the ministry of 336 00:13:32,700 --> 00:13:36,509 technology before but for anypony within 337 00:13:35,370 --> 00:13:38,370 the ministry to have enough drivin 338 00:13:36,509 --> 00:13:41,039 animosity towards Applejack to plot her 339 00:13:38,370 --> 00:13:41,810 death that took the conflict to a whole 340 00:13:41,039 --> 00:13:44,189 new level 341 00:13:41,809 --> 00:13:46,199 that placed the call sometime after the 342 00:13:44,190 --> 00:13:47,670 death of Apple Jacks big brother and her 343 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:50,700 corresponding exertion of greater 344 00:13:47,669 --> 00:13:53,490 control over her own ministry probably 345 00:13:50,700 --> 00:13:54,900 even after Apple snacks memory a new 346 00:13:53,490 --> 00:13:56,220 generation of magically hardened 347 00:13:54,899 --> 00:13:57,419 terminals would explain why I kept 348 00:13:56,220 --> 00:13:59,450 finding functional ones in the 349 00:13:57,419 --> 00:14:01,009 equestrian wasteland 350 00:13:59,450 --> 00:14:02,570 and if that call took place when I 351 00:14:01,009 --> 00:14:04,039 thought it did that would explain why 352 00:14:02,570 --> 00:14:06,890 the vast majority of terminals were 353 00:14:04,039 --> 00:14:08,779 destroyed hunks of scrap only the ones 354 00:14:06,889 --> 00:14:09,919 deemed most vital or owned by ponies of 355 00:14:08,779 --> 00:14:10,549 wealth and prominence could have been 356 00:14:09,919 --> 00:14:13,069 upgraded 357 00:14:10,549 --> 00:14:14,479 I was also beginning to see the 358 00:14:13,070 --> 00:14:16,190 possibilities that gaudy and grim 359 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:18,560 feather had recognized an entire vault 360 00:14:16,190 --> 00:14:21,500 full of memories but those thoughts were 361 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:25,429 distractions most importantly velvet 362 00:14:21,500 --> 00:14:27,049 remedy must never seat its memory just 363 00:14:25,429 --> 00:14:29,299 some buck having a really boring day at 364 00:14:27,049 --> 00:14:31,819 work I lied floating it up and back 365 00:14:29,299 --> 00:14:34,459 towards my saddlebags how's the Griffon 366 00:14:31,820 --> 00:14:36,710 with a broken wing she won't be able to 367 00:14:34,460 --> 00:14:38,530 fly for a while her injuries were much 368 00:14:36,710 --> 00:14:40,850 worse than when calamities wing got shot 369 00:14:38,529 --> 00:14:43,339 velvet said glancing towards the Griffon 370 00:14:40,850 --> 00:14:45,139 in question as soon as velvet looked 371 00:14:43,340 --> 00:14:46,820 away I gave the memory orbit telekinetic 372 00:14:45,139 --> 00:14:49,759 fling sending it soaring to the night 373 00:14:46,820 --> 00:14:51,230 air with luck the toss would put it 374 00:14:49,759 --> 00:14:52,730 close enough to our - Heights miniature 375 00:14:51,230 --> 00:14:56,990 Armageddon that at least poisonous 376 00:14:52,730 --> 00:14:58,039 memory would die in a fire DJ ponies in 377 00:14:56,990 --> 00:15:00,110 telling the whole story 378 00:14:58,039 --> 00:15:02,929 black-winged insisted speaking of steel 379 00:15:00,110 --> 00:15:04,879 hooves my middle shrouded companion had 380 00:15:02,929 --> 00:15:06,349 oh so casually asked about the massacre 381 00:15:04,879 --> 00:15:09,799 of the ghoul ponies on the Celestia Line 382 00:15:06,350 --> 00:15:11,389 station sure grim star want them dead 383 00:15:09,799 --> 00:15:13,189 but a few of the folk in tempo a tower 384 00:15:11,389 --> 00:15:17,629 like that doc were interested in a more 385 00:15:13,190 --> 00:15:21,580 amiable solution amiable steel have said 386 00:15:17,629 --> 00:15:25,220 with disgust tinge disbelief with ghouls 387 00:15:21,580 --> 00:15:26,570 black winged hunched yeah well 388 00:15:25,220 --> 00:15:27,980 I've met a few ghoul ponies in my day 389 00:15:26,570 --> 00:15:30,500 there were more respectable than most 390 00:15:27,980 --> 00:15:32,000 ponies in the wasteland the Griffin 391 00:15:30,500 --> 00:15:34,039 stone suggests that there was more she 392 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,389 wanted to add but she wasn't going to 393 00:15:34,039 --> 00:15:37,819 insult the Steel Ranger who had just 394 00:15:35,389 --> 00:15:40,179 helped save her life they aren't like 395 00:15:37,820 --> 00:15:42,650 the zombie ponies although eventually 396 00:15:40,179 --> 00:15:44,269 well Sheriff Ron tail was driving 397 00:15:42,649 --> 00:15:48,679 towards zombie hood I'm pretty damn sure 398 00:15:44,269 --> 00:15:50,389 oh she loves asked in a manipulatively 399 00:15:48,679 --> 00:15:52,909 conversational tone I was beginning to 400 00:15:50,389 --> 00:15:55,759 recognize I wondered if I should be 401 00:15:52,909 --> 00:15:57,319 worried did Blackwing ER her Griffin's 402 00:15:55,759 --> 00:16:00,399 have anything to fear from steel loops 403 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:01,970 how about the ponies of tenpony tower I 404 00:16:00,399 --> 00:16:03,470 didn't think so 405 00:16:01,970 --> 00:16:06,500 but how well did I really know steel 406 00:16:03,470 --> 00:16:08,269 those how well could someone you know 407 00:16:06,500 --> 00:16:10,730 him when every show of opinion or motion 408 00:16:08,269 --> 00:16:13,649 could be a cleverly crafted deception 409 00:16:10,730 --> 00:16:15,839 yeah sheriff riding tail didn't want 410 00:16:13,649 --> 00:16:17,129 cohabitation even if some of the ten 411 00:16:15,839 --> 00:16:19,769 Pony folk were willing to give it a go 412 00:16:17,129 --> 00:16:21,240 that bastard had plans to wipe out every 413 00:16:19,769 --> 00:16:23,610 pony in that tower and take it over for 414 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:26,100 himself and his crew black-winged 415 00:16:23,610 --> 00:16:27,568 slashed at the air and discussed there's 416 00:16:26,100 --> 00:16:29,329 a whole flock of zombie ponies in the 417 00:16:27,568 --> 00:16:31,559 maintenance tunnels near tenpony tower 418 00:16:29,328 --> 00:16:32,849 he'd ride the pace to unlock an old 419 00:16:31,559 --> 00:16:36,179 tunnel entrance so he could let them 420 00:16:32,850 --> 00:16:39,449 swarm into the place steel hose was 421 00:16:36,179 --> 00:16:41,568 deathly silent for a moment then he 422 00:16:39,448 --> 00:16:43,588 tried to bribe you to break a contract 423 00:16:41,568 --> 00:16:45,599 surely he had to know that a Griffin's 424 00:16:43,589 --> 00:16:46,740 honour wouldn't stand for that why 425 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:50,360 didn't he just do it himself 426 00:16:46,740 --> 00:16:52,829 I saw how Blackwing puffed up with pride 427 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:57,019 full couldn't only unlocks from the 428 00:16:52,828 --> 00:16:59,309 inside by Luna steel halves gasped I 429 00:16:57,019 --> 00:17:02,519 hope you told chief Grimm star about 430 00:16:59,309 --> 00:17:07,970 this a grimace formed on black wings 431 00:17:02,519 --> 00:17:10,140 beak actually she clawed at the ground I 432 00:17:07,970 --> 00:17:11,939 didn't see any point in fueling that 433 00:17:10,140 --> 00:17:14,850 jerks bigotry after Sheriff Ron tail 434 00:17:11,939 --> 00:17:16,259 been taken out truth was we didn't even 435 00:17:14,849 --> 00:17:17,639 go in with the plan to take out more 436 00:17:16,259 --> 00:17:19,349 than him and his thugs but the whole 437 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:21,419 damn place fell on us the moment we took 438 00:17:19,349 --> 00:17:26,428 him down didn't have a choice but to 439 00:17:21,419 --> 00:17:29,190 kill them all then steal snickered well 440 00:17:26,429 --> 00:17:30,900 who can blame you but rim star needs to 441 00:17:29,190 --> 00:17:33,779 know about that potentially fatal flaunt 442 00:17:30,900 --> 00:17:38,009 and pony security where is this old 443 00:17:33,779 --> 00:17:39,960 tunnel entrance exactly butcher dropped 444 00:17:38,009 --> 00:17:42,509 her dismounted a cannon battle saddle at 445 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:45,630 my hooves I blinked her not 446 00:17:42,509 --> 00:17:47,150 comprehending look you saved her lives 447 00:17:45,630 --> 00:17:50,220 up there we owe you 448 00:17:47,150 --> 00:17:51,720 butcher explained black wing and 449 00:17:50,220 --> 00:17:52,829 probably making you an honorary Talent 450 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:55,079 if you released a Pegasus 451 00:17:52,829 --> 00:17:58,509 but since your unicorn that just won't 452 00:17:55,079 --> 00:18:00,639 fly she smirked at her own pun 453 00:17:58,509 --> 00:18:05,500 I stared down at the ridiculously huge 454 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:07,270 gun I I couldn't really I stammered 455 00:18:05,500 --> 00:18:09,910 wondering just what the hell we would do 456 00:18:07,269 --> 00:18:13,900 with the thing if I accepted you might 457 00:18:09,910 --> 00:18:16,930 need it yeah well I need my life more 458 00:18:13,900 --> 00:18:18,610 and I have that thanks to you lot black 459 00:18:16,930 --> 00:18:20,640 wings towns pay back their debts and 460 00:18:18,609 --> 00:18:22,719 don't you deny that you could use her 461 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:24,070 little guilty hero beat a hole through 462 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:25,420 an alicorn shield if you can keep her on 463 00:18:24,069 --> 00:18:28,409 target for four or five shots of 464 00:18:25,420 --> 00:18:30,550 concentrated fire she cocked her head 465 00:18:28,410 --> 00:18:33,240 besides the other idea was a set of our 466 00:18:30,549 --> 00:18:35,680 armor but I don't think it fit a pony 467 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:38,289 calamity flew up and hovered staring at 468 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:39,850 it actually I bet I could mount that 469 00:18:38,289 --> 00:18:43,539 girl in the steel hose battle saddle 470 00:18:39,849 --> 00:18:45,099 where steel hooks huge battle saddle 471 00:18:43,539 --> 00:18:47,220 already had a grenade machine gun on one 472 00:18:45,099 --> 00:18:49,079 side and a missile launcher on the other 473 00:18:47,220 --> 00:18:51,250 on his back 474 00:18:49,079 --> 00:18:54,490 calamity tipped his hat warming to the 475 00:18:51,250 --> 00:18:55,750 idea sure she'd have to be mounted 476 00:18:54,490 --> 00:18:57,339 afterwards so steel hose that have to 477 00:18:55,750 --> 00:18:58,839 turn his tail to the target to shoot it 478 00:18:57,339 --> 00:19:02,559 but if we rig down to that fancy 479 00:18:58,839 --> 00:19:04,929 targeting magic oh no I was stopping 480 00:19:02,559 --> 00:19:06,549 distance Andy right there steel hooves 481 00:19:04,930 --> 00:19:08,680 if anything needed a weapon that was 482 00:19:06,549 --> 00:19:12,430 less overpowered something