1 00:00:00,030 --> 00:00:05,520 blood it washed around my hooves 2 00:00:02,790 --> 00:00:08,370 splashed against my legs carried by the 3 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:10,050 river that was Main Street or standing 4 00:00:08,369 --> 00:00:10,849 the middle of the river it was full of 5 00:00:10,050 --> 00:00:13,019 corpses 6 00:00:10,849 --> 00:00:15,198 how many ponies have you slaughtered 7 00:00:13,019 --> 00:00:17,399 asked develop remedies voice accusingly 8 00:00:15,198 --> 00:00:21,679 sure didn't take you long become a mass 9 00:00:17,399 --> 00:00:24,229 murderer did it littlepip the velvet i 10 00:00:21,679 --> 00:00:27,210 looked for in storm and blackness 11 00:00:24,230 --> 00:00:29,730 instead my eyes found only the bullet 12 00:00:27,210 --> 00:00:31,289 savage wall the sheriff's office crude 13 00:00:29,730 --> 00:00:33,808 spray paint covered it shouting 14 00:00:31,289 --> 00:00:36,450 blasphemies Raiders had been here 15 00:00:33,808 --> 00:00:38,459 they're sickening Huff work sadistic 16 00:00:36,450 --> 00:00:41,430 mutilations on display for everypony to 17 00:00:38,460 --> 00:00:43,170 see I watched as the pony torso that 18 00:00:41,429 --> 00:00:45,058 dangled from the ceiling inside its 19 00:00:43,170 --> 00:00:45,480 limbs hacked off and coat shaved to the 20 00:00:45,058 --> 00:00:47,399 skin 21 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:50,189 heave against its chains and fall to the 22 00:00:47,399 --> 00:00:52,070 floor with a meaty thud I tried to 23 00:00:50,189 --> 00:00:55,259 scream as it began to crawl towards me 24 00:00:52,070 --> 00:00:57,210 with a wet rending displayed body on the 25 00:00:55,259 --> 00:00:58,948 wall its flesh flayed back to show off 26 00:00:57,210 --> 00:01:00,719 its ribs and rotting organs ripped 27 00:00:58,948 --> 00:01:04,140 itself free and sloughed towards me 28 00:01:00,719 --> 00:01:06,090 splashing the water I tried to back away 29 00:01:04,140 --> 00:01:06,840 only to find my hooves mired in the 30 00:01:06,090 --> 00:01:09,180 muddy Street 31 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:11,159 the Crimson acre in the water coated my 32 00:01:09,180 --> 00:01:15,930 pipbuck and sank into my coat around my 33 00:01:11,159 --> 00:01:19,170 legs calamity velvet help me I screamed 34 00:01:15,930 --> 00:01:21,390 but my voice carried no sound a silent 35 00:01:19,170 --> 00:01:23,100 spritebot watched me doing nothing as 36 00:01:21,390 --> 00:01:24,420 the lower half of a slaver pony joined 37 00:01:23,099 --> 00:01:26,759 the things that crept maliciously 38 00:01:24,420 --> 00:01:30,390 towards me a long robe of intestine 39 00:01:26,759 --> 00:01:32,159 dragging out behind it I woke my heart 40 00:01:30,390 --> 00:01:33,930 thudding hard in my body covered in cold 41 00:01:32,159 --> 00:01:37,320 sweat to the sound and shake of the 42 00:01:33,930 --> 00:01:39,689 train that was weak but warm unless a 43 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:40,978 key that I had any right to be I was 44 00:01:39,688 --> 00:01:44,008 laying in one of the beds and the trains 45 00:01:40,978 --> 00:01:45,868 passenger car a blanket over me beside 46 00:01:44,009 --> 00:01:47,719 me fellow remedy was waving her horn 47 00:01:45,868 --> 00:01:50,430 tenderly over my recently crippled leg 48 00:01:47,719 --> 00:01:53,019 to my amazement my leg felt completely 49 00:01:50,430 --> 00:01:54,670 mended if a bit bitchy 50 00:01:53,019 --> 00:01:56,379 I tried to shake the specter of my 51 00:01:54,670 --> 00:01:58,030 nightmare this was not the first 52 00:01:56,379 --> 00:02:00,188 sleeping terror that my experience is 53 00:01:58,030 --> 00:02:03,340 outside it spawned but this had been the 54 00:02:00,188 --> 00:02:06,279 most deeply unpleasant the incorporation 55 00:02:03,340 --> 00:02:10,299 of my companions or lack of them somehow 56 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:13,150 made this dream far far worse velvet REM 57 00:02:10,299 --> 00:02:14,709 be last I had seen her she was fallen in 58 00:02:13,150 --> 00:02:17,739 the pool of her own blood having saved 59 00:02:14,709 --> 00:02:20,110 nearly half a dozen foals my ears perked 60 00:02:17,739 --> 00:02:21,640 the sounds around me looking over my 61 00:02:20,110 --> 00:02:23,140 shoulder I saw the Colts and fillies 62 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:25,869 from the sheriff's cell taking up much 63 00:02:23,139 --> 00:02:28,568 of the passenger car looked weary and 64 00:02:25,870 --> 00:02:29,980 beaten two of them were fast asleep but 65 00:02:28,568 --> 00:02:33,518 one had enough of a cheer to look at me 66 00:02:29,979 --> 00:02:34,869 and grin that was awesome the coat waved 67 00:02:33,519 --> 00:02:36,099 yourself slowly through the air then 68 00:02:34,870 --> 00:02:39,099 stand it down with a clop 69 00:02:36,098 --> 00:02:41,828 I gave him a weak smile my heart finally 70 00:02:39,098 --> 00:02:43,209 beginning to calm calamity turned from 71 00:02:41,829 --> 00:02:45,150 staring out a window to welcome me back 72 00:02:43,209 --> 00:02:50,348 into the land of the living 73 00:02:45,150 --> 00:02:51,849 we're okay I was hesitant half fearing 74 00:02:50,348 --> 00:02:54,280 this was just another dream waiting to 75 00:02:51,848 --> 00:02:57,419 become a nightmare billet remedy nodded 76 00:02:54,280 --> 00:03:01,180 reassuringly and the slaves in the 77 00:02:57,419 --> 00:03:03,578 caboose velvet ax softly less softly 78 00:03:01,180 --> 00:03:05,290 this train only has the one passenger 79 00:03:03,579 --> 00:03:07,870 car and I felt the foals needed the 80 00:03:05,289 --> 00:03:09,608 space more dearly so it was either the 81 00:03:07,870 --> 00:03:12,159 caboose or strapping them onto a flat 82 00:03:09,609 --> 00:03:13,989 car speaking as though I would have 83 00:03:12,159 --> 00:03:15,579 suggested something awful was not I 84 00:03:13,989 --> 00:03:19,030 decided one of her more endearing 85 00:03:15,579 --> 00:03:21,129 personality traits suddenly I remembered 86 00:03:19,030 --> 00:03:23,709 my original plan and the locked pens at 87 00:03:21,129 --> 00:03:24,250 the Pony captives have been caged in but 88 00:03:23,709 --> 00:03:26,409 the locks 89 00:03:24,250 --> 00:03:28,150 I knew calamity could not have picked 90 00:03:26,409 --> 00:03:29,469 them and I couldn't imagine valve remedy 91 00:03:28,150 --> 00:03:32,590 in her own youth having applied that 92 00:03:29,469 --> 00:03:35,079 skill she rolled her eyes at me how come 93 00:03:32,590 --> 00:03:36,310 now I'm not the locksmith you are and I 94 00:03:35,079 --> 00:03:38,590 certainly do not have the level of 95 00:03:36,310 --> 00:03:40,989 telekinetic mastery that you showed most 96 00:03:38,590 --> 00:03:43,139 impressive I should add but I am a 97 00:03:40,989 --> 00:03:45,159 unicorn I can do basic levitation 98 00:03:43,139 --> 00:03:47,319 between your missiles and the mines I 99 00:03:45,159 --> 00:03:50,019 was able to bypass the need for 100 00:03:47,318 --> 00:03:52,988 lockpicks or keys the train rumbled 101 00:03:50,019 --> 00:03:54,340 around us glancing out my window I saw 102 00:03:52,989 --> 00:03:55,959 that we'd already traversed the desert 103 00:03:54,340 --> 00:03:58,239 and were clearly well on our way up the 104 00:03:55,959 --> 00:04:00,039 mountain the pace of the train ponies 105 00:03:58,239 --> 00:04:02,109 was slowing we were getting close to the 106 00:04:00,039 --> 00:04:03,400 peak point of the mountain track my 107 00:04:02,109 --> 00:04:04,210 conversation with a velvet had lulled 108 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,700 