Title:           Thread 9: Stories 16-30
Author:          PrincessApplejack
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First Edit:      Monday 10th of March 2014 05:16:28 PM CDT
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>SA
"42"
-Guard-
[???]
~~~~~~
 
-Sire... the shield isn't going to last much longer.-
 
>I know, soldier. I know.
 
The Changeling beside him cast her eyes to the ground.
 
"We might be able to hold them back."
 
>We can barely hold ourselves up.
 
"...We can't just-"
 
[Oh, this is just SAD!]
 
"M-majesty!"
 
>Chrysalis.
 
She had the biggest, cockiest smirk on her face either had ever seen. She looked almost... content.
 
[Look at you two, all curled up and so disappointing! That's just shameful right there.]
 
>Tell me you have good news.
 
[Do I ever not? Can you not always depend on me to come to your rescue?]
 
"What have you found, Majesty?"
 
[Ohhh, just a hidden little answer to all of our problems! Due to a special little power by dear, dear auntie Chrysanthemum. Buuuut...]
 
>But what?
 
[Tiny little catch, I need your shield to pull it off. Annnnd, well, I can't use the rock I need anywhere except the castle, or it won't work. Now, I know you don't want to abandon your post-]
 
>It will work for sure? You are positive?
 
[Without a single doubt.]
 
>...42, stay here and-
 
[Can't, need her too.]
 
His eyes narrowed in suspicion.
 
>Why?
 
[Because this little trick? Has a chance of death. A high chance. A chance I am not going to risk, but she is.]
 
>WHAT!? Chrysalis, you can't-
 
"At once, Highness."
 
>42! You don't have to do this.
 
"Shining Armor, I appreciate your concern, but I am more than willing to lay my life down for my Queen... and you. If this is what it takes to save the Empire, I will make that sacrifice."
 
>...
 
[Excellent! We're off! Hang back, boys, this trick might accidentally catch one of you guys, and that would just be the worst, wouldn't it?]
 
-...-
 
She ran off ahead of them, straight towards the castle.
 
>...Something isn't right.
 
"Do we have a choice?'
 
The shield flickered again, and the knew the answer.
 
No, no they did not.
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>Celestia
"Luna"
'Applejack'
[???]
~~~~~
Applejack, Celestia, and Luna all stare out at the departing Wonderbolts from a balcony before turning away, back inside.
 
"So the machines have made their move."
 
'An' so should we!'
 
>Ah, Applejack, you're not thinking like a ruler.
 
'If thinkin' like a ruler means sittin' on mah hands, than you kin take mah crown an' shove it up yer-'
 
Celestia begins to lead the two others in a walk through the castle
 
>Calm down, I simply meant before we take the field there's still much to do. We already have The Wonderbolts deployed, and our A-Team is away. So it's up to us to rally the troops and prepare them to march.
 
"We believe Twilight Sparkle named this 'Plan Fuck Everything'."
 
'Ah'm not sure Ah like tha sound o' that.'
 
>Oh, trust me...
 
Celestia opens the door to Twilight's lab and hits a switch, enters a code, and gives some blood.
 
Then, machines begin to come to life.
 
'You'll love the sound of it...'
 
Row after row of juggernaut is revealed in the sequential lights, and from a distant back of the mecha hanger, Applejack could hear a booming voice announce itself
 
[HARMONY PRIME IS ONLINE! ALL SYSTEMS: NOMINAL! WEAPONS: HOT!]
 