he could 483 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:16,060 safely shooting hallways now actually 484 00:19:12,430 --> 00:19:17,950 how about you just show us a favor I'm 485 00:19:16,059 --> 00:19:19,569 not much for owing favors that might 486 00:19:17,950 --> 00:19:21,490 come back to pluck my tail feathers 487 00:19:19,569 --> 00:19:23,519 black-winged finally done was talking to 488 00:19:21,490 --> 00:19:25,569 steal it was broke into the conversation 489 00:19:23,519 --> 00:19:26,889 but if he can think of something more 490 00:19:25,569 --> 00:19:28,619 acceptable by the end of the week we 491 00:19:26,890 --> 00:19:32,020 should still be in the area 492 00:19:28,619 --> 00:19:33,319 butcher look to her team leader what's 493 00:19:32,019 --> 00:19:35,389 the plan 494 00:19:33,319 --> 00:19:37,759 she laid down next to her battle saddle 495 00:19:35,390 --> 00:19:38,720 and started pulling it on it was clearly 496 00:19:37,759 --> 00:19:41,869 far too heavy to lift without 497 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:43,900 telekinesis finished the contract 498 00:19:41,869 --> 00:19:47,719 deliver the codes and get our payment 499 00:19:43,900 --> 00:19:48,980 after that black-winged looked behind 500 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:50,480 her at one of the remaining members of 501 00:19:48,980 --> 00:19:54,049 her team who was being virtually 502 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:57,200 mummified by vulva trem adiy by the egg 503 00:19:54,049 --> 00:19:58,450 black wings war I'll figure something 504 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,680 out 505 00:19:58,450 --> 00:20:03,529 calamity looked disappointed butcher 506 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:06,560 Reece added little Gilda I don't know 507 00:20:03,529 --> 00:20:07,849 how we supposed to find you black-winged 508 00:20:06,559 --> 00:20:10,069 fished a small device from her 509 00:20:07,849 --> 00:20:12,829 saddlebags it looked a lot like a 510 00:20:10,069 --> 00:20:14,359 stealth buck here's a broadcaster you 511 00:20:12,829 --> 00:20:15,949 can attach to your pipbuck and use it 512 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:18,229 transmit radio messages as well as 513 00:20:15,950 --> 00:20:19,610 receive them if hit buck isn't a radio 514 00:20:18,230 --> 00:20:21,200 tower so you won't have much range but 515 00:20:19,609 --> 00:20:22,639 he picked up our transmissions you 516 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:25,640 already know what frequencies to call on 517 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:28,370 I nodded floating it into my own 518 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:30,830 saddlebags first I had to restore the 519 00:20:28,369 --> 00:20:32,359 spell matrix of my pipbuck I could do 520 00:20:30,829 --> 00:20:34,549 that from steel hull suit just as I had 521 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:36,109 done the reverse but it was a 522 00:20:34,549 --> 00:20:40,009 complicated procedure that I couldn't do 523 00:20:36,109 --> 00:20:43,939 while hurt or in the dark or probably 524 00:20:40,009 --> 00:20:46,460 without party time in Taos no no I could 525 00:20:43,940 --> 00:20:49,840 do it without them even if I didn't feel 526 00:20:46,460 --> 00:20:53,390 like I could I'd done it before damn it 527 00:20:49,839 --> 00:20:54,949 she loves trotted up to join us I was 528 00:20:53,390 --> 00:20:56,960 tempted to ask him about his somewhat 529 00:20:54,950 --> 00:20:59,720 ominous conversation with Blackwing but 530 00:20:56,960 --> 00:21:00,500 he drew my attention elsewhere we're 531 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:02,269 being watched 532 00:21:00,500 --> 00:21:03,650 there's a spray bar that's been trying 533 00:21:02,269 --> 00:21:09,319 to get our attention without letting me 534 00:21:03,650 --> 00:21:11,140 know it's there watcher I excused myself 535 00:21:09,319 --> 00:21:13,549 to the little fillies pile of rubble 536 00:21:11,140 --> 00:21:16,140 sure enough the spritebot floated up to 537 00:21:13,549 --> 00:21:18,629 me silent is the sunset 538 00:21:16,140 --> 00:21:20,429 hello little pip watcher tried to sound 539 00:21:18,630 --> 00:21:25,110 casual but this wasn't a chance meeting 540 00:21:20,429 --> 00:21:26,850 if it was I would hurt music first what 541 00:21:25,109 --> 00:21:27,509 are you all doing out here and what was 542 00:21:26,849 --> 00:21:30,990 that explosion 543 00:21:27,509 --> 00:21:32,460 I wondered if watcher was the shy 544 00:21:30,990 --> 00:21:36,200 follower steel hooks and I had noticed 545 00:21:32,460 --> 00:21:38,100 before I decided to try the theory 546 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:39,899 well clam Lee's been playing with 547 00:21:38,099 --> 00:21:41,250 fireworks and seal has been letting you 548 00:21:39,898 --> 00:21:44,339 secretly follow us around all day 549 00:21:41,250 --> 00:21:47,730 without his knowing I said darkly what 550 00:21:44,339 --> 00:21:50,629 are you doing all day I don't know what 551 00:21:47,730 --> 00:21:53,190 you mean little pip I just got here 552 00:21:50,630 --> 00:21:56,700 likely story didn't matter 553 00:21:53,190 --> 00:21:59,100 I needed Watchers help watcher I need a 554 00:21:56,700 --> 00:22:01,669 favor I need you to contact Guardian and 555 00:21:59,099 --> 00:22:03,719 tell her about black wings talons 556 00:22:01,669 --> 00:22:06,720 watcher was silent long enough that I 557 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:07,710 felt pressed to explain guardians 558 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,960 gathering up Griffins who aren't 559 00:22:07,710 --> 00:22:11,490 currently under contract black wing lost 560 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:13,558 half a Griffon to these alicorns and the 561 00:22:11,490 --> 00:22:15,659 survivors are badly wounded they Keys 562 00:22:13,558 --> 00:22:17,099 more help than we can give them we 563 00:22:15,659 --> 00:22:21,630 oughta at least let god Nina give them 564 00:22:17,099 --> 00:22:22,969 that option No the spray bots mechanical 565 00:22:21,630 --> 00:22:28,950 voice intoned 566 00:22:22,970 --> 00:22:31,470 no i sat back surprised look we can help 567 00:22:28,950 --> 00:22:34,620 these people or do you only care about 568 00:22:31,470 --> 00:22:36,419 ponies I've been willing to help you 569 00:22:34,619 --> 00:22:39,268 before because it was to save lives 570 00:22:36,419 --> 00:22:40,679 this isn't saving lives it's more like a 571 00:22:39,269 --> 00:22:43,558 vanity project 572 00:22:40,679 --> 00:22:47,038 I don't reveal myself for a reason every 573 00:22:43,558 --> 00:22:49,558 time I do it puts me at risk Oh for the 574 00:22:47,038 --> 00:22:54,420 love of Luna I turned away from the 575 00:22:49,558 --> 00:22:57,299 floating robot then watcher surprised me 576 00:22:54,420 --> 00:22:59,580 fine I'll do this for you but you have 577 00:22:57,299 --> 00:23:04,220 to agree to do something for me I have a 578 00:22:59,579 --> 00:23:06,509 quest for you you have a what now I 579 00:23:04,220 --> 00:23:09,450 blinked turning back and staring at the 580 00:23:06,509 --> 00:23:11,809 spritebot there's a black Oakland 581 00:23:09,450 --> 00:23:17,430 tenpony tower it was stolen from me I 582 00:23:11,809 --> 00:23:21,000 want it back tentatively I asked what's 583 00:23:17,430 --> 00:23:23,009 a black opal it's a special gemstone 584 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:26,160 it's like a memory orb but used in a 585 00:23:23,009 --> 00:23:28,819 recollect er before I could ask what a 586 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:31,080 recollect er was watcher enlighten me 587 00:23:28,819 --> 00:23:33,000 memory orbs old memories taken from 588 00:23:31,079 --> 00:23:35,460 others by unicorn magic usually through 589 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:36,839 force a recollect er is an enchanted 590 00:23:35,460 --> 00:23:38,430 crown that someone can wear when they 591 00:23:36,839 --> 00:23:41,789 want to record what they're experiencing 592 00:23:38,430 --> 00:23:45,870 or to relive such a recording even if 593 00:23:41,789 --> 00:23:47,569 the wear is in a unicorn I nodded that 594 00:23:45,869 --> 00:23:50,069 sort of advancement made perfect sense 595 00:23:47,569 --> 00:23:51,750 like Apple Bloom's magic resistant 596 00:23:50,069 --> 00:23:53,399 terminals I suspected it was a step 597 00:23:51,750 --> 00:23:55,890 forward in RKO technology that came 598 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:58,040 awfully close to the end otherwise I'd 599 00:23:55,890 --> 00:24:01,259 have been stumbling over them everywhere 600 00:23:58,039 --> 00:24:03,240 so you want me get a memory orb sort of 601 00:24:01,259 --> 00:24:05,940 out of ten Pony Tower and bring it to 602 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:09,630 you what do we look like a courier Pony 603 00:24:05,940 --> 00:24:11,370 I glowered but if this is what you 604 00:24:09,630 --> 00:24:15,570 require me in order to be helpful I'll 605 00:24:11,369 --> 00:24:16,919 do it where is the thing I believe it 606 00:24:15,569 --> 00:24:19,679 was taken by that radio pony 607 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:21,080 DJ pony retrieve it for me and I will 608 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:25,320 relay your message 609 00:24:21,079 --> 00:24:29,710 wait what watch one of these steel from 610 00:24:25,319 --> 00:24:31,808 college aye aye 611 00:24:29,710 --> 00:24:37,750 I fought down a sense of inarticulate 612 00:24:31,808 --> 00:24:42,730 rage okie dokie Loki I'll see what I can 613 00:24:37,750 --> 00:24:46,119 do my voice was sharp and even but you 614 00:24:42,730 --> 00:24:47,528 send the damn message first the spray 615 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:50,949 pot hovered while Watchers seemed to 616 00:24:47,528 --> 00:24:52,589 contemplate this of course Trust goes 617 00:24:50,950 --> 00:24:56,740 both ways 618 00:24:52,589 --> 00:24:58,509 well maybe but watcher just asked me to 619 00:24:56,740 --> 00:25:01,028 betray the trust of somepony I cared 620 00:24:58,509 --> 00:25:02,408 about and right now I cared for and 621 00:25:01,028 --> 00:25:04,119 needed homage a whole lot more than 622 00:25:02,409 --> 00:25:05,679 somepony hiding behind a sprite behind 623 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:08,769 the manic favors in return for taking 624 00:25:05,679 --> 00:25:11,980 action so I would ask how much for the 625 00:25:08,769 --> 00:25:15,308 black opal nicely and if she said no 626 00:25:11,980 --> 00:25:17,829 watcher was out of luck suddenly 627 00:25:15,308 --> 