40k Paste Hit Story: Harmony League of Equestria.

=Harmony League of Equestria=

 

>Equestria: The Kingdom of Harmony. Established over a thousand years ago and still standing to this day.

>Ponyville: An idyllic town in the Equestrian countryside that houses many of the brave defenders of Harmony.

>You are one of those defenders.

>You creep along the support beams on the ceiling, watching the scene below you.

>The Brotherhood of Evil Dogs had broken into the First Ponyville bank roughly a half hour ago.

>You were forced to play it safe from the rafters, you couldn't risk going down there.

>Not with that many thugs and certainly not with that many Metas.

>Firo, Roverlanche and Quickspot all stand in the center of the room, directing their hired thugs around and stealing everything that wasn't nailed down.

>"Get chairs! They shiny!" Firo cries.

>The thugs in turn lift the brass chair off the ground and carry it to one of the carriages outside.

>As the dogs begin to cart off the last of the loot, you make your move.

>You leap from the perch you were on and land on the back of one of the thugs.

>"It's him!" one of them shouts.

 

>The rest of their cohorts jump back in shock and surprise, dropping their money before lunging at you.

>Dogs never did know when to lie down.

>A few blocks, chops, kicks and broken bones puts the dogs down.

"Is that it?"

>Firo and his cronies back up a step.

>"Get to carriages! Leave them!"

>The Brotherhood and their thugs turn tail and run to the front door.

>Dammit!

>You bound after the dogs, getting to the door just in time to catch the dust cloud from seven carriages peeling off.

>Damn...you were only able to tag one of those...

>Hmm...it -is-  Meta issue...

>You put a finger to your ear and cue your com-link.

"Batmanon to all points, The Brotherhood of Evil dogs has robbed the First Ponyville. I could use some backup."

>A double flanged voice full of authority comes over the Com. "On our way, Batmanon."

 

>You run out of the bank and grapple onto the roofs, hoping that your ability to evade corners would help you catch up to the thieves.

>The carriages moved and breakneck pace through the Ponyville streets, the dogs inside peering up at the sky in anticipation and fear.

>The team would be here soon.

>On cue, twin streaks of hot red hit the front wheels of the first carriage, disintegrating them and causing the carriage to smash into the ground and skid on a straight path to a nearby house.

>Or would have if a white and orange blur hadn't smashed into the ground in front of it.

>She skidded along and into the ground as the force pushed her hooves deeper and deeper into the road.

>Mere inches from the house, both mare and carriage come to a stop, sparing the innocent family inside.

>She huffs and climbs out of the hole her hooves dug, walking to the rear of the carriage and throwing it open.

>Diamond Dogs are thrown high into the air and out of the carriage as she rails against them.

>"Y'all almost wrecked that poor families' house! What've ya got to say fer yourselves!?"

>You cue your com.

"Letting them get to you, Powerjack?"

>She tosses the last of the gods onto the ground behind her.

>"Just don't have too much sympathy for folks who'd hurt a family, Batmanon."

>Powerjack was always more domestic than you...comes with actually having a family.

>That was one of seven carriages down.

 

>Immediately after you turn your attention back to the carriages, one of them veers off and crashes into a lamp post.

>You could hear screaming and shouting on the inside of it, as well as various lame jokes and whoopee cushions.

>Several of the dogs are thrown from the back of the carriage, a red and black suited ball of energy bouncing around them on the outside.

>"So do you guys think it's be Chimmycherry or Cherrychanga? I've been trying to figure it out for MONTHS now!"

>A dog crawls away from the pile of its friends only to be intercepted by its bubbly attacker.

>"Hey! Are you trying to get away! You can't do that, it'll ruin the pace!"

"Pinkiepool, what are you talking about?"

>Pinkie cues her com. "The pace, Batmanon! We need to be considerate of the people reading this!"

>Oh, she was in one of THOSE moods.

"Just detain the criminals, Pinkiepool. You and I will take you to Professor C later."

>She thought all of your lives was a book again, it was common with her.

>Pinkie was a good friend, but boy did she have some weird ideas sometimes...

 

>Four chariots remain.

>You grapple over to the next roof and cut across around the turn, getting you ever closer to them.

>One chariot pulls ahead of the others, apparently intent on escaping from the city as fast as possible.

>A small blob of black, silver, and pink flutters high over your head and lands in the path of the oncoming vehicle.

>To the naked eye, it would seem that a shy little filly wondered into the path of certain death.

>The chariot speeds towards her.

>She shuffles her wings.

>The chariot bounds and bops as it draws closer.

>She plays with a rabbit.

>The chariot bounces over the road and screams towards her, bringing the very sounds of Tartarus with it.

>The mare opens her mouth and speaks a word, a word so soft that not even the most delicate of flowers would move were she not who she is.

>"stop"

>Waves of hypersonic force echo off of her and slam into the chariot.

>The other members of your team knew bloody well to throw their hands over their ears in preparation.

>The Dogs didn't.

>The energy ripples across them and tore the chariot to pieces, sending small splinters over the dogs in waves.

>The canines crash into the ground and skid to only a few inches from the mare, passed out cold.