and now 109 00:04:04,210 --> 00:04:09,400 Calamity disrupted it completely shadow 110 00:04:06,699 --> 00:04:09,909 was back I pulled myself into a sitting 111 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:14,050 position 112 00:04:09,909 --> 00:04:16,509 testing my mended leg shadow the cult 113 00:04:14,050 --> 00:04:17,829 who spoke up earlier declared mr. clam 114 00:04:16,509 --> 00:04:19,990 he thinks something's following us 115 00:04:17,829 --> 00:04:21,370 I noticed calamity was crouched to the 116 00:04:19,990 --> 00:04:26,110 window looking outwards through it 117 00:04:21,370 --> 00:04:28,090 towards the sky another I kept myself 118 00:04:26,110 --> 00:04:30,490 from saying goddess in reference of the 119 00:04:28,089 --> 00:04:34,000 winged unicorn slaver I had battled one 120 00:04:30,490 --> 00:04:35,620 of those like at the Sherriff's I don't 121 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:38,649 think so but something's up there 122 00:04:35,620 --> 00:04:40,000 keeping just out of sight if it's out of 123 00:04:38,649 --> 00:04:42,969 sight how do you know there's anything 124 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:45,399 there that will countered but a clam 125 00:04:42,970 --> 00:04:49,570 knees look she relented another pace is 126 00:04:45,399 --> 00:04:50,370 perhaps clam he grimaced I really don't 127 00:04:49,569 --> 00:04:52,449 think so 128 00:04:50,370 --> 00:04:55,449 he returned his gaze to the window 129 00:04:52,449 --> 00:04:57,310 quieting at least it stopped raining 130 00:04:55,449 --> 00:04:59,979 velvet remedy announced looking out the 131 00:04:57,310 --> 00:05:02,500 window that storm lasted for days 132 00:04:59,980 --> 00:05:04,840 I turned and look at the thick gray 133 00:05:02,500 --> 00:05:06,519 cloud cover the water had indeed stopped 134 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:07,989 falling from the sky and the clouds are 135 00:05:06,519 --> 00:05:11,490 a much lighter color turning the 136 00:05:07,990 --> 00:05:14,710 sunlight a drab gray velvet I've started 137 00:05:11,490 --> 00:05:16,360 she smiled at me and my heart soared her 138 00:05:14,709 --> 00:05:19,209 previous grating remark instantly 139 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:22,030 forgotten Thank You little PIP your 140 00:05:19,209 --> 00:05:24,099 bandages saved my life I looked at her 141 00:05:22,029 --> 00:05:25,750 knowing that there was no way those poor 142 00:05:24,100 --> 00:05:27,040 excuses for medical aid magically 143 00:05:25,750 --> 00:05:29,740 treated or not it could have brought her 144 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:31,120 to health I started to say as much but 145 00:05:29,740 --> 00:05:33,460 she lifted hoof to interrupt 146 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:35,379 no but you managed just full enough that 147 00:05:33,459 --> 00:05:36,629 I regained consciousness and from there 148 00:05:35,379 --> 00:05:38,889 I could take care of myself 149 00:05:36,629 --> 00:05:40,990 she guessed a sidelong glance towards 150 00:05:38,889 --> 00:05:42,240 calamity not to mention you in that 151 00:05:40,990 --> 00:05:44,490 interesting friend of yours 152 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:46,090 calamity niggard in her direction I 153 00:05:44,490 --> 00:05:48,670 stared at my leg 154 00:05:46,089 --> 00:05:50,829 surprised grinning velvet Remini 155 00:05:48,670 --> 00:05:52,900 reminded me I did always tell you I'd 156 00:05:50,829 --> 00:05:55,479 wanted to be a medical Pony I studied 157 00:05:52,899 --> 00:05:57,099 for it and even apprenticed I looked at 158 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:59,950 the beautiful mare many years my elder 159 00:05:57,100 --> 00:06:03,100 curiously if that's what she wanted why 160 00:05:59,949 --> 00:06:06,039 didn't you because my cutie mark showed 161 00:06:03,100 --> 00:06:09,310 up one day I sang a song for an ailing 162 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:10,360 gentle pony and it appeared a songbird a 163 00:06:09,310 --> 00:06:13,180 nightingale 164 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:14,770 to be precise and when your cutie mark 165 00:06:13,180 --> 00:06:16,840 appears your place in the stable is 166 00:06:14,769 --> 00:06:19,149 decided there was a sad 167 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:22,149 matter-of-factness in her voice it was a 168 00:06:19,149 --> 00:06:24,250 truth I knew all too well I even begged 169 00:06:22,149 --> 00:06:26,409 the overmare but clearly it was going to 170 00:06:24,250 --> 00:06:29,139 be my destiny to be an entertainer my 171 00:06:26,410 --> 00:06:30,760 fate was written on my flanks my voice 172 00:06:29,139 --> 00:06:32,699 was the most beautiful in the stable and 173 00:06:30,759 --> 00:06:35,769 I could not deny that I could sing or 174 00:06:32,699 --> 00:06:37,349 that I even enjoyed it a fair bit the 175 00:06:35,769 --> 00:06:39,310 overmare even showed me my genealogy 176 00:06:37,350 --> 00:06:40,900 proving that I was the many-times 177 00:06:39,310 --> 00:06:42,668 great-granddaughter of stable to his 178 00:06:40,899 --> 00:06:45,519 first overmare who herself was already a 179 00:06:42,668 --> 00:06:46,930 legendary singer I nodded having heard 180 00:06:45,519 --> 00:06:49,839 the heart-wrenching music myself while 181 00:06:46,930 --> 00:06:52,540 and turned bike tavern how can I fight 182 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:54,189 the weight of all that the overmare she 183 00:06:52,540 --> 00:06:55,780 graciously allowed me to indulge my 184 00:06:54,189 --> 00:06:56,949 hobby in the small times when I wouldn't 185 00:06:55,779 --> 00:06:58,709 interfere with my new duties of 186 00:06:56,949 --> 00:07:02,849 uplifting the stables flagging morale 187 00:06:58,709 --> 00:07:05,139 but my dreams I was told were not for me 188 00:07:02,850 --> 00:07:08,740 suspecting I knew the answer I had asked 189 00:07:05,139 --> 00:07:10,610 the question velvet why did you leave 190 00:07:08,740 --> 00:07:14,090 the stable 191 00:07:10,610 --> 00:07:14,889 develop twini dearly again because of my 192 00:07:14,089 --> 00:07:17,149 cutie mark 193 00:07:14,889 --> 00:07:18,590 she turned pulling away one of the 194 00:07:17,149 --> 00:07:20,568 medical boxes to show me the little 195 00:07:18,589 --> 00:07:24,168 Nightingale on her flank wings 196 00:07:20,569 --> 00:07:26,110 outstretched beak open in song do you 197 00:07:24,168 --> 00:07:29,180 not see what it is not a little bit I 198 00:07:26,110 --> 00:07:32,990 saw what it was what had always been a 199 00:07:29,180 --> 00:07:35,509 bird a beautiful song it is not a bird 200 00:07:32,990 --> 00:07:38,990 in a cage Velib remedy said her voice 201 00:07:35,509 --> 00:07:41,538 pleased and if it is not then I was not 202 00:07:38,990 --> 00:07:45,650 meant to be either come whore or ill I 203 00:07:41,538 --> 00:07:48,639 needed to be free I'm gonna take a walk 204 00:07:45,649 --> 00:07:50,719 outside maybe stretch out my wings I 205 00:07:48,639 --> 00:07:51,408 looked up from the book I was reading to 206 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,960 pass the time 207 00:07:51,408 --> 00:07:56,449 turns out equestrian army today was all 208 00:07:53,959 --> 00:07:58,459 about battle saddles the train was 209 00:07:56,449 --> 00:08:00,020 slowing to a near stop the engine 210 00:07:58,459 --> 00:08:01,129 Hillary crested the peak and the Train 211 00:08:00,019 --> 00:08:02,508 ponies were drawing the rest of the 212 00:08:01,129 --> 00:08:04,129 train down over the lip and