00:25:20,639 something else occurred to me my eyes 628 00:25:17,829 --> 00:25:24,599 widened as I stared at watcher spritebot 629 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:28,210 what why are you looking at me like that 630 00:25:24,599 --> 00:25:30,099 you haven't disappeared all your little 631 00:25:28,210 --> 00:25:31,600 visits have been getting shorter it's 632 00:25:30,099 --> 00:25:32,829 almost like every time I start to ask a 633 00:25:31,599 --> 00:25:33,849 question that you're uncomfortable with 634 00:25:32,829 --> 00:25:36,730 your time with the spritebot 635 00:25:33,849 --> 00:25:39,730 conveniently ends but now that you have 636 00:25:36,730 --> 00:25:41,440 something you want from me you there was 637 00:25:39,730 --> 00:25:43,690 a burst of static and then happy 638 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:45,580 marching music heavy on the tuba drum 639 00:25:43,690 --> 00:25:48,028 and harmonica poured out of the 640 00:25:45,579 --> 00:25:51,269 spritebot his watcher ran out of time I 641 00:25:48,028 --> 00:25:53,890 wasn't buying it 642 00:25:51,269 --> 00:25:55,569 the Sun was beginning to rise painting 643 00:25:53,890 --> 00:25:57,190 the clouds above with magnificent colors 644 00:25:55,569 --> 00:26:00,069 and plunging the city into a maze of 645 00:25:57,190 --> 00:26:01,659 deep shadows I would have enjoyed the 646 00:26:00,069 --> 00:26:03,398 walk back if the lack of my eyes forward 647 00:26:01,659 --> 00:26:05,440 Sparkle wasn't making me dread every 648 00:26:03,398 --> 00:26:07,839 corner in shadow unable to tell where 649 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:09,970 enemies were lurking if my fore leg 650 00:26:07,839 --> 00:26:11,528 wasn't throbbing if my head wasn't 651 00:26:09,970 --> 00:26:14,079 pounding my stomach twisting and 652 00:26:11,528 --> 00:26:17,288 clenching brutally I'd already vomited 653 00:26:14,079 --> 00:26:19,658 up everything I'd eaten ever I had come 654 00:26:17,288 --> 00:26:22,369 to the conclusion I had radiation 655 00:26:19,659 --> 00:26:25,350 sickness quite a lot 656 00:26:22,369 --> 00:26:28,589 tenpony tower homage and Abed seemed 657 00:26:25,349 --> 00:26:29,759 forever away valid remedy had passed the 658 00:26:28,589 --> 00:26:31,558 rata way out between us 659 00:26:29,759 --> 00:26:34,798 excluding steel hose before black wings 660 00:26:31,558 --> 00:26:36,058 towns took their leave what wouldn't 661 00:26:34,798 --> 00:26:37,740 quite have been enough to purge the 662 00:26:36,058 --> 00:26:40,798 radiation from three of us was spread 663 00:26:37,740 --> 00:26:42,298 far too thin serving six though a remedy 664 00:26:40,798 --> 00:26:43,589 kept assuring us that we would be fine 665 00:26:42,298 --> 00:26:46,650 once we made it back to tenpony tower 666 00:26:43,589 --> 00:26:48,899 and she could get more supplies even 667 00:26:46,650 --> 00:26:52,169 though we weren't saying anything which 668 00:26:48,900 --> 00:26:53,580 made me even more worried I distracted 669 00:26:52,169 --> 00:26:56,190 myself by thinking about the memory 670 00:26:53,579 --> 00:26:59,460 orbit and that led me to thoughts about 671 00:26:56,190 --> 00:27:01,110 the Ministry of wartime technology which 672 00:26:59,460 --> 00:27:04,548 led me to recall steel hopes comment 673 00:27:01,109 --> 00:27:07,259 about the ministry and who they helped 674 00:27:04,548 --> 00:27:10,548 companies like iron-shod forest are as a 675 00:27:07,259 --> 00:27:14,039 question robotics I even stable-tec 676 00:27:10,548 --> 00:27:15,660 iron-shod firearms where I first learned 677 00:27:14,039 --> 00:27:19,379 that all was not well in Applejack's 678 00:27:15,660 --> 00:27:20,730 world equestrian robotics I really knew 679 00:27:19,380 --> 00:27:22,320 nothing about them for sure but I 680 00:27:20,730 --> 00:27:23,789 heavily suspected the nightmare fuel 681 00:27:22,319 --> 00:27:26,789 that was the brainbots could be laid at 682 00:27:23,789 --> 00:27:28,319 their hooves for stars the traitorous 683 00:27:26,789 --> 00:27:29,789 ponies who sheltered and worked with his 684 00:27:28,319 --> 00:27:31,319 he were infiltrators and who were 685 00:27:29,789 --> 00:27:35,789 largely responsible for the deaths of 686 00:27:31,319 --> 00:27:38,579 millions and stable-tec and I already 687 00:27:35,789 --> 00:27:40,019 knew how that worked out all of this 688 00:27:38,579 --> 00:27:42,899 under the ministry's guidance and 689 00:27:40,019 --> 00:27:45,539 support I was brought out of my thoughts 690 00:27:42,900 --> 00:27:47,220 by Vella Remy's gasped I had fallen 691 00:27:45,539 --> 00:27:49,349 behind do as much to my mental 692 00:27:47,220 --> 00:27:52,259 wanderings as my size and physical state 693 00:27:49,349 --> 00:27:53,459 I tried to gallop up to her the rest of 694 00:27:52,259 --> 00:27:56,579 them were crouched behind a shattered 695 00:27:53,460 --> 00:27:57,960 wall peeking out half of window instead 696 00:27:56,579 --> 00:27:59,490 I lurched and discovered that I actually 697 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:02,460 did have just a little bit more that I 698 00:27:59,490 --> 00:28:04,169 could throw up wiping the sick from my 699 00:28:02,460 --> 00:28:06,000 muzzle with weak disgust I approached a 700 00:28:04,169 --> 00:28:07,970 second window not wanting to press close 701 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:10,740 to the others after what I had done 702 00:28:07,970 --> 00:28:12,089 beside it was a metal desk we were 703 00:28:10,740 --> 00:28:14,819 technically on the inside of the 704 00:28:12,089 --> 00:28:17,429 building looking out I paused open the 705 00:28:14,819 --> 00:28:19,829 desk finding a dozen bottle caps 706 00:28:17,430 --> 00:28:21,570 my fogged mine insisted on asking why I 707 00:28:19,829 --> 00:28:25,289 kept finding bottle caps in places like 708 00:28:21,569 --> 00:28:25,819 this desks trash cans lockers filing 709 00:28:25,289 --> 00:28:28,109 cabinets 710 00:28:25,819 --> 00:28:30,569 what kind of pony went around putting 711 00:28:28,109 --> 00:28:32,549 money in random spots what thought 712 00:28:30,569 --> 00:28:34,049 process leads to oh look a desk in the 713 00:28:32,549 --> 00:28:35,970 urban wilderness let's put some caps in 714 00:28:34,049 --> 00:28:39,659 there not much just enough to buy a 715 00:28:35,970 --> 00:28:41,460 sandwich I shook my head trying to rid 716 00:28:39,660 --> 00:28:42,150 my mind of the cobwebs that entangled 717 00:28:41,460 --> 00:28:44,309 such thoughts 718 00:28:42,150 --> 00:28:45,750 the thudding of my headache spiked 719 00:28:44,309 --> 00:28:49,649 letting me know that that was the wrong 720 00:28:45,750 --> 00:28:50,670 thing to do blinking back tears I looked 721 00:28:49,650 --> 00:28:53,280 out in the street 722 00:28:50,670 --> 00:28:56,039 I heard the odd fluttery commotion 723 00:28:53,279 --> 00:28:59,009 before I saw the source when I did my 724 00:28:56,039 --> 00:29:00,569 eyes went wide a moment later a ball of 725 00:28:59,009 --> 00:29:02,039 green flame lit up the street is the 726 00:29:00,569 --> 00:29:04,710 balefire Phoenix set one of the blood 727 00:29:02,039 --> 00:29:07,980 winds attacking it ablaze I stood there 728 00:29:04,710 --> 00:29:10,590 gaping not all my companions were 729 00:29:07,980 --> 00:29:12,480 content to just watch levitating out her 730 00:29:10,589 --> 00:29:15,169 combat shotgun velvet remedy stepped 731 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:17,309 through her window much to our surprise 732 00:29:15,170 --> 00:29:19,710 velvet remedy was never the first into 733 00:29:17,309 --> 00:29:21,539 combat the range of creature she was 734 00:29:19,710 --> 00:29:24,779 Wendy's lethal force against was growing 735 00:29:21,539 --> 00:29:26,730 and now included alicorns but it had 736 00:29:24,779 --> 00:29:29,579 always been self-defense or the defense 737 00:29:26,730 --> 00:29:31,079 of other ponies as I solve Ella take a 738 00:29:29,579 --> 00:29:33,480 battle stance lifting the shock and 739 00:29:31,079 --> 00:29:35,519 Ward's her aerial skirmish I remembered 740 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:37,049 what Monterey Jack had said and wondered 741 00:29:35,519 --> 00:29:38,700 if I was slowly losing her to the 742 00:29:37,049 --> 00:29:43,200 demands of the equestrian wasteland as 743 00:29:38,700 --> 00:29:44,610 well was she losing herself velvet 744 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:46,500 remedy waited until the site of the 745 00:29:44,609 --> 00:29:50,819 balefire Phoenix was entirely blocked by 746 00:29:46,500 --> 00:29:52,710 the body of a blood winged boil the 747 00:29:50,819 --> 00:29:53,899 giant bat let out a piercing screech and 748 00:29:52,710 --> 00:29:56,069 fell to the ground 749 00:29:53,900 --> 00:29:59,070 velvet remedy turned to a man another 750 00:29:56,069 --> 00:30:00,450 one waiting for the opportune moment the 751 00:29:59,069 --> 00:30:02,639 bats weren't going to give it to her 752 00:30:00,450 --> 00:30:05,400 one of them broke off diving at my 753 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:07,350 friend there was a twin gun shot as 754 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:08,820 calamity entered the fray the blood wing 755 00:30:07,349 --> 00:30:11,639 crashed immediately it fell at Remedies 756 00:30:08,819 --> 00:30:13,349 hooves the sky flashed with gouts of 757 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:16,230 green as the balefire Phoenix tried to 758 00:30:13,349 --> 00:30:17,849 swoop back around on its attackers one 759 00:30:16,230 --> 00:30:19,349 of the blood Wings turned and collided 760 00:30:17,849 --> 00:30:21,059 with the majestic green and golden bird 761 00:30:19,349 --> 00:30:22,980 and the two plowed into the Hulk of a 762 00:30:21,059 --> 00:30:24,839 delivery wagon crashing through crates 763 00:30:22,980 --> 00:30:26,579 filled with destroyed books 764 00:30:24,839 --> 00:30:27,959 part of me wonder if the books have been 765 00:30:26,579 --> 00:30:31,138 headed towards Twilight Sparkle's 766 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:32,159 atheneum the Baelfire Phoenix was pinned 767 00:30:31,138 --> 00:30:34,849 under the blood wing 768 00:30:32,159 --> 00:30:37,169 I could see it struggling to get out 769 00:30:34,849 --> 00:30:39,298 another blood wing fluttered down to the 770 00:30:37,169 --> 00:30:41,190 mouth of the delivery wagon then flapped 771 00:30:39,298 --> 00:30:43,829 back quickly as the Phoenix Pat Greene 772 00:30:41,190 --> 00:30:45,629 balefire at it the beautiful creature 773 00:30:43,829 --> 00:30:47,158 let out a mournful cries the blood wing 774 00:30:45,628 --> 00:30:49,709 twisted its head about to sink its fangs 775 00:30:47,159 --> 00:30:52,350 into the