1 00:00:00,410 --> 00:00:08,099 fuck you know what irony is I recognized 2 00:00:05,910 --> 00:00:10,080 the voice of Scootaloo even though it 3 00:00:08,099 --> 00:00:12,419 was raspy even through all of her 4 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:15,960 coughing and the mag clicking and the 5 00:00:12,419 --> 00:00:17,490 roar of the wind all about her irony's 6 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:19,980 Epps feeling I spent my whole damned 7 00:00:17,489 --> 00:00:22,649 childhood trying to get a cutie mark and 8 00:00:19,980 --> 00:00:23,850 I don't even have it anymore ironies 9 00:00:22,649 --> 00:00:25,679 that I spent most of the last decade 10 00:00:23,850 --> 00:00:27,080 working to save a question from a mega 11 00:00:25,679 --> 00:00:29,789 spell end of the world 12 00:00:27,079 --> 00:00:33,509 Scootaloo his voice cracked followed by 13 00:00:29,789 --> 00:00:35,700 a barrage of wet raspy coughs and then 14 00:00:33,509 --> 00:00:38,849 it happened and I wasn't even fucking 15 00:00:35,700 --> 00:00:40,620 here broke my damn wing in a stupid damn 16 00:00:38,850 --> 00:00:44,010 accident while practicing a new routine 17 00:00:40,619 --> 00:00:46,409 for the damn galip's by the time I got 18 00:00:44,009 --> 00:00:49,679 out of the Hanoverian Pegasus clinic it 19 00:00:46,409 --> 00:00:51,000 was all over irony is that I'm the one 20 00:00:49,679 --> 00:00:53,399 who made Sweetie Belle at the overmare 21 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:56,039 stable too I was beginning to worry 22 00:00:53,399 --> 00:00:59,730 about her now she's probably the only 23 00:00:56,039 --> 00:01:01,350 one of us who has survived I the 24 00:00:59,729 --> 00:01:03,619 recording was interrupted by another fit 25 00:01:01,350 --> 00:01:03,620 of coughing 26 00:01:03,710 --> 00:01:07,530 Apple Bloom was supposed to be in 27 00:01:05,459 --> 00:01:10,109 Philadelphia can me get near that place 28 00:01:07,530 --> 00:01:12,629 a pony had died from the radiation of 29 00:01:10,109 --> 00:01:15,090 minutes I was actually considering 30 00:01:12,629 --> 00:01:16,640 banging a hoof on stable twos door but 31 00:01:15,090 --> 00:01:19,228 then I saw all the bodies 32 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:21,689 Sweetie Belle did right didn't open the 33 00:01:19,228 --> 00:01:25,438 door for anypony can't let this poison 34 00:01:21,688 --> 00:01:26,879 in contaminate that whole stable if I 35 00:01:25,438 --> 00:01:29,008 knocked Sweetie Belle might just open 36 00:01:26,879 --> 00:01:30,839 the door for me and I can't let that 37 00:01:29,009 --> 00:01:36,420 happen 38 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:38,969 fuck I'm giving up my pipbuck leaving it 39 00:01:36,420 --> 00:01:40,799 here with a message a figure if Apple 40 00:01:38,969 --> 00:01:45,329 Bloom survived she'll come looking here 41 00:01:40,799 --> 00:01:47,550 if not somepony else will besides I'm 42 00:01:45,329 --> 00:01:48,509 sick of it clicking I don't need it 43 00:01:47,549 --> 00:01:50,509 yelling at me that the snow is 44 00:01:48,509 --> 00:01:55,489 radioactive and then breathing poison 45 00:01:50,509 --> 00:01:57,719 the air is fucking green more coughing 46 00:01:55,489 --> 00:02:00,060 except for those weird pink swirls 47 00:01:57,719 --> 00:02:02,939 coming off Canterlot when you see the 48 00:02:00,060 --> 00:02:06,570 air you know it's bad this time 49 00:02:02,939 --> 00:02:12,789 the coughing fit lasted minutes fuck 50 00:02:06,569 --> 00:02:14,500 that's blood that that's that's not good 51 00:02:12,789 --> 00:02:16,598 they kept telling us the cloud curtain 52 00:02:14,500 --> 00:02:18,128 was for own protection keeping the 53 00:02:16,598 --> 00:02:21,280 radiation and mega spell pollution from 54 00:02:18,128 --> 00:02:24,608 getting into pegasi cities who knew that 55 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:26,049 they were telling the truth fuckers said 56 00:02:24,609 --> 00:02:29,650 the brand is to mark me as son Pony 57 00:02:26,049 --> 00:02:34,480 who's been below contaminated now I know 58 00:02:29,650 --> 00:02:36,120 that's horse apples told them that told 59 00:02:34,479 --> 00:02:39,969 him I was proud of what Rainbow Dash did 60 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:42,420 called myself a - ID boy that got their 61 00:02:39,969 --> 00:02:42,419 feathers in a bunch 62 00:02:42,509 --> 00:02:47,798 irony is I worked really hard to find a 63 00:02:45,609 --> 00:02:49,120 better way some kind of society or 64 00:02:47,799 --> 00:02:51,310 government or something that would be 65 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:53,889 better wouldn't make the same damn 66 00:02:51,310 --> 00:02:55,180 mistakes that kill everypony and I get 67 00:02:53,889 --> 00:02:56,650 trapped over there with a whole slew of 68 00:02:55,180 --> 00:02:59,650 ponies who seemed dedicated to finding 69 00:02:56,650 --> 00:03:01,680 the worst way ever even I wouldn't have 70 00:02:59,650 --> 00:03:05,379 tried an experiment like The Enclave the 71 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:08,879 stables aren't set up to fail hell I 72 00:03:05,378 --> 00:03:11,348 give the Enclave a few months at most 73 00:03:08,878 --> 00:03:14,579 Scootaloo's voice stopped but no 74 00:03:11,348 --> 00:03:19,079 coughing this time just harsh breathing 75 00:03:14,580 --> 00:03:21,380 after one would she continued if he find 76 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:23,900 this before I'm gone 77 00:03:21,379 --> 00:03:26,539 she was cut off by an explosive cough 78 00:03:23,900 --> 00:03:32,040 followed by a few moments of silence 79 00:03:26,539 --> 00:03:34,319 then a groan if you find this there's a 80 00:03:32,039 --> 00:03:34,919 Shack marked on it it traced Rainbow 81 00:03:34,319 --> 00:03:37,349 Dash to there 82 00:03:34,919 --> 00:03:39,989 I think she's living there or was 83 00:03:37,349 --> 00:03:43,349 recently wasn't there when I looked but 84 00:03:39,990 --> 00:03:47,340 I'm heading back gonna wait there hope 85 00:03:43,349 --> 00:03:48,379 she returns I should be there for like 86 00:03:47,340 --> 00:03:52,379 she's with me 87 00:03:48,379 --> 00:03:54,769 somepony should be there Scootaloo 88 00:03:52,379 --> 00:03:57,719 coughed one final time 89 00:03:54,770 --> 00:03:59,620 just wanted s to know we didn't we 90 00:03:57,719 --> 00:04:02,969 didn't all 91 00:03:59,620 --> 00:04:02,969 just that she's not alone 92 00:04:04,169 --> 00:04:07,829 I reverently placed the battered old 93 00:04:06,030 --> 00:04:09,860 pipbuck back into the rock of destiny 94 00:04:07,830 --> 00:04:12,360 were arrested for nearly two centuries 95 00:04:09,860 --> 00:04:14,040 the pipbuck of the first - light lay 96 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:16,650 once again with a discarded treasures of 97 00:04:14,039 --> 00:04:18,629 - Heights to follow all except for 98 00:04:16,649 --> 00:04:21,319 calamity whose relinquished possession 99 00:04:18,629 --> 00:04:23,850 of his old life we had come to reclaim a 100 00:04:21,319 --> 00:04:26,550 clemmy's hose with a black carapace of 101 00:04:23,850 --> 00:04:28,080 Enclave armor the tips of the built-in 102 00:04:26,550 --> 00:04:31,620 magical energy rifles flickered with a 103 00:04:28,079 --> 00:04:35,430 wicked light she don't rightly belong to 104 00:04:31,620 --> 00:04:37,230 me I reckon calamity said they belong to 105 00:04:35,430 --> 00:04:39,840 captain Deadshot calamity at the grand 106 00:04:37,230 --> 00:04:42,240 pegasus enclave and he ain't around no 107 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:44,789 more but after seeing Vella put on that 108 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:46,168 zebra suit I think it's a mite stubborn 109 00:04:44,790 --> 00:04:48,600 and foolish of me to not at least drag 110 00:04:46,168 --> 00:04:49,979 her out and carry around with us in case 111 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:53,100 things get bad enough to call for 112 00:04:49,980 --> 00:04:54,930 putting her back on calamity looked up 113 00:04:53,100 --> 00:04:58,169 at us face reddened under his rust 114 00:04:54,930 --> 00:05:01,168 colored coat you know since we have to 115 00:04:58,168 --> 00:05:03,149 repack everything anyway I nodded 116 00:05:01,168 --> 00:05:07,049 remembering the overturned sky bend in 117 00:05:03,149 --> 00:05:09,539 the swath of scattered possessions so my 118 00:05:07,050 --> 00:05:11,610 buck was a captain Dulla remedy purred 119 00:05:09,540 --> 00:05:15,140 rapping The Enclave arose her magic and 120 00:05:11,610 --> 00:05:18,090 floating it off the ground my buck I 121 00:05:15,139 --> 00:05:19,439 felt the stirrings of a chuckle I've 122 00:05:18,089 --> 00:05:21,389 been sure that calamity would end up 123 00:05:19,439 --> 00:05:23,728 being velvet remedies calamity not the 124 00:05:21,389 --> 00:05:27,259 other way around but the mayor certainly 125 00:05:23,728 --> 00:05:29,659 wasted no time I smiled at both of them 126 00:05:27,259 --> 00:05:32,000 this was good 127 00:05:29,660 --> 00:05:35,090 the whole world was filled with so much 128 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:36,259 bad my friends needed some good and I 129 00:05:35,089 --> 00:05:36,589 was glad they could find it in each 130 00:05:36,259 --> 00:05:39,560 other 131 00:05:36,589 --> 00:05:41,449 I thought of Amish and was thankful to 132 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,620 her without Amish 133 00:05:41,449 --> 00:05:45,589 I'm not sure my heart could have ever 134 00:05:42,620 --> 00:05:48,230 been so generous Calamity stammered 135 00:05:45,589 --> 00:05:48,829 blushing harder do you want to talk 136 00:05:48,230 --> 00:05:51,140 about it 137 00:05:48,829 --> 00:05:52,579 fel would ask gently rubbing her head 138 00:05:51,139 --> 00:05:53,899 soothingly at coaxingly against 139 00:05:52,579 --> 00:05:57,409 Calamity's neck as she floated the 140 00:05:53,899 --> 00:06:00,439 creepy black carapace to their side uh 141 00:05:57,410 --> 00:06:04,870 well she's got quad nova serge raffles 142 00:06:00,439 --> 00:06:09,949 my own design that's not what I meant 143 00:06:04,870 --> 00:06:12,800 calamity stared away I know he turned 144 00:06:09,949 --> 00:06:13,339 back to her really there ain't much to 145 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,379 tell 146 00:06:13,339 --> 00:06:17,810 they made me captain and what the 147 00:06:15,379 --> 00:06:19,339 promotion came new duties I was assigned 148 00:06:17,810 --> 00:06:22,730 leader wing a Scouts down below the 149 00:06:19,339 --> 00:06:25,069 cloud curtain he saw my surprise and 150 00:06:22,730 --> 00:06:26,900 explained the Enclave ain't stupid 151 00:06:25,069 --> 00:06:28,490 they've been sending Scouts down here 152 00:06:26,899 --> 00:06:30,529 just about twice here to get to lay of 153 00:06:28,490 --> 00:06:32,090 things for ages then they put out little 154 00:06:30,529 --> 00:06:33,529 reports telling the civilian ponies at 155 00:06:32,089 --> 00:06:36,139 the world down here ain't ready for us 156 00:06:33,529 --> 00:06:37,699 yet or the airing breathable keeps 157 00:06:36,139 --> 00:06:40,669 everypony happy just fritter away their 158 00:06:37,699 --> 00:06:43,129 lives above only that ain't how it is 159 00:06:40,670 --> 00:06:46,400 out here ain't been for a long time 160 00:06:43,129 --> 00:06:49,610 and when I saw that well I kind of made 161 00:06:46,399 --> 00:06:51,729 waves then on my third patrol I saw a 162 00:06:49,610 --> 00:06:53,830 bunch of Raiders hitting a caravan I 163 00:06:51,730 --> 00:06:56,270 knew what was coming 164 00:06:53,829 --> 00:06:59,508 your policy 165 00:06:56,269 --> 00:07:02,870 yep order my wing to take the Raiders 166 00:06:59,509 --> 00:07:05,419 out they refused so afterwards I hadn't 167 00:07:02,870 --> 00:07:07,788 locked up for insubordination higher-ups 168 00:07:05,418 --> 00:07:09,198 took unkindly to that told me there was 169 00:07:07,788 --> 00:07:12,219 giving me one chance to correct the path 170 00:07:09,199 --> 00:07:14,449 I was on there'd be hell to pay 171 00:07:12,220 --> 00:07:17,210 calamity snorted and dug at the ground 172 00:07:14,449 --> 00:07:19,009 with a hoof they put me in front of an 173 00:07:17,209 --> 00:07:19,939 assembly to address everypony and tell 174 00:07:19,009 --> 00:07:22,610 him how there ain't nothing down there 175 00:07:19,939 --> 00:07:25,399 to save yet show him all just how much I 176 00:07:22,610 --> 00:07:26,810 was hitched to the party wagon velvet 177 00:07:25,399 --> 00:07:32,379 remedy backed up and looked calamity 178 00:07:26,810 --> 00:07:35,139 over well that was foolish of them yep 179 00:07:32,379 --> 00:07:37,699 calamities muzzle broke into a grin I 180 00:07:35,139 --> 00:07:39,050 reckon it been so long since somepony 181 00:07:37,699 --> 00:07:41,360 had bucked the Enclave that they forgot 182 00:07:39,050 --> 00:07:42,710 it could happen I stood right up there 183 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:47,620 and told every pony what we needed to 184 00:07:42,709 --> 00:07:50,810 get down there now he paused well then 185 00:07:47,620 --> 00:07:52,069 you know what I mean anyways I told her 186 00:07:50,810 --> 00:07:55,280 I was leaving and they were free to 187 00:07:52,069 --> 00:07:58,129 follow calamity lifted a hoof to scratch 188 00:07:55,279 --> 00:07:59,989 his Mane under his hat didn't hear about 189 00:07:58,129 --> 00:08:03,379 how supposedly killed my own wing to 190 00:07:59,990 --> 00:08:05,408 about six months later I remembered what 191 00:08:03,379 --> 00:08:07,879 calamity had said back in Philadelphia 192 00:08:05,408 --> 00:08:09,019 most dictatorships I know of tend to go 193 00:08:07,879 --> 00:08:10,968 around hell in high water 194 00:08:09,019 --> 00:08:14,359 used to discredit or destroy opposing 195 00:08:10,968 --> 00:08:15,769 voices like that I shot it over and 196 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:18,379 wrapped a four leg around calamity and a 197 00:08:15,769 --> 00:08:20,949 hug which I know it was a little tricky 198 00:08:18,379 --> 00:08:25,000 since he was a fair bit taller than me 199 00:08:20,949 --> 00:08:29,170 thanks little bit something occurred to 200 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:31,689 me so I asked calamity as I dropped it 201 00:08:29,170 --> 00:08:33,129 back to all four hosts most of the 202 00:08:31,689 --> 00:08:34,799 pegasi don't realize what's going on 203 00:08:33,129 --> 00:08:36,909 down here huh 204 00:08:34,799 --> 00:08:40,359 they ain't bad ponies little pip 205 00:08:36,909 --> 00:08:42,639 calamity we need it is being bamboozled 206 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,960 by the leaders even in the best of 207 00:08:42,639 --> 00:08:45,159 governments the ponies at the top don't 208 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:48,450 tell the rank-and-file what's actually 209 00:08:45,159 --> 00:08:50,409 going on he tried it in place a little 210 00:08:48,450 --> 00:08:51,910 you think the better folk a new 211 00:08:50,409 --> 00:08:54,809 Appaloosa have any ideas just how 212 00:08:51,909 --> 00:08:56,799 connected they were to red eyes I 213 00:08:54,809 --> 00:08:58,389 remembered the way the ponies in turn 214 00:08:56,799 --> 00:09:00,309 bike tavern laughed at the notion of 215 00:08:58,389 --> 00:09:02,860 that buck on the spritebot being any 216 00:09:00,309 --> 00:09:04,899 ponies leader on the other side of the 217 00:09:02,860 --> 00:09:06,460 bottle cap I was willing to bet Sweetie 218 00:09:04,899 --> 00:09:07,840 Belle didn't tell anypony and stable too 219 00:09:06,460 --> 00:09:09,790 about the friends and relatives dying 220 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:11,170 just outside of the stable door breaking 221 00:09:09,789 --> 00:09:14,829 their hooves against it as they begged 222 00:09:11,169 --> 00:09:16,569 to be let in hell I was supposedly the 223 00:09:14,830 --> 00:09:18,940 leader of these ponies and I was keeping 224 00:09:16,570 --> 00:09:20,200 secrets of my own the truth about the 225 00:09:18,940 --> 00:09:23,290 mystery of peace and the mega spells 226 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:25,980 came swiftly to mind so I suppose the 227 00:09:23,289 --> 00:09:28,870 calamities assertion was true 228 00:09:25,980 --> 00:09:30,399 little pip if most of the ponies up 229 00:09:28,870 --> 00:09:31,060 there saw for themselves what's going on 230 00:09:30,399 --> 00:09:33,100 down here 231 00:09:31,059 --> 00:09:36,239 they buck the damn Enclave and pony up 232 00:09:33,100 --> 00:09:38,920 to help calamities confidence faltered 233 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:42,970 well most being at least more than half 234 00:09:38,919 --> 00:09:45,429 I reckon I felt an odd target one of my 235 00:09:42,970 --> 00:09:47,410 saddlebags I turned to see velvet 236 00:09:45,429 --> 00:09:48,669 Romney's pit box flowed out enveloped by 237 00:09:47,409 --> 00:09:51,579 Ravello trem knees magic 238 00:09:48,669 --> 00:09:53,379 I watched the polished pit buck with its 239 00:09:51,580 --> 00:09:55,450 custom engraving of VII remedies singing 240 00:09:53,379 --> 00:09:56,950 Nightingale glide across the air and 241 00:09:55,450 --> 00:10:00,430 gently set itself down the rock of 242 00:09:56,950 --> 00:10:02,710 Destiny next to scoot loose I hope it's 243 00:10:00,429 --> 00:10:05,469 not presumptuous she said to calamity 244 00:10:02,710 --> 00:10:07,450 sounding slightly apprehensive I'm not a 245 00:10:05,470 --> 00:10:09,940 - I - but I am leaving an old life 246 00:10:07,450 --> 00:10:11,080 behind and it feels wrong to be taking 247 00:10:09,940 --> 00:10:14,530 something out without putting something 248 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:18,340 in that place thank you kindly 249 00:10:14,529 --> 00:10:19,659 calamity responded approving I brought 250 00:10:18,340 --> 00:10:21,340 the inventory sword on my pipbuck 251 00:10:19,659 --> 00:10:22,629 scrolling through it until I realized 252 00:10:21,340 --> 00:10:25,110 with a pang that I didn't have anything 253 00:10:22,629 --> 00:10:27,519 from my life in the stable to give up I 254 00:10:25,110 --> 00:10:30,370 stirred forlornly at the rock of Destiny 255 00:10:27,519 --> 00:10:32,319 feeling like I was failing somehow 256 00:10:30,370 --> 00:10:35,409 I'd already left everything it's Table 257 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:36,730 two behind I probably would have sealed 258 00:10:35,409 --> 00:10:41,829 a picture of my mother up inside the 259 00:10:36,730 --> 00:10:44,980 rock but I didn't even have that no but 260 00:10:41,830 --> 00:10:47,139 I did have something fighting my lower 261 00:10:44,980 --> 00:10:50,860 lip I pulled up the recipe for partytime 262 00:10:47,139 --> 00:10:52,389 Midtown's I would give this up but I 263 00:10:50,860 --> 00:10:55,500 didn't want anybody else to suffer from 264 00:10:52,389 --> 00:10:57,909 them as I had the first night outside I 265 00:10:55,500 --> 00:10:59,139 had discovered a message from Apple loom 266 00:10:57,909 --> 00:11:00,219 to Sweetie Belle which used a very 267 00:10:59,139 --> 00:11:02,889 special encryption 268 00:11:00,220 --> 00:11:05,560 I used that now as I sent the recipe to 269 00:11:02,889 --> 00:11:06,639 velvet remedies pipbuck no pony would be 270 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:08,289 able to read the recipe without 271 00:11:06,639 --> 00:11:12,600 downloading it from both her pipbuck and 272 00:11:08,289 --> 00:11:15,459 mine I erased the recipe from my pipbuck 273 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:22,028 somehow who was both liberating and 274 00:11:15,460 --> 00:11:25,509 frightening stable to I was leaving it 275 00:11:22,028 --> 00:11:26,889 again this time it hurt worse probably 276 00:11:25,509 --> 00:11:31,000 because I knew that I would never return 277 00:11:26,889 --> 00:11:33,519 even though I could I felt weary beyond 278 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:34,839 simple exhaustion the mental toll of the 279 00:11:33,519 --> 00:11:36,639 night before was compounding the 280 00:11:34,839 --> 00:11:39,640 physical expense of the battle and of 281 00:11:36,639 --> 00:11:41,588 nearly dying once again I stared at 282 00:11:39,639 --> 00:11:43,330 calamity who somehow managed to seem 283 00:11:41,589 --> 00:11:45,070 almost normal despite not only having 284 00:11:43,330 --> 00:11:47,230 gone through much the same but also 285 00:11:45,070 --> 00:11:50,399 having been up for a full day much of 286 00:11:47,230 --> 00:11:54,089 which was spent dragging the sky bandit 287 00:11:50,399 --> 00:11:55,889 almost normal he had been ruthless I was 288 00:11:54,089 --> 00:11:58,939 told in hunting down the last of the 289 00:11:55,889 --> 00:12:01,079 steel Rangers I didn't begrudge him that 290 00:11:58,938 --> 00:12:04,620 but this had been more than his code 291 00:12:01,078 --> 00:12:06,539 more than his policy we were his closest 292 00:12:04,620 --> 00:12:09,509 friends and he'd taken the assault on 293 00:12:06,539 --> 00:12:11,219 our former home personally then again 294 00:12:09,509 --> 00:12:14,068 with the exception of zenith empire 295 00:12:11,220 --> 00:12:18,089 light we all did for own reasons at 296 00:12:14,068 --> 00:12:20,938 least calamity I asked as I floated the 297 00:12:18,089 --> 00:12:22,499 sky bandit up off the ground when we 298 00:12:20,938 --> 00:12:24,480 first met you told me he didn't live in 299 00:12:22,499 --> 00:12:29,459 new Appaloosa you said he had a little 300 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:31,860 shack I had a suspicion clan when he 301 00:12:29,458 --> 00:12:33,448 landed on it and trotted in place now 302 00:12:31,860 --> 00:12:35,039 wait list the passenger wagon rolled 303 00:12:33,448 --> 00:12:40,498 easily under his host until he added up 304 00:12:35,039 --> 00:12:43,498 right