1 00:00:00,740 --> 00:00:07,799 faith we're all called at one time or 2 00:00:04,710 --> 00:00:10,740 another to have faith faith in the 3 00:00:07,799 --> 00:00:12,330 goddesses or faith and ponykind as 4 00:00:10,740 --> 00:00:15,900 velvel remedy was struggling to regain 5 00:00:12,330 --> 00:00:18,379 or as with homage it is faith in heroes 6 00:00:15,900 --> 00:00:20,670 and the value of the good fight 7 00:00:18,379 --> 00:00:24,028 sometimes the faith you were called upon 8 00:00:20,670 --> 00:00:25,618 to have is faith in yourself faith 9 00:00:24,028 --> 00:00:28,618 doesn't require us to be willing fully 10 00:00:25,618 --> 00:00:30,960 blind or dogmatically stupid but it does 11 00:00:28,618 --> 00:00:32,640 require us to take risks to put our 12 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:35,009 trust in something we know might not be 13 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:39,689 true even when the cost of failure could 14 00:00:35,009 --> 00:00:42,000 be very high especially then for some of 15 00:00:39,689 --> 00:00:45,000 us faith becomes our central reason for 16 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:46,619 living for pressing on faith is what 17 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,738 allows us to believe in a happy ending 18 00:00:46,619 --> 00:00:50,968 even in our moments of greatest sorrow 19 00:00:48,738 --> 00:00:52,890 it is what allows us the hope of 20 00:00:50,969 --> 00:00:56,670 rescuing even in the most suffocating 21 00:00:52,890 --> 00:00:58,890 darkness and faith more than anything 22 00:00:56,670 --> 00:01:02,039 else is what the wasteland is ravenous 23 00:00:58,890 --> 00:01:04,439 to devour more than kindness more than 24 00:01:02,039 --> 00:01:06,060 innocence the wasteland as it's best to 25 00:01:04,438 --> 00:01:09,209 tear away your ability to believe in 26 00:01:06,060 --> 00:01:10,590 anything other than itself when you no 27 00:01:09,209 --> 00:01:13,530 longer believe things can get better 28 00:01:10,590 --> 00:01:16,859 when you stop trying that's when the 29 00:01:13,530 --> 00:01:19,950 wasteland is one the wasteland can kill 30 00:01:16,859 --> 00:01:21,989 us but so long as we die trying as long 31 00:01:19,950 --> 00:01:23,969 as we die believing that its success 32 00:01:21,989 --> 00:01:27,658 against us as a Pyrrhic victory at best 33 00:01:23,969 --> 00:01:29,819 I had been thinking of a story spike had 34 00:01:27,659 --> 00:01:31,259 told us that night in his cave one of 35 00:01:29,819 --> 00:01:34,199 many tales of the mainers before the 36 00:01:31,259 --> 00:01:35,670 ministries this particular tale was 37 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,630 about a time when Twilight Sparkle's 38 00:01:35,670 --> 00:01:39,540 magic had failed her 39 00:01:36,629 --> 00:01:42,899 II know any spells for turning a high 40 00:01:39,540 --> 00:01:46,060 drain to a mouse how about a squirrel no 41 00:01:42,899 --> 00:01:47,950 no small rodents of any kind 42 00:01:46,060 --> 00:01:50,579 and she had been asked to rely upon 43 00:01:47,950 --> 00:01:52,329 pinkie pie's irrational pinkie sense 44 00:01:50,578 --> 00:01:54,489 you'll be fine 45 00:01:52,328 --> 00:01:55,538 it's your only hope you have to take a 46 00:01:54,489 --> 00:02:01,750 little leap of faith 47 00:01:55,539 --> 00:02:05,399 I am almost certainly about to die this 48 00:02:01,750 --> 00:02:05,399 is my leap of faith 49 00:02:07,340 --> 00:02:15,579 two days ago it's time to end this 50 00:02:13,150 --> 00:02:18,039 I felt my for often zakora's table for 51 00:02:15,579 --> 00:02:20,500 emphasis causing my sparkle-cola ran to 52 00:02:18,039 --> 00:02:24,219 bounce the contents of the bottle fist 53 00:02:20,500 --> 00:02:27,658 brightly it still had soda from from 54 00:02:24,219 --> 00:02:29,769 when just after old Appaloosa wasn't it 55 00:02:27,658 --> 00:02:31,949 found in the wreckage of did sea-doos 56 00:02:29,769 --> 00:02:36,609 original delivery wagon 57 00:02:31,949 --> 00:02:39,789 Jonas's that felt like so long ago well 58 00:02:36,609 --> 00:02:41,530 I might as well drink it now I wasn't 59 00:02:39,789 --> 00:02:45,789 expecting a lot of opportunities later 60 00:02:41,530 --> 00:02:47,169 it was the wee hours of the morning when 61 00:02:45,789 --> 00:02:49,150 we arrived as a chorus hot late 62 00:02:47,169 --> 00:02:50,530 yesterday evening life flew and velvet 63 00:02:49,150 --> 00:02:53,230 remedy has done everything they could 64 00:02:50,530 --> 00:02:55,000 for Reggie fortunately her wounds only 65 00:02:53,229 --> 00:02:57,158 mimicked those caused by magical energy 66 00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:00,068 and through exhaustive work they have 67 00:02:57,158 --> 00:03:01,568 been able to heal her and but the trauma 68 00:03:00,068 --> 00:03:04,119 and restoration had taken a great deal 69 00:03:01,568 --> 00:03:06,518 out of her life bloom had warned us she 70 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:08,259 needed rest a lot of it and wouldn't be 71 00:03:06,519 --> 00:03:11,109 in any condition to continue with us for 72 00:03:08,259 --> 00:03:13,688 a good while right now she slept in the 73 00:03:11,109 --> 00:03:17,139 cot next to zenith's the one wood kept 74 00:03:13,688 --> 00:03:19,358 the hellhound on the previous night most 75 00:03:17,139 --> 00:03:21,879 of us myself included had taken the 76 00:03:19,359 --> 00:03:23,409 chance to get some sleep even clammy 77 00:03:21,878 --> 00:03:26,048 took a nap after tending to a very 78 00:03:23,409 --> 00:03:28,000 important hat recovery mission the 79 00:03:26,049 --> 00:03:30,510 escapees those who hadn't left on their 80 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,680 own had bedded down outside the 81 00:03:30,509 --> 00:03:35,370 followers of red eye on one side of the 82 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:37,480 hut and everypony else on the other 83 00:03:35,370 --> 00:03:39,009 several of the ponies from the overcast 84 00:03:37,479 --> 00:03:40,358 prison had worked together to dig a 85 00:03:39,009 --> 00:03:43,030 grave for the full who had died in 86 00:03:40,359 --> 00:03:44,620 captivity the child's mother fashioned 87 00:03:43,030 --> 00:03:46,840 to remembrance marker by pulling a stone 88 00:03:44,620 --> 00:03:48,639 from an ash clog stream not far away and 89 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:51,539 wrapping it in vines of softly glowing 90 00:03:48,639 --> 00:03:54,150 phantasmal flowers 91 00:03:51,539 --> 00:03:56,098 I've been waiting for this calamity 92 00:03:54,150 --> 00:03:58,400 whispered develop Modi who turned her 93 00:03:56,098 --> 00:04:00,929 surprised expression from knee to him 94 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:02,400 while ago little pip promised me we'd 95 00:04:00,930 --> 00:04:04,980 find a way to make all this death and 96 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:08,159 destruction worth something he explained 97 00:04:04,979 --> 00:04:12,419 as she opened her muzzle to ask little 98 00:04:08,159 --> 00:04:14,818 pips got a plan I can't believe you're 99 00:04:12,419 --> 00:04:17,579 planning to drink that the albino 100 00:04:14,818 --> 00:04:19,459 hellhound muttered I still wasn't 101 00:04:17,579 --> 00:04:22,379 entirely sure why he was with us 102 00:04:19,459 --> 00:04:25,978 especially now that he could run or dig 103 00:04:22,379 --> 00:04:27,659 away I suspected that he was why at 104 00:04:25,978 --> 00:04:30,029 least some of the ponies elected to stay 105 00:04:27,660 --> 00:04:32,729 outside not that would help should he 106 00:04:30,029 --> 00:04:34,859 turn hostile but instead he seemed 107 00:04:32,728 --> 00:04:36,719 almost genial particularly towards 108 00:04:34,860 --> 00:04:40,620 velvet whose face he nearly severed not 109 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:44,370 one day ago that shiny crud makes a 110 00:04:40,620 --> 00:04:47,689 better explosive than a drink calamities 111 00:04:44,370 --> 00:04:52,310 IRA's tilted it makes it better what now 112 00:04:47,689 --> 00:04:54,629 if she don't drink it I'll show you 113 00:04:52,310 --> 00:04:56,220 clam he looked about as comfortable and 114 00:04:54,629 --> 00:04:59,098 trusting of the newly friendly hellhound 115 00:04:56,220 --> 00:05:00,660 as I was he turned his focus back to me 116 00:04:59,098 --> 00:05:03,589 although he kept casting sidelong 117 00:05:00,660 --> 00:05:07,800 glances in the hellhoundz direction 118 00:05:03,589 --> 00:05:10,288 little pip what are you planning valor 119 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:11,460 remedy asked sounding both curious and a 120 00:05:10,288 --> 00:05:14,639 little put out that this was the first 121 00:05:11,459 --> 00:05:16,049 she knew about this calamity quickly 122 00:05:14,639 --> 00:05:17,939 whispered assurances to the mayor he 123 00:05:16,050 --> 00:05:19,500 loved insisting that I'd been keeping 124 00:05:17,939 --> 00:05:23,310 everything hush-hush and that even he 125 00:05:19,500 --> 00:05:25,918 didn't know the single Pegasus project I 126 00:05:23,310 --> 00:05:29,189 told my friends and the assorted 127 00:05:25,918 --> 00:05:31,759 strangers in the hut with us we're going 128 00:05:29,189 --> 00:05:31,759 to bring back the Sun 129 00:05:31,978 --> 00:05:38,709 only calamity look ton surprise and 130 00:05:34,418 --> 00:05:42,848 there were a fair number of gasps you're 131 00:05:38,709 --> 00:05:44,138 going to bring back the Sun Life Bloom 132 00:05:42,848 --> 00:05:48,490 sounded like he couldn't possibly have 133 00:05:44,139 --> 00:05:50,860 heard that correctly yes I thumped the 134 00:05:48,490 --> 00:05:56,519 table again the sparkle-cola rat hopping 135 00:05:50,860 --> 00:06:01,900 farther away we could see Celestia Sun 136 00:05:56,519 --> 00:06:05,049 feel her warmth again everypony I looked 137 00:06:01,899 --> 00:06:07,799 at velvet remedy something he said 138 00:06:05,050 --> 00:06:09,728 awhile ago really struck me I told her 139 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,408 you said that you can't really stop 140 00:06:09,728 --> 00:06:15,128 something bad until you take away its 141 00:06:11,408 --> 00:06:17,050 reason for existing I watched as she sat 142 00:06:15,129 --> 00:06:19,028 down and slowly called on that memory of 143 00:06:17,050 --> 00:06:20,710 being in calamities embrace breaking 144 00:06:19,028 --> 00:06:24,519 down if the horror we stumbled upon at 145 00:06:20,709 --> 00:06:26,649 Fluttershy's cottage the enclave exists 146 00:06:24,519 --> 00:06:28,240 because of that cloud curtain that's the 147 00:06:26,649 --> 00:06:30,508 source of their control through a 148 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:32,978 stranglehold on crops and information 149 00:06:30,509 --> 00:06:36,550 without it the enclave would cease to 150 00:06:32,978 --> 00:06:40,468 exist new that was hardly going to be an 151 00:06:36,550 --> 00:06:40,468 immediate effect and so did they 152 00:06:40,639 --> 00:06:44,360 open up the sky and they won't be able 153 00:06:42,740 --> 00:06:46,189 to stop all the pegasi who looked down 154 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:49,819 and then side to bug off the government 155 00:06:46,189 --> 00:06:51,319 who is lied to them I proclaimed open 156 00:06:49,819 --> 00:06:53,030 the sky and they no longer have a reason 157 00:06:51,319 --> 00:06:56,560 to slaughter ponies out of fear that one 158 00:06:53,029 --> 00:06:59,750 of us might remove their precious clouds 159 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:03,250 open the sky velvet interrupted 160 00:06:59,750 --> 00:07:08,899 consciously and the pegasi will starve 161 00:07:03,250 --> 00:07:14,959 we can't do that I paused then nodded 162 00:07:08,899 --> 00:07:17,000 slowly I know and we won't I smiled as I 163 00:07:14,959 --> 00:07:19,968 looked at my friends a smile that hid 164 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:23,028 the chill in my heart that's what makes 165 00:07:19,968 --> 00:07:25,310 us different than redeye well one of the 166 00:07:23,028 --> 00:07:26,918 great many things anyhow read I would 167 00:07:25,310 --> 00:07:29,569 have just blasted the cloud curtain away 168 00:07:26,918 --> 00:07:31,698 we need to get in analyze the situation 169 00:07:29,569 --> 00:07:33,080 and trigger a cloud sweep from as many 170 00:07:31,699 --> 00:07:37,848 of the towers as we can without causing 171 00:07:33,079 --> 00:07:41,538 famine for how long calamity asked 172 00:07:37,848 --> 00:07:43,459 clearly concerned the enclaves kept 173 00:07:41,538 --> 00:07:44,750 population down so the everypony can eat 174 00:07:43,459 --> 00:07:48,168 comfortably on what they can provide 175 00:07:44,750 --> 00:07:49,819 plus food to stockpile you cut the 176 00:07:48,168 --> 00:07:51,649 farmland in half and they'll be able to 177 00:07:49,819 --> 00:07:55,129 make that up from sock tiles for maybe a 178 00:07:51,649 --> 00:07:56,778 year then you got a crisis they ain't 179 00:07:55,129 --> 00:07:57,139 ready to live on scraps like we do down 180 00:07:56,778 --> 00:07:59,538 here 181 00:07:57,139 --> 00:08:02,060 y'all had Pony starving to death while 182 00:07:59,538 --> 00:08:03,348 others hoard pegasi raiding parties 183 00:08:02,060 --> 00:08:08,418 taking what they can from the towns 184 00:08:03,348 --> 00:08:10,759 below calamity shook his head I'll tell 185 00:08:08,418 --> 00:08:15,139 you we do this it's gonna be a bloody 186 00:08:10,759 --> 00:08:18,949 mess maybe for just a little while I 187 00:08:15,139 --> 00:08:21,740 admitted but I assured him I know where 188 00:08:18,949 --> 00:08:23,930 to fix that I just can't talk about that 189 00:08:21,740 --> 00:08:25,550 part of it just yet but I'll tell you 190 00:08:23,930 --> 00:08:28,028 tomorrow we've got to meet with some 191 00:08:25,550 --> 00:08:28,028 people first 192 00:08:28,129 --> 00:08:33,200 calamity leveled a prolonged stare at me 193 00:08:30,889 --> 00:08:37,110 then his expression brightened 194 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:39,169 that's my girl velvet remedy cleared her 195 00:08:37,110 --> 00:08:42,960 throat and calamity jumped to rephrase 196 00:08:39,168 --> 00:08:47,429 but not my girl my girl I mean not like 197 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:48,480 my man I just meant then he caught her 198 00:08:47,429 --> 00:08:52,109 snicker and shut up 199 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:55,470 blushing life bloom was still wrapping 200 00:08:52,110 --> 00:09:00,930 his mind around what I'd said you're 201 00:08:55,470 --> 00:09:04,769 going to give us back the Sun not just 202 00:09:00,929 --> 00:09:07,669 me I smiled at the buck I'm going to 203 00:09:04,769 --> 00:09:09,720 need all the help I can get 204 00:09:07,669 --> 00:09:13,469 when homage started calling you the 205 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:15,120 Lightbringer did she know he asked the 206 00:09:13,470 --> 00:09:18,180 question driving a wedge of pain in my 207 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:22,080 heart for a moment I couldn't speak I 208 00:09:18,179 --> 00:09:25,589 could only shake my head the two 209 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:28,290 problems littlepip calamity stated first 210 00:09:25,590 --> 00:09:30,629 you can't get in and second you can't 211 00:09:28,289 --> 00:09:32,279 even get in to get in not only is the 212 00:09:30,629 --> 00:09:34,019 SPP central hub shielded by the 213 00:09:32,279 --> 00:09:35,819 grandmother of all malecon shields 214 00:09:34,019 --> 00:09:37,860 something that no Pony has ever been 215 00:09:35,820 --> 00:09:39,629 able to breach but it's surrounded by 216 00:09:37,860 --> 00:09:43,529 the enclaves nave are a military base 217 00:09:39,629 --> 00:09:48,159 and that's shielded by the blue dome the 218 00:09:43,529 --> 00:09:50,409 blue dome calamity side 219 00:09:48,159 --> 00:09:52,839 remember when the Enclave captured us 220 00:09:50,409 --> 00:09:55,809 and had us in those blue energy cages he 221 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:57,280 asked prodding my memory the first thing 222 00:09:55,809 --> 00:10:02,229 I remembered was did sea-doos prodding 223 00:09:57,279 --> 00:10:05,319 of the field zap ow and I had to prevent 224 00:10:02,230 --> 00:10:07,600 myself from snickering The Enclave 225 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:10,870 erected a huge protective dome just like 226 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:13,899 that all over Navarro he glanced toward 227 00:10:10,870 --> 00:10:17,259 the sleeping former Reggie keeps a rogue 228 00:10:13,899 --> 00:10:20,759 Griffin's in the lack now you got a plan 229 00:10:17,259 --> 00:10:24,009 to get through those clam he queried a 230 00:10:20,759 --> 00:10:28,569 stealth mission velvel Remley asked 231 00:10:24,009 --> 00:10:30,490 warily actually I admitted I was 232 00:10:28,570 --> 00:10:37,090 thinking something closer to a direct 233 00:10:30,490 --> 00:10:40,060 attack dead stunned silence broken first 234 00:10:37,090 --> 00:10:43,180 by the hellhound and you let her make 235 00:10:40,059 --> 00:10:47,489 the plans he leveled a rice Terra 236 00:10:43,179 --> 00:10:47,489 calamity in velvet on purpose 237 00:10:47,909 --> 00:10:52,919 I tried to head off the coming avalanche 238 00:10:50,039 --> 00:10:54,419 of protests look the moment they know 239 00:10:52,919 --> 00:10:55,979 we're there they will start bringing the 240 00:10:54,419 --> 00:10:59,519 full light of that military base to bear 241 00:10:55,980 --> 00:11:03,840 I claimed reasonably and we won't last 242 00:10:59,519 --> 00:11:06,659 minutes against that huh and thus the 243 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:09,300 full frontal assault makes sense life 244 00:11:06,659 --> 00:11:10,049 bloom rolled his eyes and makes our 245 00:11:09,299 --> 00:11:14,969 deaths quicker 246 00:11:10,049 --> 00:11:16,199 I shot him a look we're not red eye we 247 00:11:14,970 --> 00:11:18,870 don't have the force for a sustained 248 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:21,360 battle the way I see it we have two 249 00:11:18,870 --> 00:11:22,799 options either we pull off the most 250 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:25,860 flawless stealth mission ever 251 00:11:22,799 --> 00:11:28,729 I could see in their expressions how 252 00:11:25,860 --> 00:11:31,200 likely they all believe that wasn't or 253 00:11:28,730 --> 00:11:32,460 we pull a smashing Arab that gets us to 254 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,410 our objective before they know what's 255 00:11:32,460 --> 00:11:36,960 hit them 256 00:11:33,409 --> 00:11:41,069 the surgical strike calamity suggested 257 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:42,269 pondering suppose it could work assume 258 00:11:41,070 --> 00:11:46,260 when you can find a way past the two 259 00:11:42,269 --> 00:11:52,230 shields I not eagerly looking to the 260 00:11:46,259 --> 00:11:54,779 others so who's in she tells us without 261 00:11:52,230 --> 00:11:56,789 even telling us half the plan clam lease 262 00:11:54,779 --> 00:11:59,669 narked exchanging amused looks for the 263 00:11:56,789 --> 00:12:03,230 velvet remedy smiling back to me he 264 00:11:59,669 --> 00:12:04,949 proclaimed we are of course with you 265 00:12:03,230 --> 00:12:07,440 well I'm not 266 00:12:04,950 --> 00:12:10,800 the albino cyber hellhound growls 267 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:14,450 slightly attacking a wingpony base in 268 00:12:10,799 --> 00:12:17,849 the clouds that's a long way to fall I 269 00:12:14,450 --> 00:12:20,129 flinched I stared the hellhound and he 270 00:12:17,850 --> 00:12:24,990 returned my gaze his eyes boring into me 271 