>You may wish to rally the troops, Applejack, it's time they earn their pay.
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>SA
"42"
[Chrysalis]
{???}
-???-
~~~~~
 
"Majesty, the shield is almost down! We're running out of time!"
 
[Juuuust a little further!...HERE!]
 
>What? In my vault?
 
[Well, where else would I keep a valuable like this?]
 
He should probably question how she knew the combination to his vault, but that would have to come later.
 
[Step right in, and see the wonders of our salvation!]
 
He did so, illuminating his horn to peer into the darkness.
 
>Couldn't you have at least lit a candle or somethi-
 
{SHINY!}
 
Something small and black latched onto his leg, and his heart stopped.
 
>T-TWO!?
 
-IT'S A TRAP!-
 
Before he could cast a single spell, he heard the crunch of something breaking against the ground. Behind him, the warrior Changeling lie limp beneath Chrysalis's hoof, the Queen's lips inches away from the smaller creature's ears.
 
[Sorry, 42, but the power of love is just a bit too strong to risk on this. Loyalty versus love... rarely goes well for the former.]
 
She chucked her like a limp sack, colliding with Shining Armor before he could finally register what was going on, and sending them both to the ground.
 
The next second, the door slammed shut, and darkness returned.
 
{S-Shinyy! I-I though I wassn gonna see you ever again! I thought you were gonna get shoooot!}
 
>Two... I'm here.
 
{Why'd she do it, Shiny!? Why'd she hurt 42 and lock us up!? S-she's not bad, right? She's not a bad Changeling! She's not! S-s-she just wants ta'...}
 
>...Maybe she just wants to protect us, Two-
 
"NO!"
 
The snarl from 42 took them all off guard. Her legs rattled when she tried to stand, but damn it if she wasn't going to try anyway.
 
"She's not doing this to protect us. She's doing it so we can't stop her."
 
-Stop her from what!?-
 
"...The damn fool is going to bring this whole Empire to the ground."
 
Unaware of her words, the Queen of the Changelings merrily skipped through the castle.
 
She would have what she wanted, and there was nothing left to stop her.
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>Blueblood
"Flim"
'Flam'
 
"Well well, we've got intruders on board..."
 
'...Looks like Mr. Fawntaine was right.'
 
>They actually dare to challenge me? Don't they know I have the power here!? Send in the Robots!
 
"Accelerating the plans eh..."
 
'...good thing we planned for this.'
They both hit a red button and the airship rumbles. Armies of robots upon armies of robots are launched into to the sky flying to the direction of Canterlot and the Crystal Kingdom.
 
>Why did you do that?
 
'We thought you meant launch the robots.'
 
>No I meant use the anti-personal robots to repel the intruders.
 
"'Oh...we could still do that.'"
'
>We could have used our full army to concentrate on the intruders and you two just...
 
'I'm sure our anti-personal robots can handle them.'
 
"...we've still got plenty of them after all"
 
>No matter. Flash Sentry, for Equestra's sake, go and handle the intruders.
A figure wearing power armor with his face covered by a helmet steps forward from the shadows, gives a nod, and steps out.
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>18
"Guard"
[Chrysalis]
~~~~~
 
If he wasn't thinking to himself how much this hurt, the loyal soldier of the Crystal Empire would probably be thankful he was recently given the good armor. How fortuitous, normally, he would be, as the reason he is not in an over-weight, but fashionable, mess was currently right in front of him.
 
Slamming him into a wall.
 
>OVERRIDE IT!
 
"I told you, I can't! The only one who can access that are the Prince or Princess, nobody else!"
 
>Well, I look like the Princess and I sure as hell do her job better than her, so OPEN IT!
 
"I don't have access! I can't help you!"
 
Screeching with rage, she chucked him to the ground, next to his stunned comrade. Furiously, she turned on the object of her ire, and began to savagely bang on the large door.
 
>Open up! OPEN YOU STUPID PIECE OF JUNK! OPEN! OPEN! OPEEEN!
 
[Oooooh, 18! Tsk tsk, so angry! What's got you all worked up?]
 
She could barely make out her queen through the tears in her eyes, and couldn't muster a response through her clenched teeth.
 
[Now, you wouldn't be thinking of doing something stupid, would you?]
 
>F-fuck off! I need to do this!
 
She only laughed at her arrogantly.
 
[So quick to throw your life away! You and I both know that if you even tried to do what you were thinking, you would be ash in seconds. How unfortunate.]
 