bird the second blood wing 776 00:30:49,710 --> 00:30:55,230 descended into the opening little pip 777 00:30:52,349 --> 00:30:58,798 tell the remedy shouted in dismay your 778 00:30:55,230 --> 00:31:00,538 zebra rifle I started looking tearing 779 00:30:58,798 --> 00:31:01,980 confusion as my PT endless brain 780 00:31:00,538 --> 00:31:05,058 struggled to parse what she wanted me to 781 00:31:01,980 --> 00:31:07,230 do velvet remedy wasn't willing to wait 782 00:31:05,058 --> 00:31:08,638 her horn flared as she wrenched the 783 00:31:07,230 --> 00:31:10,169 zebra rifle out of its holding straps 784 00:31:08,638 --> 00:31:13,079 and started firing it wildly into the 785 00:31:10,169 --> 00:31:15,869 back of the wagon in seconds the entire 786 00:31:13,079 --> 00:31:17,819 interior was ablaze the blood wings 787 00:31:15,868 --> 00:31:19,378 screeched in agony one of them stumbled 788 00:31:17,819 --> 00:31:22,408 out walking bizarrely on it's burning 789 00:31:19,378 --> 00:31:25,558 wings a Living Inferno collapse in the 790 00:31:22,409 --> 00:31:27,960 street nothing else 791 00:31:25,558 --> 00:31:29,099 neither balefire phoenix nor second 792 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:30,869 blood wing emerged from the raging 793 00:31:29,099 --> 00:31:33,778 furnace that the brook wagon had become 794 00:31:30,868 --> 00:31:35,178 I looked from the wagon - velvet remedy 795 00:31:33,778 --> 00:31:39,210 and back blankly 796 00:31:35,179 --> 00:31:41,340 but the velvet remedy gave me a strain 797 00:31:39,210 --> 00:31:44,460 glance then returned to staring into the 798 00:31:41,339 --> 00:31:46,408 fire as I struggled to finish the 799 00:31:44,460 --> 00:31:48,960 thought a blast of a shot from the 800 00:31:46,409 --> 00:31:50,429 flames it swirled in the morning air 801 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:51,480 catching the Rays of Sun ladies they 802 00:31:50,429 --> 00:31:54,409 pierced through the apocalyptic 803 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:56,759 cityscape spinning on a wind all its own 804 00:31:54,409 --> 00:31:58,470 then with a blinding bursts of emerald 805 00:31:56,759 --> 00:32:01,169 light appears with gold the balefire 806 00:31:58,470 --> 00:32:04,110 Phoenix appeared velvet rarity gave a 807 00:32:01,169 --> 00:32:05,730 joy of squee she watched as the strained 808 00:32:04,109 --> 00:32:07,949 but magnificent creature circled around 809 00:32:05,730 --> 00:32:10,860 to rice letting on a musical cry and 810 00:32:07,950 --> 00:32:13,379 soaring off floating the zebra rifle 811 00:32:10,859 --> 00:32:14,878 back to me she smirked not the same 812 00:32:13,378 --> 00:32:17,748 relationship with being burned alive 813 00:32:14,878 --> 00:32:17,748 remember 814 00:32:17,859 --> 00:32:24,049 when we get back I'm taking a long bath 815 00:32:20,799 --> 00:32:25,789 velvet remedy bounced I'll get the rad 816 00:32:24,049 --> 00:32:27,829 away soon as doctor helping hoofs clinic 817 00:32:25,789 --> 00:32:31,490 opens at this rate it won't be long 818 00:32:27,829 --> 00:32:33,829 after we return God dang it when we get 819 00:32:31,490 --> 00:32:35,990 back I'm taking a long bath clammy 820 00:32:33,829 --> 00:32:40,220 exclaimed prompting velvet to mock faint 821 00:32:35,990 --> 00:32:45,109 I just wanted to sleep preferably beside 822 00:32:40,220 --> 00:32:47,930 homage I'm I stopped my mind fighting 823 00:32:45,109 --> 00:32:51,919 sickness PTM withdrawal and now sleep 824 00:32:47,930 --> 00:32:54,980 deprivation I don't know I need sleep 825 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:59,180 but we don't have much time don't have 826 00:32:54,980 --> 00:33:01,900 much time before would the for Monterey 827 00:32:59,180 --> 00:33:06,259 Jack is executed I told calamity bluntly 828 00:33:01,900 --> 00:33:09,650 we have to save him the other is all of 829 00:33:06,259 --> 00:33:10,460 them stopped in their tracks we have to 830 00:33:09,650 --> 00:33:12,710 what now 831 00:33:10,460 --> 00:33:15,130 calamity asked as if I told him that we 832 00:33:12,710 --> 00:33:17,630 had all gotten bitten by rattlesnakes 833 00:33:15,130 --> 00:33:21,680 sorry I yeah I didn't mean that 834 00:33:17,630 --> 00:33:25,910 I said realizing my error I have to save 835 00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:29,720 him palm but uh I still think I heard 836 00:33:25,910 --> 00:33:32,990 that may I ask why velvet remedy 837 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:35,630 questioned not to mention how steel 838 00:33:32,990 --> 00:33:38,329 halves added I turned look at my 839 00:33:35,630 --> 00:33:39,620 surprise in uncooperative friends it 840 00:33:38,329 --> 00:33:41,210 dawned on me that I had never mentioned 841 00:33:39,619 --> 00:33:44,479 them in my intention to save the 842 00:33:41,210 --> 00:33:47,059 unpleasant beige unicorn I say let him 843 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:51,349 hang Clemmy said landing was authority 844 00:33:47,059 --> 00:33:54,349 fall hoof stomp you just met velvet 845 00:33:51,349 --> 00:33:55,609 remedy began then stopped you're going 846 00:33:54,349 --> 00:33:57,829 to get us all kicked out of ten pony 847 00:33:55,609 --> 00:34:00,649 tower to save the pony who tried to rob 848 00:33:57,829 --> 00:34:03,928 you that is if the gars don't simply gun 849 00:34:00,650 --> 00:34:06,840 you down even though he confessed 850 00:34:03,929 --> 00:34:08,418 I felt myself shaking I was in no 851 00:34:06,839 --> 00:34:10,409 condition to be having this argument 852 00:34:08,418 --> 00:34:13,318 couldn't they all to see that this was 853 00:34:10,409 --> 00:34:15,450 the right thing to do dammit little pip 854 00:34:13,318 --> 00:34:18,719 velvet was suddenly mad at me 855 00:34:15,449 --> 00:34:20,939 why was she mad at me Monterey Jack 856 00:34:18,719 --> 00:34:22,828 doesn't get to do this you saved that 857 00:34:20,940 --> 00:34:25,019 miserable bastards life and you repaid 858 00:34:22,829 --> 00:34:27,800 you by trying to screw you he doesn't 859 00:34:25,019 --> 00:34:29,969 get to cheat you out of happiness too i 860 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:33,539 recoiled from velvet remedies language 861 00:34:29,969 --> 00:34:37,019 as much from her anger I agree 862 00:34:33,539 --> 00:34:39,318 steel have said simply finally I shot 863 00:34:37,019 --> 00:34:42,179 back at them focusing on velvet remedy 864 00:34:39,318 --> 00:34:44,489 it doesn't matter it doesn't matter if 865 00:34:42,179 --> 00:34:46,318 he's worthy of saving or not everyone on 866 00:34:44,489 --> 00:34:49,608 the battlefield Fluttershy said right 867 00:34:46,318 --> 00:34:51,719 that buck has kids too Colts in a filly 868 00:34:49,608 --> 00:34:54,449 what you think will happen to them he 869 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:57,148 dies does tenpony tower strike use the 870 00:34:54,449 --> 00:34:58,439 sort of place that comprehends charity D 871 00:34:57,148 --> 00:34:59,730 any of you see an orphanage in there 872 00:34:58,440 --> 00:35:03,869 while you were shopping around 873 00:34:59,730 --> 00:35:05,510 I turned to calamity and steel hooves it 874 00:35:03,869 --> 00:35:07,769 doesn't matter what I could lose if I do 875 00:35:05,510 --> 00:35:11,640 but how about what I lose if I don't 876 00:35:07,769 --> 00:35:13,349 even try sometimes to do what's right 877 00:35:11,639 --> 00:35:16,558 you have to become the villain of the 878 00:35:13,349 --> 00:35:19,019 piece my friends all take a step back 879 00:35:16,559 --> 00:35:20,780 from me they look to each other as if 880 00:35:19,019 --> 00:35:25,199 wondering who should speak first 881 00:35:20,780 --> 00:35:28,400 finally steel have stepped forward well 882 00:35:25,199 --> 00:35:28,399 what's the plan 883 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:32,700 breathing a huge sigh of relief and 884 00:35:30,599 --> 00:35:34,910 feeling suddenly so dizzy I had to fight 885 00:35:32,699 --> 00:35:38,250 not to drop to my knees I explained I 886 00:35:34,909 --> 00:35:40,949 have one self buck left I sneaked in 887 00:35:38,250 --> 00:35:42,420 shoot him with a dart just one the 888 00:35:40,949 --> 00:35:44,118 poison will paralyze him for just a few 889 00:35:42,420 --> 00:35:46,260 hours but will have no lasting effects 890 00:35:44,119 --> 00:35:47,010 then I picked the lock and float him 891 00:35:46,260 --> 00:35:48,869 onto my back 892 00:35:47,010 --> 00:35:51,390 I'll use my levitation to lessen his 893 00:35:48,869 --> 00:35:52,829 weight as long as I'm actually carrying 894 00:35:51,389 --> 00:35:54,659 him the invisibility spell should cover 895 00:35:52,829 --> 00:35:58,230 both of us just like it covers my 896 00:35:54,659 --> 00:36:02,578 saddlebags velvet remedies eyes were wet 897 00:35:58,230 --> 00:36:03,900 but she stepped forward in that case we 898 00:36:02,579 --> 00:36:04,859 have something we must do before I can 899 00:36:03,900 --> 00:36:09,410 take my bath 900 00:36:04,858 --> 00:36:11,909 I looked to her questioningly hopefully 901 00:36:09,409 --> 00:36:13,170 we need to stop by that workstation so 902 00:36:11,909 --> 00:36:18,000 you can build a new dark goner 903 00:36:13,170 --> 00:36:20,548 I was dead on my hooves I could barely 904 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:21,679 stand up the workbench seemed to swim 905 00:36:20,548 --> 00:36:23,940 before me 906 00:36:21,679 --> 00:36:27,118 velvet remedy was by my side though 907 00:36:23,940 --> 00:36:28,858 encouraging me gently her attitude 908 00:36:27,119 --> 00:36:31,230 seemed to have completely changed after 909 00:36:28,858 --> 00:36:34,949 I mentioned the children I was surprised 910 00:36:31,230 --> 00:36:36,000 but unquestioningly pleased it's okay 911 00:36:34,949 --> 00:36:40,439 you can do this 912 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:41,880 just focus I nodded develops voices I 913 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:43,679 wonder glued the pieces of seemingly 914 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:49,369 random junk into a potent hoof made 915 00:36:43,679 --> 00:36:51,598 weapon there it just needs to dry now 916 00:36:49,369 --> 00:36:55,380 Belva rummy nodded and gave me a little 917 00:36:51,599 --> 00:36:57,630 muscle Oh your heart is always in the 918 00:36:55,380 --> 00:37:01,318 right place little PIP she backed up 919 00:36:57,630 --> 00:37:03,838 giving me a sad smile your mind maybe 920 00:37:01,318 --> 00:37:07,528 not so much but I've learned to believe 921 00:37:03,838 --> 00:37:09,299 in your heart she looked down scuffing 922 00:37:07,528 --> 00:37:13,559 the floor with her hoof 923 00:37:09,300 --> 00:37:15,500 I do care about you you know I felt my 924 00:37:13,559 --> 