Sunday, July 17, 2011

Chapter 17: The Perfect Time To Panic

     After Twilight told me that Wilzyx was in Equestria, I immediately took the elevator and took control of the ship. "Attention crew. We are going to Equestria to help out. I have an extremely bad feeling that a genocide has taken place." AEGIS then fired up the Multiverse bridge creator and hyperspeed ability so we could warp directly there. The multicolor tunnel surrounded us, as I felt the compelling need to hang a right before hitting our final destination. And, knowing my gift of futuresight... I'm totally right. We came out of Hyperspeed to find that Equestria was blockaded by Zyruxian Cruisers. Being as stealthy as I could, I activated the cloaking device, only to find that I was now apparently driving a Zyruxian Shuttle. A long, disorganized control panel was in front of me. Midst the chaos, a screen flicked on that showed a professional Zyruxian. "Welcome to the newly conquered world of Equestria. Be wary of the local wildlife, and, if you're an environmentalist, please go into the depreservation zones. The preservation zones, for those who don't know, are domes constructed to cut off resources and reinforcements. The glorious leader, Wilzyx, conquered this planet only a couple of hours ago with minimal effort. The type of living being was originally an equine mass, but, due to the Zyruxian code, he converted them all into humans. Nude humans, mind you. Wilzyx then swiftly conquered due to the pacifistic code of the Equines. He then sent down nanobot crews to start making domes to cut off defenses to the still intact cities. The rest of the planet, however, was critically bombed due to a Zyruxian weapon test." I then realized that the figure on screen was a robo-call that automatically opened whenever a ship entered the system. "Reverting to actual Zyruxian in 3...2...1... HELLO!" I was startled by the bright and cheery female Zyruxian who was smiling at me through the console. "I see that you are a new worker. Which zone were you sent to work on?" I was startled that she called me a worker. I picked up a shiny piece of glass and looked at myself. I was now a Zyruxian. "Umm... I was one of the Nanobot crew repairmen of the town previously known as 'Ponyville", I said with an explaining tone. "Alright, let me just do a weapon check... and... you're free to go!" I heard a droning sound near the engines, and I heard hydraulics disengage. "Feel free to go about your business." "Alright, thanks." I slowly descended into the atmosphere of Equestria.
     The first thing I noticed when I descended were glass domes built around half-destroyed shantytowns. I acquired the access codes to the ruined town of Ponyville, probably from the Nanobot repairman job that I somehow acquired. "Attention everyone on board: We will trigger intangibility and go back up to the Blockade. We can't exactly park this thing. We will use the invisibility cloaking device, and start unloading. We WILL retake this planet." We headed back up while intangible and triggered invisibility. I opened up the teleportation matrix and started asking around for volunteers. Everyone signed on. Finally, a mission we can all get into. I fired up the signature green portal that we all stepped into, pulsing us to the planet's surface.
     The bustling, carefree town of Ponyville was in ruins. Most of the buildings had a couple of holes in them, the trees were gone, and the library was almost still completely intact. Cloudsdale was trapped in a large glass sphere. Canterlot was trapped in a sideways dome placed on the side of Mount Equinox. I was in the dome of Ponyville... or at least what was left of it. Twilight stepped out of the group for a second. "Spike! Spike! Where are you! SPIIIIKE?" As she yelled the last "Spiiiike", a familiar infant dragon stepped out of the inside of the library. "Twilight? Is that you? Oh, thank Celestia you've returned!" Twilight smiled. "I know Spike, I know. Hey, do you know where the others are?" "Umm... Twilight? I think we need the whole group in here, this is going to be a long talk."