>I DON'T CARE! I don't care if I die! I don't care if I burn away in minutes! I have to do this! I have to save them! I-I can't live without them, Chrysalis. Not just Shiny, but Two, and Cadence, and 42 and that mare who makes waffles on Emerald street, and Shatterhoof the guard, and... This place is magical, can't you see that!? If I have to choose between going back or dying, It's not a choice at all! I'D RATHER DIE!
 
[...18?]
 
>WHAT!?
 
[Take a breather.]
 
>Wha-
 
She couldn't even finish her sentence before her head was harshly slammed into the wall, and she was unconscious.
 
[And here I thought you would be the sane one. What a pity. Guard? Would you mind dragging her out of here? Things are about to get... messy.]
 
"Y-you... you can't be serious, nothing could get through that door, and the DNA lock will kill you if you even try-"
 
*CONFIRMED, WELCOME, PRINCESS CADENZA MI AMOUR*
 
His breath left him as she looked back, and gave him a toothy smirk.
 
[If I were you, I'd run.]
 
Tossing the unconscious Changeling to his back, and dragging his team mate by his tail, he did exactly that.
 
[Now... come to momma, beautiful.]
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>???
~~~~
 
They gathered in the square just in front of the castle. Huddled, reverent, scared. They could see the machines circling the entire Empire. It wouldn't be long now. Soon, they would come again. They would be conquered again. They would be enslaved again.
 
The children couldn't keep from crying. Hard to blame them, the adults couldn't either. The memories came flooding back to them, and they could do nothing to stop it. But one thing kept them from utter despair. The bright, swirling magic that arose from the castle. The reminder that love still burned bright, even in these dark times. There was always a chance. Always that hope. Always that light.
 
Whatever shred of optimism they had dimmed when that beam of energy suddenly went out.
 
It was nearly gone when the top of the castle suddenly erupted in a showed of crystal.
 
It was all but snuffed out when the Crystal Heart landed upon the ground in front of them, cold and grey.
 
Shock dissolved into horror with five booming, dark words.
 
>I. AM. YOUR. GOD. NOW.
 
A fearsome cackle of madness shook the Empire, and a flare of green fire erupted like a volcano from where the heart once was placed.
 
Hopeless, they despaired.
 
Within the heart of the Castle, the Prince just carved at the walls all the faster.
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>AJ42
"AJ07"
-Changelings-
----------
 
[Ballroom: 4 hours earlier]
 
>I NEED A VOLUNTEER!
 
-What for?-
-Is there cake?-
-To write a shipfic about you?-
-Nah, that's too meta-
 
>PREFERABLY SOMEONE WITH FIGHTING SKILL!
 
-Well, that narrows it down-
"...how about someone focused in espionage, but has training for combat?"
 
>What was your name again? Six, or something?
 
"Seven. AJ Zero-Seven."
 
>Come with me.
 
"Alright, what's up?"
 
>Basically, there's about to be a massive battle with a bunch of robots. There's two places I'm needed - on an airship over Appleloosa, and in the Crystal Empire, but I can't be in both places at the same time.
 
"You need someone to fill in for you"
 
>More than that. For this to work, I need you to synchronise with me.
 
"Shit. Is it that serious?"
 
>I just saw Chrysalis come back from Rarity's room literally glowing with love-energy.
 
"That's not too bad..."
 
>Carrying a saucepan of hot coffee...
>I know she's headed to the empire, the guards saw her get on the train
 
"..."
"Where do you need me?"
 
>On the airship - you'll be supplied with weapons. Basically, cause as much damage as you like. But, you'll need to know everything that I do about who you'll be working with, the weapons, and the robots.
 
"Hence, the sync."
 
>Yeah.
 
"Serious business then."
 
>Ready?
 
*The two of them touch horns, and their eyes turn opaque green. With a flash of green fire AJ07 becomes an exact mirror of 42.*
 
"Wow. There's a lot of things in your head I wish I didn't know."
 
>I'll see you on the other side of this mess for a de-sync
 
"Roger that."
 
>I've got a bad feeling about the Queen - she's planning something, and I have to try and stop her. I might be the only one who can, but let's hope it doesn't come to that...
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In the skies above the Empire, the Wonderbolts soared, creating a streak of color in the sky in their wake.
 
"Captain, you seeing what I'm seeing?" Soarin screamed through the rushing winds.
 
"Yeah, unfortunately, I do..."
 
"Your orders?" Spitfire asked, her nerves rising as she watched the hellfire rising from the center of the palace.
 
Sever seconds passed in silence as their targets rapidly approached.
 
"D? Orders?!" Gilda shouted with growing concern.
 
"Unchanged. We blast the shit out of these robots then deal with Queen Bitch of the Universe. Applejack's my friend, but I'm gonna be clear right here and now: I blame here for this." Rainbow Dash called and led the team to begin the first pass.
 
Once they were over the swarms just outside the city Rainbow Dash shouted to her squad:
 
"COMMENCE PHASE 1: BOMBING RUN!"
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>Chrysalis
"???"
{???}
~~~~~
 