00:12:20,129 --> 00:12:27,809 for a moment he knew still I know 272 00:12:24,990 --> 00:12:30,570 someone who might be able to help you he 273 00:12:27,809 --> 00:12:33,599 offered reluctantly if the winged ponies 274 00:12:30,570 --> 00:12:35,070 ain't killed her yet he added and you 275 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:37,180 can rescue hellhounds as good as you 276 00:12:35,070 --> 00:12:39,160 rescue ponies 277 00:12:37,179 --> 00:12:44,759 I wasn't sure if he was challenging my 278 00:12:39,159 --> 00:12:49,179 skill or my willingness who fluffykins 279 00:12:44,759 --> 00:12:51,549 he said she was a war claw one of our 280 00:12:49,179 --> 00:12:54,069 fiercest used to run the biggest pack in 281 00:12:51,549 --> 00:12:55,049 all name before your on glyph snatched 282 00:12:54,070 --> 00:12:59,590 her up 283 00:12:55,049 --> 00:13:03,939 the albino shrugged long time ago before 284 00:12:59,590 --> 00:13:04,660 they came with their magic noises test 285 00:13:03,940 --> 00:13:07,360 subject 286 00:13:04,659 --> 00:13:11,620 calamity concluded for the enclaves 287 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:14,800 behavior control experiments most likely 288 00:13:11,620 --> 00:13:16,990 she's dead but if not you let her loose 289 00:13:14,799 --> 00:13:21,179 and she take care of any pegasi she can 290 00:13:16,990 --> 00:13:27,330 find as an afterthought he told calamity 291 00:13:21,179 --> 00:13:30,099 don't be one of them fluffykins huh 292 00:13:27,330 --> 00:13:33,129 Reggie chuckled groggily surprising all 293 00:13:30,100 --> 00:13:35,980 of us I had no idea one the analyst and 294 00:13:33,129 --> 00:13:39,159 Griffin had slipped out of sleep scared 295 00:13:35,980 --> 00:13:45,759 to the Enclave she looked blurry at all 296 00:13:39,159 --> 00:13:48,490 of us and then no you're not life Bloom 297 00:13:45,759 --> 00:13:50,939 told her you're not going to be in 298 00:13:48,490 --> 00:13:53,409 anything but a bed for at least a week 299 00:13:50,940 --> 00:13:53,830 the two of them glared challengingly at 300 00:13:53,409 --> 00:13:57,698 each other 301 00:13:53,830 --> 00:14:00,170 I shared a look with velvet 302 00:13:57,698 --> 00:14:03,559 Calamity already focused on the task 303 00:14:00,169 --> 00:14:10,669 ahead inquired ok little pip what's 304 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:14,088 first first I paused tapping the tip of 305 00:14:10,669 --> 00:14:16,429 my hoof on the table first we have to 306 00:14:14,089 --> 00:14:19,579 get the ponies outside to safety I want 307 00:14:16,429 --> 00:14:22,729 to take the junction r7 so I guess first 308 00:14:19,578 --> 00:14:25,159 we need transportation I challenged 309 00:14:22,730 --> 00:14:29,289 calamity think you can get the tortoise 310 00:14:25,159 --> 00:14:31,370 back up and flying Clem Lee snorted and 311 00:14:29,289 --> 00:14:32,769 here I thought y'all might ask for 312 00:14:31,370 --> 00:14:35,089 something hard 313 00:14:32,769 --> 00:14:36,850 he turned and nodded towards the winged 314 00:14:35,089 --> 00:14:40,100 velvet and bound in a cast 315 00:14:36,850 --> 00:14:41,778 we don't come sky tanks for nothing the 316 00:14:40,100 --> 00:14:44,149 arm of that thing damn near stopped a 317 00:14:41,778 --> 00:14:46,129 shot from an anti machine rifle if it 318 00:14:44,149 --> 00:14:50,600 hadn't I lost more than just the use of 319 00:14:46,129 --> 00:14:52,698 a wing he frowned seriously crash did 320 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:55,519 more damage to us than the tortoise I'll 321 00:14:52,698 --> 00:14:59,588 bet anyhow but even if we get it fixed I 322 00:14:55,519 --> 00:15:02,448 won't be able to fly it I nodded sadly 323 00:14:59,589 --> 00:15:05,990 then on impulse I trotted over and gave 324 00:15:02,448 --> 00:15:08,649 calamity a fierce hug don't worry we'll 325 00:15:05,990 --> 00:15:08,649 figure something out 326 00:15:08,710 --> 00:15:11,769 there were a few pegasi amongst the 327 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:14,139 captives we had rescued from the 328 00:15:11,769 --> 00:15:18,189 enclaves Thunderhead maybe we could ask 329 00:15:14,139 --> 00:15:21,970 one of them well remedy got up walking 330 00:15:18,190 --> 00:15:27,250 past me little pip could I have a word 331 00:15:21,970 --> 00:15:29,170 with you in private I gulped and gave 332 00:15:27,250 --> 00:15:31,870 claming a worried look but he just 333 00:15:29,169 --> 00:15:33,279 shrugged he was wearing the exact same 334 00:15:31,870 --> 00:15:34,960 expression I always pictured a father 335 00:15:33,279 --> 00:15:36,639 would wear while his wife insisted their 336 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:39,639 daughter swallow helpful but icky 337 00:15:36,639 --> 00:15:42,009 tasting medicine Velva remedy was 338 00:15:39,639 --> 00:15:45,460 walking out of the hut i paused then 339 00:15:42,009 --> 00:15:47,289 started trotting after her as soon as i 340 00:15:45,460 --> 00:15:49,450 stepped a hoof out the doorway the cyber 341 00:15:47,289 --> 00:15:51,480 legged hellhound moved swiftly crossing 342 00:15:49,450 --> 00:15:53,650 the room and taking up the doorway I 343 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:55,509 jumped back as he blotted out the light 344 00:15:53,649 --> 00:16:00,039 coming from the room inside kicking up 345 00:15:55,509 --> 00:16:01,950 my eyes forward Sparkle little PIP he 346 00:16:00,039 --> 00:16:04,929 said with an almost whispering hiss 347 00:16:01,950 --> 00:16:07,300 ain't no small thing you're intending to 348 00:16:04,929 --> 00:16:12,959 bring back the moon in the blanket of 349 00:16:07,299 --> 00:16:15,639 gems blanket of oh he meant the stars 350 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:17,080 all this time I've been so focused on 351 00:16:15,639 --> 00:16:18,819 the idea that I was bringing back the 352 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:20,350 Sun I had forgotten that what I was 353 00:16:18,820 --> 00:16:23,290 doing would return so much more to 354 00:16:20,350 --> 00:16:25,060 Equestria or that there might be those 355 00:16:23,289 --> 00:16:28,029 for whom the gift of the night sky would 356 00:16:25,059 --> 00:16:29,799 hold a much greater significance goddess 357 00:16:28,029 --> 00:16:34,360 luna i thought must be so very 358 00:16:29,799 --> 00:16:38,699 disappointed in me you do this and I 359 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:43,850 might even forgive you at least a little 360 00:16:38,700 --> 00:16:47,280 I stared at him paralyzed he did know as 361 00:16:43,850 --> 00:16:49,649 if reading my thoughts how Hans can't do 362 00:16:47,279 --> 00:16:53,490 that right the albino cyber hound 363 00:16:49,649 --> 00:16:55,740 growled the splendid Valley pax declared 364 00:16:53,490 --> 00:16:57,090 themselves at war with ponies when 365 00:16:55,740 --> 00:17:00,480 you're at war you don't get to complain 366 00:16:57,090 --> 00:17:05,100 when the enemy kills you he glared at me 367 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:07,650 sternly I don't blame you for them but 368 00:17:05,099 --> 00:17:09,689 the ghost fan backs the pegasi put them 369 00:17:07,650 --> 00:17:13,440 down here to die just like red I did 370 00:17:09,690 --> 00:17:16,620 with those unicorns his next words hit 371 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:20,940 me like a sledgehammer and I noticed 372 00:17:16,619 --> 00:17:22,409 which ones you didn't rescue autumn leaf 373 00:17:20,940 --> 00:17:24,660 it forced peaceful hellhounds into 374 00:17:22,410 --> 00:17:27,089 battle and then had his own guns fire on 375 00:17:24,660 --> 00:17:28,650 their position he had intended them to 376 00:17:27,088 --> 00:17:31,230 die while helplessly driven against 377 00:17:28,650 --> 00:17:33,000 their own will if anything his 378 00:17:31,230 --> 00:17:34,440 unrepentantly callous discarding of 379 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:36,299 their lives have been a final clear 380 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:38,519 signal even as he cried out for rescue 381 00:17:36,299 --> 00:17:42,269 he had no regard at all for the lives of 382 00:17:38,519 --> 00:17:48,509 others but the truth was I hadn't tried 383 00:17:42,269 --> 00:17:52,519 to save them either I I couldn't I told 384 00:17:48,509 --> 00:17:54,809 the hellhounds sadly they were violent I 385 00:17:52,519 --> 00:17:56,910 don't have anything like velvet spell 386 00:17:54,809 --> 00:18:00,690 and if just one of them slipped out of 387 00:17:56,910 --> 00:18:03,210 my telekinesis something I knew that 388 00:18:00,690 --> 00:18:04,620 would have been all too easy all one 389 00:18:03,210 --> 00:18:06,180 would have to do is get close enough to 390 00:18:04,619 --> 00:18:07,649 a wall to shove off of it and they could 391 00:18:06,180 --> 00:18:12,240 push themselves out of my levitation 392 00:18:07,650 --> 00:18:13,830 field and killed one of the unicorns the 393 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:16,160 college would have gone off and we'd all 394 00:18:13,829 --> 00:18:16,159 be dead 395 00:18:16,599 --> 00:18:21,969 the sad truth was I couldn't have saved 396 00:18:19,028 --> 00:18:24,880 both and I chose the unicorns over the 397 00:18:21,970 --> 00:18:26,558 hellhounds unicorns who had been 398 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:28,840 faithful acolytes of redeye in his new 399 00:18:26,558 --> 00:18:32,319 unity over once-peaceful hellhounds who 400 00:18:28,839 --> 00:18:34,000 have been tortured by the Enclave yes 401 00:18:32,319 --> 00:18:35,678 because then they will be free willed 402 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:37,148 hyper aggressive creatures who have just 403 00:18:35,679 --> 00:18:41,080 suffered mind control the hooves of 404 00:18:37,148 --> 00:18:45,579 pony's life Bloom had reminded us far 405 00:18:41,079 --> 00:18:49,990 less dangerous I wish that I could have 406 00:18:45,579 --> 00:18:53,288 I admitted but I couldn't rescue both 407 00:18:49,990 --> 00:18:54,730 and yes I chose the ones who wouldn't 408 00:18:53,288 --> 00:18:58,950 likely slaughter the rest of the ponies 409 00:18:54,730 --> 00:19:01,058 I was rescuing or hopefully anypony else 410 00:18:58,950 --> 00:19:02,409 because if I had rescued them knowing 411 00:19:01,058 --> 00:19:04,440 that they would slaughter more ponies 412 00:19:02,409 --> 00:19:06,669 just like if I had let autumn leaf go 413 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:08,320 then wouldn't I be at least partially 414 00:19:06,669 --> 00:19:12,788 responsible for every one that killed 415 00:19:08,319 --> 00:19:16,569 afterwards zebra logic was perhaps not 416 00:19:12,788 --> 00:19:17,919 so insane after all velvet remedy was 417 00:19:16,569 --> 00:19:21,220 waiting for me at the edge of the glade 418 00:19:17,919 --> 00:19:23,590 of phantasmal flowers with a sigh I 419 00:19:21,220 --> 00:19:27,159 lowered my head my gaze turned up to the 420 00:19:23,589 --> 00:19:30,128 semi friendly hellhound your people have 421 00:19:27,159 --> 00:19:32,200 every reason to hate me but I really am 422 00:19:30,128 --> 00:19:36,219 trying to do the right thing the best I 423 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:38,950 can that I could only assume was the 424 00:19:36,220 --> 00:19:43,089 coldest of comforts but I had to say it 425 00:19:38,950 --> 00:19:45,640 I had to say something I'm sorry that I 426 00:19:43,089 --> 00:19:48,319 haven't been able to do better 427 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:50,720 another thought occurred to me after 428 00:19:48,319 --> 00:19:53,779 this the pegasi will have plenty of 429 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:56,870 reason to hate me too I felt sudden 430 00:19:53,779 --> 00:20:00,339 empathy for Scootaloo to save Equestria 431 00:19:56,869 --> 00:20:03,019 I have become the villain of the piece I 432 00:20:00,339 --> 00:20:05,839 moved slowly away from him turning my 433 00:20:03,019 --> 00:20:07,430 gaze developer Emma D as I started to 434 00:20:05,839 --> 00:20:11,149 move towards her the albino hellhound 435 00:20:07,430 --> 00:20:12,620 hissed again you do this you give us 436 00:20:11,150 --> 00:20:15,410 back the moon and the jewels of the 437 00:20:12,619 --> 00:20:18,739 night and maybe we'll have reason to see 438 00:20:15,410 --> 00:20:22,370 you as more than just a villain - he 439 00:20:18,740 --> 00:20:25,519 coughed hesitantly then added and maybe 440 00:20:22,369 --> 00:20:27,079 I know another who could help you tell 441 00:20:25,519 --> 00:20:31,609 me where you're gathering and maybe I'll 442 00:20:27,079 --> 00:20:35,059 send him your way I stopped my body 443 00:20:31,609 --> 00:20:37,490 suddenly a battleground my head loved 444 00:20:35,059 --> 00:20:40,069 the idea of another ally a hellhound no 445 00:20:37,490 --> 00:20:43,220 less and my heart left it a chance to do 446 00:20:40,069 --> 00:20:44,720 better but my gut churned uneasily at 447 00:20:43,220 --> 00:20:46,640 the idea of giving the location a 448 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:48,470 rendezvous for the ponies who had the 449 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:52,490 fate of Equestria in their hooves - a 450 00:20:48,470 --> 00:20:53,960 monster whom I didn't really trust the 451 00:20:52,490 --> 00:20:57,890 Enclave had enslaved them and sent them 452 00:20:53,960 --> 00:21:00,289 in to die I chose not to help and all 453 00:20:57,890 --> 00:21:01,940 this after splendid Valley the long 454 00:21:00,289 --> 00:21:04,730 history of that place and the way had 455 00:21:01,940 --> 00:21:07,900 written its final chapter why would a 456 00:21:04,730 --> 00:21:10,420 hellhound ever help a pony 457 00:21:07,900 --> 00:21:12,310 I looked at the albino hellhound my eyes 458 00:21:10,420 --> 00:21:15,759 drifting to his shiny new cyber leg and 459 00:21:12,309 --> 00:21:19,599 I knew the answer because of velvet 460 00:21:15,759 --> 00:21:22,289 remedy I wasn't quite willing to trust 461 00:21:19,599 --> 00:21:25,269 him but I was going to give him a chance 462 00:21:22,289 --> 00:21:26,920 so I told him instead about a hardware 463 00:21:25,269 --> 00:21:29,339 store near a passenger wagon stopping 464 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,340 fetlock 465 00:21:31,390 --> 00:21:37,480 today the first shot was fired less than 466 00:21:35,079 --> 00:21:40,178 an hour after dawn I don't think any 467 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:43,089 pony will ever know by who but that shot 468 00:21:40,179 --> 00:21:44,679 lit the fire two massive armies charged 469 00:21:43,089 --> 00:21:45,839 forward over the badlands outside 470 00:21:44,679 --> 00:21:48,640 Philadelphia 471 00:21:45,839 --> 00:21:50,829 the orifices of the enclave Thunderhead 472 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:52,780 glorious dawn opened and spewed a black 473 00:21:50,829 --> 00:21:53,819 carapace plague that swarmed down from 474 00:21:52,779 --> 00:21:55,990 the sky 475 00:21:53,819 --> 00:21:57,789 hundreds of battle armor two unicorns 476 00:21:55,990 --> 00:21:59,798 and earth ponies a great many of them 477 00:21:57,789 --> 00:22:01,389 survivors of the pit galloped to meet 478 00:21:59,798 --> 00:22:02,769 them firing assault weapons and 479 00:22:01,390 --> 00:22:06,009 high-powered rifles with enchanted 480 00:22:02,769 --> 00:22:07,990 bullets Griffon soared into the sky from 481 00:22:06,009 --> 00:22:09,369 the Philadelphia wall anti machine 482 00:22:07,990 --> 00:22:12,009 rifles firing at each target of 483 00:22:09,369 --> 00:22:13,869 opportunity more than a dozen Raptors 484 00:22:12,009 --> 00:22:15,250 swooped in their energy weapons turning 485 00:22:13,869 --> 00:22:18,250 Pinkie Pie balloons into flying in 486 00:22:15,250 --> 00:22:19,929 ferno's the first four crossed over the 487 00:22:18,250 --> 00:22:23,470 wall when Stern unleashed her biggest 488 00:22:19,929 --> 00:22:25,179 surprise though badly wounded redeye 489 00:22:23,470 --> 00:22:27,669 cyber dragon had survived the fight in 490 00:22:25,179 --> 00:22:29,590 everfree forest and for reasons only it 491 00:22:27,669 --> 00:22:34,150 could no it still fought for Equestria 492 00:22:29,589 --> 00:22:35,859 and it was pissed the first of the 493 00:22:34,150 --> 00:22:39,190 Raptors was torn apart in a whirlwind of 494 00:22:35,859 --> 00:22:40,808 violence the sound of heavy cruel 495 00:22:39,190 --> 00:22:44,580 thunder drummed the earth as the 496 00:22:40,808 --> 00:22:44,579 glorious dawn descended into the fray 497 00:22:46,990 --> 00:22:52,799 two days ago calamities under the 498 00:22:51,308 --> 00:22:56,549 impression that you killed his brother 499 00:22:52,799 --> 00:23:01,960 velvet told me directly I need to know 500 00:22:56,549 --> 00:23:05,950 did you should I lie would that spare my 501 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:08,710 friends pain no I've been down that road 502 00:23:05,950 --> 00:23:14,920 before lying to my friends especially 503 00:23:08,710 --> 00:23:18,519 velvet tended to turn out badly yes 504 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:22,029 she stared at me quietly I was trapped 505 00:23:18,519 --> 00:23:25,000 in unpleasant DejaVu hadn't I just had 506 00:23:22,029 --> 00:23:28,180 this conversation I interrupted her 507 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:30,069 silence and before you try telling me 508 00:23:28,180 --> 00:23:31,060 that should have given him a chance you 509 00:23:30,069 --> 00:23:34,539 didn't see him down there 510 00:23:31,059 --> 00:23:37,740 and you didn't see friendship city my 511 00:23:34,539 --> 00:23:40,240 voice was slowly rising he had chances 512 00:23:37,740 --> 00:23:41,920 you have to want to change or at least 513 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:47,859 show a shred of remorse or decency or 514 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:49,360 something like you wanted to change her 515 00:23:47,859 --> 00:23:52,990 soft voice sliced through the growing 516 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:54,579 storm of my rant I shut up staring back 517 00:23:52,990 --> 00:23:58,450 at the mayor who had shot me and in 518 00:23:54,579 --> 00:24:02,139 doing so saved me deflating I said 519 00:23:58,450 --> 00:24:04,330 simply if I'd let clam Lee's brother go 520 00:24:02,140 --> 00:24:07,270 he would most likely have sought revenge 521 00:24:04,329 --> 00:24:09,279 on all of the wasteland he had no regard 522 00:24:07,269 --> 00:24:10,960 for the lives of others and read I gave 523 00:24:09,279 --> 00:24:14,589 him every excuse he needed to turn this 524 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:18,789 operation this cauterize into something 525 00:24:14,589 --> 00:24:20,459 more like quarantine and incinerate what 526 00:24:18,789 --> 00:24:22,779 was she suggesting we could have done 527 00:24:20,460 --> 00:24:25,090 kept him paralyzed while we tried to 528 00:24:22,779 --> 00:24:28,329 indoctrinate him with morals memory 529 00:24:25,089 --> 00:24:29,679 therapy my mind reg DUP some of the less 530 00:24:28,329 --> 00:24:34,500 comfortable implications about the 531 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:36,930 ministry of peace then I stopped myself 532 00:24:34,500 --> 00:24:40,690 velvet remedy hadn't suggested anything 533 00:24:36,930 --> 00:24:41,799 all she did was ask the question I was 534 00:24:40,690 --> 00:24:43,720 the one who galloped off in a 535 00:24:41,799 --> 00:24:46,609 questionable direction my mind still 536 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:50,380 wrapped up in my talk with the hellhound 537 00:24:46,609 --> 00:24:52,369 taking a deep breath I said I'm sorry 538 00:24:50,380 --> 00:24:53,860 