     "Alright, let's get down to business." Spike closed all the shutters and windows, and turned off the lights. "I'm turning off the lights to make sure they don't come knocking." Darkbane, oblivious to whats going on, said "Who's they?" Spike then started to explain that when I was gone, Wilzyx attacked and began the invasion of Equestria. He mostly destroyed the embassy and the surrounding areas, including Fluttershy's Cottage and the Apple Orchards. Twilight then butted in, "Wait, I was gone when he attacked Fluttershy's cottage. What happened?" Spike sighed. "He ... umm... he... set fire to the cottage, scattered the animals, and burned Fluttershy's wings off." I had to intervene. "Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, WHAT? Wilzyx BURNED HER WINGS OFF? That's insane!" "Exactly. He then sent the elite guard to start making the domes. However..." Spike looked across the room. "We survivors dug an underground network of tunnels connecting the domes to another. In fact, we need your help breaking down the walls in Cloudsdale." "Spike, that's a tall order, even for me. I'll risk the fact of having a fully functioning military blockade fire on me, while subjecting their fire on the towns below. I cannot directly help you, however, I do have a plan for this sort of thing... where's the nearest tunnel entrance? I need to get to Canterlot immediately." "I don't know, Willzahk, Canterlot was hit hardest with the invasion..." "Spike, I know it might be a pain, but I need to get to Canterlot ... now!" "All right, all right! I get the message! Follow me," Spike said as he brushed a bookcase and pulled a specific book. "Welcome to the Equestrian Tunnel Network," he said while a staircase formed into the darkness. "You guys were busy," I said while descending the endless stairs.
     We went through a long tunnel until we reached a large, bazaar like area that was full of Equine refugees. I tried not to look dismayed as I walked pass some famous equines. "Here it is; the main Canterlot Staircase. Watch your step: It's a looooong way down." Spike said as we entered the main dramatic stairwell held aloft by some hidden clouds. We ascended up the staircase to some heavily guarded gates carved into the cave. "Halt! Who goes there?" I started to talk, but Twilight put a hoof in front of me to signal that she's going to speak for us. "I am Twilight Sparkle, the last apprentice of Princess Celestia." "Alright, you're free to pass." The doors opened with a rush of air to a shadowed corridor. "Hold on... I know this place..." Twilight said with a sound of intrigue. "These are the back corridors of the Canterlot Academy for Gifted Unicorns." "Anything of interest in here?" "No, just a little... taboo..." Twilight slowed her words and looked to the left. She saw a half-destroyed classroom with safety tape over the door. Eager to enter the classroom, she brushed the tape off of the door. She opened the door slowly with her Telekinesis. "Hello? Anypony here?" "Because this is..." Twilight started to stare in the darkness. Spike went beside her and stood perfectly still. They both stared into the empty classroom. "What are you two doing? We're wasting time!" Zahkios said, eager to get a move on. I threw an astral light in the room to illuminate it. What was in the room, however, was extremely surprising. There was a hole in the roof, A broken cart, two broken egg halves, and scorch marks. "This was where Spike was hatched. This was where Celestia saw the full extent of my gift. This was where I earned my cutie mark. This was where I realized my future." Twilight said, still staring in the darkness. "Alright, we need to get a move on, so if there's anything important in this room you need, get it, and let's go." "Nothing really of any importance... wait a minute..." Twilight ran into the darkness and returned with a shiny, golden stick with a jewel on the end. "What's that called?" I asked. "It's called a Chekhov's Gun. I have no idea why it's called that though..." and so we progressed further into the abandoned academy. We almost reached the entrance (so we could exit), but something... unexpected appeared before we could exit. "Is that you? Rarity?" Spike rushed forward toward Rarity, standing in the shadows of the entrance. "Wait, Spike, wait!" "Rarity, I'm so glad to see you!" The moonlight shifted. It revealed to be one of Rarity's mannequins with Opalescence napping cozily on top of the head. Twilight continued. "Sorry Spike. I'm truly sorry," as she patted the back of a tearful Spike. She straightened up. "We need to get going. Now." I agreed. We exited the abandoned school to find bedlam.