Had the robots the capacity, they would have shit themselves.
 
A lance of pure emerald launched from the tip of the Empires castle, carving through their ranks as if they were never there at all. Tanks, machinations of both beast and machine, it made no difference. The fire cared not which was which, it only knew how to destroy. With every blast, a tidal wave of dirt, stone and metal erupted upwards, a burst of wind as strong as a hurricane racing through the streets of the Empire.
 
From the source of that power, Chrysalis reveled in her glory. Her hair flowed as if it were a wildfire, every pore oozing with the power of love she had drained. It was euphoric on a level she never thought possible. Idly, she wondered if this was how the gods themselves must feel every day.
 
She would envy them, no longer.
 
A deranged laugh escaped her lips, eyes only barely able to see through the haze of flame burning from them. She kept her wrath outside of the borders, she could do that much, but any more discretion than that was simply beyond her, and she could not care less.
 
She plucked the flying creations from the sky like toys, and like a deranged toddler she crashed them into each other, mirth overflowing from her lips every second. She was a god, they were her pawns, and none could tell her otherwise.
 
She did not know how long her assault lasted. It could have been a minute, an hour, a day. It made no difference to her. All she knew was that eventually, she was out of toys to destroy, all except for one. A flying ship, one with life within it. Oh, how clever they were. Someone had to be controlling the toys, and what better place to hide than on one of the many ships.
 
Shame it wouldn't last all that long.
 
But still, she was feeling... off, now. Perhaps her bloodlust was being sated? So, she thought, best to reinvigorate that.
 
She didn't so much as fly over to the airship, as she simply wished to be there, and there she was. There was a white stallion within it, one she did not recognize, nor care about. All she knew was that he was screaming at her. Screaming something she paid no mind to. She merely clamped a bit of magic over his lips so she would not have to hear any more inane chatter. She did not even try to hide her glee as she formed a blade of emerald, and raised it above her head to smite the one who had dared to face her, like any god should.
 
But something itched at the back of her mind. A flicker of magic? The machines knew no magic, and the stallion was far too frightened to do so.
 
"Chrysalis."
 
Ahhh, she thought, so at last he has made his way through.
 
>Be with you in just a moment, dear Shiny! I have one little thing I need to do, and then we can have all sorts of fun.
 
"Put him down, Chrysalis."
 
The cackle of madness returned, stronger than ever.
 
>So quick to forgive! After he did so much to you!
 
"Like invaded my Empire? You wouldn't know anything about that, would you."
 
>...
 
She pressed the blade to the squirming little worms neck, twisting juuuust a bit.
 
>Aren't you happy I did this?
 
"You did this for yourself, not me.
 
>OHAHAHA! You know me so well! Yes, I did. All for me, all for me... All for my power and glory.
 
"Would you have done it, if I asked?"
 
The laughter reached deafening levels.
 