00:37:19,289 heart flutter and my head swim 925 00:37:15,500 --> 00:37:22,429 what was this this wasn't her trying to 926 00:37:19,289 --> 00:37:24,449 hurt calamity was she coming on to me 927 00:37:22,429 --> 00:37:27,690 after pushing me towards homage 928 00:37:24,449 --> 00:37:30,989 yesterday no I had to be reading this 929 00:37:27,690 --> 00:37:33,780 wrong I looked away aching because I 930 00:37:30,989 --> 00:37:35,339 knew homage was so close my eyes caught 931 00:37:33,780 --> 00:37:39,269 a bit of red in the far corner under a 932 00:37:35,340 --> 00:37:41,490 blanket Hey velvet is that your wagon 933 00:37:39,269 --> 00:37:44,130 I asked suspecting that she had left it 934 00:37:41,489 --> 00:37:45,629 up there the morning before a picture 935 00:37:44,130 --> 00:37:48,420 damage finding it and carefully setting 936 00:37:45,630 --> 00:37:50,010 it aside even covering it although I 937 00:37:48,420 --> 00:37:50,849 couldn't remember velvet bringing it in 938 00:37:50,010 --> 00:37:54,240 the first place 939 00:37:50,849 --> 00:37:57,299 I look to her again and the thought left 940 00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:59,789 me she looked beautiful and hark 941 00:37:57,300 --> 00:38:03,539 achingly sad her eyes were glistening 942 00:37:59,789 --> 00:38:06,119 again but she changed the subject how 943 00:38:03,539 --> 00:38:10,710 long she deflected glancing again at the 944 00:38:06,119 --> 00:38:14,489 dark gun Oh wonder glue is I searched 945 00:38:10,710 --> 00:38:17,039 for a good word and failed wondrous no 946 00:38:14,489 --> 00:38:20,629 time at all hell it's probably ready 947 00:38:17,039 --> 00:38:24,570 right now you have all the dots you need 948 00:38:20,630 --> 00:38:26,579 it only should need one although I had 949 00:38:24,570 --> 00:38:27,269 to admit I'd need a few dozen in the 950 00:38:26,579 --> 00:38:31,170 state I was in 951 00:38:27,269 --> 00:38:34,860 I'd be lucky to hit a barn door let me 952 00:38:31,170 --> 00:38:36,389 see it velvet coud I floated out one of 953 00:38:34,860 --> 00:38:37,250 my poisoned darts and set it into the 954 00:38:36,389 --> 00:38:39,539 dark gun 955 00:38:37,250 --> 00:38:41,190 velvet Remy wrapped her telekinesis 956 00:38:39,539 --> 00:38:43,980 around it and lifted it to her eye 957 00:38:41,190 --> 00:38:45,450 checking the alignment it occurred to me 958 00:38:43,980 --> 00:38:46,829 that a non-lethal weapon like the dart 959 00:38:45,449 --> 00:38:49,889 gun should hold quite the appeal to my 960 00:38:46,829 --> 00:38:52,500 more pacifistic friend I remembered my 961 00:38:49,889 --> 00:38:54,299 earlier worries how much would velvet 962 00:38:52,500 --> 00:38:55,829 Remmy benefit psychologically and 963 00:38:54,300 --> 00:38:57,420 spiritually from being able to handle 964 00:38:55,829 --> 00:39:00,299 enemies without further soaking her own 965 00:38:57,420 --> 00:39:02,670 hooves and blood and death damnit why 966 00:39:00,300 --> 00:39:04,800 didn't I think of this before 967 00:39:02,670 --> 00:39:07,099 I turned to her the promise to make her 968 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:10,620 a dark dawn on my own wet lips and 969 00:39:07,099 --> 00:39:13,469 frozen bewilderment velvet remedy had 970 00:39:10,619 --> 00:39:16,250 the dark and pointed right at me didn't 971 00:39:13,469 --> 00:39:16,250 she know that wasn't safe 972 00:39:18,090 --> 00:39:23,930 ow I opened my mouth words of surprise 973 00:39:22,050 --> 00:39:27,030 frozen on my tongue 974 00:39:23,929 --> 00:39:33,319 velvet remedy shed a tear she said I'm 975 00:39:27,030 --> 00:39:35,400 sorry little PIP what what was happening 976 00:39:33,320 --> 00:39:35,940 velvet remedies horn glowed a little 977 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:38,250 brighter 978 00:39:35,940 --> 00:39:40,789 I heard the squeaking as the small red 979 00:39:38,250 --> 00:39:42,929 wagon rolled over stopping behind me 980 00:39:40,789 --> 00:39:44,489 velvet remedy step closer and gave a 981 00:39:42,929 --> 00:39:46,699 gentle nudge with one hoof dipping my 982 00:39:44,489 --> 00:39:51,419 paralyzed body onto the wagon 983 00:39:46,699 --> 00:39:52,829 she'd shot me on purpose as velvet 984 00:39:51,420 --> 00:39:55,639 remedy floated the blanket over me 985 00:39:52,829 --> 00:39:59,069 covering my body I swore I'd kill her I 986 00:39:55,639 --> 00:40:00,839 don't know when I lost consciousness the 987 00:39:59,070 --> 00:40:02,160 last moments I remembered were feeling 988 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:04,769 the vibration of the elevator through 989 00:40:02,159 --> 00:40:06,029 the metal edges of the wagon a wagon 990 00:40:04,769 --> 00:40:08,699 which I should note had not been very 991 00:40:06,030 --> 00:40:10,170 comfortable I hadn't been able to see 992 00:40:08,699 --> 00:40:13,319 anything and the only thing I could 993 00:40:10,170 --> 00:40:15,090 smell was the damn blanket mentally I 994 00:40:13,320 --> 00:40:16,500 had realized I should eat the receiving 995 00:40:15,090 --> 00:40:19,530 with rage or sick with worry 996 00:40:16,500 --> 00:40:21,119 perhaps even fearing for my life but I 997 00:40:19,530 --> 00:40:24,090 have been to will and too exhausted to 998 00:40:21,119 --> 00:40:28,049 have any emotions left I probably fell 999 00:40:24,090 --> 00:40:29,970 asleep now I found myself waking to the 1000 00:40:28,050 --> 00:40:32,760 horrifyingly familiar sensation of being 1001 00:40:29,969 --> 00:40:34,500 strapped to a medical table a shot of 1002 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:36,210 panic ran through me driving me to 1003 00:40:34,500 --> 00:40:38,130 struggle against the shrap sold me down 1004 00:40:36,210 --> 00:40:39,720 as I imagined the psychotic ghoul doctor 1005 00:40:38,130 --> 00:40:43,400 had somehow generated and captured me 1006 00:40:39,719 --> 00:40:46,379 again with velvet remedies help I 1007 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:50,010 collapsed back a black egg growing in my 1008 00:40:46,380 --> 00:40:52,358 heart how could she do this she was 1009 00:40:50,010 --> 00:40:54,849 supposed to be my friend 1010 00:40:52,358 --> 00:40:58,268 I realized just how utterly horrible I 1011 00:40:54,849 --> 00:41:01,749 felt beyond heartache beyond headache 1012 00:40:58,268 --> 00:41:04,838 and beyond physical illness I felt 1013 00:41:01,748 --> 00:41:07,538 deeply and unbearably wrong inside was 1014 00:41:04,838 --> 00:41:09,608 this how taint felt I tossed my head 1015 00:41:07,539 --> 00:41:11,819 back onto my pillow a little surprised 1016 00:41:09,608 --> 00:41:14,380 my captors had thought to give me one 1017 00:41:11,818 --> 00:41:17,199 above me some phony had nailed a poster 1018 00:41:14,380 --> 00:41:18,730 to the wall a very young mayor dressed 1019 00:41:17,199 --> 00:41:20,858 in pink and yellow striped nurse's 1020 00:41:18,730 --> 00:41:22,389 uniform stared back at me telling me how 1021 00:41:20,858 --> 00:41:23,608 I didn't need to be steel ranger to be a 1022 00:41:22,389 --> 00:41:26,528 hero 1023 00:41:23,608 --> 00:41:28,179 apparently heroic positions like bedpan 1024 00:41:26,528 --> 00:41:31,900 the unsolved occasion technician and 1025 00:41:28,179 --> 00:41:35,338 cancer ward clown awaited me not the red 1026 00:41:31,900 --> 00:41:37,269 racer factory my eyes straight around 1027 00:41:35,338 --> 00:41:40,179 Medical bed I was strapped to was 1028 00:41:37,268 --> 00:41:42,118 partitioned off by screens I could see 1029 00:41:40,179 --> 00:41:44,230 the silhouettes of ponies moving beyond 1030 00:41:42,119 --> 00:41:45,910 the only thing in here with me was a 1031 00:41:44,230 --> 00:41:47,380 strange beeping terminal in several 1032 00:41:45,909 --> 00:41:50,618 plastic tubes that were delivering 1033 00:41:47,380 --> 00:41:53,230 fluids into and out of my body one of 1034 00:41:50,619 --> 00:41:57,789 the shadows was calamity I could tell by 1035 00:41:53,230 --> 00:42:01,210 the shape of his hat dammit no not him 1036 00:41:57,789 --> 00:42:02,849 to Celestion Luna damned them both to 1037 00:42:01,210 --> 00:42:05,579 the burning 1038 00:42:02,849 --> 00:42:07,480 dagnabbit I heard calamity speak 1039 00:42:05,579 --> 00:42:09,880 addressing one of the other ponies in 1040 00:42:07,480 --> 00:42:12,159 the room remember when we talked about 1041 00:42:09,880 --> 00:42:16,059 doing this the right way where this 1042 00:42:12,159 --> 00:42:18,639 ain't it do you think I wanted to do 1043 00:42:16,059 --> 00:42:20,519 this velvet remedies voice carried to 1044 00:42:18,639 --> 00:42:24,629 the gauzy strings that locked me away 1045 00:42:20,518 --> 00:42:27,669 there was heartache in her voice good a 1046 00:42:24,630 --> 00:42:30,730 little bit forced my hoof 1047 00:42:27,670 --> 00:42:31,990 and how exactly did she do that I seem 1048 00:42:30,730 --> 00:42:35,349 to recall her barely been able to walk 1049 00:42:31,989 --> 00:42:38,108 straight suddenly my body started to 1050 00:42:35,349 --> 00:42:41,530 feel really heavy like a great leaden 1051 00:42:38,108 --> 00:42:42,279 blanket was pressing down on me don't be 1052 00:42:41,530 --> 00:42:45,220 naive 1053 00:42:42,280 --> 00:42:47,170 you heard her Monterey Jack's execution 1054 00:42:45,219 --> 00:42:48,699 is tomorrow she was going to get herself 1055 00:42:47,170 --> 00:42:50,079 kicked out of this place before we had 1056 00:42:48,699 --> 00:42:55,769 any chance to persuade her to sweet 1057 00:42:50,079 --> 00:42:58,359 treatment oh that was what this was I 1058 00:42:55,769 --> 00:43:00,068 opened my mouth to say something but 1059 00:42:58,358 --> 00:43:04,298 that heaviness washed over my eyelids 1060 00:43:00,068 --> 00:43:09,519 and I couldn't keep them open when I 1061 00:43:04,298 --> 00:43:11,858 woke again I felt better I was tired and 1062 00:43:09,519 --> 00:43:14,440 weak weary to my very bones but in a way 1063 00:43:11,858 --> 00:43:17,699 that felt normal the headache and 1064 00:43:14,440 --> 00:43:22,150 sickness were gone I could see hear feel 1065 00:43:17,699 --> 00:43:25,179 think clearly there was no fog to fight 1066 00:43:22,150 --> 00:43:27,240 through I tried to sit up but I was 1067 00:43:25,179 --> 00:43:29,500 still firmly bound to the medical bed a 1068 00:43:27,239 --> 00:43:32,289 shot of panic went through me but I 1069 00:43:29,500 --> 00:43:35,949 fought to stifle it I wasn't back there 1070 00:43:32,289 --> 00:43:38,588 I wasn't in the mad ghouls lab this was 1071 00:43:35,949 --> 00:43:40,838 different and if I kept telling myself 1072 00:43:38,588 --> 00:43:43,838 that maybe my body would listen and my 1073 00:43:40,838 --> 00:43:46,088 heart would slow to normalcy I laid back 1074 00:43:43,838 --> 00:43:48,759 already feeling exhausted by my effort 1075 00:43:46,088 --> 00:43:50,650 