hip he replied and danced the next 305 00:12:40,499 --> 00:12:45,149 question yep - that - got the marker off 306 00:12:43,499 --> 00:12:48,649 the first - I'd spit buck by linking it 307 00:12:45,149 --> 00:12:50,419 with my armor just before giving it up 308 00:12:48,649 --> 00:12:55,639 did Rainbow Dash ever return to the 309 00:12:50,419 --> 00:12:58,490 shack I mean do you know I don't reckon 310 00:12:55,639 --> 00:12:59,779 she did calamity stated his word sending 311 00:12:58,490 --> 00:13:03,110 away for a bitter sadness through my 312 00:12:59,779 --> 00:13:04,429 heart when I got there I found a Pegasus 313 00:13:03,110 --> 00:13:07,250 skeleton code up in the corner which I 314 00:13:04,429 --> 00:13:09,759 buried out back figure if rain wood ash 315 00:13:07,250 --> 00:13:12,460 had come back there would have been to 316 00:13:09,759 --> 00:13:14,509 another pang shot through my heart 317 00:13:12,460 --> 00:13:18,019 calamity had done better for Scootaloo 318 00:13:14,509 --> 00:13:20,569 than I had for her well anypony who had 319 00:13:18,019 --> 00:13:25,370 passed on I felt a steely resolve 320 00:13:20,570 --> 00:13:26,780 building within my sorrow before we go 321 00:13:25,370 --> 00:13:30,350 we should bury the skeletons in the 322 00:13:26,779 --> 00:13:31,879 Apple cellar tunnel I said firmly I know 323 00:13:30,350 --> 00:13:35,149 on the clock but damn it if I'm gonna 324 00:13:31,879 --> 00:13:37,210 leave here again without doing that clam 325 00:13:35,149 --> 00:13:39,199 Lee nodded just like I knew he would 326 00:13:37,210 --> 00:13:41,120 though the remedy trotted closer 327 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:44,270 levitating another pile of scavenged 328 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:48,200 goods this would be so much easier if I 329 00:13:44,269 --> 00:13:50,329 had to find our stuff spell you know if 330 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:51,860 we're taking all these detours we might 331 00:13:50,330 --> 00:13:54,920 as well swing by my old place 332 00:13:51,860 --> 00:13:57,080 calamity suggested I could gather up a 333 00:13:54,919 --> 00:13:58,610 few tools and little pip could have a 334 00:13:57,080 --> 00:14:01,460 crack at the floor safe no pony's been 335 00:13:58,610 --> 00:14:03,800 able to open there was a twinkle in his 336 00:14:01,460 --> 00:14:05,500 eyes when he said that I heard velvet 337 00:14:03,799 --> 00:14:08,799 stifle a snicker 338 00:14:05,500 --> 00:14:10,679 I face stuffed oh now that's just not 339 00:14:08,799 --> 00:14:13,029 playing fair 340 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:14,589 the cleanup in the rock of Destiny had 341 00:14:13,029 --> 00:14:17,470 already eaten the first hour of daylight 342 00:14:14,590 --> 00:14:19,620 and the berries would take up more we'd 343 00:14:17,470 --> 00:14:23,980 be lucky if we made fetlock by sundown 344 00:14:19,620 --> 00:14:25,480 but then floor safe a floor safe in a 345 00:14:23,980 --> 00:14:26,800 Shack that both Rainbow Dash and 346 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:30,940 Scootaloo had once called home 347 00:14:26,799 --> 00:14:32,079 if extremely briefly no less the curious 348 00:14:30,940 --> 00:14:34,180 little pony in my head was prancing 349 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:35,770 around eagerly suggesting all sorts of 350 00:14:34,179 --> 00:14:38,829 possibly important or interesting things 351 00:14:35,769 --> 00:14:41,980 that might be inside I shot calamity 352 00:14:38,830 --> 00:14:44,400 look you think you can use my weakness 353 00:14:41,980 --> 00:14:51,550 against me that easily 354 00:14:44,399 --> 00:14:56,939 yep I have stopped okay yes you can but 355 00:14:51,549 --> 00:14:56,939 just this once yeah yeah sure 356 00:14:58,110 --> 00:15:03,360 ultimately the burials added less than 357 00:15:00,690 --> 00:15:04,950 an hour to our departure time steals 358 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:06,090 outcasts weren't all painted and ready 359 00:15:04,950 --> 00:15:09,259 to leave until halfway through the 360 00:15:06,090 --> 00:15:11,460 effort I'm glad you're finally with us a 361 00:15:09,259 --> 00:15:12,750 paladin buck named bitter bright told 362 00:15:11,460 --> 00:15:15,690 steelo's that they finally began to 363 00:15:12,750 --> 00:15:16,409 march into the sky bandit it should have 364 00:15:15,690 --> 00:15:19,920 been sooner 365 00:15:16,409 --> 00:15:21,000 Stilo stated grimly I should have done 366 00:15:19,919 --> 00:15:23,429 this when there was a chance for a 367 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:27,779 peaceful break this will be a civil war 368 00:15:23,429 --> 00:15:30,629 and a bloody Warner palette and bitter 369 00:15:27,779 --> 00:15:31,980 bright nodded star pouting crossroads 370 00:15:30,629 --> 00:15:33,929 has already locked elder cottage cheese 371 00:15:31,980 --> 00:15:34,830 as communications down and sent out 372 00:15:33,929 --> 00:15:37,169 warnings to those and the other 373 00:15:34,830 --> 00:15:38,670 continents who would follow us with any 374 00:15:37,169 --> 00:15:40,079 luck they'll be able to slip away before 375 00:15:38,669 --> 00:15:44,579 word of what happened here reaches the 376 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:49,470 other elders I swallowed what happens 377 00:15:44,580 --> 00:15:51,180 then pallid and bitter bright maid if we 378 00:15:49,470 --> 00:15:52,830 done this years ago with an elder taking 379 00:15:51,179 --> 00:15:54,029 the lead then those who believed the 380 00:15:52,830 --> 00:15:55,379 steel rangers should be following the 381 00:15:54,029 --> 00:15:56,370 Ministry of Mayor and helping the ponies 382 00:15:55,379 --> 00:15:58,279 of Equestria could simply have 383 00:15:56,370 --> 00:16:01,019 transferred to the new elders contigent 384 00:15:58,279 --> 00:16:05,370 we would have been looked upon poorly 385 00:16:01,019 --> 00:16:06,720 but the voice of an elder is law now the 386 00:16:05,370 --> 00:16:10,320 steel ranger outcast took a moment of 387 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:13,410 silent before continuing now where's a 388 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:15,030 seating where traders and mutineers once 389 00:16:13,409 --> 00:16:16,439 the elders learn of this any within 390 00:16:15,029 --> 00:16:17,429 their ranks to empathize with us we'll 391 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:21,779 be exterminated 392 00:16:17,429 --> 00:16:25,559 Oh Celestia grant mercy 393 00:16:21,778 --> 00:16:27,289 hopefully steelo's added those who would 394 00:16:25,559 --> 00:16:29,758 join us can make it out before that 395 00:16:27,289 --> 00:16:31,980 they'll be galloping towards stable 29 396 00:16:29,759 --> 00:16:35,568 we will need to have it secured by then 397 00:16:31,980 --> 00:16:38,789 or they'll just be galloping into a trap 398 00:16:35,568 --> 00:16:40,769 well except for trottingham night 399 00:16:38,789 --> 00:16:42,208 strawberry lemonade piped up joining the 400 00:16:40,769 --> 00:16:44,909 conversation as she moved to stand 401 00:16:42,208 --> 00:16:46,258 uncomfortably close to steel hooves my 402 00:16:44,909 --> 00:16:48,958 friend looked around as if searching for 403 00:16:46,259 --> 00:16:50,188 some trivial task to give her in 404 00:16:48,958 --> 00:16:52,498 trottingham there are more of us than 405 00:16:50,188 --> 00:16:53,639 there are of them in trottingham I bet 406 00:16:52,499 --> 00:16:54,980 the elder will be the one abandoning 407 00:16:53,639 --> 00:16:58,049 ship 408 00:16:54,980 --> 00:16:59,490 the pony my head whimpered watching my 409 00:16:58,049 --> 00:17:00,498 actions ripple out into war and 410 00:16:59,490 --> 00:17:05,130 bloodshed 411 00:17:00,499 --> 00:17:07,470 I'm so sorry for what powde and bitter 412 00:17:05,130 --> 00:17:09,780 bright asked none of this is your fault 413 00:17:07,470 --> 00:17:11,400 who you're doing accept that because of 414 00:17:09,779 --> 00:17:13,439 you and your friends this squad isn't 415 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:14,819 dead at Nova Rangers hooves or still 416 00:17:13,439 --> 00:17:17,839 trapped in that stable school waiting to 417 00:17:14,818 --> 00:17:20,129 die of thirst and starvation he nickers 418 00:17:17,838 --> 00:17:21,568 this battle started the moment Nova 419 00:17:20,130 --> 00:17:23,880 Ranger killed one of us and locked the 420 00:17:21,568 --> 00:17:25,918 others away and that happened hours 421 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:28,980 before any of you showed up this is on 422 00:17:25,919 --> 00:17:30,630 her and on us how we should be 423 00:17:28,980 --> 00:17:31,798 apologizing to you for not saying enough 424 00:17:30,630 --> 00:17:33,179 until after the other started 425 00:17:31,798 --> 00:17:35,539 slaughtering the poor pony folk in the 426 00:17:33,179 --> 00:17:38,710 ministry mares stable 427 00:17:35,539 --> 00:17:43,339 it's on me Steele has said with finality 428 00:17:38,710 --> 00:17:44,840 this has always been on me as he planted 429 00:17:43,339 --> 00:17:48,079 past me he lowered his helmet and 430 00:17:44,839 --> 00:17:51,099 whispered into my ear it's better than 431 00:17:48,079 --> 00:17:51,099 my child never knew me 432 00:17:52,419 --> 00:17:56,320 black-winged and her talons flew with us 433 00:17:54,308 --> 00:17:58,178 part of the way delivering news of their 434 00:17:56,319 --> 00:17:59,798 victory back to God along with the 435 00:17:58,179 --> 00:18:01,210 details of a five-year plan that the 436 00:17:59,798 --> 00:18:04,839 overmare and black we get sketched out 437 00:18:01,210 --> 00:18:06,190 upon my suggestion yeah sure we 438 00:18:04,839 --> 00:18:11,798 shouldn't stand there with you at stable 439 00:18:06,190 --> 00:18:15,519 29 no steelo's told calamity this is an 440 00:18:11,798 --> 00:18:18,368 internal matter now I listen to Dj 441 00:18:15,519 --> 00:18:20,128 pony's broadcast in my ear bloomin but 442 00:18:18,368 --> 00:18:22,178 there have been no news of stable 2 yet 443 00:18:20,128 --> 00:18:24,488 nothing that could forewarn the elders 444 00:18:22,179 --> 00:18:25,809 that their ranks were breaking I prayed 445 00:18:24,489 --> 00:18:28,960 that the silence would last until I 446 00:18:25,808 --> 00:18:30,339 reached homage it was another stroke of 447 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,600 luck that calamity shack was only a 448 00:18:30,339 --> 00:18:34,148 little bit out of our ways towards 449 00:18:31,599 --> 00:18:35,980 fetlock and main hatun it was however 450 00:18:34,148 --> 00:18:38,648 completely in the opposite direction of 451 00:18:35,980 --> 00:18:40,118 splendid valley i began to worry what 452 00:18:38,648 --> 00:18:42,518 red eye might be doing if we delayed too 453 00:18:40,118 --> 00:18:43,928 long i was hoping that his twisted 454 00:18:42,519 --> 00:18:45,548 generosity would extend to giving me 455 00:18:43,929 --> 00:18:48,429 time to rest after everything i had gone 456 00:18:45,548 --> 00:18:52,450 through what would we do once we reached 457 00:18:48,429 --> 00:18:54,639 tenpony tower is thanoth questioned will 458 00:18:52,450 --> 00:18:56,739 read i even let you go there night 459 00:18:54,638 --> 00:18:59,648 strawberry lemonade asked moving to a 460 00:18:56,739 --> 00:19:01,090 bench near me still lives had managed to 461 00:18:59,648 --> 00:19:02,829 successfully maneuver behind several 462 00:19:01,089 --> 00:19:05,378 other steel rangers preventing her from 463 00:19:02,829 --> 00:19:07,148 reaching him i found the little dance 464 00:19:05,378 --> 00:19:09,699 amusing partially because her voice was 465 00:19:07,148 --> 00:19:12,278 so cute even more so coming from inside 466 00:19:09,700 --> 00:19:13,929 that fearsome armor partially because it 467 00:19:12,278 --> 00:19:16,319 was finally somepony else's turn to feel 468 00:19:13,929 --> 00:19:16,320 a little uncomfortable 469 00:19:16,369 --> 00:19:21,559 redeye has that place surrounded I said 470 00:19:19,009 --> 00:19:24,230 frowning shooting our way in would be a 471 00:19:21,559 --> 00:19:27,769 bad move but we could try to sneak our 472 00:19:24,230 --> 00:19:31,730 way in I recalled word on which said in 473 00:19:27,769 --> 00:19:32,869 her fake letter to me then later we can 474 00:19:31,730 --> 00:19:37,940 meet where we met before 475 00:19:32,869 --> 00:19:40,429 and I promise well no need to dwell on 476 00:19:37,940 --> 00:19:43,070 what she promised the important part was 477 00:19:40,430 --> 00:19:45,320 I know of a roof access that red eyes 478 00:19:43,069 --> 00:19:47,349 troops probably don't and I believe 479 00:19:45,319 --> 00:19:50,899 homage is watching for us to land there 480 00:19:47,349 --> 00:19:54,289 the others nodded Zen flipped a little 481 00:19:50,900 --> 00:19:58,330 concerned with they even allow a zebra 482 00:19:54,289 --> 00:20:00,409 inside homage will I short her 483 00:19:58,329 --> 00:20:02,119 zennith may not get the run of the tower 484 00:20:00,410 --> 00:20:04,940 but there was no way we were leaving her 485 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:06,829 out in the cold as we approached the 486 00:20:04,940 --> 00:20:08,570 turning point for calamity Shack black 487 00:20:06,829 --> 00:20:12,129 when he swooped close flying alongside 488 00:20:08,569 --> 00:20:14,480 the sky bandit the Griffon signaled me 489 00:20:12,130 --> 00:20:16,550 do you think gaudy no we satisfied with 490 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:19,099 the payment I called out over the rush 491 00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:22,099 of the wind black-winged barked a laugh 492 00:20:19,099 --> 00:20:24,409 I think she'll be surprised disturbed 493 00:20:22,099 --> 00:20:25,839 maybe she was hoping for rights to draw 494 00:20:24,410 --> 00:20:27,680 from stable to his water talisman 495 00:20:25,839 --> 00:20:29,509 instead she's getting an offer to move 496 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:31,970 the entire damn population of staple to 497 00:20:29,509 --> 00:20:35,059 along with its most valuable assets to 498 00:20:31,970 --> 00:20:37,250 her domain as velvet remedy had 499 00:20:35,059 --> 00:20:39,829 determined stable to could not afford to 500 00:20:37,250 --> 00:20:41,210 remain isolated for much longer the 501 00:20:39,829 --> 00:20:43,519 population needed to be genetically 502 00:20:41,210 --> 00:20:45,950 spread dangerous new breeding stock from 503 00:20:43,519 --> 00:20:48,920 outside but they couldn't just open the 504 00:20:45,950 --> 00:20:50,480 stable door not with stable to near the 505 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:53,000 edge of the everfree forest and in our 506 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:55,519 straw from Raider territory they needed 507 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:58,220 to move shattered hook provided 508 00:20:55,519 --> 00:21:00,710 additional population and safety 509 00:20:58,220 --> 00:21:02,899 with this plan the water talisman would 510 00:21:00,710 --> 00:21:04,278 be moved to Junction r7 and the entire 511 00:21:02,898 --> 00:21:05,658 submarine the Apple or sure will be 512 00:21:04,278 --> 00:21:08,240 relocated to the mines underneath 513 00:21:05,659 --> 00:21:09,559 shattered hoof the ponies of stable 2 514 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:11,620 would start building homes in the land 515 00:21:09,558 --> 00:21:14,418 between Junction r7 and the old prison 516 00:21:11,619 --> 00:21:16,308 it would be a massive undertaking but 517 00:21:14,419 --> 00:21:19,970 then old appaluse have been built by 518 00:21:16,308 --> 00:21:21,440 earth ponies in a single year I felt odd 519 00:21:19,970 --> 00:21:24,079 knowing that my new home was going to 520 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:25,909 become my old home within 5 years 521 00:21:24,079 --> 00:21:29,178 Junction r7 was going to be the center 522 00:21:25,909 --> 00:21:32,028 of a town I'm more worried about the 523 00:21:29,179 --> 00:21:33,350 delay I called out it's gonna be a few 524 00:21:32,028 --> 00:21:34,759 months at best before the ponies in 525 00:21:33,349 --> 00:21:37,250 stable 2 can actually start to move 526 00:21:34,759 --> 00:21:40,909 right now the area outside stable 2 was 527 00:21:37,250 --> 00:21:42,950 just too dangerous the everfree forest 528 00:21:40,909 --> 00:21:45,379 Exodus however was just a part of the 529 00:21:42,950 --> 00:21:48,409 problem I was even more worried about 530 00:21:45,378 --> 00:21:50,148 retaliation from the steel rangers so 531 00:21:48,409 --> 00:21:50,720 for now the stable was sealing itself up 532 00:21:50,148 --> 00:21:52,969 again 533 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:55,460 the ponies of stable 2 needed time to 534 00:21:52,970 --> 00:21:56,839 process and cope with the trauma they 535 00:21:55,460 --> 00:21:59,149 needed time to clean the stable and 536 00:21:56,839 --> 00:22:01,189 rebuild their lives they wouldn't be 537 00:21:59,148 --> 00:22:03,048 able to forget and part of me thought 538 00:22:01,190 --> 00:22:04,519 that was good as it would prevent them 539 00:22:03,048 --> 00:22:06,668 from losing sight of what they owed and 540 00:22:04,519 --> 00:22:10,370 the changes that needed to be made 541 00:22:06,669 --> 00:22:12,320 gods patient black-winged commented but 542 00:22:10,369 --> 00:22:13,729 you've got other problems only way to 543 00:22:12,319 --> 00:22:15,950 ferry the orchard to strata Toph is by 544 00:22:13,730 --> 00:22:21,440 rail and those tracks past their new 545 00:22:15,950 --> 00:22:24,470 Appaloosa crap that's right 546 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:27,490 we'll work something out I short her but 547 00:22:24,470 --> 00:22:30,500 I've got to deal with redeye first I 548 00:22:27,490 --> 00:22:31,880 sounded more confident than I felt but 549 00:22:30,500 --> 00:22:33,380 Calamity's words are reminded me that 550 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,790 while there might be questionable or 551 00:22:33,380 --> 00:22:37,160 even downright villainous ponies in the 552 00:22:34,789 --> 00:22:39,950 high places of new Appaloosa the bulk of 553 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:42,710 the townsfolk were good ponies how did 554 00:22:39,950 --> 00:22:43,819 she do lived there the thought of the 555 00:22:42,710 --> 00:22:46,039 ghoul Pegasus brought up another 556 00:22:43,819 --> 00:22:48,639 responsibility I had to find a way to 557 00:22:46,039 --> 00:22:50,750 thank her we all owe her our lives 558 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:52,250 without those stealth bucks which she 559 00:22:50,750 --> 00:22:55,640 had given freely to a black wing and 560 00:22:52,250 --> 00:22:57,019 saving the ponies of my home I moved 561 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:58,580 away from the edge of the sky abandoned 562 00:22:57,019 --> 00:23:01,309 as Blackwing veered off the other 563 00:22:58,579 --> 00:23:03,769 Griffins following closely butcher blew 564 00:23:01,309 --> 00:23:06,429 a kiss in our direction I think it was 565 00:23:03,769 --> 00:23:08,990 for steal those but I had no idea why 566 00:23:06,430 --> 00:23:12,580 maybe just a camaraderie that comes with 567 00:23:08,990 --> 00:23:14,180 a mutual love of excessive firepower 568 00:23:12,579 --> 00:23:17,629 calamity winged us in the other 569 00:23:14,180 --> 00:23:21,009 direction this won't take long I assured 570 00:23:17,630 --> 00:23:21,010 steelo's and the outcasts 571 00:23:21,929 --> 00:23:26,950 that's one giant cloud a scary black 572 00:23:24,460 --> 00:23:29,440 smoke calamity comet as we approached 573 00:23:26,950 --> 00:23:31,090 his Shack the smoke from the everfree 574 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:33,850 forest fires have tainted the air and 575 00:23:31,089 --> 00:23:35,918 angry salmon hue calamities chaque 576 00:23:33,849 --> 00:23:37,599 nestled halfway up a rugged plateau was 577 00:23:35,919 --> 00:23:38,919 slightly closer to new Appaloosa than it 578 00:23:37,599 --> 00:23:41,589 was the closest border of the everfree 579 00:23:38,919 --> 00:23:43,840 forest but while it was nowhere near the 580 00:23:41,589 --> 00:23:47,589 fires the prevailing wings were blowing 581 00:23:43,839 --> 00:23:49,269 the smoke for miles I've come accustomed 582 00:23:47,589 --> 00:23:51,908 to the strange sickly quality of the air 583 00:23:49,269 --> 00:23:54,460 outside but Scootaloo's pipbuck message 584 00:23:51,909 --> 00:23:56,620 brought back memories that first morning 585 00:23:54,460 --> 00:23:59,409 in the equestrian wasteland how the 586 00:23:56,619 --> 00:24:00,339 sheer oddness of it struck me this was 587 00:23:59,409 --> 00:24:02,799 altogether different 588 00:24:00,339 --> 00:24:04,839 I could smell unnatural odors riding in 589 00:24:02,798 --> 00:24:07,349 the smoke I could taste something 590 00:24:04,839 --> 00:24:10,269 pungently bittersweet with each breath 591 00:24:07,349 --> 00:24:12,788 should we be breathing this I asked 592 00:24:10,269 --> 00:24:14,138 velvet remedy I was reminded of the 593 00:24:12,788 --> 00:24:17,169 dangers of working in parasprite 594 00:24:14,138 --> 00:24:18,428 incinerator pits did anybody know what 595 00:24:17,169 --> 00:24:19,750 nastiness the smoke of the everfree 596 00:24:18,429 --> 00:24:22,778 forest might carry with it 597 00:24:19,750 --> 00:24:24,579 I suddenly envied the steel Rangers now 598 00:24:22,778 --> 00:24:27,369 castes or otherwise for the rebreathers 599 00:24:24,579 --> 00:24:30,339 built in their armored suits probably 600 00:24:27,369 --> 00:24:33,518 not velvet remedy said doing absolutely 601 00:24:30,339 --> 00:24:34,990 nothing to assuage my fears the cliffs 602 00:24:33,519 --> 00:24:37,210 around the shack were precarious with no 603 00:24:34,990 --> 00:24:40,269 safe path to ascend and no outcropping 604 