around the 213 00:08:02,509 --> 00:08:06,259 next bend for releasing it and jumping 214 00:08:04,129 --> 00:08:07,459 aboard themselves there wasn't going to 215 00:08:06,259 --> 00:08:09,530 be another chance to get some fresh air 216 00:08:07,459 --> 00:08:12,258 or for calamity to get himself a better 217 00:08:09,529 --> 00:08:14,899 look at our shadow I nodded bidding him 218 00:08:12,259 --> 00:08:16,788 to go velvet remedy was probably on her 219 00:08:14,899 --> 00:08:18,198 way back from the caboose if you've been 220 00:08:16,788 --> 00:08:19,848 making regular checks on the adult 221 00:08:18,199 --> 00:08:21,560 ponies we had rescued and I was 222 00:08:19,848 --> 00:08:22,968 entertaining taking a quick trot myself 223 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:26,120 once she was here to watch the foals 224 00:08:22,968 --> 00:08:28,668 I waited time seeming to have slowed to 225 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:30,949 a crawl like the train itself she was 226 00:08:28,668 --> 00:08:32,139 taking her sweet time and she possibly 227 00:08:30,949 --> 00:08:34,729 gotten lost 228 00:08:32,139 --> 00:08:37,338 no that was silly you couldn't get lost 229 00:08:34,729 --> 00:08:39,288 on the train could you I chuckled as I 230 00:08:37,339 --> 00:08:41,000 realized that if I ever got lost on 231 00:08:39,288 --> 00:08:44,208 train my pipbuck Sodom a spell would 232 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:46,940 guide me poor velvet however could she 233 00:08:44,208 --> 00:08:48,859 find her way on a train without it I had 234 00:08:46,940 --> 00:08:51,380 offered velvet remedy her pipbuck but to 235 00:08:48,860 --> 00:08:53,480 my shock she'd refused it I was stressed 236 00:08:51,379 --> 00:08:55,669 how unbelievably useful a tool it was in 237 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:58,159 Equestria noise landing she said I could 238 00:08:55,669 --> 00:08:59,708 keep it as a gift and as an apology for 239 00:08:58,159 --> 00:09:02,028 having given it to me in the first place 240 00:08:59,708 --> 00:09:03,828 she didn't blame herself for my leaving 241 00:09:02,028 --> 00:09:05,629 the stable but she regretted having 242 00:09:03,828 --> 00:09:07,639 played a hoof and truthfully a whole 243 00:09:05,629 --> 00:09:10,009 pony in my decision 244 00:09:07,639 --> 00:09:12,559 I tried one last time and she'd finally 245 00:09:10,009 --> 00:09:14,659 told me flatly I escaped that prison I 246 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:17,839 will not wear its shackle no matter how 247 00:09:14,659 --> 00:09:19,069 gilded a shackle it may be at that she'd 248 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:22,100 left to check the ponies in the caboose 249 00:09:19,070 --> 00:09:24,560 I was brought out of my reverie by the 250 00:09:22,100 --> 00:09:25,820 gigantic roar of many gunfire followed 251 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:28,729 by the death screams of the terrain 252 00:09:25,820 --> 00:09:30,170 ponies a mere second later I heard the 253 00:09:28,730 --> 00:09:33,170 switch pulling team who were currently 254 00:09:30,169 --> 00:09:34,669 acting as guards open fire in return the 255 00:09:33,169 --> 00:09:36,529 foals began to panic and I was 256 00:09:34,669 --> 00:09:38,209 attempting to calm or at least corral 257 00:09:36,529 --> 00:09:40,730 them when velvet Remedy returned to the 258 00:09:38,210 --> 00:09:42,320 back door looking worried at nearly the 259 00:09:40,730 --> 00:09:43,580 same moment one of the trained ponies 260 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:45,350 from the switch team burst in shouting 261 00:09:43,580 --> 00:09:47,810 and waving his paws a lever-action 262 00:09:45,350 --> 00:09:51,470 shotgun floating by his side slaver 263 00:09:47,809 --> 00:09:52,479 ambushed protect the children what how 264 00:09:51,470 --> 00:09:54,950 could they have gotten ahead of us 265 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:56,870 before I could ask a grizzly Pony 266 00:09:54,950 --> 00:09:58,520 wearing slaver armor spiked hooves 267 00:09:56,870 --> 00:09:59,840 coated in blood of trained ponies broke 268 00:09:58,519 --> 00:10:01,730 into the passenger car and reared up 269 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:04,280 intending to end the life of another I 270 00:10:01,730 --> 00:10:06,529 didn't have time to think as you drew my 271 00:10:04,279 --> 00:10:08,240 assault rifle and fired at him the Train 272 00:10:06,529 --> 00:10:09,620 Pony ducked his own gun swinging around 273 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:11,450 and unloading into the slaver 274 00:10:09,620 --> 00:10:14,509 I couldn't tell who's shot felled him 275 00:10:11,450 --> 00:10:17,210 first flashes of my nightmare came back 276 00:10:14,509 --> 00:10:18,669 to me I hesitated but mercifully only 277 00:10:17,210 --> 00:10:21,830 after the attacker had been taken down 278 00:10:18,669 --> 00:10:23,479 then with a stomp I activated my EFS and 279 00:10:21,830 --> 00:10:25,190 watched the flurry of red marks fill my 280 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,590 forward compass milling about the few 281 00:10:25,190 --> 00:10:28,940 friendlies that were in front of me I 282 00:10:26,590 --> 00:10:30,350 turned to remedy levitating out the 283 00:10:28,940 --> 00:10:32,450 kneeler gun and fitting with a marked 284 00:10:30,350 --> 00:10:33,649 clip I had not been able to determine 285 00:10:32,450 --> 00:10:35,450 what the markings on the needle clip 286 00:10:33,649 --> 00:10:36,620 stood for but I suspected that any of 287 00:10:35,450 --> 00:10:39,500 them would be at least capable of 288 00:10:36,620 --> 00:10:41,269 incapacitating take this guard the foals 289 00:10:39,500 --> 00:10:43,759 with your life I'm going to hold up 290 00:10:41,269 --> 00:10:46,939 ahead better to take them down before 291 00:10:43,759 --> 00:10:48,500 they got back this far if I could Velvet 292 00:10:46,940 --> 00:10:52,310 remedy stared at the needler pistol as 293 00:10:48,500 --> 00:10:55,669 if it were diseased I I couldn't 294 00:10:52,309 --> 00:10:57,199 well first lest you sake you have to 295 00:10:55,669 --> 00:10:59,240 you're not gonna survive out here if you 296 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:01,070 aren't willing to fight back I pointed 297 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:03,820 towards the foals and neither will the 298 00:11:01,070 --> 00:11:09,170 ones you're protecting velvet gulped I 299 00:11:03,820 --> 00:11:11,060 mean I don't know how no it's easy float 300 00:11:09,169 --> 00:11:12,949 it up and point this end at the bad guy 301 00:11:11,059 --> 00:11:14,549 to shoot pull this little lever back 302 00:11:12,950 --> 00:11:16,470 that's the trigger 303 00:11:14,549 --> 00:11:18,109 she nodded then looked at me as if 304 00:11:16,470 --> 00:11:22,610 hoping I would have offer another option 305 00:11:18,110 --> 00:11:26,370 I'm not a killer I I don't know if I can 306 00:11:22,610 --> 00:11:30,149 learn to it was a harsh even brutal 307 00:11:26,370 --> 00:11:33,360 thing to say but that was eQuest rien 308 00:11:30,149 --> 00:11:35,610 wasteland the terrain slid down the 309 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:37,139 track picking up speed but still slow 310 00:11:35,610 --> 00:11:38,720 enough for the motely force of unicorn 311 00:11:37,139 --> 00:11:41,069 and earth Pony slavers to leave aboard 312 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:42,240 two earth ponies with mini gun battle 313 00:11:41,070 --> 