to rise I didn't have the energy to 1076 00:43:48,760 --> 00:43:53,559 fight it but I did have enough to start 1077 00:43:50,650 --> 00:43:55,829 getting mad the only friends I've ever 1078 00:43:53,559 --> 00:43:59,079 had in my life had conspired against me 1079 00:43:55,829 --> 00:44:00,670 bail would remedy had paralyzed me they 1080 00:43:59,079 --> 00:44:01,869 had me strapped to a bed in a clinic 1081 00:44:00,670 --> 00:44:04,659 barely a day after my terrifying 1082 00:44:01,869 --> 00:44:06,430 experience with the ghoul doctor they 1083 00:44:04,659 --> 00:44:09,279 had forced me into 1084 00:44:06,429 --> 00:44:12,609 by the mercy of moon banishment I knew I 1085 00:44:09,280 --> 00:44:16,210 had a problem it wasn't if I was stupid 1086 00:44:12,610 --> 00:44:18,970 I just hell I would have come out here 1087 00:44:16,210 --> 00:44:21,780 on my own eventually I would have I just 1088 00:44:18,969 --> 00:44:24,519 had more important pressing things a 1089 00:44:21,780 --> 00:44:27,340 shadow moved up to the partition and one 1090 00:44:24,519 --> 00:44:29,610 of the screens is pulled away a dark tan 1091 00:44:27,340 --> 00:44:31,930 earth pony trot into my little prison 1092 00:44:29,610 --> 00:44:34,329 beyond him I could see velvet roam he 1093 00:44:31,929 --> 00:44:35,919 curled up on a bench her horn was 1094 00:44:34,329 --> 00:44:38,319 glowing as a memory orb lay on the bench 1095 00:44:35,920 --> 00:44:42,550 in front of her she had retreated into 1096 00:44:38,320 --> 00:44:43,570 the Fluttershy orb again goddesses as if 1097 00:44:42,550 --> 00:44:44,350 velvet remedy didn't have enough 1098 00:44:43,570 --> 00:44:47,740 problems of her own 1099 00:44:44,349 --> 00:44:50,380 I felt something hard in the pit of my 1100 00:44:47,739 --> 00:44:54,399 stomach I had every right to be furious 1101 00:44:50,380 --> 00:44:58,000 with her and I was but I couldn't be 1102 00:44:54,400 --> 00:45:01,150 hateful instead even with my anger on I 1103 00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:03,909 felt a pang of worry for her well good 1104 00:45:01,150 --> 00:45:06,309 morning the Stein said I'm doctor 1105 00:45:03,909 --> 00:45:09,569 helping hoof and you I've been told our 1106 00:45:06,309 --> 00:45:13,360 little PIP hairy feeling this morning I 1107 00:45:09,570 --> 00:45:14,800 turned my anger towards him I didn't 1108 00:45:13,360 --> 00:45:18,430 quite know how much of it he deserved 1109 00:45:14,800 --> 00:45:19,539 but it was at least some after all he'd 1110 00:45:18,429 --> 00:45:21,460 agreed to put me through this addiction 1111 00:45:19,539 --> 00:45:25,000 cure very much without my permission 1112 00:45:21,460 --> 00:45:28,510 I was paralyzed at the time plus he was 1113 00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:30,949 very very convenient that's a really 1114 00:45:28,510 --> 00:45:32,869 stupid name 1115 00:45:30,949 --> 00:45:35,750 the doctor took none of the intended 1116 00:45:32,869 --> 00:45:37,579 offense yes I suppose you're right 1117 00:45:35,750 --> 00:45:39,500 I changed my name when I decided to take 1118 00:45:37,579 --> 00:45:41,059 over this clinic by helping her if 1119 00:45:39,500 --> 00:45:44,088 clinics were pre-war centres for aid in 1120 00:45:41,059 --> 00:45:50,079 rehabilitation maybe it was presumptuous 1121 00:45:44,088 --> 00:45:54,009 of me I sighed and shook my head no that 1122 00:45:50,079 --> 00:45:57,859 makes sense doctor helping oaf was an 1123 00:45:54,010 --> 00:45:59,960 homage to the helping of clinics I felt 1124 00:45:57,858 --> 00:46:02,719 a smile curling my muzzle up despite 1125 00:45:59,960 --> 00:46:05,720 myself I fought it off finding my 1126 00:46:02,719 --> 00:46:09,828 righteous anger again why am i strapped 1127 00:46:05,719 --> 00:46:12,078 down I demanded helping of Jeanne Lee 1128 00:46:09,829 --> 00:46:13,430 answered the addiction treatment 1129 00:46:12,079 --> 00:46:15,349 involves a complete flush from your 1130 00:46:13,429 --> 00:46:16,608 system you really want to pull out any 1131 00:46:15,349 --> 00:46:17,088 of the tubes while the process is in 1132 00:46:16,608 --> 00:46:18,828 progress 1133 00:46:17,088 --> 00:46:26,179 you could cause yourself permanent harm 1134 00:46:18,829 --> 00:46:27,920 oh but why am I still strapped down well 1135 00:46:26,179 --> 00:46:29,210 honestly because the first reaction of 1136 00:46:27,920 --> 00:46:32,510 most patients in your position is a 1137 00:46:29,210 --> 00:46:33,769 gallop off and all too often in buy more 1138 00:46:32,510 --> 00:46:38,359 of whatever drug I just cleaned out of 1139 00:46:33,769 --> 00:46:39,889 them my choice isn't it yes that's 1140 00:46:38,358 --> 00:46:41,480 certainly true and with friends like 1141 00:46:39,889 --> 00:46:43,039 yours I have no doubt that you'd find 1142 00:46:41,480 --> 00:46:45,969 herself back here tomorrow if you did I 1143 00:46:43,039 --> 00:46:48,980 could make a tidy profit off of you I 1144 00:46:45,969 --> 00:46:52,219 glared at the ceiling I need new friends 1145 00:46:48,980 --> 00:46:55,608 I was rapidly running out of the ones 1146 00:46:52,219 --> 00:46:58,459 who hadn't shot me that attitude is not 1147 00:46:55,608 --> 00:46:59,269 unexpected no good deed and all these 1148 00:46:58,460 --> 00:47:02,210 horse apples 1149 00:46:59,269 --> 00:47:03,318 the doctor said but in your case I'm 1150 00:47:02,210 --> 00:47:04,519 keeping you strapped until I'm sure 1151 00:47:03,318 --> 00:47:07,489 you're not going to do anything to 1152 00:47:04,519 --> 00:47:10,190 exertive I gave him a dark look but he 1153 00:47:07,489 --> 00:47:11,779 shrugged it off when you came in here 1154 00:47:10,190 --> 00:47:13,880 party time in tala diction was hardly 1155 00:47:11,780 --> 00:47:16,190 your only ailment you were suffering 1156 00:47:13,880 --> 00:47:17,568 from severe radiation exposure not to 1157 00:47:16,190 --> 00:47:19,940 mention a small dose of manticore 1158 00:47:17,568 --> 00:47:21,289 poisoning and your body had clearly been 1159 00:47:19,940 --> 00:47:22,700 through enough traumas in the last few 1160 00:47:21,289 --> 00:47:25,219 weeks it was on the verge of giving out 1161 00:47:22,699 --> 00:47:27,009 I had to a lot of work before I could 1162 00:47:25,219 --> 00:47:30,439 even risk even beginning the treatment 1163 00:47:27,010 --> 00:47:32,000 doctor spoke with earnest warning these 1164 00:47:30,440 --> 00:47:34,460 procedures have left you in a weak and 1165 00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:35,809 fragile state you'll heal properly now 1166 00:47:34,460 --> 00:47:38,119 but you need to take it easy for the 1167 00:47:35,809 --> 00:47:39,360 next few days at least no strenuous 1168 00:47:38,119 --> 00:47:44,250 activity 1169 00:47:39,360 --> 00:47:47,039 I remain quiet is that soaked in how 1170 00:47:44,250 --> 00:47:49,579 about a shape had I been in and if I was 1171 00:47:47,039 --> 00:47:53,670 that messed up how bad were the others 1172 00:47:49,579 --> 00:47:55,409 doctor my friends they've been through 1173 00:47:53,670 --> 00:47:56,659 as much as I have please they need your 1174 00:47:55,409 --> 00:48:00,420 help too 1175 00:47:56,659 --> 00:48:02,789 helping of nodded I know your unicorn 1176 00:48:00,420 --> 00:48:04,110 friend already insisted the Steel Ranger 1177 00:48:02,789 --> 00:48:05,699 won't even let me take a look but I've 1178 00:48:04,110 --> 00:48:08,210 had both calamity and ville remedy on my 1179 00:48:05,699 --> 00:48:11,279 table while you were in recovery of 1180 00:48:08,210 --> 00:48:15,889 course Steel's wouldn't want anyone 1181 00:48:11,280 --> 00:48:19,800 realizing what he was will they be okay 1182 00:48:15,889 --> 00:48:21,719 physically yes the doctor said although 1183 00:48:19,800 --> 00:48:25,019 I suspect how well they heal emotionally 1184 00:48:21,719 --> 00:48:28,589 will be more up to you than to me great 1185 00:48:25,019 --> 00:48:32,820 drop that load onto me too I wasn't even 1186 00:48:28,590 --> 00:48:34,019 going to mad at them now I want to talk 1187 00:48:32,820 --> 00:48:37,980 to you a little bit about addictions 1188 00:48:34,019 --> 00:48:40,619 helping of informed me perfect and now 1189 00:48:37,980 --> 00:48:43,500 the lecture and he even had me strapped 1190 00:48:40,619 --> 00:48:44,880 down for it you should have noticed by 1191 00:48:43,500 --> 00:48:47,760 now that your senses and thought 1192 00:48:44,880 --> 00:48:49,050 processes seemed clearer and cleaner not 1193 00:48:47,760 --> 00:48:50,790 as hyper enhances when you were on the 1194 00:48:49,050 --> 00:48:53,630 drugs but still a lot better than when 1195 00:48:50,789 --> 00:48:57,570 you were off of them am i right 1196 00:48:53,630 --> 00:48:59,880 grudgingly I nodded that's the nasty 1197 00:48:57,570 --> 00:49:01,650 double edge of Party Time entails their 1198 00:48:59,880 --> 00:49:03,390 brain accelerator made from mystical 1199 00:49:01,650 --> 00:49:05,940 plants native only to zebra lands and 1200 00:49:03,389 --> 00:49:07,529 perhaps the everfree forest no matter 1201 00:49:05,940 --> 00:49:10,230 how often you use them they'll be always 1202 00:49:07,530 --> 00:49:11,790 as effective as the first time what most 1203 00:49:10,230 --> 00:49:13,019 addicts don't realize however is that 1204 00:49:11,789 --> 00:49:15,360 the withdrawal degrades your mental 1205 00:49:13,019 --> 00:49:16,670 facilities the more you take them the 1206 00:49:15,360 --> 00:49:18,809 worse you are when you're not on them 1207 00:49:16,670 --> 00:49:19,800 ponies you've been taking them for years 1208 00:49:18,809 --> 00:49:21,239 and have reached the point where they 1209 00:49:19,800 --> 00:49:24,710 can barely function without the drug in 1210 00:49:21,239 --> 00:49:27,029 their system helping of smiled thinly 1211 00:49:24,710 --> 00:49:28,500 the enlightened state in which you find 1212 00:49:27,030 --> 00:49:30,090 yourself now is actually the way you've 1213 00:49:28,500 --> 00:49:32,420 always been before you even got hooked 1214 00:49:30,090 --> 00:49:35,750 on Party Time entails 1215 00:49:32,420 --> 00:49:39,329 what I was like this before 1216 00:49:35,750 --> 00:49:43,440 but I felt so much more alert everything 1217 00:49:39,329 --> 00:49:45,119 so clear it was so easy to think not 1218 00:49:43,440 --> 00:49:50,429 hyper fast like I could when I was on 1219 00:49:45,119 --> 00:49:53,400 PTM but still easy if this was what I 1220 00:49:50,429 --> 00:49:58,559 was like before PTMs why did it feel so 1221 00:49:53,400 --> 00:50:01,019 new and why wasn't I able to tell but I 1222 00:49:58,559 --> 00:50:03,500 had been able to tell I had known 1223 00:50:01,019 --> 00:50:06,179 something was wrong for a long time I 1224 00:50:03,500 --> 00:50:08,639 felt a tear in my eye and I wondered 1225 00:50:06,179 --> 