00:24:37,210 --> 00:24:43,538 to land the passenger wagon it was after 605 00:24:40,269 --> 00:24:45,450 all a home for a Pegasus calamity was 606 00:24:43,538 --> 00:24:47,919 forced to land at the base of the cliffs 607 00:24:45,450 --> 00:24:50,580 after brief discussion it was suggested 608 00:24:47,919 --> 00:24:53,810 that claming I would go up alone 609 00:24:50,579 --> 00:24:56,309 oh no double Remini put her hoof down 610 00:24:53,809 --> 00:24:59,159 you did not bring us all the way here 611 00:24:56,309 --> 00:25:00,769 calamity to your old home only child let 612 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:03,029 me see it 613 00:25:00,769 --> 00:25:06,720 plebeian occurred looking apprehensive 614 00:25:03,029 --> 00:25:09,779 and a bit embarrassed come on now velvet 615 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:13,500 bird I showed you mine now you show me 616 00:25:09,779 --> 00:25:15,500 yours I tried very hard to think of 617 00:25:13,500 --> 00:25:18,450 other things 618 00:25:15,500 --> 00:25:21,599 tell you what I'll levitate myself up 619 00:25:18,450 --> 00:25:23,759 there while you to fly up can you do 620 00:25:21,599 --> 00:25:27,559 that little pip levitate yourself that 621 00:25:23,759 --> 00:25:29,759 far I mean to be honest I wasn't sure 622 00:25:27,559 --> 00:25:32,549 self levitation had always been the 623 00:25:29,759 --> 00:25:34,289 hardest trick I wanted to give it a try 624 00:25:32,549 --> 00:25:38,430 but I didn't want to suffer the fall if 625 00:25:34,289 --> 00:25:40,920 I failed be ready to catch me I asked 626 00:25:38,430 --> 00:25:43,650 meekly calamity nodded stretching out 627 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:44,130 his wings confidently somewhere behind 628 00:25:43,650 --> 00:25:47,190 me 629 00:25:44,130 --> 00:25:49,980 I heard Zenith ask somepony why do they 630 00:25:47,190 --> 00:25:52,558 not just make two trips 631 00:25:49,980 --> 00:25:56,279 I looked up pointing my horn towards the 632 00:25:52,558 --> 00:26:01,918 Shack and swallowed nervously it was 633 00:25:56,279 --> 00:26:04,109 very high my horn began to glow focusing 634 00:26:01,919 --> 00:26:07,230 I involved my body with a magical field 635 00:26:04,109 --> 00:26:09,418 and pushed off from the ground I had 636 00:26:07,230 --> 00:26:11,910 done this much before but just as in the 637 00:26:09,419 --> 00:26:14,130 pit my scent had begun to slow rapidly 638 00:26:11,910 --> 00:26:18,470 I focused harder and tried to pull 639 00:26:14,130 --> 00:26:20,730 myself up words I was still slowing I 640 00:26:18,470 --> 00:26:22,490 concentrated sweat beating on my 641 00:26:20,730 --> 00:26:24,808 forehead and running down my neck and 642 00:26:22,490 --> 00:26:26,669 over glow flared around my horn 643 00:26:24,808 --> 00:26:31,230 casting reflections off the cliff rocks 644 00:26:26,669 --> 00:26:34,799 I stopped slowing I was doing it I was 645 00:26:31,230 --> 00:26:37,289 pulling myself to the air I was pushing 646 00:26:34,798 --> 00:26:42,048 exhausting the effort was almost painful 647 00:26:37,289 --> 00:26:42,048 but I was doing it I was flying 648 00:26:43,388 --> 00:26:46,689 I lay on the little strip of wood that 649 00:26:45,249 --> 00:26:49,719 amounted to calamities front-porch 650 00:26:46,690 --> 00:26:52,629 panting heavily my legs didn't want to 651 00:26:49,719 --> 00:26:55,570 hold me up oh they could if I asked but 652 00:26:52,628 --> 00:26:55,928 they didn't want to it was worth it 653 00:26:55,569 --> 00:26:58,418 though 654 00:26:55,929 --> 00:27:02,139 for just a little bit I was actually 655 00:26:58,419 --> 00:27:04,450 flying it had not been a graceful act of 656 00:27:02,138 --> 00:27:07,178 freedom as I was neither Pegasus nor a 657 00:27:04,450 --> 00:27:09,489 bird it had been work like a galloping 658 00:27:07,179 --> 00:27:12,309 uphill against the wind but I had done 659 00:27:09,489 --> 00:27:13,869 it and for a moment all the horrors and 660 00:27:12,308 --> 00:27:16,838 pain of the last few days was forgotten 661 00:27:13,868 --> 00:27:18,189 in the Russian exertion I wondered how 662 00:27:16,838 --> 00:27:21,158 long it would take calamity to fly up 663 00:27:18,190 --> 00:27:24,519 here with velvet remedy not long my mind 664 00:27:21,159 --> 00:27:28,629 answered swiftly in fact I was surprised 665 00:27:24,519 --> 00:27:30,009 they weren't already here I remembered 666 00:27:28,628 --> 00:27:31,208 that I still had a memory orb from one 667 00:27:30,009 --> 00:27:33,459 of the safes in the Philadelphia 668 00:27:31,209 --> 00:27:36,369 Ministry of Magic vault the orb from the 669 00:27:33,459 --> 00:27:38,169 safe which had also held a cloak judging 670 00:27:36,368 --> 00:27:40,358 from zenith's reaction and recent 671 00:27:38,169 --> 00:27:43,079 Griffon related experience I deduced 672 00:27:40,358 --> 00:27:45,009 that I had been a zebra stealth cloak I 673 00:27:43,078 --> 00:27:46,690 decided abruptly that I didn't want to 674 00:27:45,009 --> 00:27:49,538 spend the weight laying sweaty and wiped 675 00:27:46,690 --> 00:27:54,278 on clam knees porch so I floated out the 676 00:27:49,538 --> 00:27:55,868 memory Orban focused on it immediately I 677 00:27:54,278 --> 00:27:57,940 knew it was a mistake 678 00:27:55,868 --> 00:28:00,598 remembering that the Orbitz come from a 679 00:27:57,940 --> 00:28:04,479 ruined box and was likely damaged itself 680 00:28:00,598 --> 00:28:06,700 but it was too late my body exploded 681 00:28:04,479 --> 00:28:08,200 every nerve being flayed as I was burned 682 00:28:06,700 --> 00:28:10,808 over and over without dying 683 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:12,639 I knew my real body must be screaming 684 00:28:10,808 --> 00:28:14,229 and thrashing but the pain was too 685 00:28:12,638 --> 00:28:17,319 intense to even fear for my safety 686 00:28:14,229 --> 00:28:18,669 in fact falling from the cliff side and 687 00:28:17,319 --> 00:28:20,319 being dashed on the ground below would 688 00:28:18,669 --> 00:28:22,330 have been a mercy 689 00:28:20,319 --> 00:28:25,538 a thousand white hot knives sliced 690 00:28:22,329 --> 00:28:27,908 through my brain an eyeblink or an 691 00:28:25,538 --> 00:28:30,908 eternity later the pain stopped as 692 00:28:27,909 --> 00:28:37,750 abruptly as it has started and I was no 693 00:28:30,909 --> 00:28:40,059 longer myself I wasn't even a pony this 694 00:28:37,750 --> 00:28:41,919 was a familiar strangeness and I could 695 00:28:40,058 --> 00:28:44,019 feel the cloak draped about me the hood 696 00:28:41,919 --> 00:28:45,399 over my mane and ears as well as a 697 00:28:44,019 --> 00:28:49,120 saddle pouch and something strapped to 698 00:28:45,398 --> 00:28:51,879 my side this was too familiar I was 699 00:28:49,119 --> 00:28:53,469 invisible again a fact all too easy to 700 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:55,750 glean as I watched a stallion admiring 701 00:28:53,470 --> 00:28:57,220 himself in a mirror a mirror which 702 00:28:55,750 --> 00:29:00,490 should have also reflected my host from 703 00:28:57,220 --> 00:29:02,829 this angle but did not my host was a 704 00:29:00,490 --> 00:29:05,710 zebra and a stealth cloak possibly the 705 00:29:02,829 --> 00:29:07,210 same one as before if you won't accept 706 00:29:05,710 --> 00:29:08,710 my offer then you should at least 707 00:29:07,210 --> 00:29:10,240 consider availing yourself of the good 708 00:29:08,710 --> 00:29:12,819 fortune that I am willing to pose for 709 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:15,250 your new publication the Stine suggested 710 00:29:12,819 --> 00:29:17,589 as he print himself he was a regal 711 00:29:15,250 --> 00:29:21,128 haughty white unicorn quite handsome in 712 00:29:17,589 --> 00:29:25,359 his older years I am after all the best 713 00:29:21,128 --> 00:29:27,069 pony hardly intoned an elegant voice 714 00:29:25,359 --> 00:29:29,528 which could only belong to rarity 715 00:29:27,069 --> 00:29:31,808 if the stallion had noticed the slightly 716 00:29:29,528 --> 00:29:34,720 disparaging tone he showed no indication 717 00:29:31,808 --> 00:29:36,548 of comprehending it there is no place 718 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:38,740 for grandstanding or glory hounds in the 719 00:29:36,548 --> 00:29:40,269 mystery of image our purpose here is to 720 00:29:38,740 --> 00:29:43,569 help the client shine all across 721 00:29:40,269 --> 00:29:46,899 Equestria not ourselves and our client 722 00:29:43,569 --> 00:29:48,679 is all of Equestria itself we should 723 00:29:46,898 --> 00:29:50,539 remain invisible 724 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:53,000 with a politely sweet tone she 725 00:29:50,539 --> 00:29:56,480 encouraged perhaps you should try the 726 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:59,240 Ministry of Awesome we were in an office 727 00:29:56,480 --> 00:30:00,500 a rather nice one at that with elegant 728 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:01,279 curtains and golden trim on the 729 00:30:00,500 --> 00:30:03,529 wainscoting 730 00:30:01,279 --> 00:30:05,089 it certainly lacked the humbleness I'd 731 00:30:03,529 --> 00:30:07,039 come to expect from a ministry of image 732 00:30:05,089 --> 00:30:09,230 building which told me this was no mi 733 00:30:07,039 --> 00:30:11,750 hub but the ministry's headquarters in 734 00:30:09,230 --> 00:30:13,069 ministry walk in Canterlot the one place 735 00:30:11,750 --> 00:30:16,250 where you in the ministry of image would 736 00:30:13,069 --> 00:30:19,730 have to maintain an image that's easy 737 00:30:16,250 --> 00:30:20,839 for you to say the styling frowned you 738 00:30:19,730 --> 00:30:22,250 were already in charge of one of the 739 00:30:20,839 --> 00:30:24,619 most important branches of Princess 740 00:30:22,250 --> 00:30:26,539 Lunas new government you're already in 741 00:30:24,619 --> 00:30:29,479 position far beyond your wildest peasant 742 00:30:26,539 --> 00:30:31,970 dreams Wow 743 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:34,089 I was quickly forming a rather strong 744 00:30:31,970 --> 00:30:36,850 dislike for this buck 745 00:30:34,089 --> 00:30:41,119 Rarity's her past was controlled calm 746 00:30:36,849 --> 00:30:43,750 even charming humility was a lesson hard 747 00:30:41,119 --> 00:30:46,250 learned in fact it's called maturing 748 00:30:43,750 --> 00:30:49,579 something which sadly you seem to have 749 00:30:46,250 --> 00:30:53,119 had little acquaintance with this is 750 00:30:49,579 --> 00:30:54,919 some sort of revenge isn't it amazingly 751 00:30:53,119 --> 00:30:56,269 the Stein still hadn't bothered to 752 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:58,759 glance at the beautiful mayor he was 753 00:30:56,269 --> 00:31:00,500 talking to if he was the subject of my 754 00:30:58,759 --> 00:31:02,970 hosts surveillance then the magical 755 00:31:00,500 --> 00:31:06,359 cloak seems superfluous 756 00:31:02,970 --> 00:31:09,150 a lady is not vengeful rarely informed 757 00:31:06,359 --> 00:31:09,779 him with a refined tone but you're not a 758 00:31:09,150 --> 00:31:13,019 lady 759 00:31:09,779 --> 00:31:17,579 the Stein replied thoughtlessly you are 760 00:31:13,019 --> 00:31:22,408 a government official I wanted to deck 761 00:31:17,579 --> 00:31:25,139 him you are quite fortunate that I am a 762 00:31:22,409 --> 00:31:29,750 lady rarely responded her voice lowering 763 00:31:25,140 --> 00:31:32,070 and that I do not have a nearby cake I 764 00:31:29,750 --> 00:31:34,230 had no idea what cake had to do with 765 00:31:32,069 --> 00:31:35,548 this conversation but at least my host 766 00:31:34,230 --> 00:31:38,940 finally turned her attention to the 767 00:31:35,548 --> 00:31:40,288 gorgeous white unicorn again she looked 768 00:31:38,940 --> 00:31:43,650 younger than I would have expected and 769 00:31:40,288 --> 00:31:45,089 there was no grain her hair she really 770 00:31:43,650 --> 00:31:48,269 knows how to take good care of herself I 771 00:31:45,089 --> 00:31:53,428 thought admiring Lee I bet she dyes her 772 00:31:48,269 --> 00:31:55,529 Mane and I am a prince the stallion 773 00:31:53,429 --> 00:31:57,390 informed her finally deaning to turn his 774 00:31:55,529 --> 00:32:02,250 gaze away from himself and towards the 775 00:31:57,390 --> 00:32:05,190 mare he was addressing proposal really 776 00:32:02,250 --> 00:32:06,779 rarity rolled her eyes I have lung 777 00:32:05,190 --> 00:32:08,370 operated under the assumption that your 778 00:32:06,779 --> 00:32:10,950 lineage was a joke perpetrated by 779 00:32:08,369 --> 00:32:13,709 Princess Celestia on she paused 780 00:32:10,950 --> 00:32:15,529 thoughtfully before concluding anypony 781 00:32:13,710 --> 00:32:19,110 who ever met you 782 00:32:15,529 --> 00:32:21,119 rarities horn glowed if you were to 783 00:32:19,109 --> 00:32:23,428 accept my repose 'el then you would be a 784 00:32:21,119 --> 00:32:25,369 princess the Prince continued 785 00:32:23,429 --> 00:32:27,980 obliviously 786 00:32:25,369 --> 00:32:30,979 Oh goddesses fuck me in a threeway this 787 00:32:27,980 --> 00:32:33,279 jerk actually proposed sorority that's 788 00:32:30,980 --> 00:32:37,960 what he meant by accepting his offer a 789 00:32:33,279 --> 00:32:42,049 proposal isn't an offer it's a request 790 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:44,120 rarity glanced around that side yes and 791 00:32:42,049 --> 00:32:46,639 you would gain a hoof in one of the most 792 00:32:44,119 --> 00:32:47,899 powerful ministries in Equestria or at 793 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:51,470 least that would be what you seem to 794 00:32:47,900 --> 00:32:52,910 think she looked askance I cannot 795 00:32:51,470 --> 00:32:57,829 imagine any world where that will be 796 00:32:52,910 --> 00:32:59,750 worth it the prince huffed you speak as 797 00:32:57,829 --> 00:33:01,819 if I'm not sacrificing greatly myself in 798 00:32:59,750 --> 00:33:03,740 this arrangement as your husband I would 799 00:33:01,819 --> 00:33:09,909 almost certainly be expected to have 800 00:33:03,740 --> 00:33:12,558 relations with you on the leave Abul I 801 00:33:09,910 --> 00:33:15,370 focused trying to make my host run over 802 00:33:12,558 --> 00:33:18,589 and buck him through sheer force of will 803 00:33:15,369 --> 00:33:22,209 rarity stared silently her eyes slowly 804 00:33:18,589 --> 00:33:24,589 narrowed her horn briefly glowed again 805 00:33:22,210 --> 00:33:26,870 this conversation is over 806 00:33:24,589 --> 00:33:29,029 Prince blueblood it's time for you to 807 00:33:26,869 --> 00:33:31,308 leave if you have any further business 808 00:33:29,029 --> 00:33:35,589 please address it to anypony other than 809 00:33:31,308 --> 00:33:38,149 me your presence causes me physical pain 810 00:33:35,589 --> 00:33:40,189 I'm a prince and a member in high 811 00:33:38,150 --> 00:33:43,420 standing in the courts of Canterlot you 812 00:33:40,190 --> 00:33:46,610 would do well too but I don't want to 813 00:33:43,420 --> 00:33:50,660 rarity interrupted I don't like you in 814 00:33:46,609 --> 00:33:52,069 fact I find you quite horrid I despise 815 00:33:50,660 --> 00:33:54,080 that my position requires me to 816 00:33:52,069 --> 00:33:56,089 acknowledge your existence and much 817 00:33:54,079 --> 00:33:58,579 worse give you the occasional time of 818 00:33:56,089 --> 00:33:59,079 the day but that time has come to a 819 00:33:58,579 --> 00:34:01,720 close 820 00:33:59,079 --> 00:34:03,939 goodbye 821 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:07,778 Prince blueblood huffed standing tall 822 00:34:03,940 --> 00:34:11,818 you have no place to complain it is I 823 00:34:07,778 --> 00:34:15,369 who should oh I'm not complaining it 824 00:34:11,818 --> 00:34:18,550 rarities eyes narrow dangerously I'm 825 00:34:15,369 --> 00:34:20,050 whining if I was complaining it would 826 00:34:18,550 --> 00:34:23,318 suggest there was a higher authority to 827 00:34:20,050 --> 00:34:25,000 complain to but there is not I in the 828 00:34:23,318 --> 00:34:29,050 highest authority within this ministry 829 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:32,969 observe rarity tried to her desk and 830 00:34:29,050 --> 00:34:35,260 pushed a button with her hoof o guards 831 00:34:32,969 --> 00:34:36,519 she turned to smile at the unicorn 832 00:34:35,260 --> 00:34:38,079 stallion as the double doors at the end 833 00:34:36,519 --> 00:34:40,210 of the room swung open and to guard 834 00:34:38,079 --> 00:34:43,810 ponies appeared Prince blueblood 835 00:34:40,210 --> 00:34:44,889 backpedaled startled please escort the 836 00:34:43,809 --> 00:34:49,328 Prince off the property 837 00:34:44,889 --> 00:34:50,950 if you resists arrest him I would have 838 00:34:49,329 --> 00:34:51,429 enjoyed the show had my host not backed 839 00:34:50,949 --> 00:34:54,608 away 840 00:34:51,429 --> 00:34:56,168 heart beating slightly faster she turned 841 00:34:54,608 --> 00:34:58,630 our head and I felt my teeth biting down 842 00:34:56,168 --> 00:35:01,328 on the object strapped to her side it 843 00:34:58,630 --> 00:35:04,380 was the hilt of a sheathed blade and a 844 00:35:01,329 --> 00:35:04,380 zebra silently drew it 845 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:09,109 the guards did is the ministry mayor 846 00:35:06,590 --> 00:35:12,019 requested Prince blueblood showed enough 847 00:35:09,108 --> 00:35:13,579 intelligence to not resist I had hoped 848 00:35:12,019 --> 00:35:15,949 that once they were gone my host would 849 00:35:13,579 --> 00:35:18,679 reach either blade but the zebra clearly 850 00:35:15,949 --> 00:35:23,108 had other plans we were alone in 851 00:35:18,679 --> 00:35:23,108 Rarity's office and she couldn't see us 852 00:35:23,889 --> 00:35:27,368 unbelievable 853 00:35:25,070 --> 00:35:29,960 she niggard I quit my previous thought 854 00:35:27,369 --> 00:35:31,608 the outer unicorn had her back to us 855 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:33,170 her head lowered as she focused on 856 00:35:31,608 --> 00:35:37,130 something on her desk as my host began 857 00:35:33,170 --> 00:35:40,070 to creep closer no I tried to shout out 858 00:35:37,130 --> 00:35:41,720 a warning does he pretend her head 859 00:35:40,070 --> 00:35:43,640 aiming the blade for the back of 860 00:35:41,719 --> 00:35:46,429 Rarity's neck right in the wash of her 861 00:35:43,639 --> 00:35:49,789 Mane I could feel my host tense for the 862 00:35:46,429 --> 00:35:51,289 strike rarity shifted slightly her horn 863 00:35:49,789 --> 00:35:53,210 glowing is one of the gems on the front 864 00:35:51,289 --> 00:35:55,179 of her desk slid aside revealing a 865 00:35:53,210 --> 00:35:56,720 secret lock that demanded her attention 866 00:35:55,179 --> 00:35:59,719 please no 867 00:35:56,719 --> 00:36:03,439 I felt something shift in the zebra 868 00:35:59,719 --> 00:36:05,689 saddle pouch a new weight suddenly 869 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:08,929 frantically my host backed up 870 00:36:05,690 --> 00:36:11,889 I heard the detonation felt a brutal 871 00:36:08,929 --> 00:36:15,230 pressure and a searing pain then nothing 872 00:36:11,889 --> 00:36:17,839 my host fell on moving safe for 873 00:36:15,230 --> 00:36:20,800 twitching she could barely feel it was 874 00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:24,289 as if her entire body had gone numb 875 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:26,510 simply unbelievable reiterated rarity as 876 00:36:24,289 --> 00:36:29,518 she elegantly turned staring at where we 877 00:36:26,510 --> 00:36:31,679 had collapsed and visibly on the floor 878 00:36:29,518 --> 00:36:33,778 I heard more than felt the cloak being 879 00:36:31,679 --> 00:36:35,278 pulled off of my host glowing in a blue 880 00:36:33,778 --> 00:36:36,478 magical field that mirrored the soft 881 00:36:35,278 --> 00:36:39,268 light tracing the spirals around 882 00:36:36,478 --> 00:36:41,129 rarities horn the moment it was removed 883 00:36:39,268 --> 00:36:43,738 both the cloak and my host became 884 00:36:41,130 --> 00:36:45,719 visible rarity paid us no attention 885 00:36:43,739 --> 00:36:47,009 floating the cloak to her and flipping 886 00:36:45,719 --> 00:36:50,188 through the rough fabric until she found 887 00:36:47,009 --> 00:36:52,978 the gemstone clasp there you are my 888 00:36:50,188 --> 00:36:55,108 pretty she said telekinetically ripping 889 00:36:52,978 --> 00:36:57,629 the gemstone free breaking the clasp in 890 00:36:55,108 --> 00:36:59,938 the process oh don't you have some 891 00:36:57,630 --> 00:37:01,709 interesting magic she said as she 892 00:36:59,938 --> 00:37:04,739 appraised the gem tossing the rest of 893 00:37:01,708 --> 00:37:08,458 the cloak aside to I will love taking a 894 00:37:04,739 --> 00:37:10,938 closer look at you I realized I was 895 00:37:08,458 --> 00:37:12,898 seeing the inception of self bucks I 896 00:37:10,938 --> 00:37:15,178 recalled a message I found in a 897 00:37:12,898 --> 00:37:16,648 recruitment center intelligence 898 00:37:15,179 --> 00:37:19,019 suggested that the Zebras had developed 899 00:37:16,648 --> 00:37:20,188 invisibility spell fetishes but this 900 00:37:19,018 --> 00:37:23,308 looks like something designed by the 901 00:37:20,188 --> 00:37:24,958 Ministry of Magic and the pervading 902 00:37:23,309 --> 00:37:27,539 paranoia of late wartime Equestria 903 00:37:24,958 --> 00:37:30,598 somebody had feared the worst not 904 00:37:27,539 --> 00:37:32,249 knowing which while it Sparkle knew but 905 00:37:30,599 --> 00:37:36,419 the Zebras hadn't gotten this magic from 906 00:37:32,248 --> 00:37:37,858 us we had gotten it from bama the long 907 00:37:36,418 --> 00:37:40,168 wicked blade lay on the carpet where 908 00:37:37,858 --> 00:37:43,018 hadn't fallen close yet impossibly out 909 00:37:40,168 --> 00:37:45,608 of reach my host tried to move towards 910 00:37:43,018 --> 00:37:47,979 it but her body wouldn't respond 911 00:37:45,608 --> 00:37:50,650 I