00:11:43,980 saddles had torn through the pulling 314 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:46,320 team shredding the poor ponies into red 315 00:11:43,980 --> 00:11:48,720 meat the barrage of returned fire had 316 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:50,580 slaughtered them and returned I stood my 317 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:52,019 ground on a boxcar several cars forward 318 00:11:50,580 --> 00:11:53,759 of the passenger car that held velvet 319 00:11:52,019 --> 00:11:56,610 remedy in the foals assault rifle at the 320 00:11:53,759 --> 00:11:57,840 ready my EFS compass was so full of red 321 00:11:56,610 --> 00:12:00,330 headed me that it was impossible to 322 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:02,370 track individual opponents part of me 323 00:12:00,330 --> 00:12:03,800 wanted to attempt parlay if only to 324 00:12:02,370 --> 00:12:06,769 avoid the growing pain in my conscience 325 00:12:03,799 --> 00:12:09,839 but that was out of the question now 326 00:12:06,769 --> 00:12:11,399 anypony attacking the Train went down it 327 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:12,509 was with this intention firmly planting 328 00:12:11,399 --> 00:12:14,279 to me that I opened fire on the first 329 00:12:12,509 --> 00:12:16,350 slaver to jump her way out of the boxcar 330 00:12:14,279 --> 00:12:20,039 ahead of me my shot went wild and she 331 00:12:16,350 --> 00:12:22,350 jumped back down dammit I heard an 332 00:12:20,039 --> 00:12:24,269 explosion above and behind me casting my 333 00:12:22,350 --> 00:12:25,860 eyes to the sky I saw calamity dodging 334 00:12:24,269 --> 00:12:28,500 and weaving through the air a Griffon in 335 00:12:25,860 --> 00:12:30,870 hot pursuit the enemy aviator held a 336 00:12:28,500 --> 00:12:33,000 brush gun a much nastier firearm than 337 00:12:30,870 --> 00:12:34,379 any I had seen so far and occasionally 338 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,269 slowed in pursuit of calamity to fire a 339 00:12:34,379 --> 00:12:37,559 shot 340 00:12:35,269 --> 00:12:39,689 calamity bless him was not making 341 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:42,269 himself an easy target and costing the 342 00:12:39,690 --> 00:12:44,250 Griffon distance with each failure as I 343 00:12:42,269 --> 00:12:46,829 watched clammy suddenly swooped upward 344 00:12:44,250 --> 00:12:48,299 pulling a full loop into my dismay the 345 00:12:46,830 --> 00:12:49,770 Griffon matched his move looping 346 00:12:48,299 --> 00:12:50,879 slightly inside his own to close a 347 00:12:49,769 --> 00:12:53,460 distance within me again 348 00:12:50,879 --> 00:12:54,960 I heard clapping coming closer but as I 349 00:12:53,460 --> 00:12:58,410 turned my attention back to the boxcars 350 00:12:54,960 --> 00:13:00,240 ahead I saw nothing confused I took a 351 00:12:58,409 --> 00:13:01,439 step towards the edge looking down to 352 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:03,779 see if they were racing up along the 353 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:05,280 ground I wanted to find three slaver 354 00:13:03,779 --> 00:13:08,339 ponies racing along the side of my box 355 00:13:05,279 --> 00:13:10,829 car passing me somewhere a slaver 356 00:13:08,340 --> 00:13:12,149 unicorn was aiding with spells a magic 357 00:13:10,830 --> 00:13:12,950 glow held their hooves to the side of 358 00:13:12,149 --> 00:13:15,539 the moving train 359 00:13:12,950 --> 00:13:17,970 Luna rapey with her horn I growled 360 00:13:15,539 --> 00:13:20,159 feeling incensed at the magical trickery 361 00:13:17,970 --> 00:13:22,139 and swung about the assault rifle firing 362 00:13:20,159 --> 00:13:23,759 to their hindquarters flanks and nexus 363 00:13:22,139 --> 00:13:26,069 that raced down the next boxcar towards 364 00:13:23,759 --> 00:13:27,779 the passenger car two ponies screaming 365 00:13:26,070 --> 00:13:29,580 as they fell from the Train mortally 366 00:13:27,779 --> 00:13:32,069 wounded one breaking his neck in the 367 00:13:29,580 --> 00:13:33,360 fall but the third major to the gap 368 00:13:32,070 --> 00:13:35,820 between cars before I could bring my 369 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:37,980 weapon to bear on him the train was 370 00:13:35,820 --> 00:13:39,600 moving at a fair club now I raced along 371 00:13:37,980 --> 00:13:41,970 the roof jumping to the next car and 372 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:43,680 skidding to a stop I looked down between 373 00:13:41,970 --> 00:13:45,180 the cars he quickly pulled my head back 374 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:46,529 as the slaver spotted me and fired a 375 00:13:45,179 --> 00:13:49,289 mouth held submachine gun into the air 376 00:13:46,529 --> 00:13:50,970 where my head had just been focusing I 377 00:13:49,289 --> 00:13:53,279 pulled the wide eyes slaver up out of 378 00:13:50,970 --> 00:13:55,019 his hiding space then something hit me 379 00:13:53,279 --> 00:13:57,689 from behind sending a stripe of searing 380 00:13:55,019 --> 00:13:59,460 pain on my back I dropped him the 381 00:13:57,690 --> 00:14:01,830 damnably lucky bastard falling safely 382 00:13:59,460 --> 00:14:03,690 under the roof just across the gap was 383 00:14:01,830 --> 00:14:04,980 surrounded now the pony had missed 384 00:14:03,690 --> 00:14:06,930 before it came up behind you while I was 385 00:14:04,980 --> 00:14:07,980 focused on this new one a whip clenched 386 00:14:06,929 --> 00:14:10,289 in her mouth that she wheeled with 387 00:14:07,980 --> 00:14:11,909 hellish accuracy with a crack of her 388 00:14:10,289 --> 00:14:13,349 whip she knocked my assault rifle out of 389 00:14:11,909 --> 00:14:15,169 the air who I've been sailing over the 390 00:14:13,350 --> 00:14:17,820 cliff face the track was skirting the 391 00:14:15,169 --> 00:14:21,059 SMG slaver taking my moment surprised to 392 00:14:17,820 --> 00:14:23,910 reload and now grinned in his mind he 393 00:14:21,059 --> 00:14:26,039 had already killed me another explosion 394 00:14:23,909 --> 00:14:28,469 from above and two bullets ripped 395 00:14:26,039 --> 00:14:30,209 through the slaver felling him his body 396 00:14:28,470 --> 00:14:32,850 SMG still clenched his teeth 397 00:14:30,210 --> 00:14:34,710 slid off the Boxcar roof a moment later 398 00:14:32,850 --> 00:14:36,659 calamity swooped low over the boxcar 399 00:14:34,710 --> 00:14:38,310 banked sharply his hooves scraping along 400 00:14:36,659 --> 00:14:40,589 the cliff that rose up above us on the 401 00:14:38,309 --> 00:14:42,000 other side of the train the Griffon 402 00:14:40,590 --> 00:14:44,730 swooped over the train in pursuit I 403 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:46,139 ducked the whip Pony wasn't quick enough 404 00:14:44,730 --> 00:14:48,269 and got clipped by one of the Griffin's 405 00:14:46,139 --> 00:14:50,909 wings the hit cleanly decapitating 406 00:14:48,269 --> 00:14:52,289 slaver pony felt my heart skip a beat as 407 00:14:50,909 --> 00:14:54,230 I saw the blades that adorned the 408 00:14:52,289 --> 00:14:56,459 forward edge of the Griffins wings 409 00:14:54,230 --> 00:14:58,409 scooping up the decapitated pony's whip 410 00:14:56,460 --> 00:15:00,509 I kicked the rocking head off the side 411 00:14:58,409 --> 00:15:02,279 of the Train I curled the whip up in my 412 00:15:00,509 --> 00:15:04,379 saddlebags and brought up my combat 413 00:15:02,279 --> 00:15:07,199 shotgun a moved first one side of the 414 00:15:04,379 --> 00:15:08,580 jocks car then to the other the spell de 415 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:10,620 