>In a heartbeat!
 
"Then put him down, and let him live. For me."
 
The air went still after that, nothing but the crackle of fires, and the groan of metal twisting as it crumbled.
 
The silence was only broken by the body being dropped to the ground.
 
>As if this insect means anything to me anyway.
 
{T-thank you! OH THANK YOU!}
 
"What's your name?"
 
{S-silverhoof, sire! I'm just a body double, I swear!}
 
"You attacked my Empire!"
 
{N-NO! He just put me here to keep up appearances, it's all remote controlled, I swear, I SWEAR IT! PLEASE, SIRE!}
 
"...You will be tried, and what comes, comes. Chrysalis, I need to... Chrysalis?"
 
As if she were being drained of all color, she began to grow grey, and unstable.
 
>O-oh shit... I.. I didn't think this through...
 
He caught her just before she fell to the ground, watching as the lights dimmed in her eyes.
 
>S-shiny, I t-think I burned out.... I c-cant...
 
"Stay with me! You'll be okay, just stay calm!"
 
>S-Shiny, I... wow, this was fun, you know? I'm glad you let me stay with you. It was... it was the happiest time of my life...
 
"You're going to be okay! Just... just drain me, okay? Come on, I know you can! Come on!"
 
>Heh... haha... AHAHAHHAHA! You-.. You know, I would have given anything to hear that not long ago. But now... I can't do it, Shiny, you have to love ME, like when you thought I was Cadence. You can't do that, Shiny. I know...
 
"Chrysalis..."
 
>You want to hear the scary part? Yeah, this'll freak you out right good.
 
"What is it?"
 
>...I didn't have a drop of coffee when I pulled this off... not... one... drop.......
 
"Chrysalis? CHRYSALIS! No! Come on! You've got to... Ah... Damn it, Celestia..."
 
With a deep breath, he steeled himself-
 
"I'm blaming you."
 