slipped a stun grenade into your 912 00:37:47,980 --> 00:37:53,650 saddle pouch rarity informed us moving 913 00:37:50,650 --> 00:37:55,269 the gemstone out of sight I'd like to 914 00:37:53,650 --> 00:37:59,980 think I'm rather expert at manipulating 915 00:37:55,268 --> 00:38:03,358 cloth even if I can't see it the zebra 916 00:37:59,980 --> 00:38:07,179 shuffled closer to the blade really 917 00:38:03,358 --> 00:38:08,920 rarity said with a ladylike scoff she 918 00:38:07,179 --> 00:38:12,489 floated the blade away turning a 919 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:14,318 disdainful gaze on us a zebra assassin 920 00:38:12,489 --> 00:38:15,909 attempted to infiltrate my office and 921 00:38:14,318 --> 00:38:18,880 murder me while concealed under cloak 922 00:38:15,909 --> 00:38:21,788 with an enchanted gemstone ax she leaned 923 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:23,499 closer I'd explain how I got my cutie 924 00:38:21,789 --> 00:38:26,739 mark but it wouldn't do you any good 925 00:38:23,498 --> 00:38:28,118 where you're going another cocoon and 926 00:38:26,739 --> 00:38:30,099 blue light wrapped around a head set on 927 00:38:28,119 --> 00:38:31,960 her desk and floated it over her head 928 00:38:30,099 --> 00:38:35,559 gently sliding it into place around her 929 00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:36,730 ears and muzzle although I do have to 930 00:38:35,559 --> 00:38:39,819 wonder were you trying to assassinate 931 00:38:36,730 --> 00:38:41,710 one of Nightmare moons cabinet she asked 932 00:38:39,818 --> 00:38:44,159 turning her tail to us as she slid open 933 00:38:41,710 --> 00:38:47,789 the hidden compartment in her desk or 934 00:38:44,159 --> 00:38:50,908 were you after this 935 00:38:47,789 --> 00:38:52,769 rarity cancered to face us floating in 936 00:38:50,909 --> 00:38:56,608 front of her was a powerful dark tome 937 00:38:52,768 --> 00:38:58,888 bound and twisted black hide the moment 938 00:38:56,608 --> 00:39:01,768 I saw the book I knew it held so many 939 00:38:58,889 --> 00:39:04,289 secrets so many things just waiting for 940 00:39:01,768 --> 00:39:07,738 me to unlock if I could only look at the 941 00:39:04,289 --> 00:39:08,449 pages well I suppose we'll find out 942 00:39:07,739 --> 00:39:12,358 won't we 943 00:39:08,449 --> 00:39:14,249 rarity promised she lifted off to the 944 00:39:12,358 --> 00:39:16,848 headset her expression instantly 945 00:39:14,248 --> 00:39:20,338 changing to one a barely Bridal joy Oh 946 00:39:16,849 --> 00:39:24,149 Pinkie Pie this is rarity I've got a 947 00:39:20,338 --> 00:39:29,880 present for you she smiled you'll love 948 00:39:24,148 --> 00:39:32,699 this one I came to on a worn musty 949 00:39:29,880 --> 00:39:33,419 cotton Calamity Shack velvet rowdy was 950 00:39:32,699 --> 00:39:36,209 laying on the floor 951 00:39:33,418 --> 00:39:38,278 panting and soaked in sweat calamity 952 00:39:36,208 --> 00:39:39,509 himself stood towering over me shouted 953 00:39:38,278 --> 00:39:42,568 from the light coming through the window 954 00:39:39,509 --> 00:39:46,739 over the workbench behind him what 955 00:39:42,568 --> 00:39:51,239 happened little pip where I blinked 956 00:39:46,739 --> 00:39:51,778 looking around what you made it all the 957 00:39:51,239 --> 00:39:55,289 way up 958 00:39:51,778 --> 00:39:56,489 calamity asserted I saw you do it but we 959 00:39:55,289 --> 00:39:58,109 were most of the way up here when you 960 00:39:56,489 --> 00:40:03,708 scream the thrashing like you are fire 961 00:39:58,108 --> 00:40:05,369 and flung yourself from the porch I fell 962 00:40:03,708 --> 00:40:09,088 my eyes went wide 963 00:40:05,369 --> 00:40:12,389 I turned looking around the door to the 964 00:40:09,088 --> 00:40:15,028 shack was open I blinked as the image of 965 00:40:12,389 --> 00:40:16,559 the black book swam in front of me much 966 00:40:15,028 --> 00:40:18,148 like having turned away after staring in 967 00:40:16,559 --> 00:40:19,999 a bright light and seeing the shape of 968 00:40:18,148 --> 00:40:22,108 the light dance before your eyes but 969 00:40:19,998 --> 00:40:23,698 nothing in a visited memory had ever 970 00:40:22,108 --> 00:40:27,179 left such an imprint outside of the 971 00:40:23,699 --> 00:40:29,398 experience I blinked clearing my vision 972 00:40:27,179 --> 00:40:31,829 I could see the porch where I've been 973 00:40:29,398 --> 00:40:37,558 laying the memory orb was nowhere in 974 00:40:31,829 --> 00:40:39,119 sight John jr. fell calamity retorted we 975 00:40:37,559 --> 00:40:41,309 had a hell of a time getting you up here 976 00:40:39,119 --> 00:40:47,909 even after you went limp been worried 977 00:40:41,309 --> 00:40:50,369 sick what the hell happened I I looked 978 00:40:47,909 --> 00:40:52,919 towards the empty porch again my 979 00:40:50,369 --> 00:40:54,269 instinct was to lie but there wasn't a 980 00:40:52,918 --> 00:40:58,098 lie that wouldn't end up worrying my 981 00:40:54,268 --> 00:41:00,448 friends needlessly I made a mistake 982 00:40:58,099 --> 00:41:05,749 while I was waiting I touched a memory 983 00:41:00,449 --> 00:41:09,719 orbit only it was damaged you did what 984 00:41:05,748 --> 00:41:12,769 calamity snapped on the porch littlepip 985 00:41:09,719 --> 00:41:15,650 I barely caught you 986 00:41:12,769 --> 00:41:17,750 I cringed back staring up at my Pegasus 987 00:41:15,650 --> 00:41:19,550 friend my hopes pushing at the cloth on 988 00:41:17,750 --> 00:41:23,269 his cot as my back thump softly against 989 00:41:19,550 --> 00:41:25,400 the wall you know it's not enough flying 990 00:41:23,269 --> 00:41:26,750 while you're carrying one Pony I can't 991 00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:27,889 do it with two when the second one is 992 00:41:26,750 --> 00:41:29,139 bucking and screaming like she's been 993 00:41:27,889 --> 00:41:32,599 eaten from the inside out 994 00:41:29,139 --> 00:41:34,039 calamity lashed out unpleasant 995 00:41:32,599 --> 00:41:36,380 nightmares about parasprites washed 996 00:41:34,039 --> 00:41:37,070 through my mind you nearly brought us 997 00:41:36,380 --> 00:41:39,079 all down 998 00:41:37,070 --> 00:41:42,320 velvet remedy had to use a magic to 999 00:41:39,079 --> 00:41:43,789 carry you and I'll remind you that she 1000 00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:47,769 ain't nearly as good that spell as y'all 1001 00:41:43,789 --> 00:41:49,940 are I turned a nervous look developed 1002 00:41:47,769 --> 00:41:51,320 she was so exhausted that she could 1003 00:41:49,940 --> 00:41:54,019 barely return my gaze 1004 00:41:51,320 --> 00:41:56,240 I don't think after all she's been 1005 00:41:54,019 --> 00:41:57,559 through last night that maybe she didn't 1006 00:41:56,239 --> 00:41:58,789 deserve for you to make us all scared to 1007 00:41:57,559 --> 00:42:03,619 death that you're dying from something 1008 00:41:58,789 --> 00:42:05,090 in that smoke oh goddess the weight of 1009 00:42:03,619 --> 00:42:09,289 what I've thoughtlessly done to them 1010 00:42:05,090 --> 00:42:11,030 crushed me down I started to shake the 1011 00:42:09,289 --> 00:42:13,460 hurt from my shame in calamity righteous 1012 00:42:11,030 --> 00:42:15,200 anger broke the floodgates and suddenly 1013 00:42:13,460 --> 00:42:17,690 the emotional deluge of the last half a 1014 00:42:15,199 --> 00:42:20,629 week consumed me the horrors of 1015 00:42:17,690 --> 00:42:23,179 Philadelphia slavery the pit the threat 1016 00:42:20,630 --> 00:42:27,680 to homage the slaughter is stable - my 1017 00:42:23,179 --> 00:42:31,179 mother I'm sorry I yelled back bursting 1018 00:42:27,679 --> 00:42:33,889 into tears I fucked up he was horrible 1019 00:42:31,179 --> 00:42:37,009 I'm sorry 1020 00:42:33,889 --> 00:42:39,559 called Daniel littlepip Clemmy growled 1021 00:42:37,010 --> 00:42:41,750 back angrily your curiosity is gonna get 1022 00:42:39,559 --> 00:42:43,929 you killed one of these days and today 1023 00:42:41,750 --> 00:42:46,869 you nearly took all of us along with you 1024 00:42:43,929 --> 00:42:49,579 I'm sorry 1025 00:42:46,869 --> 00:42:53,089 calamity snorted glowering as I broke 1026 00:42:49,579 --> 00:42:54,710 into sobs velvet remedy trembled huffing 1027 00:42:53,090 --> 00:42:56,990 as she got to her feet and moved closer 1028 00:42:54,710 --> 00:43:01,490 to me pulling herself onto the comp with 1029 00:42:56,989 --> 00:43:05,209 a painful effort okay 1030 00:43:01,489 --> 00:43:06,889 calamity insisted ground rules from now 1031 00:43:05,210 --> 00:43:08,539 on you don't play with one of them 1032 00:43:06,889 --> 00:43:11,420 things unless you're on the ground out 1033 00:43:08,539 --> 00:43:15,320 of combat somewhere safe and you have 1034 00:43:11,420 --> 00:43:17,840 one of us watching over you having laid 1035 00:43:15,320 --> 00:43:20,840 the law Clemmy allowed his expression to 1036 00:43:17,840 --> 00:43:23,120 softened his own utter exhaustion 1037 00:43:20,840 --> 00:43:26,150 finally showed through his eyes he 1038 00:43:23,119 --> 00:43:27,619 gently wrapped me with one wing the two 1039 00:43:26,150 --> 00:43:32,539 of them stayed with me until the tempest 1040 00:43:27,619 --> 00:43:35,019 passed now buck up little PIP calamity 1041 00:43:32,539 --> 00:43:37,190 finally said frauding me with his wing 1042 00:43:35,019 --> 00:43:41,780 he didn't have a look at that safe or 1043 00:43:37,190 --> 00:43:42,800 not I nodded although for the first time 1044 00:43:41,780 --> 00:43:46,400 I really didn't feel right about 1045 00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:48,200 allowing my curiosity to be sated I slid 1046 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:51,800 slowly from the cot and looked at the 1047 00:43:48,199 --> 00:43:53,839 floor beneath it it was at most an 1048 00:43:51,800 --> 00:43:56,300 average lock 1049 00:43:53,840 --> 00:44:00,260 even in my distress I could open it 1050 00:43:56,300 --> 00:44:03,500 easily with or without tools the safe 1051 00:44:00,260 --> 00:44:05,780 clicked open amongst the saddlebags 1052 00:44:03,500 --> 00:44:07,519 worth of de clayed personal effects one 1053 00:44:05,780 --> 00:44:12,590 item sack gleaming and unblemished my 1054 00:44:07,519 --> 00:44:15,440 time a statuette of Rainbow Dash her 1055 00:44:12,590 --> 00:44:18,890 pose was powerful Wingspread and a huge 1056 00:44:15,440 --> 00:44:22,789 grin was on her face go ahead 1057 00:44:18,889 --> 00:44:26,539 calamity said softly take it I know you 1058 00:44:22,789 --> 00:44:31,579 collect those things but don't you want 1059 00:44:26,539 --> 00:44:34,039 it I asked surprised our got a keen mock 1060 00:44:31,579 --> 00:44:37,909 burn to my flanks I figure she's already 1061 00:44:34,039 --> 00:44:39,550 close enough to me I nodded then 1062 00:44:37,909 --> 00:44:41,899 carefully reached out with my magic 1063 00:44:39,550 --> 00:44:47,660 experiencing a sudden surge as my magic 1064 00:44:41,900 --> 00:44:49,250 touch the statuette I was better I felt 1065 00:44:47,659 --> 00:44:50,059 like I could be better than I had ever 1066 00:44:49,250 --> 00:44:54,469 been before 1067 00:44:50,059 --> 00:44:57,849 do anything nimbler more graceful but 1068 00:44:54,469 --> 00:45:00,588 much more than that I was in a word 1069 00:44:57,849 --> 00:45:02,538 cooler 1070 00:45:00,588 --> 00:45:09,199 the inscription was what rainbow - 1071 00:45:02,539 --> 00:45:10,640 inscription had to be be awesome Clem 1072 00:45:09,199 --> 00:45:13,338 Lee stepped out of his Shack and into 1073 00:45:10,639 --> 00:45:15,018 the oddly reddish orange air he was in 1074 00:45:13,338 --> 00:45:17,538 case than the terrifying black carapace 1075 00:45:15,018 --> 00:45:19,038 of his old Enclave armor the tips of his 1076 00:45:17,539 --> 00:45:21,650 four nova serge rifles glistened 1077 00:45:19,039 --> 00:45:24,920 wickedly he tested his wings and the 1078 00:45:21,650 --> 00:45:27,259 scorpion tail then he lowered his head 1079 00:45:24,920 --> 00:45:29,329 and hoofed off the helmet he looked back 1080 00:45:27,259 --> 00:45:30,309 up letting the smoky wind catching his 1081 00:45:29,329 --> 00:45:33,699 orange mane 1082 00:45:30,309 --> 00:45:37,609 he looked weird without his hat on 1083 00:45:33,699 --> 00:45:40,729 forget it he huffed with a stomp i'm not 1084 00:45:37,608 --> 00:45:43,639 going around like this he turned and 1085 00:45:40,728 --> 00:45:47,688 tried it back into the shack I'd rather 1086 00:45:43,639 --> 00:45:50,389 be shot it took him less than a minute 1087 00:45:47,688 --> 00:45:52,278 to shuck the armor though a trem knee 1088 00:45:50,389 --> 00:45:54,129 wrapped it in her magic making sure to 1089 00:45:52,278 --> 00:45:57,228 also collect his helmet from the porch 1090 00:45:54,130 --> 00:45:58,579 well at least take it with us you may 1091 00:45:57,228 --> 00:46:01,509 change your mind when you see whatever 1092 00:45:58,579 --> 00:46:05,359 forces red eye has around tenpony tower 1093 00:46:01,509 --> 00:46:10,559 fine he grunt I've grabbed everything I 1094 00:46:05,358 --> 00:46:13,619 want let's just go i paused 1095 00:46:10,559 --> 00:46:15,480 calamity I know you were hoping to sell 1096 00:46:13,619 --> 00:46:17,819 a bunch of those slavers weapons up at 1097 00:46:15,480 --> 00:46:20,670 em Pony but I really think we should 1098 00:46:17,820 --> 00:46:23,930 give them to Dixie do you know as a 1099 00:46:20,670 --> 00:46:27,360 thank you for what she did for stable to 1100 00:46:23,929 --> 00:46:29,329 velvet remedy made that would be a 1101 00:46:27,360 --> 00:46:31,530 rather impersonal gift little PIP and 1102 00:46:29,329 --> 00:46:34,349 possibly painful one considering what 1103 00:46:31,530 --> 00:46:37,500 the slavers have done to her i frowned 1104 00:46:34,349 --> 00:46:39,059 wincing besides do you really want to 1105 00:46:37,500 --> 00:46:43,849 give new apples some more weapons right 1106 00:46:39,059 --> 00:46:47,269 now I had to admit that I did not 1107 00:46:43,849 --> 00:46:49,289 instead velvet remedy looked to calamity 1108 00:46:47,269 --> 00:46:52,650 do you know anything that did she do 1109 00:46:49,289 --> 00:46:54,300 likes I agree with little pip we do need 1110 00:46:52,650 --> 00:46:59,090 to give her a gift something to show our 1111 00:46:54,300 --> 00:47:03,440 thanks for her help well clammy thought 1112 00:46:59,090 --> 00:47:06,800 she likes muffins 1113 00:47:03,440 --> 00:47:10,550 velvet looked shocked can ghouls even 1114 00:47:06,800 --> 00:47:14,510 eat apparently they didn't have to but 1115 00:47:10,550 --> 00:47:16,369 they could I smiled between homage and 1116 00:47:14,510 --> 00:47:21,920 Zenith we had the best cooks in the 1117 00:47:16,369 --> 00:47:23,358 equestrian wasteland I spent most of the 1118 00:47:21,920 --> 00:47:26,240 ride trying not to think about anything 1119 00:47:23,358 --> 00:47:28,598 that happened recently I knew that if I 1120 00:47:26,239 --> 00:47:31,009 did I'd start crying again 1121 00:47:28,599 --> 00:47:33,170 instead I tried to focus on the 1122 00:47:31,010 --> 00:47:34,490 discussion between the outcasts while 1123 00:47:33,170 --> 00:47:36,769 they delved into the internal steel 1124 00:47:34,489 --> 00:47:39,889 ranger politics and I felt my attention 1125 00:47:36,769 --> 00:47:41,659 drifting nice strawberry lemonade sat 1126 00:47:39,889 --> 00:47:43,009 next to me chiming in to the older 1127 00:47:41,659 --> 00:47:46,309 members conversations at every 1128 00:47:43,010 --> 00:47:49,430 opportunity strawberry lemonade I 1129 00:47:46,309 --> 00:47:52,159 thought sounds delicious 1130 00:47:49,429 --> 00:47:53,960 I groaned catching myself before my 1131 00:47:52,159 --> 00:47:58,608 imagination went too far south 1132 00:47:53,960 --> 00:47:59,980 I needed homage I looked over the sign 1133 00:47:58,608 --> 00:48:01,730 of the passenger wagon 1134 00:47:59,980 --> 00:48:04,579 Twilight was spreading across the 1135 00:48:01,730 --> 00:48:06,710 wasteland as we approached fetlock below 1136 00:48:04,579 --> 00:48:08,660 I spotted the mostly collapsed ruins of 1137 00:48:06,710 --> 00:48:10,130 that first cottage but the wandering 1138 00:48:08,659 --> 00:48:13,399 merchant and his mechanical owl had 1139 00:48:10,130 --> 00:48:15,170 moved on as we approached fetlock I 1140 00:48:13,400 --> 00:48:16,789 spotted the faint column the smoke 1141 00:48:15,170 --> 00:48:20,000 rising up from the pony hole that led us 1142 00:48:16,789 --> 00:48:22,759 to stable 29 more curled up from nearby 1143 00:48:20,000 --> 00:48:26,480 drainage gates there were no sounds of 1144 00:48:22,760 --> 00:48:32,240 fighting this is either very good 1145 00:48:26,480 --> 00:48:34,190 seelix commented or very bad as we drew 1146 00:48:32,239 --> 00:48:36,649 closer a steel ranger moved out of the 1147 00:48:34,190 --> 00:48:41,179 shadows there was a flash of light 1148 00:48:36,650 --> 00:48:45,760 I ducked expecting impact but it hadn't 1149 00:48:41,179 --> 00:48:49,549 been a weapon it was a flare thank a 1150 00:48:45,760 --> 00:48:53,720 polite steel hose mutter it was good 1151 00:48:49,550 --> 00:48:55,430 news I let out of breath it was about 1152 00:48:53,719 --> 00:48:57,730 time the equestrian wasteland threw us a 1153 00:48:55,429 --> 00:48:57,730 break 1154 00:48:59,380 --> 00:49:02,680 our luck continued to hold as we glided 1155 00:49:01,449 --> 00:49:05,169 through the night over the main Hattin 1156 00:49:02,679 --> 00:49:07,149 ruins as we approached the top of 1157 00:49:05,170 --> 00:49:09,369 tenpony tower i could see the fire 1158 00:49:07,150 --> 00:49:10,660 lights from red eyes camps below ringing 1159 00:49:09,369 --> 00:49:13,119 the tower on the ground and lighting up 1160 00:49:10,659 --> 00:49:16,019 the celestial line they had taken the 1161 00:49:13,119 --> 00:49:18,069 exterior of the four star station 1162 00:49:16,019 --> 00:49:20,469 Griffins flew in patterns around the 1163 00:49:18,070 --> 00:49:23,230 tower but they flew low looking for 1164 00:49:20,469 --> 00:49:24,699 targets on the ground I realized with a 1165 00:49:23,230 --> 00:49:27,940 start that red I didn't know about the 1166 00:49:24,699 --> 00:49:30,359 sky bandit he knew we had a Pegasus so 1167 00:49:27,940 --> 00:49:32,349 he could suspect we had faster transport 1168 00:49:30,360 --> 00:49:34,750 but he had to allow for the possibility 1169 00:49:32,349 --> 00:49:37,000 that we were walking and if that were 1170 00:49:34,750 --> 00:49:38,050 true we'd barely be making Manhattan now 1171 00:49:37,000 --> 00:49:43,090 if we traveled here straight from 1172 00:49:38,050 --> 00:49:46,269 Philadelphia we had time we had a 1173 00:49:43,090 --> 00:49:49,090 problem there was an alicorn perched on 1174 00:49:46,269 --> 00:49:51,489 the roof of tenpony tower her shield was 1175 00:49:49,090 --> 00:49:52,030 down all the better to spot incoming 1176 00:49:51,489 --> 00:49:55,449 little pips 1177 00:49:52,030 --> 00:49:56,920 I could shoot her the silenced zebra 1178 00:49:55,449 --> 00:49:59,799 rifle would more than do the trick but 1179 00:49:56,920 --> 00:50:02,050 the moment she went down every alicorn 1180 00:49:59,800 --> 00:50:04,780 in the area would know and there was a 1181 00:50:02,050 --> 00:50:08,080 good chance redeye would to the 1182 00:50:04,780 --> 00:50:08,880 passenger wagon lurched hard horse 1183 00:50:08,079 --> 00:50:11,139 apples 1184 00:50:08,880 --> 00:50:13,300 calamity grunted as we began to sink out 1185 00:50:11,139 --> 00:50:15,639 of the sky the spark batteries were 1186 00:50:13,300 --> 00:50:17,230 drained and our poor Pegasus was too 1187 00:50:15,639 --> 00:50:19,710 exhausted to handle a sudden change in 1188 00:50:17,230 --> 00:50:22,340 weight he nearly fainted from the strain 1189 00:50:19,710 --> 00:50:24,920 we began to plummet 1190 00:50:22,340 --> 00:50:27,440 frantically I concentrated on wrapping 1191 00:50:24,920 --> 00:50:29,119 the sky banner with my magic if I could 1192 00:50:27,440 --> 00:50:32,090 pull myself through the air maybe I 1193 00:50:29,119 --> 00:50:34,819 could slow or even reverse our fall my 1194 00:50:32,090 --> 00:50:37,490 horn flared brightly the strain hit me 1195 00:50:34,820 --> 00:50:40,400 like a shock buckling my legs reminding 1196 00:50:37,489 --> 00:50:43,759 me that I hadn't slept in over a day we 1197 00:50:40,400 --> 00:50:47,300 were still falling I pushed harder 1198 00:50:43,760 --> 00:50:49,850 grasping my body trembling a layer of 1199 00:50:47,300 --> 00:50:52,580 over glow burst from my horn sparks 1200 00:50:49,849 --> 00:50:54,079 started to shoot from its tip the glow 1201 00:50:52,579 --> 00:50:56,090 around the sky r and it became brilliant 1202 00:50:54,079 --> 00:50:57,590 it attracted the attention of the 1203 00:50:56,090 --> 00:51:00,019 Griffins below as we plummeted towards 1204 00:50:57,590 --> 00:51:01,910 the patrol line the Griffon turned 1205 00:51:00,019 --> 00:51:07,009 towards us lifting her sniper rifle and 1206 00:51:01,909 --> 00:51:09,259 fired now everyone knew we were here but 1207 00:51:07,010 --> 00:51:11,000 I couldn't focus on that I was pouring 1208 00:51:09,260 --> 00:51:13,820 everything I had into trying to slow our 1209 00:51:11,000 --> 00:51:17,690 descent a second over glow wrapped my 1210 00:51:13,820 --> 00:51:22,220 horn beams of light shot out of it we 1211 00:51:17,690 --> 00:51:24,170 began to slow uh hell calamity moaned 1212 00:51:22,219 --> 00:51:25,819 weakly all but collapsed in the harness 1213 00:51:24,170 --> 00:51:27,740 as the alicorn took off from the roof 1214 00:51:25,820 --> 00:51:30,410 diving towards us as she put up her 1215 00:51:27,739 --> 00:51:32,329 shield I screamed 1216 00:51:30,409 --> 00:51:35,599 somehow tapping into strength I didn't 1217 00:51:32,329 --> 00:51:38,750 have be strong being wavering it'd be 1218 00:51:35,599 --> 00:51:41,360 awesome a third layer of over glow 1219 00:51:38,750 --> 00:51:43,989 erupted from my horn the sky been is 1220 00:51:41,360 --> 00:51:47,960 stopped erupted Lee hovering in the air 1221 00:51:43,989 --> 00:51:49,599 then we began