what was it that you wanted to say about 539 00:24:52,369 --> 00:24:58,099 it 540 00:24:53,859 --> 00:24:59,449 velvet shook her head well first I 541 00:24:58,099 --> 00:25:04,809 wanted to see how you were holding up 542 00:24:59,450 --> 00:25:08,779 she told me and now I have a fair idea I 543 00:25:04,809 --> 00:25:11,059 moaned lifting a hoof to my face she was 544 00:25:08,779 --> 00:25:12,259 concerned about me and probably 545 00:25:11,059 --> 00:25:16,339 concerned about my friendship with 546 00:25:12,259 --> 00:25:18,049 calamity I can turd over to stare at the 547 00:25:16,339 --> 00:25:18,679 beauty of the softly glowing phantasmal 548 00:25:18,049 --> 00:25:20,480 flowers 549 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:23,350 their vines covering the ground and what 550 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:27,400 looked like a maze for insects well 551 00:25:23,349 --> 00:25:29,359 there was plenty of concern to go around 552 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:32,930 attempting to shift the subject I 553 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:34,250 countered how about you you let yourself 554 00:25:32,930 --> 00:25:35,570 be captured by the enemy to help the 555 00:25:34,250 --> 00:25:39,410 hellhound he tried to use you as a 556 00:25:35,569 --> 00:25:42,500 hostage I couldn't hide my disbelief or 557 00:25:39,410 --> 00:25:45,500 my worry that was not a smart decision 558 00:25:42,500 --> 00:25:46,660 and as the princess of super decisions I 559 00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:51,349 should know 560 00:25:46,660 --> 00:25:52,480 what were you thinking I imagined myself 561 00:25:51,349 --> 00:25:54,799 in his position 562 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:57,620 velvet remedy confessed as she walked up 563 00:25:54,799 --> 00:26:00,309 next to me she lowered her head to sniff 564 00:25:57,619 --> 00:26:02,779 one of the flowers before she continued 565 00:26:00,309 --> 00:26:05,059 surrounded by hellhounds missing my leg 566 00:26:02,779 --> 00:26:06,500 my only chance of recovery dependent on 567 00:26:05,059 --> 00:26:08,259 somepony being willing to risk their 568 00:26:06,500 --> 00:26:13,279 life for my sake 569 00:26:08,259 --> 00:26:15,379 she smiled strangely it wasn't that hard 570 00:26:13,279 --> 00:26:20,629 to imagine 571 00:26:15,380 --> 00:26:24,670 I blinked whoa hold those reins but that 572 00:26:20,630 --> 00:26:29,900 wasn't the same not even close 573 00:26:24,670 --> 00:26:31,160 no she admit it openly but there were 574 00:26:29,900 --> 00:26:32,570 enough similar elements that I had 575 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:34,930 little difficulty imagining what the 576 00:26:32,569 --> 00:26:40,399 poor boy was going through 577 00:26:34,930 --> 00:26:41,960 poor boy the albino death machine and I 578 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,460 knew that while I could never be so 579 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:45,829 selfish as to ask another to risk 580 00:26:43,460 --> 00:26:47,329 themselves like that I would secretly be 581 00:26:45,829 --> 00:26:51,619 praying to the goddesses that somepony 582 00:26:47,329 --> 00:26:53,059 would look she gave me reminded me a lot 583 00:26:51,619 --> 00:26:56,569 of the look she had given me back in the 584 00:26:53,059 --> 00:26:58,730 boxcar nearly two months ago but this 585 00:26:56,569 --> 00:27:02,720 was a more mature wiser version of that 586 00:26:58,730 --> 00:27:04,339 look how could I not do for him what I 587 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:05,200 knew I'd be praying somepony would do 588 00:27:04,339 --> 00:27:07,730 for me 589 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:11,630 that he would do for me should our 590 00:27:07,730 --> 00:27:15,500 situations be reversed I thought about 591 00:27:11,630 --> 00:27:17,480 that as I did my curiosity snuck up on 592 00:27:15,500 --> 00:27:20,630 me and I found myself with my nose in 593 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:23,240 the phantasmal flower patch the flowers 594 00:27:20,630 --> 00:27:26,720 did smell good an ephemeral floral scent 595 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:29,859 that held a suggestion of mint he 596 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:32,759 wouldn't you know I told her 597 00:27:29,859 --> 00:27:35,549 should it matter 598 00:27:32,759 --> 00:27:37,609 I took a moment to reflect thinking of 599 00:27:35,549 --> 00:27:40,230 the things I had done and for whom 600 00:27:37,609 --> 00:27:42,539 thinking most recently of braving the 601 00:27:40,230 --> 00:27:44,519 everfree forest the Enclave and red-eyes 602 00:27:42,539 --> 00:27:46,829 Cathedral to save unicorns who were in 603 00:27:44,519 --> 00:27:49,400 many cases willing followers of redeye 604 00:27:46,829 --> 00:27:53,399 who didn't stick around to say thank you 605 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:55,200 some of whom even resented me I didn't 606 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,460 even notice the lack of thanks more 607 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,779 concerned with their safety as they 608 00:27:56,460 --> 00:28:01,370 departed alone to the everfree forest 609 00:27:57,779 --> 00:28:04,500 and even now I didn't miss it 610 00:28:01,369 --> 00:28:05,149 no they would not have done the same for 611 00:28:04,500 --> 00:28:11,390 me 612 00:28:05,150 --> 00:28:11,390 but that didn't matter now 613 00:28:13,259 --> 00:28:18,778 today 614 00:28:15,839 --> 00:28:20,308 this is boring Reggie complained as she 615 00:28:18,778 --> 00:28:20,909 turned and plowed into another Bank of 616 00:28:20,308 --> 00:28:24,928 clouds 617 00:28:20,909 --> 00:28:27,240 driving it back below a maze-like swath 618 00:28:24,929 --> 00:28:30,570 of gray appeared a small glimpse of the 619 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:34,319 ruins of Manhattan there's an actual 620 00:28:30,569 --> 00:28:34,589 battle going on down there just keep at 621 00:28:34,319 --> 00:28:38,099 it 622 00:28:34,589 --> 00:28:41,399 God Dina ordered his clouds won't clear 623 00:28:38,099 --> 00:28:44,339 themselves it was proving harder than 624 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:46,200 she'd expected the cloud curtain kept 625 00:28:44,339 --> 00:28:48,859 trying to seal the gaps filling in 626 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:51,360 almost as quickly as they tore apart 627 00:28:48,859 --> 00:28:55,469 black-winged butcher watch your flanks 628 00:28:51,359 --> 00:28:57,479 he got a black drift moving in to make 629 00:28:55,470 --> 00:29:00,058 it worse many of the clouds were charged 630 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:04,470 a thunderstorm had been building over 631 00:29:00,058 --> 00:29:06,450 Manhattan last night Reggie turned again 632 00:29:04,470 --> 00:29:08,308 slicing into a thicker cloud with a 633 00:29:06,450 --> 00:29:11,340 right wing attempting to cut it down 634 00:29:08,308 --> 00:29:13,200 into a more manageable bundle she yelped 635 00:29:11,339 --> 00:29:15,148 as the clouds after making her feathers 636 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:20,519 flare out awkwardly smoke curling from 637 00:29:15,148 --> 00:29:22,349 the edges of her wing ow damn it the six 638 00:29:20,519 --> 00:29:24,898 pegasi on clay Patrol seemed to come 639 00:29:22,349 --> 00:29:26,879 from nowhere brightly colored beams of 640 00:29:24,898 --> 00:29:28,349 pink and green Lance through the air two 641 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:31,440 of them striking Gardena in the breast 642 00:29:28,349 --> 00:29:34,048 of her armor mom 643 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:35,640 Reggie cried out in alarm pulling out 644 00:29:34,048 --> 00:29:38,690 her twin Calamity guns and returning 645 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:41,370 fire I'm fine 646 00:29:38,690 --> 00:29:43,320 gottena called back drawing her tri 647 00:29:41,369 --> 00:29:46,019 barreled magical energy shotgun ashido 648 00:29:43,319 --> 00:29:49,259 behind a cloud bank three of the black 649 00:29:46,019 --> 00:29:51,210 armored pegasi kept firing clouds were 650 00:29:49,259 --> 00:29:53,548 good for obfuscation but made for 651 00:29:51,210 --> 00:29:57,269 useless cover their concentrated fire 652 00:29:53,548 --> 00:29:58,470 quickly vaporized the clouds God wasn't 653 00:29:57,269 --> 00:30:01,408 there 654 00:29:58,470 --> 00:30:03,360 the pegasi swung around alerted by their 655 00:30:01,409 --> 00:30:06,000 EFS compasses as God bursts up through 656 00:30:03,359 --> 00:30:09,148 the clouds behind them it saved two of 657 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:10,740 them God unloaded all three barrels into 658 00:30:09,148 --> 00:30:14,219 the breasts of the third burning through 659 00:30:10,740 --> 00:30:15,929 his Armour into his heart a crack of 660 00:30:14,220 --> 00:30:18,000 thunder tore the air and a second 661 00:30:15,929 --> 00:30:19,740 pegasus was ripped apart severed limbs 662 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:23,940 spinning off the clouds missed it with 663 00:30:19,740 --> 00:30:26,940 red sail load a little gilda butcher 664 00:30:23,940 --> 00:30:29,490 whooped the remaining pegasus on God 665 00:30:26,940 --> 00:30:31,259 backed up firing rapid blasts of blue 666 00:30:29,490 --> 00:30:34,440 and gold from the multi-gem minigun in 667 00:30:31,259 --> 00:30:36,210 her armor God grunted with effort 668 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:39,179 forcing her body to move more quickly 669 00:30:36,210 --> 00:30:41,278 than it wanted 2/3 of the strikes tore 670 00:30:39,179 --> 00:30:43,889 along her left leg igniting her body and 671 00:30:41,278 --> 00:30:47,339 pain she's left the magical shotgun 672 00:30:43,888 --> 00:30:49,918 around a fire again one of the other 673 00:30:47,339 --> 00:30:52,319 pegasi dived in a Reggie she brought up 674 00:30:49,919 --> 00:30:53,639 her guns but he was too fast spinning 675 00:30:52,319 --> 00:30:56,759 and bucking her in the face as he fired 676 00:30:53,638 --> 00:30:58,109 twin beams of Pinkett butcher one of the 677 00:30:56,759 --> 00:31:00,089 beam struck the Talon heavy gunner 678 00:30:58,109 --> 00:31:02,398 squarely and butcher dissolved into pink 679 00:31:00,089 --> 00:31:03,689 ash little guilt of tumbling down 680 00:31:02,398 --> 00:31:07,918 through the closing hole in the clouds 681 00:31:03,690 --> 00:31:10,048 and disappearing from sight fuck Reggie 682 00:31:07,919 --> 00:31:13,379 yelled her head spinning and one of her 683 00:31:10,048 --> 00:31:15,179 eyes swollen closed she spun trying to 684 00:31:13,378 --> 00:31:17,788 recover attempting to bring her pistols 685 00:31:15,179 --> 00:31:19,230 back up to bear the Pegasus looped 686 00:31:17,788 --> 00:31:22,230 around to face her just in time for the 687 00:31:19,230 --> 00:31:23,849 adolescent Griffon to get her aim Reggie 688 00:31:22,230 --> 00:31:26,339 fired both guns into the visor of the 689 00:31:23,849 --> 00:31:27,839 Enclave trooper justice his poisonous 690 00:31:26,339 --> 00:31:31,319 scorpion tail sunk through her talent 691 00:31:27,839 --> 00:31:33,178 armor into her back the pegasus God had 692 00:31:31,319 --> 00:31:35,398 fired on melted away in a liquid stream 693 00:31:33,179 --> 00:31:37,080 of green dissolving in front of her to 694 00:31:35,398 --> 00:31:38,479 reveal her daughter as Reggie dropped 695 00:31:37,079 --> 00:31:43,819 down through the clouds 696 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:43,819 Reggie God screamed 697 00:31:44,410 --> 00:31:50,480 two days ago we just started back 698 00:31:48,799 --> 00:31:53,419 towards Icarus hot when the alicorns 699 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:55,250 appeared leading them was a midnight 700 00:31:53,420 --> 00:31:58,039 blue alicorn with a flowing silky mane 701 00:31:55,250 --> 00:32:01,339 of very light blues like frost that 702 00:31:58,039 --> 00:32:03,200 reminded me distinctly of Trixie I had 703 00:32:01,339 --> 00:32:04,939 dropped into a battle stance ready to 704 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:07,789 try to dodge lightning bolts little 705 00:32:04,940 --> 00:32:11,269 Macintosh out of his chief Bella Remy 706 00:32:07,789 --> 00:32:15,529 stepped forward horn a m-- what do you 707 00:32:11,269 --> 00:32:17,809 all want dammit we did not need this I'd 708 00:32:15,529 --> 00:32:19,629 have to draw them into the forest away 709 00:32:17,809 --> 00:32:21,679 from the hut and the ponies we rescued 710 00:32:19,630 --> 00:32:24,380 couldn't risk having any of them caught 711 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:29,930 in the crossfire why the hell did this 712 00:32:24,380 --> 00:32:33,410 have to happen today you the pretty main 713 00:32:29,930 --> 00:32:37,220 alicorn informed Bella remedy Oh hell's 714 00:32:33,410 --> 00:32:40,430 no I thought fiercely we wish to 715 00:32:37,220 --> 00:32:43,130 continue to make more of us the alicorn 716 00:32:40,430 --> 00:32:49,060 continued no more redeye 717 00:32:43,130 --> 00:32:49,060 no more black book you will fix this 718 00:32:49,150 --> 00:32:57,259 you want to procreate though it said 719 00:32:54,410 --> 00:32:58,700 slowly it was beginning to dawn on me 720 00:32:57,259 --> 00:33:03,910 that the alicorns were acting non 721 00:32:58,700 --> 00:33:07,370 aggressively I felt a little stunned but 722 00:33:03,910 --> 00:33:09,259 you have no mates 723 00:33:07,369 --> 00:33:15,049 pointing out the obvious there velvet 724 00:33:09,259 --> 00:33:16,819 that's the problem you will fix this the 725 00:33:15,049 --> 00:33:20,269 other alicorns echoed the statement and 726 00:33:16,819 --> 00:33:24,259 a rather eerie chorus I'm not sure we 727 00:33:20,269 --> 00:33:25,519 can help I said after all the trouble 728 00:33:24,259 --> 00:33:27,799 had gone through to eliminate the black 729 00:33:25,519 --> 00:33:29,480 book and red-eyes apotheosis project I 730 00:33:27,799 --> 00:33:33,680 didn't want to see an attempt to 731 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:35,779 resurrect either not to you one the lead 732 00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:39,200 alicorn said sharply the others behind 733 00:33:35,779 --> 00:33:43,928 her name we know you you are the 734 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:46,279 destroyer we do not seek your aid I 735 00:33:43,929 --> 00:33:49,460 wasn't sure if I felt more relieved or 736 00:33:46,279 --> 00:33:50,509 offended mostly though I just felt 737 00:33:49,460 --> 00:33:52,429 protective of velvet 738 00:33:50,509 --> 00:33:56,240 my friend whom they were clearly 739 00:33:52,429 --> 00:33:58,400 targeting velvet remedy stared them 740 00:33:56,240 --> 00:34:04,700 slowly cocking your head her ear 741 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:07,700 swiveling why me we remember your 742 00:34:04,700 --> 00:34:11,179 compassionate maripony the oddly maned 743 00:34:07,700 --> 00:34:17,809 blue enlightened her you are the one who 744 00:34:11,179 --> 00:34:20,539 helps her the voix we bring you the 745 00:34:17,809 --> 00:34:22,579 memories so that you may fix this the 746 00:34:20,539 --> 00:34:25,820 Alcorn stated her horn glowing the 747 00:34:22,579 --> 00:34:27,799 frosty blue eye only now noticed that 748 00:34:25,820 --> 00:34:31,159 she wore a satchel holding grotesquely 749 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:32,659 stained her horns glow was echoed by one 750 00:34:31,159 --> 00:34:34,340 surrounding the satchel she opened it 751 00:34:32,659 --> 00:34:35,898 and levitated out a pipbuck and what 752 00:34:34,340 --> 00:34:38,990 looked like a bundle of gore encrusted 753 00:34:35,898 --> 00:34:43,339 wires and odd attachments including a 754 00:34:38,989 --> 00:34:45,559 mechanical eye velvet remedy gasped 755 00:34:43,340 --> 00:34:49,820 taking an involuntary step back as the 756 00:34:45,559 --> 00:34:53,648 alicorn floated them towards her so I 757 00:34:49,820 --> 00:34:57,730 said slowly realizing what I was seeing 758 00:34:53,648 --> 00:34:59,929 something of red eye survived after all 759 00:34:57,730 --> 00:35:03,699 red I had been dying when he fell into 760 00:34:59,929 --> 00:35:06,109 that VAT yes but he wasn't dead yet and 761 00:35:03,699 --> 00:35:07,579 who knew how long the Cyber ponies 762 00:35:06,110 --> 00:35:08,150 enhancements would prolong the dying 763 00:35:07,579 --> 00:35:12,199 process 764 00:35:08,150 --> 00:35:14,900 and this was red eye of course he had an 765 00:35:12,199 --> 00:35:16,489 escape plan and I had given plenty of 766 00:35:14,900 --> 00:35:19,579 time before the starblaster bomb went 767 00:35:16,489 --> 00:35:23,000 off not that it didn't much good 768 00:35:19,579 --> 00:35:27,400 those were redeye cybernetics he had 769 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:30,170 been harvested I felt sick 770 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:32,840 we found his corpse in the dragon lair 771 00:35:30,170 --> 00:35:36,409 one of the other Alcorn's a purple 772 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:40,340 claimed I fought to shove back the bile 773 00:35:36,409 --> 00:35:42,579 in my throat as wicked as red I was this 774 00:35:40,340 --> 00:35:45,920 was a desecration he didn't deserve 775 00:35:42,579 --> 00:35:47,630 instead I tried to latch on to one of 776 00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:51,860 the more sterile facts the alicorns were 777 00:35:47,630 --> 00:35:53,750 presenting that made sense the Journal 778 00:35:51,860 --> 00:35:55,700 of dr. glue mentioned passages beneath 779 00:35:53,750 --> 00:35:58,159 the cathedral and the dragon had to be 780 00:35:55,699 --> 00:35:59,539 living somewhere that would explain how 781 00:35:58,159 --> 00:36:02,690 it appeared so suddenly in the middle of 782 00:35:59,539 --> 00:36:03,980 the battle and why dr. Glu's request to 783 00:36:02,690 --> 00:36:05,389 use the tunnels to dump the bodies of 784 00:36:03,980 --> 00:36:09,429 his victims have received such slow 785 00:36:05,389 --> 00:36:12,710 accommodation he had made it that far 786 00:36:09,429 --> 00:36:16,629 another alicorn explained before dying 787 00:36:12,710 --> 00:36:16,630 of his wounds and from the holy liquid 788 00:36:17,250 --> 00:36:20,820 the other was staring at the machines 789 00:36:19,019 --> 00:36:23,519 torn out a red eyes head with horror and 790 00:36:20,820 --> 00:36:29,130 revulsion I almost expected her to faint 791 00:36:23,519 --> 00:36:32,730 but when she ever done that memories the 792 00:36:29,130 --> 00:36:35,730 Alcorn had said red I was recording 793 00:36:32,730 --> 00:36:40,260 everything all of his research all of 794 00:36:35,730 --> 00:36:42,599 his actions everything his cybernetics 795 00:36:40,260 --> 00:36:44,160 were akin to black opal the massive 796 00:36:42,599 --> 00:36:45,510 storage capacity of the pit buck had 797 00:36:44,159 --> 00:36:49,049 probably stored days worth of his 798 00:36:45,510 --> 00:36:52,650 memories for the rest he'd need multiple 799 00:36:49,050 --> 00:36:55,019 mainframes I'd see nothing like that in 800 00:36:52,650 --> 00:36:56,309 the cathedral but this was the stallion 801 00:36:55,019 --> 00:36:58,579 whose other headquarters was in the 802 00:36:56,309 --> 00:37:00,809 ministry morale hub in Philadelphia if 803 00:36:58,579 --> 00:37:05,069 any building would have the setup to 804 00:37:00,809 --> 00:37:07,650 store that much spying damn that 805 00:37:05,070 --> 00:37:09,630 explained the spritebot Stu he'd 806 00:37:07,650 --> 00:37:11,190 probably used them as relays to transmit 807 00:37:09,630 --> 00:37:14,340 