slaves were using changed the situation 416 00:15:08,580 --> 00:15:12,150 dramatically I was painfully worried 417 00:15:10,620 --> 00:15:13,610 about how many had gotten passed before 418 00:15:12,149 --> 00:15:15,529 I wised up to it 419 00:15:13,610 --> 00:15:17,090 further up the Train I heard more 420 00:15:15,529 --> 00:15:19,549 gunfire as the remaining trained ponies 421 00:15:17,090 --> 00:15:21,340 fought for their lives down the train I 422 00:15:19,549 --> 00:15:23,779 thought I heard velvet remedy scream I 423 00:15:21,340 --> 00:15:25,040 turned towards the sound behind course 424 00:15:23,779 --> 00:15:26,419 the front of the Train when something 425 00:15:25,039 --> 00:15:28,219 thumped hard somewhere to the front of 426 00:15:26,419 --> 00:15:29,569 the Train then the Train gave a shudder 427 00:15:28,220 --> 00:15:31,570 as the wheels crunched through a body 428 00:15:29,570 --> 00:15:33,940 had fallen down onto the tracks 429 00:15:31,570 --> 00:15:36,110 calamity landed definitely beside me I 430 00:15:33,940 --> 00:15:37,520 stared at him in surprise and he seemed 431 00:15:36,110 --> 00:15:40,250 to blush as he hoped that his mane 432 00:15:37,519 --> 00:15:42,139 I'm afraid razor wing can't join us he 433 00:15:40,250 --> 00:15:44,480 refused to get off my tail even as I 434 00:15:42,139 --> 00:15:46,129 salute between the two cars Clem me 435 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:48,289 smiled looking around as if trying to 436 00:15:46,129 --> 00:15:50,899 find a missing friend I swear he was 437 00:15:48,289 --> 00:15:52,250 just behind me a moment ago I smirked 438 00:15:50,899 --> 00:15:55,639 then pointed a hoof towards the 439 00:15:52,250 --> 00:15:57,289 passenger car go help velvet clam he 440 00:15:55,639 --> 00:15:59,090 nodded and took to the air not even 441 00:15:57,289 --> 00:16:00,649 needing to flies the now galloping train 442 00:15:59,090 --> 00:16:02,660 brought the passenger car right to him 443 00:16:00,649 --> 00:16:04,279 I saw him disappear into the gap in 444 00:16:02,659 --> 00:16:07,069 front of it then galloped to the aid of 445 00:16:04,279 --> 00:16:08,629 the train ponies as I did so frightened 446 00:16:07,070 --> 00:16:11,150 voice in my head asked me what my life 447 00:16:08,629 --> 00:16:12,409 had become what I was becoming that 448 00:16:11,149 --> 00:16:14,389 there were so many ponies who wanted to 449 00:16:12,409 --> 00:16:17,449 take my life and that I was charging 450 00:16:14,389 --> 00:16:19,069 towards them the last survivor of the 451 00:16:17,450 --> 00:16:20,600 Train ponies and I raced across the 452 00:16:19,070 --> 00:16:22,400 rooftops and dive down to get into the 453 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:24,170 open door of the passenger car as twin 454 00:16:22,399 --> 00:16:26,209 beams of pink magical energies or CH the 455 00:16:24,169 --> 00:16:28,399 sky fired from a white unicorn raters 456 00:16:26,210 --> 00:16:29,840 battle saddle the Train Pony who had 457 00:16:28,399 --> 00:16:32,090 been with us seconds ago was now nothing 458 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:34,570 with sparkling pink ash blowing away in 459 00:16:32,090 --> 00:16:37,580 the wind the passenger car was empty 460 00:16:34,570 --> 00:16:39,080 sort of the body of a black coated 461 00:16:37,580 --> 00:16:40,850 slaver hung from the ceiling filled with 462 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,780 needles the spell and its hopes was 463 00:16:40,850 --> 00:16:44,629 keeping you from falling to the floor 464 00:16:41,779 --> 00:16:47,299 even after death gave the earth Kearney 465 00:16:44,629 --> 00:16:48,590 with me quite a start to be honest I 466 00:16:47,299 --> 00:16:51,229 would have shrieked just a little too 467 00:16:48,590 --> 00:16:53,600 I'll tell you before slavery bullets the 468 00:16:51,230 --> 00:16:54,920 Train Pony gasped covering you can't 469 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:59,210 wrap a bandage around being turned to 470 00:16:54,919 --> 00:17:00,439 dust I quite thoroughly agreed velvet 471 00:16:59,210 --> 00:17:02,870 Roman II ran through the back door 472 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:04,338 coming off the flat car behind seeing 473 00:17:02,870 --> 00:17:05,000 the Train Pony she motioned for him to 474 00:17:04,338 --> 00:17:07,220 head behind her 475 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:09,769 please go me up with calamity he's at 476 00:17:07,220 --> 00:17:12,049 the caboose we've got a nasty one on the 477 00:17:09,769 --> 00:17:14,059 way I warned her and another for coming 478 00:17:12,049 --> 00:17:15,529 up behind her I think these are last of 479 00:17:14,059 --> 00:17:17,230 them but one of them using a battle 480 00:17:15,529 --> 00:17:19,849 saddle with magical energy weapons 481 00:17:17,230 --> 00:17:21,890 velvet remedy nodded wearily then looked 482 00:17:19,849 --> 00:17:25,068 up and pointed at the corpse above 483 00:17:21,890 --> 00:17:28,069 if this one came in on the roof like an 484 00:17:25,068 --> 00:17:29,298 insect she was clearly shaken more 485 00:17:28,068 --> 00:17:31,428 having to take a life than the 486 00:17:29,298 --> 00:17:32,599 strangeness of the circumstances but I 487 00:17:31,429 --> 00:17:36,110 suspect that she couldn't bring herself 488 00:17:32,599 --> 00:17:37,519 to focus on that not yet we had to 489 00:17:36,109 --> 00:17:39,500 wonder for occasional unpleasantness 490 00:17:37,519 --> 00:17:40,369 wasn't part of some coping mechanism for 491 00:17:39,500 --> 00:17:42,619 dealing with the horrors of the 492 00:17:40,369 --> 00:17:44,329 equestrian wasteland the earth pony 493 00:17:42,619 --> 00:17:45,669 trotted pasture reloading his weapon and 494 00:17:44,329 --> 00:17:47,029 bucking the door close behind him a 495 00:17:45,670 --> 00:17:49,460 minute later 496 00:17:47,029 --> 00:17:51,349 Clementi galloped up every ponies in the 497 00:17:49,460 --> 00:17:53,390 caboose and I kicked it off slavers 498 00:17:51,349 --> 00:17:54,529 won't be getting to him from there he 499 00:17:53,390 --> 00:17:57,590 lowered his head and stomped the floor 500 00:17:54,529 --> 00:17:59,569 he is where we hold the line there was 501 00:17:57,589 --> 00:18:00,918 no time for such discussion claming had 502 00:17:59,569 --> 00:18:02,960 barely spoken his intent when three 503 00:18:00,919 --> 00:18:05,330 slavers led by the unicorn pony came to 504 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:07,789 the car at us not from in front of 505 00:18:05,329 --> 00:18:09,759 behind but through the windows the 506 00:18:07,789 --> 00:18:11,990 passenger car exploded into violence 507 00:18:09,759 --> 00:18:13,669 SATs locked on to the slaver coming 508 00:18:11,990 --> 00:18:16,039 through the window on my left at this 509 00:18:13,669 --> 00:18:18,380 range I can hardly miss unfortunately 510 00:18:16,039 --> 00:18:20,058 neither could de Belleville remedies 511 00:18:18,380 --> 00:18:22,850 horn glowed as I fired into the chest of 512 00:18:20,058 --> 00:18:24,349 my first target once and again his armor 513 00:18:22,849 --> 00:18:26,058 stopped most of the damage but it 514 00:18:24,349 --> 00:18:28,459 knocked him back his own shot grazing my 515 00:18:26,058 --> 00:18:29,808 cheek I turned to the second but not 516 00:18:28,460 --> 00:18:31,130 quickly enough to stop him from swinging 517 00:18:29,808 --> 00:18:33,710 his magically enhance sledgehammer right 518 00:18:31,130 --> 00:18:36,830 into my rib cage the pain was blinding 519 00:18:33,710 --> 00:18:38,179 get here ribs snapping