to ascend the alicorns 1222 00:51:47,960 --> 00:51:51,860 eyes widened as she stopped her descent 1223 00:51:49,599 --> 00:51:53,329 her glowing horn began to crack with 1224 00:51:51,860 --> 00:51:56,500 electricity she began to cast a 1225 00:51:53,329 --> 00:51:59,329 lightning bolt as the Griffon shot again 1226 00:51:56,500 --> 00:52:02,210 this time the bull hit the wagon leaving 1227 00:51:59,329 --> 00:52:04,130 a small hole in the roof the Griffon 1228 00:52:02,210 --> 00:52:06,769 began to reload and was engulfed in 1229 00:52:04,130 --> 00:52:09,130 green flame higher light hooted happily 1230 00:52:06,769 --> 00:52:11,329 and swooped to back up after us 1231 00:52:09,130 --> 00:52:13,640 velvet Remy tossed her shield around the 1232 00:52:11,329 --> 00:52:15,769 sky bandit the first bolt of lightning 1233 00:52:13,639 --> 00:52:18,289 struck it and the shield imploded but it 1234 00:52:15,769 --> 00:52:19,820 kept us from being hit part of my mind 1235 00:52:18,289 --> 00:52:21,529 realized that the shock from a strike 1236 00:52:19,820 --> 00:52:24,800 would obliterate my concentration and 1237 00:52:21,530 --> 00:52:26,540 would fall to our deaths the alicorn was 1238 00:52:24,800 --> 00:52:28,460 flying upwards back towards the roof 1239 00:52:26,539 --> 00:52:30,259 keeping a safe distance between herself 1240 00:52:28,460 --> 00:52:33,170 and us as her horn begin to crackle 1241 00:52:30,260 --> 00:52:34,940 again with electricity higher light 1242 00:52:33,170 --> 00:52:38,150 landed next developed remedy looking 1243 00:52:34,940 --> 00:52:39,679 proud zennith had shattered another 1244 00:52:38,150 --> 00:52:42,619 flask on the floor and was stomping on 1245 00:52:39,679 --> 00:52:44,119 it by the second boat lashed out the 1246 00:52:42,619 --> 00:52:46,880 zebra grabbed my mane and her teeth and 1247 00:52:44,119 --> 00:52:48,500 pulled me onto her back the powerful 1248 00:52:46,880 --> 00:52:51,590 electrical bolt hit the sky bandit 1249 00:52:48,500 --> 00:52:52,880 arcing all about the metal frame delve 1250 00:52:51,590 --> 00:52:55,309 'it let out a ladylike squeal and 1251 00:52:52,880 --> 00:52:58,039 collapsed pilots squawk and tumbled to 1252 00:52:55,309 --> 00:52:59,090 the floor of the passenger wagon zenith 1253 00:52:58,039 --> 00:53:02,090 and I remained unharmed 1254 00:52:59,090 --> 00:53:04,579 protected by her insulating potion we 1255 00:53:02,090 --> 00:53:06,380 continued to rise there was nothing else 1256 00:53:04,579 --> 00:53:08,599 we could do 1257 00:53:06,380 --> 00:53:11,210 the alicorn landed back on the edge of 1258 00:53:08,599 --> 00:53:12,829 the roof motes of magic began to form a 1259 00:53:11,210 --> 00:53:16,429 ring about her forming into eldritch 1260 00:53:12,829 --> 00:53:18,619 darts from somewhere on the rooftop a 1261 00:53:16,429 --> 00:53:20,989 lashing beam of cosmic energy struck the 1262 00:53:18,619 --> 00:53:22,219 alicorn rippling the shield where it 1263 00:53:20,989 --> 00:53:25,099 pushed through to strike the monster 1264 00:53:22,219 --> 00:53:26,750 directly the shield imploded as the 1265 00:53:25,099 --> 00:53:30,349 alicorn was reduced to luminescent moon 1266 00:53:26,750 --> 00:53:32,989 color - I floated the sky bandit onto 1267 00:53:30,349 --> 00:53:35,409 the rooftop homage was waiting there for 1268 00:53:32,989 --> 00:53:38,179 us the alien weapon floating by her side 1269 00:53:35,409 --> 00:53:39,589 as soon as she saw me she galloped into 1270 00:53:38,179 --> 00:53:44,929 the passenger wagon and wrapped me in a 1271 00:53:39,590 --> 00:53:47,440 big hug homage I could smell her feel 1272 00:53:44,929 --> 00:53:50,239 her soft coat and the warmth of her body 1273 00:53:47,440 --> 00:53:58,039 my own body relaxed in her embrace and 1274 00:53:50,239 --> 00:54:00,919 once more I began to cry a zebra homage 1275 00:53:58,039 --> 00:54:04,219 squealed happily as anethe cringed back 1276 00:54:00,920 --> 00:54:06,590 as homage offered her hoof she doesn't 1277 00:54:04,219 --> 00:54:08,929 like being touched I told the sexy great 1278 00:54:06,590 --> 00:54:12,250 unicorn homage lowered her hoof and 1279 00:54:08,929 --> 00:54:15,819 nodded and who might you be 1280 00:54:12,250 --> 00:54:19,190 zennith asked prompting introductions 1281 00:54:15,820 --> 00:54:21,580 inspiration hit me homage would you 1282 00:54:19,190 --> 00:54:24,050 allow I paused 1283 00:54:21,579 --> 00:54:27,380 could you ask DJ pony if his anetha 1284 00:54:24,050 --> 00:54:29,480 could spend some time at the MAS EBS 1285 00:54:27,380 --> 00:54:31,579 on which exams both looked at me 1286 00:54:29,480 --> 00:54:36,380 curiously please 1287 00:54:31,579 --> 00:54:36,920 I asked homage i I'm sure can be 1288 00:54:36,380 --> 00:54:40,550 arranged 1289 00:54:36,920 --> 00:54:43,970 um which said trustingly I turned my 1290 00:54:40,550 --> 00:54:46,880 zebra friend DJ pony has cameras all 1291 00:54:43,969 --> 00:54:48,709 over the equestrian wasteland maybe one 1292 00:54:46,880 --> 00:54:53,210 of them has seen your daughter or her 1293 00:54:48,710 --> 00:54:54,579 tribe the Zebras eyes widened I saw a 1294 00:54:53,210 --> 00:54:59,269 glimmer of hope 1295 00:54:54,579 --> 00:55:01,009 Hamid smiled yes please and I'm sure I 1296 00:54:59,269 --> 00:55:03,139 can get DJ pony to let you peek at some 1297 00:55:01,010 --> 00:55:05,170 of the archived footage I'll show you 1298 00:55:03,139 --> 00:55:08,269 how to do so then leave you in private 1299 00:55:05,170 --> 00:55:10,010 she blushed a little little peep and I 1300 00:55:08,269 --> 00:55:10,929 are gonna be busy but we won't be far 1301 00:55:10,010 --> 00:55:14,300 away 1302 00:55:10,929 --> 00:55:16,190 she likes spankings and bondage velvet 1303 00:55:14,300 --> 00:55:19,310 old homage and a conspiratorial overly 1304 00:55:16,190 --> 00:55:23,650 loud whisper I stared at her wide-eyed 1305 00:55:19,309 --> 00:55:27,500 and blushing hotly dad that's not true 1306 00:55:23,650 --> 00:55:29,480 how much raised an eyebrow did you two 1307 00:55:27,500 --> 00:55:34,519 talk about liking bondage in spankings 1308 00:55:29,480 --> 00:55:39,440 she asked innocently no I mean yes but 1309 00:55:34,519 --> 00:55:42,500 oh how much feigned understanding so he 1310 00:55:39,440 --> 00:55:49,490 talked to velvet about liking bondage no 1311 00:55:42,500 --> 00:55:51,889 me but crap so you do like it on which 1312 00:55:49,489 --> 00:55:53,329 was grinning way too much I gave up 1313 00:55:51,889 --> 00:55:55,819 hanging my head and accepting the 1314 00:55:53,329 --> 00:55:57,920 dimness of the situation 1315 00:55:55,820 --> 00:56:00,980 I narrowed my eyes whispering to the 1316 00:55:57,920 --> 00:56:01,880 charcoal coated mayor all those times I 1317 00:56:00,980 --> 00:56:04,719 fantasized about you 1318 00:56:01,880 --> 00:56:06,289 that was before I learned you were evil 1319 00:56:04,719 --> 00:56:08,539 don't worry 1320 00:56:06,289 --> 00:56:10,460 homage said wrapping a four leg about me 1321 00:56:08,539 --> 00:56:13,279 she smiled her eyes twinkle and she 1322 00:56:10,460 --> 00:56:15,889 glanced a velvet last time I learned you 1323 00:56:13,280 --> 00:56:17,120 a multi-orgasmic tonight I'm gonna find 1324 00:56:15,889 --> 00:56:20,299 out just how many you could have before 1325 00:56:17,119 --> 00:56:22,880 you pass out she nibbled one of my ears 1326 00:56:20,300 --> 00:56:24,860 then I'm gonna find out if I can wake 1327 00:56:22,880 --> 00:56:28,880 you up with one so 1328 00:56:24,860 --> 00:56:29,840 some bondage might be required I felt 1329 00:56:28,880 --> 00:56:33,110 myself flooding with heat and 1330 00:56:29,840 --> 00:56:34,460 embarrassment I simultaneously wanted to 1331 00:56:33,110 --> 00:56:36,710 both let her tie me up and do whatever 1332 00:56:34,460 --> 00:56:40,010 she desired and to run away and hide 1333 00:56:36,710 --> 00:56:42,650 under a rock forever i swayed feeling 1334 00:56:40,010 --> 00:56:44,360 faint and nearly fell over delicately 1335 00:56:42,650 --> 00:56:49,160 how much maneuvered me towards the 1336 00:56:44,360 --> 00:56:50,960 rooftop door Wow zennith said standing 1337 00:56:49,159 --> 00:56:52,369 with the others as we walked away her 1338 00:56:50,960 --> 00:56:55,220 exotic voice gaining a touch of 1339 00:56:52,369 --> 00:56:56,509 melancholy with all your teasing I was 1340 00:56:55,219 --> 00:57:00,529 beginning to feel sorry for the little 1341 00:56:56,510 --> 00:57:02,930 one now I just feel jealous yes 1342 00:57:00,530 --> 00:57:07,280 daulatram nee agreed sounding a touch 1343 00:57:02,929 --> 00:57:09,449 stunned so do i she turned to calamity 1344 00:57:07,280 --> 00:57:13,250 no offense 1345 00:57:09,449 --> 00:57:15,358 Vance hell I feel jealous 1346 00:57:13,250 --> 00:57:20,190 homage snickered then turned to the 1347 00:57:15,358 --> 00:57:21,358 others are you coming I stopped at first 1348 00:57:20,190 --> 00:57:26,369 thinking that she was inviting them to 1349 00:57:21,358 --> 00:57:30,348 watch that I couldn't possibly no no no 1350 00:57:26,369 --> 00:57:32,369 no but on which had less cruel plans 1351 00:57:30,349 --> 00:57:34,230 I've arranged for the rest of you to 1352 00:57:32,369 --> 00:57:36,680 have the same suite as before it's all 1353 00:57:34,230 --> 00:57:36,679 taken care of 1354 00:57:36,710 --> 00:57:40,889 velvet remedy and calamity had taken 1355 00:57:38,789 --> 00:57:42,599 their leave velvet mentioning something 1356 00:57:40,889 --> 00:57:45,629 about dragging the poor pegasus buck to 1357 00:57:42,599 --> 00:57:47,220 the spa on which Zenith and I were left 1358 00:57:45,630 --> 00:57:50,430 alone in the room with a huge a lukewarm 1359 00:57:47,219 --> 00:57:52,500 water fountain as physically exhausted 1360 00:57:50,429 --> 00:57:55,230 emotionally gutted and achingly horny as 1361 00:57:52,500 --> 00:57:56,869 I was I couldn't seek attentions for my 1362 00:57:55,230 --> 00:57:59,190 needs until the others had been met 1363 00:57:56,869 --> 00:58:02,130 first King getting zan set up in the 1364 00:57:59,190 --> 00:58:03,630 emergency broadcast station zenith's 1365 00:58:02,130 --> 00:58:06,210 eyes went even wider she took in the 1366 00:58:03,630 --> 00:58:07,500 walls of monitor screens many still 1367 00:58:06,210 --> 00:58:10,550 flickered and suffered from distorted 1368 00:58:07,500 --> 00:58:15,449 images but I saw all of them are working 1369 00:58:10,550 --> 00:58:18,010 this is amazing the zebra breathed what 1370 00:58:15,449 --> 00:58:21,339 is this place 1371 00:58:18,010 --> 00:58:23,020 homage told her adding the images you 1372 00:58:21,340 --> 00:58:25,090 see here from the spire towers like the 1373 00:58:23,019 --> 00:58:25,719 one in Philadelphia until just three 1374 00:58:25,090 --> 00:58:28,300 days ago 1375 00:58:25,719 --> 00:58:29,739 the ones from Philadelphia were dark red 1376 00:58:28,300 --> 00:58:31,060 eyes using that tower for something and 1377 00:58:29,739 --> 00:58:34,029 it was keeping me from getting a signal 1378 00:58:31,059 --> 00:58:36,750 but thanks a little pip DJ pony now has 1379 00:58:34,030 --> 00:58:39,130 eyes into the hardest labor territory to 1380 00:58:36,750 --> 00:58:41,619 emerge Gabe's Anitha sympathetic and 1381 00:58:39,130 --> 00:58:44,858 hopeful smile will finally be able to 1382 00:58:41,619 --> 00:58:47,079 start doing some real good out there the 1383 00:58:44,858 --> 00:58:48,730 zebra nodded for the next hour 1384 00:58:47,079 --> 00:58:50,079 homage instructed the zebra and the 1385 00:58:48,730 --> 00:58:52,389 camera controls and accessing the 1386 00:58:50,079 --> 00:58:55,420 archives Zenith took it in with 1387 00:58:52,389 --> 00:58:58,809 difficulty in the meantime I mostly just 1388 00:58:55,420 --> 00:59:02,230 watched in homages home I finally felt 1389 00:58:58,809 --> 00:59:04,599 safe I was no longer on edge no longer 1390 00:59:02,230 --> 00:59:07,300 running or fighting and my body kept 1391 00:59:04,599 --> 00:59:09,099 trying to fall asleep I did however 1392 00:59:07,300 --> 00:59:11,289 manage to get a promise of muffins from 1393 00:59:09,099 --> 00:59:12,460 both of them did she do would soon be 1394 00:59:11,289 --> 00:59:13,630 getting the biggest and best muffin 1395 00:59:12,460 --> 00:59:17,800 delivery in the history of the 1396 00:59:13,630 --> 00:59:19,720 equestrian wasteland then finally I'll 1397 00:59:17,800 --> 00:59:23,320 Mitch and I were alone together in the 1398 00:59:19,719 --> 00:59:25,059 foyer standing next to the fountain and 1399 00:59:23,320 --> 00:59:28,150 what shall I do with you my wasteland 1400 00:59:25,059 --> 00:59:32,429 heroine homage bird first 1401 00:59:28,150 --> 00:59:35,150 I mean homage I said reluctantly 1402 00:59:32,429 --> 00:59:40,309 We Need to Talk 1403 00:59:35,150 --> 00:59:43,519 Oh muy sounds serious I nodded falling 1404 00:59:40,309 --> 00:59:45,079 to my haunches I began to talk I started 1405 00:59:43,519 --> 00:59:47,599 with the truth about steals and chief 1406 00:59:45,079 --> 00:59:50,389 Grimm star apologizing profusely for 1407 00:59:47,599 --> 00:59:53,199 having not told her sooner homages 1408 00:59:50,389 --> 00:59:56,269 expression was troubled but forgiving 1409 00:59:53,199 --> 01:00:00,259 then I told her of red eye and the mega 1410 00:59:56,269 --> 01:00:04,449 spell we have to evacuate the tower I 1411 01:00:00,260 --> 01:00:07,910 said finally quickly and stealthily 1412 01:00:04,449 --> 01:00:11,899 we can't leave tenpony tower homage said 1413 01:00:07,909 --> 01:00:13,759 shaking her head I know they have you 1414 01:00:11,900 --> 01:00:16,820 surrounded but maybe with the sky bandit 1415 01:00:13,760 --> 01:00:18,050 or through the tunnels I fretted it 1416 01:00:16,820 --> 01:00:23,300 can't be impossible 1417 01:00:18,050 --> 01:00:25,550 I was shook her head again now some of 1418 01:00:23,300 --> 01:00:28,160 the population maybe but even then I 1419 01:00:25,550 --> 01:00:31,910 can't leave here we can't let riddle I 1420 01:00:28,159 --> 01:00:33,409 take this place look I know DJ ponies 1421 01:00:31,909 --> 01:00:36,739 important but he's not as important as 1422 01:00:33,409 --> 01:00:39,079 your life she couldn't understand that 1423 01:00:36,739 --> 01:00:42,379 of course but I had seen the gardens of 1424 01:00:39,079 --> 01:00:44,179 Equestria I knew 1425 01:00:42,380 --> 01:00:45,530 then you seriously underestimate the 1426 01:00:44,179 --> 01:00:49,309 need for a voice of truth and hoping 1427 01:00:45,530 --> 01:00:50,570 this ruined world armors told me DJ Pony 1428 01:00:49,309 --> 01:00:51,980 gives the ponies of the equestrian 1429 01:00:50,570 --> 01:00:52,850 wasteland the warnings and advice they 1430 01:00:51,980 --> 01:00:55,460 need to survive 1431 01:00:52,849 --> 01:00:57,589 but more than that he gives him comfort 1432 01:00:55,460 --> 01:01:00,619 and the hope they need to make surviving 1433 01:00:57,590 --> 01:01:05,480 worthwhile I looked away and nodded 1434 01:01:00,619 --> 01:01:07,250 feeling ashamed she was right and while 1435 01:01:05,480 --> 01:01:08,539 I would say that DJ Pony is the most 1436 01:01:07,250 --> 01:01:10,610 vital thing we need to preserve and 1437 01:01:08,539 --> 01:01:13,929 protect here he's not the only treasure 1438 01:01:10,610 --> 01:01:17,840 in this tower I looked up and surprised 1439 01:01:13,929 --> 01:01:20,029 this was new homage brushed my hair 1440 01:01:17,840 --> 01:01:24,140 tenderly even as her own blue Mane fell 1441 01:01:20,030 --> 01:01:26,210 in to arise a little pip love she said 1442 01:01:24,139 --> 01:01:29,719 the words shooting thrills through me 1443 01:01:26,210 --> 01:01:31,070 igniting desires and dreams tympani Tao 1444 01:01:29,719 --> 01:01:33,709 is a prominent hub for the ministry of 1445 01:01:31,070 --> 01:01:38,390 arcane scientists it's not a hotel or a 1446 01:01:33,710 --> 01:01:41,240 mall there are secrets here secrets I 1447 01:01:38,389 --> 01:01:44,509 asked that damnably curious pony in my 1448 01:01:41,239 --> 01:01:46,369 head perking at the mere idea what sort 1449 01:01:44,510 --> 01:01:48,170 of secrets 1450 01:01:46,369 --> 01:01:50,359 I could tell on which was debating 1451 01:01:48,170 --> 01:01:54,619 whether or not to tell me but only for a 1452 01:01:50,360 --> 01:01:55,700 moment little pip did you ever wonder 1453 01:01:54,619 --> 01:01:58,069 how I could say here 1454 01:01:55,699 --> 01:01:59,899 DJ ponies public assistant when the 1455 01:01:58,070 --> 01:02:03,590 stuffy lot in this place despises him so 1456 01:01:59,900 --> 01:02:07,250 I had to admit the question had never 1457 01:02:03,590 --> 01:02:10,220 occurred to me there is a secret society 1458 01:02:07,250 --> 01:02:14,329 within tenpony tower they are the ones I 1459 01:02:10,219 --> 01:02:17,059 dare say who are really in charge she 1460 01:02:14,329 --> 01:02:18,319 backed up and looked around they have 1461 01:02:17,059 --> 01:02:20,420 places in this building that are sealed 1462 01:02:18,320 --> 01:02:21,880 off from the general public places where 1463 01:02:20,420 --> 01:02:23,840 the ministry secrets played out all 1464 01:02:21,880 --> 01:02:26,990 manner of magical research and 1465 01:02:23,840 --> 01:02:29,750 development she looked at me tossing her 1466 01:02:26,989 --> 01:02:31,189 hair out of her eyes you know that 1467 01:02:29,750 --> 01:02:35,750 annoying shield spell the alicorns all 1468 01:02:31,190 --> 01:02:37,340 have it was developed here I found 1469 01:02:35,750 --> 01:02:41,210 myself looking up at the aged dark and 1470 01:02:37,340 --> 01:02:43,010 bronze statue the alicorn in the room 1471 01:02:41,210 --> 01:02:44,449 and you haven't seen how powerful that 1472 01:02:43,010 --> 01:02:47,870 spell can get if you pump enough power 1473 01:02:44,449 --> 01:02:49,489 into it on which told me the only reason 1474 01:02:47,869 --> 01:02:50,779 the alicorn shields can be punched 1475 01:02:49,489 --> 01:02:52,159 through with the right firepower is 1476 01:02:50,780 --> 01:02:56,720 because they can't manifested at 1477 01:02:52,159 --> 01:02:58,699 anywhere near fuel power actually I said 1478 01:02:56,719 --> 01:03:00,319 remembering the supercharged alicorn 1479 01:02:58,699 --> 01:03:01,819 from Philadelphia crater flying through 1480 01:03:00,320 --> 01:03:07,010 the building her shield tearing apart 1481 01:03:01,820 --> 01:03:08,440 walls and supports I think I have on 1482 01:03:07,010 --> 01:03:11,300 what you paid me to tell her about it 1483 01:03:08,440 --> 01:03:14,360 once I was done she nodded visibly 1484 01:03:11,300 --> 01:03:19,010 shaken I think you're right 1485 01:03:14,360 --> 01:03:20,750 she admitted Amish continued and the 1486 01:03:19,010 --> 01:03:22,130 weeks before the end one of the other 1487 01:03:20,750 --> 01:03:23,840 hubs in the ministry of arcane science 1488 01:03:22,130 --> 01:03:26,240 cracked some sort of sub spell that they 1489 01:03:23,840 --> 01:03:29,329 used to enhance the field spell she 1490 01:03:26,239 --> 01:03:31,399 continued and not make it more powerful 1491 01:03:29,329 --> 01:03:33,139 but make it so the specially designated 1492 01:03:31,400 --> 01:03:35,389 ponies could pass through a shield as if 1493 01:03:33,139 --> 01:03:37,819 it wasn't there they started creating 1494 01:03:35,389 --> 01:03:39,379 enchanted shield generators placing them 1495 01:03:37,820 --> 01:03:43,700 inside rooms or sections of buildings 1496 01:03:39,380 --> 01:03:45,559 they wanted secure with that much hopped 1497 01:03:43,699 --> 01:03:46,789 up onto the fountains rim and tapped her 1498 01:03:45,559 --> 01:03:50,000 right for her through thermically on the 1499 01:03:46,789 --> 01:03:51,710 alicorn statue I gasped as the horn 1500 01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:54,130 flared with magic and the glowing aura 1501 01:03:51,710 --> 01:03:58,070 of a magical shield swept over the walls 1502 01:03:54,130 --> 01:04:00,829 the mas EBS and Twilight's Atheneum are 1503 01:03:58,070 --> 01:04:03,170 amongst tenpony tower sealed areas she 1504 01:04:00,829 --> 01:04:05,569 said with a smile to the population 1505 01:04:03,170 --> 01:04:07,099 below DJ pony has always been a strange 1506 01:04:05,570 --> 01:04:09,410 hermit living in part of tower that 1507 01:04:07,099 --> 01:04:11,679 nobody can get to always dealing with 1508 01:04:09,409 --> 01:04:14,440 the outside world through intermediaries 1509 01:04:11,679 --> 01:04:16,719 my jaw dropped 1510 01:04:14,440 --> 01:04:18,970 once started the only way to turn the 1511 01:04:16,719 --> 01:04:20,679 shield off was from inside and the only 1512 01:04:18,969 --> 01:04:24,399 parent is he could get inside with his 1513 01:04:20,679 --> 01:04:28,500 designated by the sub spell bypass 1514 01:04:24,400 --> 01:04:33,039 spells I said slowly reclosing my jaw 1515 01:04:28,500 --> 01:04:34,619 Amish gave me a quizzical look the sub 1516 01:04:33,039 --> 01:04:36,789 spell it's called a bypass 1517 01:04:34,619 --> 01:04:40,119 Twilight Sparkle reverse-engineered from 1518 01:04:36,789 --> 01:04:42,849 a zebra enchantment like the self bucks 1519 01:04:40,119 --> 01:04:45,269 I thought shield screens have let 1520 01:04:42,849 --> 01:04:48,910 specific materials through my flank 1521 01:04:45,269 --> 01:04:51,369 dammit I was going to have to kill the 1522 01:04:48,909 --> 01:04:52,929 goddess for red eye after all not only 1523 01:04:51,369 --> 01:04:55,298 as a way to protect homage and the 1524 01:04:52,929 --> 01:04:56,769 ponies of tenpony tower it was the only 1525 01:04:55,298 --> 01:05:00,130 way to keep him from taking too close a 1526 01:04:56,769 --> 01:05:01,568 look at this place could we move all the 1527 01:05:00,130 --> 01:05:06,369 ponies of the tower into the shielded 1528 01:05:01,568 --> 01:05:07,869 areas not so long mom which answered and 1529 01:05:06,369 --> 01:05:10,990 I don't think it would do that much good 1530 01:05:07,869 --> 01:05:12,338 if that balefire bomb goes off it'll 1531 01:05:10,989 --> 01:05:14,828 take out the foundation and everything 1532 01:05:12,338 --> 01:05:17,279 that's not protected