his memories back to the Philadelphia 808 00:37:11,190 --> 00:37:16,800 hub I guess before that he must know the 809 00:37:14,340 --> 00:37:18,150 real function of these robots but I had 810 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:21,990 never envisioned them being utilized 811 00:37:18,150 --> 00:37:23,960 like that velvet remedy squeezed her 812 00:37:21,989 --> 00:37:29,159 eyes shut and shook her head forcibly 813 00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:32,970 know a small blob of meaty red dripped 814 00:37:29,159 --> 00:37:35,608 off of one of the wires the alicorns win 815 00:37:32,969 --> 00:37:38,779 even stomped out of the corner of my eye 816 00:37:35,608 --> 00:37:42,409 I saw a calamity fly up battle saddle on 817 00:37:38,780 --> 00:37:46,130 life flume was galloping behind him 818 00:37:42,409 --> 00:37:51,440 velvet turned a softer gaze to them 819 00:37:46,130 --> 00:37:54,670 I mean yes she told them gently I will 820 00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:58,670 help you but not like this 821 00:37:54,670 --> 00:38:02,720 there is another way the frost made 822 00:37:58,670 --> 00:38:05,389 alicorn asked her voice surprised there 823 00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:07,308 has to be velvet remedy a shorter 824 00:38:05,389 --> 00:38:13,480 reaching up a hoof to touch the alicorn 825 00:38:07,309 --> 00:38:13,480 face and together we will find it 826 00:38:14,018 --> 00:38:19,489 calamity landed his eyes darting between 827 00:38:16,518 --> 00:38:22,959 velvet remedy in the alicorns leaning 828 00:38:19,489 --> 00:38:28,159 close to me he whispered loudly so uh 829 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:32,568 they ain't gonna attack us I really had 830 00:38:28,159 --> 00:38:34,848 no words the alicorn heard him not that 831 00:38:32,568 --> 00:38:37,038 doing so as much of a feet and she 832 00:38:34,849 --> 00:38:41,420 shifted her gaze towards him as did half 833 00:38:37,039 --> 00:38:44,359 the others we have learned she 834 00:38:41,420 --> 00:38:45,769 admonished calamity siding with those 835 00:38:44,358 --> 00:38:51,798 who opposed the destroyer and her 836 00:38:45,768 --> 00:38:53,449 friends leads to failure I blinked my 837 00:38:51,798 --> 00:38:56,298 own previous thoughts about the alicorns 838 00:38:53,449 --> 00:38:59,199 resurfaced to my mind they never fell 839 00:38:56,298 --> 00:38:59,199 for the same trap twice 840 00:39:01,150 --> 00:39:07,720 today hold the line 841 00:39:05,108 --> 00:39:09,248 the Steel Ranger shouted his armor 842 00:39:07,719 --> 00:39:10,449 speeding through a reloading cycle as he 843 00:39:09,248 --> 00:39:11,889 crouched behind the rubble that had 844 00:39:10,449 --> 00:39:15,248 until minutes ago had still been the 845 00:39:11,889 --> 00:39:17,018 mostly intact javis Cup those winged 846 00:39:15,248 --> 00:39:20,618 bastards get no closer to stable tech 847 00:39:17,018 --> 00:39:22,598 than right here the zorching sound in 848 00:39:20,619 --> 00:39:24,278 the smell of ozone melted metal and 849 00:39:22,599 --> 00:39:27,130 boiled flesh told him that he had just 850 00:39:24,278 --> 00:39:30,068 lost one more of his soldiers nights all 851 00:39:27,130 --> 00:39:31,240 of them too young and too unprepared to 852 00:39:30,068 --> 00:39:32,940 be fighting for their home against 853 00:39:31,239 --> 00:39:35,739 enemies like this 854 00:39:32,940 --> 00:39:37,480 the reload cycle finished just as the 855 00:39:35,739 --> 00:39:40,508 squad of black carapace wearing ponies 856 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:42,400 flew overhead the seal Ranger launched 857 00:39:40,509 --> 00:39:44,108 two missiles and watched them home in on 858 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:47,380 a single target blowing The Enclave 859 00:39:44,108 --> 00:39:49,239 invader out of the sky the rest of the 860 00:39:47,380 --> 00:39:51,420 squad broke apart swooping back to 861 00:39:49,239 --> 00:39:54,489 strike at him from all angles 862 00:39:51,420 --> 00:39:56,710 he couldn't get them all so he focused 863 00:39:54,489 --> 00:39:59,409 on the ones in front to his left opening 864 00:39:56,710 --> 00:40:00,909 up with his grenade machine gunner he 865 00:39:59,409 --> 00:40:02,379 had a clip of magical energy grenades 866 00:40:00,909 --> 00:40:03,818 scavenged from one of the patrols of 867 00:40:02,380 --> 00:40:06,640 these bitches his squad had taken down 868 00:40:03,818 --> 00:40:09,969 before no better time to use them than 869 00:40:06,639 --> 00:40:11,348 the present so he was rather shocked 870 00:40:09,969 --> 00:40:12,879 when one of the Enclave attackers 871 00:40:11,349 --> 00:40:16,359 closing in on his right was ripped from 872 00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:17,950 the sky with anti-armor grenade fire The 873 00:40:16,358 --> 00:40:21,369 Enclave ponies banked sharply away 874 00:40:17,949 --> 00:40:22,899 reassessing the new threat the Steel 875 00:40:21,369 --> 00:40:24,640 Ranger turned to see another earth pony 876 00:40:22,900 --> 00:40:26,730 and magically powered armor standing on 877 00:40:24,639 --> 00:40:29,768 the ridge of rubble across the street 878 00:40:26,730 --> 00:40:32,920 Armour identical to his except it was 879 00:40:29,768 --> 00:40:35,629 painted in bands a rich apple red 880 00:40:32,920 --> 00:40:37,039 without a word the steel ranger turned 881 00:40:35,630 --> 00:40:40,220 away from the Applejack's Ranger 882 00:40:37,039 --> 00:40:42,230 focusing on the enemy the Applejack's 883 00:40:40,219 --> 00:40:45,439 Ranger galloped in shifting in to cover 884 00:40:42,230 --> 00:40:47,690 his blind spots the two of them fought 885 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:49,519 together side by side until the ground 886 00:40:47,690 --> 00:40:52,960 ripped open beneath them pouring forth 887 00:40:49,519 --> 00:40:52,960 Enclave helmeted hellhounds 888 00:40:54,329 --> 00:40:57,659 two days ago 889 00:40:57,760 --> 00:41:01,900 dawn began to break on the horizon 890 00:40:59,769 --> 00:41:04,690 sending streams of smoke altered light 891 00:41:01,900 --> 00:41:06,789 through the trees the flowers began to 892 00:41:04,690 --> 00:41:08,679 dim their translucent green petals no 893 00:41:06,789 --> 00:41:12,159 longer appearing ephemeral but still no 894 00:41:08,679 --> 00:41:14,319 less delicate the forest awoke silently 895 00:41:12,159 --> 00:41:16,000 all the sounds of nature stilled the 896 00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:18,280 creatures of the forest driven out or 897 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:22,179 burned alive by the fires their ghosts 898 00:41:18,280 --> 00:41:23,320 offering no sounds after Velvet remedy 899 00:41:22,179 --> 00:41:23,799 had spoken with them a little while 900 00:41:23,320 --> 00:41:25,510 longer 901 00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:28,720 the alicorns depart of the swiftly as 902 00:41:25,510 --> 00:41:32,890 they had arrived or at least I thought 903 00:41:28,719 --> 00:41:34,719 they did the lead alicorns horn glowed a 904 00:41:32,889 --> 00:41:38,319 frosty blue and the group of them 905 00:41:34,719 --> 00:41:39,179 blurred then vanished from sight whoa 906 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:42,369 Nelly 907 00:41:39,179 --> 00:41:44,559 calamity whinnied when new the blue ones 908 00:41:42,369 --> 00:41:48,340 could turn invisible but they never turn 909 00:41:44,559 --> 00:41:52,079 another alec was invisible to their 910 00:41:48,340 --> 00:41:54,579 learning I said feeling equally shocked 911 00:41:52,079 --> 00:41:57,809 growing 912 00:41:54,579 --> 00:42:00,219 Velvets eyes widened at a realization 913 00:41:57,809 --> 00:42:04,269 they haven't even begun to see their 914 00:42:00,219 --> 00:42:08,139 potential there was a moment of silence 915 00:42:04,269 --> 00:42:10,599 as this new reality sunk in then one by 916 00:42:08,139 --> 00:42:12,940 one we started back towards Icarus at 917 00:42:10,599 --> 00:42:15,839 the earthbound calamity slowly trotting 918 00:42:12,940 --> 00:42:20,470 next developed as she took the lead 919 00:42:15,840 --> 00:42:23,200 littlepip it was life blue he had fallen 920 00:42:20,469 --> 00:42:26,199 behind and from the sounds of it he 921 00:42:23,199 --> 00:42:31,339 wanted to talk with me it was turning 922 00:42:26,199 --> 00:42:33,439 out to be that sort of day yes 923 00:42:31,340 --> 00:42:34,820 I've been thinking about how you claimed 924 00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:35,690 you had a way to deal with the impending 925 00:42:34,820 --> 00:42:39,800 food crisis 926 00:42:35,690 --> 00:42:46,730 he began there's a food production mega 927 00:42:39,800 --> 00:42:50,990 spell isn't there what how did he it's 928 00:42:46,730 --> 00:42:53,059 the only thing that makes sense I hadn't 929 00:42:50,989 --> 00:42:55,609 told any Pony about this except for 930 00:42:53,059 --> 00:42:57,230 homage and I had only breached my 931 00:42:55,610 --> 00:42:58,780 promise to spike with her because she 932 00:42:57,230 --> 00:43:03,769 would be one of the element bearers I 933 00:42:58,780 --> 00:43:05,990 hadn't even dared tell red eye or maybe 934 00:43:03,769 --> 00:43:08,719 a poison cleansing mega spell he 935 00:43:05,989 --> 00:43:10,309 considered if he purged all the poison 936 00:43:08,719 --> 00:43:13,789 from sweet apple acres you could feed a 937 00:43:10,309 --> 00:43:18,039 lot of ponies not nearly enough but that 938 00:43:13,789 --> 00:43:21,619 would be a start Twilight Society of 939 00:43:18,039 --> 00:43:22,969 course they did have access to much of 940 00:43:21,619 --> 00:43:24,650 Twilight Sparkle spell research 941 00:43:22,969 --> 00:43:27,250 including several of the spells that 942 00:43:24,650 --> 00:43:30,619 were woven into the gardens of Equestria 943 00:43:27,250 --> 00:43:31,969 something like that I admitted trying to 944 00:43:30,619 --> 00:43:33,380 be intentionally vague enough not to 945 00:43:31,969 --> 00:43:37,250 betray spike in Equestria's most 946 00:43:33,380 --> 00:43:42,680 valuable secret yes 947 00:43:37,250 --> 00:43:43,309 I would like to see it he said next no I 948 00:43:42,679 --> 00:43:47,500 can't 949 00:43:43,309 --> 00:43:50,570 I replied swiftly I quickly explained 950 00:43:47,500 --> 00:43:54,500 it's not my place to show it that's up 951 00:43:50,570 --> 00:43:59,900 to someone else then I added it's 952 00:43:54,500 --> 00:44:03,650 guarded uh I understand he said 953 00:43:59,900 --> 00:44:05,720 succinctly I began walking again but he 954 00:44:03,650 --> 00:44:07,340 stopped me 955 00:44:05,719 --> 00:44:10,730 you're not just planning to shut down 956 00:44:07,340 --> 00:44:11,630 the single Pegasus project are you he 957 00:44:10,730 --> 00:44:14,570 looked at me seriously 958 00:44:11,630 --> 00:44:17,410 his voice taking a slight edge you're 959 00:44:14,570 --> 00:44:22,340 not planning coming back are you 960 00:44:17,409 --> 00:44:24,049 was it that obvious part of me wants to 961 00:44:22,340 --> 00:44:26,530 hug you and proclaim you hero for what 962 00:44:24,050 --> 00:44:28,970 you're about to do like bloom granted 963 00:44:26,530 --> 00:44:30,410 but part of me wants to drop you and 964 00:44:28,969 --> 00:44:32,389 keep you paralyzed until I can hoof 965 00:44:30,409 --> 00:44:35,949 delivery to homage so she can buck some 966 00:44:32,389 --> 00:44:38,150 sense into you I almost wished he would 967 00:44:35,949 --> 00:44:41,750 it would be so much easier if this 968 00:44:38,150 --> 00:44:44,450 choice were taken from me somepony has 969 00:44:41,750 --> 00:44:47,599 to stay inside that place I explained to 970 00:44:44,449 --> 00:44:49,309 him instead the only way the enclave 971 00:44:47,599 --> 00:44:50,839 will stop trying to eliminate everypony 972 00:44:49,309 --> 00:44:54,079 who could possibly take over the central 973 00:44:50,840 --> 00:44:58,910 hub is if it is taken over and not just 974 00:44:54,079 --> 00:44:59,929 for a moment life bloom niggard well 975 00:44:58,909 --> 00:45:01,639 maybe I'm just thinking with my 976 00:44:59,929 --> 00:45:04,789 friendship here but have you thought 977 00:45:01,639 --> 00:45:08,210 about what this will do to homage his 978 00:45:04,789 --> 00:45:10,340 voice was cross she's already lost joke 979 00:45:08,210 --> 00:45:15,980 blue what do you think this will do to 980 00:45:10,340 --> 00:45:19,010 her my heart seized painfully this will 981 00:45:15,980 --> 00:45:23,150 destroy her he stomped the ground for 982 00:45:19,010 --> 00:45:24,650 emphasis I rounded on him my face 983 00:45:23,150 --> 00:45:25,940 scrunched in internal pain as my 984 00:45:24,650 --> 00:45:29,079 feelings of loss shift into a 985 00:45:25,940 --> 00:45:31,568 gut-wrenching abhorrence of myself I 986 00:45:29,079 --> 00:45:35,440 know 987 00:45:31,568 --> 00:45:36,909 I felt the first of many tears I stared 988 00:45:35,440 --> 00:45:41,440 into his eyes while I vision blurred 989 00:45:36,909 --> 00:45:43,358 hotly what if I don't if I selfishly put 990 00:45:41,440 --> 00:45:46,108 the two of us above all the wasteland 991 00:45:43,358 --> 00:45:49,630 and leave Equestria suffering for it I 992 00:45:46,108 --> 00:45:51,788 answered for him she'll lose her faith 993 00:45:49,630 --> 00:45:55,318 in hero's maybe even the good fight 994 00:45:51,789 --> 00:46:00,309 itself and she'll blame herself for it 995 00:45:55,318 --> 00:46:02,199 life bloom looked stricken I'm not going 996 00:46:00,309 --> 00:46:05,469 betray her cause and the reason she 997 00:46:02,199 --> 00:46:09,838 loves me just to keep her my words were 998 00:46:05,469 --> 00:46:14,708 a knife that would destroy her too that 999 00:46:09,838 --> 00:46:18,068 would strike her worse I was betraying 1000 00:46:14,708 --> 00:46:21,639 homage with my choice yes but that would 1001 00:46:18,068 --> 00:46:25,179 be a far more horrible betrayal Hamish 1002 00:46:21,639 --> 00:46:28,139 deserves better and I was losing someone 1003 00:46:25,179 --> 00:46:30,429 I had never deserved in the first place 1004 00:46:28,139 --> 00:46:36,578 life bloom swallowed and turned his gaze 1005 00:46:30,429 --> 00:46:40,328 away ashamed a frown sombrely besides I 1006 00:46:36,579 --> 00:46:42,699 can only get one pony in myself I'll 1007 00:46:40,329 --> 00:46:44,739 have to be locked in that machine put 1008 00:46:42,699 --> 00:46:47,619 into an artificial coma just to run it 1009 00:46:44,739 --> 00:46:50,099 I looked up with the smoke tainted 1010 00:46:47,619 --> 00:46:52,479 clouds visible through the treetops I 1011 00:46:50,099 --> 00:46:55,269 need to analyze the towers and the 1012 00:46:52,478 --> 00:46:57,848 Pegasus farmlands set off only the right 1013 00:46:55,268 --> 00:47:00,179 towers I can't do that just by throwing 1014 00:46:57,849 --> 00:47:02,039 a switch 1015 00:47:00,179 --> 00:47:04,980 wife bloom considered that for a good 1016 00:47:02,039 --> 00:47:08,010 while he was so quiet I didn't think he 1017 00:47:04,980 --> 00:47:09,778 would speak again I had almost started 1018 00:47:08,010 --> 00:47:11,430 back noting to the hellhound was once 1019 00:47:09,778 --> 00:47:13,679 again in the open doorway of zakora's at 1020 00:47:11,429 --> 00:47:18,929 this time having waylaid calamity in 1021 00:47:13,679 --> 00:47:23,538 velvet remedy we do have to do better 1022 00:47:18,929 --> 00:47:27,598 don't we he asked in a soft small voice 1023 00:47:23,539 --> 00:47:30,410 you're right and you were right he 1024 00:47:27,599 --> 00:47:33,539 continued finding a little more strength 1025 00:47:30,409 --> 00:47:36,389 we've done almost nothing to help the 1026 00:47:33,539 --> 00:47:39,299 Twilight Society we've sat back hoarding 1027 00:47:36,389 --> 00:47:42,858 our secrets telling ourselves hell were 1028 00:47:39,298 --> 00:47:42,858 virtually Enclave and miniature I 1029 00:47:42,920 --> 00:47:46,858 swiveled around to see the crimson and 1030 00:47:45,000 --> 00:47:50,940 scarlet Mane white unicorn staring at 1031 00:47:46,858 --> 00:47:54,480 the dirt downcast even my joining you 1032 00:47:50,940 --> 00:47:56,579 was little more than a token in zakora's 1033 00:47:54,480 --> 00:47:58,380 doorway the cyber hound was dangling my 1034 00:47:56,579 --> 00:48:02,579 unde Runk and sparkle-cola rat in front 1035 00:47:58,380 --> 00:48:05,548 of calamity snout we're hardly deserving 1036 00:48:02,579 --> 00:48:07,829 of the name we've taken life bloom 1037 00:48:05,548 --> 00:48:12,599 looked up his own eyes as tear-filled as 1038 00:48:07,829 --> 00:48:16,318 my own we have to do better we owe it 1039 00:48:12,599 --> 00:48:19,109 you and homage you've done so much so 1040 00:48:16,318 --> 00:48:23,219 freely hell you giving up yourself for 1041 00:48:19,108 --> 00:48:26,278 all of us he paused seeming unsure of 1042 00:48:23,219 --> 00:48:28,318 what to say from there I merely nodded 1043 00:48:26,278 --> 00:48:31,469 turning my tail on him and trotting off 1044 00:48:28,318 --> 00:48:33,920 as much as my heart felt like he'd been 1045 00:48:31,469 --> 00:48:36,259 put through a blender this was good I 1046 00:48:33,920 --> 00:48:38,519 needed life bloom thinking this way I 1047 00:48:36,260 --> 00:48:40,830 had a plan 1048 00:48:38,519 --> 00:48:42,599 and without homage it would be up to him 1049 00:48:40,829 --> 00:48:48,610 alone to convince the twilit society to 1050 00:48:42,599 --> 00:48:50,349 do their part today 1051 00:48:48,610 --> 00:48:52,390 the ancient ritual chamber within 1052 00:48:50,349 --> 00:48:55,480 tenpony tower was alive with light for 1053 00:48:52,389 --> 00:48:57,039 the first time in over 200 years it had 1054 00:48:55,480 --> 00:49:00,250 been two centuries since the mega spell 1055 00:48:57,039 --> 00:49:01,599 known as les t1 had been activated the 1056 00:49:00,250 --> 00:49:03,059 ponies inside had ignored the 1057 00:49:01,599 --> 00:49:05,230 destruction of the city around them 1058 00:49:03,059 --> 00:49:06,759 intent instead on bringing the full 1059 00:49:05,230 --> 00:49:08,500 power of the Sun itself down on those 1060 00:49:06,760 --> 00:49:10,090 zebra islands and coastal lands that 1061 00:49:08,500 --> 00:49:11,619 those equestrian ponies believed helped 1062 00:49:10,090 --> 00:49:15,160 launch sites for the bulk of the Zira's 1063 00:49:11,619 --> 00:49:17,440 long-range mega spell missiles the last 1064 00:49:15,159 --> 00:49:19,179 time this chamber was used entire 1065 00:49:17,440 --> 00:49:22,869 Islands had been plunged back into 1066 00:49:19,179 --> 00:49:24,579 boiling oceans the attack had managed to 1067 00:49:22,869 --> 00:49:28,319 hold for half an hour before the pegasi 1068 00:49:24,579 --> 00:49:30,429 had closed off the Sun now once again 1069 00:49:28,320 --> 00:49:32,530 sunlight poured down the artificial 1070 00:49:30,429 --> 00:49:34,119 chimney through a well of multifaceted 1071 00:49:32,530 --> 00:49:36,519 mirrors that caught and reflected the 1072 00:49:34,119 --> 00:49:37,989 glow of Celestia Sun bouncing it down 1073 00:49:36,519 --> 00:49:39,309 into the bleached white chamber below 1074 00:49:37,989 --> 00:49:41,199 and filling the ritual chamber with a 1075 00:49:39,309 --> 00:49:44,559 monochromatic kaleidoscope of light and 1076 00:49:41,199 --> 00:49:47,259 shadow a line of robed Ponies plotted 1077 00:49:44,559 --> 00:49:50,170 into the chamber in the lead was an 1078 00:49:47,260 --> 00:49:52,060 older model brown unicorn behind him a 1079 00:49:50,170 --> 00:49:53,650 younger white one with a few curls of 1080 00:49:52,059 --> 00:49:56,860 scarlet and crimson Mane poking out from 1081 00:49:53,650 --> 00:49:58,630 beneath his hood each moved with a 1082 00:49:56,860 --> 00:50:00,460 purpose striding to their positions 1083 00:49:58,630 --> 00:50:03,670 within the intricate arcane mosaic of 1084 00:50:00,460 --> 00:50:05,349 polished white tiles though