AiE: Welcome To the Swarm [Part 8]

>You decide to give the teleport another go.

>Rampaging isn't exactly Power Rangers style, and word of your battle might have reached even here.

>You teleport and reappear in thin air between two mountains.

>Fuck.

>You fire up the device again and land on your butt back where you started in the desert.

>Looks like it's time to brush off those rusty people skills.

>You head into town and visit the local saloon, getting various reactions along the way.

>According to all wild west movies, this is the best place to go.

>You sit on a stool, although it is a bit small for you.

>You turn to the pony next to you, who's rather drunk.

 

“Howdy. I'm new in town and I was wondering if you could tell me how to get to Canterlot.”

 

>Drunk pony laughs.

>”Pardner, yer' in Apple Loosa! This is bout' as far as ya'll can git from Canterlot!”

>You frown, resisting the urge to smash the bottle the pony's holding and turn his face into a bloody mess.

>Get up and leave, and are greeted by another horse.

>”Howdy. I'm the sheriff round' these parts. What can I do ya for? Yer' scarin everypony just bein here, so I'd like to help you on yer way.”

>Did he just say “Everypony”?

>Facepalm.

>Decide to try and get some real help with a good lie.

 

“I'm new here and I was looking to get to Canterlot. Care to help?”

 

>He laughs.

>”I recon I can help you. Canterlot's up north west. I recon you'd best start walking.”

>You glare at him before crossing your morphers and teleporting again.

>Now you really had a pony bloodlust.

 

>Ponyville.

>Twilight Sparkle had received mail from Celestia warning of your approach.

>You don't' know this yet, but it's important.

>”Okay Girls,” starts Twilight. “We have the Elements. Unlike Discord, this creature is a total unknown. All we know is it IS hostile. It attacked Celestia's soldiers without hesitation, in fact taunting them beforehand. We have to be careful.”

>Speak of the devil.

>Enter you.

>While word hasn't reached Apple Loosa, it has reached Ponyville.

>Your appearance scares the fuck out of all of them.

>This place was a bit further along, but there was no castle.

>Another miss.

>However, six ponies approach you, one you recognize.

 

“You! So you're the pony that was copied...”

 

>”So you ARE allied with the Changelings!”

 

“That's right, you slaughtered their King with your greed!”

 

>”WHAT?! THEY almost ruined my Brother's wedding day!”

 

“You can't lie to me! I promised a pony for a changeling... There are hundreds of unfertilized eggs because of your kind's greed that caused the caves to collapse on the old nest! What's one wedding have on hundreds of lives?!”

 

>”CHRYSALIS is the liar! We would never do that!”

>You aren't buying it.

 

“I wanted to start with your leader... but I can start with you six. For lives that will never exist, I will end you!”

 

>You fire a blast of power that is blocked by a violet bubble.

 

>”Girls, formation!” the violet one commands.

>You notice gems around their necks begin to glow.

>A rainbow shoots out at you.

 

“IT”S MORPHIN' TIME!”

 

>You managed to morph...

>...and the green in the rainbow vanishes, causing the attack to dissipate.

>”What?!”

 

“I don't know what that was, but it didn't work! My powers come from pure Spirit Emerald. Get ready to die, you murderer!”

 

>You let out a war cry and charge.

>However, a flash blinds you and you run into a large white pony with wings and a horn.

>You jump back, staying ready to fight.

>You put two and two together.

 

“So you're the leader?”

 

>”Yes. I don't know what Chrysalis has told you, but it's all lies. We wouldn't kill anypony.”

>You scowl behind your mask.

 

“That's a load of shit. I saw the eggs with my own eyes. That's hundreds of lives extinguished before they began!”

 

>You're pissed off and that white bitch in front of you is about to die.

>One swift move and you deliver a kick that sends the white horse to the ground hard.

>Her subjects move to defend her but she stops them.

>”Stay back you six. That's a royal decree.”

 

“Let them help you. I'll be getting a head start!”

 

>You fire a bolt of energy which she manages to match, the two going off in the middle and forcing you both back.

 

“Chrysalis and the Changelings need me. They need my power to avenge their fallen.”

 

>”That's the point. She's using you.”

 

“She gave me food. Water. Shelter. Power. Everything I need. What have you done for me? What can you possibly say to change my mind?! What can you do about those unlived lives?!”

 

>Your rage builds with every word.

>The white Alicorn starts to speak but stops.

>You have her.

>She steps forward and closes her eyes.

>“You should know something. The event you speak of... is why we stopped the mining. I'm aware that we killed them. I wasn't aware we killed their king as well.”

>Her subjects were shocked at the revelation.

>”If you truly believe that killing me will make up for it, I shall shoulder the sins of my subjects. I shall be their martyr. If you believe that my death will make up for the deaths of that day, then kill me. Just tell Chrysalis that... I apologize.”

>You scowl.

 

“I'm sorry doesn't change the fact that you've denied hundreds of lives the chance to exist you monster. Accident or not, you're a cold blooded murderer.”

 

>You being building power in your wrists, preparing to blast the being out of existence.