all of shielding in 1533 01:05:14,829 --> 01:05:20,619 Equestria won't save us from that fall 1534 01:05:17,280 --> 01:05:21,730 glumly she added the shields that were 1535 01:05:20,619 --> 01:05:24,670 used to protect the whole building 1536 01:05:21,730 --> 01:05:27,579 haven't work since the first one I know 1537 01:05:24,670 --> 01:05:28,750 I sold her recounting how a wrong turn 1538 01:05:27,579 --> 01:05:31,298 in the basement had brought me to the 1539 01:05:28,750 --> 01:05:32,650 room full of generators I didn't mention 1540 01:05:31,298 --> 01:05:34,269 the maintenance Pony who had died from 1541 01:05:32,650 --> 01:05:37,028 shrapnel when the mega spell overloaded 1542 01:05:34,269 --> 01:05:39,090 them when they all imploded another 1543 01:05:37,028 --> 01:05:40,889 realization struck me 1544 01:05:39,090 --> 01:05:42,539 Brett is researching a way to trick a 1545 01:05:40,889 --> 01:05:45,179 bypass I warned her 1546 01:05:42,539 --> 01:05:46,889 if these shields are being used to house 1547 01:05:45,179 --> 01:05:49,489 the most vital research of at least one 1548 01:05:46,889 --> 01:05:53,009 of the ministries what could he be after 1549 01:05:49,489 --> 01:05:56,239 was it here he hasn't had much success 1550 01:05:53,010 --> 01:06:01,470 yet but he's got ponies working on it 1551 01:05:56,239 --> 01:06:03,839 all much round not good she hopped down 1552 01:06:01,469 --> 01:06:06,169 from the fountain thank you for the 1553 01:06:03,840 --> 01:06:09,510 warning little PIP she approached me 1554 01:06:06,170 --> 01:06:15,119 problem is he already is way to trick a 1555 01:06:09,510 --> 01:06:17,370 bypass right I nodded the bypass works 1556 01:06:15,119 --> 01:06:18,949 on genetics and it's not as accurate as 1557 01:06:17,369 --> 01:06:21,359 the ministry of arcane sciences thought 1558 01:06:18,949 --> 01:06:23,369 close family members of the designated 1559 01:06:21,360 --> 01:06:25,800 ponies or even a direct descendant of 1560 01:06:23,369 --> 01:06:27,210 them can get through a bypass that's how 1561 01:06:25,800 --> 01:06:30,000 I can get in here even if the shields 1562 01:06:27,210 --> 01:06:33,960 are up armored you looked back at the 1563 01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:35,219 Alcorn and then to me the shields and 1564 01:06:33,960 --> 01:06:36,780 timpani tower was said to only allow 1565 01:06:35,219 --> 01:06:38,639 Twilight Sparkle and the three highest 1566 01:06:36,780 --> 01:06:41,550 ranking unicorns in the main hat in mas 1567 01:06:38,639 --> 01:06:42,839 hub to pass through turns out I'm a 1568 01:06:41,550 --> 01:06:45,980 direct descendant of one of those 1569 01:06:42,840 --> 01:06:47,940 high-ranking unicorns she revealed to me 1570 01:06:45,980 --> 01:06:50,490 just like the ponies who actually 1571 01:06:47,940 --> 01:06:52,769 control tempo neat hour that's why they 1572 01:06:50,489 --> 01:06:56,889 want me here how much added consciously 1573 01:06:52,769 --> 01:07:03,099 as long as I don't make too many waves 1574 01:06:56,889 --> 01:07:05,079 Oh oh wow I'll admit I've been talking 1575 01:07:03,099 --> 01:07:07,480 you up a lot and I think I'm finally 1576 01:07:05,079 --> 01:07:08,739 getting the others to come around it 1577 01:07:07,480 --> 01:07:10,240 won't be long before I can put the 1578 01:07:08,739 --> 01:07:14,319 special resources of this town at our 1579 01:07:10,239 --> 01:07:19,750 hooves I would smiled sweetly let me 1580 01:07:14,320 --> 01:07:22,450 give you the extended tour shield spells 1581 01:07:19,750 --> 01:07:23,769 had only been the start I would guided 1582 01:07:22,449 --> 01:07:25,119 me through one concealed hallway and 1583 01:07:23,769 --> 01:07:26,559 shield a chamber after another 1584 01:07:25,119 --> 01:07:29,289 turning off the shields for me and 1585 01:07:26,559 --> 01:07:31,000 restoring them in our wake we walked 1586 01:07:29,289 --> 01:07:33,789 into a large multi cornered ritual 1587 01:07:31,000 --> 01:07:35,469 chamber bleached rightist white the 1588 01:07:33,789 --> 01:07:37,269 floor was an intricate mosaic of white 1589 01:07:35,469 --> 01:07:39,849 on white tiles and exquisite and arcane 1590 01:07:37,269 --> 01:07:42,009 patterns there was a mirrored chimney 1591 01:07:39,849 --> 01:07:45,549 leading up to a skylight looking up into 1592 01:07:42,010 --> 01:07:46,530 the darkness of the clouds above what is 1593 01:07:45,550 --> 01:07:50,590 this 1594 01:07:46,530 --> 01:07:56,230 this vomit revealed it is a mega spell 1595 01:07:50,590 --> 01:08:00,910 chamber I stumbled wait you can cast 1596 01:07:56,230 --> 01:08:03,579 mega spells here almost giggled yes and 1597 01:08:00,909 --> 01:08:05,859 now you can cast a specific mega spell 1598 01:08:03,579 --> 01:08:08,199 in here if you had enough unicorns who 1599 01:08:05,860 --> 01:08:09,760 all knew the spell each mega spell 1600 01:08:08,199 --> 01:08:13,029 chambers keyed to a specific spell 1601 01:08:09,760 --> 01:08:14,570 apparently I nodded my mouth suddenly 1602 01:08:13,030 --> 01:08:17,449 dry 1603 01:08:14,570 --> 01:08:21,800 how many mega spell chambers does 1604 01:08:17,449 --> 01:08:25,329 tenpony tower have just this one how 1605 01:08:21,800 --> 01:08:28,069 much admit it sadly and it's useless 1606 01:08:25,329 --> 01:08:29,750 useless 1607 01:08:28,069 --> 01:08:32,539 um which moved over to one of those 1608 01:08:29,750 --> 01:08:35,420 chambers 32 corners she floated up an 1609 01:08:32,539 --> 01:08:36,488 audio machine I found this in the 1610 01:08:35,420 --> 01:08:38,149 recording studio 1611 01:08:36,488 --> 01:08:42,559 apparently it never got around to 1612 01:08:38,149 --> 01:08:44,539 editing uh which started the Machine and 1613 01:08:42,560 --> 01:08:46,880 hauntingly peaceful music flowed out 1614 01:08:44,539 --> 01:08:49,759 plucked and strum from a deep sounding 1615 01:08:46,880 --> 01:08:52,929 harp I closed my eyes and found myself 1616 01:08:49,759 --> 01:08:57,139 swaying to the music it was mysterious 1617 01:08:52,929 --> 01:08:58,279 unlike anything I had heard before I try 1618 01:08:57,139 --> 01:09:01,279 to pull this one out once a year for 1619 01:08:58,279 --> 01:09:05,179 late night broadcast I love it but it's 1620 01:09:01,279 --> 01:09:07,639 totally not DJ Pony I nodded one here to 1621 01:09:05,179 --> 01:09:10,399 shut up I was enjoying the music 1622 01:09:07,639 --> 01:09:12,048 it was speaking to me touching on the 1623 01:09:10,399 --> 01:09:15,559 sorrows of the last week but without 1624 01:09:12,048 --> 01:09:17,000 making me hurt the music ended in a 1625 01:09:15,560 --> 01:09:20,210 rippling wave of sound that slowly 1626 01:09:17,000 --> 01:09:22,338 reverberate it away I heard a voice from 1627 01:09:20,210 --> 01:09:23,658 the recording sounded like somepony was 1628 01:09:22,338 --> 01:09:27,528 speaking through the recording studios 1629 01:09:23,658 --> 01:09:29,920 intercom that was beautiful Lyra next 1630 01:09:27,529 --> 01:09:31,900 let's try 1631 01:09:29,920 --> 01:09:34,060 but an argument in the background at 1632 01:09:31,899 --> 01:09:36,670 first almost too quiet to hear was 1633 01:09:34,060 --> 01:09:38,440 quickly growing louder from inside the 1634 01:09:36,670 --> 01:09:40,890 recording chamber the voice of a mayor 1635 01:09:38,439 --> 01:09:45,608 who I assumed was Lehrer spoke up um 1636 01:09:40,890 --> 01:09:47,710 what's going on you didn't hear this 1637 01:09:45,609 --> 01:09:49,900 from me but Twilight Sparkle's gone the 1638 01:09:47,710 --> 01:09:51,489 last three days without sleep trying to 1639 01:09:49,899 --> 01:09:53,738 prepare for the princess's inspection 1640 01:09:51,488 --> 01:09:54,428 and has been in Supreme bitch emote all 1641 01:09:53,738 --> 01:09:57,428 day long 1642 01:09:54,429 --> 01:10:00,550 I suggest searing clear don't worry I 1643 01:09:57,429 --> 01:10:02,199 don't think she'll come in here the 1644 01:10:00,550 --> 01:10:03,579 arguing voices outside the recording 1645 01:10:02,198 --> 01:10:06,698 studio were getting a loud enough and 1646 01:10:03,579 --> 01:10:08,140 close enough to make out the words well 1647 01:10:06,698 --> 01:10:10,689 that's just great Twilight now she's in 1648 01:10:08,140 --> 01:10:12,880 the bathroom solving your eyes out well 1649 01:10:10,689 --> 01:10:13,599 I'm sorry but those results are just 1650 01:10:12,880 --> 01:10:15,579 unacceptable 1651 01:10:13,600 --> 01:10:16,989 I can't go to the princess and tell her 1652 01:10:15,579 --> 01:10:20,649 we put her name on a mega spell that's 1653 01:10:16,988 --> 01:10:22,329 that's useless the ponies in the 1654 01:10:20,649 --> 01:10:24,670 recording studio had completely fallen 1655 01:10:22,329 --> 01:10:25,469 silent the argument was just outside 1656 01:10:24,670 --> 01:10:27,609 their door 1657 01:10:25,469 --> 01:10:30,670 Twilight Sparkle in a male voice that 1658 01:10:27,609 --> 01:10:32,198 sounded vaguely familiar there's better 1659 01:10:30,670 --> 01:10:34,510 ways of handling it than grabbing a pony 1660 01:10:32,198 --> 01:10:36,099 pointing and saying look they're all the 1661 01:10:34,510 --> 01:10:37,570 thousands and thousands of bodies of 1662 01:10:36,100 --> 01:10:40,510 ponies who are dead because your spell 1663 01:10:37,569 --> 01:10:43,090 sucks explained to them just how the 1664 01:10:40,510 --> 01:10:45,489 hell is that supposed to help don't you 1665 01:10:43,090 --> 01:10:48,369 get it spike the zebras have mega spell 1666 01:10:45,488 --> 01:10:50,019 tipped missiles hundreds of them if they 1667 01:10:48,369 --> 01:10:51,460 launch them those missiles will reach a 1668 01:10:50,020 --> 01:10:53,830 question from a zebra homeland within 1669 01:10:51,460 --> 01:10:55,840 minutes and this Celestia huan'er 1670 01:10:53,829 --> 01:10:57,698 Celestia Prime whatever they're calling 1671 01:10:55,840 --> 01:11:00,159 it can't even be cast unless it's sunny 1672 01:10:57,698 --> 01:11:01,269 I can't tell the princess that the only 1673 01:11:00,159 --> 01:11:03,389 defense is we have against those 1674 01:11:01,270 --> 01:11:05,800 missiles can be defeated by a cloudy day 1675 01:11:03,390 --> 01:11:08,110 what if the zebras decide to attack us 1676 01:11:05,800 --> 01:11:11,449 at night 1677 01:11:08,109 --> 01:11:14,029 you know what forget it Twilight I'm 1678 01:11:11,449 --> 01:11:15,220 going to take a nap and frankly you 1679 01:11:14,029 --> 01:11:18,139 should too 1680 01:11:15,220 --> 01:11:19,930 you're always taking a nap there's work 1681 01:11:18,140 --> 01:11:22,789 to be done 1682 01:11:19,930 --> 01:11:25,070 whatever wake me when the Twilight I 1683 01:11:22,789 --> 01:11:28,479 know and love has decided to visit until 1684 01:11:25,069 --> 01:11:31,479 then I don't even want to speak to you 1685 01:11:28,479 --> 01:11:31,479 fine 1686 01:11:33,750 --> 01:11:39,960 and here homage said waving a hoof at a 1687 01:11:36,960 --> 01:11:41,489 sprawling agricultural Bay we discovered 1688 01:11:39,960 --> 01:11:43,050 that the mystery of arcane scientists 1689 01:11:41,489 --> 01:11:46,369 had perfected spells of purified water 1690 01:11:43,050 --> 01:11:47,579 clean radiation and even purged taint I 1691 01:11:46,369 --> 01:11:49,920 boggled 1692 01:11:47,579 --> 01:11:52,229 if only the maddened ghoul doctor had 1693 01:11:49,920 --> 01:11:54,050 known what he killed so many to 1694 01:11:52,229 --> 01:11:57,509 accomplish 1695 01:11:54,050 --> 01:11:59,460 unfortunately Alma informed me these 1696 01:11:57,510 --> 01:12:02,070 spells only work in an extremely small 1697 01:11:59,460 --> 01:12:04,199 scale with a lot of effort we could 1698 01:12:02,069 --> 01:12:05,279 purge one tree the fruit becoming a ripe 1699 01:12:04,199 --> 01:12:07,649 and succulent and perfect for 1700 01:12:05,279 --> 01:12:09,929 consumption but there's nothing to keep 1701 01:12:07,649 --> 01:12:11,699 the poisons from just seeping back in in 1702 01:12:09,930 --> 01:12:13,380 the area we affect is so small it would 1703 01:12:11,699 --> 01:12:14,550 take an army of unicorns to clean enough 1704 01:12:13,380 --> 01:12:16,109 of a field to grow a garden without 1705 01:12:14,550 --> 01:12:18,630 having to worry about the soil going bad 1706 01:12:16,109 --> 01:12:22,049 before the harvest but it makes you have 1707 01:12:18,630 --> 01:12:23,869 wonderful potted plants but if you could 1708 01:12:22,050 --> 01:12:27,810 cast it everywhere all at once 1709 01:12:23,869 --> 01:12:30,479 purge everything I realized what I was 1710 01:12:27,810 --> 01:12:33,780 seeing these were the components of the 1711 01:12:30,479 --> 01:12:36,029 gardens of Equestria I'd say you were 1712 01:12:33,779 --> 01:12:39,590 delusional but I'm talking to my little 1713 01:12:36,029 --> 01:12:42,449 pimp and I know better 1714 01:12:39,590 --> 01:12:46,190 it was time to tell her 1715 01:12:42,449 --> 01:12:50,399 when I was done Hamish collapsed weakly 1716 01:12:46,189 --> 01:12:54,000 me she looked at me as if pleading for 1717 01:12:50,399 --> 01:12:56,429 me to renounce the truth the salvation 1718 01:12:54,000 --> 01:13:02,579 of all the quest Rhea is on me 1719 01:12:56,430 --> 01:13:07,590 I nodded you did to do for others we 1720 01:13:02,579 --> 01:13:13,529 don't know who yet they spell it will 1721 01:13:07,590 --> 01:13:14,550 fix everything pretty much I nodded but 1722 01:13:13,529 --> 01:13:16,979 there's things that need to be done 1723 01:13:14,550 --> 01:13:22,949 first I'm not the wasteland Savior 1724 01:13:16,979 --> 01:13:25,529 homage you are you and them I gave her a 1725 01:13:22,949 --> 01:13:29,250 bittersweet smile I'm just the one that 1726 01:13:25,529 --> 01:13:31,559 clears the way almost stared at me for a 1727 01:13:29,250 --> 01:13:35,689 long time then pushed yourself up 1728 01:13:31,560 --> 01:13:35,690 I need a drink 1729 01:13:37,389 --> 01:13:42,368 screw my mother and screw my 1730 01:13:39,399 --> 01:13:44,049 vulnerability to addictions we were back 1731 01:13:42,368 --> 01:13:45,549 at the atheneum and on which was 1732 01:13:44,050 --> 01:13:47,980 drowning herself an apple whiskey and 1733 01:13:45,550 --> 01:13:51,179 always right there beside her house to 1734 01:13:47,979 --> 01:13:54,968 the whatever is the pony gets house to 1735 01:13:51,179 --> 01:13:56,408 him Jane I would slurred continuing a 1736 01:13:54,969 --> 01:13:57,969 tale that had blurred into another tale 1737 01:13:56,408 --> 01:14:01,059 which had jumped off from the original 1738 01:13:57,969 --> 01:14:04,658 story about four stories back joke blue 1739 01:14:01,060 --> 01:14:05,650 says big Dale you get one box is bigger 1740 01:14:04,658 --> 01:14:08,229 inside than outside 1741 01:14:05,649 --> 01:14:09,519 well a mister hooves oh I've got four 1742 01:14:08,229 --> 01:14:11,079 little saddlebags and I can carry about 1743 01:14:09,520 --> 01:14:13,030 thirty rifles in them and more and with 1744 01:14:11,079 --> 01:14:14,439 and you can shake a hoof at hell you 1745 01:14:13,029 --> 01:14:16,649 should see how many rakes I can cram to 1746 01:14:14,439 --> 01:14:18,849 my toolbox back home 1747 01:14:16,649 --> 01:14:20,819 armored stump down the Apple whiskey 1748 01:14:18,850 --> 01:14:23,560 bottle on the table for emphasis I 1749 01:14:20,819 --> 01:14:26,618 paused waving my hooves as I tried to 1750 01:14:23,560 --> 01:14:28,389 measure my imagination I was drunken 1751 01:14:26,618 --> 01:14:29,710 probably missing something because there 1752 01:14:28,389 --> 01:14:32,800 was no way a raker could fit in a 1753 01:14:29,710 --> 01:14:35,529 toolbox I finally gave up deciding it 1754 01:14:32,800 --> 01:14:38,130 must be a joke joke lose a funny name 1755 01:14:35,529 --> 01:14:41,198 how'd she get that 1756 01:14:38,130 --> 01:14:45,460 how much became more somber although no 1757 01:14:41,198 --> 01:14:46,919 more sober birth defect and mother was 1758 01:14:45,460 --> 01:14:48,789 kicked by Killing Joke while pregnant 1759 01:14:46,920 --> 01:14:53,350 lucky them survived 1760 01:14:48,789 --> 01:14:55,868 oh I said not really understanding but 1761 01:14:53,350 --> 01:14:57,579 reaching out a comforting off anyway it 1762 01:14:55,868 --> 01:14:59,109 seemed the right thing to do even though 1763 01:14:57,579 --> 01:15:01,539 I ended up knocking over several of the 1764 01:14:59,109 --> 01:15:03,759 Apple whiskey bottles fortunately most 1765 01:15:01,539 --> 01:15:05,649 of them were empty 1766 01:15:03,760 --> 01:15:13,119 a memory struck me and I began to cry 1767 01:15:05,649 --> 01:15:16,149 again but why is it with a shuddering 1768 01:15:13,119 --> 01:15:18,488 breath I recounted I shot one of the 1769 01:15:16,149 --> 01:15:20,319 steel rangers in the back of the head I 1770 01:15:18,488 --> 01:15:24,819 think was the one that killed my old 1771 01:15:20,319 --> 01:15:26,799 mentor but I'm not sure well sounds like 1772 01:15:24,819 --> 01:15:30,340 the bitch deserved it sounds like all 1773 01:15:26,800 --> 01:15:32,469 the steel rangers did yeah I know but I 1774 01:15:30,340 --> 01:15:34,869 just I just snuck up and shot her and 1775 01:15:32,469 --> 01:15:37,630 kept shooting even after she was dead 1776 01:15:34,869 --> 01:15:42,899 until I'd empty little McIntosh to her 1777 01:15:37,630 --> 01:15:42,900 corpse my breast he'd with a shudder I 1778 01:15:44,158 --> 01:15:52,188 I don't like the pony unbecoming I think 1779 01:15:47,668 --> 01:15:55,408 I'm losing myself my voice hitched 1780 01:15:52,189 --> 01:15:59,989 Monterey Jack was bright I'm running out 1781 01:15:55,408 --> 01:16:02,359 of me to save on which was by my side I 1782 01:15:59,988 --> 01:16:04,828 didn't remember her leaving her chair 1783 01:16:02,359 --> 01:16:08,130 for the second time that night she 1784 01:16:04,828 --> 01:16:10,498 helped me as I began to cry she gently 1785 01:16:08,130 --> 01:16:14,090 led me towards her bed coming a little 1786 01:16:10,498 --> 01:16:14,090 bit just rest for now 1787 01:16:15,100 --> 01:16:19,090 they've read I had any problem with me 1788 01:16:16,960 --> 01:16:21,699 staying at tenpony tower he did nothing 1789 01:16:19,090 --> 01:16:23,170 to show it even the loss of the alicorn 1790 01:16:21,699 --> 01:16:26,769 and Griffin seemed to go unnoticed 1791 01:16:23,170 --> 01:16:27,930 I knew that should worry me instead I 1792 01:16:26,770 --> 01:16:32,140 ignored it 1793 01:16:27,930 --> 01:16:36,820 instead I relaxed I even went to the spa 1794 01:16:32,140 --> 01:16:38,980 with homage to Weiss I didn't want to 1795 01:16:36,819 --> 01:16:42,159 think of myself as a selfish Pony but 1796 01:16:38,979 --> 01:16:44,500 fuck redeye I needed this and hadn't I 1797 01:16:42,159 --> 01:16:46,720 earned at least a little of it maybe not 1798 01:16:44,500 --> 01:16:49,050 concerning my mistakes the damaged 1799 01:16:46,720 --> 01:16:52,659 memory or that really stupid battle plan 1800 01:16:49,050 --> 01:16:54,460 going behind the wall alone but if I 1801 01:16:52,659 --> 01:16:57,579 didn't then my companions certainly did 1802 01:16:54,460 --> 01:16:58,210 I had hoped that Zenith an homage would 1803 01:16:57,579 --> 01:17:00,159 get along 1804 01:16:58,210 --> 01:17:02,350 but while homage seemed to like the 1805 01:17:00,159 --> 01:17:05,769 zebra zennith maintained a thankful but 1806 01:17:02,350 --> 01:17:07,390 remote demeanor even a touch frosty it 1807 01:17:05,770 --> 01:17:08,740 made the muffin baking sessions in the 1808 01:17:07,390 --> 01:17:10,570 kitchen awkward enough that I spent that 1809 01:17:08,739 --> 01:17:11,800 time in the library sitting at a table 1810 01:17:10,569 --> 01:17:15,789 researching and reading 1811 01:17:11,800 --> 01:17:17,380 I just finished a comparative reading of 1812 01:17:15,789 --> 01:17:19,329 the library's unabridged version of 1813 01:17:17,380 --> 01:17:20,650 applied gemstones with my own and was 1814 01:17:19,329 --> 01:17:23,250 staring up with a huge painting of 1815 01:17:20,649 --> 01:17:25,269 splendid Valley when zennith trotted in 1816 01:17:23,250 --> 01:17:28,270 any luck trying to find your daughter 1817 01:17:25,270 --> 01:17:29,770 I asked trying to sound casual as I 1818 01:17:28,270 --> 01:17:31,390 reminded her what an exceptional and 1819 01:17:29,770 --> 01:17:36,160 unique tool homage I put at the Zira's 1820 01:17:31,390 --> 01:17:39,190 disposal yes and no zennith replied I 1821 01:17:36,159 --> 01:17:40,510 have seen signs of her tribe they've 1822 01:17:39,189 --> 01:17:43,989 been living in the foothills beneath the 1823 01:17:40,510 --> 01:17:46,239 Canterlot ruins she quickly added safely 1824 01:17:43,989 --> 01:17:48,579 outside the cloud but I have seen no 1825 01:17:46,239 --> 01:17:49,929 sign of my daughter still I thank you 1826 01:17:48,579 --> 01:17:53,640 for this 1827 01:17:49,930 --> 01:17:59,520 you should be thanking homage I have 1828 01:17:53,640 --> 01:18:04,119 then why do you act so cold around her 1829 01:17:59,520 --> 01:18:06,940 the zebra contemplated me judged me then 1830 01:18:04,119 --> 01:18:09,399 finally said did you not see the weapon 1831 01:18:06,939 --> 01:18:10,179 she used you a lover has been touched by 1832 01:18:09,399 --> 01:18:14,429 the Stars 1833 01:18:10,180 --> 01:18:17,709 she is cursed no good can come of her 1834 01:18:14,430 --> 01:18:20,350 the zenith walked out 1835 01:18:17,708 --> 01:18:22,539 well fuck 1836 01:18:20,350 --> 01:18:24,039 it would seem that even now there was no 1837 01:18:22,539 --> 01:18:24,909 reasoning with a zebra when it came to 1838 01:18:24,039 --> 01:18:27,850 that nonsense 1839 01:18:24,909 --> 01:18:29,889 I was probably lucky I didn't step in 1840 01:18:27,850 --> 01:18:33,250 any star spawn blood or she might think 1841 01:18:29,890 --> 01:18:35,470 I was cursed too there's no such thing 1842 01:18:33,250 --> 01:18:39,369 as curses I called out after her in 1843 01:18:35,470 --> 01:18:42,460 frustration with a deep sigh I buried my 1844 01:18:39,369 --> 01:18:45,039 head in the scattering of books a few 1845 01:18:42,460 --> 01:18:46,800 minutes later Alma strode in a puff of 1846 01:18:45,039 --> 01:18:49,659 muffin batter on her