not a one of 1085 00:50:03,670 --> 00:50:07,990 them had ever cast a mega spell before 1086 00:50:05,349 --> 00:50:09,519 and in fact most never expected the 1087 00:50:07,989 --> 00:50:12,069 opportunity to do so would fall within 1088 00:50:09,519 --> 00:50:14,889 their lifetime each knew exactly what to 1089 00:50:12,070 --> 00:50:16,490 do this was something they had practiced 1090 00:50:14,889 --> 00:50:19,339 by rote 1091 00:50:16,489 --> 00:50:24,679 but this time they could feel the charge 1092 00:50:19,340 --> 00:50:26,720 in the air this time it was real they 1093 00:50:24,679 --> 00:50:28,549 looked at each other if you tapped at 1094 00:50:26,719 --> 00:50:30,559 the mosaic tiles with their hooves when 1095 00:50:28,550 --> 00:50:33,640 he'd nervously still not sure that they 1096 00:50:30,559 --> 00:50:33,639 were really doing the right thing 1097 00:50:35,710 --> 00:50:41,338 two days ago I concentrated as best I 1098 00:50:40,539 --> 00:50:44,529 could 1099 00:50:41,338 --> 00:50:46,469 this time it was my turn to fly calamity 1100 00:50:44,530 --> 00:50:48,790 over the treetops of the everfree forest 1101 00:50:46,469 --> 00:50:50,799 we were going to locate the tortoise and 1102 00:50:48,789 --> 00:50:52,809 I was going to levitate it back with us 1103 00:50:50,800 --> 00:50:56,230 to Sakura's hot the only safe place to 1104 00:50:52,809 --> 00:50:59,079 really work on it we should have just 1105 00:50:56,230 --> 00:51:02,800 brought it back with us the first time : 1106 00:50:59,079 --> 00:51:04,838 when he commented earlier I agreed but 1107 00:51:02,800 --> 00:51:06,220 yesterday we had all been so exhausted 1108 00:51:04,838 --> 00:51:07,690 and depleted by the time the Wonderbolts 1109 00:51:06,219 --> 00:51:10,989 flew off that none of us were thinking 1110 00:51:07,690 --> 00:51:14,108 that straight calamity hadn't said 1111 00:51:10,989 --> 00:51:15,608 anything since his sharp eyes were 1112 00:51:14,108 --> 00:51:17,559 watching for shooting plants and other 1113 00:51:15,608 --> 00:51:20,739 hazards while I tried my best not to 1114 00:51:17,559 --> 00:51:23,139 drift off to sleep the effort of flying 1115 00:51:20,739 --> 00:51:25,379 was momentous I'd only been up for a 1116 00:51:23,139 --> 00:51:28,629 hoof full of hours but the last few days 1117 00:51:25,380 --> 00:51:30,309 hell the last two months had been so 1118 00:51:28,630 --> 00:51:33,400 physically and emotionally excruciating 1119 00:51:30,309 --> 00:51:38,108 that my body didn't care it wanted rest 1120 00:51:33,400 --> 00:51:41,670 and a lot of it not now I tried to think 1121 00:51:38,108 --> 00:51:41,670 at it not yet 1122 00:51:41,920 --> 00:51:46,510 Calamity nudged me to widen our search 1123 00:51:43,869 --> 00:51:48,250 pattern I looked up at him enjoying 1124 00:51:46,510 --> 00:51:53,890 seeing his face and gave him a small 1125 00:51:48,250 --> 00:51:55,869 smile clammed he was a good friend the 1126 00:51:53,889 --> 00:51:57,400 way my morning was going though and he 1127 00:51:55,869 --> 00:51:58,750 made it now either calamity and I were 1128 00:51:57,400 --> 00:52:02,039 going to have a painful heart-to-heart 1129 00:51:58,750 --> 00:52:04,239 or we would be intercepted by a monster 1130 00:52:02,039 --> 00:52:07,239 probably a chatty one at that 1131 00:52:04,239 --> 00:52:11,709 I almost groaned when calamities muzzle 1132 00:52:07,239 --> 00:52:16,479 opened I hit so called it in Kalman 1133 00:52:11,710 --> 00:52:20,099 he warned eyes narrowing oh is the 1134 00:52:16,480 --> 00:52:23,440 second option yay 1135 00:52:20,099 --> 00:52:24,789 even so I was absolutely not ready for 1136 00:52:23,440 --> 00:52:27,579 what swooped out of the sky in front of 1137 00:52:24,789 --> 00:52:31,420 us I found myself staring into the eyes 1138 00:52:27,579 --> 00:52:36,190 of a Reaper pony it had the body of a 1139 00:52:31,420 --> 00:52:38,500 dead Pegasus gaunt bootless its body a 1140 00:52:36,190 --> 00:52:41,860 pale and sickly white but the eyes of a 1141 00:52:38,500 --> 00:52:44,199 dragon fierce glowing yellow irises with 1142 00:52:41,860 --> 00:52:47,349 cat-like pupils full of power and fierce 1143 00:52:44,199 --> 00:52:49,710 life from behind his shoulder sprouted 1144 00:52:47,349 --> 00:52:51,789 large leathery bat-like wings and 1145 00:52:49,710 --> 00:52:56,530 nightmarish armor growing out of its 1146 00:52:51,789 --> 00:52:59,940 flesh my heart seized the river ponies 1147 00:52:56,530 --> 00:53:03,600 were real I mean really real oh 1148 00:52:59,940 --> 00:53:06,760 goddesses I wasn't ready to die not now 1149 00:53:03,599 --> 00:53:08,829 you are little pip the Reaper Pony 1150 00:53:06,760 --> 00:53:10,260 proclaimed its voice like an earthquake 1151 00:53:08,829 --> 00:53:12,759 filled with knives 1152 00:53:10,260 --> 00:53:17,940 the creature shifted its fearsome stare 1153 00:53:12,760 --> 00:53:21,340 to calamity you are calamity correct oh 1154 00:53:17,940 --> 00:53:25,900 shit even knew my name the Reaper ponies 1155 00:53:21,340 --> 00:53:28,690 knew my name and it wants to talk My 1156 00:53:25,900 --> 00:53:33,000 Little Pony rudely interrupted my panic 1157 00:53:28,690 --> 00:53:37,929 so called it y'all must be the demon 1158 00:53:33,000 --> 00:53:40,619 calamities a stout Lionheart it answered 1159 00:53:37,929 --> 00:53:43,179 nearly blasting us back 1160 00:53:40,619 --> 00:53:44,799 calamity slapped his good wing backing 1161 00:53:43,179 --> 00:53:48,579 us away from the reaper Pony and it's 1162 00:53:44,800 --> 00:53:50,230 quite possibly reaping a voice that was 1163 00:53:48,579 --> 00:53:53,829 when I noticed the Reaper pony had a pip 1164 00:53:50,230 --> 00:53:58,360 leg with a broadcaster just like the 1165 00:53:53,829 --> 00:54:01,779 ghouls in stable one whoa there calamity 1166 00:53:58,360 --> 00:54:05,110 blurted dial down the volume will ya it 1167 00:54:01,780 --> 00:54:09,900 feels like a Yellin Attis he added with 1168 00:54:05,110 --> 00:54:12,900 a hurricane that is not possible the 1169 00:54:09,900 --> 00:54:16,690 Canterlot ghoul Reaper pony 1170 00:54:12,900 --> 00:54:18,340 whatever announced the armor of the 1171 00:54:16,690 --> 00:54:20,170 palace guards was enchanted by Princess 1172 00:54:18,340 --> 00:54:22,210 Luna herself that we may always speak in 1173 00:54:20,170 --> 00:54:25,740 the royal Canterlot voice so that our 1174 00:54:22,210 --> 00:54:29,110 words would carry the proper weight okay 1175 00:54:25,739 --> 00:54:32,379 not a Reaper pony a survivor of the 1176 00:54:29,110 --> 00:54:34,530 destruction of Canterlot but do not fear 1177 00:54:32,380 --> 00:54:38,740 we are here to help 1178 00:54:34,530 --> 00:54:42,670 we calamity asked cautiously raising an 1179 00:54:38,739 --> 00:54:46,629 eyebrow as in royal alicorn pseudo 1180 00:54:42,670 --> 00:54:52,780 goddess we know the Canterlot Google 1181 00:54:46,630 --> 00:54:54,970 blasted we as in we uh pardon but I 1182 00:54:52,780 --> 00:54:56,890 ain't following calamity told him 1183 00:54:54,969 --> 00:54:59,799 looking around for a second batwing 1184 00:54:56,889 --> 00:55:02,230 Canterlot ghoul or for that matter a 1185 00:54:59,800 --> 00:55:04,930 second anything 1186 00:55:02,230 --> 00:55:06,579 in response a tiny white field mouse 1187 00:55:04,929 --> 00:55:08,289 with cute little pink eyes scurried up 1188 00:55:06,579 --> 00:55:11,799 the Canterlot ghouls hideous neck Armour 1189 00:55:08,289 --> 00:55:13,420 and perched on his head squeaking the 1190 00:55:11,800 --> 00:55:16,920 little fellas whiskers wiggle acutely 1191 00:55:13,420 --> 00:55:19,300 and for some reason I couldn't fathom 1192 00:55:16,920 --> 00:55:20,980 the tiny mouse struck an even deeper 1193 00:55:19,300 --> 00:55:23,350 note of terror me than my apparent 1194 00:55:20,980 --> 00:55:24,820 Reaper pony oh the tiny mouse struck an 1195 00:55:23,349 --> 00:55:27,940 even deeper note of terror in me than 1196 00:55:24,820 --> 00:55:32,140 the apparent Reaper pony had wait a 1197 00:55:27,940 --> 00:55:35,440 second my little pony insisted I should 1198 00:55:32,139 --> 00:55:37,829 know this my little pony slammed 1199 00:55:35,440 --> 00:55:42,130 together bits of memory like a puzzle 1200 00:55:37,829 --> 00:55:43,840 his name was Lionheart I remember DJ 1201 00:55:42,130 --> 00:55:46,358 ponies broadcast after the Enclave 1202 00:55:43,840 --> 00:55:47,680 attacked friendship City a broadcast 1203 00:55:46,358 --> 00:55:49,779 focused not on the horror and tragedy 1204 00:55:47,679 --> 00:55:53,529 but on the heroic response she was 1205 00:55:49,780 --> 00:55:55,630 seeing all across Equestria I have a 1206 00:55:53,530 --> 00:55:57,310 tail here too such heroes taken down one 1207 00:55:55,630 --> 00:56:00,269 of those warships just saw the stallion 1208 00:55:57,309 --> 00:56:03,400 red left a calling card lie in a mouse 1209 00:56:00,269 --> 00:56:07,059 will tell you what lied a mouse dropped 1210 00:56:03,400 --> 00:56:09,070 by ten point out some time the only 1211 00:56:07,059 --> 00:56:12,429 Raptor taken down in a battle I wasn't 1212 00:56:09,070 --> 00:56:14,080 there to witness I recalled the rising 1213 00:56:12,429 --> 00:56:15,940 panic of the communications officer on 1214 00:56:14,079 --> 00:56:18,699 the enclave inter warship channel just 1215 00:56:15,940 --> 00:56:21,869 before it went deadly are you reporting 1216 00:56:18,699 --> 00:56:25,358 that the monsters down the my Mateus and 1217 00:56:21,869 --> 00:56:26,858 DJ ponies latest broadcast which even as 1218 00:56:25,358 --> 00:56:29,920 I heard it I realized have recorded 1219 00:56:26,858 --> 00:56:31,150 hours if not whole days before homage 1220 00:56:29,920 --> 00:56:33,420 wasn't going to make it easy for the 1221 00:56:31,150 --> 00:56:35,619 enclave to catch her after all I 1222 00:56:33,420 --> 00:56:38,320 interrupt the enclaves depressing ass 1223 00:56:35,619 --> 00:56:39,940 music for a very special broadcast today 1224 00:56:38,320 --> 00:56:42,130 I have with me two members of the 1225 00:56:39,940 --> 00:56:44,019 wasteland resistance none other than the 1226 00:56:42,130 --> 00:56:46,930 Enclave fighting duo of line and Mouse 1227 00:56:44,019 --> 00:56:48,789 and I'll be speaking with them about the 1228 00:56:46,929 --> 00:56:50,618 goods light the blows they've struck to 1229 00:56:48,789 --> 00:56:53,019 the Enclave and what every pony can do 1230 00:56:50,619 --> 00:56:57,160 to lend a hoof 1231 00:56:53,019 --> 00:56:59,139 and finally watcher Alma herself 1232 00:56:57,159 --> 00:57:00,368 insisted she can't make it and she told 1233 00:56:59,139 --> 00:57:03,579 me to tell you she's sending some more 1234 00:57:00,369 --> 00:57:06,000 allies your way the Allies my mayor 1235 00:57:03,579 --> 00:57:11,049 friend sent me took out the overcast 1236 00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:17,349 holy hot sex with Celestia the field 1237 00:57:11,050 --> 00:57:19,690 mass calamity blinked you Brad Pitt DJ 1238 00:57:17,349 --> 00:57:22,719 Pony sent us the ghoul announced 1239 00:57:19,690 --> 00:57:25,409 confirming what I had deduced as proof 1240 00:57:22,719 --> 00:57:27,789 she told me to give you this 1241 00:57:25,409 --> 00:57:29,769 Lionheart produced a small clear plastic 1242 00:57:27,789 --> 00:57:31,210 bag with a memory Orban side along with 1243 00:57:29,769 --> 00:57:35,440 a piece of paper which simply read 1244 00:57:31,210 --> 00:57:37,210 number 8 the mouse snorted just a little 1245 00:57:35,440 --> 00:57:41,369 blasting the air with the art long 1246 00:57:37,210 --> 00:57:46,110 streams of terrifyingly solid pink Oh 1247 00:57:41,369 --> 00:57:46,110 calamity muttered that mouse 1248 00:57:48,369 --> 00:57:54,278 today aboard the glorious dawn 1249 00:57:52,179 --> 00:57:56,318 ensign fancy lad adjusted his headset 1250 00:57:54,278 --> 00:57:58,048 once again listening to reports from the 1251 00:57:56,318 --> 00:58:00,190 southern detachment of Raptors the 1252 00:57:58,048 --> 00:58:01,509 bombing runs were proving effective in 1253 00:58:00,190 --> 00:58:03,278 clearing out embedded clusters of 1254 00:58:01,509 --> 00:58:04,838 enemies but they were losing an 1255 00:58:03,278 --> 00:58:09,099 uncomfortable amount of bombing wagons 1256 00:58:04,838 --> 00:58:12,009 to sniper fire Candice's damn them he 1257 00:58:09,099 --> 00:58:15,278 muttered Navy had snipers amongst the 1258 00:58:12,009 --> 00:58:17,309 slaves he reached a hoof to a switch 1259 00:58:15,278 --> 00:58:19,539 beneath one of his terminal monitors 1260 00:58:17,309 --> 00:58:23,019 Raptor neck rias was in perfect position 1261 00:58:19,539 --> 00:58:25,869 and otherwise only lightly engaged he 1262 00:58:23,018 --> 00:58:28,778 flipped a switch senior officer this is 1263 00:58:25,869 --> 00:58:30,309 ensign fancy lad reporting I suggest we 1264 00:58:28,778 --> 00:58:34,179 send wrap turn a curious to purge the 1265 00:58:30,309 --> 00:58:36,910 slave compounds on South sector 5 and 1266 00:58:34,179 --> 00:58:40,690 copy that the Stallions boys responded 1267 00:58:36,909 --> 00:58:43,989 and those were the last words fancy lad 1268 00:58:40,690 --> 00:58:45,789 ever heard he spent the next 10 seconds 1269 00:58:43,989 --> 00:58:47,889 spasming his fatal static bored out of 1270 00:58:45,789 --> 00:58:49,410 his headset his brain melting out of his 1271 00:58:47,889 --> 00:58:52,420 ears and nostrils 1272 00:58:49,409 --> 00:58:54,129 likewise nearly all 30 other members of 1273 00:58:52,420 --> 00:58:56,440 the glorious Dawn's communication centre 1274 00:58:54,130 --> 00:58:59,619 collapsed many of them not even managing 1275 00:58:56,440 --> 00:59:00,909 to scream one of them a mare who had put 1276 00:58:59,619 --> 00:59:01,269 her head set aside to get a cup of 1277 00:59:00,909 --> 00:59:04,449 coffee 1278 00:59:01,268 --> 00:59:06,189 now gout for the elevator doors with 1279 00:59:04,449 --> 00:59:07,989 each yard she staggered more painfully 1280 00:59:06,190 --> 00:59:09,608 her mind ripping apart from the soft 1281 00:59:07,989 --> 00:59:13,778 hiss that flowed out of every headset in 1282 00:59:09,608 --> 00:59:15,429 the room the mayor collapsed horizon 1283 00:59:13,778 --> 00:59:17,768 pools of blood less than hoofs reach 1284 00:59:15,429 --> 00:59:20,828 from the elevator but no longer able to 1285 00:59:17,768 --> 00:59:22,868 stand and reach the button the elevator 1286 00:59:20,829 --> 00:59:25,390 door slid open anyway pouring out a 1287 00:59:22,869 --> 00:59:27,009 thick blanketing mist of pink revealing 1288 00:59:25,389 --> 00:59:29,818 the batwing ghoul and his little friend 1289 00:59:27,009 --> 00:59:29,818 standing just inside 1290 00:59:32,420 --> 00:59:40,500 two days ago throw Matt a Killing Joke 1291 00:59:36,750 --> 00:59:42,000 till one of them sticks Velva remedies 1292 00:59:40,500 --> 00:59:46,260 eyes were shooting stilettos at the 1293 00:59:42,000 --> 00:59:48,869 albino hellhound what he asked at least 1294 00:59:46,260 --> 00:59:53,250 feigning ignorance Killing Joke turned 1295 00:59:48,869 --> 00:59:56,430 on a hellhound into a female pony well 1296 00:59:53,250 --> 00:59:57,780 it blinked her eyes widened I could 1297 00:59:56,429 --> 01:00:02,719 almost see the spark of innovation 1298 00:59:57,780 --> 01:00:06,349 ignite behind her black people's oh oh 1299 01:00:02,719 --> 01:00:09,269 she pressed in place idea 1300 01:00:06,349 --> 01:00:11,430 she sang out then galloped over to the 1301 01:00:09,269 --> 01:00:13,889 doorway of zakora's Hut virtually a cost 1302 01:00:11,429 --> 01:00:16,469 in calamity of me oh we just need to go 1303 01:00:13,889 --> 01:00:21,779 back to stable 29 she looked at us 1304 01:00:16,469 --> 01:00:25,500 pleadingly can we please almost timidly 1305 01:00:21,780 --> 01:00:27,030 she added if that's all right and it 1306 01:00:25,500 --> 01:00:30,690 won't interfere with your clandestine 1307 01:00:27,030 --> 01:00:35,220 plans I nodded walking through the 1308 01:00:30,690 --> 01:00:36,929 doorway of course we can after the 1309 01:00:35,219 --> 01:00:38,669 gushingly thankful look she gave us I 1310 01:00:36,929 --> 01:00:41,179 couldn't quite bring myself to tell her 1311 01:00:38,670 --> 01:00:46,559 we would have to be going there anyways 1312 01:00:41,179 --> 01:00:48,659 greetings you are Velvet remedy velvet 1313 01:00:46,559 --> 01:00:51,780 remedy eat and backpedaled as Lionhearts 1314 01:00:48,659 --> 01:00:54,960 imposing figure filled the doorway have 1315 01:00:51,780 --> 01:00:56,460 no fear we are here too he was cut off 1316 01:00:54,960 --> 01:00:59,190 by the pained Yelp of the albino 1317 01:00:56,460 --> 01:01:00,809 hellhound we turned to see the cyber 1318 01:00:59,190 --> 01:01:04,710 hound crouching in a corner his paws 1319 01:01:00,809 --> 01:01:08,059 clamped over his ears uh maybe you ought 1320 01:01:04,710 --> 01:01:10,170 to stay outside calamity suggested I 1321 01:01:08,059 --> 01:01:12,640 suspect it was less for the hellhounds 1322 01:01:10,170 --> 01:01:14,588 sake than more for ours 1323 01:01:12,639 --> 01:01:17,308 velvet remedy was already giving the 1324 01:01:14,588 --> 01:01:21,460 whimpering Cuisinart a poor thing look I 1325 01:01:17,309 --> 01:01:23,410 nodded the lionheart I wasn't so nearly 1326 01:01:21,460 --> 01:01:25,588 as concerned about the natto Reaper pony 1327 01:01:23,409 --> 01:01:28,149 as I was about the pet he traveled with 1328 01:01:25,588 --> 01:01:29,619 she had managed to fill an entire Raptor 1329 01:01:28,150 --> 01:01:32,289 with concentrated pink cloud in the 1330 01:01:29,619 --> 01:01:33,849 space of less than two hours the little 1331 01:01:32,289 --> 01:01:36,569 beast could probably kill everypony in 1332 01:01:33,849 --> 01:01:39,970 the hub with an accidental sneeze 1333 01:01:36,568 --> 01:01:42,190 speaking of clandestine plans calamity 1334 01:01:39,969 --> 01:01:44,259 started why don't you just feeling a 1335 01:01:42,190 --> 01:01:45,760 little bit about what we're doing was 1336 01:01:44,260 --> 01:01:50,710 this big meeting you got hidden under 1337 01:01:45,760 --> 01:01:53,260 here a horn the rust coated style 1338 01:01:50,710 --> 01:01:55,088 blushed a little apparently it was a 1339 01:01:53,260 --> 01:01:58,528 Pegasus colloquialism that just didn't 1340 01:01:55,088 --> 01:02:01,659 apply well to unicorns I had two options 1341 01:01:58,528 --> 01:02:03,608 answer quickly if only for his sake or 1342 01:02:01,659 --> 01:02:06,818 delay by needling him about hiding 1343 01:02:03,608 --> 01:02:10,808 things under my horn the latter was so 1344 01:02:06,818 --> 01:02:14,130 tempting as I said I've got a plan 1345 01:02:10,809 --> 01:02:16,750 I began but we can't pull it off alone 1346 01:02:14,130 --> 01:02:18,130 the way I figure it we need the help of 1347 01:02:16,750 --> 01:02:20,170 seven of the allies we've made in these 1348 01:02:18,130 --> 01:02:22,119 last two months two of them are 1349 01:02:20,170 --> 01:02:26,318 currently at spikes cave and one of them 1350 01:02:22,119 --> 01:02:27,940 life bloom is with us already the curly 1351 01:02:26,318 --> 01:02:29,619 maimed white unicorn who had been laying 1352 01:02:27,940 --> 01:02:31,650 pensively near ZENIT's comp looked up 1353 01:02:29,619 --> 01:02:34,450 with a mention of his name 1354 01:02:31,650 --> 01:02:36,818 back in new Appaloosa the night after 1355 01:02:34,449 --> 01:02:38,139 the Sonic rad boom I asked watcher to 1356 01:02:36,818 --> 01:02:39,219 use the sprite BOTS to contact the 1357 01:02:38,139 --> 01:02:42,489 others and gather them 1358 01:02:39,219 --> 01:02:44,588 I didn't bother mentioning that one of 1359 01:02:42,489 --> 01:02:47,469 those crucial ponies my beloved homage 1360 01:02:44,588 --> 01:02:48,730 wasn't going to make it we're going to 1361 01:02:47,469 --> 01:02:50,348 be gathering together at the cave in 1362 01:02:48,730 --> 01:02:53,409 less than a day and I'll tell you 1363 01:02:50,349 --> 01:02:55,720 everything else once were