-And kissed her right on the lips.
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>Chrysalis
"SA"
-18-
{42}
[AJ2]
"'Sombra""
~???~
~~~~
 
It was a long, slow trudge through the Empire. Not that he could move that fast, she was fucking heavy.
 
>H-ha! Y-you totally k-kissed me!
 
"Shut it."
 
>I got S-Shiny kissy action!
 
"Stop."
 
>You tasted like chocolate and happy.
 
"I'm regretting this."
 
>Ahhh, you know you love me!
 
They had almost made it back to the castle when an explosion of power stopped them in their tracks.
 
-YOU BITCH!-
 
>Hiiii, 18! I hit you in the face.
 
-Shiny, put her down, FACE PUNCHING TIME!-
 
Thank god 42 was holding her back, or who knows what might have happened.
 
{No, 18, we can't do that. She succeeded, so we have to let it slide.... for now.}
 
>Haaah... still my favorite.
 
[I told you she wasn't a bad Changeling! TOLD YOU TOLD YOU TOLD YOU!]
 
>Lies. I'm a bad, bad girl. Shiny, spank me.
 
"'I have to admit, you pulled it off. And even manged to think ahead and keep from endangering them should you go rabid. I am impressed, Queen Chrysalis."'
 
>What do you know, you're a cloud.
 
"'I was complimenting you."'
 
>Stop making up words.
 
~Chrysalis...~
 
The soft, angelic voice drew everyone's attention. From the smoke and wreckage, another figure stepped forward.
 
"HONEY!"
 
-Caddy!-
 
{Princess!}
 
[MOMMY!]
 
The little one was faster than the blink of an eye, latching on to the pink ponies neck in second, and nearly choking the life out of her. Still, she was careful to avoid the gash on the Alicorn's neck.
 
>Heeey, Caddy. You mad?
 
In fact, she did not look mad at all. Merely confused.
 
~Why...~
 
>Sorry, needed your DNA so I could copy it. Which I have now. For all of time. Mwaha. Mwahah. Evil laugh.
 
~No... why didn't you kill me?~
 
The group went silent as they waited for an answer.
 
>...Eh, I'll do it later.
 
~...really.~
 
-OH COME ON!-
 
{Majesty, even I think that's stupid.}
 
[Not buyin' it.]
 
She merely deeply inhaled, and blew a raspberry.
 
"Mature."
 
>H-hey, all's well that ends well, right?
 
"....No, still one more thing..."
 
It was a sad sight, seeing the Crystal Heart like that. A crack had grown across it's frame, tarnishing it's perfect look. It was as if the very life had been drained out of it, just like the ponies who stood around it.
 
~Chrysalis... what have you done?~
 
She merely scoffed.
 
>Just super-charge it again.
 
"Chrysalis... she can't."
 
>Why no-...
 
Their stricken faces told it all.
 
How could they be happy again, when it could be snuffed out so easily.
 
How can they have hope when it can be stolen away.
 
How can they love... when love can die.
 
The minds of the adults raced for something, anything to say to bring the hope back. Nothing.
 
But sometimes... you need a more innocent mind to find the answer.
 
[We've gotta get love from everybody ta' fix it, right?]
 
They all winced at the hope in her voice.
 
"Two... so many are needed."
 
[...Okay.]
 
She hopped down from her adoptive father's back, and trotted in front of it.
 
~Two, what...~
 
She simply looked at her reflection in the crystal, and gave a smile.
 
[Caddy... I'm a Changeling, remember? Which means I gots a piece of everybody who ever loved me.]
 
She looked back with a toothy grin.
 
[So I jus' gotta give it back!]
 
Her horn ignited, a brilliant, almost blinding light reaching out as if cast from the heavens themselves. It swirled about her like wisps of misty, and as if they were tendrils they grabbed hold of the heart, and held it aloft.
 
It rose up, higher, higher above them until everyone in all the kingdom could see. They could see it... and they could know.
 
They knew, at once, the truth.
 
~Love can't die. You can hurt it, wound it, try to snuff it out... but the parts of it you give to others remain, and they persevere. This is why you have to share it, so that when you need it the most...~
 
They stood together, all of them. Pony, Changeling, wisp, it didn't matter.
 
"They can give it back."
 
The Empire let out a cheer, and as one, they celebrated.
 
Love remained.
 
And it will never die.
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Chysralis stood before the door of Rarity's room, her mind raced with what to do. Much of it just junk from her movies. She looked down at the pot of coffee in her magical grip and meditated over it.
 
She would need her mind sharp when she did this... But when her mind was sharp, she held back, she hesitated.
 
It was later after leaving Rarity's chambers, she looked down at the still full pan, and discarded it into the bushes
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[Several hours earlier]
Chrysalis sits in her canterlot bed chambers with the curtains drawn and only a single candle illuminating her surroundings.
 
"I dont need you."
 
The candlelight glimmers atop a pitch black liquid.
 
"I dont need help."
 
Her own thoughts betray her.
 
>You know you're going to drink that, it's the only way you're of any use.
 
"I'm competent."
 
>You're weak.
 
"I can focus."
 
>Only on pointless stories.
 
"I can do this."
 
>If you drink that.
 
"I WILL do this."
 
>After you drink.
 
Standing up, Chrysalis reaches a trembling hoof towards the thing that will make her smart, make her focused, make her brush away all the useless parts of her psyche...
 
And closes the lid on the saucepan.
 
"I'll do this as myself, or not at all."
 
Ignoring the slight trembling to her hooves, she trots purposefully outside of her chambers and heads for the station.
 
She had a train to catch.
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>Spike
"Robots"
'Flash Sentry'
[Charity]
 
"*BZZT* ex-TERM-min-ATE intruders! *BZZT*"
 
>Exterminate this!
Spike fires two shock bullets into the robot. It begins to have a seizure.
 
"EX-TERM-MIN-" *BOOM*
Spike enters what seems to be the assembly line for the robots. He starts loading fire bullets into Charity.
 
>Time to burn this place.
He shoots a few conveyor belts disrupting the line and sets it on fire.
 
>...wait...what am I doing?
He starts breathing fire on all the machinery and a klaxon goes off.
>Fire....beautiful fire.
 
"Celesta judges, I act."
3 robots walk in armed with with crank guns and begin peppering Spike's position with bullets. Spike slides back and ducks behind a control console.
 
"The innocent have nothing to hide."
Spike pops his head out of cover and shoots the robots, lighting all 3 on fire.
 
"Fear not apprehension! Fear Judgement!"
They march toward Spike.
 
>Huh, I guess fire didn't work as I hoped.
Suddenly, the robots explode in a shower of their own bullets that ignited from the fire.
 
>There we go. Fire good.
He begins loading Charity with more bullets when suddenly a something metal kicks Spike in the face and sends him flying into flaming robot debris.
 
'...'
Spike gets up and brushes off the fire.
 
>Sorry buddy. Dragon skin. Immune to fire.
 
[Spike?]
Spike looks at his empty holster and looks up to see Charity on the floor far from him.
 
>Shit, Chari-
Flash Sentry punches Spike against the wall. Spike breaths fire at Flash's visor, but fingers extend from Flash's hoof grabbing Spike by the neck preventing him from spitting more fire.
Spike tries to punch Flash, but his arm was out of reach. Flash then proceeds to punch Spike repeatedly with his other hoof until blood starts dripping from his nose. After Spike slumps to the floor, Flash flings Spike on his back and begins walking out of the burning room.
 
[SPIKE!]
 
>Ch-Char...ity
Spike loses consciousness.
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>Dash
"Chrysalis"
-SA-
~~~~~~
 