nose 1847 01:18:46,800 --> 01:18:52,150 now then she whispered huskily she 1848 01:18:49,659 --> 01:18:53,859 wrapped her forelegs around me I flushed 1849 01:18:52,149 --> 01:18:55,479 feeling a pleasant uncomfortable 1850 01:18:53,859 --> 01:18:58,509 fluttering washer from my body like I'd 1851 01:18:55,479 --> 01:19:02,319 fallen into a better butterflies where 1852 01:18:58,510 --> 01:19:04,090 was I that fluttering coalesced in my 1853 01:19:02,319 --> 01:19:08,349 nether regions becoming a very warm and 1854 01:19:04,090 --> 01:19:12,369 joyful difficulty to bear 23 wasn't it 1855 01:19:08,350 --> 01:19:14,789 oh my goddess is she was actually 1856 01:19:12,369 --> 01:19:14,789 counting 1857 01:19:16,179 --> 01:19:20,408 the sky bandit cut through the air as we 1858 01:19:18,069 --> 01:19:21,880 approached the blended Valley the sky 1859 01:19:20,408 --> 01:19:24,460 was crisp and slightly stained with 1860 01:19:21,880 --> 01:19:27,210 smoke the valley below was a rocky 1861 01:19:24,460 --> 01:19:29,109 wasteland completely barren of life 1862 01:19:27,210 --> 01:19:30,609 scattered small holes were the only 1863 01:19:29,109 --> 01:19:32,408 warnings that the caves beneath were 1864 01:19:30,609 --> 01:19:33,789 home to dozens if not hundreds of the 1865 01:19:32,408 --> 01:19:34,948 most dangerous monsters in all of 1866 01:19:33,789 --> 01:19:38,738 Equestria 1867 01:19:34,948 --> 01:19:40,829 hellhounds I floated out my binoculars 1868 01:19:38,738 --> 01:19:43,479 and stared towards the horizon a 1869 01:19:40,829 --> 01:19:44,559 sinkhole several miles across indicated 1870 01:19:43,479 --> 01:19:47,379 where the balefire bomb had been 1871 01:19:44,560 --> 01:19:49,719 detonated the bomb had been snuck in 1872 01:19:47,380 --> 01:19:51,279 underground and detonated the surface 1873 01:19:49,719 --> 01:19:54,698 above had collapsed into the toxin 1874 01:19:51,279 --> 01:19:55,090 filled tunnels below over the last 200 1875 01:19:54,698 --> 01:19:56,469 years 1876 01:19:55,090 --> 01:19:59,380 the sinkhole had weathered and eroded 1877 01:19:56,469 --> 01:20:02,350 into a wide crater it glowed faintly 1878 01:19:59,380 --> 01:20:05,800 even in the daylight it was marked with 1879 01:20:02,350 --> 01:20:06,250 hundreds of holes on the custom of the 1880 01:20:05,800 --> 01:20:08,079 crater 1881 01:20:06,250 --> 01:20:11,289 I saw the crumbling walls of the merry 1882 01:20:08,079 --> 01:20:12,279 Pony once a station for gem mining the 1883 01:20:11,289 --> 01:20:13,719 building had more in common with 1884 01:20:12,279 --> 01:20:16,359 shattered oaf than any of the ministry 1885 01:20:13,719 --> 01:20:19,840 hubs that I had seen it could have past 1886 01:20:16,359 --> 01:20:21,670 for a fortress but a devastated one the 1887 01:20:19,840 --> 01:20:23,819 explosion and sinkhole torn away part of 1888 01:20:21,670 --> 01:20:25,779 the foundation and crumbled the rest 1889 01:20:23,819 --> 01:20:28,269 about a third of the building had 1890 01:20:25,779 --> 01:20:32,198 collapsed into the crater the rest had 1891 01:20:28,270 --> 01:20:34,270 suffered a mega quake whoa Nelly if the 1892 01:20:32,198 --> 01:20:36,329 God has done survived that I reckon she 1893 01:20:34,270 --> 01:20:40,230 probably earned 200 years of living 1894 01:20:36,329 --> 01:20:43,269 what is the plan little wanna plan 1895 01:20:40,229 --> 01:20:44,589 velvet remedy chuckled I think little 1896 01:20:43,270 --> 01:20:46,090 pips just planning to go in there and 1897 01:20:44,590 --> 01:20:48,619 shoot her 1898 01:20:46,090 --> 01:20:51,760 my friends had all spent the last couple 1899 01:20:48,619 --> 01:20:53,899 days in much-needed recovery as had I 1900 01:20:51,760 --> 01:20:56,000 despite the mounting hopelessness of our 1901 01:20:53,899 --> 01:20:58,699 mission everyone was well rested and 1902 01:20:56,000 --> 01:20:59,149 back in form if I was going to fail and 1903 01:20:58,699 --> 01:21:01,519 die 1904 01:20:59,149 --> 01:21:04,869 I was happy would be like this what's 1905 01:21:01,520 --> 01:21:10,360 these ponies now wait 1906 01:21:04,869 --> 01:21:12,340 zebras weren't ponies with these people 1907 01:21:10,359 --> 01:21:13,689 well then it's a done good thing I sold 1908 01:21:12,340 --> 01:21:16,000 all those guns and bought us plenty of 1909 01:21:13,689 --> 01:21:18,460 ammo even managed to get some enchanted 1910 01:21:16,000 --> 01:21:20,260 ones for a little Macintosh don't know 1911 01:21:18,460 --> 01:21:23,500 if they enchanted with a guy lame but we 1912 01:21:20,260 --> 01:21:25,230 can hope I checked my pipbuck and 1913 01:21:23,500 --> 01:21:29,319 brought up my eyes for it Sparkle I 1914 01:21:25,229 --> 01:21:32,169 checked the date and time dizzy dues 1915 01:21:29,319 --> 01:21:34,779 should have her muffins by now I smiled 1916 01:21:32,170 --> 01:21:35,140 to zennith thanks for your help with 1917 01:21:34,779 --> 01:21:39,460 that 1918 01:21:35,140 --> 01:21:40,810 I'm sure she'll love him it struck me 1919 01:21:39,460 --> 01:21:43,029 that when Zenith and I had walked across 1920 01:21:40,810 --> 01:21:44,380 the moat and outside the wall I had been 1921 01:21:43,029 --> 01:21:48,729 in the equestrian wasteland for over 1922 01:21:44,380 --> 01:21:50,829 five weeks now it was nearly six six 1923 01:21:48,729 --> 01:21:57,118 weeks from Apprentice pipbuck technician 1924 01:21:50,829 --> 01:22:00,840 to would be DD Slayer my life is surreal 1925 01:21:57,118 --> 01:22:04,259 fell what Remini leaned close so how 1926 01:22:00,840 --> 01:22:07,590 high did you get to I blushed hotly and 1927 01:22:04,260 --> 01:22:11,000 buried my face in my forearms look shop 1928 01:22:07,590 --> 01:22:13,770 calamity called out income at high eight 1929 01:22:11,000 --> 01:22:16,380 my head shot up I pulled up my 1930 01:22:13,770 --> 01:22:18,420 binoculars again five glowing orbs 1931 01:22:16,380 --> 01:22:22,230 alicorn shields were heading towards us 1932 01:22:18,420 --> 01:22:24,029 from maripony dammit I should have worn 1933 01:22:22,229 --> 01:22:27,388 that damn Enclave gear after all 1934 01:22:24,029 --> 01:22:29,309 calamity cursed bill Biff reassemble 1935 01:22:27,389 --> 01:22:33,719 Spitfires Thunder we're in for a bumpy 1936 01:22:29,309 --> 01:22:35,190 ride i levitated the magically augmented 1937 01:22:33,719 --> 01:22:36,510 anti machine rifle from calamities 1938 01:22:35,189 --> 01:22:39,779 holster and began putting it together 1939 01:22:36,510 --> 01:22:43,409 for midnight blue alicorn suddenly 1940 01:22:39,779 --> 01:22:44,880 appeared flanking us the Stas cursed me 1941 01:22:43,408 --> 01:22:47,399 to a thousand drapes by the horn of 1942 01:22:44,880 --> 01:22:49,319 Nightmare Moon zennith whispered next to 1943 01:22:47,399 --> 01:22:52,679 me shockingly nearly as much as the 1944 01:22:49,319 --> 01:22:53,939 alicorns arrival you've been around a 1945 01:22:52,679 --> 01:22:56,118 little pip for too long 1946 01:22:53,939 --> 01:22:58,529 velvet suggested floating at her shotgun 1947 01:22:56,118 --> 01:23:00,268 the alicorns were already casting their 1948 01:22:58,529 --> 01:23:03,288 shields 1949 01:23:00,269 --> 01:23:05,340 welcome to the home of the goddess the 1950 01:23:03,288 --> 01:23:08,689 boys boomed in my head 1951 01:23:05,340 --> 01:23:13,429 reverberating with his own echoes Oh 1952 01:23:08,689 --> 01:23:16,738 Bella moaned wavering this is not good 1953 01:23:13,429 --> 01:23:19,078 put away your puny weapons and come you 1954 01:23:16,738 --> 01:23:23,879 are my guests for I the goddess have 1955 01:23:19,078 --> 01:23:27,359 nothing to fear from you oh no no no no 1956 01:23:23,880 --> 01:23:30,420 no no no no if a giant got nothing to 1957 01:23:27,359 --> 01:23:32,328 fear from us why the show hail why not 1958 01:23:30,420 --> 01:23:35,179 just send his packing 1959 01:23:32,328 --> 01:23:39,479 zennith look between the three of us 1960 01:23:35,179 --> 01:23:41,880 what he was speaking of but I knew a 1961 01:23:39,479 --> 01:23:47,819 hole by the goddesses the real ones 1962 01:23:41,880 --> 01:23:51,019 I knew heavily I said because she wants 1963 01:23:47,819 --> 01:23:51,018 us to do something for her 1964 01:23:52,680 --> 01:23:57,329 we were guided into the crumbling 1965 01:23:54,390 --> 01:23:59,130 building as we landed we saw at least 1966 01:23:57,329 --> 01:24:01,920 three dozen more alicorns standing about 1967 01:23:59,130 --> 01:24:04,680 the crumbling ruins in a single movement 1968 01:24:01,920 --> 01:24:05,899 in perfect unity they all turned their 1969 01:24:04,680 --> 01:24:09,450 heads to look at us 1970 01:24:05,899 --> 01:24:12,559 it was the unparalleled creepiest thing 1971 01:24:09,449 --> 01:24:14,550 in the history of ever 1972 01:24:12,560 --> 01:24:16,860 escorted through the doors by the four 1973 01:24:14,550 --> 01:24:19,770 midnight blue Dalek horns they dropped 1974 01:24:16,859 --> 01:24:20,189 their shields honestly they didn't need 1975 01:24:19,770 --> 01:24:23,970 them 1976 01:24:20,189 --> 01:24:25,289 we were totally outmatched I was 1977 01:24:23,970 --> 01:24:26,369 surprised when the alicorns had brought 1978 01:24:25,289 --> 01:24:29,279 us to what looked like a security 1979 01:24:26,369 --> 01:24:31,670 substation within the building this room 1980 01:24:29,279 --> 01:24:34,050 seemed largely undamaged saved by time 1981 01:24:31,670 --> 01:24:35,480 the rest of the rooms and hallways we'd 1982 01:24:34,050 --> 01:24:37,860 seen were broken and crumbling 1983 01:24:35,479 --> 01:24:40,469 fragmented by the subterranean blast and 1984 01:24:37,859 --> 01:24:44,329 eroded by centuries in weather this 1985 01:24:40,470 --> 01:24:47,250 small room seemed almost intact 1986 01:24:44,329 --> 01:24:49,350 there was no goddess here there was 1987 01:24:47,250 --> 01:24:51,840 nothing but some chairs a bank of four 1988 01:24:49,350 --> 01:24:54,329 dusty monitors and a microphone a filing 1989 01:24:51,840 --> 01:24:57,210 cabinet and a few ridiculously pristine 1990 01:24:54,329 --> 01:24:59,309 coffee cups the area above the monitors 1991 01:24:57,210 --> 01:25:01,550 was glass but the long window looked out 1992 01:24:59,310 --> 01:25:04,280 at nothing but a metal wall inches away 1993 01:25:01,550 --> 01:25:07,640 the opposite wall had a recessed door 1994 01:25:04,279 --> 01:25:11,309 they were odd grooves on the wall I 1995 01:25:07,640 --> 01:25:15,180 reckon this is our sale clam he said if 1996 01:25:11,310 --> 01:25:16,680 so it would be stifling and cramped if 1997 01:25:15,180 --> 01:25:17,840 any of the alicorns tried to stay in 1998 01:25:16,680 --> 01:25:20,940 here with us 1999 01:25:17,840 --> 01:25:23,460 we will talk but first the goddess 2000 01:25:20,939 --> 01:25:27,419 wishes you to see to understand and 2001 01:25:23,460 --> 01:25:30,750 marvel the voice of the goddess didn't 2002 01:25:27,420 --> 01:25:33,480 merely reverberate I realized it was pre 2003 01:25:30,750 --> 01:25:35,489 vibrated like there were dozens of 2004 01:25:33,479 --> 01:25:37,769 smaller weaker voices inside that voice 2005 01:25:35,489 --> 01:25:41,519 all trying to say the same thing at the 2006 01:25:37,770 --> 01:25:44,510 same time and not quite succeeding the 2007 01:25:41,520 --> 01:25:49,050 voice of the goddess was a chorus 2008 01:25:44,510 --> 01:25:52,020 understand what velvet remedy asked his 2009 01:25:49,050 --> 01:25:54,470 anethe looked at her and confused the 2010 01:25:52,020 --> 01:25:54,470 goddess 2011 01:25:55,179 --> 01:25:59,649 the security monitors flickered to life 2012 01:25:56,979 --> 01:26:01,569 under the dust one of them displayed 2013 01:25:59,649 --> 01:26:03,099 colorful ponies and lab coats milling 2014 01:26:01,569 --> 01:26:05,019 about a much bigger version of this room 2015 01:26:03,100 --> 01:26:08,140 full of monitors and mainframes and 2016 01:26:05,020 --> 01:26:10,719 banks of blinking lights ready when you 2017 01:26:08,140 --> 01:26:12,579 are a chartreuse bunny with a cutie mark 2018 01:26:10,719 --> 01:26:14,439 of a flask full of bubbling green liquid 2019 01:26:12,579 --> 01:26:18,179 said glancing up at us through the 2020 01:26:14,439 --> 01:26:22,629 monitor these are images of the far past 2021 01:26:18,179 --> 01:26:25,480 xanthine toned the second monitor looked 2022 01:26:22,630 --> 01:26:27,219 down on the vast factory floor the 2023 01:26:25,479 --> 01:26:29,049 factory was filled with six huge 2024 01:26:27,219 --> 01:26:30,460 interconnected vats full of churning 2025 01:26:29,050 --> 01:26:31,960 luminescent stu's that rippled with 2026 01:26:30,460 --> 01:26:34,029 lavender and green beneath the glass 2027 01:26:31,960 --> 01:26:37,000 coverings the light casting coloured 2028 01:26:34,029 --> 01:26:39,789 shadows over everything arcane apurate 2029 01:26:37,000 --> 01:26:41,619 down from the ceiling catwalks ring to 2030 01:26:39,789 --> 01:26:43,060 the bats and another hunk suspended from 2031 01:26:41,619 --> 01:26:44,738 the ceiling above and between them 2032 01:26:43,060 --> 01:26:47,280 stopping Midway across the room with 2033 01:26:44,738 --> 01:26:49,629 some manner of control panel at the end 2034 01:26:47,279 --> 01:26:52,119 again with the catwalks of her factory 2035 01:26:49,630 --> 01:26:53,460 floors aesthetic of wartime Equestria my 2036 01:26:52,119 --> 01:26:57,698 groused 2037 01:26:53,460 --> 01:26:59,020 he's that velvet remedy began to ask as 2038 01:26:57,698 --> 01:27:02,529 a single pony appeared on the third 2039 01:26:59,020 --> 01:27:05,440 monitor an elderly lavender Pony with 2040 01:27:02,529 --> 01:27:06,759 grace shrieking our purple mane the room 2041 01:27:05,439 --> 01:27:08,859 behind her was about the size of this 2042 01:27:06,760 --> 01:27:12,010 one filled with identical monitoring 2043 01:27:08,859 --> 01:27:14,198 equipment but where we saw only a metal 2044 01:27:12,010 --> 01:27:16,770 wall her picture window looked out into 2045 01:27:14,198 --> 01:27:20,500 the factory floor and monitor to 2046 01:27:16,770 --> 01:27:23,770 Twilight Sparkle I nodded 2047 01:27:20,500 --> 01:27:26,739 uh you goddess ness calamity said to the 2048 01:27:23,770 --> 01:27:29,740 air tapping on the last monitor I hope 2049 01:27:26,739 --> 01:27:31,179 you aware that this one is broken the 2050 01:27:29,739 --> 01:27:32,439 monitor had a large crack running 2051 01:27:31,180 --> 01:27:36,940 through it and was displaying only 2052 01:27:32,439 --> 01:27:41,529 rainbow splotches broken what of course 2053 01:27:36,939 --> 01:27:43,299 I am the goddess knows all the little 2054 01:27:41,529 --> 01:27:45,069 sub voices continued to telepathically 2055 01:27:43,300 --> 01:27:47,760 echo the last two words for several 2056 01:27:45,069 --> 01:27:52,509 seconds after the goddess had spoken 2057 01:27:47,760 --> 01:27:54,640 lovely velvet remedy said snidely ready 2058 01:27:52,510 --> 01:27:57,760 to begin Pony testing Twilight Sparkle 2059 01:27:54,640 --> 01:28:01,720 said sounding just a hint nervous send 2060 01:27:57,760 --> 01:28:04,539 her in sending in test subject one the 2061 01:28:01,720 --> 01:28:05,289 pony on the monitor one announced but 2062 01:28:04,539 --> 01:28:08,649 don't call her that 2063 01:28:05,289 --> 01:28:10,510 Twilight warned she trotted over to look 2064 01:28:08,649 --> 01:28:11,859 out the window floating a coffee cup 2065 01:28:10,510 --> 01:28:15,340 filled with what looked like tea to her 2066 01:28:11,859 --> 01:28:16,599 lips sipping firmly she set the cup 2067 01:28:15,340 --> 01:28:20,110 aside and leaned her muzzle over 2068 01:28:16,600 --> 01:28:21,880 microphone on monitor to a lovely blue 2069 01:28:20,109 --> 01:28:23,829 unicorn with a mane that had aged to a 2070 01:28:21,880 --> 01:28:26,859 luxurious silver slowly made her way out 2071 01:28:23,829 --> 01:28:29,649 to the suspended catwalk she turned and 2072 01:28:26,859 --> 01:28:31,089 looked up to the window Twilight Sparkle 2073 01:28:29,649 --> 01:28:33,219 I just wanted to thank you again for 2074 01:28:31,090 --> 01:28:36,029 giving me this opportunity it means so 2075 01:28:33,220 --> 01:28:38,880 much to me you're welcome Trixie 2076 01:28:36,029 --> 01:28:41,159 Twilight Sparkle said kindly 2077 01:28:38,880 --> 01:28:44,609 the name rang a bell but it took a 2078 01:28:41,159 --> 01:28:47,340 moment to place it Trixie the mayor from 2079 01:28:44,609 --> 01:28:48,599 the cottage outside fetlock she went to 2080 01:28:47,340 --> 01:28:51,440 Maine Hatton for a meeting with Twilight 2081 01:28:48,600 --> 01:28:53,880 Sparkle and never returned 2082 01:28:51,439 --> 01:28:55,829 the lavender pony hit a button with her 2083 01:28:53,880 --> 01:28:57,800 hoof and an ornate golden cup rose out 2084 01:28:55,829 --> 01:28:59,970 of the console at the end of the walkway 2085 01:28:57,800 --> 01:29:01,500 purple and green liquid roasted the 2086 01:28:59,970 --> 01:29:04,949 tubes running from the VAT to the 2087 01:29:01,500 --> 01:29:06,949 apparatus above then a thin stream 2088 01:29:04,949 --> 01:29:08,939 poured into the cup 2089 01:29:06,949 --> 01:29:12,590 Trixie walked across the platform 2090 01:29:08,939 --> 01:29:16,289 sniffed at the cup is that roses 2091 01:29:12,590 --> 01:29:18,569 Twilight chuckled softly yes I add the 2092 01:29:16,289 --> 01:29:23,010 scent hopefully it'll taste like roses 2093 01:29:18,569 --> 01:29:25,009 too really Trixie looked up towards 2094 01:29:23,010 --> 01:29:28,650 Twilight Sparkle with astonishment 2095 01:29:25,010 --> 01:29:33,840 Twilight's ears drooped unfortunately 2096 01:29:28,649 --> 01:29:35,689 probably not she hesitated Trixie you 2097 01:29:33,840 --> 01:29:39,210 know you don't have to do this right oh 2098 01:29:35,689 --> 01:29:41,699 I want to the blue unicorn insisted I 2099 01:29:39,210 --> 01:29:44,720 want to help and this will make me more 2100 01:29:41,699 --> 01:29:48,689 powerful like Luna and Celestia 2101 01:29:44,720 --> 01:29:50,369 well not that powerful but more powerful 2102 01:29:48,689 --> 01:29:54,089 yes 2103 01:29:50,369 --> 01:29:57,630 like you then Twilight Sparkle looked 2104 01:29:54,090 --> 01:30:03,930 uncomfortable we're hoping for more than 2105 01:29:57,630 --> 01:30:05,730 that and it's safe right absolutely 2106 01:30:03,930 --> 01:30:08,700 Twilight Sparkle assured the blue 2107 01:30:05,729 --> 01:30:10,250 unicorn on the catwalk below her all the 2108 01:30:08,699 --> 01:30:15,300 tests have come back looking spectacular 2109 01:30:10,250 --> 01:30:16,590 the only variable is well dosage and for 2110 01:30:15,300 --> 01:30:19,289 that we needed to do some testing with 2111 01:30:16,590 --> 01:30:20,940 Pony volunteers like you with luck we'll 2112 01:30:19,289 --> 01:30:22,560 get it right the first time and you'll 2113 01:30:20,939 --> 01:30:26,039 be the first new alicorn since luna was 2114 01:30:22,560 --> 01:30:28,470 born the unicorn at the end of the 2115 01:30:26,039 --> 01:30:29,909 catwalk nodded and mumbled something 2116 01:30:28,470 --> 01:30:32,190 that sounded like great and powerful 2117 01:30:29,909 --> 01:30:35,880 smells like roses then looked up with 2118 01:30:32,189 --> 01:30:38,609 white eyes you sure I shouldn't start 2119 01:30:35,880 --> 01:30:43,470 with just a little more then Twilight 2120 01:30:38,609 --> 01:30:45,569 Sparkle stifled a chuckle no eye on the 2121 01:30:43,470 --> 01:30:49,560 monitors above everything happened at 2122 01:30:45,569 --> 01:30:51,689 once from the broken one I could hear a 2123 01:30:49,560 --> 01:30:54,210 terrible roar and the rainbow sprays 2124 01:30:51,689 --> 01:30:57,809 turned into a flaring light on the other 2125 01:30:54,210 --> 01:31:00,420 three the world shook on the first 2126 01:30:57,810 --> 01:31:02,990 chunks of ceiling came down some killing 2127 01:31:00,420 --> 01:31:05,640 ponies outright one blocking the door a 2128 01:31:02,989 --> 01:31:09,300 mainframe toppled in a spray of sparks 2129 01:31:05,640 --> 01:31:11,910 on monitor two the entire factory floor 2130 01:31:09,300 --> 01:31:13,079 shook I could hear loud whines as 2131 01:31:11,909 --> 01:31:14,639 several of the cables holding the 2132 01:31:13,079 --> 01:31:18,449 suspended platforms snapped out of the 2133 01:31:14,640 --> 01:31:19,980 ceiling sections of the catwalk fell two 2134 01:31:18,449 --> 01:31:21,569 of the vats were rupture as a third of 2135 01:31:19,979 --> 01:31:24,209 the ceiling came down spilling their 2136 01:31:21,569 --> 01:31:26,609 glowing contents on the factory floor 2137 01:31:24,210 --> 01:31:27,869 I could see automatic system severing 2138 01:31:26,609 --> 01:31:30,839 and sealing the connections with the 2139 01:31:27,869 --> 01:31:32,340 other vats Trixie cried out as half the 2140 01:31:30,840 --> 01:31:34,170 cables holding up her section of the 2141 01:31:32,340 --> 01:31:37,500 catwalk gave way turning it into a 2142 01:31:34,170 --> 01:31:41,010 freely swing platform on the third 2143 01:31:37,500 --> 01:31:43,819 monitor alarms were blaring radiation 2144 01:31:41,010 --> 01:31:46,680 surge detected seismic activity detected 2145 01:31:43,819 --> 01:31:50,609 toxic contamination warning safe room 2146 01:31:46,680 --> 01:31:52,350 ceiling no shot at Twilight Sparkle is a 2147 01:31:50,609 --> 01:31:55,079 huge armored plate slid down over the 2148 01:31:52,350 --> 01:31:56,430 door to her room she turned to the 2149 01:31:55,079 --> 01:31:59,369 window as a massive armored shutter 2150 01:31:56,430 --> 01:32:03,780 swung down from above Trixie 2151 01:31:59,369 --> 01:32:08,069 on monitor to Trixie's platform tipped 2152 01:32:03,779 --> 01:32:09,719 swinging a low arc the unicorn slid down 2153 01:32:08,069 --> 01:32:11,399 the inclined surface trying to find 2154 01:32:09,719 --> 01:32:13,319 purchase as the lower end of the catwalk 2155 01:32:11,399 --> 01:32:16,259 segment impacted the glass roof of one 2156 01:32:13,319 --> 01:32:19,859 of the vats shattering it the blue 2157 01:32:16,260 --> 01:32:23,579 unicorn plunged into the VAT all the 2158 01:32:19,859 --> 01:32:24,988 monitors flickered and went dead the 2159 01:32:23,579 --> 01:32:27,569 four of