00:50:12,419 where he'd come from I looked to the 1226 00:50:08,639 --> 00:50:14,219 doctor now I can give you advice but I 1227 00:50:12,420 --> 00:50:17,190 can't make you take it the doctor 1228 00:50:14,219 --> 00:50:19,649 continued you absolutely need to stay 1229 00:50:17,190 --> 00:50:22,470 away from Bharti time in taos it won't 1230 00:50:19,650 --> 00:50:24,660 be easy your body and brain might no 1231 00:50:22,469 --> 00:50:26,369 longer crave or need them but most drug 1232 00:50:24,659 --> 00:50:28,980 addiction is as psychological as it is 1233 00:50:26,369 --> 00:50:31,319 physical so I can't tell you this won't 1234 00:50:28,980 --> 00:50:33,030 be difficult but from what I hear you 1235 00:50:31,320 --> 00:50:34,440 have a strong will and you have strong 1236 00:50:33,030 --> 00:50:37,920 friends that can help you through it 1237 00:50:34,440 --> 00:50:41,880 I nodded slowly not really wanting to 1238 00:50:37,920 --> 00:50:43,200 hear this but knowing I needed to and I 1239 00:50:41,880 --> 00:50:45,840 highly recommend staying away from 1240 00:50:43,199 --> 00:50:48,839 normal min towels or for that matter any 1241 00:50:45,840 --> 00:50:51,600 other addictive substances Buc rage - 1242 00:50:48,840 --> 00:50:53,309 all of them party time min towels is the 1243 00:50:51,599 --> 00:50:55,380 most addictive drug out there but many 1244 00:50:53,309 --> 00:50:57,000 of the others aren't much better and 1245 00:50:55,380 --> 00:50:58,410 with your family history you are more 1246 00:50:57,000 --> 00:51:01,289 susceptible to addictions than most 1247 00:50:58,409 --> 00:51:04,789 ponies so my advice is just to stay away 1248 00:51:01,289 --> 00:51:08,789 from them I started it not again and 1249 00:51:04,789 --> 00:51:11,050 suddenly stopped wait 1250 00:51:08,789 --> 00:51:14,739 what does my family of anything to do 1251 00:51:11,050 --> 00:51:17,289 with this well predisposition 'but words 1252 00:51:14,739 --> 00:51:19,750 addiction can be hereditary helping of 1253 00:51:17,289 --> 00:51:23,349 inform me your friend Velva remedy told 1254 00:51:19,750 --> 00:51:26,920 me about your mother my mother she had 1255 00:51:23,349 --> 00:51:29,650 no right she was an alcoholic was she 1256 00:51:26,920 --> 00:51:32,860 not I ground my teeth 1257 00:51:29,650 --> 00:51:34,539 staring everywhere but at the doctor he 1258 00:51:32,860 --> 00:51:36,690 waited patiently until my spit and fury 1259 00:51:34,539 --> 00:51:39,519 subsided enough to answer 1260 00:51:36,690 --> 00:51:41,980 well her key to mark was a glass of hard 1261 00:51:39,519 --> 00:51:45,130 apple cider what else was she going to 1262 00:51:41,980 --> 00:51:48,969 do you do know that cutie marks don't 1263 00:51:45,130 --> 00:51:51,309 control your destiny right I just looked 1264 00:51:48,969 --> 00:51:53,769 away I wasn't going to be roped into a 1265 00:51:51,309 --> 00:51:57,039 discussion of my mother even if they 1266 00:51:53,769 --> 00:52:01,960 kept me tied down for days oh crap 1267 00:51:57,039 --> 00:52:03,610 Monterey how long had I been out I tried 1268 00:52:01,960 --> 00:52:06,340 to look at the time on that pipbuck but 1269 00:52:03,610 --> 00:52:08,170 my fore leg was strapped down and I 1270 00:52:06,340 --> 00:52:12,579 remembered swiftly my pipbuck was dead 1271 00:52:08,170 --> 00:52:13,349 anyway doctor I said trying not to sound 1272 00:52:12,579 --> 00:52:16,500 too anxious 1273 00:52:13,349 --> 00:52:17,769 how long until Monterey Jack is executed 1274 00:52:16,500 --> 00:52:20,769 please 1275 00:52:17,769 --> 00:52:24,159 Luna give me the strength the doctor 1276 00:52:20,769 --> 00:52:26,969 blinked the cheese shop owner that was 1277 00:52:24,159 --> 00:52:29,339 two hours ago 1278 00:52:26,969 --> 00:52:33,349 I felt a weight the size of a flowerpot 1279 00:52:29,340 --> 00:52:40,860 drop in my stomach followed by an anvil 1280 00:52:33,349 --> 00:52:42,210 why did you know him I had failed velvet 1281 00:52:40,860 --> 00:52:44,940 remedy was the first to visit me 1282 00:52:42,210 --> 00:52:47,940 fresh from Fluttershy land she spoke 1283 00:52:44,940 --> 00:52:49,559 cautiously trotting on eggshells as she 1284 00:52:47,940 --> 00:52:51,720 did so her horn glowed as she removed 1285 00:52:49,559 --> 00:52:54,889 the straps holding me down one at a time 1286 00:52:51,719 --> 00:52:57,539 I resisted the urge to go for a throat 1287 00:52:54,889 --> 00:53:01,849 no strenuous activity the doctor had 1288 00:52:57,539 --> 00:53:06,179 said I don't expect you to forgive me 1289 00:53:01,849 --> 00:53:10,589 velvet was saying good I interrupted 1290 00:53:06,179 --> 00:53:14,519 harshly because I don't she winds to my 1291 00:53:10,590 --> 00:53:16,350 words but obstinately continued or that 1292 00:53:14,519 --> 00:53:19,289 things will be right between us but I 1293 00:53:16,349 --> 00:53:22,860 expect you to understand why and to 1294 00:53:19,289 --> 00:53:25,050 understand why I had to do it now why 1295 00:53:22,860 --> 00:53:28,849 you felt you had to do it now you mean I 1296 00:53:25,050 --> 00:53:30,750 spat and against my will 1297 00:53:28,849 --> 00:53:32,940 you wouldn't have gotten the help you 1298 00:53:30,750 --> 00:53:34,679 needed on your own this might be the 1299 00:53:32,940 --> 00:53:36,780 only place in the whole aquestion 1300 00:53:34,679 --> 00:53:39,779 wasteland that can help you and you were 1301 00:53:36,780 --> 00:53:42,000 about to throw it away I had already 1302 00:53:39,780 --> 00:53:43,440 realized I had a problem I retorted I 1303 00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:47,190 was going to ask for help 1304 00:53:43,440 --> 00:53:51,210 Oh Zelda remedy asked trapped somewhere 1305 00:53:47,190 --> 00:53:54,000 between shock and disbelief when after 1306 00:53:51,210 --> 00:53:55,470 we crashed I realized it then and I was 1307 00:53:54,000 --> 00:53:59,940 probably going to ask for help after I'd 1308 00:53:55,469 --> 00:54:02,339 had some sleep convenient she turned 1309 00:53:59,940 --> 00:54:04,280 away from me I didn't need to see her 1310 00:54:02,340 --> 00:54:06,240 face to tell she was hiding tears I 1311 00:54:04,280 --> 00:54:07,800 could hear them in the tremble of her 1312 00:54:06,239 --> 00:54:10,099 breath see it in the shudder of her 1313 00:54:07,800 --> 00:54:10,100 breast 1314 00:54:10,659 --> 00:54:16,269 I wanted to tear her to pieces with my 1315 00:54:12,789 --> 00:54:19,179 teeth and yet at the same time I 1316 00:54:16,269 --> 00:54:20,559 couldn't bear to see her hurt and I knew 1317 00:54:19,179 --> 00:54:23,589 that if I talk to her anymore 1318 00:54:20,559 --> 00:54:25,809 I just hurt her more maybe she deserved 1319 00:54:23,590 --> 00:54:31,470 it but I didn't want to inflict more 1320 00:54:25,809 --> 00:54:33,730 wounds velvet you need to not be here 1321 00:54:31,469 --> 00:54:36,129 she wiped a hole across her face before 1322 00:54:33,730 --> 00:54:37,659 looking at me her eyes were red and 1323 00:54:36,130 --> 00:54:41,079 puffy but she didn't let me see the 1324 00:54:37,659 --> 00:54:42,730 actual tears because of what you did 1325 00:54:41,079 --> 00:54:44,679 Monterey Jack still drew her without a 1326 00:54:42,730 --> 00:54:48,070 guardian and will soon be without a home 1327 00:54:44,679 --> 00:54:51,429 I said sternly staring at her to her 1328 00:54:48,070 --> 00:54:53,370 merit she stood and took it I had asked 1329 00:54:51,429 --> 00:54:55,569 the doctor what would become of lemon I 1330 00:54:53,369 --> 00:54:57,969 hadn't write that tenpony tower has 1331 00:54:55,570 --> 00:55:01,750 nothing like an orphanage I recalled the 1332 00:54:57,969 --> 00:55:04,529 doctors words 1020 towers a meritocracy 1333 00:55:01,750 --> 00:55:06,579 according to help enough not a socialist 1334 00:55:04,530 --> 00:55:08,140 communist who have not earned the right 1335 00:55:06,579 --> 00:55:10,900 to be here and who cannot afford the 1336 00:55:08,139 --> 00:55:12,039 privilege to be here have no place the 1337 00:55:10,900 --> 00:55:15,639 Colts and fillies would be kicked out of 1338 00:55:12,039 --> 00:55:18,849 the tower at the end of the month so you 1339 00:55:15,639 --> 00:55:22,449 have to help me fix it since steel lives 1340 00:55:18,849 --> 00:55:24,069 in here I need to talk to him and have 1341 00:55:22,449 --> 00:55:26,679 him bring my saddlebags and utility 1342 00:55:24,070 --> 00:55:28,210 barding I need to get my pipbuck running 1343 00:55:26,679 --> 00:55:30,549 so I can send black wings talons a 1344 00:55:28,210 --> 00:55:33,010 message I'm calling in the favor they 1345 00:55:30,550 --> 00:55:36,700 owe us I'm going to have them take the 1346 00:55:33,010 --> 00:55:38,620 children to shatter tough I frowned it 1347 00:55:36,699 --> 00:55:39,849 wasn't ideal but it was a damn lot 1348 00:55:38,619 --> 00:55:43,359 better than what those kids would face 1349 00:55:39,849 --> 00:55:44,829 alone the main hatton ruins it will be 1350 00:55:43,360 --> 00:55:48,550 your job to break the news to Monterey's 1351 00:55:44,829 --> 00:55:49,750 children and persuade them to go velvet 1352 00:55:48,550 --> 00:55:51,700 Remy's eyes widened 1353 00:55:49,750 --> 00:55:53,170 immediately recognizing how emotionally 1354 00:55:51,699 --> 00:55:56,589 painful the task I had given her would 1355 00:55:53,170 --> 00:55:59,309 be but she nodded accepting the burden 1356 00:55:56,590 --> 00:55:59,309 as do reward 1357 00:55:59,318 --> 00:56:05,329 I'm so sorry little PIP calamity said 1358 00:56:02,869 --> 00:56:07,130 head in his hopes he had slipped inside 1359 00:56:05,329 --> 00:56:10,130 the partitions as soon as Velva remedy 1360 00:56:07,130 --> 00:56:12,769 had left I took a deep breath and 1361 00:56:10,130 --> 00:56:14,869 gingerly sat up it was an effort to do 1362 00:56:12,768 --> 00:56:15,879 so but my head remained clear and my gut 1363 00:56:14,869 --> 00:56:18,769 didn't lurch 1364 00:56:15,880 --> 00:56:21,950 it was blissful not to be sick or under 1365 00:56:18,768 --> 00:56:24,679 the effects of withdrawal you have 1366 00:56:21,949 --> 00:56:27,048 nothing to apologize for calamity I said 1367 00:56:24,679 --> 00:56:29,259 although the angry Pony in the back of 1368 00:56:27,048 --> 00:56:34,028 my head had a few differing opinions 1369 00:56:29,259 --> 00:56:37,880 fell for remedy did this and she was 1370 00:56:34,028 --> 00:56:39,940 right to want you to help me I needed 1371 00:56:37,880 --> 00:56:42,829 help 1372 00:56:39,940 --> 00:56:46,309 calamity looked up to me I was shocked 1373 00:56:42,829 --> 00:56:49,910 to see deep pain in his eyes no little 1374 00:56:46,309 --> 00:56:50,989 PIP I have the most apologize for this 1375 00:56:49,909 --> 00:56:52,940 is all my fault 1376 00:56:50,989 --> 00:56:56,989 I'm the one who gave you those damn 1377 00:56:52,940 --> 00:57:00,349 