-Dash, you can't kill her.-
 
>THE HELL I CAN'T! SHE ALMOST SHOT US OUT OF THE SKY!
 
-She didn't mean it, she was kind of... crazy.-
 
"Plplplplplpl!"
 
>OH COME ON!
 
-That is the morphine talking, I swear.-
 
"Pffthahaha, she looked like a screeching bluejay when I shot at her."
 
>...
 
-...Looota morphine.-
 
"SQWAK! AHAHAHAH!"
 
>...I have many bombs left, and I will use them.
 
"Heeey, Shiny! Kiss her too, that'll fix it!"
 
-...-
 
>Don't you dare.
 
-What!?-
 
>I uh... wait, shit, that made it sound like...
 
-...-
 
>I'm not! Sure, you're a nice guy, but I'm actually more interested in...
 
-...-
 
"..."
 
>...You win this round, Shining Armor.
 
*She stomps off*
 
-...-
 
"...Plplplplplplp!
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>29
"MM"
{Robots}
~~~~~~
 
>EEEEEEHHEEEEEHEHE!
 
"You're supposed to be the dangerous, evil bug monster, right?"
 
>MAKE 'EM GO AWAAAAAY!
 
"Yeah, I'll get right on that. And I'll obviously do it while you're wrapped around my head. No problems there."
 
{BZZZT! DESTROY! PACIFY! MAYOR MARE MUST BE QUARANTINED WITH GUNFIRE!}
 
>That's not what that meeeeans! YOU'RE USING IT WRONG!
 
"Please don't correct the killer robots that just said it was going to bulletafy me."
 
{FIRING!}
 
>EEEEE!
 
"I notice you're not crying in pain, and he's shooting you. A lot. They're just bouncing off."
 
>EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~!
 
{ERROR, FREQUENCY LEVEL TOO HIGH! ERROR!ERROR!ERROR!}
 
*BOOM!*
 
>...
 
"...Applejack 29, savior of Equestria. We just have to drag you out in front of the army and start ripping up your Hoofula soundtracks."
 
>DON'T YOU DARE!
 
"...By the way, were you just unaware he was only trying to shoot me, or was this intentional?"
 
>Which one will get me friday off?
 
"Well, none of them NOW."
 
>DAMN!
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