under my armor my 520 00:18:36,829 --> 00:18:39,649 squeal of pain did not stop him from 521 00:18:38,179 --> 00:18:42,230 bringing down a second blow across my 522 00:18:39,650 --> 00:18:44,120 back did see to his armor dissipated the 523 00:18:42,230 --> 00:18:46,039 blow across my body saving me from a 524 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:48,829 broken back and a very short paralyzed 525 00:18:46,039 --> 00:18:49,970 life calamity had fired off a double 526 00:18:48,829 --> 00:18:51,769 shot from his battle saddle 527 00:18:49,970 --> 00:18:53,539 tearing gaping holes in one of the 528 00:18:51,769 --> 00:18:55,700 slaver ponies coming in on his side 529 00:18:53,539 --> 00:18:58,428 bloody innards splattered across the bed 530 00:18:55,700 --> 00:19:01,009 wall and window the last went for velvet 531 00:18:58,429 --> 00:19:03,200 remedy no goddesses why wasn't you 532 00:19:01,009 --> 00:19:04,849 wearing armor I watched in horror from 533 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:06,529 the floor is this labor sank his combat 534 00:19:04,849 --> 00:19:09,139 knife deep into her shoulder barely 535 00:19:06,529 --> 00:19:10,759 missing her neck blood gushed around the 536 00:19:09,140 --> 00:19:13,250 blade and turned her charcoal coat of 537 00:19:10,759 --> 00:19:14,808 wet black her spell imploded the magic 538 00:19:13,250 --> 00:19:17,720 radiating from a horn fading away in an 539 00:19:14,808 --> 00:19:19,519 instant I started to get up crying again 540 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:21,919 as his bright agony splashed through me 541 00:19:19,519 --> 00:19:23,660 with fiery fingers my targeting spell 542 00:19:21,919 --> 00:19:25,190 was still refreshing but my opponent no 543 00:19:23,660 --> 00:19:26,019 word recovered and was bringing his gun 544 00:19:25,190 --> 00:19:27,610 to bear 545 00:19:26,019 --> 00:19:29,259 the pony with the sledgehammer swung 546 00:19:27,609 --> 00:19:32,459 again intent on pummeling me into 547 00:19:29,259 --> 00:19:35,230 submission the submission of a corpse 548 00:19:32,460 --> 00:19:36,819 calamity fired the armor that had spared 549 00:19:35,230 --> 00:19:38,410 the slaver from my combat shotgun was 550 00:19:36,819 --> 00:19:41,109 not equal to my companions powerful 551 00:19:38,410 --> 00:19:42,640 rifles the slaver who had stabbed velvet 552 00:19:41,109 --> 00:19:44,439 grasp the hilt of the knife in her teeth 553 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:46,270 intent on pulling the blade out of the 554 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:48,009 wounded singer but fell for remedies 555 00:19:46,269 --> 00:19:50,679 horn glowed once again a telekinetic 556 00:19:48,009 --> 00:19:52,839 light enveloping the knife it was simple 557 00:19:50,679 --> 00:19:54,100 weak telekinesis holding the blade but 558 00:19:52,839 --> 00:19:55,599 it kept the ponies from sliding out the 559 00:19:54,099 --> 00:19:57,730 blade as easily as she expected and that 560 00:19:55,599 --> 00:19:59,859 briefest pause gave calamity enough time 561 00:19:57,730 --> 00:20:01,720 to turn his barrels on her he fired 562 00:19:59,859 --> 00:20:04,509 again vel was splattered with the wet 563 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:07,240 bits of other pony I was in so much pain 564 00:20:04,509 --> 00:20:09,519 my vision blurred heavily was having 565 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:11,829 trouble drawing breath but at least now 566 00:20:09,519 --> 00:20:14,200 it was I thought hopefully only three on 567 00:20:11,829 --> 00:20:15,939 one but as the slaver raised his 568 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:18,130 sledgehammer over my head the roar burst 569 00:20:15,940 --> 00:20:19,720 open the white unicorn standing just 570 00:20:18,130 --> 00:20:22,450 outside the door opened fire with a pink 571 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:23,890 magical energy the flash from my horn 572 00:20:22,450 --> 00:20:26,160 the sledgehammer phone he found himself 573 00:20:23,890 --> 00:20:29,200 pushed away becoming an impromptu shield 574 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:33,009 and I blink later it was a glowing pink 575 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:34,240 dust now it really was three on one and 576 00:20:33,009 --> 00:20:35,980 while I had to fight through my pain to 577 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:38,789 fire by targeting spell had finally 578 00:20:35,980 --> 00:20:43,779 returned and SATs guided my shots and 579 00:20:38,789 --> 00:20:45,159 clammin he needed no aid at all velvet 580 00:20:43,779 --> 00:20:46,839 remedies horn glowed as she slowly 581 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:48,640 amended by several broken ribs 582 00:20:46,839 --> 00:20:51,339 jumping slightly as the Train gave a 583 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:53,320 buck the pain in my side had reduced to 584 00:20:51,339 --> 00:20:55,539 a throbbing bad enough to wring whimpers 585 00:20:53,319 --> 00:20:58,119 from me really little PIP this is 586 00:20:55,539 --> 00:20:59,980 becoming a habit her own coat was matted 587 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:01,959 with her blood the last of our healing 588 00:20:59,980 --> 00:21:04,690 potions had been consumed and both she 589 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:06,009 and I wore the last of our bandages only 590 00:21:04,690 --> 00:21:08,620 calamity had made it through virtually 591 00:21:06,009 --> 00:21:10,299 unscathed the slavers laid dead about us 592 00:21:08,619 --> 00:21:12,339 say for the one who had pummeled me with 593 00:21:10,299 --> 00:21:16,000 a sledgehammer his body had been 594 00:21:12,339 --> 00:21:16,899 vaporized turned to glowing ash I recall 595 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,470 to the thought that I might have 596 00:21:16,900 --> 00:21:20,710 breathed some of them in 597 00:21:18,470 --> 00:21:23,240 I turned away staring at the floor 598 00:21:20,710 --> 00:21:26,269 though we had one it didn't feel like a 599 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:27,620 victory instead I felt that I had led 600 00:21:26,269 --> 00:21:30,829 half a dozen train ponies that are 601 00:21:27,619 --> 00:21:32,989 slaughter and in the end I had failed in 602 00:21:30,829 --> 00:21:35,839 the fight as well clam we hadn't been 603 00:21:32,990 --> 00:21:38,450 with us reading me far too easily 604 00:21:35,839 --> 00:21:39,709 velvet remedy tried to soothe me at 605 00:21:38,450 --> 00:21:41,840 least he got that one with the horrible 606 00:21:39,710 --> 00:21:46,400 sledgehammer all I managed to do is be a 607 00:21:41,839 --> 00:21:47,689 target you're doing more than your share 608 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:50,900 with your healing skills and mending 609 00:21:47,690 --> 00:21:52,220 spell I pointed out adding although I'm 610 00:21:50,900 --> 00:21:53,230 surprised you didn't stay with the freed 611 00:21:52,220 --> 00:21:56,240 slaves and foals 612 00:21:53,230 --> 00:21:58,700 fill the remedy we need but that caboose 613 00:21:56,240 --> 00:22:00,559 was too crowded as it was if I'd tried 614 00:21:58,700 --> 00:22:01,340 to force myself in there to some point 615 00:22:00,559 --> 00:22:03,829 would have suffocated 616 00:22:01,339 --> 00:22:05,529 she finished tending my wounds crowning 617 00:22:03,829 --> 00:22:08,169 the increased shaking of the train 618 00:22:05,529 --> 00:22:11,569 scenery flashed by outside the window 619 00:22:08,170 --> 00:22:13,610 hip claim had returned to us making his 620 00:22:11,569 --> 00:22:15,859 way through the rattling train looks 621 00:22:13,609 --> 00:22:17,389 like that was the last of them the Train 622 00:22:15,859 --> 00:22:19,209 grown dangerously is at or around a 623 00:22:17,390 --> 00:22:22,340 corner forcing us to catch ourselves 624 00:22:19,210 --> 00:22:23,569 Belva look between us with alarm don't 625 00:22:22,339 --> 00:22:26,089 you Thor your ponies think we're going 626 00:22:23,569 --> 00:22:31,220 awfully fast how does this train of your 627 00:22:26,089 --> 00:22:36,139 slow down we used the brakes and where 628 00:22:31,220 --> 00:22:38,420 are they in the caboose velvet ears 629 00:22:36,140 --> 00:22:41,840 dipped back she stared levelly at 630 00:22:38,420 --> 00:22:44,330 calamity without caboose that would be 631 00:22:41,839 --> 00:22:46,909 the big red car at the back right the 632 00:22:44,329 --> 00:22:47,829 one you just kicked free of us I felt a 633 00:22:46,910 --> 00:22:50,840 surge of panic 634 00:22:47,829 --> 00:22:53,659 clémence grimaced a little yep 635 00:22:50,839 --> 00:22:55,129 pondering you know that would explain 636 00:22:53,660 --> 00:22:58,340 why the look at the train pony was given 637 00:22:55,130 --> 00:23:01,580 me I begin to see how you got your name 638 00:22:58,339 --> 00:23:03,439 zealot said flatly several minutes of 639 00:23:01,579 --> 00:23:04,220 confirming our situation and arguing 640 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:05,600 what should be done 641 00:23:04,220 --> 00:23:07,819 followed as the Train continued to race 642 00:23:05,599 --> 00:23:09,109 it down the mountain out of control soon 643 00:23:07,819 --> 00:23:11,450 the three of us were bracing ourselves 644 00:23:09,109 --> 00:23:13,669 against their return we were still only 645 00:23:11,450 --> 00:23:14,910 halfway down sheer cliffs flying by on 646 00:23:13,670 --> 00:23:16,680 either side 647 00:23:14,910 --> 00:23:20,100 in the end I decided there was only one 648 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:24,289 solution Calamity flight level remedy - 649 00:23:20,099 --> 00:23:26,309 safety belt size winded what about you 650 00:23:24,289 --> 00:23:28,019 resolutely I stomped on the ground 651 00:23:26,309 --> 00:23:31,200 trying to ignore the twin Jim I recently 652 00:23:28,019 --> 00:23:33,539 metod leg and ribs how he fine I figured 653 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:36,630 another way off the two of them looked 654 00:23:33,539 --> 00:23:38,759 dubious but they trusted me so with an 655 00:23:36,630 --> 00:23:40,980 odd calamity and velvet made their way 656 00:23:38,759 --> 00:23:41,279 to the nearest flak car I'll be back to 657 00:23:40,980 --> 00:23:43,680 you 658 00:23:41,279 --> 00:23:45,119 calamity promises spread his wings the 659 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:48,299 wind tore calamity in velvet off into 660 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:52,039 the air and then I was alone on a 661 00:23:48,299 --> 00:23:54,149 runaway train okay I thought to myself 662 00:23:52,039 --> 00:23:57,029 now it was time to actually think of a 663 00:23:54,150 --> 00:23:58,820 way off the train charged forward toward 664 00:23:57,029 --> 00:24:01,500 the mountain curve he need far too fast 665 00:23:58,819 --> 00:24:04,319 the Train tilted I could feel the wheels 666 00:24:01,500 --> 00:24:06,240 coming off the track my horn flared with 667 00:24:04,319 --> 00:24:07,799 power cold sweat breaking across my 668 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:09,269 already too abused body as I poured 669 00:24:07,799 --> 00:24:11,490 telekinetic power into holding the train 670 00:24:09,269 --> 00:24:12,930 on the track the whole train glowed 671 00:24:11,490 --> 00:24:15,240 feebly as it ripped around the corner 672 00:24:12,930 --> 00:24:18,060 canted crazily riding off on one side of 673 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:19,349 its wheels with a squealing thud the 674 00:24:18,059 --> 00:24:21,929 train righted itself on the track 675 00:24:19,349 --> 00:24:23,339 already headed towards another turn this 676 00:24:21,930 --> 00:24:25,950 one throwing the trains weight against 677 00:24:23,339 --> 00:24:27,929 the rising cliff wall the rocky wall 678 00:24:25,950 --> 00:24:29,160 raked up the train gouging at boxcars 679 00:24:27,930 --> 00:24:31,039 and rending most of the roof of the 680 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:33,180 passenger car with a resounding roar i 681 00:24:31,039 --> 00:24:36,180 clenched my eyes against the storm was 682 00:24:33,180 --> 00:24:37,620 flinters when i opened them again when 683 00:24:36,180 --> 00:24:39,900 was buffeting me fiercely the gaping 684 00:24:37,619 --> 00:24:42,289 wound in the train car I could see 685 00:24:39,900 --> 00:24:44,759 another turn ahead this one even sharper 686 00:24:42,289 --> 00:24:45,990 trembling with exhaustion I knew there 687 00:24:44,759 --> 00:24:48,690 was no way to prevent the train from 688 00:24:45,990 --> 00:24:50,609 leaving the track this time I focused 689 00:24:48,690 --> 00:24:51,650 again dreaming I could levitate myself 690 00:24:50,609 --> 00:24:53,969 to safety 691 00:24:51,650 --> 00:24:55,650 groaning with effort I felt my hooves 692 00:24:53,970 --> 00:24:58,079 leave the ground just as the engine car 693 00:24:55,650 --> 00:24:59,370 hit the curve and snapped around it the 694 00:24:58,079 --> 00:25:02,069 massive weight of the train could not 695 00:24:59,369 --> 00:25:03,809 follow with a horrific screaming shudder 696 00:25:02,069 --> 00:25:05,519 the jackknifing train tore from the 697 00:25:03,809 --> 00:25:06,869 track soaring out over the mountain 698 00:25:05,519 --> 00:25:08,609 cliff like a snake with a broken head 699 00:25:06,869 --> 00:25:10,349 and plunging towards the valley over a 700 00:25:08,609 --> 00:25:12,569 thousand feet below 701 00:25:10,349 --> 00:25:15,000 with all of my remaining focus I pushed 702 00:25:12,569 --> 00:25:18,269 myself up and away lifting out the open 703 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:21,750 roof but it was not enough I was still 704 00:25:18,269 --> 00:25:23,160 falling and fast my efforts only slowed 705 00:25:21,750 --> 00:25:25,529 me enough but I could see the train fall 706 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:28,050 past me diving down to the dead forest 707 00:25:25,529 --> 00:25:29,789 below with an almighty crash the 708 00:25:28,049 --> 00:25:32,159 destruction below me was like the hoof 709 00:25:29,789 --> 00:25:33,899 of Luna against the land beneath great 710 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:35,070 clouds bellowed up obscuring the 711 00:25:33,900 --> 00:25:38,990 wreckage that I thought I was about to 712 00:25:35,069 --> 00:25:41,730 splatter against clearly caught me 713 00:25:38,990 --> 00:25:43,380 the three of us Calamity velvet and I 714 00:25:41,730 --> 00:25:45,900 trod through the narrow valley under the 715 00:25:43,380 --> 00:25:47,760 grey clouds above I had no idea where we 716 00:25:45,900 --> 00:25:50,700 were saved that new Appaloosa was many 717 00:25:47,759 --> 00:25:52,109 days travel on that pipbuck map assuming 718 00:25:50,700 --> 00:25:54,870 we could travel in anything close to a 719 00:25:52,109 --> 00:25:57,240 straight line assuming we were headed 720 00:25:54,869 --> 00:25:59,039 there at all based on the terminal 721 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:00,150 entries the slavers of old appaluse were 722 00:25:59,039 --> 00:26:02,039 