"Nice work, Pink Bolt" you say over the com.  

>You know she can't say anything back to you, but you see her nod as you run past.

 

>You continue down the rooftops after the Dogs, the last trio of carriages heading for a fork in the road.

>The rightmost one breaks off down the fork, heading towards Sweet Apple Acres and out of town.

>Damn!

>You cue your com.

"One of them is getting away! Heading for the orchard!"

>A voice full of bravado and almost masked by the sound of rushing air. "I got 'em!"

>From beyond a far off mountain, a red blur flies low over the landscape.

>A rainbow colored boom streaks out from behind the blur as it enters the town limits.

>It catches the carriage and spins around it at an almost astonishing speed before rocketing towards town square.

>It reaches the square and two Diamond Dogs are deposited in front of town hall before the blur goes back for another trip.

>The second time present the third dog an all the money they had stolen.

>The third and forth present the dismantled parts of the carriage.

>The dogs were hogtied in the blink of an eye by the red blur before it stopped dead in its tracks and tightens the knot.

>The Dash: The fastest flier there was.

>She whips her hair back out of her face and gleams. "Don't worry Batmanon, I got these guys for ya."

"Good work, watch them for us."

>"You got it, bro!"

>That left only three...

 

>You're getting close to the edge of town now, where the fields open up and the dogs could lose you.

>You HAVE to stop them before that happens.

"Come on, team! Double time!"

>"On it!" a voice calls over the com.

>The ground of Ponyville shakes with a rhythmic thumping from a boutique at the other end of town.

>Dust and dirt is kicked up in her rampage, leading to a cloud of debris that can be seen from Cloudsdale.

>From a side street, a large white mare in deep red armor smashes into one of the carriages, sending it flipping into the wall with its contents spilling out.

>The Dogs inside crawl out beaten and battered by their flight, stopping at the white hoof that slams down in front of their faces.

>"Wh-who are you?" they ask.

>She stomps her foot again, cracking the ground a bit.

>A voice full of class and pomp speaks.

>"Why, are you insinuating that you do not know ME?"

>"The Hunter of Gems? The Most Famous Fashionista in all of Equestria? The Unstoppable Beacon of Generosity?"

>Laying it on thick, as always...

>She stomps once more. "Open your ears, you covetous canines!"

>Her helmet is levitated off, revealing her deep purple hair.

>"I'm the Rarinaut, darling!"

 

>Only two more to go.

>Rarinaut's attack herded the two remaining carts into a dead-end street.

>One who's end you were coming up on fast.

>The cart drivers panic and throw their comrades to the wind, interested only in saving themselves as they speed down the road.

>From up above, the sound of billowing cloth could be heard as a lone figure floats in the air and casts a shadow over the ground.

>With a flick of her horn, the lead carriage was lifted from the ground and taken to the air.

>The dogs inside panicked even further, Firo sticking his body out of the window to throw fire at his attacker.

>That fire was met with its emerald cousin as a small purple drake flew down to meet him.

>The pyrokenetic duel only lasted a moment before Firo was pushed back inside by the green flame.

>Spikeheed was not one to be outdone by a Dog.

>The purple glow flips the carriage upside down before smashing it into the ground below, incapacitating the Dogs.

>The caped figure floats down and meets you by the carriage.

>"Good to see you again, Batmanon." she says in her double-voice.

"And you, Doctor Sparkle. Always a pleasure."

>Her cape wraps itself around her at seemingly its own accord as Spikeheed lands on her back.

>Wheels against dirt from ahead draws both your attentions to the last carriage.

>Roverlanche sticks his head out of the window. "Ponies not stop me!"

>He extends his arms and causes the ground to rumble beneath your feet as his carriage gains speed towards you.

 

>"Batmanon?" Doctor Sparkle says.

>Sigh...she knew you too well, it seems.

>You pull a detonator out of your belt and press the plunger, setting off the charges underneath the front two wheels of the carriage and sending it flipping end over end into a fountain.

>"How's it look, y'all?" came a voice from behind you both.

>Power Jack and the rest of the League meet up with you.

"Let's find out, shall we?"

>You walk over to the fountain and throw the door open.

>Roverlanche is laying in a heap on the "floor", his loot in piles around him.

>You grab him by the scruff of his collar and hoist him up.

"You Dogs aren't smart enough to pull this off on your own, who are you working for?"

>You shake Roverlanche back and forth trying to get an answer out of him.

>What you get, however, is a small magical crystal.

>The crystal activates as it hits the ground, projecting the image of an older earth stallion with a bald head.

>"I need you and your pack to..."occupy" the Harmony League for a while."

>Each member of the team grimaces at the projection.

>"In addition to whatever spoils you may obtain from your distraction, you will be handsomely compensated after the job is done. That is all."

>The image fades away, the crystal cracking systemically afterwards.

>Every member of the team turns round to glare at the imposing sky scraper that towered above all of Ponyville and almost all of Equestria itself.

>The magical enterprises mogul that had done so much for the world while at the same time housing one of the Harmony League's most dangerous enemies, Power Jack's in particular.

>Rich-Corp.