     The aristocracy of the Canterlot royalty was torn asunder upon the invasive "preservation" procedures. Ouroboros, what has he done? Most of the intricate housing was destroyed due to the domes. We started to head toward the ruined plaza of the Canterlot royal towers, which were destroyed. We saw Twilight's Ivory Tower as we rushed to the castle, which was also destroyed. We saw the 7 Spires of the great unicorns and pegasus alike, which were destroyed. We passed up the Legacy complex, a giant building with illustrations to all of the apprentices of Celestia and Luna...that were destroyed. Finally, we were there. The royal Alicorn Castle. Which was destroyed. Ouroboros, anything NOT destroyed here? "Twilight! Quick!" Spike said, as he straightened his scales. "Before we go in, can we have something to eat? I am absolutely STARVING." "Spike! We don't have time for this!" Twilight said, as we rushed into the palace. The main hall was glittering with solid gold color. I approached the main throne rooms with anxiety and fear. We pushed open the Lunar throne room first. Surprisingly, it was empty. "Strange." I said, as we headed to the solar throne room. I saw Celestia (no surprise there) and a very odd contraption clanking to the left of the throne. Upon closer inspection, I found out that it produces a magic-based force field that primitively runs on Unicorn/Alicorn Horns. "Twilight! I'm so glad to see you again-aah..." Celestia said, stepping down from her throne, but falling before she could reach the bottom. Luckily, I ventured to the TF2 Universe a couple weeks back and stole a medigun. Turns out I have a medigun app on my EON now, so that's pretty cool. I activated the medigun, which got Celestia to cooperate. "Twilight. Willzahk. Other...people, that's nice, I have something very important to tell you. On the day Wilzyx descended, he stole two people from their native cities. One of which was Luna." "Sorry to interrupt, but we know that." Zahkios rudely interrupted. "The other, Twilight knows  of very well..." "Celestia, I haven't seen my friends in weeks. How I am I supposed to figure out which one?" "My faithful student, Twilight, let me give you a hint. She loves to party, spontaneously break into song, and bakes Cupcakes." Twilight let out an audible gasp. "PINKIE PIE? What in the wide, wide world of Equestria do they want with her?" "Nopony knows, Twilight." "Sorry to interrupt," I began, "but I couldn't help but notice... what's that... thing there?" "Ah, that would be what's left of your science. My legions managed to collect a large enough portion of salvage to create ... THIS!" "Umm... what's 'this'?" "This, Willzahk, is an anti-polarization matrix field of enough psuedoelectrical power to block out the Zyruxian transformative rays. Honestly, Willzahk. Are you even an engineer?" "Answer: Yes, I am, Celestia, and I found out that this device has a devilish little production method." "Ah, yes. That part." Celestia lowered her veil. "I had to amputate my own horn to be able to hold off the rays for an evacuation. Turns out Cloudsdale is still blocked off, so there goes that idea." "What if...I disable the rays, grow your horn back, and prepare an evacuation?" "Willzahk, please. I've only been with you for three weeks, and I know you're not able to handle that kind of power." "Hmm. Well, there is always... plan B." "Whats Plan B?" "It's a bit tricky, but I think I can pull it off. Me and my team will defend Equestria before the Zyruxians have a chance to touch down." "Willzahk, if you're sure you can do this..." "Positive." "Then I will not stop you. I do, however, have a couple of things to give you. I have a sphere that allows temporal communication with the use of magic, liquid luck, and a certain bulbous wand that I got from somewhere." "Thank you, Celestia. I'll see you on the other side." We then turned around and prepared to rise back to the ship. "Oh, and Willzahk?" "Yeah?" I asked. "God is watching." She said with a smile on her face before we teleported back up.