selling the bulk of the ponies that 723 00:26:00,150 --> 00:26:04,560 captured to somepony names Stern in some 724 00:26:02,039 --> 00:26:06,509 place called Philadelphia I had not lost 725 00:26:04,559 --> 00:26:08,159 my rage at what I had read and the 726 00:26:06,509 --> 00:26:10,619 wicked cruel things these ponies were 727 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:12,740 doing I kept it to a low simmer in the 728 00:26:10,619 --> 00:26:15,599 back of my mind if I had my way 729 00:26:12,740 --> 00:26:18,390 Philadelphia was next but I could not 730 00:26:15,599 --> 00:26:19,230 ignore our more pressing concerns we 731 00:26:18,390 --> 00:26:22,200 were in desperate need of medical 732 00:26:19,230 --> 00:26:23,519 supplies likewise the water and food 733 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,049 calamity and I had packed was 734 00:26:23,519 --> 00:26:27,809 insufficient to support three ponies for 735 00:26:25,049 --> 00:26:30,960 several days we needed safe shelter and 736 00:26:27,809 --> 00:26:32,639 resupply once again we'd rested for 737 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:33,990 several hours the three of us had just 738 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:36,000 been through a harrowing battle and 739 00:26:33,990 --> 00:26:37,529 would have been insane if not impossible 740 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:40,380 to press on without giving ourselves 741 00:26:37,529 --> 00:26:43,079 time out in truth we needed much more 742 00:26:40,380 --> 00:26:44,910 than we took I felt myself so weakened 743 00:26:43,079 --> 00:26:46,470 by my extreme feats of telekinesis I 744 00:26:44,910 --> 00:26:47,820 found myself unable to levitate even 745 00:26:46,470 --> 00:26:50,519 something as small and relatively light 746 00:26:47,819 --> 00:26:52,409 as little McIntosh but the unfamiliar 747 00:26:50,519 --> 00:26:54,339 and possibly hostile environment did not 748 00:26:52,410 --> 00:26:56,169 encourage dallying 749 00:26:54,339 --> 00:26:58,718 the valley was strewn with black dead 750 00:26:56,169 --> 00:26:59,229 trees in bits of debris not from the 751 00:26:58,719 --> 00:27:00,879 Train 752 00:26:59,229 --> 00:27:02,950 his crash that was now miles behind us 753 00:27:00,878 --> 00:27:05,348 these total the devastation of 754 00:27:02,950 --> 00:27:07,028 Equestria's apocalypse fallen sky 755 00:27:05,348 --> 00:27:09,968 chariots and similar vehicles marred the 756 00:27:07,028 --> 00:27:11,319 land according to calamity we were below 757 00:27:09,969 --> 00:27:12,820 the outskirts of what had once high 758 00:27:11,319 --> 00:27:15,878 above us and the Pegasus city of 759 00:27:12,819 --> 00:27:18,700 Cloudsdale now there was nothing up 760 00:27:15,878 --> 00:27:20,168 there above the clouds on the ground the 761 00:27:18,700 --> 00:27:21,909 only grave marker for the sudden ending 762 00:27:20,169 --> 00:27:23,409 of so many Pony lives were scattered 763 00:27:21,909 --> 00:27:24,909 wrecks of Pegasus vehicles they've been 764 00:27:23,409 --> 00:27:26,889 too far from the city be instantly 765 00:27:24,909 --> 00:27:28,889 consumed but not far enough for those 766 00:27:26,888 --> 00:27:31,178 pulling them to be saved 767 00:27:28,888 --> 00:27:33,008 inappropriately upbeat music heavy on 768 00:27:31,179 --> 00:27:35,469 the tuba floated like a siren song 769 00:27:33,009 --> 00:27:37,269 through the valley my ears perked and 770 00:27:35,469 --> 00:27:38,830 weekend galloping towards the source my 771 00:27:37,269 --> 00:27:42,598 surprised companion scrambling to follow 772 00:27:38,829 --> 00:27:44,528 suit little pip velvet gasped what is it 773 00:27:42,598 --> 00:27:47,048 calamity was no less confused 774 00:27:44,528 --> 00:27:48,788 he knew the sound of a sprite bot but 775 00:27:47,048 --> 00:27:51,009 travel no reason why I would be in such 776 00:27:48,788 --> 00:27:52,960 a hurry to catch it reaching the 777 00:27:51,009 --> 00:27:55,139 spritebot I enveloped it with my horns 778 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:58,869 magic dragging it to attention before me 779 00:27:55,138 --> 00:28:01,598 watcher calamity landed looking at me 780 00:27:58,868 --> 00:28:03,848 strangely velvet considerably further 781 00:28:01,598 --> 00:28:05,468 behind dropped to a trot she saw no sign 782 00:28:03,848 --> 00:28:08,678 I was immediate danger being crippled 783 00:28:05,469 --> 00:28:10,570 yet again watcher I shouted crossly 784 00:28:08,679 --> 00:28:12,519 giving the annoying sprite got a firm 785 00:28:10,569 --> 00:28:13,689 shake as if doing so would shut off the 786 00:28:12,519 --> 00:28:15,519 music and selling my cryptic 787 00:28:13,690 --> 00:28:17,710 acquaintance watcher 788 00:28:15,519 --> 00:28:21,759 I know you can hear me I need you right 789 00:28:17,710 --> 00:28:25,179 now a little pip clammed again slowly I 790 00:28:21,759 --> 00:28:26,950 don't think he stopped eyes widening 791 00:28:25,179 --> 00:28:29,320 fearfully as the music ended in mid song 792 00:28:26,950 --> 00:28:30,580 pop and spray bottle directly to me in a 793 00:28:29,319 --> 00:28:32,220 voice he had never heard come from us 794 00:28:30,579 --> 00:28:35,339 bright pop before 795 00:28:32,220 --> 00:28:37,620 uh hello little pip how can I help you 796 00:28:35,339 --> 00:28:39,389 the tiny artificial voice addressing me 797 00:28:37,619 --> 00:28:41,849 clearly spooked my wasteland experienced 798 00:28:39,390 --> 00:28:44,220 companion quite deeply I need you to 799 00:28:41,849 --> 00:28:46,079 send a message to new Appaloosa I waved 800 00:28:44,220 --> 00:28:47,279 a frantic hoof there's the caboose 801 00:28:46,079 --> 00:28:49,589 headed down the mountain without a train 802 00:28:47,279 --> 00:28:51,569 train Pony and sidle make sure reaches 803 00:28:49,589 --> 00:28:53,519 the bottom safely but there's a lot of 804 00:28:51,569 --> 00:28:54,769 ponies inside including five young ones 805 00:28:53,519 --> 00:28:57,210 who can't survive out here on their own 806 00:28:54,769 --> 00:29:00,798 new Appaloosa needs to send wagons to 807 00:28:57,210 --> 00:29:03,419 get them watcher was silent hesitant 808 00:29:00,798 --> 00:29:05,519 watcher they're not in good shape they 809 00:29:03,419 --> 00:29:09,390 have no food or water time is of the 810 00:29:05,519 --> 00:29:10,918 essence watcher spoke slowly I don't 811 00:29:09,390 --> 00:29:15,090 know a little bit I'm not in the habit 812 00:29:10,919 --> 00:29:17,100 of I don't care I shouted crossly you 813 00:29:15,089 --> 00:29:20,459 care about these ponies don't you do you 814 00:29:17,099 --> 00:29:23,969 want to see those foals die no I mean 815 00:29:20,460 --> 00:29:26,159 yes I care no I don't want to then get 816 00:29:23,970 --> 00:29:29,730 help you don't have time to indulge your 817 00:29:26,159 --> 00:29:31,890 shyness watcher lives are at stake with 818 00:29:29,730 --> 00:29:33,900 a pop the spray pot song continued I 819 00:29:31,890 --> 00:29:37,860 released it unsure whether to feel 820 00:29:33,900 --> 00:29:40,530 relieved or disgusted little pip velvet 821 00:29:37,859 --> 00:29:42,599 niggard clapping up to me if you keep 822 00:29:40,529 --> 00:29:45,178 ordering your friends around you'll soon 823 00:29:42,599 --> 00:29:47,099 find you don't have any i frowned 824 00:29:45,179 --> 00:29:49,650 reminded suddenly my friendless 825 00:29:47,099 --> 00:29:52,109 nightmare clearly gave me a look to 826 00:29:49,650 --> 00:29:54,390 suggest that she might be right fella 827 00:29:52,109 --> 00:29:56,569 kept walking and I fell in line behind 828 00:29:54,390 --> 00:29:56,570 her