zebra means in the first place flaming 1378 00:56:56,989 --> 00:57:02,449 Sun farts clam he was right for the 1379 00:57:00,349 --> 00:57:04,039 first time I considered what seeing me 1380 00:57:02,449 --> 00:57:06,710 lose it to those things must be doing to 1381 00:57:04,039 --> 00:57:11,509 him had he been tearing himself up the 1382 00:57:06,710 --> 00:57:15,650 whole time Oh merciful Celestia what did 1383 00:57:11,509 --> 00:57:17,539 I've been doing to my friends strenuous 1384 00:57:15,650 --> 00:57:19,039 or not I pushed myself up from the 1385 00:57:17,539 --> 00:57:20,989 medical bed and threw my fourloves 1386 00:57:19,039 --> 00:57:25,450 around calamity nuzzling against his 1387 00:57:20,989 --> 00:57:27,710 neck I had no words no idea what to say 1388 00:57:25,449 --> 00:57:29,358 but I hoped that if I hugged him long 1389 00:57:27,710 --> 00:57:33,759 enough he'd understand how forgiving he 1390 00:57:29,358 --> 00:57:33,759 was and how sorry I was 1391 00:57:33,809 --> 00:57:42,359 I had a lot of apologizing to do so how 1392 00:57:41,489 --> 00:57:44,579 are you doing 1393 00:57:42,358 --> 00:57:46,108 I asked steel hoods as I plugged my 1394 00:57:44,579 --> 00:57:47,548 pipbuck up to his magically powered 1395 00:57:46,108 --> 00:57:50,458 armor using the tools from my utility 1396 00:57:47,548 --> 00:57:53,099 barding shouldn't you be the one 1397 00:57:50,458 --> 00:57:57,478 everypony is asking that ste loves deep 1398 00:57:53,099 --> 00:58:01,099 voice question I've been out of it for a 1399 00:57:57,478 --> 00:58:04,679 long time I admitted I've missed things 1400 00:58:01,099 --> 00:58:08,729 obvious things or at least been too slow 1401 00:58:04,679 --> 00:58:10,469 in coming to them I swallowed for 1402 00:58:08,728 --> 00:58:13,409 example you told me that the Ministry of 1403 00:58:10,469 --> 00:58:15,989 Technology funded four stars and then 1404 00:58:13,409 --> 00:58:19,288 you discovered what they did I can't 1405 00:58:15,989 --> 00:58:23,068 imagine how that must have hit you I've 1406 00:58:19,289 --> 00:58:25,920 been dealing with it steel ups cut me 1407 00:58:23,068 --> 00:58:29,208 off but you shouldn't have had to deal 1408 00:58:25,920 --> 00:58:31,528 with it alone I shook my head and 1409 00:58:29,208 --> 00:58:33,419 focused on velvet remedy and calamity 1410 00:58:31,528 --> 00:58:35,458 and I didn't even see that all of my 1411 00:58:33,420 --> 00:58:39,869 friends were hurting not just the loud 1412 00:58:35,458 --> 00:58:42,538 ones steel of snickered and thank you 1413 00:58:39,869 --> 00:58:46,759 little pip but like I said I'm handling 1414 00:58:42,539 --> 00:58:48,539 it I nodded respecting his determination 1415 00:58:46,759 --> 00:58:52,708 my pipbuck weeped 1416 00:58:48,539 --> 00:58:56,910 demanding my attention okay but I'm here 1417 00:58:52,708 --> 00:58:57,629 for you really here now I added if I can 1418 00:58:56,909 --> 00:59:00,409 help you at all 1419 00:58:57,630 --> 00:59:03,050 you if you just need somebody to talk to 1420 00:59:00,409 --> 00:59:06,679 I'd rather not 1421 00:59:03,050 --> 00:59:08,450 I shut up for the next half an hour I 1422 00:59:06,679 --> 00:59:11,059 focus on getting my pipbuck working 1423 00:59:08,449 --> 00:59:12,529 again by the time I was done the little 1424 00:59:11,059 --> 00:59:13,909 leg worn device was operating more 1425 00:59:12,530 --> 00:59:14,360 smoothly and efficiently than I had in 1426 00:59:13,909 --> 00:59:16,699 months 1427 00:59:14,360 --> 00:59:18,079 I floated the broadcaster out of my 1428 00:59:16,699 --> 00:59:21,079 saddlebags and sent Blackwing the 1429 00:59:18,079 --> 00:59:23,059 message she was annoyed by the tasks 1430 00:59:21,079 --> 00:59:25,340 required of her but more relieved that I 1431 00:59:23,059 --> 00:59:26,719 had contacted her so quickly calling in 1432 00:59:25,340 --> 00:59:29,750 a favor for something that didn't amount 1433 00:59:26,719 --> 00:59:31,849 to anything more than an annoyance by 1434 00:59:29,750 --> 00:59:34,849 the gray egg kid I'm half tempted to 1435 00:59:31,849 --> 00:59:36,409 call his three favors but then I had to 1436 00:59:34,849 --> 00:59:37,730 figure out how many more I owed you for 1437 00:59:36,409 --> 00:59:40,190 hooking us up with God Dina's shattered 1438 00:59:37,730 --> 00:59:43,250 of operation I was feeling like my wings 1439 00:59:40,190 --> 00:59:45,559 been pulled for a bit there Thank You 1440 00:59:43,250 --> 00:59:47,090 Blackwing go remedy will have the little 1441 00:59:45,559 --> 00:59:48,409 ponies waiting for you at the four-star 1442 00:59:47,090 --> 00:59:52,579 station at tenpony tower 1443 00:59:48,409 --> 00:59:56,480 I cut the broadcast Steel's remain 1444 00:59:52,579 --> 01:00:00,340 silent for a while longer are you sure I 1445 00:59:56,480 --> 01:00:03,530 began to ask as I put my tools away 1446 01:00:00,340 --> 01:00:07,010 little pip you're the sort of mayor who 1447 01:00:03,530 --> 01:00:12,230 makes me wish I was a better pony he 1448 01:00:07,010 --> 01:00:13,250 sounded sad only one other mayor has 1449 01:00:12,230 --> 01:00:16,309 made me feel that way 1450 01:00:13,250 --> 01:00:18,440 and sooner or later you're bound to 1451 01:00:16,309 --> 01:00:20,110 learn just like she did that I'm not a 1452 01:00:18,440 --> 01:00:22,099 better pony 1453 01:00:20,110 --> 01:00:27,590 steelo's walked out of helping Huff's 1454 01:00:22,099 --> 01:00:30,049 Clinic where steel hoofs should ya 1455 01:00:27,590 --> 01:00:31,670 really be up little PIP calamity asked 1456 01:00:30,050 --> 01:00:33,980 his eyes widening with concern as I 1457 01:00:31,670 --> 01:00:34,900 burst into the suite do you know where 1458 01:00:33,980 --> 01:00:38,530 he is 1459 01:00:34,900 --> 01:00:40,880 after Steele had left I had just stared 1460 01:00:38,530 --> 01:00:42,800 it took several minutes for the sinking 1461 01:00:40,880 --> 01:00:46,200 sensation to fully prompt me to action 1462 01:00:42,800 --> 01:00:48,900 and by then I'd lost track of him 1463 01:00:46,199 --> 01:00:53,338 uh well last I saw he was talking to 1464 01:00:48,900 --> 01:00:57,690 chief Grimstad no I turned and galloped 1465 01:00:53,338 --> 01:00:59,130 for the elevator it took me too long way 1466 01:00:57,690 --> 01:01:02,250 too long to find the door to the 1467 01:00:59,130 --> 01:01:03,088 basement I pushed myself beyond the 1468 01:01:02,250 --> 01:01:06,449 point where I should have collapsed 1469 01:01:03,088 --> 01:01:08,420 racing an invisible clock when I found 1470 01:01:06,449 --> 01:01:12,000 the door my state of alarm intensified 1471 01:01:08,420 --> 01:01:15,030 it should have been locked instead the 1472 01:01:12,000 --> 01:01:17,099 door hung slightly open I dashed inside 1473 01:01:15,030 --> 01:01:19,700 then stopped leaning against a cold 1474 01:01:17,099 --> 01:01:23,010 concrete wall fighting loss of breath 1475 01:01:19,699 --> 01:01:24,389 the basement was a cluttered maze the 1476 01:01:23,010 --> 01:01:26,099 walls down here were too thick from my 1477 01:01:24,389 --> 01:01:28,199 eyes forward sparkled at detect pony's 1478 01:01:26,099 --> 01:01:31,160 friend or foe beyond the room I was in I 1479 01:01:28,199 --> 01:01:33,480 was forced to search by sight alone 1480 01:01:31,159 --> 01:01:35,069 finally in the back room I found a heavy 1481 01:01:33,480 --> 01:01:38,369 set of doors under an ancient warning 1482 01:01:35,070 --> 01:01:42,329 sign whose paint was peeling emergency 1483 01:01:38,369 --> 01:01:43,680 shelter authorized unicorns only like 1484 01:01:42,329 --> 01:01:47,400 the door to the basement these doors 1485 01:01:43,679 --> 01:01:52,289 were open my pipbuck lit up one friendly 1486 01:01:47,400 --> 01:01:53,940 Pony steel hooves I turned on the LED of 1487 01:01:52,289 --> 01:01:55,380 my pipbuck and saw the steel ranger 1488 01:01:53,940 --> 01:01:57,659 standing in the gloom facing another 1489 01:01:55,380 --> 01:01:59,780 large door made of thick steel inset 1490 01:01:57,659 --> 01:02:02,129 with a tiny window of armored glass 1491 01:01:59,780 --> 01:02:05,220 there was a control panel inches from 1492 01:02:02,130 --> 01:02:07,858 his raised right hoof steel hooves I 1493 01:02:05,219 --> 01:02:10,129 called out panting a burning stitch in 1494 01:02:07,858 --> 01:02:12,480 my sides don't do it 1495 01:02:10,130 --> 01:02:15,329 the Steel Ranger lowered his armored 1496 01:02:12,480 --> 01:02:18,030 hoof and turned to look at me don't do 1497 01:02:15,329 --> 01:02:22,589 what he asked so casually I wanted to 1498 01:02:18,030 --> 01:02:24,359 scream don't let them in the steel 1499 01:02:22,588 --> 01:02:27,719 Ranger cocked his head 1500 01:02:24,358 --> 01:02:28,949 oh don't worry little pip no pony's 1501 01:02:27,719 --> 01:02:30,659 getting in through this door 1502 01:02:28,949 --> 01:02:35,748 I've made sure it can't be used ever 1503 01:02:30,659 --> 01:02:37,858 again what oh thank the goddesses I 1504 01:02:35,748 --> 01:02:39,298 collapsed on the cold stone floor 1505 01:02:37,858 --> 01:02:43,139 feeling like I would never be able to 1506 01:02:39,298 --> 01:02:44,719 stand again but it was okay all my fears 1507 01:02:43,139 --> 01:02:48,568 had been in my head 1508 01:02:44,719 --> 01:02:49,738 steel hosts rotted up to me did you 1509 01:02:48,568 --> 01:02:52,768 really think I'd let in the zombie 1510 01:02:49,739 --> 01:02:56,249 ponies that I'd allow all the innocent 1511 01:02:52,768 --> 01:02:58,699 ponies of tenpony tower to perish you 1512 01:02:56,248 --> 01:03:03,649 really don't know me at all do you 1513 01:02:58,699 --> 01:03:06,629 he trotted past me leaving me there no I 1514 01:03:03,650 --> 01:03:09,809 admitted feeling utterly ashamed as well 1515 01:03:06,630 --> 01:03:12,838 as beyond exhausted no I didn't know 1516 01:03:09,809 --> 01:03:14,460 steel hoofs and maybe it was time that I 1517 01:03:12,838 --> 01:03:17,608 stopped thinking II love my friends I 1518 01:03:14,460 --> 01:03:20,190 start trusting them more they really are 1519 01:03:17,608 --> 01:03:23,578 good ponies and they really are trying 1520 01:03:20,190 --> 01:03:24,259 to help my thoughts were interrupted by 1521 01:03:23,579 --> 01:03:26,548 a thud 1522 01:03:24,259 --> 01:03:28,829 chief Grimm saw his face appeared on the 1523 01:03:26,548 --> 01:03:31,440 other side of the window flesh had been 1524 01:03:28,829 --> 01:03:32,880 torn from the side of his head I could 1525 01:03:31,440 --> 01:03:34,349 see him staring with desperation in 1526 01:03:32,880 --> 01:03:38,039 horror pounding on the other side of the 1527 01:03:34,349 --> 01:03:39,480 door then the zombie ponies fell on him 1528 01:03:38,039 --> 01:03:40,980 once again pulling him away from the 1529 01:03:39,480 --> 01:03:43,789 window as they tore him into pieces 1530 01:03:40,980 --> 01:03:43,789 eating alive