there well 1364 01:02:53,409 --> 01:02:57,368 almost everything 1365 01:02:55,719 --> 01:03:01,889 but there's some things we need to do 1366 01:02:57,369 --> 01:03:04,300 first spikes cave huh 1367 01:03:01,889 --> 01:03:07,059 Clemmy raised an eyebrow high enough to 1368 01:03:04,300 --> 01:03:10,210 knock back his hat good thing we managed 1369 01:03:07,059 --> 01:03:11,679 to get another pair of wings he winced 1370 01:03:10,210 --> 01:03:14,590 as he tried to flap his bound and 1371 01:03:11,679 --> 01:03:16,449 wounded wing Enclave tanks ain't 1372 01:03:14,590 --> 01:03:19,780 designed for Griffin pilots and we'd 1373 01:03:16,449 --> 01:03:22,358 never make that distance on hoof he will 1374 01:03:19,780 --> 01:03:24,700 be livid swiftly came the bellowing 1375 01:03:22,358 --> 01:03:27,519 voice from outside the door banging open 1376 01:03:24,699 --> 01:03:29,139 from the blast while I serve at Her 1377 01:03:27,519 --> 01:03:30,789 Majesty's pleasure I would often be 1378 01:03:29,139 --> 01:03:34,420 called upon to pull her royal chariot 1379 01:03:30,789 --> 01:03:36,849 as if that would excuse using a powerful 1380 01:03:34,420 --> 01:03:39,450 and dangerous ally a hero in his own 1381 01:03:36,849 --> 01:03:41,800 right as nothing more than a chauffeur 1382 01:03:39,449 --> 01:03:44,529 ah that ain't gonna get old 1383 01:03:41,800 --> 01:03:45,940 ready start rubbing her knuckles against 1384 01:03:44,530 --> 01:03:49,210 her ears while the hellhound whined 1385 01:03:45,940 --> 01:03:52,720 pathetically calamity mauled the new 1386 01:03:49,210 --> 01:03:55,389 information over a moment oh right 1387 01:03:52,719 --> 01:03:56,399 I'll wait then he told me clearly 1388 01:03:55,389 --> 01:04:00,639 getting a little antsy 1389 01:03:56,400 --> 01:04:03,880 we trusty little pip good 1390 01:04:00,639 --> 01:04:07,289 I said sheepishly because the next step 1391 01:04:03,880 --> 01:04:10,420 in the plan is to piss off a dragon 1392 01:04:07,289 --> 01:04:12,630 shocked silence magnified by the soft 1393 01:04:10,420 --> 01:04:15,460 Clank as somepony dropped something a 1394 01:04:12,630 --> 01:04:18,220 blinking she said what level kind of 1395 01:04:15,460 --> 01:04:22,269 silence to which a small squeak was 1396 01:04:18,219 --> 01:04:26,980 added again you let her make the plans 1397 01:04:22,269 --> 01:04:29,789 on purpose before anypony could respond 1398 01:04:26,980 --> 01:04:33,150 a small voice wavered uh from behind us 1399 01:04:29,789 --> 01:04:39,369 am I still a zebra 1400 01:04:33,150 --> 01:04:40,000 zennith she she was awake as best I can 1401 01:04:39,369 --> 01:04:42,490 tell 1402 01:04:40,000 --> 01:04:47,760 life Bloom said answering the bandage 1403 01:04:42,489 --> 01:04:50,139 and shrouded zebras question yes Zedan 1404 01:04:47,760 --> 01:04:52,420 came the resounding shout of joy from 1405 01:04:50,139 --> 01:04:54,368 many muzzles my own included as we 1406 01:04:52,420 --> 01:04:58,450 pounce the poor barely recovered zebra 1407 01:04:54,369 --> 01:05:00,910 mare should they be doing that the 1408 01:04:58,449 --> 01:05:02,828 albino cyber hound asked looking at life 1409 01:05:00,909 --> 01:05:05,649 bloom with a disturbed expression ears 1410 01:05:02,829 --> 01:05:06,548 flattened back he was already halfway 1411 01:05:05,650 --> 01:05:09,700 out the door 1412 01:05:06,548 --> 01:05:11,528 his zebra cloak over his back between 1413 01:05:09,699 --> 01:05:13,328 the new arrivals and ZENIT's awakening 1414 01:05:11,528 --> 01:05:15,039 the monster apparently decided it was 1415 01:05:13,329 --> 01:05:19,510 time to make good on his not being with 1416 01:05:15,039 --> 01:05:22,480 a stance oh yes he responded with a 1417 01:05:19,510 --> 01:05:23,859 bright smile as a medical Pony I can 1418 01:05:22,480 --> 01:05:26,490 definitely attest to the healing power 1419 01:05:23,858 --> 01:05:26,489 of group hugs 1420 01:05:28,179 --> 01:05:34,000 today from the blood-soaked Badlands to 1421 01:05:32,048 --> 01:05:35,858 the embattled ruins the sounds of battle 1422 01:05:34,000 --> 01:05:37,420 and the stench of death burned beneath 1423 01:05:35,858 --> 01:05:39,338 the angry red tinted clouds of 1424 01:05:37,420 --> 01:05:41,380 Philadelphia threatening to drown out 1425 01:05:39,338 --> 01:05:44,409 every last touch of hope or good that 1426 01:05:41,380 --> 01:05:46,568 the hellish City had left suddenly a 1427 01:05:44,409 --> 01:05:48,338 brilliant light of greenish gold bursts 1428 01:05:46,568 --> 01:05:50,199 into the sky swooping up from the 1429 01:05:48,338 --> 01:05:52,449 Philadelphia crater like a rising 1430 01:05:50,199 --> 01:05:55,960 phoenix beating back the murderous red 1431 01:05:52,449 --> 01:05:58,449 glare of the Philadelphia skies but only 1432 01:05:55,960 --> 01:06:00,309 for a moment then that glow of hope 1433 01:05:58,449 --> 01:06:03,519 winked out disappearing through the 1434 01:06:00,309 --> 01:06:06,849 blackened cloud cover and philadelphia 1435 01:06:03,519 --> 01:06:08,440 was once again plunged into hell too 1436 01:06:06,849 --> 01:06:19,750 busy fighting for their own lives almost 1437 01:06:08,440 --> 01:06:21,789 no pony noticed two days ago this is it 1438 01:06:19,750 --> 01:06:24,909 I washed as Ennis struggled through her 1439 01:06:21,789 --> 01:06:26,769 own crisis of faith the zebra was 1440 01:06:24,909 --> 01:06:28,569 crouched down staring hatefully at the 1441 01:06:26,769 --> 01:06:31,059 strange bluish rock from Sweetie Belle's 1442 01:06:28,570 --> 01:06:33,160 storage container life bloom was 1443 01:06:31,059 --> 01:06:34,329 stammering nearby once again trying to 1444 01:06:33,159 --> 01:06:39,429 persuade her that she shouldn't be out 1445 01:06:34,329 --> 01:06:41,980 of bed this is the great nemesis of my 1446 01:06:39,429 --> 01:06:45,549 people she said with a growl that would 1447 01:06:41,980 --> 01:06:49,000 have done a hellhound proud this is what 1448 01:06:45,550 --> 01:06:51,269 we suffered and killed and died over it 1449 01:06:49,000 --> 01:06:53,289 is just a rock 1450 01:06:51,269 --> 01:06:55,599 zennith stood up over the chunk of 1451 01:06:53,289 --> 01:06:59,110 meteorite her body swaying alarmingly in 1452 01:06:55,599 --> 01:07:04,719 the wake of the sudden movement just a 1453 01:06:59,110 --> 01:07:06,340 stupid meaningless Rock her roof came up 1454 01:07:04,719 --> 01:07:09,789 and slammed it down on the bluish stone 1455 01:07:06,340 --> 01:07:11,530 in one focused blow I'd seen ZENIT's 1456 01:07:09,789 --> 01:07:13,449 hooves strike bone breaking blows two 1457 01:07:11,530 --> 01:07:15,910 hellhounds and kill through steel ranger 1458 01:07:13,449 --> 01:07:17,829 armor even in my friends weakened state 1459 01:07:15,909 --> 01:07:20,799 the hunk of star Rock didn't stand a 1460 01:07:17,829 --> 01:07:24,360 chance the meteorite was pulverized into 1461 01:07:20,800 --> 01:07:24,360 a fine blue powder under her hoof 1462 01:07:24,599 --> 01:07:29,949 zennith stood there breasts heaving with 1463 01:07:27,190 --> 01:07:34,269 panting breaths then wobbled and 1464 01:07:29,949 --> 01:07:35,799 collapsed no Celestia of mercy life 1465 01:07:34,269 --> 01:07:38,590 Bloom ranted as they quickly moved to 1466 01:07:35,800 --> 01:07:41,860 Xenocide do you people ever listen to 1467 01:07:38,590 --> 01:07:46,140 your medics Velva Remini answered 1468 01:07:41,860 --> 01:07:46,140 succinctly no they do not 1469 01:07:46,500 --> 01:07:50,960 you're in no condition to be exerting 1470 01:07:48,389 --> 01:07:53,219 yourself he told zennith sternly 1471 01:07:50,960 --> 01:07:57,449 looking over his shoulder Reggie he 1472 01:07:53,219 --> 01:08:01,739 reiterated and neither are you then make 1473 01:07:57,449 --> 01:08:02,250 us so Reggie huffed it doesn't work like 1474 01:08:01,739 --> 01:08:06,059 that 1475 01:08:02,250 --> 01:08:08,840 life Bloom stated and didn't I wish it 1476 01:08:06,059 --> 01:08:11,130 did I was barely able to stand 1477 01:08:08,840 --> 01:08:12,600 only the adrenaline from seeing zennith 1478 01:08:11,130 --> 01:08:15,269 wake up was keeping me from hitting the 1479 01:08:12,599 --> 01:08:18,838 floor and falling asleep and probably 1480 01:08:15,269 --> 01:08:20,880 not in that order I kept telling myself 1481 01:08:18,838 --> 01:08:24,149 I was going to have a nice long Camuto 1482 01:08:20,880 --> 01:08:27,960 sleep in just a few days my body didn't 1483 01:08:24,149 --> 01:08:31,139 care and wasn't listening anymore maybe 1484 01:08:27,960 --> 01:08:33,270 your spells do not zennith intone slowly 1485 01:08:31,140 --> 01:08:36,509 her richly exotic accent almost 1486 01:08:33,270 --> 01:08:37,710 hypnotizing to me my weary state but 1487 01:08:36,509 --> 01:08:39,149 there are plenty of herbs and powders 1488 01:08:37,710 --> 01:08:44,069 here which guy could mix for such 1489 01:08:39,149 --> 01:08:46,079 effects and more we looked around to 1490 01:08:44,069 --> 01:08:48,660 most of us the Kouros Hut was full of 1491 01:08:46,079 --> 01:08:50,640 rubbish amongst the shards of pottery 1492 01:08:48,659 --> 01:08:53,939 and broken glass for numerous bottles 1493 01:08:50,640 --> 01:08:55,440 vials and jars of what to us was nothing 1494 01:08:53,939 --> 01:08:59,519 but preserved weeds and desiccated 1495 01:08:55,439 --> 01:09:03,809 garbage but zennith was seeing more much 1496 01:08:59,520 --> 01:09:06,270 more this Hut this was clearly once the 1497 01:09:03,810 --> 01:09:08,609 home of a great zebra alchemist Zenit 1498 01:09:06,270 --> 01:09:13,529 informed us the one does that these 1499 01:09:08,609 --> 01:09:17,338 receptacles contain she trailed off 1500 01:09:13,529 --> 01:09:20,330 so ready said hopefully we're not gonna 1501 01:09:17,338 --> 01:09:24,689 miss out on the big fight after all huh 1502 01:09:20,329 --> 01:09:28,140 Sam's gaze fell on me we will be ready 1503 01:09:24,689 --> 01:09:31,939 for battle little one just could you 1504 01:09:28,140 --> 01:09:35,150 help me stir she blushed slightly and 1505 01:09:31,939 --> 01:09:35,149 stand up 1506 01:09:36,659 --> 01:09:40,559 today 1507 01:09:38,699 --> 01:09:41,880 Sterne watch from the roof of what had 1508 01:09:40,560 --> 01:09:44,130 once been red eyes office in the 1509 01:09:41,880 --> 01:09:45,659 ministry morale as the cyber dragon 1510 01:09:44,130 --> 01:09:47,880 surrounded by six of those damned 1511 01:09:45,659 --> 01:09:50,010 raptors finally let out a death wail and 1512 01:09:47,880 --> 01:09:53,489 fell twisting the air as it tumbled back 1513 01:09:50,010 --> 01:09:55,440 to the earth its body crushed the ruined 1514 01:09:53,489 --> 01:09:56,909 buildings beneath it a bellowing cloud 1515 01:09:55,439 --> 01:10:00,569 of dust and rubble washing through the 1516 01:09:56,909 --> 01:10:02,279 streets as pure luck would have it the 1517 01:10:00,569 --> 01:10:04,380 Dragons tail struck down against one of 1518 01:10:02,279 --> 01:10:07,439 the Raptors pulverizing the dragon 1519 01:10:04,380 --> 01:10:08,970 killer starboard propellers the dragon 1520 01:10:07,439 --> 01:10:10,429 had taken one last one of those black 1521 01:10:08,970 --> 01:10:15,090 horrors with it 1522 01:10:10,430 --> 01:10:17,670 good for you stern grunted the roof 1523 01:10:15,090 --> 01:10:20,989 access door slammed open behind her the 1524 01:10:17,670 --> 01:10:23,730 Griffon heard hooves galloping out what 1525 01:10:20,989 --> 01:10:27,119 she asked her voice filled with measured 1526 01:10:23,729 --> 01:10:28,859 anoints at the intrusion the sleek black 1527 01:10:27,119 --> 01:10:30,269 Griffon turned her white feathered head 1528 01:10:28,859 --> 01:10:31,829 towards the source of the bother and 1529 01:10:30,270 --> 01:10:33,420 stopped when she saw the battered and 1530 01:10:31,829 --> 01:10:36,090 bleeding zebra in a tattered cloak and 1531 01:10:33,420 --> 01:10:37,829 Haggard saddle pouch the zebra was 1532 01:10:36,090 --> 01:10:41,340 breathing heavily her scarred body 1533 01:10:37,829 --> 01:10:45,300 almost shaking with Drive stern stepped 1534 01:10:41,340 --> 01:10:48,270 back considering the zebra white I know 1535 01:10:45,300 --> 01:10:51,060 you she said after just a moment her 1536 01:10:48,270 --> 01:10:53,310 eyes lighting with recognition you know 1537 01:10:51,060 --> 01:10:55,400 that fighter from the pit to one red I 1538 01:10:53,310 --> 01:10:57,780 let go 1539 01:10:55,399 --> 01:11:00,179 stern was not a stupid Griffon 1540 01:10:57,779 --> 01:11:02,189 she knew her the few zebra slaves she'd 1541 01:11:00,180 --> 01:11:04,230 captured had come from and even if she 1542 01:11:02,189 --> 01:11:07,619 didn't it was impossible to miss the 1543 01:11:04,229 --> 01:11:09,179 burning hatred in this one's eyes with a 1544 01:11:07,619 --> 01:11:11,159 flap of her wings she took to the air 1545 01:11:09,180 --> 01:11:12,840 carrying herself out of what she knew to 1546 01:11:11,159 --> 01:11:15,510 be the Zebras rather impressive jumping 1547 01:11:12,840 --> 01:11:18,170 range sorry you came all the way home 1548 01:11:15,510 --> 01:11:20,460 for nothing she told the zebra flatly 1549 01:11:18,170 --> 01:11:22,079 but I have more critical things to deal 1550 01:11:20,460 --> 01:11:23,909 with than you and later a score you have 1551 01:11:22,079 --> 01:11:27,689 to settle in case you haven't noticed 1552 01:11:23,909 --> 01:11:29,849 we're at war the black Griffon gave the 1553 01:11:27,689 --> 01:11:31,289 zebra dismissive wave of her tail as she 1554 01:11:29,850 --> 01:11:32,370 turned towards the area of the cities 1555 01:11:31,289 --> 01:11:34,380 where the Raptors were beginning to 1556 01:11:32,369 --> 01:11:36,149 separate two of them already starting to 1557 01:11:34,380 --> 01:11:38,960 burn away her ground forces and her City 1558 01:11:36,149 --> 01:11:41,389 with their powerful plasma cannons 1559 01:11:38,960 --> 01:11:44,630 is that if panted snorting as she 1560 01:11:41,390 --> 01:11:46,760 watched the Talon Griffon fly away then 1561 01:11:44,630 --> 01:11:49,940 she craned her neck back pulling her 1562 01:11:46,760 --> 01:11:51,619 blood wing talisman out of the pouch is 1563 01:11:49,939 --> 01:11:53,539 thanoth toss the talisman over her head 1564 01:11:51,619 --> 01:12:00,979 and groaned in momentary pain as she 1565 01:11:53,539 --> 01:12:03,130 grew wings of her own two days ago the 1566 01:12:00,979 --> 01:12:05,209 day seemed to pass in a montage I 1567 01:12:03,130 --> 01:12:07,250 slipped in and out of sleep several 1568 01:12:05,210 --> 01:12:09,980 times mostly in transit aboard the 1569 01:12:07,250 --> 01:12:12,109 tortoise the zenith had spent hours 1570 01:12:09,979 --> 01:12:14,019 working on Bruges most of which she had 1571 01:12:12,109 --> 01:12:16,429 ministered to herself or to Reggie 1572 01:12:14,020 --> 01:12:18,550 although one had been given to calamity 1573 01:12:16,430 --> 01:12:20,840 to help strengthen his healing wing a 1574 01:12:18,550 --> 01:12:22,909 couple of those Bruges I knew from 1575 01:12:20,840 --> 01:12:25,640 experience were not merely the healing 1576 01:12:22,909 --> 01:12:26,119 sort once his anathan Reggie were fit to 1577 01:12:25,640 --> 01:12:30,170 travel 1578 01:12:26,119 --> 01:12:32,750 we began to move I barely remember 1579 01:12:30,170 --> 01:12:34,310 tenpony and I have only the hazy astray 1580 01:12:32,750 --> 01:12:37,100 collection of delivering the refugees to 1581 01:12:34,310 --> 01:12:38,690 Junction r7 safer one stark moment of 1582 01:12:37,100 --> 01:12:41,030 clarity when I spotted her over mayor 1583 01:12:38,689 --> 01:12:42,289 there she was delivering the first of 1584 01:12:41,029 --> 01:12:45,259 stable to his apple orchard two 1585 01:12:42,289 --> 01:12:46,969 shattered hoof something I thought 1586 01:12:45,260 --> 01:12:49,640 happily that was going according to 1587 01:12:46,969 --> 01:12:52,300 design I had high hopes for the future 1588 01:12:49,640 --> 01:12:52,300 of this place 1589 01:12:52,498 --> 01:12:56,099 and but my longest period of wakefulness 1590 01:12:54,569 --> 01:12:59,219 started when Lionheart touched the 1591 01:12:56,099 --> 01:13:02,429 tortoise down in fetlock this is where 1592 01:12:59,219 --> 01:13:04,319 you wish to be are you certain the 1593 01:13:02,429 --> 01:13:06,748 Canterlot ghouls voice echoed painfully 1594 01:13:04,319 --> 01:13:10,469 inside the Sky tank I see nothing here 1595 01:13:06,748 --> 01:13:13,260 but rubble Vasquez the real funds 1596 01:13:10,469 --> 01:13:18,510 underground clam do retorted rubbing his 1597 01:13:13,260 --> 01:13:21,030 ears and ow sorry 1598 01:13:18,510 --> 01:13:23,519 Lionheart bellowed not helping in the 1599 01:13:21,029 --> 01:13:28,518 slightest Velva Remi and I quickly 1600 01:13:23,519 --> 01:13:30,929 disembarked it could have been worse I 1601 01:13:28,519 --> 01:13:34,079 had been concerned about taking a ride 1602 01:13:30,929 --> 01:13:36,479 with mouse she may no longer be a 1603 01:13:34,078 --> 01:13:38,788 gigantic terrible teeth gnashing sharp 1604 01:13:36,479 --> 01:13:41,639 scaled horned pink clown snoring kitty 1605 01:13:38,788 --> 01:13:43,109 Deponia one by dragon but she was still 1606 01:13:41,639 --> 01:13:46,229 one of the most dangerous creatures in 1607 01:13:43,109 --> 01:13:48,509 equestrian wasteland and possibly in a 1608 01:13:46,229 --> 01:13:50,039 way even more so than before now that 1609 01:13:48,510 --> 01:13:52,590 she was no longer confined to the royal 1610 01:13:50,038 --> 01:13:55,649 treasury trapped inside to a fused horde 1611 01:13:52,590 --> 01:13:57,779 of gold gems and valuables from what 1612 01:13:55,649 --> 01:13:59,368 little AG gleaned from Lionheart mouse 1613 01:13:57,779 --> 01:14:02,698 had survived the crumble and fall of 1614 01:13:59,368 --> 01:14:04,348 Canterlot just by being that tough as if 1615 01:14:02,698 --> 01:14:05,939 the transformation hadn't somehow taken 1616 01:14:04,349 --> 01:14:08,210 all that ancient reconning resilience 1617 01:14:05,939 --> 01:14:12,388 and compacted down to this new and 1618 01:14:08,210 --> 01:14:14,998 admittedly cute form that was not what 1619 01:14:12,389 --> 01:14:18,449 the spell was supposed to do but then 1620 01:14:14,998 --> 01:14:20,460 dragons had magic of their own when I 1621 01:14:18,448 --> 01:14:22,169 had put voice to those concerns the 1622 01:14:20,460 --> 01:14:24,029 former Royal Guard have responded by 1623 01:14:22,170 --> 01:14:27,239 producing why I had first mistook for a 1624 01:14:24,029 --> 01:14:28,920 giant pink marble on closer inspection I 1625 01:14:27,238 --> 01:14:31,049 had seen that the glass sphere had once 1626 01:14:28,920 --> 01:14:32,760 been some sort of pet ball the glass 1627 01:14:31,050 --> 01:14:34,529 surface having warped so badly from the 1628 01:14:32,760 --> 01:14:37,619 concentrated pink cloud inside that had 1629 01:14:34,529 --> 01:14:39,408 become completely sealed how does she 1630 01:14:37,618 --> 01:14:41,988 get in and out 1631 01:14:39,408 --> 01:14:46,429 how does she breathe velvet wondered 1632 01:14:41,988 --> 01:14:49,459 gassed she quickly checked herself of 1633 01:14:46,429 --> 01:14:50,899 course she doesn't have to does she she 1634 01:14:49,460 --> 01:14:55,010 would be the ultimate Canterlot ghoul I 1635 01:14:50,899 --> 01:14:57,429 suppose the gone Reaper like Pegasus had 1636 01:14:55,010 --> 01:15:01,909 nodded to her answering me cryptically 1637 01:14:57,429 --> 01:15:04,940 dragon magic I went out on a limb and 1638 01:15:01,908 --> 01:15:06,289 guessed he didn't know either Velva 1639 01:15:04,939 --> 01:15:09,079 remedy and I trotted carefully through 1640 01:15:06,289 --> 01:15:11,689 the Bleak rubble of flatlock I had my 1641 01:15:09,079 --> 01:15:14,658 EFS up but my compass wasn't showing any 1642 01:15:11,689 --> 01:15:19,339 hostels it wasn't shown any life at all 1643 01:15:14,658 --> 01:15:22,009 a cold wind stirred up flakes of ash and 1644 01:15:19,340 --> 01:15:23,779 debris in all directions laid runes 1645 01:15:22,010 --> 01:15:27,560 which were once bright happy homes for 1646 01:15:23,779 --> 01:15:29,630 pony families as we neared the waiting 1647 01:15:27,560 --> 01:15:31,100 station for sky banditz stages my eyes 1648 01:15:29,630 --> 01:15:35,270 caught black riding on a free-standing 1649 01:15:31,100 --> 01:15:38,900 wall centuries-old grafitti everypony is 1650 01:15:35,270 --> 01:15:40,219 gone I was more than placed by the 1651 01:15:38,899 --> 01:15:43,969 overwhelming desolation of the 1652 01:15:40,219 --> 01:15:45,739 equestrian wasteland my reverie was 1653 01:15:43,969 --> 01:15:47,510 broken by the sound of pony hole cover 1654 01:15:45,738 --> 01:15:50,419 scraping against asphalt as velvet 1655 01:15:47,510 --> 01:15:51,980 remedy shit did it open with a hoof she 1656 01:15:50,420 --> 01:15:53,179 glanced to me sheepishly probably 1657 01:15:51,979 --> 01:15:55,428 realizing that would have been a better 1658 01:15:53,179 --> 01:15:59,270 job for her horn and then vanished into 1659 01:15:55,429 --> 01:16:01,719 the darkness below I moved forward to 1660 01:15:59,270 --> 01:16:05,449 follow her but my ears caught a sound a 1661 01:16:01,719 --> 01:16:07,520 touch of conversation 1662 01:16:05,448 --> 01:16:09,189 cautiously I move towards the shelter 1663 01:16:07,520 --> 01:16:12,199 where I had fought my first Manticore as 1664 01:16:09,189 --> 01:16:14,029 I neared lights winked into existence on 1665 01:16:12,198 --> 01:16:16,789 my compass and the voices became clearer 1666 01:16:14,029 --> 01:16:20,210 I breathed the sigh of relief as none of 1667 01:16:16,789 --> 01:16:21,920 the new lights appeared hostile even got 1668 01:16:20,210 --> 01:16:25,429 a fresh supply a dash straight from the 1669 01:16:21,920 --> 01:16:27,260 Angels I heard a stallion saying just 1670 01:16:25,429 --> 01:16:32,649 tell me what you need the good doctors 1671 01:16:27,260 --> 01:16:34,940 got your fix uh replied a grizzled voice 1672 01:16:32,649 --> 01:16:37,879 you are selling sticks 1673 01:16:34,939 --> 01:16:39,250 I don't need sticks especially sticks 1674 01:16:37,880 --> 01:16:42,980 from a pony 1675 01:16:39,250 --> 01:16:46,698 no no no the Stein repeated skillfully 1676 01:16:42,979 --> 01:16:51,549 hiding any hint of exasperation fix I've 1677 01:16:46,698 --> 01:16:54,229 got you fix drugs my good doggy drugs 1678 01:16:51,550 --> 01:16:55,820 rounding the corner my eyes lighted on a 1679 01:16:54,229 --> 01:16:58,579 pony dressed in what it once been high 1680 01:16:55,819 --> 01:17:01,179 society attire and probably from tenpony 1681 01:16:58,579 --> 01:17:04,819 tower before it had become so 1682 01:17:01,179 --> 01:17:06,770 well-traveled he was accompanied by a 1683 01:17:04,819 --> 01:17:08,769 Brahmin and a Griffin the latter wearing 1684 01:17:06,770 --> 01:17:11,590 town armor with an unfamiliar insignia 1685 01:17:08,770 --> 01:17:14,620 neither God's nor Stern's company and 1686 01:17:11,590 --> 01:17:16,699 carrying a rocket launcher over her back 1687 01:17:14,619 --> 01:17:18,829 the customer that the Stein was 1688 01:17:16,698 --> 01:17:20,599 attempting to engage in conversation was 1689 01:17:18,829 --> 01:17:22,069 a heavily grade elderly hellhound 1690 01:17:20,600 --> 01:17:25,219 holding a brush gun modified with a 1691 01:17:22,069 --> 01:17:27,649 scope the hellhound was crouched down 1692 01:17:25,219 --> 01:17:30,480 staring closely at the pony a look of 1693 01:17:27,649 --> 01:17:34,500 confusion on his face 1694 01:17:30,479 --> 01:17:36,899 you got rocks how you gonna stop the 1695 01:17:34,500 --> 01:17:42,029 winged ponies with rocks the hellhound 1696 01:17:36,899 --> 01:17:43,039 Bart are they flying rugs I cleared my 1697 01:17:42,029 --> 01:17:45,329 throat 1698 01:17:43,039 --> 01:17:46,920 Stein shifted an eye towards me 1699 01:17:45,329 --> 01:17:48,539 unwilling to fully turn his head away 1700 01:17:46,920 --> 01:17:51,270 from the dangerous monster he was trying 1701 01:17:48,539 --> 01:17:55,409 to sell to a look of relief crossed his 1702 01:17:51,270 --> 01:17:57,510 face doc he'll fix your service he 1703 01:17:55,409 --> 01:18:00,238 smiled nervously taking a slight step 1704 01:17:57,510 --> 01:18:02,820 back from the hellhound I don't mind 1705 01:18:00,238 --> 01:18:04,229 this fellow he added not wanting to 1706 01:18:02,819 --> 01:18:08,159 provoke or shoot his customer 1707 01:18:04,229 --> 01:18:12,559 he seems genial enough but I do believe 1708 01:18:08,159 --> 01:18:15,180 he's hard of hearing and barking saw our 1709 01:18:12,560 --> 01:18:16,670 albino friend had indeed sent someone 1710 01:18:15,180 --> 01:18:18,840 who might be interested in helping us 1711 01:18:16,670 --> 01:18:22,050 the hellhound who had seen The Enclave 1712 01:18:18,840 --> 01:18:28,140 enslaved the whole town the deaf and 1713 01:18:22,050 --> 01:18:30,869 senile one yay turning to doc hoof I 1714 01:18:28,140 --> 01:18:35,039 asked do you have any healing potions or 1715 01:18:30,869 --> 01:18:36,449 bandages medical supplies I might as 1716 01:18:35,039 --> 01:18:40,920 well do something useful with the bottle 1717 01:18:36,449 --> 01:18:43,470 cap I still had to my name ah yes this 1718 01:18:40,920 --> 01:18:45,300 time when he broadly ever since that 1719 01:18:43,470 --> 01:18:50,840 remedy last invested I've been able to 1720 01:18:45,300 --> 01:18:53,179 procure quite the stock wait what velvet 1721 01:18:50,840 --> 01:18:55,130 when 1722 01:18:53,179 --> 01:18:56,569 I shook my brain but the only time I 1723 01:18:55,130 --> 01:18:59,449 could come up with was while I was 1724 01:18:56,569 --> 01:19:01,009 behind the wall in Philadelphia my 1725 01:18:59,448 --> 01:19:03,799 little pony chided that I shouldn't be 1726 01:19:01,010 --> 01:19:05,329 surprised it wasn't as if my friends 1727 01:19:03,800 --> 01:19:08,840 just stood around idly when I wasn't 1728 01:19:05,328 --> 01:19:12,038 with them let's just see what the good 1729 01:19:08,840 --> 01:19:16,179 doctor has in his magic bag shall we 1730 01:19:12,038 --> 01:19:16,179 what he had was impressive 1731 01:19:17,078 --> 01:19:23,599 today God stood on the dark gray cloud 1732 01:19:21,859 --> 01:19:25,518 and stared into the quickly closing hole 1733 01:19:23,599 --> 01:19:27,979 of her main hatton favoring her wounded 1734 01:19:25,519 --> 01:19:30,380 hind leg a tear ran down from her good 1735 01:19:27,979 --> 01:19:31,670 eye and over her beak hanging on the tip 1736 01:19:30,380 --> 01:19:33,260 of it before dropping off and 1737 01:19:31,670 --> 01:19:36,019 disappearing to the same Gulf that it 1738 01:19:33,260 --> 01:19:37,400 swallowed her daughter the on clay 1739 01:19:36,019 --> 01:19:39,320 Patrol had taken out two of their own 1740 01:19:37,399 --> 01:19:43,009 including her daughter before she could 1741 01:19:39,319 --> 01:19:44,658 finish them and as a group of six more 1742 01:19:43,010 --> 01:19:46,820 carapace armored pegasi approached from 1743 01:19:44,658 --> 01:19:48,078 behind her proved the first patrol had 1744 01:19:46,819 --> 01:19:51,679 managed to send a warning before they 1745 01:19:48,078 --> 01:19:53,779 were dispersed God checked the load on 1746 01:19:51,679 --> 01:19:57,559 her magical shotgunner a thin grimace 1747 01:19:53,779 --> 01:19:58,158 drawn across her beak freeze and don't 1748 01:19:57,559 --> 01:20:00,409 move 1749 01:19:58,158 --> 01:20:03,558 warned The Enclave soldiers as they drew 1750 01:20:00,408 --> 01:20:08,029 near one rung swishy tails and both of 1751 01:20:03,559 --> 01:20:10,458 you rash gone traded a sidelong glance 1752 01:20:08,029 --> 01:20:12,228 at Blackwing the other Griffin gave a 1753 01:20:10,458 --> 01:20:16,038 slight smile that said all she needed to 1754 01:20:12,229 --> 01:20:17,510 say the two Griffon swung around aiming 1755 01:20:16,038 --> 01:20:20,859 their weapons as the sky erupted in 1756 01:20:17,510 --> 01:20:23,719 deafening thunder yeah 1757 01:20:20,859 --> 01:20:25,219 regi roared as three of the six Enclave 1758 01:20:23,719 --> 01:20:28,429 soldiers were obliterated by the sheer 1759 01:20:25,219 --> 01:20:31,429 force of little Gilda God blinked in 1760 01:20:28,429 --> 01:20:32,748 disbelief then recovered just a feathers 1761 01:20:31,429 --> 01:20:36,439 breadth faster than the remaining 1762 01:20:32,748 --> 01:20:38,958 enclave pegasi did her shotgun vaporized 1763 01:20:36,439 --> 01:20:40,820 one of them black wings struck down the 1764 01:20:38,958 --> 01:20:42,708 second but not before a beam of light 1765 01:20:40,819 --> 01:20:45,948 struck out hitting her left wing and 1766 01:20:42,708 --> 01:20:47,779 dissolving two-thirds of it God swooped 1767 01:20:45,948 --> 01:20:49,368 to catch the crippled Griffon as Reggie 1768 01:20:47,779 --> 01:20:53,509 annihilated the last Pegasus with the 1769 01:20:49,368 --> 01:20:56,478 super gun black bling she called out 1770 01:20:53,510 --> 01:21:01,248 dashing forward hold on I got healing 1771 01:20:56,479 --> 01:21:05,420 potions where the the Griffin asked 1772 01:21:01,248 --> 01:21:09,170 trying to focus where the hell did you 1773 01:21:05,420 --> 01:21:11,538 come from that poison he knew should 1774 01:21:09,170 --> 01:21:14,469 have killed her or at least paralyzed 1775 01:21:11,538 --> 01:21:17,899 her the fall would have done the rest 1776 01:21:14,469 --> 01:21:18,739 what Reggie tea says she fretfully dug 1777 01:21:17,899 --> 01:21:20,299 into her bags 1778 01:21:18,738 --> 01:21:23,238 ignoring the looks her mother was giving 1779 01:21:20,300 --> 01:21:26,779 her never seen a zebra augmented Griffon 1780 01:21:23,238 --> 01:21:28,339 before God Dina wasn't sure if she 1781 01:21:26,779 --> 01:21:31,639 wanted to hug Regina or give her 1782 01:21:28,340 --> 01:21:34,189 backside a thrashing now don't you dare 1783 01:21:31,639 --> 01:21:35,630 pass that on me Reggie told Blackwing as 1784 01:21:34,189 --> 01:21:38,030 he poured the healing liquid into the 1785 01:21:35,630 --> 01:21:40,449 Griffins beak we still got some clouds 1786 01:21:38,029 --> 01:21:40,448 to clear 1787 01:21:41,189 --> 01:21:47,500 two days ago I know it's not going to be 1788 01:21:45,969 --> 01:21:49,719 as simple as turning a rock into a top 1789 01:21:47,500 --> 01:21:51,130 hat velvet was telling elder cross 1790 01:21:49,719 --> 01:21:54,460 fruits as I finally joined him in the 1791 01:21:51,130 --> 01:21:58,659 bowels of stable 29 but I'm sure it's 1792 01:21:54,460 --> 01:22:00,609 possible in the time it took to sound 1793 01:21:58,658 --> 01:22:02,349 out barkansas and determined that the 1794 01:22:00,609 --> 01:22:04,750 hellhound actually was a potential ally 1795 01:22:02,350 --> 01:22:06,400 a process which started by having to 1796 01:22:04,750 --> 01:22:09,488 explain to him that I was the pony who 1797 01:22:06,399 --> 01:22:10,569 is looking for not doc hoof velvet 1798 01:22:09,488 --> 01:22:12,819 remedy had talked her way into the 1799 01:22:10,569 --> 01:22:13,960 Applejack's Rangers headquarters gaining 1800 01:22:12,819 --> 01:22:16,960 an audience with their elder and 1801 01:22:13,960 --> 01:22:20,649 pitching her request the new leader of 1802 01:22:16,960 --> 01:22:22,210 the Applejack's Rangers molded over any 1803 01:22:20,649 --> 01:22:23,439 friend of steel hoofs is a lifelong 1804 01:22:22,210 --> 01:22:26,800 friend of the Rangers 1805 01:22:23,439 --> 01:22:31,109 she began we would be honored to lend a 1806 01:22:26,800 --> 01:22:33,460 hose if you are asking any other thing 1807 01:22:31,109 --> 01:22:36,849 velvet remedies face scrunched like she 1808 01:22:33,460 --> 01:22:38,710 had bitten something sour but you are 1809 01:22:36,850 --> 01:22:41,320 asking us to help propagate Equestria's 1810 01:22:38,710 --> 01:22:43,989 alicorn problem the brown mare with the 1811 01:22:41,319 --> 01:22:45,729 cropped yellow mane continued you do 1812 01:22:43,988 --> 01:22:47,948 remember that Seelos was known as the 1813 01:22:45,729 --> 01:22:50,079 mighty alicorn hunter don't you and 1814 01:22:47,948 --> 01:22:54,488 there was a reason for that these are 1815 01:22:50,079 --> 01:22:57,760 not they are not monsters double remedy 1816 01:22:54,488 --> 01:23:01,629 snapped they're victims of the goddess 1817 01:22:57,760 --> 01:23:02,800 have red eye and now when they finally 1818 01:23:01,630 --> 01:23:05,139 have a chance at freedom and 1819 01:23:02,800 --> 01:23:06,250 individuality you're talking like 1820 01:23:05,139 --> 01:23:07,539 there's some sort of unpleasant 1821 01:23:06,250 --> 01:23:11,219 infestation that needs to be 1822 01:23:07,539 --> 01:23:13,420 exterminated we need to do better I 1823 01:23:11,219 --> 01:23:15,698 commented as I stepped fully into the 1824 01:23:13,420 --> 01:23:19,779 room my words echoing those of life 1825 01:23:15,698 --> 01:23:21,428 bloom my heart shared his sentiments he 1826 01:23:19,779 --> 01:23:22,750 saw how much the efforts of the Twilight 1827 01:23:21,429 --> 01:23:26,350 Society had fallen short 1828 01:23:22,750 --> 01:23:28,689 how paltry they seemed I was seeing my 1829 01:23:26,350 --> 01:23:30,389 own in a similar light particularly 1830 01:23:28,689 --> 01:23:32,559 where the hell hands were involved 1831 01:23:30,389 --> 01:23:34,510 seeing velvet in Crossroads 1832 01:23:32,560 --> 01:23:37,010 I sense we weren't the only to do for 1833 01:23:34,510 --> 01:23:38,960 this awakening 1834 01:23:37,010 --> 01:23:42,739 Eldar crossroads looked between valve 1835 01:23:38,960 --> 01:23:44,689 our Emily and me been compromised the 1836 01:23:42,739 --> 01:23:48,399 research you desire access to really 1837 01:23:44,689 --> 01:23:50,149 belongs X cry Brattle the elder decided 1838 01:23:48,399 --> 01:23:52,729 fortunately he was one of the survivors 1839 01:23:50,149 --> 01:23:54,409 of the Friendship City massacre he is 1840 01:23:52,729 --> 01:23:56,809 still recovering at tenpony tower under 1841 01:23:54,409 --> 01:23:58,670 the care of dr. helping hoof if he want 1842 01:23:56,810 --> 01:24:01,010 access to his experimentation records 1843 01:23:58,670 --> 01:24:02,989 and studies in transformation Matt if 1844 01:24:01,010 --> 01:24:04,610 you want access to his experimentation 1845 01:24:02,989 --> 01:24:06,710 records and studies and transformation 1846 01:24:04,609 --> 01:24:08,559 magic you need only obtain his 1847 01:24:06,710 --> 01:24:11,930 permission 1848 01:24:08,560 --> 01:24:13,850 Belvoir remedy found that agreeable more 1849 01:24:11,930 --> 01:24:16,490 so it gave her an excuse to visit the 1850 01:24:13,850 --> 01:24:18,500 good doctor again the real good doctor 1851 01:24:16,489 --> 01:24:22,609 not the wandering merchant outside 1852 01:24:18,500 --> 01:24:24,199 selling - - passer buys we have secured 1853 01:24:22,609 --> 01:24:25,130 Buckland crosses and Applejack's Rangers 1854 01:24:24,199 --> 01:24:28,550 outpost 1855 01:24:25,130 --> 01:24:30,739 elder cross we need his research is 1856 01:24:28,550 --> 01:24:32,239 largely in the mainframe there if he's 1857 01:24:30,739 --> 01:24:35,859 willing to help you have him give you 1858 01:24:32,239 --> 01:24:39,559 his passwords will see to the rest the 1859 01:24:35,859 --> 01:24:41,569 brown mare looked to me and did you want 1860 01:24:39,560 --> 01:24:47,300 something as well or was this a social 1861 01:24:41,569 --> 01:24:48,889 call i sealed myself i need every 1862 01:24:47,300 --> 01:24:53,869 Applejack's ranger you can spare right 1863 01:24:48,890 --> 01:24:59,770 now the elder lifted an eyebrow battle 1864 01:24:53,869 --> 01:24:59,769 coming i nodded the big one 1865 01:25:00,979 --> 01:25:07,219 today ZENIT's hit the gabled roof top 1866 01:25:05,029 --> 01:25:08,719 with a bone cracking thud skidding down 1867 01:25:07,220 --> 01:25:10,900 the broken roofing tiles and thump 1868 01:25:08,720 --> 01:25:13,250 against the jagged remains of a chimney 1869 01:25:10,899 --> 01:25:14,839 stern landed on the apex of the roof 1870 01:25:13,250 --> 01:25:16,760 with her hind legs cradling her 1871 01:25:14,840 --> 01:25:18,260 shattered firing arm and glaring down at 1872 01:25:16,760 --> 01:25:21,710 the zebra who had dared challenger in 1873 01:25:18,260 --> 01:25:22,909 the air the zenith had proven every bit 1874 01:25:21,710 --> 01:25:25,489 the better fire that she had shown 1875 01:25:22,909 --> 01:25:27,229 herself to be in the pit but being a 1876 01:25:25,488 --> 01:25:28,939 better fighter isn't worth much in 1877 01:25:27,229 --> 01:25:31,819 Pegasus fighting when you're up against 1878 01:25:28,939 --> 01:25:35,000 a better flier and this zebra used her 1879 01:25:31,819 --> 01:25:36,639 wings like she'd just grown them this 1880 01:25:35,000 --> 01:25:39,529 was a doomed flight from its inception 1881 01:25:36,640 --> 01:25:42,260 Stern growled deciding how best to 1882 01:25:39,529 --> 01:25:44,420 finish the damn slave her preferred 1883 01:25:42,260 --> 01:25:45,920 method her anti machine rifle was no 1884 01:25:44,420 --> 01:25:49,569 longer an option as the pain in her arm 1885 01:25:45,920 --> 01:25:55,399 attested to the zebra had seemed to that 1886 01:25:49,569 --> 01:25:55,899 just who do you think you are I am no 1887 01:25:55,399 --> 01:25:59,529 one 1888 01:25:55,899 --> 01:26:03,559 Zenoss said softly coughing up blood 1889 01:25:59,529 --> 01:26:05,988 Stern's eyes widened hadn't this one 1890 01:26:03,560 --> 01:26:10,220 been a mute and maybe she was thinking 1891 01:26:05,988 --> 01:26:13,339 of the wrong zebra now now that wasn't 1892 01:26:10,220 --> 01:26:16,310 possible then just what made you think 1893 01:26:13,340 --> 01:26:18,170 you take me Cerne hissed in disbelief 1894 01:26:16,310 --> 01:26:20,600 shifting carefully down the slope of the 1895 01:26:18,170 --> 01:26:26,600 roof silhouetted against the boiling red 1896 01:26:20,600 --> 01:26:28,520 sky of Philadelphia because the zennith 1897 01:26:26,600 --> 01:26:32,780 coughed again moaning in pain as she 1898 01:26:28,520 --> 01:26:35,570 tried to move tried to get back up I am 1899 01:26:32,779 --> 01:26:39,469 NOT alone 1900 01:26:35,569 --> 01:26:40,729 but star managed eyes widening just 1901 01:26:39,470 --> 01:26:42,829 before the second zebra appeared 1902 01:26:40,729 --> 01:26:44,359 overhead the wind blowing back the hood 1903 01:26:42,829 --> 01:26:45,890 of her cloak as she drove her hose into 1904 01:26:44,359 --> 01:26:52,839 the black Griffin's back with spine 1905 01:26:45,890 --> 01:26:52,840 shattering force do not touch my mother 1906 01:26:53,619 --> 01:26:59,109 two days ago 1907 01:26:56,738 --> 01:27:00,519 sunset spread out across the equestrian 1908 01:26:59,109 --> 01:27:02,170 wasteland like a heavy blanket 1909 01:27:00,520 --> 01:27:04,719 the ruddy colors making the cloud 1910 01:27:02,170 --> 01:27:06,869 curtain glow like a warning light it 1911 01:27:04,719 --> 01:27:09,159 looked like the clouds were bleeding 1912 01:27:06,869 --> 01:27:10,960 elder cross had given us a full dozen 1913 01:27:09,159 --> 01:27:12,130 Applejack's Rangers and offered us 1914 01:27:10,960 --> 01:27:15,069 access to their armory 1915 01:27:12,130 --> 01:27:16,329 I personally declined the ladder this 1916 01:27:15,069 --> 01:27:19,779 wasn't a battle we could win with 1917 01:27:16,329 --> 01:27:21,100 bullets but I made sure that each of the 1918 01:27:19,779 --> 01:27:24,869 Rangers was fitted for the fight of a 1919 01:27:21,100 --> 01:27:28,260 lifetime valladon strawberry lemonade 1920 01:27:24,869 --> 01:27:31,738 calamity asked sounding impressed 1921 01:27:28,260 --> 01:27:34,659 edia paladin the mayor answered humbly 1922 01:27:31,738 --> 01:27:38,468 but yeah I'll probably be a full pallet 1923 01:27:34,659 --> 01:27:41,229 after this she didn't even know what 1924 01:27:38,469 --> 01:27:43,689 this was but that didn't shake the faith 1925 01:27:41,229 --> 01:27:46,049 in her voice her chipper voice became 1926 01:27:43,689 --> 01:27:48,069 slightly more subdued as she explained 1927 01:27:46,050 --> 