     "Did we get ANYTHING done there?" Darkbane asked. "Yes, yes we did, Darkbane. One, we gave hope to a dying race. Two, we helped out a royal get authority back. And Three, WE DID BECAUSE WE DID." "Jumping to trans-temporal warp in three...two..." AEGIS began as we began decloaking. "Halt! In the name of New Zyruxus, you are under arrest!" A very angry offical Zyruxian yelled at us through a video link. "Well, I think, in the name of Old Our, NO! LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!" I yelled as our ship passed through time. "Phew, that was close." I breathed. "Destination coming up in 3...2...1...0..." AEGIS stated, as we came out of Trans-temporal warp with time to spare. "Alright, let's get started. Aunehk, fire the sentry cluster to the moon." "Aye-aye," Aunehk said. "Twilight, deploy Gemini solar collector to the sun." "On it." "Oh, and Darkbane? Deploy the Uberturret." "With pleasure!" An anxious Darkbane spouted. The Uberturret descended to Equestria, and began cloaking itself to the life below, while being fully visible to the crafts above. The Uberturret was a, well, uber turret, developed by Maxim Shipyards upon realizing that their roses are incredibly desired. It's equipped with an infinite amount of Anti-aircraft missiles, a forcefield, and a targeting system. We cloaked, and then hovered above the polar ice cap. "Unfortunately, Twilight, you're from a different future, so goodbye." "Bye", Twilight said, as she disappeared along with Spike. "Attention crew. Several invisible video camera satellites have been deployed to track the specific equines of mention. "Alright, everything seems to be in order... except... check in with the pinkie pie camera!" I started to shout to AEGIS. "Zooming..." "more..." "zooming..." "more..." "Zooming... "Aha!" I said, almost saying Eureka. "We stopped the future where the world is devastated, Luna and pinkie are gone, and millions of bronies are bawling their eyes out everyday." "Check again, Willzahk." Darkbane said over the EON comm. "Checking... WHAT THE-" I exclaimed when I saw that Pinkie Pie was, indeed, missing. Luna, however, wasn't. "This... is... weird." I said.-Willzahk [Author's Note: Maddahk is still dead. Let me just clarify that for you.]
~Meanwhile (technically)~
     "Come ON! Let's hurry it up!" Wilzyx shouted to Satan, who was gathering artifacts for use in a forbidden spell. "I really want to use that bloody thing!" Wilzyx shouted. "Fine, I have it. The liver of a blaspheming Jew. Happy now? I had to dig through six levels of Hell for this, so I hope you're happy." "I'm never happy." Wilzyx said with a distasteful look. "By the pits of Hell..." Satan began to chant, "Shastaam, Xylslyx, Ysshawi!" Wilzyx cringed in fear as he was lifted in the air. "Alright. You'll be suspended there for about five minutes until the Dark magic does its work. By the time I'm done, you should be able to teleport. Omnipotence isn't a very easy thing to replicate, let me tell you." "Alright, fine. Just, what am I supposed to do now?" "I don't know... plot?" Satan walked out of his ancient stone room with a look of distaste. A red cybernetic eye descended from the ceiling. "Bring me to Hell." Satan said with a tired look. A vortex of flame swirled around Satan and teleported him to his infernal domain. Hellfire and Brimstone swirled around him as he entered the first circle, Limbo, and took the express elevator straight to Treachery. He stepped upon the frozen wasteland of lake Cocytus with a smile. No one could have noticed what he was planning. No one would survive after what he was planning. He moved the lake to two sides, so he could enter the secret cave he created. He ventured down the forsaken cave, and pressed his hand to a blood test. "DNA match: Lucifer. Welcome." The two hidden doors hydraulically opened to reveal an insane sight: A large, bottomless cavern, carved completely in ice, with a fleet of advanced starships in the center. And in the center of the storm... A modified duplicate of the Irken Capital Ship, the Massive. But the actual magnitude of the ship wasn't the important part. The important part is the Engine room. Satan boarded the Massive, and went to the engine room. He was met with two Zyruxians. "Satan! How glad we are to see you. The subject requires more security! It almost broke free!" "Did the demonic orb at least hold up?" "Yes, yes it did, sir." "How is the life support?" "It's perfectly fine, except..." "Except what?" "Well, there was a teeny, tiny, blip on the structural integrity map..." "A BLIP? DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE GET A BLIP?" "We...we-crash, sir?" "CRASH IS A CRITICAL UNDERSTATEMENT! GOD WOULD KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING! WE WOULD BE ERASED FROM REALITY ITSELF!" "Alright! Increasing structural regeneration in 3...2...1..." The large orb containing a pink mare shifted and bounced. "God help us if this plan backfires." Satan turned around and said, "Don't worry. It won't. I'll make sure of it."

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