us stood in the security room 2160 01:32:24,988 --> 01:32:30,629 shaken our eyes peeling away from the 2161 01:32:27,569 --> 01:32:34,789 monitors to look at each other monitor 2162 01:32:30,630 --> 01:32:37,050 three flickered back on dear anypony 2163 01:32:34,789 --> 01:32:39,659 this is the mayor of the Ministry of 2164 01:32:37,050 --> 01:32:41,380 Magic Twilight Sparkle a weakened 2165 01:32:39,659 --> 01:32:43,210 Twilight said 2166 01:32:41,380 --> 01:32:46,029 it's been two days now since the mega 2167 01:32:43,210 --> 01:32:47,619 spell struck on maripony I can only 2168 01:32:46,029 --> 01:32:51,429 imagine by the lack of rescue that this 2169 01:32:47,619 --> 01:32:52,899 was not an isolated strike I'm leaving 2170 01:32:51,430 --> 01:32:55,360 this record in case somepony else does 2171 01:32:52,899 --> 01:32:58,689 come I'm trapped in safe room 3 on 2172 01:32:55,359 --> 01:33:01,630 maripony vats level the outer lavender 2173 01:32:58,689 --> 01:33:02,829 Pony addressed the camera the safeguards 2174 01:33:01,630 --> 01:33:04,960 that should allow me to open it aren't 2175 01:33:02,829 --> 01:33:06,489 working and unfortunately for me I 2176 01:33:04,960 --> 01:33:08,800 designed these rooms to withstand a 2177 01:33:06,489 --> 01:33:11,219 nearby mega spell strike so the room is 2178 01:33:08,800 --> 01:33:14,140 more than a match for my own magic 2179 01:33:11,220 --> 01:33:16,210 calamity velvet remedy Zenith and I all 2180 01:33:14,140 --> 01:33:17,590 watch the monitor realizing we were 2181 01:33:16,210 --> 01:33:21,149 watching Twilight Sparkle's goodbye 2182 01:33:17,590 --> 01:33:23,610 letter my vision began to blur Whitely I 2183 01:33:21,149 --> 01:33:27,489 tried to force myself not to cry 2184 01:33:23,609 --> 01:33:30,389 I'd cried too much this week already but 2185 01:33:27,489 --> 01:33:33,819 the tears rolled down my cheeks anyway 2186 01:33:30,390 --> 01:33:35,789 I'm out of food and the safe rooms water 2187 01:33:33,819 --> 01:33:39,489 talisman seems to have been corrupted 2188 01:33:35,789 --> 01:33:41,140 she gave a wry smile she said at least 2189 01:33:39,489 --> 01:33:43,539 I'm fairly confident that pure water 2190 01:33:41,140 --> 01:33:45,270 isn't supposed to be that color I'm also 2191 01:33:43,539 --> 01:33:47,229 beginning to suffer hallucinations I 2192 01:33:45,270 --> 01:33:49,150 think that I'm hearing the screams of 2193 01:33:47,229 --> 01:33:51,250 the ponies and maripony like something 2194 01:33:49,149 --> 01:33:52,299 horrible is happening to them I know 2195 01:33:51,250 --> 01:33:55,300 that's impossible 2196 01:33:52,300 --> 01:33:57,279 these walls are soundproof 2197 01:33:55,300 --> 01:34:02,260 I keep hearing Trixie's voice in my head 2198 01:33:57,279 --> 01:34:05,349 screaming sometimes it gets so bad the 2199 01:34:02,260 --> 01:34:07,719 lavender Pony waived it off not 2200 01:34:05,349 --> 01:34:10,529 important what is important is that we 2201 01:34:07,719 --> 01:34:13,059 tried we tried and we came so very close 2202 01:34:10,529 --> 01:34:14,710 another week maybe in just a few more 2203 01:34:13,059 --> 01:34:17,020 days and the work we did here would not 2204 01:34:14,710 --> 01:34:18,689 only have changed the war I believe we 2205 01:34:17,020 --> 01:34:20,889 could have forced a peaceful resolution 2206 01:34:18,689 --> 01:34:23,710 what's important now is that we still 2207 01:34:20,889 --> 01:34:25,270 have one more chance find spike he's my 2208 01:34:23,710 --> 01:34:25,809 most loyal assistant my number-one 2209 01:34:25,270 --> 01:34:29,860 assistant 2210 01:34:25,809 --> 01:34:33,150 find him Twilight Sparkle seemed to 2211 01:34:29,859 --> 01:34:36,149 sleep the monitor flickered out again 2212 01:34:33,149 --> 01:34:36,149 spike 2213 01:34:36,260 --> 01:34:40,998 the monitor burst back to life Twilight 2214 01:34:39,408 --> 01:34:41,839 Sparkle's Haggard face was pressed close 2215 01:34:40,998 --> 01:34:46,279 to the camera 2216 01:34:41,840 --> 01:34:49,788 she looked atrophied crazy something's 2217 01:34:46,279 --> 01:34:52,389 going on here I I don't know what but 2218 01:34:49,788 --> 01:34:54,889 it's bad if you're a mare pony get out 2219 01:34:52,389 --> 01:34:58,940 get out while you can and drop a zebra 2220 01:34:54,889 --> 01:35:00,498 missile on this place suddenly there was 2221 01:34:58,939 --> 01:35:03,738 a loud metallic grinding from the 2222 01:35:00,498 --> 01:35:05,420 speaker below monitor 2 on the monitor 2223 01:35:03,738 --> 01:35:07,578 we watched the metal plate over at the 2224 01:35:05,420 --> 01:35:10,699 door lifted up the metal shutters over 2225 01:35:07,578 --> 01:35:14,748 the windows lifted monitor 2 sprang to 2226 01:35:10,698 --> 01:35:17,078 life the VAT room was in disaster the 2227 01:35:14,748 --> 01:35:19,569 floor was waist thick and mixed fluids 2228 01:35:17,078 --> 01:35:23,779 something swam in the water 2229 01:35:19,569 --> 01:35:25,308 no not swam the body of a light red 2230 01:35:23,779 --> 01:35:28,099 unicorn pony was being dragged through 2231 01:35:25,309 --> 01:35:29,599 the liquid by telekinetic tendril we 2232 01:35:28,099 --> 01:35:31,279 watched as the tendril hauled the body 2233 01:35:29,599 --> 01:35:34,550 out of the pool and up the side of one 2234 01:35:31,279 --> 01:35:36,259 of the vats a moment later the vide 2235 01:35:34,550 --> 01:35:40,010 disappeared over the lip and into the 2236 01:35:36,260 --> 01:35:43,969 VAT streaks of blood rose up several of 2237 01:35:40,010 --> 01:35:46,070 the vats on monitor 3 Twilight Sparkle 2238 01:35:43,969 --> 01:35:48,309 was crawling towards the door too weak 2239 01:35:46,069 --> 01:35:51,170 from hunger and dehydration to stand 2240 01:35:48,309 --> 01:35:53,579 unable to stand she couldn't see what 2241 01:35:51,170 --> 01:35:56,430 was just outside her window 2242 01:35:53,579 --> 01:35:59,489 light flared in the room a blue light 2243 01:35:56,430 --> 01:36:02,039 that took the form of Trixie the blue 2244 01:35:59,489 --> 01:36:05,909 unicorn stood shimmering in front of 2245 01:36:02,039 --> 01:36:07,380 Twilight Sparkle from this angle we 2246 01:36:05,909 --> 01:36:08,909 could clearly make out her face if she 2247 01:36:07,380 --> 01:36:11,970 spoke to the lavender unicorn who once 2248 01:36:08,909 --> 01:36:14,420 bore the element of magic the Trixie 2249 01:36:11,970 --> 01:36:17,760 allusion spoke but no words came out 2250 01:36:14,420 --> 01:36:20,760 I'm so sorry Trixie Twilight Sparkle 2251 01:36:17,760 --> 01:36:23,310 whimpered as the Trix illusions mouth 2252 01:36:20,760 --> 01:36:26,400 continued to move the Zenith pushed past 2253 01:36:23,310 --> 01:36:29,550 me leaned close our zebra began to read 2254 01:36:26,399 --> 01:36:31,769 the movements of the unicorns mouth to 2255 01:36:29,550 --> 01:36:34,140 be sorry for your experiment worked 2256 01:36:31,770 --> 01:36:36,150 after all it worked more wonderfully 2257 01:36:34,140 --> 01:36:38,850 than we ever dreamed it would don't be 2258 01:36:36,149 --> 01:36:42,899 sorry be happy we're going to live 2259 01:36:38,850 --> 01:36:44,250 forever you and I I felt a deep dark 2260 01:36:42,899 --> 01:36:48,960 chill and prayed that Xenophon 2261 01:36:44,250 --> 01:36:52,050 mistranslated that what nazca start up 2262 01:36:48,960 --> 01:36:53,369 Twilight I'm sorry it took so long for 2263 01:36:52,050 --> 01:36:57,029 me to be strong enough to save you 2264 01:36:53,369 --> 01:36:58,289 Twilight Sparkle though a dreary ghast 2265 01:36:57,029 --> 01:37:00,059 as the light blue tendrils of 2266 01:36:58,289 --> 01:37:01,500 telekinetic energy snaked into the room 2267 01:37:00,060 --> 01:37:06,330 and wrapped around each of Twilight's 2268 01:37:01,500 --> 01:37:07,439 hooves no Twilight Sparkle struggled 2269 01:37:06,329 --> 01:37:10,739 with more strength and should have been 2270 01:37:07,439 --> 01:37:13,139 possible it is time to save you now 2271 01:37:10,739 --> 01:37:16,380 Twilight Sparkle as Anitha continued to 2272 01:37:13,140 --> 01:37:19,119 speak for illusion Trixie we're going to 2273 01:37:16,380 --> 01:37:22,420 be close now you and I 2274 01:37:19,119 --> 01:37:23,829 Oh goddesses though it moaned and buried 2275 01:37:22,420 --> 01:37:25,569 her face in calamities mein as the 2276 01:37:23,829 --> 01:37:27,460 tendrils slowly dragged Twilight Sparkle 2277 01:37:25,569 --> 01:37:31,750 kicking and screaming towards one of the 2278 01:37:27,460 --> 01:37:35,170 vats I was shaking I wanted so 2279 01:37:31,750 --> 01:37:36,810 desperately wanted to turn away but I 2280 01:37:35,170 --> 01:37:39,100 couldn't 2281 01:37:36,810 --> 01:37:40,480 Twilight Sparkle let out the last cry 2282 01:37:39,100 --> 01:37:45,400 she was dragged over the lip with the 2283 01:37:40,479 --> 01:37:48,039 farthest VAT one word a name I think but 2284 01:37:45,399 --> 01:37:51,189 I couldn't make out what it was the two 2285 01:37:48,039 --> 01:37:56,590 monitors went blank and this time they 2286 01:37:51,189 --> 01:37:58,538 stayed that way Oh goddess Oh goddess Oh 2287 01:37:56,590 --> 01:38:01,809 goddess 2288 01:37:58,538 --> 01:38:05,738 I felt utterly numb with horror velvet 2289 01:38:01,809 --> 01:38:08,769 remedy was crying calamity well he liked 2290 01:38:05,738 --> 01:38:10,628 a grimmer than ever the whole room shook 2291 01:38:08,769 --> 01:38:12,399 the air filling with the squeal of 2292 01:38:10,628 --> 01:38:15,608 grinding metal as the shutters over our 2293 01:38:12,399 --> 01:38:18,280 own window lifted up we stared out over 2294 01:38:15,609 --> 01:38:23,229 the vats this wasn't just a similar room 2295 01:38:18,279 --> 01:38:25,389 it was the same room centuries had not 2296 01:38:23,229 --> 01:38:26,918 been kind to the room beyond another 2297 01:38:25,389 --> 01:38:30,038 third of the ceiling had collapsed as 2298 01:38:26,918 --> 01:38:32,229 had two of the vats the pool on the 2299 01:38:30,038 --> 01:38:33,818 floor had turned to sludge covered with 2300 01:38:32,229 --> 01:38:37,088 a sickly layer of dust and floating 2301 01:38:33,819 --> 01:38:39,699 debris swirls of colored light seeped up 2302 01:38:37,088 --> 01:38:41,588 from the two still intact vats they 2303 01:38:39,698 --> 01:38:44,978 danced in the air exploding like 2304 01:38:41,588 --> 01:38:47,529 fireworks in my head I heard the echoes 2305 01:38:44,979 --> 01:38:50,588 of half-remembered fanfare but not from 2306 01:38:47,529 --> 01:38:54,488 a memory of my own the great and 2307 01:38:50,588 --> 01:38:57,609 powerful goddess welcomes you okay how 2308 01:38:54,488 --> 01:38:59,688 in tarnation would kill that calamity I 2309 01:38:57,609 --> 01:39:01,699 hissed 2310 01:38:59,689 --> 01:39:04,070 more swirls of light lifted from the 2311 01:39:01,698 --> 01:39:06,498 VATS the shimmered merging together 2312 01:39:04,069 --> 01:39:10,279 until the giant face of Trixie loomed 2313 01:39:06,498 --> 01:39:12,050 above us but not just Trixie as little 2314 01:39:10,279 --> 01:39:14,538 motes of other ponies faces occasionally 2315 01:39:12,050 --> 01:39:16,248 burst to the surface like zits crawling 2316 01:39:14,538 --> 01:39:19,578 along the head and mane of Trixie before 2317 01:39:16,248 --> 01:39:22,090 sinking back a fear not for I the 2318 01:39:19,578 --> 01:39:25,009 goddess already know why you have come 2319 01:39:22,090 --> 01:39:28,189 red eye that treacherous Pony desires my 2320 01:39:25,010 --> 01:39:29,780 end but the goddess is not worried for 2321 01:39:28,189 --> 01:39:34,760 the goddess is great and powerful and 2322 01:39:29,779 --> 01:39:36,259 red eye is not somehow for the sheer 2323 01:39:34,760 --> 01:39:38,570 soul breaking horror of what I was 2324 01:39:36,260 --> 01:39:40,280 seeing and what I had just witnessed the 2325 01:39:38,569 --> 01:39:42,828 little pony in my head stomped me to pay 2326 01:39:40,279 --> 01:39:46,759 attention she did not like where this 2327 01:39:42,828 --> 01:39:50,630 was heading Fiat not the zenith began 2328 01:39:46,760 --> 01:39:51,309 for I the goddess already you can stop 2329 01:39:50,630 --> 01:39:55,770 that now 2330 01:39:51,309 --> 01:39:59,300 velvet remedy hissed yet 2331 01:39:55,770 --> 01:40:01,850 I squeaked then fought to find my voice 2332 01:39:59,300 --> 01:40:05,150 read I've seen the recordings hasn't he 2333 01:40:01,850 --> 01:40:08,640 it matters not that he has seen them 2334 01:40:05,149 --> 01:40:10,409 that would be a yes it matters that he 2335 01:40:08,640 --> 01:40:12,329 has disobeyed me and plotted against me 2336 01:40:10,409 --> 01:40:14,970 it matters that he has been withholding 2337 01:40:12,329 --> 01:40:17,100 from me redeye has not sent me a unicorn 2338 01:40:14,970 --> 01:40:18,720 in over a year and the goddess believes 2339 01:40:17,100 --> 01:40:22,920 he will soon stand in the way of my 2340 01:40:18,720 --> 01:40:25,829 unity all together and let me guess I 2341 01:40:22,920 --> 01:40:29,100 prodded you need us to kill redeye for 2342 01:40:25,829 --> 01:40:31,439 you please let it not be something as 2343 01:40:29,100 --> 01:40:34,350 stupid as that there wouldn't be enough 2344 01:40:31,439 --> 01:40:37,409 face ups in the world the illusionary 2345 01:40:34,350 --> 01:40:38,970 fireworks changed a spinning pinwheel of 2346 01:40:37,409 --> 01:40:40,800 crimson flames swirled behind the 2347 01:40:38,970 --> 01:40:45,030 floating glower of the goddess over 2348 01:40:40,800 --> 01:40:47,850 signaling her displeasure ah dove a 2349 01:40:45,029 --> 01:40:50,250 remedy whispered cringing back even for 2350 01:40:47,850 --> 01:40:53,370 a real goddess this would be a bit much 2351 01:40:50,250 --> 01:40:55,170 she made honestly if we must have an 2352 01:40:53,369 --> 01:40:57,090 eldritch nightmare of arcane science and 2353 01:40:55,170 --> 01:41:00,449 goddess does she have to be a freaky 2354 01:40:57,090 --> 01:41:02,670 carnival sideshow goddess - do not be 2355 01:41:00,449 --> 01:41:07,649 absurd the goddess can slay him at any 2356 01:41:02,670 --> 01:41:09,149 time I choose but and here it comes it 2357 01:41:07,649 --> 01:41:10,469 is possible that he has discovered 2358 01:41:09,149 --> 01:41:12,329 something that may be a threat to the 2359 01:41:10,470 --> 01:41:16,350 new glorious world we are building and 2360 01:41:12,329 --> 01:41:18,788 before the artist destroys him we I must 2361 01:41:16,350 --> 01:41:23,760 know what that is 2362 01:41:18,788 --> 01:41:26,380 well okay that makes much more sense 2363 01:41:23,760 --> 01:41:27,809 says the goddess who claimed to know all 2364 01:41:26,380 --> 01:41:31,420 not twenty minutes ago 2365 01:41:27,809 --> 01:41:34,300 velvet Remini muttered Clemmy nudged her 2366 01:41:31,420 --> 01:41:36,368 with a wing would you can and I go 2367 01:41:34,300 --> 01:41:39,329 upsetting the telepathic psycho gestalt 2368 01:41:36,368 --> 01:41:42,250 and why us 2369 01:41:39,328 --> 01:41:43,750 because the secret that redeye seeks the 2370 01:41:42,250 --> 01:41:45,908 secret hidden even from the great and 2371 01:41:43,750 --> 01:41:47,800 powerful goddess is locked away inside a 2372 01:41:45,908 --> 01:41:52,509 warehouse in ministry walk in Canterlot 2373 01:41:47,800 --> 01:41:55,210 oh so that's the place for it I is 2374 01:41:52,510 --> 01:41:59,050 trying to get into I remembered a 2375 01:41:55,210 --> 01:42:00,519 conversation with watcher yes one of the 2376 01:41:59,050 --> 01:42:01,719 quest Ria's heroes did decide that her 2377 01:42:00,519 --> 01:42:03,699 ministry would be the Ministry of 2378 01:42:01,719 --> 01:42:05,670 Awesome they even built a ministry 2379 01:42:03,698 --> 01:42:08,979 headquarters a four-ton ministry walk 2380 01:42:05,670 --> 01:42:11,859 after a few years luna ordered it crated 2381 01:42:08,979 --> 01:42:15,098 up and they began using the ma w HQ for 2382 01:42:11,859 --> 01:42:19,389 storage with controls that can only be 2383 01:42:15,099 --> 01:42:21,730 operated by a Pegasus clever so the 2384 01:42:19,389 --> 01:42:25,118 goddess didn't actually need me she 2385 01:42:21,729 --> 01:42:27,788 needed calamity I wondered how red I was 2386 01:42:25,118 --> 01:42:29,408 going to get past that and beyond a 2387 01:42:27,788 --> 01:42:32,469 shield which only a ministry mare can 2388 01:42:29,408 --> 01:42:34,000 step through and that would be the 2389 01:42:32,469 --> 01:42:38,609 bypass that read I was trying to get 2390 01:42:34,000 --> 01:42:40,988 through but why did oh of course 2391 01:42:38,609 --> 01:42:43,808 close family or direct descendants 2392 01:42:40,988 --> 01:42:46,988 they're of the oddest need velvet remedy 2393 01:42:43,809 --> 01:42:50,079 as well once again I was the one just 2394 01:42:46,988 --> 01:42:51,848 clearing the way in addition there is 2395 01:42:50,078 --> 01:42:54,939 one thing remaining that prevents unity 2396 01:42:51,849 --> 01:42:56,170 a flaw in the process that must be 2397 01:42:54,939 --> 01:42:59,469 corrected before it can be brought to 2398 01:42:56,170 --> 01:43:00,969 everypony in the blighted land you know 2399 01:42:59,469 --> 01:43:03,470 now that I've seen what this unity is 2400 01:43:00,969 --> 01:43:05,689 all about I'm fine with that 2401 01:43:03,470 --> 01:43:07,880 that is because you were only a pony 2402 01:43:05,689 --> 01:43:10,789 your kind cannot thrive in this world 2403 01:43:07,880 --> 01:43:13,520 any longer you merely survive and barely 2404 01:43:10,789 --> 01:43:15,949 at that but my children can thrive my 2405 01:43:13,520 --> 01:43:17,510 children are more powerful more capable 2406 01:43:15,949 --> 01:43:20,029 of facing the mutated dangers of this 2407 01:43:17,510 --> 01:43:23,869 world the very poisons which kill you 2408 01:43:20,029 --> 01:43:27,109 make my children stronger your children 2409 01:43:23,869 --> 01:43:28,840 can't even breed I pointed out every 2410 01:43:27,109 --> 01:43:32,059 single alicorn I have seen as a mayor 2411 01:43:28,840 --> 01:43:34,190 you have no stallions now I'll agree 2412 01:43:32,060 --> 01:43:39,020 that can be fun but when it comes to 2413 01:43:34,189 --> 01:43:40,639 thriving that's a doozy of a problem the 2414 01:43:39,020 --> 01:43:43,310 main voice of the goddess was silent a 2415 01:43:40,640 --> 01:43:45,230 moment flares and fireworks continue to 2416 01:43:43,310 --> 01:43:48,140 explode behind her glowing faces covered 2417 01:43:45,229 --> 01:43:51,500 face they whispered incoherently in my 2418 01:43:48,140 --> 01:43:54,140 mind giving me a headache like the 2419 01:43:51,500 --> 01:43:57,649 goddess said a flaw but one which can be 2420 01:43:54,140 --> 01:43:59,960 corrected with the right magic let me 2421 01:43:57,649 --> 01:44:03,250 guess you want rarities little black 2422 01:43:59,960 --> 01:44:05,420 book the goddess did need me after all 2423 01:44:03,250 --> 01:44:07,689 she needed somepony who could pick a 2424 01:44:05,420 --> 01:44:07,690 lock 2425 01:44:09,340 --> 01:44:13,840 as our alicorn escorts marched us back 2426 01:44:11,738 --> 01:44:18,299 to the sky bandit all my friends were 2427 01:44:13,840 --> 01:44:20,260 wondering the same thing I was what now 2428 01:44:18,300 --> 01:44:24,429 can you all to read lips 2429 01:44:20,260 --> 01:44:26,670 zennith asked okay so not all of my 2430 01:44:24,429 --> 01:44:29,380 friends were wondering the same thing 2431 01:44:26,670 --> 01:44:32,618 red eye still ahead me over a barrel but 2432 01:44:29,380 --> 01:44:33,429 I stopped like I'd been hit in the face 2433 01:44:32,618 --> 01:44:36,158 with a bale of hay 2434 01:44:33,429 --> 01:44:37,840 I lost all feeling in my hooves as one 2435 01:44:36,158 --> 01:44:39,000 more horrid realization flooded through 2436 01:44:37,840 --> 01:44:43,270 me 2437 01:44:39,000 --> 01:44:44,469 lil PIP calamity asked something in my 2438 01:44:43,270 --> 01:44:46,020 expression was making him look very 2439 01:44:44,469 --> 01:44:49,420 worried 2440 01:44:46,020 --> 01:44:52,989 she said red eye hasn't sent her any 2441 01:44:49,420 --> 01:44:55,810 unicorns in over a year my mind flashed 2442 01:44:52,988 --> 01:44:57,158 back to experiences flavors and the 2443 01:44:55,810 --> 01:44:58,989 little hints at red eye or at least 2444 01:44:57,158 --> 01:45:03,039 Stern was particularly interested in 2445 01:44:58,988 --> 01:45:05,678 unicorns and another unicorn - she'll 2446 01:45:03,039 --> 01:45:07,630 fetch a pretty price that one that 2447 01:45:05,679 --> 01:45:09,500 wasn't a unicorn I'd say toss it back in 2448 01:45:07,630 --> 01:45:12,150 the lake 2449 01:45:09,500 --> 01:45:16,109 but if redeye wasn't sending unicorns to 2450 01:45:12,149 --> 01:45:19,799 the goddess I said darkly then he's been 2451 01:45:16,109 --> 01:45:23,069 keeping them for himself I turned and 2452 01:45:19,800 --> 01:45:24,360 looked at the others in desperation red 2453 01:45:23,069 --> 01:45:27,389 eyes been talking about controlling the 2454 01:45:24,359 --> 01:45:28,739 weather moving the Sun in the moon he 2455 01:45:27,390 --> 01:45:31,500 couldn't do that if he just became an 2456 01:45:28,739 --> 01:45:35,069 alicorn but he's not aiming to become an 2457 01:45:31,500 --> 01:45:39,329 alicorn he's aiming to become one of one 2458 01:45:35,069 --> 01:45:43,139 of I pointed a hoof back at maripony one 2459 01:45:39,329 --> 01:45:44,640 of that the only way he could possibly 2460 01:45:43,140 --> 01:45:47,520 hope to get that kind of power was 2461 01:45:44,640 --> 01:45:51,390 duplicate what happened to Trixie and he 2462 01:45:47,520 --> 01:45:52,860 could he'd seen the videos and based on 2463 01:45:51,390 --> 01:45:54,329 his claim that the fortress in everfree 2464 01:45:52,859 --> 01:45:56,579 forest was designed as a new home for 2465 01:45:54,329 --> 01:45:59,789 the goddess he was building a duplicate 2466 01:45:56,579 --> 01:46:01,439 of the maripony vats at the Cathedral he 2467 01:45:59,789 --> 01:46:03,300 wasn't sending the goddess any unicorns 2468 01:46:01,439 --> 01:46:05,849 because unicorns had the strongest magic 2469 01:46:03,300 --> 01:46:08,720 of all ponies and he was keeping them to 2470 01:46:05,850 --> 01:46:08,720 consume himself