01:27:52,090 promotions tend to come quickly in 1928 01:27:48,069 --> 01:27:56,649 wartime how is that struggle going by 1929 01:27:52,090 --> 01:27:57,969 the way well remedy asked them early the 1930 01:27:56,649 --> 01:28:00,189 shootings died down between us and the 1931 01:27:57,969 --> 01:28:02,640 steel Rangers The Enclave invasion sent 1932 01:28:00,189 --> 01:28:04,929 the steel Rangers back into their holes 1933 01:28:02,640 --> 01:28:05,440 based on why crossroads had told me 1934 01:28:04,930 --> 01:28:07,690 earlier 1935 01:28:05,439 --> 01:28:09,099 the Applejack's Rangers meanwhile had 1936 01:28:07,689 --> 01:28:10,329 divided their efforts between helping 1937 01:28:09,100 --> 01:28:12,700 the rest of the wasteland against the 1938 01:28:10,329 --> 01:28:16,000 Enclave fortifying and licking their own 1939 01:28:12,699 --> 01:28:18,510 wounds but I hardly expected the proud 1940 01:28:16,000 --> 01:28:21,630 young paladin to put it that way 1941 01:28:18,510 --> 01:28:24,760 trotting hams arse as his main Hattin 1942 01:28:21,630 --> 01:28:28,340 philadelphia is theirs but it's such a 1943 01:28:24,760 --> 01:28:30,570 mess right now why would we want it 1944 01:28:28,340 --> 01:28:32,940 because there are several hundred ponies 1945 01:28:30,569 --> 01:28:34,710 there in desperate need of your help or 1946 01:28:32,939 --> 01:28:36,319 how about just because it has the stable 1947 01:28:34,710 --> 01:28:38,670 tech headquarters in their mainframe or 1948 01:28:36,319 --> 01:28:39,479 how about just because it's the right 1949 01:28:38,670 --> 01:28:42,180 thing to do 1950 01:28:39,479 --> 01:28:44,849 i tactfully didn't mention those out 1951 01:28:42,180 --> 01:28:47,490 loud Eldar crossroads had priorities 1952 01:28:44,850 --> 01:28:48,990 well enough there was no need to rain on 1953 01:28:47,489 --> 01:28:52,739 the patriotic enthusiasm of the young 1954 01:28:48,989 --> 01:28:56,939 paladin joy now grim realities would 1955 01:28:52,739 --> 01:28:58,289 come soon enough I shifted gazing out 1956 01:28:56,939 --> 01:28:59,789 over the equestrian wasteland through 1957 01:28:58,289 --> 01:29:02,100 the narrow window of the enclave sky 1958 01:28:59,789 --> 01:29:06,119 tank taking it in with my own eyes one 1959 01:29:02,100 --> 01:29:07,710 last time in two months I had seen 1960 01:29:06,119 --> 01:29:09,569 Horrors enough to spawn a lifetime of 1961 01:29:07,710 --> 01:29:12,449 nightmares cruelty and despair that 1962 01:29:09,569 --> 01:29:14,549 could kill the soul the wasteland was 1963 01:29:12,449 --> 01:29:17,880 like a corpse seeming dead and gone 1964 01:29:14,550 --> 01:29:19,230 nothing but an empty husk but still it 1965 01:29:17,880 --> 01:29:23,069 crawled with these terrible things 1966 01:29:19,229 --> 01:29:25,909 feeding off of its rotting flesh things 1967 01:29:23,069 --> 01:29:28,590 I had fought and fought successfully 1968 01:29:25,909 --> 01:29:33,869 although all too often at great cost 1969 01:29:28,590 --> 01:29:35,640 I am littlepip I declared softly the 1970 01:29:33,869 --> 01:29:41,539 conversation just between the wasteland 1971 01:29:35,640 --> 01:29:41,539 of me damaged but not defeated 1972 01:29:41,920 --> 01:29:47,010 I looked for something else to say but 1973 01:29:44,529 --> 01:29:52,059 only one thing came from my heart 1974 01:29:47,010 --> 01:29:53,890 he didn't win a moment later we burst 1975 01:29:52,060 --> 01:29:58,140 above the cloud curtain and the twilight 1976 01:29:53,890 --> 01:29:58,140 sky opened above us twinkling with stars 1977 01:29:59,599 --> 01:30:05,060 today the little light of hope 1978 01:30:03,229 --> 01:30:06,948 reappeared in the sky above Philadelphia 1979 01:30:05,060 --> 01:30:08,630 once again punching down through the 1980 01:30:06,948 --> 01:30:11,598 clouds of black and red like a shooting 1981 01:30:08,630 --> 01:30:13,449 star streams of poisoned light flowed 1982 01:30:11,599 --> 01:30:15,650 off the star as it made its descent 1983 01:30:13,448 --> 01:30:17,359 pulsing and releasing little flashes of 1984 01:30:15,649 --> 01:30:19,539 light each one brighter than the one 1985 01:30:17,359 --> 01:30:24,618 before it 1986 01:30:19,539 --> 01:30:26,510 kaboom the little light of hope exploded 1987 01:30:24,618 --> 01:30:29,118 in a blast brighter than Celestia Sun 1988 01:30:26,510 --> 01:30:31,070 itself a ring of sickly colours erupting 1989 01:30:29,118 --> 01:30:32,598 forth from that Center driving winds 1990 01:30:31,069 --> 01:30:36,920 before it and tearing the hellish clouds 1991 01:30:32,599 --> 01:30:38,779 away sunlight pure and clean poured into 1992 01:30:36,920 --> 01:30:42,800 the poison city of Philadelphia from a 1993 01:30:38,779 --> 01:30:44,539 brilliant blue sky the expanding toxic 1994 01:30:42,800 --> 01:30:46,070 rainbow tore apart the remaining Raptors 1995 01:30:44,539 --> 01:30:49,519 before striking a fatal blow to the 1996 01:30:46,069 --> 01:30:51,170 already failing glorious dawn the great 1997 01:30:49,520 --> 01:30:52,280 black siege platformer seemed to 1998 01:30:51,170 --> 01:30:55,190 collapse under its own weight 1999 01:30:52,279 --> 01:30:56,479 tearing itself apart raining pegasi have 2000 01:30:55,189 --> 01:31:00,828 plunged out of the air with a sick 2001 01:30:56,479 --> 01:31:02,388 Rumble the tiny speck which was once the 2002 01:31:00,828 --> 01:31:04,639 glowing light of hope continued to fall 2003 01:31:02,389 --> 01:31:06,078 dropping at a breakneck speed towards 2004 01:31:04,639 --> 01:31:09,050 the Philadelphia crater from whence it 2005 01:31:06,078 --> 01:31:11,809 had come the shape of something that 2006 01:31:09,050 --> 01:31:14,360 resembled a pony only gaunt and strained 2007 01:31:11,810 --> 01:31:15,710 with leathery bat-like wings arced out 2008 01:31:14,359 --> 01:31:17,479 of the falling corpse of the glorious 2009 01:31:15,710 --> 01:31:19,658 dawn and sped through the air to catch 2010 01:31:17,479 --> 01:31:19,658 it 2011 01:31:21,420 --> 01:31:29,288 two days ago no spike roared the force 2012 01:31:27,939 --> 01:31:30,880 of his shout threatening to blow the 2013 01:31:29,288 --> 01:31:34,208 tortoise back off the ledge outside his 2014 01:31:30,880 --> 01:31:36,189 cave the giant purple dragon slammed a 2015 01:31:34,208 --> 01:31:38,679 fist down on the mountain standing in 2016 01:31:36,189 --> 01:31:40,659 the entranceway of his home you know why 2017 01:31:38,679 --> 01:31:45,788 I don't allow co Rangers in my home and 2018 01:31:40,658 --> 01:31:51,569 you brought a dozen of them here piss 2019 01:31:45,788 --> 01:31:54,399 off a dragon check spike I said calmly 2020 01:31:51,569 --> 01:31:58,238 these are Applejack's Rangers they're 2021 01:31:54,399 --> 01:32:00,509 the good guys pointing a hoof I admonish 2022 01:31:58,238 --> 01:32:02,518 reasonably and you should know that 2023 01:32:00,510 --> 01:32:07,748 you've seen the good they've been doing 2024 01:32:02,519 --> 01:32:10,510 you've been watching spikes now twisted 2025 01:32:07,748 --> 01:32:10,988 into a begrudging frown he crossed his 2026 01:32:10,510 --> 01:32:13,599 arms 2027 01:32:10,988 --> 01:32:17,498 snorting smoke well I still don't see 2028 01:32:13,599 --> 01:32:20,439 why I had to bring them here I sighed 2029 01:32:17,498 --> 01:32:25,869 deeply time to pull out the big puffy 2030 01:32:20,439 --> 01:32:30,400 eyes don't you trust me spike 2031 01:32:25,869 --> 01:32:33,760 the dragon groaned huh only for you 2032 01:32:30,399 --> 01:32:36,639 little poop spike lowered his snout and 2033 01:32:33,760 --> 01:32:37,630 glared at the frontmost ranger but 2034 01:32:36,640 --> 01:32:41,050 behave yourselves 2035 01:32:37,630 --> 01:32:41,409 stay in the front room no wandering got 2036 01:32:41,050 --> 01:32:46,420 it 2037 01:32:41,409 --> 01:32:48,189 uh um guess your scalene Asst the pony 2038 01:32:46,420 --> 01:32:50,050 managed from a cider magically powered 2039 01:32:48,189 --> 01:32:51,819 armor the slight attempt at remaining 2040 01:32:50,050 --> 01:32:53,230 tough felt humorous concering spike 2041 01:32:51,819 --> 01:32:57,279 could completely unwrap the mayor with 2042 01:32:53,229 --> 01:32:59,500 his tongue the lot of us trotted into 2043 01:32:57,279 --> 01:33:01,479 the gaping maw of the dragon cave higher 2044 01:32:59,500 --> 01:33:03,100 light and Reggie flying above us the 2045 01:33:01,479 --> 01:33:05,019 little pink orb squeaking as it rolled 2046 01:33:03,100 --> 01:33:08,320 along between our hose the shadow of the 2047 01:33:05,020 --> 01:33:09,520 mouse inside barely visible the darkness 2048 01:33:08,319 --> 01:33:11,920 of the opening gave way to the 2049 01:33:09,520 --> 01:33:15,580 brightness of the Interior and drew up 2050 01:33:11,920 --> 01:33:18,329 short gasp me at what I saw spikes K 2051 01:33:15,579 --> 01:33:20,710 foam starkly was not how I remembered it 2052 01:33:18,329 --> 01:33:23,920 spikes piles of gems have been removed 2053 01:33:20,710 --> 01:33:25,569 but not far they have become glittering 2054 01:33:23,920 --> 01:33:27,579 mosaics that covered every wall 2055 01:33:25,569 --> 01:33:30,099 depicting images of the ministry mares 2056 01:33:27,579 --> 01:33:31,720 in the joy of their youth I recognize 2057 01:33:30,100 --> 01:33:33,039 some of the scenes from story spike had 2058 01:33:31,720 --> 01:33:35,890 told us when we had visited him here 2059 01:33:33,039 --> 01:33:37,600 several weeks ago strings of gems were 2060 01:33:35,890 --> 01:33:38,740 slung across the ceiling and strung 2061 01:33:37,600 --> 01:33:41,770 between the multitudes of bookshelves 2062 01:33:38,739 --> 01:33:44,649 like decorations the gems were enchanted 2063 01:33:41,770 --> 01:33:46,660 to glow a soft colored light the walls 2064 01:33:44,649 --> 01:33:49,500 glisten reflecting those lights like an 2065 01:33:46,659 --> 01:33:52,329 inverted mirror ball do you like it 2066 01:33:49,500 --> 01:33:57,869 silver bell chimed galloping up to us 2067 01:33:52,329 --> 01:34:00,760 I made the cave pretty I nodded stunned 2068 01:33:57,869 --> 01:34:01,539 it was beautiful and more than a little 2069 01:34:00,760 --> 01:34:06,550 overwhelming 2070 01:34:01,539 --> 01:34:08,289 oh my velvet purred yes he most 2071 01:34:06,550 --> 01:34:10,409 certainly did 2072 01:34:08,289 --> 01:34:12,880 she caught the little filly in a hug I 2073 01:34:10,409 --> 01:34:18,489 looked around and spotted Dixie - not 2074 01:34:12,880 --> 01:34:20,920 far away smiling Regina the cry came 2075 01:34:18,489 --> 01:34:22,329 from God inna the older Gryphon bursting 2076 01:34:20,920 --> 01:34:23,680 out of a group of ponies and soaring 2077 01:34:22,329 --> 01:34:30,149 across the room to reunite with her 2078 01:34:23,680 --> 01:34:34,000 daughter Spike's cave was crowded 7 I 2079 01:34:30,149 --> 01:34:38,409 tried to gather seven allies there were 2080 01:34:34,000 --> 01:34:40,439 a lot more than 7 people here I spot a 2081 01:34:38,409 --> 01:34:42,760 Blackwing in her team of talents I 2082 01:34:40,439 --> 01:34:44,379 blinked as I recognized the white coat 2083 01:34:42,760 --> 01:34:46,239 an electric blue mane of morning frost 2084 01:34:44,380 --> 01:34:49,239 standing next to her sunflower coated 2085 01:34:46,239 --> 01:34:52,750 friend Sun glint did that mean that 2086 01:34:49,239 --> 01:34:55,539 tracker was here too no I learned 2087 01:34:52,750 --> 01:34:59,109 quickly but before vanishing into 2088 01:34:55,539 --> 01:35:01,239 seclusion he had contacted them we heard 2089 01:34:59,109 --> 01:35:03,729 you're planning something big Sun glint 2090 01:35:01,239 --> 01:35:06,069 said with a cheerful seriousness and we 2091 01:35:03,729 --> 01:35:08,379 want to help we feel just awful about 2092 01:35:06,069 --> 01:35:10,960 everything the Enclave is doing this 2093 01:35:08,380 --> 01:35:14,400 this just isn't right pony shouldn't act 2094 01:35:10,960 --> 01:35:16,810 this way I couldn't agree more 2095 01:35:14,399 --> 01:35:20,319 came the familiar voice of the amber 2096 01:35:16,810 --> 01:35:27,850 coded wasteland Crusader my jaw dropped 2097 01:35:20,319 --> 01:35:30,509 they were here too what huh how watcher 2098 01:35:27,850 --> 01:35:32,170 told us she said with a stubborn stomp 2099 01:35:30,510 --> 01:35:35,280 you didn't think you were just gonna 2100 01:35:32,170 --> 01:35:41,050 leave us out of this one did you well 2101 01:35:35,279 --> 01:35:44,229 yes actually this was I didn't have 2102 01:35:41,050 --> 01:35:47,710 words hell I didn't even know some of 2103 01:35:44,229 --> 01:35:50,289 these ponies you invited my daughter 2104 01:35:47,710 --> 01:35:51,909 zennith whispered into my ear having 2105 01:35:50,289 --> 01:35:54,909 spotted several zebras clustering the 2106 01:35:51,909 --> 01:35:56,769 crux of the two towering bookshelves it 2107 01:35:54,909 --> 01:35:59,199 took me a moment to recognize Fe er and 2108 01:35:56,770 --> 01:36:00,940 a zebra next to her who had painted 2109 01:35:59,199 --> 01:36:03,498 herself to be nearly black with thin 2110 01:36:00,939 --> 01:36:07,339 white stripes was gloom 2111 01:36:03,498 --> 01:36:10,158 zennith looked slightly mortified I shot 2112 01:36:07,340 --> 01:36:13,819 spike a look he just smiled and shrugged 2113 01:36:10,158 --> 01:36:18,498 definitely shifting blame that was more 2114 01:36:13,819 --> 01:36:21,439 homages idea than mine oh that's so 2115 01:36:18,498 --> 01:36:24,439 figured I waited through the room 2116 01:36:21,439 --> 01:36:27,498 feeling dazed every few feet I was 2117 01:36:24,439 --> 01:36:30,589 stopped by some pony or zebra or Griffon 2118 01:36:27,498 --> 01:36:33,800 they wanted to greet me all around me 2119 01:36:30,590 --> 01:36:35,510 conversations were bubbling gone put it 2120 01:36:33,800 --> 01:36:39,079 down in front of me blocking my view of 2121 01:36:35,510 --> 01:36:40,998 everything tears were flowing down her 2122 01:36:39,078 --> 01:36:44,478 cheek from her good eye and I could see 2123 01:36:40,998 --> 01:36:47,658 her fighting to keep her composure tell 2124 01:36:44,479 --> 01:36:52,880 me it was worth it she demanded her 2125 01:36:47,658 --> 01:36:56,538 voice low and dangerous I froze Conesus 2126 01:36:52,880 --> 01:36:59,690 she must have just learned about cage it 2127 01:36:56,538 --> 01:37:01,309 was worth it mom regi interrupted flying 2128 01:36:59,689 --> 01:37:02,618 up next to me before my brain could put 2129 01:37:01,309 --> 01:37:05,599 words in my mouth 2130 01:37:02,618 --> 01:37:11,689 gone glared at her daughter but regina 2131 01:37:05,599 --> 01:37:16,659 stood firm cage Gardena bit back a shout 2132 01:37:11,689 --> 01:37:21,109 tears flowing he was a fighter at talon 2133 01:37:16,658 --> 01:37:24,198 but he was my son and he died like a 2134 01:37:21,109 --> 01:37:27,170 talon i offered my words feeling lame as 2135 01:37:24,198 --> 01:37:30,069 they slipped off my tongue brave and 2136 01:37:27,170 --> 01:37:33,159 steadfast at the very end 2137 01:37:30,069 --> 01:37:35,000 gone stormy demeanor did not improve 2138 01:37:33,159 --> 01:37:36,739 Reggie flew in front of me 2139 01:37:35,000 --> 01:37:39,529 nearly beaked a beak with the larger and 2140 01:37:36,739 --> 01:37:41,619 more grizzled version of herself cage 2141 01:37:39,529 --> 01:37:45,259 die striking a fatal blow to the Enclave 2142 01:37:41,619 --> 01:37:48,680 Regina told her mother not an instant 2143 01:37:45,260 --> 01:37:53,150 kill no but it was fatal to slow death 2144 01:37:48,680 --> 01:37:56,030 like the thrust of a poison knife and 2145 01:37:53,149 --> 01:37:57,369 God seemed to appreciate that but Reggie 2146 01:37:56,029 --> 01:38:00,019 wasn't done 2147 01:37:57,369 --> 01:38:01,279 how many Griffin's died mom when the 2148 01:38:00,020 --> 01:38:03,230 enclave invaded the skies of our 2149 01:38:01,279 --> 01:38:04,670 homeland how many more do you think 2150 01:38:03,229 --> 01:38:07,969 you're gonna die before were done if we 2151 01:38:04,670 --> 01:38:10,789 don't stop them Regina brushed back her 2152 01:38:07,970 --> 01:38:14,539 head feathers this was our fight long 2153 01:38:10,789 --> 01:38:17,829 before was theirs the conversations 2154 01:38:14,539 --> 01:38:21,260 around us had gone silent every pony and 2155 01:38:17,829 --> 01:38:24,800 Dragon Griffon zebra and Phoenix was 2156 01:38:21,260 --> 01:38:26,510 watching Reggie glance back at me giving 2157 01:38:24,800 --> 01:38:30,829 me a small smile before rounding on her 2158 01:38:26,510 --> 01:38:31,820 mother again and so far seems calamity 2159 01:38:30,829 --> 01:38:34,489 his friends have done most of the 2160 01:38:31,819 --> 01:38:37,549 fighting for us was it worth it 2161 01:38:34,489 --> 01:38:43,609 the cage your son my brother actually 2162 01:38:37,550 --> 01:38:45,289 got in a blow fuck yes Gardena grim 2163 01:38:43,609 --> 01:38:47,750 feathers wiped your eye and gazed at her 2164 01:38:45,289 --> 01:38:51,560 daughter the rest of the room seemed to 2165 01:38:47,750 --> 01:38:53,270 be holding his breath then I heard a 2166 01:38:51,560 --> 01:38:56,930 whooping whistle and the amber mayor 2167 01:38:53,270 --> 01:38:59,680 started stomping applause soon the whole 2168 01:38:56,930 --> 01:38:59,680 room was thundering 2169 01:39:00,170 --> 01:39:08,659 well okay then Gardena said softly you 2170 01:39:05,430 --> 01:39:10,890 didn't need to yell I am your mother 2171 01:39:08,659 --> 01:39:14,489 Reggie looked sheepish and then and 2172 01:39:10,890 --> 01:39:18,289 wrapped her mother in an embrace hmm 2173 01:39:14,489 --> 01:39:21,829 what's going on barkansas asked nearby 2174 01:39:18,289 --> 01:39:21,829 what did she say 2175 01:39:23,399 --> 01:39:27,308 today 2176 01:39:25,418 --> 01:39:29,948 we emerge from the cloud curtain right 2177 01:39:27,309 --> 01:39:33,219 beneath Navarro and flew directly into 2178 01:39:29,948 --> 01:39:35,078 the path of two of the Raptors spiked or 2179 01:39:33,219 --> 01:39:37,229 passed one of them breathing green fire 2180 01:39:35,078 --> 01:39:39,759 across the propeller away as he passed 2181 01:39:37,229 --> 01:39:42,999 half the propellers exploded in flame 2182 01:39:39,760 --> 01:39:45,340 the others dissolving outright the 2183 01:39:42,998 --> 01:39:47,819 burning Raptor canted out of control and 2184 01:39:45,340 --> 01:39:50,880 began to dip into the cloud curtain 2185 01:39:47,819 --> 01:39:53,319 victorious this is Raptor noctilucent a 2186 01:39:50,880 --> 01:39:55,989 voice cried alarm over the Enclave 2187 01:39:53,319 --> 01:40:02,288 military channel and into my ear we're 2188 01:39:55,988 --> 01:40:03,609 under attack it's it's a dragon spike 2189 01:40:02,288 --> 01:40:05,469 swooped up through the second layer of 2190 01:40:03,609 --> 01:40:08,049 clouds drawing out of sight of the 2191 01:40:05,469 --> 01:40:10,208 Raptors in their parent thunder head he 2192 01:40:08,050 --> 01:40:12,248 drew up hovering just outside the wall 2193 01:40:10,208 --> 01:40:15,398 of blue light to protected Navarro his 2194 01:40:12,248 --> 01:40:17,438 giant wings flapping slowly inside 2195 01:40:15,399 --> 01:40:19,300 pegasi were galloping out of barracks 2196 01:40:17,439 --> 01:40:20,739 and buildings staring up the humongous 2197 01:40:19,300 --> 01:40:22,329 purple and green creature who had 2198 01:40:20,738 --> 01:40:24,488 positioned himself between them and the 2199 01:40:22,328 --> 01:40:27,639 Morning Sun casting a shadow across the 2200 01:40:24,488 --> 01:40:29,049 eastern part of the base the Raptor 2201 01:40:27,639 --> 01:40:30,969 noctilucent tore up through the clouds 2202 01:40:29,050 --> 01:40:33,010 its weapons swiveling towards spike 2203 01:40:30,969 --> 01:40:38,498 bright light building up inside the 2204 01:40:33,010 --> 01:40:40,809 barrel spike attacked the shield the 2205 01:40:38,498 --> 01:40:43,328 blue wall of energy buckled warped and 2206 01:40:40,809 --> 01:40:46,918 collapsed under the unstoppable force of 2207 01:40:43,328 --> 01:40:46,918 twilight's number one assistant